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- catalog abstract "The first in a series of three monographs - Forthcoming volumes: Planning the home for occupancy, and Construction and equipment of the home.".
- catalog abstract "A brief account of his boyhood and an illustrated chronology of his adult life, his works, and the cultured and political events that helped shape Leonardo's world.".
- catalog abstract "Documents date the church from 1280 but evidence from the building suggests a 16th century structure with extensive modifications in later centuries.".
- catalog abstract "239 entries to journal and monographic literature. Also includes foreign literature, for which titles are given in the original language and in English. Entries arranged alphabetically by authors under years of publication. Brief annotations. Authors, subject indexes.".
- catalog abstract ""The Last Word on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense provides you with all the skills, techniques, and tools for totally eliminating verbal abuse from your life."--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Argues that feminism depends for its effectiveness on an alliance of theory and practice. Making the case that poststructuralism is the theory with the most explanatory and practical relevance to feminism, the author examines the possibilities for a feminist practice.".
- catalog abstract "Thought-provoking nonmathematical introduction to the conceptual foundations of both Newton's and Einstein's theories of gravitation. Special relativity theory, general relativity theory, other topics. This updated edition features material on gravitational radiation detectors, current problems in cosmology, singularities of the gravitational field, and more.".
- catalog abstract "Collected articles and correspondence, chiefly on military affairs and the politics of Pakistan, by a retired Pakistan Army officer.".
- catalog abstract "716 references to literature resulting from 273 projects funded by national sources during fiscal year 1973. Alphabetical arrangement by authors under broad categories. Lists of funding sources, principal investigators. Indexes by keywords, authors.".
- catalog abstract "From the Publisher: The Cuban poet Nicolas Guillen, who was born in the eastern province of Camaguey in 1902, died in 1989. This new edition of his selected poems, reissued thirty years after its original publication, includes an extensive new introductory essay by Roberto Marquez, one of the original translators and a leading authority on Caribbean and Latin American literature and culture.".
- catalog abstract "Study covers Siwan District, Bihar.".
- catalog abstract ""Study of the lives and rituals of the Haitian mambos and adepts, and of the history and origins of their religion"--Back cover. A master work of observation and description about the lives and rituals of the Haitian mambos and adepts, and of the history and origins of their religion.".
- catalog abstract "Yakoub is the king of the Rom, the ancient Gypsy race of humans who have evolved from the days of caravans into lords of the spaceways, the only pilots capable of steering ships safely between the many worlds of the galaxy. Convinced that his people have lost their way, and determined to return them to their ancestral home of Romany Star, Yakoub has "retired" that they might realize their need of him. Living in exile on an icy world, he is visited by three companions (some only in astral form) who each entreat him to return and take up his throne. But when the king comes out of retirement, he finds himself embroiled in a power struggle, not only over the Romany throne, but over the fate of the entire galactic empire as well. Told as a rollicking first person narrative, Star of Gypsies is a charming and imaginative Space Opera adventure recounted in classic Silverberg style.".
- catalog abstract "Shows examples of graffiti from around the world and shares the opinions of graffiti artists about their work.".
- catalog abstract "The experiences of four people who found the courage to continue living and rebuild their lives after suffering setbacks (terrorist assault, career failure, polio, drug addiction).".
- catalog abstract "Traces the life of the nineteenth century French artist, looks at his most important paintings, drawings, and sculpture, and discusses influences on his work.".
- catalog abstract "Identifies articles, styles, methods, and makers of silverware, from Great Britain since 1500, and from North America since Colonial times.".
- catalog abstract "Traces the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and examines the major battles and campaigns.".
- catalog abstract "Analytical study of the 1961/62, 1971/72, and 1981/82 censuses.".
- catalog abstract "Recounts the stories of everyday people, some famous and some unknown, who lived in Jerusalem during the last hundred years.".
- catalog abstract "Why is the sky dark at night? The answer to this ancient and celebrated riddle, says Edward Harrison, seems relatively simple: the sun has set and is now shining on the other side of the earth. But suppose we were space travelers and far from any star. Out in the depths of space the heavens would be dark, even darker than the sky seen from the earth on cloudless and moonless nights. For more than four centuries, astronomers and other investigators have pondered the enigma of a dark sky and proposed many provocative but incorrect answers. Darkness at Night eloquently describes the misleading trails of inquiry and strange ideas that have abounded in the quest for a solution. In tracing this story of discovery - one of the most intriguing in the history of science--the astronomer and physicist Edward Harrison explores the concept of infinite space, the structure and age of the universe, the nature of light, and other subjects that once were so perplexing. He introduces a range of stellar intellects, from Democritus in the ancient world to Digges in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, followed by Kepler, Newton, Halley, Chéseaux, Olbers, Poe, Kelvin, and Bondi. Harrison's style is engaging, incisive yet poetic, and his strong grasp of history - from the Greeks to the twentieth century - adds perspective, depth, and scope to the narrative. Richly illustrated and annotated, this book will delight and enlighten both the casual reader and the serious inquirer.".
- catalog abstract "Analysis of census data collected over the period 1952-1981 in Nepal.".
- catalog abstract "A Buddhist monk in the New York Mets organization learns to throw a baseball with unerring accuracy at the blazing speed of 168 miles per hour.".
- catalog abstract "A major new work from Germany's greatest modern writer, this wildly imaginative yet superbly told novel revives some of Grass's most famous characters from his novels The Tin Drum, Headbirths, and The Flounder, as it tells the story of a female rat who engages the narrator in a series of dialogues convincingly demonstrating that the rats will inherit a devastated earth.".
- catalog abstract "Directory and profile of the libraries in The American Theological Library Association.".
- catalog abstract "Works of one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and color field painters.".
- catalog abstract "Traces the assimilation of the Absurb Drama into the British way of life in the hands of Harold Pinter, it shows Pinter's development toward a kind of tragi-comedy that ispurely his own.".
- catalog abstract "An analysis of the role and influence of the provincial daily and weekly press in the life of an English community, through a comparison of the way in which the six newspapers reported the affairs of the area in the 1960s.".
- catalog abstract "A young girl describes the loneliness she feels after her best friend moves away.".
- catalog abstract "Includes chapters on monkeys.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of the renowned gospel singer who wanted more than anything else to "sing for the Lord."".
- catalog abstract "A little girl with impaired hearing learns through various methods to use and understand speech.".
- catalog abstract "Account of climatological work at the Voeikov Geophysical Observatory.".
- catalog abstract "Study of Mencken's indictment of the post-bellum South which brought about its renascence of literary achievement.".
- catalog abstract "One of a series of books telling the story of Alaska during more than a century of Russian rule, this list drawn from manuscripts, shipping news, and accounts of voyages, provides a coherent picture of the entire fur trade along the Northwest Coast.".
- catalog abstract "Piper Paw can not bear being kissed by his mother all the time, and it takes some painful experiences for them to reach a mutual understanding.".
- catalog abstract ""Aimed to include every published generic name ... from 1753 onward, and every published family name from the appearance of the Genera Plantarum of Jussieu in 1789"--Pref. for the taxonomist. Cryptic.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the personality, power, and ministry of such prominent evangelists as Oral Roberts, Reverend Ike, and Billy Graham.".
- catalog abstract "The autobiography of Bible scholar, Edgar J. Goodspeed.".
- catalog abstract "Tells where the plants were found, who first used them and why, and how they ultimately became lifesaving or pain-killing drugs. Partly historical, to a degree biographical, with a basic presentation of the facts of science, including a dash of anthropology.".
- catalog abstract "Set against the serene backdrop of the Russian countryside is the story of Arcady Kirsanov, a young man who returns from college to his father's country manor with his radical friend Bazarov in tow. The Kirsanovs' lives will change forever.".
- catalog abstract "Pictorially develops the main principles of physical and historical geology.".
- catalog abstract "Educational process in a residential school for Indian children in the Yukon Territory.".
- catalog abstract "A guide that tells you how to select and care for the best trees and shrubs for every kind of property.".
- catalog abstract "An anthology of works by Israeli writers.".
- catalog abstract "A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.".
- catalog abstract "The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire's name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil's name.".
- catalog abstract "Marx's private relationships and political and intellectual developmentare reviewed in detail. Bibliog.".
- catalog abstract "This book is a rebuttal of the cultural reductionism of Max Weber and others who have tried to explain the politics and society of the Middle East by reference to some unchanging entity called "Islam," typically characterized as instinctively hostile to capitalism. The author looks at the facts, analyzing economic texts, to show that Muslims never had any problem making money.".
- catalog abstract "Throws light on many problems plaguing the postwar world, and traces them back to the age old conflict between Pagan Fatalism and Christian Freedom. The author delves into highly controversial subjects and leads to certain conclusions that are contrary to much of present-day thinking.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the origin, meaning, and usage of more than four thousand words and expressions used in medicine, literature, music, philosophy, and other academic fields.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of interviews with working people in a wide variety of occupations.".
- catalog abstract "Nabokov's first novel written in America.".
- catalog abstract "This is another volume in the Modern Studies in Philosophy, a series of anthologies under the general editorship of Prof. Amelie Oksenberg Rorty, which present contemporary interpretations and evaluations of the works of major philosophers. This volume, consisting of a collection of papers by an impressive gallery of scholars, offers a plurality of perspectives on Spinoza. Each interpretation conflicts with some other; yet each illuminates some aspect of the subject. All the papers reflect the "tensions" and "conflicts" which make for very exciting and rewarding reading. Still the substantive puzzles remain and will continue to excite and fascinate successive generations of Spinoza's critics.".
- catalog abstract "In The Logic of Life François Jacob looks at the way our understanding of biology has changed since the sixteenth century. He describes four fundamental turning points in the perception of the structure of living things: the discoveries of the functions of organs, cells, chromosomes and genes, and DNA.".
- catalog abstract "In The Interpretation of Cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to develop an important new concept of culture. This groundbreaking book, winner of the 1974 Sorokin Award of the American Sociological Association, helped define for an entire generation of anthropologists what their field is ultimately about.".
- catalog abstract "Based on the compilation originally published by William Hone of London in 1820. In the earlier edition, the translations were by Jeremiah Jones and Archbishop Wake.".
- catalog abstract "The green plant in the economy of nature. The green plant cell. Plant nutrition. Plant growth. Diderentiation and morphogenesis.".
- catalog abstract "Detailed documentation of Tolstoy's life.".
- catalog abstract "Descriptions of kinds of zonal vegetation into which eco-physiological data must fit. Includes chapters on the arctic tundra, boreal coniferous forest, and alpine vegetation zones.".
- catalog abstract "An autobiographical account of a frontier family's struggles in a backwoods environment a century ago.".
- catalog abstract "Even though they were poor, the people of Chelm were content with their lives until the Council of Sages made them aware of their problems.".
- catalog abstract "Brings together articles and sections of books that reflect all facets of the new history of the family.".
- catalog abstract "The story of a simple country girl whose family's pretentions lead to her destruction.".
- catalog abstract "In the 16th c. there occurred in Ireland the situation of an older culture meeting a newer, more dominant culture in the prevailing atmosphere of European colonisation. The Tudor conquest and the changes it accomplished in the government, politics, social and economic life, materially affected the institutions and landscape of Ireland. It was a conquest which took a further century of war, plantation and administrative planning to accomplish. Ireland, though conquered in the name of Henry II of England centuries earlier, had for practical purposes escaped subjugation. By the end of the 17th c. Ireland had been effectively reduced to colonial status and her social and economic life reflected that condition. This is the seventh volume in the comprehensive 11 volume "Gill History of Ireland," which covers Irish history from the fifth century to the 1960s.".
- catalog abstract "Compares the liberal, anti-establishment activities of Doonesbury's college associates with the Vietnam exploits of a patriotic quarterback.".
- catalog abstract "John and Polly Thompson Caperton were in Augusta County, Virginia by 1753 and later in Botetourt County, Virginia in 1774. Descendants lived in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Virginia West Virginia, and elsewhere.".
- catalog abstract "As the children, friends, and employees of a dying octogenarian gather at her bedside, a life of anguish and yearning is revealed.".
- catalog abstract "An account of how the Sioux have come to know God, nature, and their fellow men.".
- catalog abstract "Autorka analyzuje kapitoly o Avarech a Slovanech z Mauriciova díla Taktika. Ve čtyřech kapitolách se postupně zabývá východisky a cíli, problémy etnografických topoi v byzantské literatuře tehdejší doby a společenským a.".
- catalog abstract "Details the most recent machine tool processes and developments and provides exercises in conventional operations.".
- catalog abstract "Covers historical development, foreign ownership, jurisdiction, policies etc. of natural resources development in Canada.".
- catalog abstract "A history of drug plant gardens.".
- catalog abstract "For upper-level undergraduate and first-year graduate students.".
- catalog abstract "Cities the key leaders, issues, and problems of the Civil Rights movement in America as it evolved over a thirty-year period.".
- catalog abstract "Jensen provides a definitive portrait of Karloff and his work. He traces the star's career, and describes in detail the production of all the famous Karloff movies.".
- catalog abstract "Todd Webb and Willard B. Robinson describe the warmth, fine scale, and beauty of churches, courthouses, federal buildings, hotels and commercial palaces.".
- catalog abstract "Abstract: leaves iii-v.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the key issues of the abortion controversy as they apply to Western nations and the United States and discusses current american laws and medical practices.".
- catalog abstract "Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.".
- catalog abstract "Many proven scientific facts about animals and their behavior.".
- catalog abstract "Reveals the change in Western man's conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval times.".
- catalog abstract "Contains nearly three hundred illustrations and photographs documenting bird life by location; a section on the study of birds is also included.".
- catalog abstract "From Books Back Cover: Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) is best remembered today for his theories on the menace of over-population; this first ever full-length biography shows him also in his role as one of the founders of classical political economy, and still a controversial figure in the history of economic thought. Based on exhaustive research among contemporary sources, it gives an account of Malthus's two careers, as an economist and as a professor at the East India College.".
- catalog abstract "A concise and readable account of Burke's political philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "The volume begins with a brief history of archeological research and a description of the environmental setting. Succeeding chapters trace cultural development, beginning with the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers, continuing through periods of regionalism and integration, and culminating with the emergence of the Inca Empire. -- P. [4] of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Chronicle of a Norwegian family living on a huge estate in the hills.".
- catalog abstract "As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M. C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of the well-known Black political figure whose flamboyant conduct led to the denial of his seat in Congress.".
- catalog abstract "Metabolic patterns and cellular organisation; Organisation and structure; Bioenergetics; Catabolism; Anabolism; Links between metabolic pathways.".
- catalog abstract "The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.".
- catalog abstract "This is first and foremost a brilliant multidimensional portrait of a man-an extraordinary man who, denied power within the normal framework of the democratic process, stepped outside that framework to grasp power sufficient to shape a great city and hold sway over the very texture of millions of lives.".
- catalog abstract "This volume tells the story of the Mexican-American War, an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. The events that led to war are described with reference to military strengths and weaknesses, and every military campaign and engagement is explained in clear detail and illustrated with good maps. Problems of large numbers of untrained volunteers, discipline and desertion, logistics, diseases and sanitation, relations with Mexican civilians in occupied territory, and Mexican guerrilla operations are all explained, as are the negotiations which led to war's end and the Mexican cession.".
- catalog abstract "Looks at African musical traditions, structures, and instruments in their historic, social, and cultural contexts.".
- catalog abstract "Keep in rare collection per Dr. William Williams.".
- catalog abstract "Indian tribes which supplied scouts included Apache, Crow, Pawnee, Shoshone, Comanche, Kowa, Blackfeet, Navajo, Seminole, and to a lesser part, Dakota, Arapahoe, Arickana, Cheyenne.".
- catalog abstract "A small collection of Japanese haiku.".
- catalog abstract ""Rudolf Steiner, philosopher, scientist and educator, (1861-1925), has achieved world-wide fame as the originator of the Science of the Spirit known as Anthroposophy, and as a pioneer of genius in a variety of fields of learning."--Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "The poet traces his mental and spiritual growth by juxtaposing images from his rural youth and adult experiences.".