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Minerali Sphalerite su Quartz, Shuikoushan, China

Minerals Sphalerite on Quartz, Shuikoushan, ong>Chinaong> Minerali sfalerite, blenda VALORE € Fantastica Shalerite ong>Chinaong> Shuikoushan!! Crystal: 2 cm The overall dimensions are 2" wide by 1 1/8" tall by 7/8" front to back. The locality is Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning County, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, ong>Chinaong>. There is some cleaved damage ong>andong> a few nicks here ong>andong> there. All weights ong>andong> measurements of the piece are approximate.

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hendrickson, Robert, PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, The Facts On File Writer's Library includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, ong>andong> other indispensable resources for writers, students, ong>andong> serious readers. From the origins of words ong>andong> phrases to the meanings of literary terms, the collection provides comprehensive information in a clear, accessible style that is sure to satisfy researchers ong>andong> browsers alike. These books will be reached for again ong>andong> again. This entertaining compendium traces the origins ong>andong> ong>developmentong> of more than words ong>andong> phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal ong>andong> plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, ong>andong> phrases from literature.

Constructing Fatherhood: Discourses and Experiences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lupton, Deborah / Barclay, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), It is a very impressive book. Its coverage of contemporary discourses of fatherhood is comprehensive. The theoretical stance is one that allows for complexity ong>andong> fluidity. The authors write well, making even esoteric sociological ong>andong> cultural theory accessible. I recommend it' - "British Journal of Social Work " Constructing Fatherhood provides an analysis of the social, cultural ong>andong> symbolic meanings of fatherhood in contemporary western societies. The authors draw on poststructuralist theory to analyze the representation of fatherhood in the expert' literature of psychology, sociology ong>andong> the health sciences, ong>andong> in popular sources such as television, film, advertisements ong>andong> child-care ong>andong> parenting manuals

The Light Bulb: And How It Changed the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pollard, Michael / Michael Pollard, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, History ong>andong> Invention traces the historical ong>developmentong> ong>andong> diverse applications of three key technological innovations -- the clock, the wheel, ong>andong> the light bulb -- ong>andong> explores their impact on the course of human history. Laid out in easily accessible, two-page spreads ong>andong> enhanced by scores of full-color photos, drawings, ong>andong> maps, each volume supplies clear ong>andong> vividly illustrated answers to the questions young people have about the technology they use every day. This volume first reviews the electric inventions that preceded Edison's light bulb -- the battery, the telegraph, ong>andong> the telephone -- ong>andong> then explains how electricity has been generated, supplied, ong>andong> used ever since.

Breakthroughs in Statistics: Volume III

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kotz, Samuel / Johnson, Norman L., PUBLISHER: Springer, This is author-approved bcc: This is the third volume of a collection of seminal papers in the statistical sciences written during the past 110 years. These papers have each had an outstong>andong>ing influence on the ong>developmentong> of statistical theory ong>andong> practice over the last century. Each paper is preceded by an introduction written by an authority in the field providing background information ong>andong> assessing its influence. Volume III concerntrates on articles from the 's while including some earlier articles not included in Volume I ong>andong> II. Samuel Kotz is Professor of Statistics in the College of Business ong>andong> Management at the University of Marylong>andong>. Norman L. Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of North Carolina. Also available: Breakthroughs in Statistics Volume I: Foundations ong>andong> Basic Theory Samuel Kotz ong>andong> Norman L. Johnson, Editors pp. Softcover. ISBN Breakthroughs in Statistics Volume II: Methodology ong>andong> Distribution Samuel Kotz ong>andong> Norman L. Johnson, Editors pp. Softcover. ISBN

Homo Angelicansis: Spiritual Anthropology and the Evolution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Botha, Izak J., PUBLISHER: Botha, "Homo Angelicansis" discusses a new species that has evolved beyond primates ong>andong> Homo sapiens ong>andong> into a spiritual realm. The historical contributions of philosophers, Christian church fathers, heretics, occultists, biologists, physicists, ong>andong> archaeologists are examined ong>andong> synthesized. With the help of cosmology ong>andong> evolution, the author guides the reader on a startlingly original theory of where evolution has led mankind ong>andong> what lies ahead.

The Economy of Modern India,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tomlinson, B. R., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first comprehensive ong>andong> interpretative account of the history of economic growth ong>andong> change in colonial ong>andong> post-colonial India. Dr. Tomlinson draws together ong>andong> expong>andong>s on the specialist literature dealing with imperialism, ong>developmentong> ong>andong> underong>developmentong>, the historical processes of change in agriculture, trade ong>andong> manufacture, ong>andong> the relations among business, the economy ong>andong> the state. What emerges is a picture of an economy in which some output growth ong>andong> technical change occurred both before ong>andong> after , but in which a broadly based process of ong>developmentong> has been constrained by structural ong>andong> market imperfections. Tomlinson argues that India has thus had an underdeveloped economy, with weak market structures ong>andong> underdeveloped institutions, which has since profoundly influenced the social, political ong>andong> ecological history of South Asia.

The Social Market Economy: Theory and Ethics of the Economic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koslowski, P. / Koslowski, Peter, PUBLISHER: Springer, The social market economy forms a fundamental theory of the market economy ong>andong> an integrated economic ong>andong> ethical theory of the economic order in which the political ong>andong> societal conditions for the working of the market are included in the theory of the market economy. The social market economy is presented as a universal theory of the decisions to be made about the economic order in all cultures ong>andong> is analysed in its basic theoretical foundations ong>andong> in its application to the transition process from the planned to the market economy, particulary in the privatisation of socialised property in Russia ong>andong> former East Germany. Leading German ong>andong> Russian experts in the field as well as four classical texts present a systematic analysis of the social market economy from the point of view of economics, law, ong>andong> ethics.

Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fei, PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press, NA

History of the Primitive Methodist Church

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendall, Holliday Bickerstaffe, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Holliday Bickerstaff Kendall () was a Methodist minister ong>andong> a social historian. Born into a family of Primitive Methodist ministers, Kendall himself served as a minister between ong>andong> . This volume, written during his retirement ong>andong> first published in , contains Kendall's history of the origins ong>andong> ong>developmentong> of the Primitive Methodist movement. The movement originated with Hugh Bourne () ong>andong> William Clowes (), who attempted to restore the mass evangelism they thought had been lost in the Wesleyan Church after . Kendall explores the social ong>andong> political context of this period, ong>andong> discusses Bourne's ong>andong> Clowes' influence on the origins of the movement. He then describes the growth ong>andong> ong>developmentong> of the movement in the nineteenth century, discussing the expansion of the church until . This clear ong>andong> concise volume is considered the definitive work on the history of the movement.

German Shepard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, Janet G., PUBLISHER: Howell Books, An international survey of breed ong>developmentong> ong>andong> the impact world War II on the breed in both Germany ong>andong> Great Britain, this volume covers everything from the Stong>andong>ard to the intricacies of German pedigrees, from Obedience applications to herding ong>andong> protection, ong>andong> from the breed in the United States to health care ong>andong> management.

The Self and Others: Positioning Individuals and Groups in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harre, Rom / Moghaddam, Fathali M. / Harr?, Rom, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This volume focuses on relations between the self ong>andong> other individuals, the self ong>andong> groups, ong>andong> the self ong>andong> context. Leading scholars in the field of positioning theory present the newest ong>developmentong>s from this field on human social relations. The discussion is international, multidisciplinary, ong>andong> multi-method, aiming to achieve a more dynamic ong>andong> powerful account of human social relations, ong>andong> to break disciplinary boundaries. Four features in this work are prominent. The book is culturally oriented ong>andong> international. There is a push to move across disciplines, particularly across psychology ong>andong> linguistics, ong>andong> psychology ong>andong> microsociology. There is a focus on language ong>andong> social construction of the world through discourse. Finally, the book represents a multi-method approach that reflects discursive methods.

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection of essays examines the ong>developmentong> of Churchill ong>andong> Hitler as strategic leaders ong>andong> analyzes in particular the impact of their formative years on their leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, ong>andong> approaches to the conduct of war at strategic, operational ong>andong> tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on the calculated use of all the means of national power - military, political, psychological ong>andong> economic - to achieve the national end. These essays demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Handbook of Fiber Optics: Theory and Applications

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yeh, Chai / Chai Yeh, PUBLISHER: Academic Press, Dr. Yeh supplies a firm theoretical foundation in such topics as propagation of light through fibers, fiber fabrication, loss mechanisms, ong>andong> dispersion properties. He then expong>andong>s from this into such practical areas as fiber splicing, measuring loss in fibers, fiber-based communications networks, remote fiber sensors, ong>andong> integrated optics. Whether involved in fiber optics research, design, or practical implementation of systems, this hong>andong>book will be extremely useful. Key Features * Here is a comprehensive, "one-stop" reference with state-of-the-art information on fiber optics Included is data on: * Optical fibers ong>andong> fiber materials * Light sources ong>andong> detectors * Coupler, LEDs, ong>andong> other individual components * Coherent optics * Lasers * The ong>developmentong> of fiber optics-based telecommunications systems

The Economics of Saving and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmidt-Hebbel Klaus / Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus / Serven, Luis, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Saving rates display great variation across countries ong>andong> over time. They are also closely related to growth performance. This volume provides a state-of-the-art account of key variables, institutions ong>andong> policies that determine saving. Drawing from a systematic exploration of the existing literature, the collection summarizes current knowledge about cross-country saving trends, the relation between saving ong>andong> growth, the impact of financial policies ong>andong> institutions on saving, the effect of foreign resource inflows on saving, ong>andong> the links between income distribution ong>andong> aggregate saving.

Seed to Peanut

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Owen, Oliver, PUBLISHER: ABDO & Daughters, This series examines the ong>developmentong> of plants, animals, ong>andong> insects. Each book guides young readers through the life cycle, from youth to adulthood, focusing on feeding, habitat, ong>andong> reproduction. -- Supports science ong>andong> natural history curriculum -- Simple, easy-to-read text ong>andong> full-color photos make science understong>andong>able -- Excellent resource for papers with table of contents, glossary, index, ong>andong> bibliography

Life After Violence: A People's Story of Burundi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Uvin, Peter, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, Burundi recently emerged from twelve years of civil war. In this book, ordinary Burundians, farmers, artisans, traders, mothers, soldiers ong>andong> students talk about the past ong>andong> the future, war ong>andong> peace, their hopes for a better life ong>andong> their relationships with each other ong>andong> the state. Young men, in particular, often seen as the cause of violence, talk about the difficulties of living up to stong>andong>ards of masculinity in an impoverished ong>andong> war-torn society. Weaving a rich tapestry, Peter Uvin pitches the ideas ong>andong> aspirations of people on the ground against the assumptions often made by the international ong>developmentong> ong>andong> peace-building agencies. This groundbreaking book on conflict ong>andong> society in Africa will have profound repercussions for ong>developmentong> across the world.

Pediatric Nursing, with Disk [With 3 1/2 Inch Computer Disk]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Selekman, Janice / Saunders, Amy Nagorski / Selekman, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Reviews growth ong>andong> ong>developmentong> throughout childhood, conditions interfering with growth ong>andong> ong>developmentong>, communicable diseases ong>andong> infections, altered hematologic function, altered immunologic function, altered central nervous system function, altered respiratory or cardiac function, altered gastrointestinal ong>andong> genitourinary function, altered musculoskeletal function, altered endocrine ong>andong> metabolic function, altered dermatologic status, chronic life-threatening illness, altered psychiatric or psychological function, ong>andong> appendices.

A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williamson, Marianne, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, Back by popular demong>andong> -- ong>andong> newly updated by the author -- the mega-bestselling spiritual guide in which Marianne Williamson shares her ong>reflectionsong> on "A Course in Miracles" ong>andong> her insights on the application of love in the search for inner peace. Williamson reveals how we each can become a miracle worker by accepting God ong>andong> by the expression of love in our daily lives. Whether psychic pain is in the area of relationships, career, or health, she shows us how love is a potent force, the key to inner peace, ong>andong> how by practicing love we can make our own lives more fulfilling while creating a more peaceful ong>andong> loving world for our children.

The Savvy Screenwriter: How to Sell Your Screenplay (and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kouguell, Susan, PUBLISHER: TL Hoell Books, Reveals how scripts are rated, how to write a successful query ong>andong> synopsis, how to negotiate contracts ong>andong> ong>developmentong> deals, ong>andong> how to work with agents ong>andong> entertainment attorneys.

Development and Disorder Development and Disorder

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Michael / Mason, Mike, PUBLISHER: University Press of New Englong>andong>, ong>Developmentong> ong>andong> Disorder traces the political ong>andong> economic histories of leading Third World countries in eight regions--Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico), the Caribbean (Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba), the Middle East (Turkey, Egypt, Iran), Africa (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa), South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladash), Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia), ong>Chinaong>, ong>andong> Korea (North ong>andong> South). Michael Mason explains how many of these countries entered a period of ong>developmentong>al crisis in the s ong>andong> how their leaders, often with the support of one or more dominant world powers, attempted to deal with these crises. He also discusses those countries where ong>developmentong>, by various definitions, seems to have been realized, ong>andong> concludes with a general consideration of the role of the Third World in the global economy since . The book is an ideal text for introductory Third World courses offered by history, political science, economics, ong>andong> geography departments.

Albania...in Pictures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lerner Publishing Group / Geography Department / Lerner Geography Department, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, Supports the national curriculum stong>andong>ards Culture; Time, Continuity, ong>andong> Change; People, Places, ong>andong> Environments; individual ong>Developmentong> ong>andong> Identity; Individuals, Groups, ong>andong> Institutions; Power, Authority, ong>andong> Governance; Production, Distribution, ong>andong> Consumption; Science, Technology, ong>andong> Society; ong>andong> Global Connections as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Evolution, Creationism, and Other Modern Myths: A Critical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deloria, Vine, PUBLISHER: Fulcrum Group, Deloria takes Western science ong>andong> religion to task in this witty ong>andong> erudite assault on the current state of evolutionary theory, science, ong>andong> religion. Incorporating non-Western ong>andong> Native American ideas, as well as the concept of "Intelligent Design," Deloria provides us with a framework to better understong>andong> our beginnings.

Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fullan, Michael, PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, Cycling from practice to theory ong>andong> back again, this concise book provides the skinny on motion leadership, or how to "move" individuals, institutions, ong>andong> whole systems forward.

Approximation, Randomization, and Combinatorial

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Serna, Maria / Shaltiel, Ronen / Jansen, Klaus, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, APPROX , ong>andong> the 14th International Workshop on Rong>andong>omization ong>andong> Computation, Rong>ANDong>OM , held in Barcelona, Spain, in September . The 28 revised full papers of the APPROX workshop ong>andong> the 29 revised full papers of the Rong>ANDong>OM workshop included in this volume, were carefully reviewed ong>andong> selected from 66 ong>andong> 61 submissions, respectively. APPROX focuses on algorithmic ong>andong> complexity issues surrounding the ong>developmentong> of efficient approximate solutions to computationally difficult problems. Rong>ANDong>OM is concerned with applications of rong>andong>omness to computational ong>andong> combinatorial problems.

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