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Living Words: Language, Lexicography, and the Knowledge

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McArthur, Tom, PUBLISHER: University of Exeter Press, In this unique and entertaining collection of articles, a noted scholar and compiler of key works of reference reflects on ong>theong> nature of language, ong>theong> art of lexicography, and ong>theong> breathtaking developments in communication, ong>theong> media, and information technology in ong>theong> late twentieth century. Living Words ranges over three main subjects: language at large, and in particular English, ong>theong> most widely used language in ong>theong> history of ong>theong> world; ong>theong> art and study of dictionaries and reference science, embracing all past, present, and potential reference materials from ong>theong> Oxford English Dictionary to ong>theong> Yellow Pages; and ong>theong> processes through which communication, information, and knowledge have evolved -- from cave art to ong>theong> personal computer.

The Pillars of the Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Follett, Ken, PUBLISHER: Signet Book, From #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Ken Follett comes this spellbinding epic set in twelfth-century England. "ong>Theong> Pillars of ong>theong> Earth" tells ong>theong> story of ong>theong> lives entwined in ong>theong> building of ong>theong> greatest Gothic caong>theong>dral ong>theong> world has ever known-and a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and broong>theong>r against broong>theong>r.

The Third English-Waldeck Regiment in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burgoyne, Bruce E., PUBLISHER: Heritage Books, Having collected considerable information on ong>theong> 3rd English-Waldeck Regiment and having translated ong>theong> diary of ong>theong> regimental chaplain, Philip Waldeck; ong>theong> memoir of a quartermaster sergeant, Karl Philipp Steuernagel; and an autograph book of ong>theong> unit's Acquista Ora

Avengers Age of Ultron Mini Figure Thor 7 cm

Deciding to make his stay on Earth permanent, ong>theong> Asgardian prince of thunder, Thor, has continued to adapt to life on a different world. Focusing his efforts on aiding his comrades, ong>theong> mighty warrior has devoted his full attention to ong>theong> Avengers. When an unthinkable new threat faces ong>theong> Earth, Thor fights to protect his second home with ong>theong> focus and power of a lightning bolt.Crafted in heavy-weight solid metal alloy and hand painted, this miniature stands 7 cm tall and features an integral base. It portrays Thor wielding ong>theong> mighty Mjolnir.Thor is a numbered, limited edition of pieces and comes in full color foam-lined archival box.

Sciences of the Earth: An Encyclopedia of Events, People,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Good, Gregory A. / Roong>theong>nberg, Marc, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> planet as seen by its inhabitants In two millenia, our knowledge of ong>theong> planet and its natural laws and forces has undergone remarkable changes--from ong>theong> religious belief of earth as ong>theong> center of ong>theong> universe to ong>theong> modern astronomers' view that it is a mere speck in ong>theong> cosmos. Now a first-of-its-kind reference work charts this remarkable intellectual progression in our evolving perception of ong>theong> earth by surveying ong>theong> history of geology, geography, geophysics, oceanography, meteorology, space science, and many oong>theong>r fields. Covers human understanding of ong>theong> Earth in various times and cultures ong>Theong> "Encyclopedia" traces our understanding of ong>theong> earth and its functioning throughout history, summarizing historical explanations of earthly occurrences, including explanations with no scientific basis. It presents ong>theong> latest facts and ong>theong>ories, explains how our understanding of ong>theong> earth has evolved, and shows why many outrageous and fanciful earlier ideas were accepted in ong>theong>ir time. ong>Theong> coverage explores ong>theong> physical phenomena that inform our knowledge, starting at ong>theong> earth's core and extending outward through ong>theong> mantle, crust, oceans, and atmosphere to ong>theong> magnetosphere and beyond. Charts ong>theong> evolution of our perceptions ong>Theong> primary focus of ong>theong> "Encyclopedia" is ong>theong> history of ong>theong> study of ong>theong> earth. It also discusses ong>theong> institutions that advanced and shaped science and probes ong>theong> interplay between science, practical applications, and social and political forces. ong>Theong> result is a unified historical overview of ong>theong> earth across a wide canvas of time and place, from antiquity to ong>theong> space age. Its wide-ranging articles summarize subjects as diverse as geography and imperialism, environmentalism, computers and meteorology, ozone formation ong>theong>ories since , scientific rocketry, ong>theong> Scopes trial, and much more. Special Features Shows how diverse disciplines, from geology to space science, fit togeong>theong>r in a coherent view of ong>theong> earth * Explains earlier ideas and ong>theong>ories in ong>theong> context of ong>theong> beliefs and scientific knowledge of ong>theong>ir time * Spotlights important institutions that have shaped ong>theong> history of science * Explores relationships between science, practical applications, and sociopolitical concerns * Provides a subject index and an index of scientists with birth/death dates

Seeds of Earth (Humanity's Fire)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cobley, Michael, PUBLISHER: Orbit, Merciless. Relentless. Unstoppable. ong>Theong> first intelligent species to encounter mankind attacked without warning. Merciless. Relentless. Unstoppable. With little hope of halting ong>theong> invasion, Earth's last roll of ong>theong> dice was to dispatch three colony ships, seeds of Earth, to different parts of ong>theong> galaxy. ong>Theong> human race would live on... somewhere. 150 years later, ong>theong> planet Darien hosts a thriving human settlement, which enjoys a peaceful relationship with an indigenous race, ong>theong> scholarly Uvovo. But ong>theong>re are secrets buried on Darien's forest moon. Secrets that go back to an apocalyptic battle fought between ancient races at ong>theong> dawn of galactic civilization. Unknown to its colonists, Darien is about to become ong>theong> focus of an intergalactic power struggle where ong>theong> true stakes are beyond ong>theong>ir comprehension. And what choices will ong>theong> Uvovo make when ong>theong>ir true nature is revealed and ong>theong> skies grow dark with ong>theong> enemy?

Beyond Year Innovative Solutions for the Evolving

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mancini Newell, Lucy, PUBLISHER: Jossey-Bass, This issue explores how many healthcare organizations are meeting ong>theong> challenge of bringing meaningful patient information to those who practice medicine. It features case studies describing new and innovative solutions to delivering patient information and it addresses ong>theong> complex problem of consolidating information systems in a clinical laboratory setting. ong>Theong> contributors also examine integration issues related to linking radiology information to collected digitized images, education strategy, and ong>theong> challenges of meeting compliance requirements.This is an issue of ong>theong> "Journal for Healthcare Information Management," sponsored by ong>theong> Healthcare Information Management Systems Society.

Information Resources and Technology Transfer Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ouma-Onyango, Richard / Ouma-Onyango Ri / Ouma-Onyango, Ri, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book attempts to put information management in ong>theong> context of technology transfer, industrialization and national development. ong>Theong> author shows how critical ong>theong> efficient use of information resources can be in terms of productivity. He also examine ong>theong> costs of poor information management in undermining negotiation, ong>theong> preparation of contingencies, and ong>theong> ability to let go of "dead projects." To this end, case studies of two technology transfer projects in Kenya, ong>theong> National Power Alcohol and National Car Programme, are considered over a period of twenty years.

Responsible Management of Information Systems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stahl, Bernd Carsten, PUBLISHER: IGI Global, Responsible Management of Information Systems discusses ong>theong> question how can information systems be used and managed in a responsible manner. It does so by first defining ong>theong> central concepts of information systems as ong>theong> business use of information technology and ong>theong> underlying concepts of ethics and morality. ong>Theong> term responsibility is introduced as a mediation of ethics and morality and a promising approach to normative questions. After demonstrating that ong>theong> traditional notion of responsibility runs into many problems when applied to information systems ong>theong> book develops a new, a reflective ong>theong>ory of responsibility. This ong>theong>ory that emphasizes ong>theong> central characteristics of responsibility, namely openness, consequentialism, and teleology, is ong>theong>n applied to normative problems in information systems. It is shown that with ong>theong> use of this ong>theong>ory ong>theong> central moral and legal problems of information systems such as privacy or intellectual property can be successfully addressed.

Data Privacy in the Information Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Klosek, Jacqueline, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Passage of ong>theong> European Data Protection Directive and oong>theong>r national laws have increased ong>theong> need for companies and oong>theong>r entities to improve ong>theong>ir data protection and privacy controls. Clients, stakeholders, and ong>theong> public are clamoring for it. Klosek introduces ong>theong> various legal means to protect personal data in ong>theong> United States and ong>theong> European Union, targeting her book at American and international businesses that may have difficulty complying with ong>theong> European Directive. She explains its main elements and practical effects, presents primary components of national privacy laws abroad and in ong>theong> United States, and gives advice on some steps companies can take to improve ong>theong> level of protection ong>theong>y afford to ong>theong> data ong>theong>y possess. Klosek offers a comprehensive review of ong>theong> American and European systems for providing protection to personal information in ong>theong> ong>Internetong> age. She explains ong>theong> European Data Protection Directive, ong>theong> national data protection laws of ong>theong> fifteen countries of ong>theong> European Union, and ong>theong> laws and oong>theong>r initiatives for protecting individual personal data. She endeavors to discuss ong>theong> protection of personal data in general but focuses on, and emphasizes, ong>theong> protection of personal data within ong>theong> context of ong>theong> ong>Internetong>. In doing so, she provides much useful, fascinating information on ong>theong> obvious and non-obvious means of collecting and processing personal data through ong>theong> ong>Internetong>. Among its unusual features, ong>theong> book helps United States corporate decision makers assess ong>theong> effect data protection laws will have in Europe and ong>theong> U.S., and how companies that are operating web sites that cross international boundaries can ensure ong>theong>y stay in compliance withdata protection laws in countries in which ong>theong>ir web sites may be accessible. ong>Theong> book is essential reading for corporate compliance executives, corporate communications and oong>theong>r top-level organizational administrators, particularly in ong>Internetong> industries.

Neurobiology of Addictions: Implications for Clinical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Topper, Charles Lala Ashenberg / Spence, Richard T. / Dinitto, Diana M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Bridge ong>theong> gap between ong>theong> physical foundations of substance abuse and ong>theong> psychosocial approaches that can treat it This groundbreaking book offers helping professionals a thorough introduction to ong>theong> neurobiological aspects of substance abuse. It presents ong>theong> basic information on ong>theong> subject, including ong>theong> various neurobiological ong>theong>ories of addiction, and places ong>theong>m in a psychosocial context. Its clear and straightforward style connects ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical information with practical applications. This is an essential resource for substance abuse counselors, researchers, ong>theong>rapists, and social workers. Neurobiology of Addictions offers sound, tested information on substance abuse issues, including: neurobiological ong>theong>ories of addiction integrating drug treatments and ong>theong>rapeutic interventions using neurobiology to discover substance abuse in clients of various ages perspectives from social work, pharmacology, biology, and neuroscience

Bradt Kenya Highlights

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Briggs, Philip, PUBLISHER: Bradt Travel Guides, ong>Theong> new "Kenya Highlights" takes ong>theong> best of this magnificent country and condenses it into an informative guidebook designed for those visiting on organised tours. Renowned Africa expert, Philip Briggs - author of ten Bradt guides, and arguably ong>theong> best-respected guidebook writer on ong>theong> region - chooses ong>theong> highlights of each region of ong>theong> country (including ong>theong> parks and reserves), and provides full background information, togeong>theong>r with all ong>theong> practical information required by a visitor on a tour. ong>Theong>re's a chapter offering advice on planning a safari holiday, detailed sections on wildlife, history and people, and suggested lodge accommodation (selected in conjunction with some leading tour operators to Kenya). Featuring beautiful full-colour photos and maps throughout, this book serves equally as a holiday planner, a travel companion and a memento of your trip.

The Handbook of Ecological Monitoring

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clarke, Robin, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Theong> rapidly-developing field of ecological monitoring provides ong>theong> quantitative data on ong>theong> environment that planners and development experts need to outline future land use and to monitor change. ong>Theong> Handbook brings togeong>theong>r for ong>theong> first time information on ong>theong> three major techniques of ecological monitoring: ground surveys, low-level aerial reconnaissance, and remote sensing from high-flying aircraft and satellites. Written by twelve of ong>theong> world's experts, ong>theong> book provides an invaluable introduction filled with practical advice for ong>theong> design of ecological monitoring programs.

Cataclysms and Earth History: The Development of Diluvialism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huggett, Richard John, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book explores ong>theong> development of ideas about enormous floods, both gradual and catastrophic, and ong>theong> role of floods in fashioning ong>theong> Earth's surface. Floods of immense size are recorded in ancient myths and classical writings. Renaissance scholars believed that sea shells found on mountains were relics of Noah's Flood, and natural philosophers during ong>theong> Restoration and Enlightenment proposed elaborate ong>theong>ories of ong>theong> Earth which accounted for a universal Deluge. During ong>theong> late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, field evidence suggested that ong>theong>re had been several grand cataclysms during ong>theong> course of Earth's history, ong>theong> most recent of which was identified with ong>theong> Noachian Cataclysm. In ong>theong> nineteenth century too, a gradual inundation of continents was proposed, an idea which was taken up by proponents of marine regression and transgression cycles. During ong>theong> present century ong>theong> notion of marine transgression has been refined. Recently, ong>theong> possibility of catastrophic flooding has again been raised. ong>Theong> author traces ong>theong> developments of each of ong>theong>se ong>theong>ories and provides a comprehensive bibliography of ong>theong> exploration of ong>theong>se ideas through ong>theong> centuries.

Dischi Marilyn Manson

Vendo n. 6 CD originali di Marilyn Manson: - Portrait of an american family - Antichrist superstar - Mechanical animals - ong>Theong> last tour on earth - Holywood - ong>Theong> golden age of grotesque

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, E. L. / Jones, Eric / Frost, Lionel, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, Analyzing ong>theong> long-term, historical development of ong>theong> major economies around ong>theong> Pacific Rim in language aimed at ong>theong> general reader, "Coming Full Circle" throws light on ong>theong> most important relationships in ong>theong> region today as well as on ong>theong> prospects for future economic development and political cooperation.ong>Theong> authors begin with a critique of ong>theong> popular notion of a "Pacific region," paying particular attention to ong>theong> influence of geography and environment on population distribution and patterns of regional economic activity. ong>Theong>y address ong>theong> diverse indigenous development of pre-European times, later periods of direct European influence, and ong>theong> evolution of modern-day urban societies in ong>theong> region. Finally, ong>theong>y track ong>theong> rise of ong>theong> United States and Japan as ong>theong> dominant regional economic powers and forecast changes we can expect to see in ong>theong> years ahead, noting in particular ong>theong> increasing importance of China.

ISLAS (Dominie Mundo de Animales)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dominie Elementary, PUBLISHER: Dominie Elementary, A series of 10 books that feature some of ong>theong> most extra ordinary natural locations in ong>theong> world. Knowledge of various natural environments will increase as students take an informative and visually striking tour of some of ong>theong> most beautiful habitats on Earth. Acquista Ora

A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 57th General Assembly of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ayton-Shenker, Diana, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This annual publication provides readers with ong>theong> most accurate, complete, and up-to-date information on ong>theong> work of ong>theong> United Nations. Designed to serve international affairs experts, concerned citizens, and students, each volume of A Global Agenda offers a comprehensive overview of ong>theong> complex and disparate activities of ong>theong> entire UN system over ong>theong> course of a year and describes ong>theong>ir significance within ong>theong> context of contemporary events. Sponsored by ong>theong> United Nations Association of ong>theong> United States of America.

The Rise of Neoconservatism: Intellectuals and Foreign

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ehrman, John, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, This is ong>theong> first book to analyze ong>theong> history of neoconservatism and trace its influence on foreign policy, using new information from interviews and archives. Ehrman focuses on key individuals-Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Norman Podhoretz, and Elliott Abrams, showing ong>theong> development of ong>theong>ir ideas and ong>theong>ir place in American conservatism today

Mosby's Handbook of Drug-Herb and Drug-Supplement

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Health Gate Data Corporation / Harness, Richard / Bratman, Stven, PUBLISHER: Mosby, With an increasing number of patients combining herbal treatments with prescribed medications, reliable information on herb/supplement and pharmaceutical interactions is much needed. This portable reference is organized alphabetically by drug name and features an entry for each drug-herb/drug-supplement combination that has a proven interaction. Each entry is rated on a scale of 1 to 4 to show ong>theong> severity of ong>theong> interaction and includes information on related drugs, an interaction summary, a discussion of ong>theong> interaction, management suggestions, and references. In addition to ong>theong> core material, ong>theong>re are also several helpful appendices on interactions by herb or supplement, nutrient depletions, and drug-herb add-on depressant interactions.

Cherish the Gift: A Congregational Guide to Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Causey, Cindy Ubben / Conroy, Donald, PUBLISHER: Judson Press, Opens ong>theong> door to churches interested in beginning a program of environmental stewardship and serves as ong>theong> basis for dialogue within congregations and denominations on ong>theong> role of churches as true keepers of creation.

How Cut Drwgs Scratchboard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cutler, Merritt, PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, A manual of essential information on ong>theong> creation of drawings in this black-on-white medium -- tools, materials, techniques -- with many examples by famous illustrators.

World Almanac and Book of Facts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: World Almanac / Famighetti, Robert, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, ong>Theong> World Almanac is ong>theong> source for information. No oong>theong>r almanac comes close to matching its authority and breadth of coverage. Packed with facts and figures, it's ong>theong> only almanac millions of people turn to every year. ong>Theong> World Almanac continues ong>theong> 132-year tradition of providing up-to-date information on every subject imaginable in an inexpensive and easy-to-use format. Highlights include: -- 16 additional pages of information -- ong>theong> biggest edition ever published, including more graphs and charts type in key sections -- ong>Theong> 20th Century in Pictures: full-color section presenting photo highlights of ong>theong> 20th century -- Countdown to ong>theong> continuation of ong>theong> three-year World Almanac exclusive coming millennium, including special articles by noted experts, a feature on ong>theong> "Y2K" computer problem, a calendar of key millennium dates and events, and millennium feature boxes throughout ong>theong> book -- A preview of ong>theong> elections and a look ahead at what to expect from ong>theong> census -- Expanded ong>Internetong> information, including ong>theong> largest collection of Web site addresses found in any almanac, plus a handy guide to ong>theong> ong>Internetong> and a directory of essential E-mail addresses In addition to ong>theong> paperback edition, ong>Theong> World Almanac is available in a special Large Format Hardcover Edition that offers an expanded page format and larger, easier-to-read type. Containing ong>theong> exact same in-depth, extensive coverage as ong>theong> paperback edition, it also offers: -- ong>Theong> Large Format Hardcover Edition is a high quality gift for ong>theong> World Almanac enthusiast on everyone's holiday list -- Expanded 7" x 10" page format -- Larger type -- Deluxe 50 lb. text stock --Colorful protective dust jacket

Advances in Psychopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carman, John S. / Lydiard, R. Bruce / Gold, Mark S., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, ong>Theong> book focuses on ong>theong> prediction and optimization of pharmacological treatment of psychiatric patients. Topics covered include ong>theong> importance of accurate psychiatric diagnosis, medical problems which can mimic psychiatric illness, and ong>theong> interface between psychiatric illness and opiate addiction and alcoholism. Current literature on predicting responses to antidepressants, lithium, antipsychotics and antianxiety agents is summarized. This practical guide also offers details on ong>theong> state-of-ong>theong>-art uses of blood levels in psychiatric practice for each class of drugs as well as oong>theong>r useful information in tables, graphs and flow charts.

The Winning Edge: The Student-Athlete's Guide to College

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kilpatrick, Frances / Kilpatrick, James, PUBLISHER: Octameron Associates, This is ong>theong> book for students interested in college sports. It contains information on over 35 sports, on all levels of competition. ong>Theong> most comprehensive resource on athletic scholarships, it also features advice from coaches and more.

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