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- catalog abstract "A personal memoir and a brilliant foray into cultural history. It combines author's recollections with a series of perceptive essays about the nature of orphanhood ... illuminates from the inside ...".
- catalog abstract "Book 1 for ages 5-9, book 2 for ages 9 and older.".
- catalog abstract ""Deals with the essential needs, gifts, obligations and aspirations of women as distinct from those of men."".
- catalog abstract "Portrays the personal crises, determination, and deep religious faith that led Carry Nation to conduct her temperance crusade.".
- catalog abstract "Biography of Jack London, originally published in 1938 as "Sailor on horseback."".
- catalog abstract ""This volume ... seeks to provide the knowledge needed for optimum selection, preparation, and utilization of adhesives and sealants. The information is detailed and explicit with several hundred illustrative formulations." Thirty-five chapters "are devoted to chemically distinct families of adhesives materials ... Other chapters deal with theory, economics, application, testing, and key end products." Pref. Indexed.".
- catalog abstract "This controversial autobiography is by one of the best known and most respected TV newscasters.".
- catalog abstract "An enlargement of the author's biography of Claude Williams, first published under the title: Let my people go. cf. Author's pref.".
- catalog abstract "Primary source materials of German-American genealogical interest found in the archives of Germany.".
- catalog abstract "Intended for federal, state, and local policymakers in the area of criminal justice research and development, this report includes guidelines for improvement of the quality, relevance, and utilization of research results. In order to cover these issues, part two of this report focuses respectively on the needs of research and development policymakers who fund criminal justice research and development, researchers who conduct research and development, and practitioners who put research and development results into use. Guidelines and principles are proposed which should assist policymakers at all levels of government. However, some topics tend to be addressed more to the federal level, where major research and development decisions are often made. The first chapter of this part presents a detailed discussion of institutional support for criminal justice research and development. It describes the federal role in supporting this effort, focusing on who the agencies are, the extent of their involvement, and how the principal agencies are organized to manage their research and development programs. Recommendations regarding the research and development management activities of criminal justice funding agencies are included. Several important issues in the conduct of criminal justice research and development are examined in the second chapter. Among the topics discussed are constraints on research, ethical issues, research designs and methodologies, prerequisites for sound planning and project selection, ways of maintaining the confidentiality of data, and ways of making data more easily available for research and statistical purposes. The final chapter of this section discusses research and development utilization practices and the assumptions underlying current policies in this area. A criticism of these policies and recommendations for new strategies is presented. The final part of this report provides an analysis of the kinds of problems often encountered in research and development. Three general types of criminal justice research and development are discussed: technology (e.g., hardware) research, research on problems of criminal justice organizations (e.g., arrest, prosecution, sentencing, and parole), and research on new criminal justice problems. For each type of research and development, the relevant issues and recommendations are discussed. Most of these, however, still related to either the support or conduct of research and development. The report also attempts to provide concrete illustrative examples by raising the relevant issues in the context of crime prevention at commercial and residential sites (technology research), sentencing (research on problems of criminal justice organizations), and problems of the victim (research on new criminal justice problems).".
- catalog abstract "An identification guide to 500 species of fishes found in the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas and Louisiana coasts.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the level of equality in the distribution of wealth and political power in Texas before the Civil War.".
- catalog abstract ""Leo Lionni here presents ... [an] imaginary plant kingdom .. Lionni marshals all the facts, all the fabulous lore and scholarship surrounding parallel plants ... And, too, he provides his own elegant, detailed, and scientifically accurate drawings of each nonexistent plant species"--Cover.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the 370,000 Germans who were prisoners of war in the United States during World War II and the program established by the War Department to educate these prisoners to the benefits of democracy.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of American humor from colonial times to 1969 with introductions to the selections tracing the development of humor in the United States.".
- catalog abstract "Biography of Edwin Dilworth Woolley (1807-1881), a Quaker, moved with his widowed mother and the family from Pennsylvania to East Rochester, Ohio, where he married Mary Wickerham in 1831. He became a Mormon convert, and eventually moved (via Nauvoo) to Salt Lake City, Utah.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the development of public welfare, how it works, its effects on people, its inadequacies, and proposals for change.".
- catalog abstract ""The central characters in this book are paintings. This is neither an attempt at a definitive life of Rothko nor a critical study of his art. It is rather the story of what happened to the paintings from their creation to their incredible travels after Rothko's death. In the now famous lawsuit over their disposition, the paintings were to bear silent witness and, ultimately, convict the wrongdoers. This book is also an account of how an artist with a passionate commitment to his creations nevertheless failed to control their fate, and how he and his work fell into the hands of men interested only in the commerce of art. Through this history of Rothko's paintings, it is possible to examine the internecine world of art and how the predators within it operate, uninhibited by public scrutiny or regulation." --Forword.".
- catalog abstract "H.R.F. Keating, Michael Gilbert, Dorothy B. Hughes, Julian Symons and other writers discuss the life and work of Agatha Christie.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the problems and possibilities that confront the Catholic Church as an institution today, dealing with such aspects of the church as mission (purpose), renewal of doctrine, social justice, changing concepts of church membership, etc.".
- catalog abstract "Account of loss of Karluk, and subsequent ordeal of survivors, during Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18, written by expedition's magnetician and meteorologist.".
- catalog abstract "A humanities professor hires a young professor from oxford to try to improve the intellectual tone of his university. The new man turns out to be a genteel monster who masterminds the ruin of the man who hired him.".
- catalog abstract "This new book- the first comprehensive guide to ethical and legal issues in counseling and psychotherapy- provides that knowledge. It spells out practices that pose problems; analyzes the function of ethics in the profession; and describes the role of ethical judgments in work with clients.".
- catalog abstract "Incessantly tormented by the Grollican, a creature of the Otherworld, Colin Grant and his family flee to America from their native Highlands of Scotland.".
- catalog abstract "A history of childhood from earliest times to today focusing on infancy, the middle years, and adolescence and discussing toys, games, food, diseases, discipline, clothing, health care, and education.".
- catalog abstract "Introduces in verse a compendium of confusing creatures such as the camelephant and the guineapiguana and describes their activities.".
- catalog abstract "Includes some fiction.".
- catalog abstract "Explores the causes of domestic brutality, outlines preventive measures, and offers methods for helping victimized families.".
- catalog abstract "An interview with Mark Fidrych in which he discusses his life and his baseball career.".
- catalog abstract "The launching, battle, disaster, and rescue of the Battleship Oregon.".
- catalog abstract "The authors counsel the reader on how to identify a child's learning disability, select appropriate goals, steps to take, and how to modify teaching to fit the individual student.".
- catalog abstract "Presents contrasting arguments about the role of the barbarian invasions in the decline of Rome and in the development of a new European civilization.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of correspondence written by Lillian Carter, during her two-yearstay in India as a Peace Corps volunteer, to her daughter Gloria.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the history of Oklahoma and discusses the state and its people today.".
- catalog abstract "The cultural region of Bengal includes Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal in India. Most of the culture studied applies to the Bengali Hindu culture rather than the Bengali Muslim culture.".
- catalog abstract "3045 entries to comprehensive international literature published since 1964. "Intended to serve researchers and persons interested in the technical literature on marihuana." Introductory material on chemical and biological actions. Alphabetical arrangement by senior authors. Entries include bibliographical information, annotation, titles in both English and original languages, and Chemical abstract number for patents. Author, subject indexes.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the duties and responsibilities of the American housewife during each season of the year, reproducing articles and recipes from contemporary newspapers, books, and magazines.".
- catalog abstract "This introductory volume to Alexander's other works, A Pattern of Language and The Oregon Experiment, explains concepts fundamental to his original approaches to the theory and application of architecture.".
- catalog abstract "Text and paintings provide panoramic and miniature views of the natural world month-by-month.".
- catalog abstract "The author discusses his first season playing football for the Los Angeles Rams, when he rose from third-string quarterback to star.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of the twentieth-century Italian composer, Gian-Carlo Menotti, founder of the Spoletto Festival and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for his operas, The Consul and The Saint of Bleecker Street.".
- catalog abstract "This book shows alternative approaches to elementary reading instruction as carried out daily in classroom settings.".
- catalog abstract "An analysis and comparison of the differing musics of the western and eastern complexes.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles on the life and works of Raja Shivaji, 1627-1680, founder of the Maratha Kingdom.".
- catalog abstract "Argues that, in advanced industrial societies, pluralistic religions and social systems and structures and multi-dimensional selces must replace the unworkable, outmoded order of monotheism, the sovereign statesm and the unitary self.".
- catalog abstract "V. 1 includes over 500 references and abstracts of psychoanalytic literature pertinent to the relationship between patient and analyst. Chronological arrangement. Some entries also include discussion. Author index. V. 2 contains author and subject index.".
- catalog abstract "The original German Baptists were referred to as Dunkers or Dunkards. They are now known as the Church of the Brethren. "After Conrad Beissel and the Eckerlin brothers broke with the mother church, the regular, oldline Dunkers were frequently called the First Day Dunkers while the Ephrata group became known as Seventh Day Dunkers, Seven Dayers (Siebentäger) or Sabbatarians. Many of the Ephrata members and others who joined the splinter groups in Virginia were not of old German Baptist background and had never been affiliated with the regular Dunkers." -- P. 102. Contains a history of the Dunkers from Germany to Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and to the break from that community by members led by the Eckerlin brothers. These brothers, Samuel, Israel and Gabriel, led many to settle in northern Virginia and West Virginia.".
- catalog abstract "History of the settlement of Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.".
- catalog abstract "Located in the Oklahoma Collection.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses critical skills which lead to reading.".
- catalog abstract "A ten-year-old girl relates her experiences as she and her pony train and prepare for riding competitions.".
- catalog abstract ""Report to the Twentieth Century Fund Steering Committee on Conflicts of Interest in the Securities Markets."--T.p.".
- catalog abstract ""The outcomes of education cannot be predetermined holds for their nefarious as well as for their benficient employments--for the individual as well as society. Certain immediate results are attainable through training ... which should not be confused with education ... Schools should be maintained by a democratic society in the first instance as a service to the individual--with whatever benefits to the society they may yield as salutary side effects." (Preface, viii).".
- catalog abstract "Comprises chiefly constituency returns.".
- catalog abstract "Study of a Prakrit play by Rajasekhara, ca. 880-ca. 920, with introduction to the life and works of the playwright.".
- catalog abstract ""Unfathomable horror broods over this story in which two Americans become involved in the search for one man: a toxicologist who has been connected with certain notorious poisonings which had occurred in France."--Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "A pictorial history of farm machinery featuring engravings from old farm magazines and books.".
- catalog abstract "Clearly sets forth the theoretical and practical aspects of learning-centered teaching and includes sample learning-center models for all major curriculum areas.".
- catalog abstract "The authors assume that the traditional family will continue to be the major, but not the only living pattern in our changing society.".
- catalog abstract "A bibliography of print and non-print Canadian materials suitable for school use. Twenty-five subjects are covered, with suggestions for course content and teaching approach.".
- catalog abstract "Over 1000 short biographies of people who have made a substantial imprint on Alaskan politics to 1974.".
- catalog abstract "La migración de extranjeros como problema de la política de la ordenación del espacio en la RFA. Un estudio político-geográfico. Resúmen de los resultados más importantes.".
- catalog abstract "A detailed examination of the voyages made in 1728 and 1741 which resulted in the discovery of the Bering Strait and Alaska.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the life cycle of the dandelion, an extremely hardy plant with often overlooked nutritional value.".
- catalog abstract ""A Conservation Foundation report from the International Comparative Land-Use Program."--T.p.".
- catalog abstract "Based on the lives of Elisabeth Larsson and Adam Mantoor.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of short poems written by A. R. Ammons between 1951 and 1977.".
- catalog abstract "Told by a long-term inmate, a half-Indian, this novel is about events in a mental institution.".
- catalog abstract "A brief history of the ideas of liberty and equality with sketches of the lives of Stephen Langton, John Lilburne, and George Mason who contributed to the preservation and development of these ideas.".
- catalog abstract "Presents a broad survey of astronomy including new findings on binary stars, neutron stars, and black holes, and includes a star atlas and an outline of physics.".
- catalog abstract "This version of the classic social commentary is based on the 1735 text edited by Herbert John Davis.".
- catalog abstract "In search of their grandfather who has disappeared while tracking down ghosts, two brothers, one blind, stumble upon a headquarters of subversive revolutionary activity in an abandoned mine.".
- catalog abstract "An account of the terrifying, inexplicable events that occurred during the 28 days after the Lutz family moved into a house that had been the scene of a mass murder.".
- catalog abstract "An anthology of nursery tales and rhymes, nonsense verse, poetry, folklore, mythology, epics, fiction, and non-fiction from a variety of sources.".
- catalog abstract ""This book is the history of two great institutions arising from a single impulse born in the heart and mind of Dwight L. Moody. It describes how these institutions thrived side by side, the two fulfilling a single purpose, and how they became one"--Foreword.".
- catalog abstract "Comprises selected papers and addresses.".
- catalog abstract "Papers presented at the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts fourth course, Padua 1974.".
- catalog abstract "These 26 stories reflect the changes that occurred with age-old Jewish traditions came into contact, in ways that resulted in either conflict or fusion, with the ideas of the New World.".
- catalog abstract "The purpose of this document is to summarize the current state of knowledge and to present specific design guidelines for highway traffic barriers. The guidelines establish the conditions which warrant barrier protection. the type of barriers available, their strength, safety , and maintenance characteristics. selection procedures, and how the barrier should be installed dimensionally or geometrically.".
- catalog abstract "The workshop was held in Wilson Hall on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, during the days of November 1- 2, 1976, and is the most recent of three symposia on neuroendocrinology that have been sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The first one was held on December 6 - 8, 1961, in the New Everglades Hotel at Miami, Florida. During the first meeting, much emphasis was given to the anatomical and physiological basis for the fledgling science of neuroendocrinology. The proceedings of that symposium were published under the title of Advances in Neuroendocrinology, A. V. Nalbandov (ed.), University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois, 1963. The second workshop was held on January 8 -11, 1969, in the Arizona Inn at Tucson, Arizona, and was unique in several respects. It was evident to the participants that definitive identification and the determination of the chemical structure of at least one hypothalamic releasing factor was at hand (see Workshop Conference on Bioassay and Chemistry of the Hypophysiotropic Hormones of the Hypothalamus: A Critical Evaluation, J. Meites, ed. The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1970). Much of what was presented at the second workshop was dedicated to methods of bioassay of the various releasing factors. With the advent of immunoassays, several of these bioassays, especially those for releasing factors which have been subsequently characterized chemically and synthesized, have been largely superseded by more precise procedures of quantification. It is worth noting that by the time of the second workshop, in contradistinction to the first one, the phrase, hypothalamic releasing factor, was well entrenched in the scientific lexicon. During the present and third workshop, the phrase hypothalamic releasing hormone and hypothalamic releasing factor were used synonomously. However, the demonstration of hypothalamic releasing hormones or factors in extrahypothalamic regions of the brain as well as in some non-neural tissues may denote a deficiency in the present nomenclature of this class of substances. This deficiency not withstanding, it was evident from the presentations of the participants that the progress in neuroendocrinology in the interval between the second and third workshops had been substantial if not extraordinary. Moreover, the accomplishments of the research endeavors of the experimental laboratories are now finding use in clinical settings. And, it is reassuring to see that what is learned in one species is so generally applicable to another, even man. Such findings increase confidence in our generalizations. Yet, those who prefer to dwell on the promises of the future rather than the bones of the past, will note that much remains to be done, as the participants stressed repeatedly.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the current world energy situation, and presents the idea that multinational oil companies should not be limited, but should be allowed to expand into alternative sources of energy.".
- catalog abstract "In 1968 a Soviet G-class submarine mysteriously exploded and sank to the bottom of the Pacific. With Cold War secrecy and speed, U.S. military intelligence raced to find a way to raise the sub. In the new preface to this edition of The Jennifer Project, which was first published in 1977, author Clyde Burleson discusses some of the sources he could not reveal twenty years ago and provides an interesting swords-to-plowshares update. In one of the more remarkable episodes of high-tech espionage and engineering of the Cold War, the effort to raise the Soviet sub, code-named the "Jennifer Project," assembled a cast of players that included top military brass, the CIA, and the eccentric millionaire and inventor Howard Hughes. The Project was a monumental effort to create a tool that could reach three miles below the ocean's surface and pull the sub from primordial muck?in secret. Financed and built by Hughes and Global Marine under contract with the CIA, the ship created to pluck the sub from the ooze was a technological marvel. Two football fields in length and twenty-three stories high, the Hughes Glomar Explorer held in its hull a six-million-pound submersible "claw" for picking up sections of the submarine. The project cost the U.S. government hundreds of millions of dollars, but the intelligence community was betting that, if successful, reclamation of the Soviet submarine would mean accessing invaluable military knowledge as the two superpowers neared negotiations in the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty talks. The Jennifer Project revisits a fascinating period of high-level intrigue and invention that has remained unknown to many Americans. Good Reads review.".
- catalog abstract ""Presents the case that the key to German success in war lies not in some biological predisposition for battlefield success, not in adaptation to mindless regimentation, nor in fanatical devotion to leader or cause, but rather in the development and implementation of a unique, creative General Staff system which, by its very design and professionalism, was able to institutionalize excellence"--Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "One Saturday morning while their parents are away, the three Noonan children decide to paint the house.".
- catalog abstract "Antonio Roque Juan Almada (1761-1810) immigrated in 1782 from Spain to Alamos, Sonora with his maternal uncle and godfather, Friar Antonio de los Reyes, and a brother (José Antonio Juan Almada, a newly ordained priest). Antonio became a manager in the local mines, making several reforms, and a landowner. He married María Lucila de la Luz in 1784. Descendants and relatives lived in Sonora, Chihuahua and elsewhere. Some immigrated to the United States. Includes the history of Yaqui uprisings, American filibuster attempts in Sonora, and the divisive influence of Emperor Maximilian and his French troops during the 1860s.".
- catalog abstract "Translation of Russian book first published in 1861-63 concerning Russian colonization in Alaska. Comprehensive history of the Russian-American Company.".
- catalog abstract ""Published for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues."".
- catalog abstract "Examines why, despite Native American helpfulness toward European settlers in the New World, conflicts between white men & red erupted almost immediately, & spread to all parts of America. Here are the implacable foes, the devastation they wrought, the land for which they fought, and the causes and effects of these wars.".
- catalog abstract "An autobiographical account of what it meant to be a WASP in America during four decades encompassing the Depression, World War II, McCarthyism, and Watergate.".
- catalog abstract "Four studies examine the use of popular and folk health remedies in different Southwestern ethnic communities.".
- catalog abstract "The hero, Jack Burns, is a loner who refuses to accept the tyranny of life in the 20th century. He rides his horse down the main street of Duke City, and refuses to carry draft card or any other form of indentification.".
- catalog abstract "Consists chiefly of the proceedings of the revolutionary councils.".
- catalog abstract "Relates the adventures of a country doll made of an apple-wood twig with a hickory nut for a head.".
- catalog abstract "6494 references to world literature. Geographical and topical approaches, the latter also including history, fiction, public health, and psychiatry. Each entry gives bibliographical information. Author index.".
- catalog abstract "John W. Bates was born ca. 1775-1780, married Margaret Hodgson about 1800, and lived at Thurman, Warren Co., New York. Includes Carlat, Thomson and allied families.".
- catalog abstract "Biography of Ivan the Terrible, 1533-1584, and his reign in Russia.".
- catalog abstract "A humorous account of The Liberated Life in Marin County, California, featuring an average couple, Kate and Harvey Holroyd, who belong to the Sierra Club, attend Mozart festivals, ride bicycles...until they plunge into a world of Creative Divorce Groups, macramé, lentil loaves, Personal Growth, enzymes, whip fantasies, natural fibers, and "Staying Mellow at All Costs!"".
- catalog abstract "Up-to-date account of recent research on the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the Tigris-Euphrates Valley.".
- catalog abstract "1000 English language references on the Cetacea, whaling techniques, research on these mammals, and substitutes for whale-derived products.".
- catalog abstract "German security officer describes escape attempts at the World War II German prisoner-of-war camp.".