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- catalog abstract "Focusing on the historical development and physical environment of the route traversed by present-day U.S. 40 across Indiana, this field guide is designed to help its readers see the American highway as a mammoth outdoor museum of American history.".
- catalog abstract "Using the latest social, economic, attitudinal, and demographic data, this book tells us where we've been, where we are, and where we are going. This upbeat and incisive look at American life will surprise the doomsayers and encourage everyone who is looking for the facts instead of the myths about the state of the union promoted by the media. -- Book Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Offers a social history of the game, examining baseball myths and legends and their relation to changes in the United States over past one hundred years.".
- catalog abstract "A child psychologist investigates a case of child sexual abuse.".
- catalog abstract "When Professor Theron returns to thank the man who gave him a tip on a hundred-to-one longshot, he discovers the man has been murdered.".
- catalog abstract "Provides general description of grammatical forms and basic list of affixes and words used by Inuit on east coast of Greenland. Four sections: grammar, postbases, lexicon, and lexicon index. Translations given in West Greenlandic, Danish, English, and French.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the role of the Hudson's Bay Company and its fur traders in the exploration of northern B.C., the western NWT, the Yukon and eastern Alaska.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the Yanomani, Cuna, Tukano, Jivaro, Quichua, Chocó, Guajiro, and Auca.".
- catalog abstract "Includes an introduction to the fur trade, many illustrations of artifacts, sections on fur trade accidents, food and drink, and a listing of fur trade sites in Canada and the United States.".
- catalog abstract "Study on the antiquities of Osian, ancient site in Rajasthan.".
- catalog abstract "On Monpas, Buddhists from Tawang Subdivision, Arunachal Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Synopsis: One of the great classics of the women's movement, Man-Made Language opened our eyes to the myriad ways in which the rules and uses of language promote a male, and so inherently partial, view of the world. Often imitated, never replaced, Man-Made Language has become a cornerstone of modern feminist thought.".
- catalog abstract "With reference to India.".
- catalog abstract "Concludes that nearly all cultures have the death penalty; examines the crimes for which death is considered appropriate; and discusses group survival theory, confrontation theory and political legitimacy theory to explain the prevalence of capital punishment.".
- catalog abstract "Compilation of 92 of the 107 papers that were accepted for presentation at the Fourth SCAR Symposium on Antarctic Biology, held at Wilderness, South Africa, 12-16 September 1983. Papers cover nutrient cycling in terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems in the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic regions. Organized under five main sections: marine nutrient cycles; Terrestrial and freshwater nutrient cycles; Marine food webs; Terrestrial food webs; Interactions between marine, freshwater, and terrestrial systems.".
- catalog abstract "Recounts Schank's work in naturallanguage processing--teaching computers to understand commands in English rather than a computer language.".
- catalog abstract "English summary.".
- catalog abstract "This research note contains some recent results in the theory of strongly continuous semigroups of linear operators. Topics covered include the Feynman-Kac formalism with applications to Schrödinger operators, positivity preserving semigroups, quadratic form theory, holomorphic semigroups and bounded one-parameter groups. An appendix deals with some aspects of Feynman path integrals. A number of previously inaccessible results in semigroup theory are presented with full proofs. This work will be useful both for those undertaking research as well as for graduate students; a basic knowledge of functional analysis and probability theory are the only prerequisites.".
- catalog abstract "The first part of the book covers the basic material of complex analysis, and the second covers many special topics, such as the Riemann Mapping Theorem, the gamma function, and analytic continuation. Power series methods are used more systematically than in other texts, and the proofs using these methods often shed more light on the results than the standard proofs do. The first part of Complex Analysis is suitable for an introductory course on the undergraduate level, and the additional topics covered in the second part give the instructor of a graduate course a great deal of flexibility in structuring a more advanced course.".
- catalog abstract "In Green Inheritance Anthony Huxley portrays the beauty, diversity and remarkable history of our heritage of wild and cultivated plants and landscapes, and presents a striking picture of the reach of the wild into our lives. Above all, this book arouses concern about the destruction that now threatens our plant heritage, about the slender genetic base of the world's staple crops, and about the dwindling last locations of wild resources with their unexplored potential as food, fuel and in scientific research.".
- catalog abstract "Describes what is is like traveling and working in the space shuttle and looks at highlights of the space exploration program.".
- catalog abstract ""Since the days of Ancient Greece, the question of ethics in medicine has been one of continued debate. The Hippocratic oath, and subsequent professional codes, have seemingly spelled out the relationship between medical practice and ethical standards. In Physicians, Law, and Ethics, however, Dr. Chapman charges that the principles have in fact often confused ethical matters with ground rules and with doctor-to-doctor etiquette. The result, he says, has been the belief that what is good for the profession is good for the patient. Even the Hippocratic Oath, he contends, has at no time served as an ethical guide for physicians' behavior toward their patients. This stimulating and highly readabel book gives the reader a succint history of ethics in medicine, from the Golden Age of Greece to current times. Emphasizing the modern era and Western practice, Dr. Chapman examines the post-World War II movement toward a medical concept focusing primarily on the patient. He notes that parallel to this phenomenon have been developments in the common law of malpractice that give patients a better chance than ever of winning compensation. While these developments benefit patients, Dr. Chapman describes how they have also pointed out a major flaw in malpractice law: the enormous amounts of time and money it takes to bring such cases to court. To overcome these difficulties, Dr. Chapman maintains, the medical profession needs to reconsider the basic concepts on which its ethics rest. No less important is a revision of malpractice law so that it finally begins to serve, fairly and equitably, the purposes for which it originally came into being. Literate, thoughtful, and thought-provoking, Physicians, Law, and Ethics is an important contribution to today's medical care debate. Directly relevant to other ongoing public concerns--the rights of severely deformed infants, extraordinary life-sustaining efforts, health insurance, medical fees, to name a few--Chapman's work stands as a timely and significant volume for medical practitioners and students, law students, or anyone concerned with contemporary issues in health care. It is also a perfect supplementary text for courses in ethics or philosophy." -back cover.".
- catalog abstract "From the reviews: "In this Lecture Note volume the author describes his differential-geometric approach to parametrical statistical problems summarizing the results he had published in a series of papers in the last five years. The author provides a geometric framework for a special class of test and estimation procedures for curved exponential families. ... ... The material and ideas presented in this volume are important and it is recommended to everybody interested in the connection between statistics and geometry ..." #Metrika#1 "More than hundred references are given showing the growing interest in differential geometry with respect to statistics. The book can only strongly be recommended to a geodesist since it offers many new insights into statistics on a familiar ground." #Manuscripta Geodaetica#2".
- catalog abstract "First edition published in 1976 ; second edition published in 1981.".
- catalog abstract "Begins with the Indian Act of 1951, and includes amending Acts, Statutory Orders and Regulations and other related contemporary legislation.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles.".
- catalog abstract "Verse adaptation of an 11th century Prakrit fiction.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text, chiefly in praise of Durgā, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Covers the tenure of the author as a member of the Indian Educational Service, 1909-1930.".
- catalog abstract "Letters, transcript of conversations, and articles by an Indian philosopher and Vedic scholar.".
- catalog abstract "Manual for Vedic rituals following the Mādhyandina recension of Vājasaneyisaṃhitā, Hindu canon.".
- catalog abstract "Life and military exploits of Zorawar Singh, 1786-1841, general in the army of Gulab Singh, Maharaja of Kashmir.".
- catalog abstract "Commemoration volume for Ghanshyam Dass Birla, 1894-1983, Indian industrialist and philanthropist; an album comprising articles, reminiscences, letters, obituaries, etc.".
- catalog abstract "Classical verse work, with commentary by Ānandabodhendrasarasvatī, expounding early Advaita philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Verse summary, with autocommentary, of Mīmāṃsāsūtra, basic work of the Mīmāṃsā school in Indic philosophy, by Jaimini.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu tantric thesauri.".
- catalog abstract "Sanskrit poetics.".
- catalog abstract "Akali agitation in Punjab and Jaranail Singh Bhindranwala, 1947-1984.".
- catalog abstract "Aphoristic manual for domestic rites and ceremonies according to the Jaiminīya recension of Sāmaveda.".
- catalog abstract ""United Kingdom, Association for Legal and Social Philosophy eleventh annual conference at University College, London, 6th-8th April, 1984."".
- catalog abstract ""For four eventful months in the summer and fall of 1783, Princeton served as the meeting place of the Continental Congress and the capital of the new American nation. Driven from Philadelphia by a Continental Army mutiny, Congress moved to Princeton in June of 1783, not long after one of its greatest triumphs - the ratification of a provisional treaty of peace with Great Britain ... Charles Thomson was superbly equipped to chronicle the story of the Continental Congress' stay in Princeton and its often uneasy relationship with the town. Thomson was one of the leaders in the revolutionary struggle against Great Britain in Philadelphia for almost a decade after the Stamp Act Crisis, and from 1774 to 1789 he occupied the strategic position of Secretary to Congress"--Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Between 1915 and 1922, surviving Tennessee Civil War veterans were asked to respond to a questionaire asking about their Civil War experiences, family life, pre-war lifestyle etc. Their responses have been transcribed exactly as received into these five volumes.".
- catalog abstract "Traces in brief text and illustrations the development of churchyards and cemeteries in Great Britain and discusses how much we may learn about the past by decoding the wealth of information available on tombstones and other religious memorials.".
- catalog abstract "Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of life.".
- catalog abstract "Contains 10 espiodes from Haida mythology, each of which is illustrated by a drawing.".
- catalog abstract "It was the turn of the 20th century--a time of explosive growth for American cities, a time of nascent hopes and apparently limitless possibilities. Author David Nasaw has recreated this period in our social history from the vantage point of the children who grew up there. Drawing on hundreds of memoirs, autobiographies, oral histories, and unpublished--and until now unexamined--primary source materials from cities across the country, he provides us with a warm and eloquent portrait of these children, their families, their daily lives, their fears, and their dreams.--From publisher description.".
- catalog abstract "1963. Tom Rath, finds his dream of suburban bliss turning into a kind of genteel craziness. Tom is not alone - the rest of the world seems to be going crazy too. John Kennedy is assassinated. Tom's wife maybe having an affair and his career in broadcasting is heading for the rocks.".
- catalog abstract "Gives a personal look at the man, husband, father and writer who became "Master of the Macabre." Also describes how works were conceived and written.".
- catalog abstract "This is a Comprehensive"how-To"and"know All"guide to Jewish faith and values, written by great Jewish Theologian. It contains answers to questions about God, Torah, mitzvot, holidays, festivals, rituals, Jewish symbols, philosophy, mysticism, and more.".
- catalog abstract "Recounts legends, folk stories, and fairy tales dealing with castles from the traditions of England, Norway, Germany, and other countries.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of papers which focus on obstacles to leisure. The papers are grouped into three sections: psychological constraints on leisure; socioeconomic constraints; and leisure across the life cycle. Included are papers on intrapersonal constraints to leisure, work constraints on leisure, and economic constraints.".
- catalog abstract ""Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales ... this life is among the earliest surviving royal biographies ... chronicling his battles against Viking invaders and his struggle to increase the strength and knowledge of this people, and to unite them at a time of conflict, uncertainty and war. This edition also includes other contemporary sources, including annals from the The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Alfred's laws, his will and extracts from his own writings"--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Contains selections written by over 150 women authors from English-speaking countries. Ranges from the fourteenth century to the present.".
- catalog abstract "Includes "World population statistics, 1985-2025."".
- catalog abstract "Classical digest of the Trika school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Classical works on accents and accentuation for chanting Sāmavedic hymns.".
- catalog abstract "Shakta ritualistic manual, with hymn, for the recitation of Baṭukabhairavastotra, hymn from Rudrayāmalatantra to Baṭuka Bhairava, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Poem in praise of Sūrya, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu tantric text, chiefly on the rituals for the worship of Gāyatrī, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Two Upanishadic texts, chiefly on the rituals for the worship of Tripurasundarī, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Manual of Hindu rituals, according to the Mādhyaṇḍina recension of Śuklayajurveda.".
- catalog abstract "Comparative study of Sufism and bhakti traditions; in the context of the teachings and experiences of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, 1207-1273, Persian Sufi poet, and Ramakrishna, 1836-1886, Hindu religious leader, representing the two mystic traditions.".
- catalog abstract "Poem in mixed prose and verse (campū) on the exploits of Krishna, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Political biography of Giani Zail Singh, b. 1916, president of India.".
- catalog abstract "Study, with reference to the representation of the 1947 partition of India.".
- catalog abstract "Ancient Tamil anthology; includes introduction in English to each work.".
- catalog abstract "Philosophical interpretation of selected hymns from the R̥gveda.".
- catalog abstract "Presents a portrait of Hemingway as seen through the eyes of a Midwestern farm boy living with the family and fishing, talking, and writing with Hemingway.".
- catalog abstract "Jerry Kennedy is defending his accountant; a loyal, honest man unwilling to give evidence against a client. However, none of Kennedy's normal allies are being all that helpful.".
- catalog abstract "Report of a survey conducted in Uttar Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Comparative study of the Hindu and Christian traditions.".
- catalog abstract "Voluntary organization, working under the All India Congress Committee, to popularize the policies and programs of the Indian National Congress.".
- catalog abstract "Treatise explaining the philosophy of the Chaitanya sect in Vaishnavism.".
- catalog abstract "Study on Kāvyakautuka, 10th century work on Sanskrit poetics, by Bhaṭṭatota.".
- catalog abstract "Transcript of speeches by P.V. Narasimha Rao, b. 1921, Rajiv Gandhi, b. 1944, and Buta Singh, on the 1984 agitation in Punjab, delivered in the Indian Parliament.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu canonical text.".
- catalog abstract "1984 and the specter of dememorization / by Murray Bookchin -- Giant economy size brother / by John P. Clark -- 1984, Orwell's and ours / by Noam Chomsky -- Prisons / by Claire Culhane -- New forms of resistance / by Yolande Cohen -- The totality of totalitarism / by Jean-Pierre Deslauriers -- Critical dimensions of Orwell's thought / by Jean Ellezam -- Orwell and anarchy in 1984 / by Frank Harrison -- Authoritarian education / by Robert Mayo -- The real rocky horror picture show / by Stephen Schechter -- Job's comfort / by George Woodcock.".
- catalog abstract "Poirot takes a vacation on a cruise on the Nile, but has an uneasy feeling that something is dangerously amiss.".
- catalog abstract ""Special attention is paid to the sacred texts in each system, as well as to the life stories of such major figures as the Buddha, Confucius, and Lao-Tzu."--Cover.".
- catalog abstract "The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.".
- catalog abstract "Tells of a father-son relationship in the North Carolina mountains. It is of a family whose men work in the paper mill.".
- catalog abstract "A textbook tracing the development of Louisiana from its first Indian settlement to a busy modern state in the 1980s.".
- catalog abstract "Examines ten errors in modern thought and shows how they have led to serious consequences in our everyday lives. Tells how they came about, how to avoid them, and how to counter their negative effects.".
- catalog abstract "In the final days of World War II, a band of Jewish partisans makes its way from Russia to Italy, moving toward the ultimate goal of Palestine. Based on a true story, the novel chronicles their adventures as they wage a personal war of revenge against the Nazis: blowing up trains, rescuing the last victims of concentration camps, scoring victories in the face of unspeakable devastation. Primo Levi captures the landscape and the people of Eastern Europe in vivid detail, depicting as well the terrible bleakness of war-ridden Europe. But finally, what he gives us is a tribute to the strength and ingenuity of the human spirit.".
- catalog abstract ""This book considers the way the poetry of the major seventeenth-century writers functioned in a social context: how it grew out of the poets' social circumstances and ambitions, enhanced their relationships with friends and patrons, how it proposed ideals of conduct and the good life."--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Anonymous compendium of the Nātha sect in Hinduism.".
- catalog abstract "Treatise on Sanskrit poetics.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed papers by the Indian delegates to the World Assembly for Peace and Life Against Nuclear War, Prague, 1983.".
- catalog abstract "Micro study of Tamil fiction in the 1920s.".
- catalog abstract "Papers presented at a symposium of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, 1983, on the theme: Social transformation and creative imagination.".
- catalog abstract ""This complete introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion by one of the pioneering scientists in this expanding field offers both a simple and intuitive discussion of the basic concepts of this subject and an insight into the challenging problems of current research. In a wholly lucid manner the work covers single-particle motions, fluid equations for plasmas, wave motions, diffusion and resistivity, Landau damping, plasma instabilities and nonlinear problems. For students, this outstanding text offers a painless introduction to this important field; for teachers, a large collection of problems; and for researchers, a concise review of the fundamentals as well as original treatments of a number of topics never before explained so clearly. This revised edition contains new material on kinetic effects, including Bernstein waves and the plasma dispersion function, and on nonlinear wave equations and solitons."-- Provided by publisher.".
- catalog abstract "Interviews and profiles of mathematicians, teachers, and friends of mathematics provide an insight into the motives, philosophies, and talents that drive the creative process of mathematics.".
- catalog abstract "This book provides an introduction to recent analytical and experimental studies of plant growth in the sea. The physiology and ecology of marine plants are, therefore, emphasized at the expense of a more traditional taxonomic or morphological treatment. The physics and chemistry of the marine environment are examined with specific reference to the requirements of marine plants, and much of the book concentrates on those aspects of their physiology which are unique to marine plants, or which help us to understand their ecology.".
- catalog abstract "Over 3,000 entries to terminology that reflects current advances in genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and immunology. Explanatory definitions.".
- catalog abstract "Approximately 1000 entries with explanatory definitions intended primarily for the nonspecialist. Covers terminology, including techniques. Bibliography of 506 references.".
- catalog abstract ""The purpose of this text is to set forth an introductory account of the basic sources of information that comprise the bibliographic structure of federal government publications. Like the previous editions, the work serves as a reference source for institutions that acquire public documents, as a text for library school students, as a guide for researchers who must access the vast amount of information produced by or for the federal establishment. The emphasis remains a contemporary one; the reader is encouraged to consult other historical or specialized studies for more detailed information."--Pref.".
- catalog abstract "A current member of the Sandinista government recalls his personal experience as a guerrilla fighter.".
- catalog abstract "A novel about a woman's love affair during a trip to France.".
- catalog abstract "Selections primarily from the king's General estoria, but some selections also included from his Estoria de España.".
- catalog abstract ""In Royal Republican, Chalmers Hood explores the forces that caused French naval officers to gravitate toward antidemocratic movements after the armistice of 1918. He seeks to explain their involvement in the Action Française and in the breakdown of civil-military relations that helped decide the fate of the Third Republic in 1940. Hood shows that a variety of social and intellectual factors allowed for a stability of tradition and royalist sentiment in the navy in a period when the attitudes of mainstream French society were growing away from Cartesian and anti-republican beliefs. Only when the traditionally comfortable and carefree life-style of the naval officers was threatened did this rift between navy and nation begin to constitute a real danger to the French government. Static salaries and the rising cost of living after World War I provokedresentment toward resentment toward an initially unresponsive government that eventually boiled over in the summer of 1940." -- from dust jacket.".