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- catalog abstract "When Lisa Barnes works on her high school science project with Harvey Burns, she begins receiving anti-semitic notes in the mail which seem intent on breaking up their friendship.".
- catalog abstract "Selected poems of four Bangladeshi poets.".
- catalog abstract "Briefly describes the yearly cycle of Jewish holidays, including high holidays, harvest holidays, festivals, and modern holidays, with recipes and instructions for Jewish holiday foods and crafts.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the history of the Jewish religion, the significance of its synagogue, festivals, home life, food laws, and symbols, and its use of prayer and the Torah.".
- catalog abstract "During World War II, a young German girl's curiosity leads her to discover something far more terrible than the day-to-day hardships and privations that she and her neighbors have experienced.".
- catalog abstract "A summary of the results of a survey conducted by the Folklore Society between Mar. 1982 and Oct. 1984.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of essays dealing with critical approaches to the evaluation of juvenile literature.".
- catalog abstract "The people of Jerusalem, under great duress, manage to keep their lights from destruction by Greek invaders.".
- catalog abstract "Philosophical portion of a Hindu mythological text.".
- catalog abstract "Explores the poetry of the Renaissance, from Dunbar in the late fifteeth century to the Songs and Sonnets of John Donne in the early seventeenth. The book offers more than the wealth of literature discussed: it is a pioneering work in its own right, bringing the insights of contemporary literary and cultural theory to an overview of the period.".
- catalog abstract "Primary source. The author examines the growth of democracy in the United States and individual European countries during the 18th century.".
- catalog abstract "Shakespeare's comedy tells of a "shrew," Katherina, who is so ill-tempered she seems unlikely to find a husband, and how her father refuses to let her younger sister marry until Katherina is off his hands. Petruchio appears and asks for Katherina's hand, betting that he can tame her.".
- catalog abstract "Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, p, e, i, t.".
- catalog abstract "Commemoration volume honoring Richard L. Park.".
- catalog abstract "Offers a year-by-year summary of murders, organized crime activities, robberies, and other notable crimes from 1900 to 1983.".
- catalog abstract "Explores the cultural tradition of the lost civilization of the Mayas.".
- catalog abstract "Manuals, with hymns and tantric codes, for Ucchiṣṭagaṇapatyupāsanā and Ucchiṣṭacāṇḍālinyupāsanā, Hindu rites.".
- catalog abstract "Open space / by Ante Glibota -- 150 years of architecture: a history of the city / by Frédéric Edelmann -- The time of the pioneers 1833-1910. The first city ; 1871: the great fire ; Reconstruction ; The Chicago school - expansion ; 1893: the Columbian Exposition ; The Chicago school - maturity and reactions ; The Chicago school - last lights ; Returning to the origins of modern architecture / by François Hébert-Stevens ; William Le Baron Jenney ; Daniel Burnham ; Louis Sullivan -- Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School. A Ruskinian pioneer / by André Fermigier ; Frank Lloyd Wright -- From historicism to modernism 1910-1969. 1910-1921: indecisions ; 1922: the Chicago Tribune competition ; 1922-1932: before the crash ; 1933: the "Century of Progress" exposition ; Waiting for Mies ; Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe ; Mies and his followers ; The sixties -- Trends 1970-1983. Firms and divergences / by Ante Glibota ; Bertrand Goldberg ; Does the architect have a philosophy? / by Bertrand Goldberg ; The transgression / by François Hébert-Stevens ; Helmut Jahn ; Towards a new synthesis / by Helmut Jahn ; Helmut Jahn, or total architecture / by Wojciech Madeyski ; Creative coherence / by Benoit Jullien ; Walter A. Netsch ; Field theory / by Walter A. Netsch ; A lyrical method / by Gilles Plazy ; Harry Weese ; A word about architecture / by Harry Weese ; The purism of freedom / by Michel Ragon -- The city: realities. Around the Loop ; Housing ; Monuments to faith ; Sculpture and space ; Signs of transportation ; Restorations ; Evolutions ; Before and after ; A touch of humanity ; Maps and statistics ; Chicago landmarks ; Biographies ; Synoptic chart.".
- catalog abstract ""Aaron, a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and stage director, has written a definitive study of stage fright among actors. His analysis of the rehearsal process, with its displacement relationship between the actor and the director and the separation of selves that the actor seeks, along with the ambivalence toward the audience that is natural for the actorall of which contribute to the acute anxiety attack that is stage frightis detailed, convincing, and revealing. His understanding of the psychological elements that routinely produce stress in actors is profound and practical. He cites cases of documented stage fright and ties them to his own clinical, rehearsal, and performance experience. Though occasionally filled with technical jargon, this study will be of great value to actors and directors and of special interest to those fascinated by theater."--Amazon.com editorial review.".
- catalog abstract "Renowned historian William H. McNeil provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth-century period and completely revised bibliographies. An invaluable tool for the study of Western civilization, the Handbook is an essential complement to readings in primary and secondary sources such as those in the nine-volume University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization.".
- catalog abstract "Chronicles the history of the Constitutional Convention and discusses how the Constitution was developed.".
- catalog abstract "This collection of essays examines the ways in which disputes and controversies about the application of scientific knowledge are resolved. Four concrete examples of public controversy are considered in detail: the efficacy of Laetrile, the classification of homosexuality as a disease, the setting of safety standards in the workplace, and the utility of nuclear energy as a source of power. The essays in this volume show that debates about these cases are not confined to matters of empirical fact. Rather, as is seen with most scientific and technical controversies, they focus on and are structured by complex ethical, economic, and political interests. Drs. Engelhardt and Caplan have brought together a distinguished group of scholars from the sciences and humanities, who sketch a theory of scientific controversy and attempt to provide recommendations about the ways in which both scientists and the public ought to seek more informed resolutions of highly contentious issues in science and technology. Scientific Controversies is offered as a contribution to the better understanding of the roles of both science and nonscientific interests in disputes and controversies pertaining to science and technology.--Publisher description.".
- catalog abstract "A perceptive study of human biology focuses specifically on the biological basis of human emotion and human behavior, connecting the basic emotions to their physiological sources.".
- catalog abstract "A study of Mexican Yaqui Indians competing for farming and fishing rights.".
- catalog abstract ""This documentary history contains original and annotated translations of documents dealing with presidios. Contains materials for the history of discovery, conquest, and settlement of the central corridor of eastern Nueva Vizcaya, New Mexico, and Texas between 1700-65"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas".
- catalog abstract "Presents an overview of the development of the English language and examines the formation of words especially from Greek and Latin roots. Also discusses definitions and usage.".
- catalog abstract "Based on a conference held in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27-28, 1985, and sponsored by the Academy Industry Program of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.".
- catalog abstract "A study of baroque opera.".
- catalog abstract "This book is a grammar of Kashmiri language in Hindi. Originally, it was written in Sanskrit. Kashmiri is a language which is of great importance for the purpose of comparative philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Through interviews and questionnaries the authors provide insights about children whose parents work outside the home. Also provides guides to help the parents prepare their children to the problems associated with having working parents, how to build self-confidence, reduce stress, become more involved with their children, and much more.".
- catalog abstract "Rev. ed. of : Warenzeichenrecht. 11th ed. 1979.".
- catalog abstract "A selection of representative critical essays on the writings of D.H. Lawrence written during the past twenty years.".
- catalog abstract "Fourteen critical essays, on the works of the famous English playwright.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of critical essays on Malamud and his works. Also includes a chronology of events in his life.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of critical essays on Melville and his works. Also includes a chronology of events in the author's life.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of critical essays on Tolstoy and his works arranged in chronological order of publication.".
- catalog abstract "Eighteen critical essays, on the works of the English writer who experimented with stream-of-consciousness and other innovative techniques.".
- catalog abstract "Sex selection - Gendercidal precedents - Abortion.".
- catalog abstract "Vols. for 1891-1897 include decisions of the United States Board of General Appraisers.".
- catalog abstract "The author recounts his experiences during the sixteen months he spent as a Marine infantry officer in the Vietnam war.".
- catalog abstract "Report by a group of experts set up by the chairperson of the 7th Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-aligned Countries, New Delhi, 1983.".
- catalog abstract "An account of the historical development of the common law of landed property. Work published since the first edition (1961) is taken into account, and the treatment of the nineteenth century period has been enlarged.".
- catalog abstract ""Regional history at its best ... Many of the traditional tales of early hardships- grasshopper plagues, Indian attacks, the stress of loneliness and isolation, drought, blizzards, prairie fires, and the unaccostomed hazards of nature- are retold with vigor and a sense of immediacy. These gritty tales of pioneer persistence and stubbornness are used to illustrate the region's cyclical history of hope and despair ... Not the least is Miner's talents in his engaging style. Images are alive, progression of the story lively, and the analysis convincing. This first-rate book is an important addition to the history of Kansas and, more broadly, to the study of western settlement."--American Historical Review.".
- catalog abstract ""In 1879, fourteen years after the Emancipation Proclamation, thousands of blacks fled the South. They were headed for the homesteading lands of Kansas, the 'garden spot of the earth' and the 'quintessential Free State, the land of John Brown' ... Painter examines their exodus in fascinating detail. In the process, she offers a compelling portrait of the post-Reconstruction South and the desperate efforts by blacks and whites in that chaotic period to 'solve the race problem' once and for all."--Newseek. "What makes this book so important, is ... [that it] is the first full-length scholarly study of this migration and of the forces that produced it ... [Others] have focused on nationally recognized black leaders; [Painter] calls for attention to the black masses."--David H. Donald, New York Times Book Review.".
- catalog abstract "Vols. for <1904>-1926 include also decisions of the United States Board of General Appraisers.".
- catalog abstract "In these long interviews, conducted during the last five years of his life, a noted writer talks about his professional life as a poet, playwright, lawyer, editor of Fortune, Librarian of Congress and Harvard professor. Relatively reticent about his family, MacLeish (18921982) is outspoken about FDR, Truman ("totally himself all the time"), Joe McCarthy, George Marshall (a remarkable man of great intellectual powers) and Alger Hiss ("the most complete reactionary I ever saw in my life"), andalthough he claims that he avoided writers "like the plague"about Joyce, Hemingway and Ezra Pound ("He had the worst taste in people"). Arranged chronologically, these free-ranging memoirs reveal many hitherto undisclosed aspects of an eloquent, high-minded American. -- Publishers Weekly. During the last five years of his life MacLeish participated in this series of interviews tracing his career as poet, Librarian of Congress, statesman, and man of letters. He speaks candidly of his student years, his "expatriate period" in Paris, and his subsequent writing and teaching. The editors/interviewers have wisely asked only brief, perceptive questions, leaving the spotlight on the poet. His language is colloquial, and the range of his writing, experience, and acquaintances should prove fascinating to readers of 20th-century poetry, literature, and social history. Stephen H. Cape, Indiana Univ. Lib. -- Library Journal.".
- catalog abstract "Volume 212.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text on the life and achievements of Rāma, Hindu deity, and on Vedānta philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Mythological text on the religious importance of Varanasi, center of Hindu pilgrimage.".
- catalog abstract "Manual for Hindu domestic rites according to the Apastamba school.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu sacred books on rituals and sacrifices, according to the Sāmaveda.".
- catalog abstract "Includes material on welfare, family policy, day care, and Swedish practice.".
- catalog abstract ""A guide to special book collections and subject emphases as reported by university, college, public, and special libraries and museums in the United States and Canada."".
- catalog abstract "Incorporates Registration Act, 1908, as amended and applicable to Bangladesh and Bangladesh Registration Rules, 1973.".
- catalog abstract "Sentiment of bhakti (devotion) gleaned from Hindu philosophical and Sanskrit literature.".
- catalog abstract "On Buddhist epistemology and logic.".
- catalog abstract "Treatise on Hindu astrology.".
- catalog abstract "Sanskrit grammar.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu mythological text, chiefly on Gaṇeśa, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "Digest of codes for defilement and expiation (prāyaścitta).".
- catalog abstract "The photographs in this book show he full quilts, details, and in some cases, their makers. It gives physical description, sizes, pattern name, artistic merit and overall design concept.".
- catalog abstract "Essays to accompany an exhibition held at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of the Arts.".
- catalog abstract "A precocious young girl is obliged by encroaching Nazi regime to live in enforced seclusion with family and friends.".
- catalog abstract "Between 1908 and 1940, thousands of Sears homes were built around the country.".
- catalog abstract "Comprehensive review of the nature of the permafrost environment and its utilization. Provides detail on how normal procedures for construction, etc. need to be modified to cope with the special conditions giving examples from throughout the Arctic, including Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and northern Scandinavia.".
- catalog abstract "Test field.".
- catalog abstract "This book is a major reinterpretation of the economic and political transformation of Chesapeake society from 1680 to 1800. Building upon massive archival research in Maryland and Virginia, the author provides a comprehensive study of changing social relations--among both blacks and whites--in the eighteenth-century South. He links his arguments about class, gender, and race to the later social history of the South and to larger patterns of American development.".
- catalog abstract "Turning to the period of "America's coming of age," Judith Fryer offers a woman-centered inquiry into the actual and imagined spaces women inhabit, perceive, and create. She provides a full, critical analysis of the role of space in the writings of Edith Wharton and Willa Cather as well as an original view of the meaning of space for educated women in an era whose traditional landmarks are the frontier, the rise of the city, and World War I. In describing the way in which Wharton and Cather explore and inscribe their own experiences, Fryer focuses on their imaginative structures, from Wharton's meticulously conceived interiors, which include all that the eye can encompass, to Cather's unfurnished rooms and landscapes, which are her physical and spiritual correlatives. - Back cover.".
- catalog abstract "Verse exposition, with commentary, on Śivasūtra, basic work on the Trika philosophy in Kashmir Sivaism, by Vasugupta.".
- catalog abstract "Manual of Advaita philosophy; reproduction of a manuscript preserved in the Serampore College Library.".
- catalog abstract ""Soldiers of Rome, focusing almost exclusively on the praetorians and legionnaires ? [references] in print not only to the field campaigns during this period but to the military?s role in the plots and counterplots that simmered and boiled around the imperial palace"--Dust jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Tracing devotion to Mary to psychological and historical processes that began in the fifth century, Michael Carroll answers intriguing questions: What explains the many reports of Marian apparitions over the centuries? Why is Mary both "Virgin" and "Mother" simultaneously? Why has the Marian cult always been stronger in certain geographical areas than in others? The first half of the book presents a psychoanalytic explanation for the most salient facts about the Marian cult and the second addresses the question of Marian apparitions.".
- catalog abstract "Contains photographs, text, and five essays on desert land environments.".
- catalog abstract "A leading M.I.T. social scientist and consultant examines five professionsengineering, architecture, management, psychotherapy, and town planningto show how professionals really go about solving problems. A leading M.I.T. social scientist and consultant examines five professionsengineering, architecture, management, psychotherapy, and town planningto show how professionals really go about solving problems. The best professionals, Donald Schn maintains, know more than they can put into words. To meet the challenges of their work, they rely less on formulas learned in graduate school than on the kind of improvisation learned in practice. This unarticulated, largely unexamined process is the subject of Schns provocatively original book, an effort to show precisely how reflection-in-action works and how this vital creativity might be fostered in future professionals.".
- catalog abstract "Study of India and Queensland, Australia.".
- catalog abstract "A register of labor organizations which filed reports with the U.S. Department of Labor under the provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, as amended, or the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.".
- catalog abstract "Anonymous verse work on Hindu predictive astrology.".
- catalog abstract ""This book was born out of an awareness of the need for a comprehensive treatment from a Christian point of view." Presents major current findings and theories in psychology. Signed entries are lengthy and contain references. Many cross references. Also includes biographical entries.".
- catalog abstract ""Two more volumes of Zavala's extremely valuable work, organized topically as in the past and offering commentaries, digests, and descriptions of archival documentation, other primary sources, and pertinent secondary works. Each volume also includes documentary appendices, such as material related to the construction of Mexico City's cathedral (vol. VI, appendix C) and digests of documents held in the Municipal Archive of Saltillo and the Archivo del Ayuntamiento de Monterrey (vol. VII, appendix B). With these volumes, Zavala has extended his work to the point of Independence, and provided investigators in many specific specialties with a wonderful resource"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/".
- catalog abstract "Grade level: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, e, i, s, t.".
- catalog abstract "Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat," "Mazel and Shlimazel," and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp."".
- catalog abstract "Thesaurus of Sanskrit derivatives, with Uṇādi rules of grammar.".
- catalog abstract "Character study of women in the writings of a classical Sanskrit author.".
- catalog abstract ""Companies traded over the counter or on regional conferences."".
- catalog abstract "Earlier editions have title : Introduction to jurisprudence.".
- catalog abstract "The story of Solomon Northup is a bizarre and incredible one. Born a free black in New York State in 1808, he was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841, and spent most of the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. His years in this condition of servitude were filled with abuse, apprehension, and a profound fear for his life (he narrowly escaped lynching). Northup's years in captivity are dramatically recounted here, as are his attempts to bring charges against the men who originally abducted him. An educated man when he entered slavery, Northup was able to write about the institution as both an outsider and as one of its victims. The result was an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. A bestseller in its time, the work is "a moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels of degradation.".
- catalog abstract "Selection of annotated monographic works intended for deaf persons, librarians, teachers, students, and professionals involved in deafness. Topical arrangement in six sections. Author/title index.".
- catalog abstract "Exhibition catalogue for a selection of 39 drawings by artists of the Sanavik Cooperative paired with the corresponding print.".
- catalog abstract "Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, p, e, i, t.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses the historical background, psychological roots, strengths, weaknesses, practices, evolution, and future of these political systems.".
- catalog abstract "103 entries to important medical topics. Intended for the general reader, students of history, and students of medicine. Entries are essays that include references and cross references. General index.".
- catalog abstract "This is a study of economic change, jobs, and public policy in London. It focuses particularly on two groups of boroughs - Brent, Ealing and Hounslow in outer west London; and Southwark, Lewisham, and Greenwich in inner south-east London.".
- catalog abstract "Successful American companies -- The rational model -- Man waiting for motivation -- Managing ambiguity and paradox -- A bias for action -- Close to the customer -- Autonomy and entrepreneurship -- Productivity through people -- Hands-on, value-driven -- Stick to the knitting -- Simple form, lean staff -- Simultaneous loose-tight properties.".
- catalog abstract "Shows that the rights of the Metis of Moose Factory in Ontario were omitted from Treaty 9, and concludes that their claim for compensation is still outstanding.".
- catalog abstract "Selection of tales, songs, riddles, proverbs and other items of folklore from seven regional cultures of the U.S.A.".
- catalog abstract ""In 1455, Lusanna, a beautiful Florentine woman of the artisan class, brought suit against her wealthy, high-born lover Giovanni, claiming that she and Giovanni had been secretly married during their clandestine twelve-year affair. Blending scholarship with insightful narrative, Gene Brucker portrays an extraordinary womna who challenged the unwritten codes and barriers of social hierarchy of her time."--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog abstract "Chernobyl, Bhopal, and Love Canal are symbols of the potentially catastrophic risks that go hand in hand with much modern technology. This volume is a non-partisan study of the imperfect but steadily developing system for containing the risks of such technologies as chemicals, nuclear power, and genetic engineering. ... Publisher description.".
- catalog abstract "Max Planck came to prominence after proposing the quantum idea in 1900 and rose steadily to the forefront of scientific leadership in Germany, which retained its lead in science especially in physics, chemistry, and mathematics during the first several decades of the 20th century. A close colleague of Einstein and most major continental scientists of his period, Planck fought a losing battle against overwhelming odds by defying the Nazi regime. Heilbron's biography carefully details the life of this courageous, humane, and brilliant scientist.".
- catalog abstract ""Monthly reports on the problems of children and adolescents growing up."".
- catalog abstract "Contains 30,000 entries alphabetically arranged for quick and easy access.".