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The Effects and Risks of Extreme Weight Loss on the Body of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gunter, Joseph C., PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Author Joseph Gunter takes a look into ong>theong> world ong>ofong> ong>weightong> cutting by examining ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>andong> ong>risksong> ong>ofong> this dangerous, but accepted, part ong>ofong> wrestling. One ong>ofong> ong>theong> worldas oldest sports has gone under some much-needed renovations in its rules ong>andong> regulations. ong>Theong>se rules ong>andong> regulations were formed in response to ong>theong> three deaths ong>ofong> ong>theong> wrestlers that died trying to keep up ong>theong> long tradition ong>ofong> self-sacrifice that wrestlers have identified ong>theong>mselves. This research study will examine ong>theong> physiology ong>andong> psychology behind ong>extremeong> ong>weightong> ong>lossong> techniques. In addition, it will examine why it has been found that it is more beneficial for wrestlers to slowly reduce ong>theong>ir ong>weightong>, raong>theong>r than ong>theong> rapid ong>weightong> ong>lossong> methods that have been practiced in ong>theong> past.

Immunopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Rogers / Rogers, Thomas / Gilman, Steven C., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Our understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>theong> intricate nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> immune response on both a cellular ong>andong> molecular level has both contributed to ong>andong> benefited from ong>theong> work ong>ofong> immunopharmacologists. An increasing number ong>ofong> immunologists have become interested in agents which exert selective ong>effectsong> on ong>theong> immune system. This has prompted ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> immunopharmacology which broadly addresses ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> natural ong>andong> synong>theong>tic substances on ong>theong> immune response

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> ong>ofong> Each ong>ofong> Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility ong>ofong> Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, ong>andong> Talents, or ong>theong> Moral ong>andong> Intellectual Dispositions ong>ofong> Men ong>andong> Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain ong>andong> Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

Resources & Population

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacFarlane, Alan / MacFarlane / Fortes, Meyer, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In many areas ong>ofong> ong>theong> world destruction ong>ofong> natural resources ong>andong> ong>theong> rapid growth ong>ofong> populaton are among ong>theong> most important problems facing individuals ong>andong> governments. This book, first published in , utilises ong>theong> tools ong>ofong> social anthropology ong>andong> population studies in an attempt to see some ong>ofong> ong>theong> causes ong>andong> consequences ong>ofong> populations growth ong>andong> some ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> change on natural resources. It analyses a particular 'community' in ong>theong> Annapurna range ong>ofong> ong>theong> central Himalayas during this century, ong>andong> investigates how ong>theong> destruction ong>ofong> forests ong>andong> ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> settled rice cultivation have occurred, ong>andong> some ong>ofong> ong>theong> consequences. ong>Theong> Gurungs are famous as recruits to ong>theong> Gurkha regiments ong>ofong> ong>theong> British ong>andong> Indian armies, ong>andong> ong>theong> demographic ong>andong> economic ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> foreign mercenary labour are among ong>theong> topics examined.

Farmers as Hunters: The Implications of Sedentism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kent, Susan / Audouze, Francoise / Broodbank, Cyprian, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Farmers as hunters analyses from an essentially ethnographic perspective ong>theong> role ong>ofong> hunters in small-scale farming societies. ong>Theong> twelve contributors examine ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> hunting ong>andong> mobility on behaviour, diet, economy ong>andong> material culture at both culture-specific ong>andong> cross-cultural levels. ong>Theong> influence ong>ofong> sedentism ong>andong> ong>theong> increasing use ong>ofong> domesticates is also explored across a wide range ong>ofong> societies from ong>theong> American southwest ong>andong> Amazonian to Africa, New Guinea ong>andong> ong>theong> Phillipines. Differing perceptions ong>ofong> ong>theong> status ong>ofong> animals ong>andong> plants are reviewed ong>andong> cultural values are throughout given due ong>weightong> in a field where discussion too ong>ofong>ten verges on ong>theong> economically deterministic.

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, ong>andong> economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf ong>andong> wants to know ong>theong> full story ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Isaac, Grant / Bigman, D. / Bigman, David, PUBLISHER: CABI Publishing, ong>Theong> globalization process ong>andong> ong>theong> internal policy reforms that ong>theong> developing countries have implemented during ong>theong> past decade have changed ong>theong> relative prices ong>ofong> practically all ong>theong>ir inputs ong>andong> outputs. Agricultural producers have ong>theong>refore been forced to change ong>theong> structure ong>andong> methods ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir production. ong>Theong> objective ong>ofong> this book is to review ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> globalization on a number ong>ofong> issues. ong>Theong>se include ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> changes in global trading rules ong>andong> regulations, ong>theong> removal ong>ofong> trade barriers ong>andong> ong>theong> elimination ong>ofong> many country-specific trade agreements.

Indoor Air Pollution

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

The Fragrant Veil: Scents for the Sensuous Woman

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Millar, Elisabeth, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, Discover ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> 28 scents on ong>theong> mind ong>andong> emotions. Wheong>theong>r you want to express your inner Wild Woman, Playful Maiden, or Alluring Aphrodite, you can create a self-portrait ong>ofong> scent that will inspire ong>theong> imagination ong>ofong> everyone you meet. Increase ong>theong> sensuous pleasures ong>ofong> daily life through ong>theong> allure ong>ofong> scent in bath oils, facial oils, body lotions, perfumes, ong>andong> air fragrancers.

High Technology, Space, and Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Castells, Manuel / Castells, Manuel, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> relationship between ong>theong> technological revolution ong>andong> ong>theong> simultaneous process ong>ofong> worldwide urban-regional restructuring is examined in this book. Two overview chapters by Manuel Castells ong>andong> Peter Hall summarize current research in ong>theong> United States ong>andong> Great Britain. Additional chapters examine locational patterns ong>andong> regional ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> high-tech manufacturing; ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> technological change on service industries ong>andong> metropolitan economies; ong>andong> ong>theong> social, spatial, ong>andong> political ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> new communications technologies.

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barong>theong>s, Rolong>andong> / Dyer, Geong>ofong>f, PUBLISHER: Hill & Wang, A graceful, contemplative volume, "Camera Lucida "was first published in . Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, ong>andong> Nadar, Rolong>andong> Barong>theong>s presents photography as being outside ong>theong> codes ong>ofong> language or culture, acting on ong>theong> body as much as on ong>theong> mind, ong>andong> rendering death ong>andong> ong>lossong> more acutely than any oong>theong>r medium. This groundbreaking approach established "Camera Lucida "as one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important books ong>ofong> ong>theong>ory on ong>theong> subject, along with Susan Sontag's "On Photography."

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

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

Body and Gift: Reflections on Creation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Torode, Sam, PUBLISHER: Ascension Press, ong>Theong> First book in ong>theong> series, Body ong>andong> Gift, begins with ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> man recorded in Genesis ong>andong> goes on to explore its teaching on ong>theong> human body ong>andong> God's design for marriage

Development Microeconomics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bardhan, Pranab K. / Udry, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Development Microeconomics is ong>theong> first in a series ong>ofong> books which looks at ong>theong> entire spectrum ong>ofong> development economics issues ong>andong> combines ong>theong> strengths ong>ofong> conventional developmental thought with ong>theong> insights ong>ofong> contemporary mainstream economics. ong>Theong> main new conceptual tool used is ong>theong> application ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> imperfect information ong>andong> ong>theong> ong>effectsong> this has on ong>theong> behavior ong>ofong> economic agents. This book is designed specifically for graduate students.

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coates, Ken / Morrison, William, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On October , ong>theong> Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run ong>ofong> ong>theong> season to Vancouver, Victoria, ong>andong> Seattle. A storm rose ong>andong> at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vong>andong>erbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but ong>theong> storm worsened ong>andong> ong>theong>y were forced to take shelter ong>theong>mselves. By ong>theong> following morning, ong>theong> Princess Sophia had sunk to ong>theong> bottom ong>ofong> ong>theong> Lynn Canal, taking all ong>ofong> its passengers--a significant cross-section ong>ofong> ong>theong> population ong>ofong> ong>theong> Yukon ong>andong> Alaska--with it. This volume examines ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> this ong>lossong> on a society that, with ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> gold rush, was already in decline.

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide ong>andong> commentary on ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, ong>andong> resurrection.

Popular History of Priestcraft in All Ages and Nations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howitt, William, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing, Two Evil Principles: Kingcraft ong>andong> Priestcraft; Paganism; Mythology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Assyrians ong>andong> Syrians; Establishment ong>ofong> Monkery (monks); Popish Arrogance ong>andong> Atrocities; Jesuits ong>andong> Inquisitors; English Church; Ministerial Plan ong>ofong> Irish Church Reform; Clerical Incomes; Evils ong>ofong> ong>theong> system ong>ofong> Church Patronage; Retrospect view ong>ofong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Effectsong> ong>ofong> Priestcraft.

Men of Letters, Writing Lives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Broughton, Trev Lynn, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Trev Lynn Broughton takes an in-depth look at ong>theong> developments within Victorian auto/biography, ong>andong> asks what we can learn about ong>theong> conditions ong>andong> limits ong>ofong> male literary authority. Providing a feminist analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> this literary production on culture, Broughton looks at ong>theong> increase in prong>ofong>essions with a vested interest in ong>theong> written Life; ong>theong> speeding up ong>ofong> ong>theong> Life-ong>andong>-Letters industry during this period; ong>theong> institutionalization ong>ofong> Life-writing; ong>andong> ong>theong> consequent spread ong>ofong> a network ong>ofong> mainly male practitioners ong>andong> commentators. This study focuses on two case studies from ong>theong> period : ong>theong> ong>theong>ories ong>andong> achievements ong>ofong> Sir Leslie Stephen ong>andong> ong>theong> debate surrounding James Anthony Froude's account ong>ofong> ong>theong> marriage ong>ofong> Thomas ong>andong> Jane Welsh Carlyle.

British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brong>andong>, Jack, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book examines ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> British Conservative ong>andong> Labour parliamentary parties in ong>theong> development ong>ofong> government policy since . Focusing on major policy fields--agriculture, education, housing, defense, ong>theong> economy, ong>andong> Scottish affairs--Brong>andong> argues that ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, ong>andong> that ong>theong> interdependence ong>ofong> front- ong>andong> back-benchers frequently produces surprising ong>andong> significant ong>effectsong> on policy development.

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eisenstein, Bernice, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, In this innovative memoir, Bernice Eisenstein combines her skills as a writer ong>andong> illustrator to distill her memories ong>ofong> growing up in ong>theong> s in ong>theong> shadow ong>ofong> ong>theong> Holocaust. Drawing on ong>theong> harrowing experiences ong>ofong> her parents-both ong>ofong> ong>theong>m Holocaust survivors-ong>andong> ong>theong> fragmented stories ong>ofong> oong>theong>r family members lost in ong>theong> war, she explores ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir legacy on her own life. A groundbreaking exploration ong>ofong> personal history in ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> Art piegelman's "Maus," "I Was a Child ong>ofong> Holocaust Survivors" is a searingly honest ong>andong> deeply moving work that speaks to ong>theong> universality ong>ofong> memory ong>andong> ong>lossong>.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political ong>andong> Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats ong>andong> ong>theong> Hippies ong>andong> ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, ong>andong> ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

Golf: Implements and Memorabilia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGimpsey, Kevin / Neech, David / Neach, David, PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson Publishers, A detailed study covering golfing art ong>andong> memorabilia, patents, designs, ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>theong> game ong>andong> related sports. Many books have been written on ong>theong> various aspects ong>ofong> golf, but this is ong>theong> first that attributes ong>theong> game's popularity to ong>theong> introduction ong>ofong> ong>theong> solid gutta percha gong>ofong> ball in ong>andong> ong>theong> American rubber-cored ball in . ong>Theong> book describes, in ong>theong> light ong>ofong> ong>theong>se dramatic gong>ofong> ball changes, how ong>theong> ball ong>andong> club have evolved, ong>theong> types ong>ofong> material used, ong>theong> people who made ong>theong> clubs ong>andong> balls, those who have excelled at ong>theong> game, ong>andong> ong>theong> ong>effectsong> ong>theong> implements had on ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> swing ong>andong> on gong>ofong>-course design. ong>Theong>re are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art ong>andong> golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs ong>andong> ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>theong> game ong>andong> related games. Included is a directory ong>ofong> golf-club- ong>andong> ball-makers ong>andong> golf artists.

The Politics of Anxiety in Nineteenth-Century American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murison, Justine S., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, For much ong>ofong> ong>theong> nineteenth century, ong>theong> nervous system was a medical mystery, inspiring scientific studies ong>andong> exciting great public interest. Because ong>ofong> this widespread fascination, ong>theong> nerves came to explain ong>theong> means by which mind ong>andong> body related to each oong>theong>r. By ong>theong> s, ong>theong> nervous system helped Americans express ong>theong> consequences on ong>theong> body, ong>andong> for society, ong>ofong> major historical changes. Literary writers, including Nathaniel Hawthorne ong>andong> Harriet Beecher Stowe, used ong>theong> nerves as a metaphor to re-imagine ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> self amidst political, social ong>andong> religious tumults, including debates about slavery ong>andong> ong>theong> revivals ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second Great Awakening. Representing ong>theong> 'romance' ong>ofong> ong>theong> nervous system ong>andong> its cultural impact thoughtfully ong>andong>, at times, critically, ong>theong> fictional experiments ong>ofong> this century helped construct ong>andong> explore a neurological vision ong>ofong> ong>theong> body ong>andong> mind. Murison explains ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> neurological medicine on nineteenth-century literature ong>andong> culture. Acquista Ora

Vitamin Intake and Health: A Scientific Review

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gaby, Suzanne K. / Bendich, Adrianne / Singh, Vishwa N., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Describes ong>theong> biochemical ong>andong> physiological ong>effectsong> ong>ofong> most ong>ofong> ong>theong> clinically important vitamins, ong>andong> presents indications ong>ofong> ong>theong> health benefits ong>ofong> vitamin intake beyond ong>theong> levels currently established as recommended daily allowance by ong>theong> National Academy ong>ofong> Science. ong>Theong> analysis focuses primaril

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, For over a century ong>theong> ten-volume Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible has been ong>theong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old ong>andong> New Testaments, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>theong> Authorized ong>andong> Revised English Versions, ong>andong> with constant reference to ong>theong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>theong> names ong>ofong> all Persons ong>andong> Places, on ong>theong> Antiquities ong>andong> Archaeology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, ong>andong> Natural History, on Biblical ong>Theong>ology ong>andong> Ethic, ong>andong> even on ong>theong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>theong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar ong>andong> pastor. He was founder ong>andong> editor ong>ofong> ong>theong> Expository Times ong>andong> is also well known for editing ong>theong> Encyclopaedia ong>ofong> Religion ong>andong> Ethics, ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> Christ ong>andong> ong>theong> Gospels, ong>andong> ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Apostolic Church.

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