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The Theory of Relativity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Einstein, Albert, PUBLISHER: Citadel Press, In this collection of Einstein's most important writings on physics, Einstein reduces ong>theong> complex to its essentials. Covers ong>theong> ong>Theong>ory of Relativity, E=MC2, Physics and Reality, and much more.

Top Down Policy Making

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dye, Thomas R., PUBLISHER: CQ Press, In this brief, eye-opening work, Thomas R. Dye explodes ong>theong> myth that public policy represents ong>theong> "demands of people," and that ong>theong> making of public policy flows upward from ong>theong> masses. In reality, Dye argues, public policy in America, as in all nations, reflects ong>theong> values, interests, and preferences of ong>theong> governing elite."Top Down Policymaking" is a close examination of ong>theong> process by which ong>theong> nation's elite goes about making public policy. Focusing on ong>theong> behind-ong>theong>-scenes activities of money foundations, policy planning organizations, think tanks, political campaign contributors, special-interest groups, lobbyists, law firms, influence-peddlers, and ong>theong> national news media, Dye concludes that public policy does not represent ong>theong> "demands of people."ong>Theong> reality is that public policy is made from ong>theong> top down.

Edge and Fold

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoover, Paul, PUBLISHER: Apogee Press, Poetry. "EDGE AND FOLD comes in short couplets that have ong>theong> pith of aphorisms, but dismantle any expectation of closure. ong>Theong>y push thinking over ong>theong> edge into ong>theong> folds of all minds. In this amazing plural space (tenuously teong>theong>red to ong>theong> white of ong>theong> page) subtle discriminating intelligences unfold lyric intensity into question, wonder, mystery. EDGE AND FOLD confirms Paul Hoover as one of our important poets"--Rosmarie Waldrop.

The American Southwest: The Land of Challenge and Promise

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Geographic Society, PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society, ong>Theong>se handy, take-along volumes are both beautiful destination planners and wonderful armchair adventures. Written in a warm, first-person style, ong>theong> informative text plus up-to-date maps make for easy vacation planning, while ong>theong> lush photography and unbeatable price make ong>theong>m great gift items. ong>Theong> first four titles are: -- Beyond ong>theong> Horizon: Come to ong>theong> edge of enchantment: ong>theong> highlands of Venezuela, Iceland, shaped by fire and ice, and ong>theong> Chinese ong>kingdomong> of Muli.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study of eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. ong>Theong> individual chapters on ong>theong> United States, ong>theong> United ong>Kingdomong>, ong>theong> Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa and Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination of nations that are representative of ong>theong> diversity in decision-making frameworks and political development in ong>theong> international community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide ong>theong> reader through a series of discussions on key political milestones in ong>theong> nation's history, ong>theong> structure of government, ong>theong> relationship of citizen to state, ong>theong> role played by political parties, groups and elections, ong>theong> shape and influence of ong>theong> political elite, ong>theong> current status of ong>theong> political economy and ong>theong> future direction of ong>theong> nation in a global environment.

The Art of Fieldwork

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wolcott, Harry F., PUBLISHER: Altamira Press, One of anthropology's premier writers on fieldwork methodology looks at ong>theong> essential elements that constitute ong>theong> art of his discipline. In ong>Theong> Art of Fieldwork, Wolcott compares ong>theong> fieldworker to ong>theong> artist, while recognizing ong>theong> inherent differences between ong>theong> labors of each.

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

The Red Badge of Courage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crane, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Smk Books, ong>Theong> Red Badge of Courage is considered one of ong>theong> most influential works in American literature. ong>Theong> novel, a depiction on ong>theong> cruelty of ong>theong> American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on ong>theong> battlefield. ong>Theong> book made Crane an international success.

Pictorial History of Hockey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romain, Joseph / Duplacey, James, PUBLISHER: Thunder Bay Press (CA), This lively volume begins with ong>theong> first games resembling ice hockey, played on ong>theong> frozen lakes of Europe and North America, and traces ong>theong> game's development to ong>theong> dazzling speed and puck-handling that characterize it today. From ong>theong> first Stanley Cup playoff in through ong>theong> growth of ong>theong> Pacific Coast Hockey Association, ong>theong> proliferation of boomtown hockey, ong>theong> birth of ong>theong> NHL, ong>theong> evolution of ong>theong> All-Star game, ong>theong> advent of international competition, and ong>theong> rival leagues to ong>theong> expansion teams, this illustrated volume tells ong>theong> complete story of ong>theong> fastest game on ice.

Ali, Child of the Desert

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: London, Jonathan / Lewin, Ted, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, Captures ong>theong> dramatic beauty and danger of ong>theong> Sahara Seated atop his camel, Ali felt ong>theong> desert roll beneath him. Three days' ride ahead lay ong>theong> Moroccan market town of Rissani, at ong>theong> edge of ong>theong> Great Sahara, where Ali and his faong>theong>r would sell ong>theong>ir camels. But suddenly, out of nowhere, ong>theong> wind came howling, and ong>theong> whirling sand swallowed ong>theong> sun, ong>theong> camel herd, and his faong>theong>r. Stranded on ong>theong> vast Sahara, Ali must summon all his courage to first find food and shelter, ong>theong>n his faong>theong>r. In ong>theong> process, he learns ong>theong> true nature of ong>theong> desert and its people.

Claws - Libro in Inglese

Emma's sister is missing. Her parents have spent all ong>theong>ir savings on ong>theong> search. And now ong>theong> family has no choice but to live in a ramshackle trailer park on ong>theong> edge of ong>theong> forest, next door to down-and-out enchanted creatures.

Moral Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kevan, PUBLISHER: P & R Publishing, Demonstrates ong>theong> value of ong>theong> Law of God in ong>theong> believer's life. Based on ong>theong> insights of ong>theong> brilliant Puritan writer Anthony Burgess

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

Radical Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, Sylvia, PUBLISHER: Xlibris Corporation, This second book of ong>theong> Real Magic series continues to explore ong>theong> ancient Hermetic Teachings as "A mental art---ong>theong> art of using consciousness itself as ong>theong> tool for creating changes in consciousness." What does ong>theong> Hermetic axiom, "as above; so below" really mean? ong>Theong> relationship between macrocosm (above) and microcosm (below) is ong>theong> key to ong>theong> Hermetic Teachings. Macrocosm refers to ong>theong> Eternal Reality of Light; ong>theong> realm of God. Microcosm is its reflection; a fragmentation of Light; ong>theong> world of human existence and human ego. ong>Theong> core of ong>theong> Hermetic Teachings for centuries has been focused on transforming ong>theong> fragmented body of Light in human consciousness and uniting below with above.

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>theong> temperament of ong>theong> Rottweiler and ong>theong> importance of understanding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years of experience in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide to character and behavior traits and illustrate ong>theong> correct way to rear, train, and show ong>theong> dog.

Kerma and the Kingdom of Kush, B.C.: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendall, Timothy, PUBLISHER: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian I, This book chronicles one of ong>theong> 20th century's greatest discoveries in African archaeology. In , in ong>theong> village of Kerma in ong>theong> norong>theong>rn Sudan, G.A. Reisner identified ong>theong> remains of an ancient city with colossal architecture and spectacular tombs. Kerma mystified scholars for decades until new research and renewed excavations by C. Bonnet revealed it to be ong>theong> capital of ong>theong> early Nubian ong>kingdomong> of Kush. Written to accompany an exhibition of ancient Nubian pottery, jewelry, and cultural artifacts, ong>theong> book documents ong>theong> archaeological site and ancient art works.

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regina Orthodox Press, What did ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs of ong>theong> historic Church teach about ong>theong> role of women in ong>theong> Church? For many years ong>theong> answer to this question has come from feminist ong>theong>ologians. It has been difficult to find a book that presents what ong>theong> Church Faong>theong>rs and ong>theong> Scriptures teach on women and men's role in ong>theong> life of ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> Scandal of Gender brings us into direct contact with ong>theong> auong>theong>ntic and original teachings of ong>theong> ancient Christian Church Faong>theong>rs on ong>theong> issue of ong>theong> proper role of women and men in ong>theong> life of ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> point of view of ong>theong> Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects ong>theong> traditional Orthodox point of view of ong>theong> Early Church Faong>theong>rs and ong>theong> Bible.

The American Cowboy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Will, PUBLISHER: Mountain Press Publishing Company, "ong>Theong> American Cowboy spans three generations of cowboys in ong>theong> American West, from ong>theong> young trail boss of ong>theong> very first cattle drive from Texas north to ong>theong> railroads, to his grandson, born after ong>theong> open range had been fenced in. Discover ong>theong> danger and thrill of life on ong>theong> frontier as ong>theong> history of ong>theong> cowboy unfolds through ong>theong> expansion of ong>theong> cattle business, ong>theong> growth of ong>theong> railroads, and ong>theong> coming of ong>theong> farmer. Will James brings to life ong>theong> spirit of ong>theong> American cowboy that will never die.

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.

Vendere una foto

ong>Theong> work was written by ong>theong> artist N. Lvov in ong>theong> middle of ong>theong> first half of ong>theong> 20th century.ong>Theong> painting depicts ong>theong> summer souong>theong>rn seascape. On ong>theong> left side - a mountainous shore with cypress. ong>Theong> landscape is characterized by simplicity, clarity and original pictorial expression.A picture with a harmonious color, based on a combination of subtle shades of blue, green and brown colors. ong>Theong> work is written with ong>theong> appropriate mood and corresponds to works popular with connoisseurs of art!

Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carroll, John B. / Whorf, Benjamin L., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), ong>Theong> pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf () grasped ong>theong>relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape ourinnermost thoughts. His basic ong>theong>sis is that our perception of ong>theong> world and ourways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by ong>theong> structure of ong>theong> languages wespeak. ong>Theong> writings collected in this volume include important papers on ong>theong> Maya, Hopi, and Shawnee languages as well as more general reflections on language andmeaning.

Envisioning Cyberspace: Designing 3D Electronic Spaces

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anders, Peter, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, Free of ong>theong> constraints of physical form and limited only by imagination, new environments spring to life daily in a fantastic realm called cyberspace. ong>Theong> creators of this new virtual world may be programmers, designers, architects, even children. In this invigorating exploration of ong>theong> juncture between cyberspace and ong>theong> physical world, architect Peter Anders brings togeong>theong>r leading-edge cyberspace art and architecture... inspiring new techniques and technologies... unexpected unions of reality and virtuality... and visions of challenges and opportunities as yet unexplored. More than an invitation to tour fantastic realms and examine powerful tools, this book is a hard-eyed look at cyberspace's impact on physical, cultural, and social reality, and ong>theong> human-centered principles of its design. This is a book that will set designers and architects thinkingNand a work of importance to anyone fascinated with ong>theong> fast-closing space between ong>theong> real and ong>theong> virtual.

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

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>theong> trip of a lifetime. He's traveling from England to New York on ong>theong> first voyage of ong>theong> greatest ocean liner in history--ong>theong> Titanic. Here is a story of cowardice and courage, of despair and determination, and of an unbreakable bond between a boy and a dog on one terrifying night.

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