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The Search for Meaning: A Short History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ford, Dennis, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, In "The Search for Meaning: A Short History, "Dennis Ford explores eight approaches human beings have pursued over time to invest life with meaning and to infuse order into a seemingly chaotic universe. These include myth, philosophy, science, postmodernism, pragmatism, archetypal psychology, metaphysics, and naturalism. In engaging, companionable prose, Ford boils down these systems to their bare essentials, showing the difference between viewing the world from a religious point of view and that of a naturalist, and comparing a scientific worldview to a philosophical one. Ford investigates the contributions of the Greeks, Kant, and William James, and brings the discussion up to date with contemporary thinkers. He proffers the refreshing idea that in today's world, the answers provided by traditional religions to increasingly difficult questions have lost their currency for many and that the reductive or rationalist answers provided by science and postmodernism are themselves rife with unexamined assumptions.

Thoracic Malignancies: Radiation Medicine Rounds: Volume 1,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schild, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Demos Medical Publishing, Thoracic Malignancies is a review title providing a thorough analysis of new scientific, technologic, and clinical advances in all areas of thoracic malignancy oncology. The goal is to provide authoritative, thorough assessment of a wide range of "hot topics" and emerging new data. The book addresses the multi-disciplinary nature of the care of these tumors. There is representation from radiation oncology, medical oncology, and surgery ensuring a well-rounded summarization of current practice. Included are chapters on lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and Thymomas covering the vast majority of thoracic tumors. The multi-disciplinary nature of the articles provides readers with an up to date summary and a well-rounded review regarding these tumors and their care. Expert authors provide reviews and assessments of the most recent data and its implications for current clinical practice, along with insights into emerging new trends of importance for the near future.

Rodgers Columellae Res Rustica:

R. H. Rodgers Columellae Res Rustica: Incerti auctoris Liber de arboribus 22 lug. oxford u.p NUOVO For readers of the mid-first century CE, Columella compiled a comprehensive curriculum of the agricultural discipline, aiming to cover every aspect of the field that might effect economic profit and environmental stewardship. Columella combines traditional Roman moralism with an interest in experimental practices and a plea for sound fiscal sense; his work was cited for its scientific currency by a younger contemporary, the Elder Pliny, while Cassiodorus included him, for literary eloquence and practical value, in a selective list for monastic readers. Nonetheless, the medieval manuscript tradition is very slender, and the transmitted text is of mediocre quality. Independent testimony, happily available in authors of late antiquity, is often crucial to successful restoration. This freshly constituted critical edition builds upon the solid recension of pioneering Swedish scholars but incorporates the products of conjectural emendation more consistently and more extensively than has previously been thought necessary.

[Torah Neviim U-Khetuvim] =: Biblia Hebraica Leningradensia:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dotan, Aron, PUBLISHER: Hendrickson Publishers, The most accurate edition of the Leningrad Codex in print, the "Biblia Hebraica Leningradensia" presents a thoroughly revised, reset, and redesigned edition of the Hebrew Bible meticulously prepared by renowned masoretic scholar Aron Dotan. The "BHL" includes features that suit it for research, classroom, and liturgical use. Scholars will find this a welcome edition of the Leningrad Codex, the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, whose text and layout it precisely follows. A foreword and five appendices provide the researcher with important details and distinctions about the codex. In addition to being a scientific edition, it was originally commissioned in Israel to follow the necessary adaptations that qualify it for Jewish liturgical use, such as divisions into weekly portions and their subdivisions for synagogue reading. Students, too, will find here an ideal text for classroom use, with an uncluttered format and printing that is matchless for its readability. Acquista Ora

Animals and Ethics: An Overview of the Philosophical Debate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Angus, PUBLISHER: Broadview Press, To what extent can animals be regarded as part of the moral community? To what extent, if at all, do they have moral rights? Are we wrong to eat them or to hunt them? Is the use of animals for scientific research justified? And can the ideas behind animal liberation be squared with those of the environmental movement? It is Taylor's strong belief that, whatever our own views on these contentious issues may be, we benefit by exploring them more thoroughly, and by understanding and evaluating arguments of those who may disagree with us. He traces the background of these debates from Aristotle to Darwin, and he provides fair-minded commentaries on the positions of contemporary philosophers Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Nel Noddings, Mary Anne Warren, J. Baird Callicott, and numerous others, with ethical theories ranging from utilitarianism to eco-feminism. A precious edition of this book appeared under the title

Furs and Frontiers in the Far North: The Contest Among

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bockstoce, John R. / Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, This comprehensive history of the native and maritime fur trade in Alaska during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is without precedent. The Bering Strait formed the nexus of the circumpolar fur trade in which Russians, British, Americans, and members of fifty native nations competed and cooperated. The desire to dominate the fur trade fed the European expansion into the most remote regions of Asia and America and was an agent of massive change in these regions. Award-winning author John R. Bockstoce fills a major gap in the historiography of the area in covering the scientific, commercial, and foreign-relations implications of the northern fur trade. In addition, the book provides rare insight into the relationship between the Western powers and the Native Americans who provided them with fur, ivory, and whalebone in exchange for manufactured goods, tobacco, tea, alcohol, and hundreds of other things. But this is also the story of the enterprising individuals who energized the Alaskan fur trade and, in doing so, forever altered the region's history.

The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined: An Analysis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Friedman / Friedman, William F. / Friedman, Elizabeth S., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, William and Elizebeth Friedman were both researchers in cryptography at The Riverbank Laboratories. This book is the result of an insightful report that won the Friedmans the Folger Shakespeare Library literary prize. Within it, the Friedmans address theories, which, through the identification of hidden codes, call the authorship of Shakespeare's plays into question. As ciphers were abundantly used in the sixteenth century, such coding is far from impossible. Accordingly, this work gives a fair and scientific hearing to those anti-Stratfordians whose theories were often dismissed completely. The Friedmans document the history and foundations of such theories, before thoroughly examining and critiquing a great number of them. Indeed, it has even been suggested that this text itself contains ciphers, making it of even greater interest to scholars of literary codes and cryptography, as well as those wishing to discover more about the various debates surrounding the authorship of Shakespeare's plays.

Greenworks Sega Potatrice G40PS20 Senza Batteria 40 V 20 cm

Questa sega potatrice G40PS20 della Greenworks, alimentata da una batteria da 40V, renderà i lavori di taglio molto più facili, in particolare per le operazioni di potatura di alberi ad alto fusto. La sega potatrice è dotata di un sistema di lubrificazione automatica dotato di serbatoio traslucido. La barra e la catena Oregon da 20 cm garantiscono prestazioni di taglio ottimali È dotata di un'asta divisa in tre sezioni che permette di lavorare a diverse altezze. Tutti gli strumenti alimentati a batteria della gamma Greenworks possono condividere la stessa batteria, quindi è sufficiente una sola batteria per alimentare tutti gli strumenti della Greenworks operanti nello stesso campo di tensione! Inoltre, con due batterie lavorerete più a lungo, perché potrete usare una batteria mentre l'altra è in carica. Molto comodo! Si prega di notare che la sega potatrice G40PS20 richiede una batteria da 24 V a 2 Ah / 4 Ah e un caricatore universale da 24 V, entrambi non inclusi!

Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Osborne, Mary Pope / Murdocca, Salvatore, PUBLISHER: Random House Books for Young Readers, Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a hundred years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the World's Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world. But how will Jack and Annie find the magicians in the crowds of people? And who are the magicians anyway? Jack and Annie are about to find out in another adventure filled with history, magic, and amazing surprises In "Night of the New Magicians," Mary Pope Osborne brings to life an amazing time in history that gave birth to many startling inventions and scientific discoveries that would change the world forever. The paperback edition boasts all-new backmatter full of activities

Applying the Science of Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mayer, Richard E., PUBLISHER: Pearson Education, "A concrete guide to the science of learning, instruction, and assessment written in a friendly tone and presented in a dynamic format. " The underlying premise of "Applying the Science of Learning "is that educators can better help students learn if they understand the processes through which student learning takes place. In this clear and concise first edition text, educational psychology scholar Richard Mayer teaches readers how to apply the science of learning through understanding the reciprocal relationships between learning, instruction, and assessment. Utilizing the significant advances in scientific learning research over the last 25 years, this introductory text identifies the features of science of learning that are most relevant to education, explores the possible prescriptions of these findings for instructional methods, and highlights the essentials of evaluating instructional effectiveness through assessment. "Applying the Science of Learning "is also presented in an easy-to-read modular design and with a conversational tone - making it particularly student-friendly, whether it is being used as a supplement to a core textbook or as a standalone course text.

Insights of Genius: Imagery and Creativity in Science and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Arthur I., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), How can new knowledge be created from already existing knowledge? "Insights of Genius" shows how seeing is central to the greatest advances of the human intellect. Artists and scientists alike rely on visual representations of worlds both visible and invisible. "Insights of Genius, " first published by Copernicus in , explores the creative leaps that led some of the greatest scientists and artists to dramatically transform how we understand nature. The scope of figures runs from Galileo and da Vinci to Einstein and Picasso. Focusing on the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the age of modern art and modern physics, the book travels through the philosophy of mind and language, cognitive science, neurophysiology, and art history. "Insights of Genius" discusses intuition, aesthetics, realism, representation, metaphors, and visual imagery. Allied to these concepts are causality, relativity, energy conservation, entropy, the correspondence principle, scientific creativity, and Cubism. Running through the book is the idea that science extends our intuition from common sense to an understanding of a world beyond our perception.

Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seligman, Martin E. P., PUBLISHER: Free Press, In this national bestseller -- Martin Seligman's most stimulating, persuasive book to date -- the acclaimed author of "Learned Optimism" introduces yet another revolutionary idea. Drawing on groundbreaking scientific research, Seligman shows how Positive Psychology is shifting the profession's paradigm away from its narrow-minded focus on pathology, victimology, and mental illness to positive emotion and mental health. Happiness, studies show, is not the result of good genes or luck. It can be cultivated by identifying and nurturing traits that we already possess -- including kindness, originality, humor, optimism, and generosity. Seligman provides the tools you need in order to ascertain your most positive traits or strengths. Then he explains how, by frequently calling upon these "signature strengths" in all the crucial realms of life -- health, relationships, career -- you will not only develop natural buffers against misfortune and negative emotion, but also achieve new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment, gratification, and meaning.

Einhell Potatore Elettrico su Asta di Prolunga Telescopica

Il nostro potatore elettrico efficiente GE-EC 720 T montato su asta di prolunga è uno strumenti indispensabile per potare rami alti velocemente e senza sforzo. Una lama di qualità ed una catena OREGON assicurano un taglio di qualità. Grazie all'asta telescopica aggiunta con un dispositivo di chiusura rapida, lo strumento può essere usato insicurezza e facilmente. Il manico telescopico può essere regolato con precisione fino all'altezza di alvoro desiderata. Non sono richiesti strumenti per la tensione della catena, la lama è securizzata magneticamente e la testa del motore ha un angolo fiso di 15°. Il serbatoio d'olio del sistema automatico di lubrificazione della catena ha un dispositivo di chiusura rapido ed un manometro per il livello d'olio che ti permette di controllare facilmente il livello dell'olio. In più, è dotato di una protezione prattica e stabile per il coltello, che permette di riempire facilmente con olio per la catena. Un clip di distensione protegge il cavo d'alimentazione contro l'usura.

Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seligman, Martin E. P., PUBLISHER: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, In this national bestseller -- Martin Seligman's most stimulating, persuasive book to date -- the acclaimed author of "Learned Optimism" introduces yet another revolutionary idea. Drawing on groundbreaking scientific research, Seligman shows how Positive Psychology is shifting the profession's paradigm away from its narrow-minded focus on pathology, victimology, and mental illness to positive emotion and mental health. Happiness, studies show, is not the result of good genes or luck. It can be cultivated by identifying and nurturing traits that we already possess -- including kindness, originality, humor, optimism, and generosity. Seligman provides the tools you need in order to ascertain your most positive traits or strengths. Then he explains how, by frequently calling upon these "signature strengths" in all the crucial realms of life -- health, relationships, career -- you will not only develop natural buffers against misfortune and negative emotion, but also achieve new and sustainable levels of authentic contentment, gratification, and meaning.

Einhell Motosega Cordles GE-LC 18 Li - Solo

Il GE-LC 18Li Kit unisce l'eccezionale qualità del prodotto Einhell con le prestazioni di taglio di una catena OREGON. Questa motosega indispensabile e adatta per la potatura o abbattimento di alberi con piccole e medie dimensioni, legna da ardere e rifilatura o taglio legname da costruzione. La motosega cordless della Einhell è sicura e semplice da usare in giardino. La protezione contraccolpi e il freno meccanico della catena vi protegge durante il lavoro con la motosega. La catena si ferma subito in caso di contraccolpo. Un fermo bullone blocca la catena nel caso in cui salta fuori dalla barra. Il robusto artiglio in metallo mantiene la sega stabile per maggiore sicurezza e comfort di lavoro. L'impugnatura ergonomica consente una presa salda sulla motosega cordless e si adatta facilmente alla vostra mano. Senza bisogno di attrezzi per regolare la tensione o cambiare catena. Una grande apertura di riempimento del sistema automatico di lubrificazione della catena rende facile il riempimento quando e necessario. Questo prodotto arriva senza batterie e caricabatterie.

How Things Work

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graham, Ian S., PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Providing definitive answers for inquisitive minds, 101 Questions & Answers is the perfect resource to help satisfy young readers' questions about vehicles, weather, dinosaurs, their own bodies, and hundreds of other topics -- questions, in fact, that often leave adults stumped Imaginative Illustrations Explain Topics in the Physical and Natural Sciences Filled with incredibly clear, colorful drawings and diagrams, each volume uses a fun question-and-answer format to explain 101 popular topics in the physical and natural sciences. The imaginative illustrations and simple text let readers investigate the world like a scientist would, probing and peering into places normally unseen: inside elaborate machines, beneath the Earth's crust, into the inner workings of their own bodies, even back 100 million years ago to the age of the dinosaurs. By showing clearly and creatively how the world around them works, 101 Questions & Answers sends young students on the exciting road of scientific inquiry and discovery. How is pulp made into paper? How do computers work? How can water light up a city?

Advances in Botanical Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Callow, J. A., PUBLISHER: Academic Press, Advances in Botanical Research is a multi-volume publication that brings together reviews by recognized experts on subjects of importance to those involved in botanical research. First published in , Advances in Botanical Research has earned a reputation for excellence in the field for more than thirty years. In , Advances in Botanical Research was merged with Advances in Plant Pathology to provide one comprehensive resource for the plant science community, with equal coverage of plant pathology and botany in both thematic and mixed volumes. Now edited by J.A. Callow (University of Birmingham, UK), supported by an international Editorial Board, Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics which will appeal to post-graduates and researchers in plant sciences including botany, plant biochemistry, plant pathology and plant physiology. Eclectic volumes in the serial are supplemented by thematic volumes on such topics as "Plant Protein Kinases," and "Plant Trichomes." In , the Institute for Scientific Information released figures showing that Advances in Botanical Research has an Impact Factor of , placing it 8th in the highly competitive category of Plant Sciences. Acquista Ora

Einhell Motosega GH-EC

La motosega GH-EC è uno strumento comodo ed efficiente ee un aiutante affidabile per tagliare legna per il fuoco, per assotigliare legna e per taglaire alberi piccoli. Con una rotaia di qualità ed una catena OREGON, lo strumento asssicura un taglio performante. La catena può essere messa in tensione o cambiata senza strumenti. La funzione di protezione contraccolpo, con un freno istante della catena meccanica fermerà immediatamente la catena se la rotaia si impenna improvvisamente. La ruota dentata robusta in metallo di alta qualità assicura una buona trasmissione della corrente e resistenza in tempo. Un fiestrino largo aiuta a controllare facilmente la quantità di olio nel serbatoio del sistema di lubrificazione della catena automatica. Il filtro grande con chiusura rapida aiuta a riempire facilemtne di olio. Una penna di arresto robusta in metalo assicura la manipolazione sicura e serve anche come punto di rotazione durante il taglio dei tronchi orizzontali. Un morsetto per impedire al pressione protegge il cavo di alimentazione. Per la tua sicurezza, esiste anche un bulone che ferma la catena nel caso in cui la catena esce dalla rotaia.

Svettatoio Potatrice Decespugliatore Tagliabordi Tagliasiepi

Utensile con motore a scoppio multifunzione 4 in 1: svettatoio, decespugliatore, tagliabordi, tagliasiepi.SPECIFICHE TECNICHE- Barra e catena di qualità OREGON- Serbatoio olio per lubrificazione automatica- Struttura portante in alluminio anti affaticamento- Corpo divisibile per un facile trasporto e un minore ingombro- Doppia impugnatura- Impugnatura con tutti i comandi di funzione- Protezione per coltelli- Coltello a 4 lame- Rocchetto a doppio filo con avanzamento a pressione- Inserto tagliasiepi- Sistema di avviamento rapido: pompetta facilmente raggiungibile (pompa carburante manuale) per un facile e veloce avvio- Motore a 2 tempi con sistema anti-vibrazioni- Tracolla regolabile- Potenza motore: 0,8 kW (1,1 HP)- Cilindrata motore: 25,4 ccCARATTERISTICHE TECNICHE SVEZZATOIO A SCOPPIO- Lunghezza barra: 200 mm- Lunghezza taglio: 180 mm- Velocità di taglio: 18 m/s- Quantità olio ca.: 120 mlCARATTERISTICHE TECNICHE DECESPUGLIATORE A SCOPPIO- Larghezza taglio a filo: 41 cm- Lunghezza filo: 8 m- Ø filo: 2 mm- Larghezza taglio coltello: 23 cmCARATTERISTICHE TECNICHE TAGLIASIEPI- Larghezza lama: 40 cm- Lunghezza taglio: 37,5 cm- Tagli al minuto: ......

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Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User: For the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Karp, Gary, PUBLISHER: O'Reilly Media, Over 1.5 million Americans use wheelchairs for a variety of causes: a congenital condition, traumatic injury, or disease. People who depend upon wheelchairs for mobility are in varied situations. They might live independently or need attendant care; live alone or with family; be employed full-time or no longer working. Despite differences, people dependent on wheelchairs face some similar medical issues and a need to cope with changed circumstances. "Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User is for people who want to take charge of their own life experience while using a wheelchair. Author Gary Karp, ergonomics consultant and long-time chair user, describes: Medical issues (paralysis, circulation, rehab experience, choosing the optimal wheelchair, scientific progress toward a cure) Day-to-day living (keeping fit, skin care, bowel and bladder care, sexuality, home access, maintaining a wheelchair, wheeling technique, insurance) Psychological and social issues (grieving loss, self-image, adjustment to life change, friends, family, asking for and being helped, cultural attitudes, history of disability, and activism)

The Field Guide to Prehistoric Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lambert, David / Diagram Group, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Providing definitive answers for inquisitive minds, 101 Questions & Answers is the perfect resource to help satisfy young readers' questions about vehicles, weather, dinosaurs, their own bodies, and hundreds of other topics -- questions, in fact, that often leave adults stumped Imaginative Illustrations Explain Topics in the Physical and Natural Sciences Filled with incredibly clear, colorful drawings and diagrams, each volume uses a fun question-and-answer format to explain 101 popular topics in the physical and natural sciences. The imaginative illustrations and simple text let readers investigate the world like a scientist would, probing and peering into places normally unseen: inside elaborate machines, beneath the Earth's crust, into the inner workings of their own bodies, even back 100 million years ago to the age of the dinosaurs. By showing clearly and creatively how the world around them works, 101 Questions & Answers sends young students on the exciting road of scientific inquiry and discovery. This volume allows readers to follow the evolution and development of organic life as it progressed from the depths of the sea to the continents to the skies.

Administration of Desert and Drought-Prone Arid Areas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hooja, Rakesh / Choubisa, R. K., PUBLISHER: Rawat Publications, The development of desert areas, administration of drought-prone regions, arid zone agriculture, watershed development and 'watershed plus, ' water use in arid and semi-arid areas, coping with drought - these are all of the vital importance for both the rainfed and dry farming areas in India. Their administration provides a special challenge, as well as an exciting opportunity, for innovative sustainable development. This book - which contains 24 articles by experts and practitioners, divided into four sections - will be of special relevance to those interested in the development of desert and drought-prone arid areas in India. The book examines: scientific and planned approaches to arresting or combating desert areas * monitoring desertification to social aspects of desert development * the development delivery system in desert districts * integrative machinery for desert development administration * grassland management and health problems in deserts * area development programs and area development authorities *various aspects of watershed development, including the role of the government watershed departments, community-based organizations, and panchayats in watershed and 'watershed plus' * the undertaking of water harvesting projects * water as a tool in desert development * agriculture and land water management in arid areas * optimizing crop production * agriculture marketing * forestry * predicting and facing drought.

The Bodily Nature of Consciousness: Sartre and Contemporary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wider, Kathleen V., PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, In this work, Kathleen V. Wider discusses Jean-Paul Sartre's analysis of consciousness in Being and Nothingness in light of recent work by analytic philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists. She brings together phenomenological and scientific understandings of the nature of consciousness and argues that the two approaches can strengthen and suppport each other. Work on consciousness from two very different philosophical traditions -- the continental and analytic -- contributes to her explanation of the deep-seated intuition that all consciousness is self-consciousness. Belief in the reflexivity of consciousness, which reaches back at least as far as Rene Descartes, has come under increasing attack. Those who would undermine it cite recent and ongoing findings of experimental psychologists and neuroscientists. Wider argues that the philosophical debate tends to proceed with little awareness of the extensive study of consciousness undertaken by continental philosophers during the first half of this century. With her clear explanations of both the Sartrean and contemporary Anglo-American contributions, Wider provides an invaluable map for scholars on both sides, and demonstrates how phenomenology and science both enhance current understanding and explanation of the nature of consciousness.

Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stokes, Philip, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Who am I? What is justice? What does it mean to live a good life? Many of the fundamental questions of philosophy are questions that we begin to ask ourselves as young adults when we look at the world around us, at ourselves, and try to make sense of things. This engaging and accessible book invites the reader to explore the questions and arguments of philosophy through the work of one hundred of the greatest thinkers within the Western intellectual tradition. Covering philosophical, scientific, political and religious thought over a period of years, Philosophy will serve as an excellent guide for those interested in knowing about individual thinkers--such as Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau and Nietzsche, to name just a few--and the questions and observations that inspired them to write. By presenting individual thinkers, details of their lives and the concerns and circumstances that motivated them, this book makes philosophy come to life as a relevant and meaningful approach to thinking about the contemporary world. A lucid and engaging book full of thought-provoking quotations, as well as clear explanations and definitions, "Philosophy "is sure to encourage students and laymen alike to investigate further.

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