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- catalog abstract "An introduction to Jewish theology, emphasizing the concept of mitzvah, or commandment, and the meaning of the ceremony of bar or bat mitzvah.".
- catalog abstract "Related how a group of Moravians, living in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, around 1755, used heavenly music to defeat the Delaware Indians.".
- catalog abstract "Includes profiles of six women who work in animal-related occupations such as zookeeper, show-dog handler, reacehorse trainer, and veterinarian.".
- catalog abstract "Biographies of individual spies, incidents, organizations, and techniques from Ellizabethan times up to the 1980s.".
- catalog abstract "The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discusses morality, testimony, being a missionary, service to others, profanity, personal journals, tithing, administration to the sick, and planning your life.".
- catalog abstract "Greedy relatives and scheming servants come to battle over the will of a cantankerous old tycoon, as he lies on his deathbed and later in his tomb, where he may have been placed prematurely.".
- catalog abstract "The visit which the Queen of Sheba made to King Solomon remains one of the most fascinating stories in sacred or secular literature. It has its orthodox origins in two parallel narratives in the Old Testament and in the Qur'an. It has also pursued a colourful life of its own however, in the oral and historical literary traditions of the Near and Middle East.".
- catalog abstract "EXPLAINS THE MEANINGS OF MORE THAN 5,000 WORDS, PHRASES, AND SLANG EXPRESSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, TENNIS, BOXING, AND OTHER SPORTS.".
- catalog abstract "Hugo learns to be a ventriloquist, but when he throws his voice it doesn't come back for a long time.".
- catalog abstract "Describes masks used by North American Indians to heal sickness, appease spirits, pray for rain, and for other purposes. Includes directions for making several types of masks.".
- catalog abstract "Over 500 entries to terminology as used by teachers, practitioners, and students. Each entry gives explanatory definition and reference.".
- catalog abstract "A seventeen-year-old orphan with Hodgkin's disease becomes very involved with her new hospital roommate, a nine-year-old girl who insists that the man who killed her father is trying to kill her.".
- catalog abstract "The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.".
- catalog abstract "Traces the spread of acid rain around the world and examines the causes and effects of acid precipitation.".
- catalog abstract "When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in room 207 plan to "really act up."".
- catalog abstract "Two sixteen-year-old boys, suspicious of the sudden death of an eccentric millionaire, look for a clue to the mystery in the last crossword puzzle the old man worked on.".
- catalog abstract "In this book, the author takes us on a guided tour of this new, relativistic universe where time is a central, but elusive, factor. He shows how complicated our time-keeping will become should we ever achieve the dream of traveling to the stars; how "black holes" stop time in its tracks; how the relationship between time and light limits our probing of the universe.".
- catalog abstract "This is a glimpse backstage into one of the world's great opera houses: San Francisco Opera House. It is also and insider's look at the process of creating what is probably the world's most complicated art form. Behind each superstar on stage is a support staff of hundreds, even thousands of people, most of whom are highly specialized. In following the process, the authors watched productions grow from telephone negotiations through intensive rehearslas into the full-scale extravaganza the audience sees. --from Preface.".
- catalog abstract "Although modern developments in medical science have produced some dramatic benefits, they have also raised difficult and sometimes controversial moral and legal questions. How much information should a physician give to a patient? If preserving the life means increasing suffering, should every means be exercised to prolong life? Should we screen the population and reduce the reproductive freedom of individuals with genetic diseases? Frank Harron, John Burnside, and Tom Beauchamp examine these and many other questions confronted today by health care professionals, patients and their families, policy makers, and all informed, responsible citizens. They explore such provocative problems as euthanasia, abortion, in vitro fertilization, health care and distributive justice, truth-telling and informed consent, determination of death, and genetic engineering. Their approach reaches behind the headlines and beyond the controversy to enable the reader to make his or her own informed decisions. -from back cover.".
- catalog abstract "Twelve-year-old Henley dreams of finding with her Aunt Mercy the sense of home and belonging she has missed in her life of wandering with her restless mother Patti.".
- catalog abstract "Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.".
- catalog abstract "A day in the life of a young girl from Belize.".
- catalog abstract "Casimir, himself a famous physician, studied and worked with three great physicists of the twentieth century: Niels Bohr, Wolfgang Pauli and Paul Ehrenfest. In his autobiography, the brilliant theoretician lets the reader witness the revolution that led to quantum physics, whose influence on modern society turned out to be many times larger than the first atomic physicists could have imagined. Through his involvement in the technical-scientific and the business aspects of physics, through management positions at Philips Research Laboratory and as a member of the Board of Directors of Philips, Professor Casimir is the ideal person to place half a century of developments in physics within the context of important events in the world.".
- catalog abstract "Approximately 4400 entries to abbreviations from 9 subject areas, i.e., Anatomic terms, Physiologic terms, Symptoms and diseases, Diagnostic terms, Therapeutic terms, Orders/instructions, Medical chemistry, Terms of measurement, and Organisms. Based on abbreviations as used in various hospitals. No punctuation used.".
- catalog abstract "Since the 1950s, the United States has negotiated more than fifteen arms control agreements, several of which limited nuclear explosive testing by the signatories. Negotiations on another treaty on nuclear testing have been ongoing in Geneva since October 1977, between the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom. This treaty would go beyond previous agreements limiting nuclear testing and impose a total ban on all nuclear explosive testing. Proponents of this Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty suggest that it will inhibit the further spread of nuclear weapons technology, lessen the superpower arms race, and be a stabilizing force in world affairs. This monograph contends that US support of this agreement is inconsistent with the US doctrine of strategic nuclear deterrence. Without testing to modernize US nuclear weapons, the United States cannot have an effective nuclear deterrent force.".
- catalog abstract "An in-depth study of the problem of acid rain discusses the characteristics, causes, and environmental impact of acid precipitation.".
- catalog abstract ""Land to the Tiller' has long been a rallying cry of radical agrarian movements. The slogan evokes the image of crude red flags in the hands of peasants confronting landlords and police in the classic conflict over distribution of the land and its product. That image is one aspect of the reality in South Asia; but the issue of agrarian reform is simultaneously less dramatic and more profound than its popular image. At stake is the transformation of the basic structure, the political economy, of agrarian society. Marx noted that the 'innermost secrets' of a society are revealed in its production relations; in the relations of men and women to the land are embedded relations of power, security, wealth, opportunity, and standing in rural South Asia."--Pub. desc.".
- catalog abstract "Presents the lives of the four Beatles and material on their retinue, rise to fame, and lives after the breakup of the group.".
- catalog abstract "The author, personal valet to Prince Charles for 12 years provides an intimate look at the responsibilities, relationships, and social life of the future king.".
- catalog abstract ""...Minutes of various kinds of Church-related meetings (general conferences, high council and priesthood quorum meetings, and special councils) for the period 1830-1844 ... held in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and Nauvoo, Illinois...Nevertheless, a full 80 percent of the total entries are from the Missouri period"--Introd., p. xi-xii.".
- catalog abstract "Offers a brief outline of Simon's life and career and critically examines all of his plays, adaptations, and screenplays.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the patterns and causes of teenage drinking, looks at treatments for alcoholism, and offers tips on improving the parent-child relationship.".
- catalog abstract "Presents the physiology of weight loss, suggests a diet for getting thin, and recommends some specific exercises.".
- catalog abstract "Guidelines for daily consumption of meat, dairy foods, and cooking oils and fats and calling for corresponding increases in the daily consumption of whole cereal,grains, fresh vegetables, and fruit.".
- catalog abstract "Papers, chiefly in relation to India and Bangladesh.".
- catalog abstract ""This edition, signed by the author, is limited to three hundred and fifty numbered copies"--Prelimimary p. [1] LC has signed, unnumbered copy, deposited for copyright.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles on the Indian experience.".
- catalog abstract "Over 6000 entries to terminology of health services management. Also includes names of organizations, legal phrases, abbreviations, titles of publications, acronyms, and names of legislation. Concise definitions. Miscellaneous appendixes.".
- catalog abstract ""Calling Christians to be true to God's shalom in all dimensions of life, philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff brings the religious vision of the Reformation to bear on such urgent matters as world poverty, nationalism, urban ugliness, and the tragedy of liturgy in Protestantism"--Publisher description.".
- catalog abstract "This report presents a summary of the 1981 Williamsburg Conference which developed recommendations for a comprehensive national strategy to provide safe and efficient transportation of hazardous materials and wastes in the 1980's. The conference covered regulation, training, emergency response, legal responsibilities and implications, technological needs and limitations, and risk assessment. The public interest was a prime concern in all the discussions. Vol. 1 describes TRB's role, gives an overview of the problem, and discusses in detail the findings and recommendations that were developed by the TRB Steering Committee. Vol. 2 covers resource papers, reports of rapporteurs and appendixes.".
- catalog abstract ""In this densely imbricated volume Derrida pursues his devoted, relentless dismantling of the philosophical tradition, the tradition of Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger -- each dealt with in one or more of the essays. There are essays too on linguistics (Saussure, Benveniste, Austin) and on the nature of metaphor ("White Mythology"), the latter with important implications for literary theory. Derrida is fully in control of a dazzling stylistic register in this book -- a source of true illumination for those prepared to follow his arduous path. Bass is a superb translator and annotator. His notes on the multilingual allusions and puns are a great service."--Alexander Gelley -- Description from http://www.barnesandnoble.com (April 11, 2012).".
- catalog abstract "This collection of original essays deals with the meaning and truth of religious language. The background of the discussion is found in the linguistic analysis of Wittgenstein and others, for whom, as a form of life, language is seen as an organic part of the life of a human group. But the language of a people is characterized by an internal heterogeneity of "language-games" of different discourses- scientific, moral, religious- each having its own rules of what can be meaningfully said.".
- catalog abstract "In the last decade, the developing countries have proved that they can compete internationally in exporting manufactured goods, as well as primary products and services. Their exports of manufactures grew by some thirteen percent a year in real terms during the 1970s. Countries at all levels of development have participated in the explosion of trade, and those that have done so have grown more rapidly overall and survived the vicissitudes of the 1970s better than those that did not.".
- catalog abstract "Sam Morrison, reports for the "Saint Louis Herald," is in Dakota country looking for stories. He decides to join a group of passengers on a steamboat going up the Missouri River for the dedication of a new fort named in honor of one Charles Rawley. On the way he talks to a number of different people about Rawley, including a mysterious stranger who might even be Rawley himself, though Sam has been given at least two eyewitness accounts of Rawley's death. The stranger, who calls himself Alex Selkirk (the true name of Robinson Crusoe, though this is never mentioned), might however, be a former Rebel named Drew Hardesty - also reportedly dead. Is Rawley a hero or fraud? Is he alive or dead? Morrison is determined to find out.".
- catalog abstract "A chronicle of Washington's last fifteen years reviews his accomplishments and explains how he gained strong political influence.".
- catalog abstract "Contains primary source material.".
- catalog abstract "The Ottoman Empire is at its most corrupt and, with his wife and son, Englishman Robert Markham returns to Constantinople, where--twelve years earlier--he saved himself as the Turks raped and murdered his Armenian fiancee.".
- catalog abstract "Partial Contents: (1) Remembering Maurice Samuels (2) Justice to Feminism.".
- catalog abstract "Contents: The Changing National Security Environment; The Program Framework of US Economic Assistance; The Policy Framework of US Economic Assistance; Program Issues; Program Perspectives; and Proposals for Change.".
- catalog abstract "Summary in English and German.".
- catalog abstract ""From the Mediterranean to the British Isles, from the Rhine to the North African desert, the Roman soldier carried his empire's banner to the furthest reaches of the known world. Much has been written about his commanders-men like Caesar, Scipio and Augustus-yet little has been revealed about the life of the individual soldier. The important work gives you a unique look at life in the Legions through the eyes of an ordinary legionary. With lively narrative, the author traces the life of a Roman recruit from induction to retirement. Here, you'll discover fascinating facts on enlistment, basic training, length of service, rewards and punishment, promotion and more. You'll learn how the Roman soldier spent his pay, what he wrote in his letters home and what he did after retirement. This is a classic work-and a must-have reference for students of ancient military history."--Jacket.".
- catalog abstract ""Narrative excerpts on food-borne diseases and poisoning for the physician, microbiologist, attorney, and nutritionist."--T.p.".
- catalog abstract ""An account of the origins and growth of the peyote religion."".
- catalog abstract "A collection of songs that reflect the style and themes of mass entertainment in nineteenth-century America.".
- catalog abstract "A study of the social, cultural, and religious customs of this glorious Mexican civilization destroyed by Cortes and his Spanish conquistadores.".
- catalog abstract "The Trappist monk reflects upon important aspects of spiritual life.".
- catalog abstract "Influences on and the development of Tillich's life and thought.".
- catalog abstract "Bibliographic survey. For each plant, references, synonyms, habitat and uses are given. Multiple indexes include: Plant families; Latin names of genera and species; common and generic names of plants; American Indian, Spanish and other non-English common names of plants; reputed therapeutic and other uses; plants with reputed poisonous properties; constituents; alphabetical author index of references.Published 1968.".
- catalog abstract "Adventurous quest for Mayan ruins on the coast of Yucatan.".
- catalog abstract "Located in the Oklahoma Collection.".
- catalog abstract ""First published in 1929, this remarkable collaboration is an outline of the known results obtained by use of the quantum mechanics. It analyzes developments in knowledge of atomic structure and the interpretation of spectroscopic and electronic phenomena during a period which was one of "the most exciting in the history of theoretical physics", as the authors say in their Preface."--Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "In the early years of the 20th century, Herbert Eugene Bolton opened up a new frontier in the study of American history. The Spanish borderlands, long neglected or passed over by Anglo-American historians, became his special field of endeavor. Bolton's research took him to the archives of Mexico, where he found a wealth of unpublished, even unknown, material which threw new light on the early history of the North American continent, particularly of the American Southwest. Names such as Garcés, Kino, Anza, Oñate, Escandón, and Moscoso took on new meaning.".
- catalog abstract "Over 500 entries to literature (mostly journal articles and books) published during June, 1974-June, 1976. Covers different life styles in nursing among minority groups, as well as provision of health care to such groups. Citations arranged under topics, e.g., American Indians, Men nurses, and Human rights. Entries include bibliographical information. Includes List of resource journals. No index.".
- catalog abstract "The author relates how she came to be a news reporter and her early experiences on the job.".
- catalog abstract "Donated.".
- catalog abstract "The Overbeck sisters developed and established their art pottery in Cambridge City, Indiana ... the four sisters ... were Margaret, Hannah, Elizabeth and Mary ... the family name remained Overpeck until 1911.".
- catalog abstract "A list of nonsexist or role free books published between late 1971 and early 1978.".
- catalog abstract "Includes good writing (excerpts, quotes, maxims, poems, etc.) about food by M.F.K. Fisher, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Voltaire, Euell Gibbons, Auguste Escoffier, James Beard, Guy de Maupassant, Madhur Jaffrey, Simone Beck, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Frank, Oscar Wilde, Anton Chekhov, George Orwell, Willa Cather, Marcella Hazan, Marcel Proust, Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Herman Melville, Chef Louis Diat, Ovid, John Steinbeck, Virginia Woolf, Ralph Ellison, Julia Child, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, Woody Allen, Craig Claiborne, etc. Also includes information on peas, oysters, fish, mushrooms, wild boar, Trinidad, picnics, Himalayas, dining car, hunger, soup line, Oregon Trail, Mutiny on the Bounty, beans, prison diet, pressed duck, awarding of the stars, Antarctica, bread, Southern fried chicken, Fannie Farmer, medieval chefs, Crepes Suzette, sauce, Troisgros Pere, goose, setting the table, Andrew Jackson, Virginia hospitality, caviar, butter, bride cake, breakfast, snails, garlic, cocoa, bouillabaisse, marrowbone, beer, hoppinʼ john, rice, apple pie, hamburgers, cheeses, crème vichyssoise, toast melba, Caesar salad, cereal, lobster, roast buffalo, Diamond Jim Brady, Lillian Russell, etc.".
- catalog abstract "A thorough, illustrated guide to one of the world's oldest crafts - papermaking - presents complete instructions for creating and decorating distinctive notepaper, invitations, artists' paper, and sculptured paper.".
- catalog abstract "Seventeen papers.".
- catalog abstract "Five volume set. 60203B v. 1--60203C v. 2--60203D v. 3 --60203F v. 4--60203H v. 5.".
- catalog abstract "The realities of pursuing medicine as a career.".
- catalog abstract "The report examines the role of State, tribal, and Federal governments in some of the major conflicts: fishing rights, reservation criminal law enforcement, and eastern Indian land claims.".
- catalog abstract "Twenty-three separate papers, each describing a single species.".
- catalog abstract "Depicts a lively three-year-old in typical activities.".
- catalog abstract "Style guide and information resource for scientists and for editors of JAMA and AMA's specialty journals. Arranged in three sections generally according to the writing and preparation of the manuscript, editorial style, and bibliographical preparation. Appendixes cover copy editing and proofreading. Index.".
- catalog abstract "Alphabetical listing of commonly used tests performed at several hospitals, various commercial laboratories, and the offices of 50 physicians representing the various specialties. Each entry gives such explanatory information as when performed, normal values, and risk factors.".
- catalog abstract ""This third edition describes collections received through December 31, 1978, and includes 1,640 collections of private papers; 186 collections of private papers, diaries, and account books on microfilm; and 480 account books. Additions to collections received through June 30, 1979 have been included."--Page vi.".
- catalog abstract "This collection of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's correspondence includes her observations on contemporaries such as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Wolfe, and provides an introduction to her life, as well as informative annotations, chronology, and index.".
- catalog abstract "Articles reprinted from various sources.".
- catalog abstract "This study defines cyclopean methodology as the "formation of a percept as some central location in the visual system by using stimuli that could not possible produce that percept at an earlier location," and generalizes both the technique of random-dot stereograms and the concept of the cyclopean retina. Published after a decade of research by the author and other workers in the field of visual perception, this books relates current research in such areas as experimental psychology, neurophysiology, mathematical models, and computer graphics.".
- catalog abstract "Contains a brief biography of the author.".
- catalog abstract "Study conducted in Kenchanakuppe and Vajarahally villages, near Bangalore City, Karnataka, 1976-1978 and 1982.".
- catalog abstract "On political and economic aspects; contributed articles.".
- catalog abstract "Explains how sin can affect every aspect of life and offers practical steps for the recovery and healing process.".
- catalog abstract "Enrico, a Scottish noble with waning fortune and in political disfavor, stakes all on uniting his family with that of Arturo, whom he means to force his sister Lucia to wed.".
- catalog abstract "We are called to confront the sobering fact of death--realistically, but always with the confidence that through our relationship with Christ we can conquer this final enemy.".
- catalog abstract ""Artes, literatura, ciencias humanas."".
- catalog abstract "Study covers middle level officers in the Delhi Administration, Delhi, 1981.".
- catalog abstract "Pancreatic B-cell biophysics has undergone a veritable information explosion in the past two years. Single channel and macroscopic currents have become easily accessible following the introduction of the patch clamp technique. In addition to this new approach, further development of techniques for optical measurements, ion-sensitive microlectrodes, permeabilized cells and mathemathical modelling have recently added to the now classical techniques of membrane potential recording and tracer flux measurement. The International Workshop in Biophysics of the Pancreatic B-Cell held in Alicante (Spain) on September 30 - October 1, 198, has now given us the opportunity to share experiences with these new techniques applied to the B-cell. Further-more this was the first occasion of most of the groups doing path-clamp studies of the B-cell to decide on appropriate nomenclature and to debate the different characteristics of teh B-cell ionic channels. To make this information available to the larger scientific community a record of the meeting has been assembled in this book. It is a collection of research papers by leading scientists at the meeting working on biophysical, biochemical and physiological aspects of secretion. We grouped their contributions in seven sections, including new experimental approaches, K-channels, Ca-channels, role of ionic channels, intracellular ionized calcium, neural regulation and mechanisms of insulin release. Each section gives an account of the state of the problem at the time of the meeting, and the subjects are analyzed from the different perspectives of the various contributors. For example, the general problem of modulation of membrane ionic channels by glucose metabolism is approached by using not only the patch clamp technique, but also by radioactive tracer methods, intracellular recordings using microelectrode techniques and cation-sensitive electrode methods. For the sake of generality various sources of pancreatic B-cells were considered, ranging, ranging from small rodents, to fish as well as insulin secreting cell lines. Finally, information from other cell types have relevance to the problem of B-cell function were considered. These system included mast cells (intra-cellular dialysis using patch pipettes), adrenocortical and parathyroid cells (patch clamp electrophysiology with innovative experimental design) and chromaffin cells from the adrenal medulla (on-line measurement of hormone release with a time resolution in the millisecond range). This book therefore provides an overview of the present status of the research on the mechanisms underlying the glucose recognition by the B-cell and presents the latest results on B-cell membrane channels, their regulation and the specific role they might play in stimulus-secretion coupling. The control mechanisms of exocytosis are explored by experts in various fields, including molecular biochemistry and protein chemistry.".
- catalog abstract "Frame explores our relationship with God as a knowing relationship. He writes, "We tend to forget how often in Scripture God performs His mighty acts so that men will 'know' that He is Lord." He thus examines our knowledge of God as it relates to our knowledge of ourselves and of the world in which we live. Reflecting his conviction that theology is the application of Scripture to life in all situations, Frame combines trenchant analysis of theological, apologetical, and epistemological issues with refreshingly practical insights for living in the knowledge of God. -- Publisher's description.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles honoring the Indian anthropologist Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi.".
- catalog abstract "Contrituted articles on the Garos in Meghalaya.".
- catalog abstract "Erskine Caldwell and Margaret Bourke-White have combined their considerable talents to produce an incisive, sensitive statement about the relation between the poverty of the people and the depletion of the land in the Deep South. In a powerful and informal style, Erskine Caldwell explores the reasons behind the deterioration of what was once the land where cotton was king. And Margaret Bourke-White's superb photographs capture the essence of the day-to-day existence of the people in this land, which no words, however eloquent, can convey. - Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "Chiefly on the role of the United States in the military build-up in Pakistan.".
- catalog abstract "A thematically arranged collection of short selections and excerpts from the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama of famous and lesser-known black American writers active between 1910 and 1940.".
- catalog abstract "Presents the texts of twenty-four well-known fairy tales as they were first printed in English and summarizes the history of each title, especially from the textual point of view.".
- catalog abstract "The role of the horse in the settlement of the American West is a popular theme in American history, for the horse played an important and romantic part.".
- catalog abstract ""The main aim of this thoughtful and thought-provoking book is to characterize and explain the difference between pre-scientific systems of belief within which science could, and did, emerge and develop. Using the armoury of both philosophy and anthropology, Ernest Gellner attacks his task with his customary sharp wit and polemical gusto."--Times Literary Supplement.".
- catalog abstract ""The book's six essays probe the social consensus, particularly its reliance on simple limited categories of thought and its trust in elemental, unambiguous moral judgment. They explore equally the faltering of consensus, particularly its inability to incorporate new problems that seem to demand that power be marshaled at the center and extended to the domestic economy and to foreign affairs. Even when most potent, however, the consensus was not one of lock-step; it offered to the various parts of the nation a broad latitude, a generous heterogeneity further increased by its gradual erosion. The following studies, predicted like the consensus itself on the looseness and diversity of nineteenth-century life, attempt to probe an American society caught by war at a time of special tensions"--Introduction.".