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- catalog abstract "The author is generally recognized for his contributions to African American poetry, however, a large part of his poetry and prose is on other than African American themes. He achieves universality through his commitment, exploration, and dedication to his African American background, while emphasizing the importance in the commitment to the "belief in the fundamental oneness of all races, the essential oneness of mankind, to the vision of world unity". This is apparent in his poems as well as in the prose covered in this collection.".
- catalog abstract "Attempts to arrange in sequence descriptions of adaptive technologies, tactics and strategies devised by the prehistoric Eastern Arctic Eskimos over nearly a 4000 year period.".
- catalog abstract "Includes gazetteer of British religious houses for women.".
- catalog abstract "Historical information concerning Indian tribes, notably the Delaware and Iroquois.".
- catalog abstract "Tells about the struggles of the 20th century between Arabs and Jews over Palestine.".
- catalog abstract "This book describes a set of conventions governing the written presentation of research. The recommendations on the mechanics and format of the research paper reflect the practices recommended by the MLA and reqired by college teachers throughout the United States and Canada. Questions of writing style--choice of words, sentence structure, tone, and so on-- are covered in other guides, such as those listed in section 1.9 and are not considered here.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the background of the myths of the Indian cultures of the North American continent, some of which have the same themes as myths of other world cultures.".
- catalog abstract "Issues for 1865- include directory.".
- catalog abstract "Tells about the team working at Berkeley to teach a computer to think in the sense that living organisms do, beginning with, "If there's an event, process it; if there's a goal, plan for it; if there are plans, execute them."".
- catalog abstract "Traces the history of astronomy, looks at what we have learned about the Sun, Moon, stars and planets, and identifies key questions which face astronomers of the future.".
- catalog abstract "The invisible world of child prostitution in America, England, and West Germany is fully explored here for the first time. Gitta Sereny's profoundly disturbing book is the result of two years of intensive interviews and research during which she met with, spoke with, and got to know child prostitutes here and abroad as well as their parents, their pimps, their lovers, and the teachers, psychologists, and police who are struggling to help. Writing with a strong commitment to the lives of these children, she gives us in detail the stories of ten girls and two boys. All of them are runaways for whom it was (actually or emotionally) impossible to return to home and family--and for whom the only alternative seemed to be to join "the life" of prostitution. Interwoven with the author's narrative and observations are the voices of the children themselves, who speak with feeling and candor about the homes they fled, and about the life they live now on the street. They discuss their pimps. their "tricks," the ways they were "initiated" into prostitution. They express their feelings about sex and about the future they see for themselves. Sereny makes us understand the horrifying reality of what is happening to children like these by the thousands, why it is happening, and why, walking the city streets, they have nevertheless remained invisible.--From publisher description.".
- catalog abstract "Musical examples (phonodisc: 2 s. 7 in. 45 rpm. microgroove) in pocket of v. 1.".
- catalog abstract "Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society. Vocabularies of some of the languages of Polynesia are included. "A list of Polynesian languages" is given in v. 21, p. 67-71.".
- catalog abstract "Documentary of World War II covering the events, weapons and personalities.".
- catalog abstract "Case studies illustrate some of the tactics and strategies unions are using to combat declining membership and economic clout in the l980s.".
- catalog abstract "Dévoilement dʹune forme particulière et pure de la féminité, là est peut-être lʹoriginalité la plus évidente de La Paix des Ruches. Une femme sʹouvre à la conscience dʹelle-même, face à un homme, en cultivant sa dissemblance.".
- catalog abstract "Issued as a supplementary newsletter to: Antitrust laws and trade regulation / by Julian O. Von Kalinowski.".
- catalog abstract ""Readable yet scholarly short history of appointees, their politics and performance throughout U.S. history."--Juricature.".
- catalog abstract ""A study of their interactions and interrelations, with special consideration of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties."--T.p.".
- catalog abstract ""This volume is a collection of essays on the relationship of Christian faith to the issues involved in the contemporary struggle over the meaning of resistance to militarism. It is intended as a resource to help the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) face the question of an appropriate response to the responsibilities and limits of Christian citizenship in a society increasingly faced with the dangers of militarism." -- Preface, p. v.".
- catalog abstract "L'auteur, économiste à l'Institut national de la recherche scientifique, expose clairement les diverses facettes de cette crise. A son avis, "seuls un effort résolu et une politique volontariste permettront de lever l'obstacle démographique qui pèse si lourdement sur l'avenir du Québec."".
- catalog abstract "Dictionnaire dans lequel la dimension encyclopédique n'est pas exclue malgré l'absence des noms propres. L'ouvrage a pour objectif de résoudre les difficultés de langage de la vie quotidienne. Aux 51200 articles s'ajoutent quelques tableaux et un guide grammatical de 34 pages. L'orthographe a été l'objet d'un soin particulier. Les définitions sont assez souvent accompagnées d'exemples. La nomenclature est assez étendue, compte tenu des dimensions de l'ouvrage. Aux mots courants s'ajoutent des termes spécialisés, scientifiques, "régionaux" (rares canadianismes) et un nombre surprenant de mots anciens ayant conservé un intérêt historique ou documentaire (feestibale, hapax).".
- catalog abstract "Le 1er août 1982 au petit matin, une poignée d'aviateurs tente de s'emparer du pouvoir à Nairobi (Kenya). Ils seront mâtés mais ils ont réussi à ébranler le régime. Cette mutinerie survient à la suite d'une crise mûri pendant 7 ans. De 1975 à 1982, par l'apparente stabilité d'un système qui a réussi à surmonter la disparition de Jomo Kenyatta, de nouvelles forces sociales ont affirmé leur ambition politique. Parallèlement, les villes croissaient et donnaient naissance à une nouvelle culture, bien différente de celle du monde rural surlaquelle l'essentiel de la vie politique repose.".
- catalog abstract "Ouvrage captivant. L'auteur est professeur à l'Université de Paris VII et au Massachussets Institute of Technology.".
- catalog abstract "Based on the author's 1973 Isaac Deutscher memorial lecture entitled Late capitalism in crisis, delivered in February 1973 at the London School of Economics.".
- catalog abstract "Explains the role of a director from his first encounter with a play through casting, rehearsals, staging and shaping the play - A director's approach to Hamlet_".
- catalog abstract "Guide to birds, wildflowers, trees, grasses, insects, etc. of N. America's prairies, fields, and meadows.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of critical essays on African-American women writers.".
- catalog abstract "Consists of a linguistic and biographical introduction ; a transcript of the Hungarian-Sanskrit part of the list ; and a facsimile of the full list.".
- catalog abstract "This volume is a collection of original essays written to honor Professor W. Arthur Lewis, 1979 co-winner of the Nobel Prize in economics. The authors, an international group of distinguished scholars, provide new perspectives on many of the most important theoretical and policy questions in economic development. Unified to a rare degree by their approach to the subject of development and by the high quality and rigor of their analysis, the contributors address a varied set of specific issues reflecting Professor Lewis' research interests.".
- catalog abstract "This book chronicles America's experience with the Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis of 1978-81. Drawing on internal government documents, it recounts the controversies, decisions and uncertainties that made this a unique chapter in American history. From his personal experiences, the author draws revealing portraits of the people who engaged in this test of wills with an Islamic revolutionary regime.".
- catalog abstract "Une oeuvre de commande (Radio-Canada) dans laquelle l'auteure n'est ni naturelle, ni disponible ("le journal ne me suffit pas. Ne me convient pas. C'est une forme d'écriture qui exige trop de moi et pas assez de ce que je suis"). L'écriture reste ferme. L'anecdote se fait théorie et la théorie plaidoyer.".
- catalog abstract "Based on two seminiars held at Rutgers on Oct. 28, 1983 and May 18, 1984.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the qualities of successful business executives and offers advice for managers on how to develop leadership skills.".
- catalog abstract "Guide to birds, plants, seashore creatures, fishes, whales, etc. of North America's western shore.".
- catalog abstract "Surveys the deserts of the American West and describes the various American species of desert plants and animals.".
- catalog abstract "A field guide to the trees, wildflowers, birds, mammals and insects of North America's western forests.".
- catalog abstract "The Tell el-Hesi site comprises a 25-acre walled city from the Early Bronze III period. It is located on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean coastal plain, 26 km northeast of Gaza in Israel. Tell el-Hesi was the first Palestinian site at which the principles of ceramic chronology and of stratigraphic excavation were applied and at which the relationship between pottery and stratigraphy was shown to be significant. In 1890 W.M. Flinders Petrie excavated at Hesi and produced a general picture of its occupational history. In 1891-92, F.J. Bliss excavated stratigraphically through each successive level of the mound and identified eleven occupational levels which he grouped into eight strata or "cities". In 1970, The Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi, sponsored by the American Schools of Oriental Research and a consortium of educational institutions, entered the site with the objectives of investigating in greater detail and with more refined methods the stratigraphic divisions identified by Petrie and Bliss. This book appears as the second volume in the Joint Expedition's series of final publications regarding their field experience and findings. The presence of Strata I and II, the modern military trenching, and the Muslim cemetery, combined to force the Joint Expedition to an important archaeological decision. Both strata belong to the modern period and fall into the vaguely defined category of 'historical archaeology'. Strata of this kind are frequently disregarded in the excavation and reporting of Near Eastern sites. However, the decision was made to excavate these strata with the same detail as the more ancient levels of the mound. This decision launched a pioneering effort in the archaeology of the Palestine area, and necessitated the development of new excavation and recording techniques. The aim of this report is to present in an organized form all the data on Strata I and II gathered by the expedition; to analyze this data; to offer cultural conclusions; and to compare the results in a preliminary way with the data from other sites and with the published work of other anthropologists.".
- catalog abstract "History of the Metis people in Canada.".
- catalog abstract "Published to mark the 15th anniversary of the Dene organization. Excerpts from the writings of the Dene and Father Fumoleau's photographs (135) capture the spirit of this people.".
- catalog abstract "By tracing the history of the Taylor family in Canada, the author also provides information on the Canadian fur trade and Indians.".
- catalog abstract "Analysis of citizenship rights of aboriginal peoples as well as what rights and government services aboriginal peoples would gain, or relinquish, with establishment of self-government in Canada. Examines relevant U.S. experience and proposes alternative models or outlines of aboriginal self-government.".
- catalog abstract "Examines experience of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia regarding essential attributes of self-government so as to provide information and ideas for consideration by Indian, Metis and Inuit organizations in Canada.".
- catalog abstract "Provides background information on the text and translation for all of Schubert's songs. "A bible for the serious Schubertian."--Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "This book is an inspiring, career-transforming book published for people who want to get ahead. It takes the reader behind the scenes in some of the most successful organizations and analyzes what makes them distinctive. Here are real people, real companies, real numbers. Here is what is needed to know about the crucial elements of success: constant innovation, staying in touch with customers, encouraging the contributions of everyone in the company, and maintaining the integrity that is basic to leadership. Here are the secrets of building excellence.".
- catalog abstract "Explores the reasons why ancient Egyptians mummified their dead; provides information about how mummies were made; and discusses the items and rituals that accompanied the dead to their tombs.".
- catalog abstract "This examination of the nature and effects of power draws on the wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, history, political science, law, and theology to investigate the sources of patriarchy.".
- catalog abstract "The execution of a collaborator and Nazi retaliation on the family of twelve-year-old Anton Steenwijk have lasting repercussions in Anton's life as he learns, through chance encounters, the truth of one harrowing night.".
- catalog abstract "Dalmonte's questions cover many aspects of contemporary musical life. Berio talks freely about his early childhood through his contact with the Darmstadt serialists and his experiences while teaching and performing in America. There is also a detailed examination of his major instrumental works of the 1960s -- The Sequenzas, Chemins, and Sinfonia -- and a review of his involvement with electronic music in the 1970s. Varga asks him about his various vocal and theatrical works. Berio discusses the purpose of music.".
- catalog abstract "With the Beatles, Bob Dylan is one of the most talented performers to emerge from the sixties. For more than twenty years Dylan has been a spokesman for the young--a representative of a generation and a way of life. While Dylan's originality is his strength, his art has roots in American folk, country and pop music. In this exciting new book, Wilfrid Mellers, author of the acclaimed study of the Beatles, Twilight of the Gods, examines Dylan's musical heritage, from the British folk ballads that influenced his lyrics to the American folk-singers who influence his music. Mellers looks at how Dylan's vocal and instrumental style was affected by such greats as the Carter family, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Elvis Presley and Woody Guthrie. He goes on to consider what Dylan did with this musical legacy, and how he made these musical forms his own. Mellers offers illuminating commentary on virtually every song recorded by Dylan, and shows why his individual contribution has spoken so powerfully to millions of people [Publisher description]".
- catalog abstract "The Lindbergh killing and the framing of Richard Hauptman.".
- catalog abstract "125 biographers, historians, and political scientists present their views on 321 topics concerning Roosevelt's life and times.".
- catalog abstract "Catalogue raisonné of the works in the Victoria and Albert Museum.".
- catalog abstract "With current interest in extraterrestrials at a peak, this book is a collection of original and reprinted articles advancing the latest scientific ideas as to the possible existence and nature of extraterrestrial intelligent life. Usually this subject is treated only in popular media, such as science fiction novels, movies, and television. Recently, however, scientists and researchers have begun to consider in earnest whether extraterrestrials really exist, whether they have evolved from simpler forms of life, whether they have evolved intelligence, and if so whether their modes of understanding the world are comparable to and congruent with our own. The contributors to this volume cover these topics, and also consider how we might communicate with aliens, and whether we would be able to understand the alien messages we might receive. Finally the authors, who include distinguished scientists, speculate whether the aliens might have a moral code, and what might be our moral obligations in the event any extraterrestrials were ever discovered. ... Publisher description.".
- catalog abstract "In this book the author uses primarily Arabic sources to discuss the transmission of the Black Death to the Middle East and the devastation the disease caused on the society and economics in Egypt and Syria.".
- catalog abstract "A rags-to-riches tragedy of a woman who, at the end of the Roaring Twenties, achieved overnight stardom on Broadway by introduction if classic torch songs. Pursued by Smith Reynolds, six months after the marriage he was found dead with Libby and Smith's best friend indicted for murder.".
- catalog abstract "Standardized and updated edition that also includes photoelectron spectroscopy and additional diagrams. Most entries are concise. 275 references.".
- catalog abstract "An analysis of how the media have come to alter every day social experiences for both adults and children.".
- catalog abstract "Offers a personal glimpse of air pilot General Chuck Yeager. Yeager talks about his life and achievements, expressed in his own words.".
- catalog abstract "Biographical sketches of the governors of American Territories from the 1780's to the mid-twentieth century. All 15 of Alaska's territorial governors are included (p.3-26). A brief biography of each governor is included, as well as a short summary of the major events in each man's term of office.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of the prolific writer of mysteries exploring her personal life and her work.".
- catalog abstract "With clear, concise definitions of over 11,000 terms, this dictionary is the ideal reference for specialists and nonspecialists alike: students, teachers, scientists, amateur naturalists, and anyone interested in our natural environment. A new compilation that reflects the growing and changing vocabulary of science, the dictionary draws entries from many scientific disciplines, as well as from taxonomy. It includes terms from ecology, statistics, earth sciences, genetics, biochemistry, and physiology that readers are likely to encounter in literature dealing with plant and animal growth, structure, or behavior. At the same time, the dictionary will serve those in other disciplines who encounter unfamiliar taxonomic terms in their reading and research. Written by an international team of twenty specialists, and with the aid of a distinguished advisory board, the dictionary provides world-wide coverage. Line drawings are included to clarify meanings where needed, and cross-references refer readers from particular species to entries on families and major genera. The only one-volume work to provide extensive coverage of all aspects of natural history, this is an essential new reference source.".
- catalog abstract "The Trueba family embodies strong feelings from the beginning of the 2 through the assassination of Allende in 1973.".
- catalog abstract "Articles and papers on socioeconomic deprivation in the Indian context.".
- catalog abstract "Study with reference to Tamil Nadu.".
- catalog abstract "Social functions of religion.".
- catalog abstract "A firsthand chronicle of a brutal season of bullfights. In this vivid account, Hemingway captures the exhausting pace and pressure of the season, the camaraderie and pride of the matadors, and the mortal drama as in fight after fight the rival matadors try to outdo each other with ever more daring performances.".
- catalog abstract "Vols. for 1958 contain Minutes of the 100th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, the 170th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and the 170th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A., the reports of the boards of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the United Presbyterian Church of North America, and statistics of the two latter bodies.".
- catalog abstract ""... the art and history of jewelry from the turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau to the International Style of the Eighties. Cartlidge has selected premier examples of jewelry created by over 200 artists and artisans, from Lalique and Fouquet to de Patta and Fisch, to best reflect the customs, sociopolitical structure, and traditions of several generations. Included are detailed descriptions of each of the pieces, along with their aesthetic and historical significance. The volume concludes with a brief section of artists' biographies."-- LJ.".
- catalog abstract ""Joseph Dimock [1768-1846] was the first Baptist minister born (1768) and ordained (1793) in Canada." He was a direct descendant of Thomas Dimock, who immigrated from England to Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1637. Joseph was born at Falmouth, Nova Scotia, married Betsy Dimock (d.1839), and was survived by ten sons and daughters. He served his ministry chiefly in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, but spent some time in New England as well. Included is a listing of the marriages performed (p. 109-137) at Chester, Nova Scotia.".
- catalog abstract "This definitive study is the most complete and the most revelatory book ever published on Constantin Brancusi, the greatest sculptor of modern times.".
- catalog abstract "Includes chronology of artist's life and 150 unpaged illustrations, 134 in color.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the art of the 1930s and the social and political movements which influenced it.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the life of the renowned Dutch painter and traces the development of his art.".
- catalog abstract "The face of the artist through over 100 of his self-portraits, from his first one at the age of nineteen, to the last, painted a few months before his death.".
- catalog abstract "A selection of poems from the last six decades including fifty recent poems not previously published.".
- catalog abstract "This collection of essays is the outcome of the proceedings of the Centre for Research and Study in International Law and International Relations of the Hague Academy of International Law in the summer of 1983.".
- catalog abstract "Sanskrit grammar.".
- catalog abstract "Aphoristic work, with autocommentary, on Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "In the first comprehensive treatment of the role of churches in the processes that led to the American Civil War, C.C. Goen suggests that when Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist churches divided along lines of North and South in the antebellum controversy over slavery, they severed an important bond of national union. The forebodings of church leaders and other contemporary observers about the probability of disastrous political consequences were well-founded. The denominational schisms, as irreversible steps along the nation's tortuous course to violence, were both portent and catalyst to the imminent national tragedy. Caught in a quagmire of conflicting purposes, church leadership failed and Christian community broke down, presaging in a scenario of secession and conflict the impending crisis of the Union. As the churches chose sides over the supremely transcendent moral issue of slavery, so did the nation. Professor Goen, an eminent historian of American religion, does not seek in these pages the "causes" of the Civil War. Rather, he establishes evangelical Christianity as "a major bond of national unity" in antebellum America. His careful analysis and critical interpretation demonstrate that antebellum American churches -- committed to institutional growth, swayed by sectional interests, and silent about racial prejudice -- could neither contain nor redirect the awesome forces of national dissension. Their failure sealed the nation's fate. - Publisher.".
- catalog abstract "Poem in praise of Krishna, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "An appealing and intelligent 18-year-old girl to whom Freud gives the pseudonym "Dora" us the subject of a case history that has all of the intrigue and unexpected twists of a first-rate detective novel. Freud pursues the secrets of Dora's psyche by using clues as her nervous mannerisms, her own reports on the peculiarities of her family, and the content of her dreams. Freud's analytic talent and literary skill combine to offer exciting insights into the art of psychoanalysis.".
- catalog abstract "The empire at war -- Weakness of the home base -- Imperial problems old and new -- Searching for imperial manpower -- The Irish ulcer -- India -- The defence of Suez -- Persia and Mesopotamia -- Conclusion.".
- catalog abstract "The flight of the eagle; the wooden sword; etc.".
- catalog abstract "A compendium of words, phrases, and local meanings has been culled from years of research, using thousands of interviews with representative American communities. Online index is at http://dare.wisc.edu/?q=node/18".
- catalog abstract "With particular reference to "De igne."".
- catalog abstract "Explains the origins of hieroglyphs and what they mean, tells how this ancient form of writing was decoded, and describes the training and importance of scribes.".
- catalog abstract "Investigations conducted chiefly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Military Intelligence Division, Dept. of the Army.".
- catalog abstract "A pioneer in the field of molecular biology provides candid observations on his profession and his life.".
- catalog abstract "Since its first publication in 1954, this work has established itself as a unique classic. It applies the approaches and findings of modern psychology to the study of art: it describes the visual process that takes place when people create- or look at- works in the various arts, and explains how the eye organizes visual material according to definite psychological laws. Fresh in thought, clean in style, this book is a highly readable contribution to the study of aesthetics. It could be recommended as an excellent introduction to the psychology of perception, however, it is the art lover, whether psychologist or not, who will find this book the most rewarding. -- from Book Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Dallas artists covered include Jerry Bywaters, Otis Dozier, Charles Bowling, William Lester, Everett Spruce, Alexandre Hogue, John Douglass, Lloyd Goff and Perry Nichols.".
- catalog abstract "Interweaves the lives of these two historical figures in their early years before the Civil War, in their roles as determined adversaries, and in their later lives when they continued to be involved in their nation's fate.".
- catalog abstract "Morgan asserts that during the 1960s and 1970s a "rights industry," consisting of interest group advocates, activist lawyers, law professors, and publicists, had become engaged in expanding, redefining, and manipulating the law of civil rights and liberties in order to create new rights against the claims of society, even when these ignored or distorted America's constitutional tradition. As a result, American institutions, both governmental and private, have been seriously disabled. He argues that the time has come to reassert the claims of society against exalted and unreasonable questions of individual rights.".
- catalog abstract "Includes directory of members.".
- catalog abstract "L'histoire des procès-verbaux contre la hérésie en Languedoc.".
- catalog abstract ""The bicentennial papers of the Committee on the Constitutional System."--T.p.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the rigorous training designed to eradicate an agent's intolerable stress of the job, the grueling hours, and more.".
- catalog abstract "Includes material on clearing and staining leaves and making leaf prints.".
- catalog abstract "Bibliography of over 500 titles in 58 native languages or dialects. Includes only pre-1950 imprints. Dictionaries and grammars for learning native languages and printed music books also included.".
- catalog abstract "The role of the War Department, Manhattan District, and other Army agencies and individuals from 1939 through World War II in developing and employing the atomic bomb.".