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Peter Ruff and the Double Four

Peter Ruff and the Double Four

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oppenheim, E. Phillips, PUBLISHER: 1st World Library, ong>Theong> whole epitome of modern life was, he argued, to be found among ong>theong> columns of ong>theong> daily press. ong>Theong> police news, perhaps, was his favourite study, but he did not neglect ong>theong> advertisements. It followed, ong>theong>refore, as a matter of course, that ong>theong> appeal of "M" in ong>theong> personal column of ong>theong> Daily Mail was read by him on ong>theong> morning of its appearance - read not once only nor twice - it was a paragraph which had its own peculiar interest for him.

Longman dictionary of contemporary english

Longman dictionary of contemporary english

Longman dictionary of contemporary english ong>theong> complete guide to written and spoken english pages format cm.22x15,5 with cd spoken pronunciations ben tenuto

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Random House Dictionary of the English Language

Random House Dictionary of the English Language

ong>Theong> Random House Dictionary of ong>theong> English Language ong>Theong> Unabridged Edition Editor in Chief - Jess Stein Managing Editor - Laurence Urdang Random House - New York Volume in ottimo stato copertina rigida, sovraccoperta, formato cm 25 x 31 x 8, pp. pagamento con bonifico o paypal SPEDIZIONE GRATIS con pacco ordinario tracciabile Per qualsiasi informazione contattatemi

Immunopharmacology

Immunopharmacology

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

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The Field Guide to Geology

The Field Guide to Geology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lambert, David / David Lambert and ong>theong> Diagram Group / Diagram Group, PUBLISHER: ong>Factsong> on File, This volume features excellent graphics and clear, simple field guide procedures.

State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle

State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Owen, Roger, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Roger Owen has fully revised and updated his authoritative text to take into account ong>theong> very latest developments in ong>theong> Middle East. This new edition continues to explore ong>theong> emergence of individual Middle Eastern states since ong>theong> fall of ong>theong> Ottoman Empire at ong>theong> end of ong>theong> First World War and ong>theong> key ong>theong>mes that have characterized ong>theong> region since ong>theong>n. ong>Theong> book continues to serve as an excellent introduction for newcomers to ong>theong> modern history and politics of this fascinating region.

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A Modern Course in Statistical Physics

A Modern Course in Statistical Physics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reichl, Linda E., PUBLISHER: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Going beyond traditional textbook topics, 'A Modern Course in Statistical Physics' incorporates contemporary research in a basic course on statistical mechanics. From ong>theong> universal nature of matter to ong>theong> latest results in ong>theong> spectral properties of decay processes, this book emphasizes ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical foundations derived from ong>theong>rmodynamics and probability ong>theong>ory underlying all concepts in statistical physics. This completely revised and updated third edition continues ong>theong> comprehensive coverage of numerous core topics and special applications, allowing professors flexibility in designing individualized courses. ong>Theong> inclusion of advanced topics and extensive references makes this an invaluable resource for researchers as well as students -- a textbook that will be kept on ong>theong> shelf long after ong>theong> course is completed.

Organizing and Organizations: An Introduction

Organizing and Organizations: An Introduction

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sims, David / Fineman, Stephen / Gabriel, Yiannis, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This major textbook in organizational behaviour does what most oong>theong>r textbooks in ong>theong> field do not: it captures and conveys ong>theong> lived experience' of being and working in organizations while also introducing students to key concepts, research and literature in organizational analysis. ong>Theong> book is in two main parts. ong>Theong> first explores ong>theong> processes of organizing through a series of chapters each based on a different facet of organizational life. ong>Theong>oretical concepts and practical implications are woven into an engrossing and accessible narrative which draws on a large number of first-hand accounts by members of organizations. ong>Theong> second part of ong>theong> book, comprising a substantial ong>theong>saurus//dictionary, define

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Shield

Shield

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Lyndon / Hallas, Penny, PUBLISHER: Parthian, A literary experiment in contrasting Greek mythology with contemporary social values, this collection of poetry focuses on ong>theong> modern day meaning of ong>theong> shield of Achilles. Each interlocking poem is interspersed with powerful illustrations, blending to form a multidimensional collection of prose.

Modern Science and Human Values

Modern Science and Human Values

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowrance, William W., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Engaging in spirited debate and making reference to a broad range of issues in ong>theong> physical and biological sciences, ong>theong> social sciences, engineering, and medicine, this perceptive study analyzes how technical progress influences social thought and public policy, and how technical people play ong>theong>ir complex roles as professional practitioners, advisors, and leaders. A major contribution to ong>theong> debate over public policy and technology, this work will generate much discussion among engineers, physicians, academic and institutional researchers, and concerned politicians. For anyone concerned about ong>theong> effects of technology on culture, it offers a lively, readable portrait of ong>theong> modern scientific community and an insightful discussion of ong>theong> influence of technology on social philosophy and individual belief.

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The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCusker, John J. / Morgan, Kenneth O. / Morgan, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book throws new light on ong>theong> interlocking commercial relationships of ong>theong> Atlantic trading world during ong>theong> centuries ending with ong>theong> American and French Revolutions. Grouped under four ong>theong>mes--ong>theong> role of merchants and ong>theong>ir connections; ong>theong> development of trades; imperial economies; and colonial working societies--and written by an international team of economic historians, ong>theong>se essays increase our knowledge and understanding of ong>theong> transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies of individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, branches of trade, and comparative studies of trading nations.

Movement Source 185 nuovo

Movement Source 185 nuovo

ong>Theong> SOURCE represents ong>theong> most modern freeski design. It is wide, yet skis superbly on-piste as well as off-piste. It excels on all types of terrain. Its round fl ex and short turn radius inspire crisp, precise arcs on hard snow. ong>Theong> SOURCE is ong>theong> perfect choice for purists and passionate technicians. Sito web: http://www.lorisport.com

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoad, T. F. / Hoad, Terry F., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Did you know: --that ong>theong> word nice meant foolish or stupid in ong>theong> thirteenth century? --that deer once referred to any animal? --that cumberbund, pundit and bungalow, all relics of ong>theong> Indian raj, have been in use in English since ong>theong> 's? --that such words as sandwich, boycott and malapropism take ong>theong>ir names from people, both real and fictional? --that sombrero, which comes to us from Spanish, originally meant an Oriental umbrella? ong>Theong>se are but a few of ong>theong> thousands of fascinating tidbits to be found in ong>Theong> Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology. Here ong>theong> reader will find a clear and brief account of ong>theong> origins, history, and sense-development of a major part of ong>theong> modern English vacaburlary, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms. Begun under ong>theong> supervision of ong>theong> late G.W.S. Friedrichsen, this valuable reference book benefits from his many years of experience as an etymologist for ong>theong> Oxford dictionaries. About ong>theong> Author: T.F. Hoad is a Fellow of St. Peter's College Oxford.

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

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 of water - Synopsis of ong>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, and economics of ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use of ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day offshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf and wants to know ong>theong> full story of ong>theong>ir watery backyard

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Drug Facts and Comparisons: Pocket Version

Drug Facts and Comparisons: Pocket Version

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Factsong> & Comparisons, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Drug ong>Factsong> and Comparisons: Pocket Version is ong>theong> ideal resource for ong>theong> drug information you need at ong>theong> point of care. Abridged from Drug ong>Factsong> and Comparisons, this handy pocket version allows you to confirm critical drug information immediately, in a quick-reference format. Pocket DFC features ong>theong> most commonly used drugs, conveniently addressing topics that demand attention. Features include: Rx and OTC drugs; similar products listed togeong>theong>r in tables for easy comparison; more than brand name and 600 generic drugs; dozens of convenient charts; and more than 300 monographs.

Department of defense

Department of defense

Vendo libro" Department of Defense" dictionary of military and associate ong>theong> terms.ong>theong> joint chiefs of staff Washington D.C. June .PAGINE 377.il libro é in ottime condizioni.

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Modern Combat Aircraft

Modern Combat Aircraft

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Batchelor, John, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Carefully researched, ready-to-color drawings depict 27 American, Russian, and British aircraft, including fighters, bombers, reconnaissance planes, transport and cargo ships, trainers, helicopters, and oong>theong>r high-tech machines. Pertinent ong>factsong> about ong>theong> design, role, armament, and distinguishing characteristics of ong>theong> planes accompany ong>theong> illustrations.

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chesterton, G. K., PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Acclaimed by a top Aquinas scholar as "ong>theong> best book ever written on St. Thomas," this concise, readable narrative profiles one of Christianity's most important and influential thinkers. Chesterton focuses on ong>theong> man and ong>theong> events that shaped him, raong>theong>r than on ong>theong>ology, and illustrates ong>theong> saint's relevance to modern readers.

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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Air Force

Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Air Force

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bright, Charles D., PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press, This historical dictionary is ong>theong> first of its kind on ong>theong> U.S. Air Force and antecedent organizations. ong>Theong> reference is based on lengthy research by Charles Bright and 57 military historians, air force officers, and aviation specialists. Over entries survey ong>theong> major commands, air forces, staff services, bases, significant battles, events, campaigns, concepts, people, equipment, legislation, and oong>theong>r characteristics. This landmark reference has been developed as a tool for those who know ong>theong> USAF and want to investigate different subjects furong>theong>r and for those with only slight knowledge who need a general base for exploring air force matters more fully. ong>Theong> dictionary is intended for libraries, for museums and special military collections, and for all bookstores interested in ong>theong> history of flight. ong>Theong> volume provides a preface with guidelines for using ong>theong> dictionary, a short history of ong>theong> U.S. Air Force and its antecedents from to . Entries are arranged alphabetically with bibliographical citations. ong>Theong>y cover all ong>theong> significant subjects of USAF history from a handful of men with flimsy balloons and flying machines to ong>theong> earth-shaking aerospace giant. Cross references throughout ong>theong> book help ong>theong> reader have easy access to all ong>theong> entries that are related or that appear under a different entry title. A full index is provided also.

Hermeneutics Ancient and Modern

Hermeneutics Ancient and Modern

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bruns, Gerald L., PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In this wide-ranging meditation on ong>theong> nature and purpose of hermeneutics, Gerald L. Bruns argues that hermeneutics is not merely a contemporary ong>theong>ory but an extended family of questions about understanding and interpretation that predate ong>theong> beginning of writing. Bruns situates ong>theong> basic questions of hermeneutics against a background of different cultural traditions and philosophical topics, discussing for example, ong>theong> interpretation of oracles, ong>theong> quarrel between philosophy and poetry, Rabbinical midrash, and ong>theong> nature of Romantic hermeneutics.

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Three Courses and a Dessert

Three Courses and a Dessert

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clarke, William / Cruikshank, George, PUBLISHER: Nonsuch, "Three Courses and a Desser"t is a collection of humorous short stories with West Country, Irish, and legal settings (ong>theong> "three courses") togeong>theong>r with a more miscellaneous selection (ong>theong> "dessert"). First published in , it is richly illustrated by ong>theong> author in a style familiar to readers of "Oliver Twist," and includes a varied cast of characters who come vividly to life in ong>theong> mind of ong>theong> reader. ong>Theong>se stories represent Cruikshank's biting satire at its best. Sometimes scandalous but always humorous, ong>theong>se stories are sure to delight a modern audience able to see in its allegories and allusions plenty that is still relevant to ong>theong> social and political scene of today.

History of Sports: Wrestling

History of Sports: Wrestling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nardo, Don, PUBLISHER: Lucent Books, Wrestling, ong>theong> world's oldest and most widely practiced sport, has a long, diverse, and fascinating history. This fact-filled, well-documented, and very entertaining volume explores in considerable detail ong>theong> saga of ong>theong> sport and its major participants, from ancient Egypt and Greece, through ong>theong> Middle Ages, ong>theong> American frontier, ong>theong> development of modern amateur school and Olympic wrestling, as well as ong>theong> rise and unprecedented popularity of modern professional wrestling.

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Bulbs and Tubers: The Complete Guide to Flowers from Bulbs

Bulbs and Tubers: The Complete Guide to Flowers from Bulbs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Noordhuis, Klaas T. / Benvie, Sam, PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, This book contains information on all ong>theong> pertinent ong>factsong> of bulbs and tubers, including: advice on ong>theong> best bulbs and tubers to grow in various seasons; what to look for when buying new bulbs; how to propagate and much more.

Fundus Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green Angiography

Fundus Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green Angiography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chopdar, Amresh, PUBLISHER: Anshan Pub, Fluorescein angiography plays an important role in ong>theong> management of many retinal disorders which evaluate ong>theong> pathology of ong>theong> retina. On ong>theong> oong>theong>r hand recently introduced Endocyanine green angiograpy mainly explores ong>theong> pathology affecting ong>theong> choroid. This book provides ong>theong> essential guidance on both ong>theong> methods and emphasises ong>theong> differences between ong>theong> two systems. Based on 25 years of an annual teaching course run by ong>theong> author, ong>theong> coverage includes all ong>theong> common and many rare conditions of ong>theong> retina and ong>theong> choroids. This is ong>theong> third publication on ong>theong> subject since by ong>theong> author. ong>Theong> book starts with a short history of development followed by bsic principles, technique of performing a successful angiography and step by step guidance for interpretation. It explains ong>theong> ong>theong>ory behind modern digital angiography. Each topic begins with a short clinical description of ong>theong> disease involved followed by ong>theong> fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography pattern including variations where applicable. ong>Theong> use of colour photographs with superb illustrations of sequence of angiograms and legends makes this an outstanding feature. ong>Theong> book contains over 525 illustrations.

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The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In ong>theong> three lectures which give ong>theong>ir title to this delightful collection of esays, ong>theong> author of "ong>Theong> Enchanted Voyage" and "ong>Theong> Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to ong>theong> influence of ong>theong> environment on ong>theong> course of evolution. ong>Theong> first lecture considers ong>theong> nature of ong>theong> terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one of a class of possible spaces on oong>theong>r bodies; ong>theong> second examines ong>theong> nature of ong>theong> ecological niche; and ong>theong> third discusses some of ong>theong> possible environmental interactions of a single species, emphasis being placed on ong>theong> extremely recondite nature of ong>theong> selective forces that act on man, as on oong>theong>r animals. Anoong>theong>r of ong>theong> pieces deals with ong>theong> problem of ong>theong> relation of natural beauty to works of art, particularly in ong>theong> context of ong>theong> similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. ong>Theong> final essay, "ong>Theong> Cream in ong>theong> Gooseberry Fool," is an account of ong>theong> role of an English country clergyman and of ong>theong> European magpie most in one of ong>theong> most significant early discoveries of genetics. Acquista Ora

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