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- catalog abstract "An introduction for parents and children to the causes, effects, and misconceptions of minimal brain dysfunction, and the best way of dealing with this disorder.".
- catalog abstract "A history of the statue including its origins and the people who brought it to completion.".
- catalog abstract ""By one of the leaders in the field of cognitive therapy, this is a thorough and readily applicable guide to the cognitive structures and restructuring techniques for generalized anxiety, panic, simple phobia, agoraphobia, and social phobia." - Core Readings in Psychiatry (1995).".
- catalog abstract "Fifth century Buddhist epic on the history of Sri Lanka.".
- catalog abstract ""July 6-8, 1983, Forensic Science Research and Training Center, Laboratory Division, FBI Academy, Qantico, Virginia."".
- catalog abstract ""Essays ... presented at the 16th International Conference of the Canadian Association for Irish Studies, held at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 16-20, 1983." The general title of the conference was: "Irish Culture from Grattan's Parliament to the Famine and Links with Atlantic Canada."--p. iv.".
- catalog abstract "At a crucial moment in middle age, Kate Vaiden wishes to locate her only child, a son, whom she abandoned when she was 17. As she looks back over her life, her unconventional story unfolds.".
- catalog abstract "Photograph album consists of scenic photographs and plans of archeological sites, in Syria and Lebanon, photographs of maps, and one color folded map. Each site is accompanied by a typed description.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the experiences of a young English girl growing up in Melbourne, her family's new home, during the 1880's.".
- catalog abstract "Classical Sanskrit thesaurus; with Burmese translation by Ashin Aggadhammābhivaṁsa, 1878-1943.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of Rudolf Virchow's papers, presented for the first time in translation. Virchow (1821-1902) was an eminent German pathological anatomist who established cellular pathology and coined many important pathological terms.".
- catalog abstract "Summary: Comprised of 58 articles written especially for this volume, it provides an account of the history, theological basis and practice, and the state of the study of religion and religions. A comprehensive introduction to the many and varied religions practiced in the world today.".
- catalog abstract "This fascinating volume traces, for the first time, the history of the fifty presently operating Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.".
- catalog abstract "When the novel "Brave New World first appeared in 1932, its shocking analysis of a scientific dictatorship seemed a projection into the remote future. Here, in one of the most important and fascinating books of his career, Aldous Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with his prophetic fantasy. He scrutinizes threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion, and explains why we have found it virtually impossible to avoid them. "Brave New World Revisited" is a trenchant plea that humankind should educate itself for freedom before it is too late.".
- catalog abstract "Fourteen authorities explore sociology, anthropology, art history of Native American creativity.".
- catalog abstract "Thorough, multidisciplinary account of the physical environment of this ocean area which includes the Greenland, Barents and Norwegian seas. Includes chapters on climatology; ice cover; the physical properties of the sea ice cover; brief overview of the physical oceanography; the arctic waters; the sound-speed structure; features of fjord and ocean interaction; tide, bathymetry; seafloor topography, sediments and paleoenvironments; geophysical and geochemical signatures and plate tectonics.".
- catalog abstract "This report contains crop production data for the U.S., including acreage, area harvested, yield, etc.".
- catalog abstract "Reviews sampling methods used in surveys: simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, cluster and multi-stage sampling, sampling with probability proportional to size, two-phase sampling, replicated sampling, panel designs, and non-probability sampling. The author discusses issues of practical implementation, including frame problems and non-response, and gives examples of sample designs for a national face-to-face interview survey and for a telephone survey. He also treats the use of weights in survey analysis, the computation of sampling errors with complex sampling designs, and the determination of sample size.".
- catalog abstract "Poems explore the depths of the distinguished Chilean writer's love for his wife.".
- catalog abstract "A guidebook to the human body, examining conception, heredity, and stages of life, the circulatory and immune systems, the heart, brain, senses, digestion, and much more.".
- catalog abstract "Anatomical and descriptive terminology of mosquitoes listed under separate sections on adult, egg, larva, pupa, and vestiture. Each entry gives recommended abbreviation, illustrative figures in this publication, original reference, definitions, synonyms, and supplementary information. Bibliography. Index.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of George Orwell and an examination of his major works.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women.".
- catalog abstract "A novel about Operation Phoenix.".
- catalog abstract "The death of a television anchorman's family threatens to expose old secrets in a seaside town.".
- catalog abstract "The history of Scotland presented as part narrative, part gazetteer, part biography.".
- catalog abstract "Introduces the philosophy of experimentation and the part that statistics play in experimentation. Emphasizes the need to develop a capability for "statistical thinking" by using examples drawn from actual case studies.".
- catalog abstract "Commentary on Dhātupāṭha, aphorisms of Sanskrit verbal roots (dhātu), by Pāṇini.".
- catalog abstract "The history of the Museum, from its origins as a daring idea in the minds of three prominent art patrons in the twenties to the opening of its greatly expanded facilities in the eighties; examples of one thousand works from the holdings of the Museum's six curatorial departments.".
- catalog abstract "Hugo Meynell offers a clear, straightforward overview and analysis of Bernard Lonergan's efforts to articulate and reassess Christian doctrines in light of modern science and philosophy. In the course of his study, Meynell provides both an introduction to the key writings of Lonergan (including yet untranslated works in Latin) and a specific analysis of Lonergan's views on theological method, epistemology, Christology, and the Doctrine of the Trinity.".
- catalog abstract "The animals not chosen for Noah's ark devise a plan to escape from the rising water.".
- catalog abstract "Three friends on the site of an archeological dig travel back in time and become involved with Joshua and the people of Israel, who are preparing to take the city of Jericho from the Canaanites.".
- catalog abstract "A retelling of the Old Testament story of Daniel and how his belief in God saved him when he was thrown into the lion's den.".
- catalog abstract ""The stories of twenty-six American women who went to war--twenty-six out of the 15,000 nurses, WACs, USO and Red Cross workers, entertainers, and civilian volunteers who served in Vietnam."".
- catalog abstract "Describes the comedian's childhood, apprentice years, and her professional career.".
- catalog abstract "Advocates that government policy should recognize and support the informal economy, viz. that portion of a nation's production and goods exchange which is conducted largely without the use of currency. A well-written critique of governmental policies which demote and belittle the contribution of the informal economy in Canada. The informal economy holds much promise in the north, particularly subsistence activities of the native peoples.".
- catalog abstract "Margulis, Lynn, Investigator, Non-NASA Center: U MA, Amherst.".
- catalog abstract "Correspondence of Walllis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor, Edward VIII.".
- catalog abstract ""Covers all of the materials received by the Harvard Law School Library between the years 1961-1981, excluding only update volumes for statute sets, court reporter series, and the like ... In particular indexing covered every article in every journal received"--Instructions for use.".
- catalog abstract "A retelling of the Old Testament story of Jonah using worms as the principal characters. Each chapter is followed by discussion questions and suggestions of prayers.".
- catalog abstract "A guide to teaching the poetry of Romantic poet William Wordsworth that presents various methods for teaching his work in various settings, using a different critical perspectives and pedagogical strategies.".
- catalog abstract "This compelling text and dramatic photographic essay convey the emotional power of the death rituals of a small Greek village--the funeral, the singing of laments, the distribution of food, the daily visits to the graves, and especially the rite of exhumation. These rituals help Greek villagers face the universal paradox of mourning: how can the living sustain relationships with the dead and at the same time bring them to an end, in order to continue to live meaningfully as members of a community? That is the villagers' dilemma, and our own. Thirty-one moving photographs (reproduced in duotone to do justice to their great beauty) combine with vivid descriptions of the bereaved women of "Potamia" and with the words of the funeral laments to allow the reader an unusual emotional identification with the people of rural Greece as they struggle to integrate the experience of death into their daily lives.".
- catalog abstract "Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, p, e, i, t.".
- catalog abstract "Includes the Commandant's annual report.".
- catalog abstract "Describes the "Race" war fought in the Pacific during W.W. II and examines the propaganda which contributed to a war without mercy.".
- catalog abstract "History, creation and ceremonial use of paper cutouts by the Indians of Mexico.".
- catalog abstract "A biography of the Black athlete who won four gold Olympic medals in 1936. Describes his life before and after this event and the example he set for others.".
- catalog abstract ""The story of a prostitute's rise to respectability, it has been recognized more recently as a unique combination of parody, sensual entertainment and a philosophical concept of sexuality borrowed from French libertine novels"--Cover, p. 4.".
- catalog abstract "This multi-volume directory which lists more than 35,000 companies is indexed by company name, geographic area, SIC code, and non-U.S. parent companies. Profiles are provided for each company listed.".
- catalog abstract ""Why American youth are growing up"--Jacket subtitle.".
- catalog abstract "The story of LeMay's career begins in WW II with the Flying Fortresses and the air strikes against Japan. Later he launches the Berlin Air Lift in 1948 and serves as Air Force Chief of Staff under Kennedy.".
- catalog abstract "Self-instruction and phrase book.".
- catalog abstract "On the exploits of Harṣavardhana, King of Thānesar and Kanauj, fl. 606-647.".
- catalog abstract "From Jacket insert: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is one of the great eighteenth-century letter-writers. In this, the first new edition for over a century, her letters are edited in a complete text based on her manuscripts (most of which survive), accurately transcribed and fully annotated. The first volume, for the years 1708 to 1720, contains three main groups of letters: those to Edward Wortley Montagu during their long courtship and their early married life; the entirely new series of letters to Philippa Mundy, valuable especially for its oblique light on the courtship; and the brilliant virtuoso letters written when Lady Mary accompanied her husband on his Embassy to Constantinople from 1716 to 1718. The second volume of Lady Mary's Complete Letters includes the brilliant series to her sister Lady Mar, now for the first time edited entirely from the original manuscripts; the long, varied series to Lady Pomfret, from England as well as the Continent; the dutiful letters, many previously unprinted, to her husband about her travels and about her children; and the series to Lady Oxford, annotated from Lady Oxford's own manuscripts. Of the new correspondences, the most significant are her letters to Francesco Algarotti, which reveal new aspects of her personality and of her art as a letter-writer, and me ample series (in French) to Madame Chiara Bragadin Michiel, a Venetian lady, which displays her graciousness sparked with flashes of wit. The final volume of Lady Mary's Complete Letters contains two major correspondences: the leisurely and diversified series to her daughter Lady Bute, in which she describes her life in Venice, Brescia, and the Italian lake country, and discusses her reading and philosophical economist, and his wife. Among the entirely new correspondences, the volumes add one with James Stuart Mackenzie, Lord Bute's brother, and the conclusions of those with Francesco Algarotti and Chiara (Bragadin) Michiel. In addition it contains summaries of various letters no longer extant; these come form Lady Mary's commonplace book, now in Australia. A detailed index to all three volumes completes the edition.".
- catalog abstract "Consists of an introduction and an annotated typed copy of a 1589 manuscript titled Las costumbres de los indios tagalos de Filipinas enviadas por el V.P.FR. Juan de Plasencia al Gobernador de como se gobernaban en su antiguedad.".
- catalog abstract "Go behind the newspaper headlines to the shaping of a master spy, John Walker: his early burglary conviction, his undetected double life aboard nuclear submarines, his extracurricular sex life, and his decades-long smuggling of secret documents to the Soviets.".
- catalog abstract "Includes section of abstracts called: Psychiatry digest.".
- catalog abstract "Report on the Village Child Development Project, Bangladesh.".
- catalog abstract "On the monastic rules according to three Buddhist sects.".
- catalog abstract "The political, social, economic, and cultural expression of consciousness during Cairo's existence is thoroughly examined in this popular account as are the dominant personalities, past and present, from the Pharoahs to Napoleon to Nasser.".
- catalog abstract "Study covers Vedic period to modern times.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed papers to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the United Nations.".
- catalog abstract "After all the attention focused on the rhetoric and ritual of presidential campaigns, the almost total neglect of the weeks following the election is somewhat surprising. In less than three months, newly elected presidents make decisions that profoundly affect their ability to govern. In an atmosphere simultaneously euphoric and chaotic, they choose top personnel, decide on policy priorities, and establish relations with the new Congress and with foreign leaders. They set the tone for governing and for national life. This book is about how the five newly elected nonincumbents since 1952--Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, and Reagan--created their administrations. The book lifts the curtain on a seemingly tranquil, orderly period to reveal the tumultuous events taking place behind the scenes. Here is a candid view of great men and women jockeying for position ... of presidents misleading appointees about their future role ... of statesmanlike behavior as well as pettiness and petulance. Based on oral histories, manuscripts, and interviews with participants, the book provides a fresh reexamination of major American postwar figures and policy. How did Eisenhower actually end the Korean War? How did Nixon and Kissinger fail to end the Vietnam War? How was Robert McNamara almost prevented from becoming Secretary of Defense because of his religion? How did Hamilton Jordan beat out Jack H. Watson, Jr., a media darling who headed a transition planning organization six times the size of JFK's in 1960? Why did Ronald Reagan have such a poor relationship with his first Secretary of State Alexander Haig? But the book is more than an illuminating account of particular events: it identifies recurring patterns in transitions and points out broad lessons for the future relevant for all sorts of transitions, inside of an outside government.--Publisher description.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses Southwestern archeology, the village of Las Colinas, and the pubic concern for archeological treasures.".
- catalog abstract "The long-time friend of John Lennon draws on his personal knowledge and the cooperation of Lennon's family and friends to detail the popular musician's life, career, and influence.".
- catalog abstract "Explains the course of English overseas expansion and the beginning of the overseas empire. Not since 1945 has a general account of the origins of the British Empire been published, as if the demise of the empire freed us from our imperial past and historians from any obligation to digest it. Of course, it has done nothing of the kind, but it does enable the historian today to approach that past in a more critical spirit and to attempt a deeper and more detached analysis than could have been expected a generation ago. The purpose of this work is therefore not merely to recount but to explain the course of English overseas expansion and the beginning of the overseas empire; a prolonged pregnancy, culminating in a difficult birth and sickly infancy. The introductory essay discusses the forces and motives involved in the expansion movement, which is seen as being part of a wider European movement and derivative in many ways from it. The author considers the attitude and conduct of the Tudors and early Stuarts towards this fundamentally commercial movement and examines the nature and importance of sea power, the contribution of different social groups, and the relevance of religious and economic ideals as well as nationalistic sentiment. These various themes are taken up again in the narrative chapters which follow, dealing with the enterprises of exploration, trade, plunder and colonisation successively through from the early Bristol quest for Brasil to the diverse ventures of the 1620s.".
- catalog abstract "Recounts the life of a slave-master and cotton planter from South Carolina based in part upon his journal kept between 1845 and 1858.".
- catalog abstract "A study of the St. Trudherter Hohelied.".
- catalog abstract "On the works of Kālidāsa, classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the life and art of African-American painter Jacob Lawrence, covering the entire span of his career from the 1930s through the 1980s. Includes over 100 color plates of Lawrence's work.".
- catalog abstract "On the life and works of Ramalinga Swamy, 1823-1874, Tamil Hindu religious poet, who founded a syncretic religion, Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga.".
- catalog abstract ""Contains a series of essays by internationally known Chaucer experts, designed to provide a challenging introduction to the poet. The collection is divided between pieces which concentrate squarely on one or more of Chaucer's major poems, identifying themes, styles, moods and tones, and pieces of wider scope which give more general information about Chaucer's literary sources and historical background, or study his experiments with style and structure over a range of poems, or set his works in the context of medieval genres and literary traditions."--Amazon description.".
- catalog abstract "The Modern Records Centre is part of the University of Warwick Library.".
- catalog abstract "Narrative poem about Brian Alistair Lea.".
- catalog abstract "Religious philosophy of Sarvajna, fl. 1600, Vīraś̄aivite leader and poet.".
- catalog abstract "To commemorate the centenary of the death of the artist and illustrator Randolph Caldecott, Brian Alderson, noted historian of children's literature and children's book editor of The Times, has prepared for the British Library an exhibition designed to pay tribute to Caldecott's skills as a creator of picture books, which will run from October 1986. This book, incorporating a catalogue of the exhibition, with its many illustrations in colour and black and white, both demonstrates Caldecott's genius and provides a brief critical history of an important area of children's book publishing. Comedy, storytelling and graphic exuberance are all part of the great tradition of book illustration that runs from Hogarth and Rowlandson down to the present day, and Caldecott's special genius was to have embodied these qualities in the subjects he chose. Together with an appraisal of those who influenced Caldecott and the effect he had on later generations of illustrators, Brian Alderson explains the relationship between pictures and text, techniques (wood-cuts, wood-engraving, intaglio printing), the effect of industrialisation on the picture book and the subsequent development of book illustration.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Presents information on Guillaume Dufay's life and music, with particular emphasis upon his activity at the courts of various members of the Malatesta family; includes facsimile reproductions and transcriptions of his Missa sine nomine and various other vocal works.".
- catalog abstract "The Fifth International Symposium on Human Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism was held in San Diego, California (U.S.A.) in July and August of 1985. Previous meetings in this series were held in Tel Aviv (Israel), Baden (Austria), Madrid (Spain) and Maastricht (The Netherlands). The proceedings of each of these meetings were published by Plenum. The next meeting will be in Japan. This Symposium differed from those that went before in that it permitted us to honor Dr. J. E. Seegmiller, Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego, for his many contributions to our understanding of purine metabolism in man. This publication is dedicated as a Festschrift to Jay. Dr. Richard W. E. Watts delivered the keynote address outlining in scholarly fashion the history of Dr. Seegmiller's accomplishments in research on purine metabolism and the great number of currently active scientists in this field who have worked with him. This address is published as the first contribution to Volume I. Dr. Dewitt Stetten, Jr., was scheduled to be the speaker at our banquet. Unfortunately, he could not be with us. Dr. Seegmiller has written an appreciation of Dr. Stetten and his contributions to our field, and this has been published following Dr. Watts' paper. The growth of knowledge in purine and pyrimidine metabolism continues to be exponential. The variety of subjects included in these volumes is impressive. New or previously unrecognized disorders of purine metabolism continue to be uncovered. An entire section on disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism other than deficiency of HPRT is led off by two papers on adenylosuccinase deficiency. Among the disorders of pyrimidine metabolism there are papers on orotic aciduria and dihydrothymine dehydrogenase deficiency. Clinical and biochemical studies of gout and urolithiasis continue to be actively pursued. At the same time the study of purine metabolism has become an integral feature of immunology. The importance of purines in clinical oncology was first demonstrated with the synthesis by George Hitchings of 6-mercaptopurine. Its continuing impact on hematology and oncology is seen throughout these volumes, particularly in the effects of inhibition of adenosine deaminase on T cells and on T cell leukemia. This publication has implications for internal medicine, pediatrics, urology, biochemistry, immunology, genetics, hematology, and oncology. Modern molecular biology and techniques involving recombinant DNA were evident in papers on HPRT and on adenosine deaminase, as well as in studies on APRT and UMP synthase. The genes for HPRT, adenosine deaminase and puine nucleoside phosphorylase have been cloned. The background for ultimate approaches to gene therapy in man was provided in papers from Dr. Seegmiller's laboratory on the insertion of HPRT cDNA into human bone marrow cells and on metabolic cooperation. Purine receptors have been discovered in the central nervous system, in lymphocytes and in a variety of other tissues. There are also adenosine receptors in Leishmania and a number of purine riboside analogs are under study as potential therapeutic agents in leishmaniasis.".
- catalog abstract "The author examines the methods employed by the UN in adopting human rights instruments, and concludes that the present system of law-making is inadequate.".
- catalog abstract "With reference to India.".
- catalog abstract "Consideration of the document "A Theological Rationale and Call to Prayer for the End of Unjust Rule" and its impact on the South African church community and political situation in 1985.".
- catalog abstract "Grammatical analysis of Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Hindu mythological text.".
- catalog abstract "Hindu tantric digest.".
- catalog abstract "Advice for the professionals who are in contact with divorcing families and to the individuals seeking divorce and their concern for the children involved.".
- catalog abstract ""Sans femme, je ne suis rien du tout" avoue Alexis Dorgel, gynecologue parisien en renom qui se laisse happer, a l'approche de la quarantaine, par le vertige d'une vie profesionnelle surfaite et trouve dans d'innombrables aventures un exutoire qui le renvoie tres vite a sa propre image, celle d'un vide absolu. Des circonstances dramatiques le poussent a "traverser le miroir" et a s'engager, a la frontiere cambodgienne, aux cotes de Medecins sans frontiere.".
- catalog abstract "This is a text-atlas-workbook in a large format for medical students and radiologists in training that teaches in vivo anatomy by means of modern imaging modalities, especially computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and angiography. State-of-the-art imaging scans are coupled with anatomical drawings to illuminate normal and abnormal anatomical structures.".
- catalog abstract "Few questions grip the mind more forcefully than those about the creation of the universe, and since the discoveries of the 1920s it has been a primary goal of physicists to trace the history of the universe back to "where it all came from" the moment of creation in the Big Ban. This is the up-to-date story of the enormous growth in knowledge of the early universe and the important discoveries about that titanic explosion that took place 15 billion years ago.".
- catalog abstract "La littérature maghrébine d'expression française est une littérature qui est né principalement vers les années 1945-1950 dans les pays du Magheb Arabe : le Maroc, lʹAlgérie, et la Tunisie. Les auteurs de cette littérature sont originaires de ces pays. La littérature maghrébine deviendra une forme dʹexpression reconnue après la 2ème guerre mondiale.".
- catalog abstract "Examines the financial interests of the constitution.".
- catalog abstract "Volume one examines how an immense diversity of ethnic and religious groups ultimately created a set of distict regional societies. Volume two emphasises the flux, uncertainty, and unpredictablilty of the expansion into continental America, showing how a multitude of individuals confronted complex and problematic issues.".
- catalog abstract "31 short essays.".
- catalog abstract "Political history of two ancient kingdoms in western Uttar Pradesh and Bengal.".
- catalog abstract "Digest of Hindu ritualistic codes.".
- catalog abstract "Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India.".
- catalog abstract "Interplanetary intrigue, hyperspace pursuit, and future technology combine with a desperate search for the planet Earth.".
- catalog abstract "Follows the lives of Jill, a woman whose passionate friendships with other women are her emotional lifeline, and Donna, Jill's flirtatious cousin and closest friend, determined to attach herself to a man for her identity. Set in the 1950s.".
- catalog abstract "Provides the definitive, inside account of the Nixon presidency, describing the events, people, and especially, the fascinating personality of Richard Nixon and exploring the uses and abuses, the fascination and toll of power.".
- catalog abstract ""The central character of Alan Ayckbourn's new play is Susan, a parson's wife, 'one of the most moving and devastating that he has created..." -- Robin Thornber reviewing the first production in Scarborough in the Guardian.".
- catalog abstract "Includes rare compositions of the Karnatic school in number notation.".