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The edge of darkness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chase, Mary Ellen, PUBLISHER: Norton, How the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood.In Tibet, geologist David R. Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to Noah's Flood. Intrigued, Montgomery began investigating the world's flood stories ong>andong>--drawing from historic works by theologians, natural philosophers, ong>andong> scientists--discovered the counterintuitive role Noah's Flood played in the development of both geology ong>andong> creationism. Steno, the grong>andong>father of geology, even invoked the Flood in laying geology's founding principles based on his ong>observationsong> of northern Italian long>andong>scapes. Centuries later, the founders of modern creationism based their irrational view of a global flood on a perceptive critique of geology. With an explorer's eye ong>andong> a refreshing approach to both faith ong>andong> science, Montgomery takes readers on a journey across long>andong>scapes ong>andong> cultures. In the process we discover the illusive nature of truth, whether viewed through the lens of science or religion, ong>andong> how it changed through history ong>andong> continues changing, even today.

Empirically Based Assessment of Child and Adolescent

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Achenbach, Thomas M. / McConaughy, Stephanie H., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The authors present an empirically based assessment approach that provides concrete guidelines for clinical work. Using ratings, direct ong>observationsong> ong>andong> interviews, they discuss methods for assessing childhood dysfunction based on a comprehensive integration of information from parents, teachers ong>andong> children. The material is presented with clinical illustrations that convey the use of specific assessment techniques for intake, case evaluation, decisions about treatment, management ong>andong> follow-up.

Buzon del Tiempo (Mailbox of Time)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Benedetti, Mario, PUBLISHER: Santillana S.A. (Alfaguara), "Buzon de tiempo" covers various kinds of relationships ong>andong> self-knowledge: lost loves; hints of other times; unrequited love; coming to terms with failure, again, ong>andong> death; inside jokes; ong>andong> others. Benedetti evokes emotion using his best resources: intelligent wit, cutting irony, ong>andong> moving tenderness.

Max Ernst and Alchemy: A Magician in Search of Myth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warlick, M. E. / Rosemont, Franklin, PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press, Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the "alchemy of the visual image." Students of his work have often dismissed this comment as simply a metaphor for the transformative power of using found images in a new context. Taking a wholly different perspective on Ernst ong>andong> alchemy, however, M. E. Warlick persuasively demonstrates that the artist had a profound ong>andong> abiding interest in alchemical philosophy ong>andong> often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career. A revival of interest in alchemy swept the artistic, psychoanalytic, historical, ong>andong> scientific circles of the late nineteenth ong>andong> early twentieth centuries, ong>andong> Warlick sets Ernst's work squarely within this movement. Looking at both his art (many of the works she discusses are reproduced in the book) ong>andong> his writings, she reveals how thoroughly alchemical philosophy ong>andong> symbolism pervade his early Dadaist ong>experimentsong>, his foundational work in surrealism, ong>andong> his many collages ong>andong> paintings of women ong>andong> long>andong>scapes, whose images exemplify the alchemical fusing of opposites. This pioneering research adds an essential key to understong>andong>ing the multilayered complexity of Ernst's works, as it affirms his stong>andong>ing as one of Germany's most significant artists of the twentieth century.

Cauldron of Transformation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabrina, Lady / Sabrina, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, Explains the finer points of Paganism ong>andong> how to blend ong>andong> combine the wisdom of different traditions into a living spiritual system of your own. Explore the origins, customs ong>andong> beliefs of five religious traditions: Celtic Druidism, Buddhism, Christianity, Santeria ong>andong> Shamanism. This book also provides new ong>andong> dynamic tools to help extend ong>andong> expong>andong> personal spiritual awareness.

Using Divorce Mediation: Save Your Money & Your Sanity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stoner, Katherine E., PUBLISHER: NOLO, Mediation is the quick, fair ong>andong> low stress way to resolve all kinds of disputes, including divorce. In Using Divorce Mediation, Attorney-Mediator Katherine Stoner sheds light on the role of mediation in divorce, ong>andong> then explains how to: -- find a mediator -- prepare for mediation -- conduct oneself in the mediation -- get an agreement in writing -- find ong>andong> use legal ong>andong> other types of advisors -- research state divorce laws Using Divorce Mediation includes worksheets ong>andong> checklists.

Green Households: Domestic Consumers, the Environment and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Noorman, Klaas J. / Uiterkamp, Ton S., PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications, Households are one of the main sources of waste ong>andong> of other environmental impacts. Yet most attention to date has focused on the effects of business ong>andong> industry, rather than on domestic consumption of goods, energy ong>andong> resources ong>andong> their resulting outputs.Green Households? is the first book to concentrate on this vital but neglected sector. Drawing on empirical research largely from The Netherlong>andong>s, it takes households as consumer units ong>andong> examines the entire household metabolism. This includes the way domestic demong>andong> can influence where ong>andong> how goods ong>andong> services are produced, resource flows through households, ong>andong> the differential environmental impacts of different lifestyles.It shows both what would constitute sustainable domestic consumption ong>andong> how far there is to go to achieve this in industrialised ong>andong> affluent Western society. Those involved in planning ong>andong> policy as it affects households ong>andong> urban development, as well as students ong>andong> researchers in social science ong>andong> environmental studies will find it an invaluable source of information.

European Yearbook of International Economic Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herrmann, Christoph / Terhechte, Jorg Philipp, PUBLISHER: Springer, The first volume of the new Yearbook tries to catch the broadness of contemporary International Economic Law. In part I, it brings together articles on a variety of subjects, reaching from exchange rate manipulation ong>andong> financial market supervision over international investment law including the growing investment protectionism to recent developments of the external economic constitution of the European Union ong>andong> the relationship between climate change ong>andong> International Economic Law. Part II tries to cover the major regional economic integration developments around the globe, analysed in different articles covering the different regions. Part III informs about recent activities in some of the major global economic institutions.

Have You Seen Bunny?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berg, Michelle, PUBLISHER: Orchard, The Have You Seen books, part of the Go, Baby series, are colorful, lively, interactive books for babies. With touch ong>andong> feel elements on the covers, a different die-cut shaped flap on each page, ong>andong> touch ong>andong> feel elements under all the flaps, these books invite babies to discover ong>andong> enjoy. Straighforward storylines allow babies to experience the delight of looking for the missing character, along with the thrill of finding it. Something is peeking out from under the flap on each spread--what can it be?

Indoor Air Pollution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leslie, G. B. / Lunau, F. W., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ndoor Air Pollution addresses the problems arising from pollutants that all too commonly contaminate the indoor environment, including biological sources such as bacteria, fungi ong>andong> molds, common combustion products, radon ong>andong> other sources of radiation, solvents used in industry ong>andong> the home, asbestos ong>andong> dust pollution. The aim is to provide a balanced account of the health risks associated with these major pollutants ong>andong> to quantify the scale of the problem on a pollution-by-pollution basis. Each chapter covers exposure levels, sources of pollution, ong>andong> routes of uptake, health effects, control measures, ong>andong> regulatory guidelines.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of the role ong>andong> development of the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social ong>andong> economic history of the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers ong>andong> many unpublished firsthong>andong> accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents ong>andong> shanties into elegant establishments for drinking ong>andong> gaming, reflected the growth ong>andong> maturity of the surrounding community.

The Newspapers Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keeble, Richard, PUBLISHER: Routledge, The Newspapers Hong>andong>book is the first comprehensive guide to the job of the newspaper reporter. It offers advice on a range of different types of newspaper writing, looks at how newspapers cover events ong>andong> shows how reporting styles can differ in mainstream ong>andong> non-mainstream newspapers. In this new edition, Richard Keeble explores the theoretical, moral ong>andong> political dimensions of a journalist's job ong>andong> examines changing newspaper ownership structures ong>andong> recent ethical controversies.

The Poetry of Ibn Khafajah: A Literary Analysis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Al-Nowaihi, Magda M., PUBLISHER: Brill Academic Publishers, This study is an attempt to identify ong>andong> describe the distinctive features of the poetic style of the acclaimed medieval ong>Andong>alusian poet Ibn Khafa?jah, who has been credited with starting a new school of poetry, in ong>Andong>alus ong>andong> elsewhere. It offers a close reading of his poetry, concentrating on the three basic elements of style - imagery, rhetorical devices, ong>andong> structural patterns. It shows how Ibn Khaf?jah creatively uses the poetic tradition available to him to form new images ong>andong> scenes, create multi-layered poems, ong>andong> bestow different levels of unity ong>andong> coherence on his poems. The study demonstrates some of the ways by which the various elements of style are combined ong>andong> interrelated, to produce original, meaningful, ong>andong> highly moving poems in the Khafajian style.

Troubling Intersections of Race and Sexuality: Queer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kumashiro, Kevin K. / Chan, Kayla, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, By combining autobiographical accounts with qualitative ong>andong> quantitative research on queer students of different racial backgrounds, the essays collected here not only trouble the ways we think about the intersections of race ong>andong> sexuality, they also offer theoretical insights ong>andong> educational strategies to educators committed to bringing about change. Visit our website for sample chapters

Biofuel Power of the Future: New Ways of Turning Organic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayhurst, Chris, PUBLISHER: Rosen Publishing Group, Easy-to-understong>andong> Resources Provide Information on Sustainable Energy for Our Future Many scientists believe that the fossil fuels that make us comfortable also make us sick. This important new series helps kids understong>andong> what can be done to create healthy, sustainable energy for the future. Each of the eight titles explains a different type of energy, how it works, ong>andong> how government ong>andong> industry are developing new methods to use it so that it is affordable ong>andong> clean. For readers of these fascinating, easy-to-understong>andong> books, turning on the TV or booting up the computer will never be quite the same. Biofuel can be made from many organic materials. Open wood fires like campfires are terribly inefficient ong>andong> unhealthy, but producing bioenergy from corn, animal waste, ong>andong> other kinds of natural materials is far safer, more ecological, ong>andong> great for the economy. Kids will learn in this book why many scientists believe biofuel will provide important energy in the future.

Awesome Experiments in Light & Sound

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: DiSpezio, Michael A. / Leary, Catherine, PUBLISHER: Sterling, Watch the light of understong>andong>ing shine as budding scientists produce some good vibrations with these totally awesome, kid-friendly ong>experimentsong>. ong>Andong>, they all use easy-to-find materials like straws, paper cups, flashlights, ong>andong> small mirrors. Make cereal dance to the music ong>andong> watch light bounce off a mirror ong>andong> hit a bulls-eye. Hear the heart pumping through a funnel ong>andong> tubing. Create a big boom in your room. Display the visible spectrum of light in a glorious rainbow tray. Whether youngsters want to satisfy their curiosity, be the star of the next science fair, or just have fun, these incredible investigations will change the way they look at ong>andong> listen to the world. 47 ong>experimentsong> in all Teacher ong>andong> author Michael DiSpezio--who has written dozens of textbooks, puzzle books, ong>andong> articles-really knows how entertain kids...ong>andong> effectively educate them at the same time.

Dogs: How to Draw Them

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Petterson, Melvyn, PUBLISHER: North Light Books, Offers advice on capturing the unique essence of dogs of all types, along with tips for portraying their features accurately, drawing fur in different media, ong>andong> mastering a range of poses.

The King of the World in the Land of the Pygmies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mark, Joan, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Joan Mark offers an interpretive biography of Patrick Tracy Lowell Putnam (), who spent twenty-five years living among the Bambuti pygmies of the Ituri Forest in what is now Zaire. On the Epulu River he constructed Camp Putnam as a harmonious multiracial community. He modeled his camp on the "dude ranches" of the American West, taking in paying guests while running a medical clinic ong>andong> occasionally offering legal aid to the local people, ong>andong> assumed the role of intermediary between locals ong>andong> visitors, including Colin M. Turnbull, author of the classic "Forest People." Mark describes Putnam's mercurial relations with family ong>andong> with his African ong>andong> American wives--ong>andong> follows him to his sad ong>andong> violent end. She places Patrick Putnam within the context of three different anthropological traditions ong>andong> examines his contribution as an expert on pygmies.

From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pei, Minxin, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union ong>andong> the massive political ong>andong> economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central questions are emerging: Why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? Why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union ong>andong> China turn into revolutions?

Soul of Nature

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cowan, Georgianne / Tobias, Michael, PUBLISHER: Continuum, "There is no way to adequately describe the beauty ong>andong> relevance of this book, which combines articles, poems, thoughts, quotes ong>andong> ong>observationsong> about our natural world". -- Simple Living

The Roots of Texas Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clayton, Lawrence / Specht, Joe W., PUBLISHER: Texas A&M University Press, "The music of Texas ong>andong> the American Southwest is as diverse ong>andong> distinctive as the many different groups who have lived in the region over the past several centuries." writes Gary Hartman in his introduction to this refreshingly different look at various genres of Texas music. The Roots of Texas Music celebrates the diverse sources of the music of the Lone Star State by gathering chapters by specialists on each of them. Editor Lawrence S. Clayton conceived this project as one that would not simply repeat the common wisdom about Texas music traditions but rather offer new perspectives. The result is a lively, captivating, ong>andong> original look at the musical traditions of one of the nation's most fertile musical seedbeds. Authorities on each subject explore music of the Texas Germans ong>andong> Czechs, black Creoles, Chicanos, ong>andong> blues ong>andong> gospel singers. The diverse genres included in this anthology also provide an introduction to the classes, cultures, races, ong>andong> ethnic groups of Texas ong>andong> highlight the ways in which the state's musical wealth has influenced the listening habits of the nation.

Silk and Dried Arrangement

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cy Decosse Inc / Home Decorating Institute, PUBLISHER: Rong>andong>om House Canada, -- 80 arrangements using floral materials of all kinds. -- Traditional, contemporary ong>andong> country decors. -- Decorative ideas for every room of the house.

Keynote for iPad

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Negrino, Tom, PUBLISHER: Peachpit Press, In this book, readers will get clear ong>andong> to-the-point instruction on how to create all kinds of presentations using the Keynote app. Readers will learn to: Install the Keynote AppWork with the document manager.Work with the media browser ong>andong> add photos ong>andong> movies from their library.Add amazing animations ong>andong> effects.Connect with a crowd by presenting to an audience right on their iPad or connect to a TV, monitor, projector, or LCD display ong>andong> present on an even bigger screen.Work with ong>andong> customize Apple-designed themes.

Retinoids in Normal Development and Teratogenesis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morriss-Kay, Gillian, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Retinoic acid is of major importance in the regulation of normal gene expression in both embryonic ong>andong> adult cells, through binding to, ong>andong> activation of, specific retinoic acid receptors in the nucleus. Other nuclear receptors may bind to different retinoids. In the embryo, tissue ong>andong> stage-specific distribution patterns of the different receptors, ong>andong> of the cytoplasmic retinoid binding proteins, provide an underlying basis for the richly varied ong>andong> changing pattern of retinoid-related developmental gene expression. This book provides an up-to-date review of recent progress in understong>andong>ing the roles of retinoids in both normal ong>andong> abnormal differentiation, morphogenesis, ong>andong> pattern formation. It integrates molecular, cellular ong>andong> embryonic approaches.

Diccionario Larousse del Espanol Moderno = A New Dictionary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries / Garcia-Pelayo Y. Gross, Ramon, PUBLISHER: Signet Book, The Larousse Dictionary of Modern Spanish includes: Over entries ong>andong> definitionsSuccinct yet complete definitions written in contemporary languageClear examples of the relationship between different parts of speech Words in general usage as well as scientific ong>andong> other specialized terminologyParticular emphasis on expressions characteristic of the peoples of Latin America

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