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Glee

By: Alan Bertrand

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Enjoy a lesson in skiing, Enjoy a lesson in living, Enjoy the Tao of glee, The Bible of happiness. "GLEE" The « SKIPANDA » Panda ski method is a new ski technique, a ski school, which teaches skiing through physical control of gravity, and psychological control of the fear gravity inspires. Born from the learn to ski method, "GLEE" is the first literary essay on skiing, a tale of happiness, a poem to fatherly love, a Little Prince of Skiing, the Tao of skiing. The recreational skier, alike anyone learning to drive a car, is concerned with finding the brake and the steering wheel. But in skiing, the engine is the invisible, unattainable, irresistible gravity. The ski method teaches taming the fear of gravity. The tale spans the whole rainbow of human concern from vivid kinetic descriptions to a new scientific spirituality

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Channe Bertrand

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2903420386

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Colloquial French

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Valérie Demouy,Alan Moys

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Colloquial French

The Complete Course for Beginners

By: Valérie Demouy,Alan Moys

Colloquial French: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to French as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in French in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial French is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in France. An overview of the sounds of French Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial French is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in French. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

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Routledge

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131730666X

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9781317306665

Knack Wine Basics

A Complete Illustrated Guide to Understanding, Selecting & Enjoying Wine

By: Alan Boehmer

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Knack Wine Basics

A Complete Illustrated Guide to Understanding, Selecting & Enjoying Wine

By: Alan Boehmer

For those new to wine or for dabblers who could use some help deciphering foreign labels, Knack Wine Basics brings unprecedented clarity to the world of the world’s most ubiquitous libation. By a California-based expert—and including 400 full-color photos, ten recipes, and twelve maps—it covers everything from how to read a label to entertaining with wine; ordering and serving wine; food and wine pairings; cooking with wine; profiles of red, white, rose, and sparkling wine; wine from all regions of the world; and how to interpret wine ratings.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762758384

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An Introduction to Viticulture, Winemaking and Wine

From Vineyard to Wine Glass

By: Alan J. Buglass

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An Introduction to Viticulture, Winemaking and Wine

From Vineyard to Wine Glass

By: Alan J. Buglass

This book describes grapevines and how they are grown, protected from diseases and other mishaps, propagated and harvested, and details how the grapes are transformed into the world’s many wine styles, by reference to the elementary science and technology that underpins the most important processes. It also describes how different wines taste and, in a less scientific manner, how to buy, appreciate or assess, store and sell them. It is intended for novice vine growers, winemakers, traders, sommeliers and other professionals in the wine trade, but will also serve as a reference book for college and freshmen university students on viticulture, enology and sommelier courses (or other courses that include these subjects), as well as for the teachers of these courses.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527585794

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The Juntunen Site and the Late Woodland Prehistory of the Upper Great Lakes Area

By: Alan McPherron

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The Juntunen Site and the Late Woodland Prehistory of the Upper Great Lakes Area

By: Alan McPherron

The Juntunen site was primarily a lakeside fishing village where sturgeon and whitefish were taken during their spawning season. The site, which is about 600 feet from the shore of Lake Huron, on the west end of Bois Blanc Island, was inhabited at intervals between about AD 800 and AD 1400 and is considered a Late Woodland site. In this volume, author Alan McPherron describes and analyzes the archaeological remains found at the site, including pottery, lithics, copper, bone, burials, and habitation features.

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U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

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0915703688

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9780915703685

Guinea Pig in White Wine Sauce

By: Alan Rochford

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Guinea Pig in White Wine Sauce

By: Alan Rochford

Alan Rochford was living the dream when he started Stone Cottage, an idyllic French restaurant nestled in the Adelaide Hills. He had everything going for him apart from experience, money, and the first idea about what he was doing. After two years and one divorce, he began to see the funny side, fed on an endless diet of characters and occurrences so crazy that you couldn’t make them up. Australia’s answer to Basil Fawlty, Alan serves up a degustation of lip-smacking anecdotes, from his side-line in snail trading across the French countryside, to the time two customers got a touch too ‘intimate’ in the middle of his dining room. Guinea Pig in White Wine Sauce is the tale of one man trying to keep his head in the certifiably insane world of fine dining.

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Affirm Press

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1925972070

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Champagne, Uncorked

The House of Krug and the Timeless Allure of the World's Most Celebrated Drink

By: Alan Tardi

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Champagne, Uncorked

The House of Krug and the Timeless Allure of the World's Most Celebrated Drink

By: Alan Tardi

The epitome of effervescence and centerpiece of celebration, Champagne has become a universal emblem of good fortune, and few can resist its sparkle In Champagne, Uncorked, Alan Tardi journeys into the heartland of the world's most beloved wine. Anchored by the year he spent inside the prestigious and secretive Krug winery in Reims, the story follows the creation of the superlative Krug Grande Cuv'e. Tardi also investigates the evocative history, quirky origins, and cultural significance of Champagne. He reveals how it became the essential celebratory toast (merci Napoleon Bonaparte!), and introduces a cast of colorful characters, including Eugè Mercier, who in 1889 transported his "Cathedral of Champagne," the largest wine cask in the world, to Paris by a team of white horses and oxen, and Joseph Krug, the reserved son of a German butcher who wound up in France, fell head over heels for Champagne, and risked everything to start up his own eponymous house. In the vineyards of Champagne, Tardi discovers how finicky grapes in an unstable climate can lead to a nerve-racking season for growers and winemakers alike. And he ventures deep into the caves, where the delicate and painstaking alchemy of blending takes place -- all of which culminates in the glass we raise to toast life's finer moments.

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PublicAffairs

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1610396898

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9781610396899

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Paris

By: Alan Tillier,Katherine Spenley

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Paris

By: Alan Tillier,Katherine Spenley

The Eyewitness Travel Guide helps you to get the most out of your trip with minimum difficulties. The opening section Introducing Paris locates the city geographically, sets modern Parisian its historical context and explains how Parisian life changes through the years. Paris At a Glance is an overview of the city’s specialties. The main sightseeing section of the book is Paris Area by Area. It describes all the main sights with photographs and detailed illustrations. Get to know Paris with The Eyewitness Travel Guide. Annually revised and updated with beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, this guide includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation, and useful transportation information. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research. The best keeps getting better!

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Penguin

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0756685052

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Mark Twain's Literary Resources

A Reconstruction of His Library and Reading (Volume Two)

By: Alan Gribben

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Mark Twain's Literary Resources

A Reconstruction of His Library and Reading (Volume Two)

By: Alan Gribben

Dr. Alan Gribben, a foremost Twain scholar, made waves in 1980 with the publication of Mark Twain's Library, a study that exposed for the first time the breadth of Twain's reading and influences. Prior to Gribben's work, much of Twain's reading history was assumed lost, but through dogged searching Gribben was able to source much of Twain's library. Mark Twain's Literary Resources is a much-expanded examination of Twain's library and readings. Volume I included Gribben's reflections on the work involved in cataloging Twain's reading and analysis of Twain's influences and opinions. This volume, long awaited, is an in-depth and comprehensive accounting of Twain's literary history. Each work read or owned by Twain is listed, along with information pertaining to editions, locations, and more. Gribben also includes scholarly annotations that explain the significance of many works, making this volume of Mark Twain's Literary Resources one of the most important additions to our understanding of America's greatest author.

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University of Georgia Press

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1588385663

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The Michigan Roadside Naturalist

By: J. Alan Holman,Margaret B. Holman

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The Michigan Roadside Naturalist

By: J. Alan Holman,Margaret B. Holman

Did you know . . . ? Michigan is seventeenth in oil production in the United States. The Great Lakes are said to be the only glacially produced structures that can be seen from the moon. Michigan was once part of a coral reef. The wood frog is one of the commonest true frogs of moist woodland floors in Michigan today and is able to freeze solid during the winter without harmful effects. These and many more amazing facts await the curious traveler in The Michigan Roadside Naturalist, J. Alan and Margaret B. Holman's captivating guide to the natural treasures of Michigan. A perfect accompaniment to the classic Michigan Trees and The Forests of Michigan, this user-friendly guide offers a Who's Who of the geology, biology, and archaeology of the Great Lakes State, as well as highway adventures along the state's major routes. The book begins with an educational yet accessible tour of important points in Michigan's natural and archaeological history, followed by seven road trips based on commonly traveled state routes, moving from south to north in the Lower Peninsula and east to west in the Upper Peninsula. Readers can proceed directly to the road trips or familiarize themselves with the state's treasure trove of fascinating features before embarking. Either way, an informative and fun odyssey awaits the passionate naturalist, amateur or otherwise. J. Alan Holman is Curator Emeritus of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Michigan State University Museum and Emeritus Professor of Geology and Zoology at Michigan State University. Margaret B. Holman is Research Associate at Michigan State University Museum and Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University.

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0472024590

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9780472024599

Leading the Blind

A Century of Guide Book Travel

By: Alan Sillitoe

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Leading the Blind

A Century of Guide Book Travel

By: Alan Sillitoe

A journey into nineteenth-century travel guides to the UK, Europe, and Soviet Union as researched and written by one of England’s most distinguished authors. In this quirky and illuminating social history, bestselling British author Alan Sillitoe culls fascinating details from Victorian-era guidebooks and travelogues in order to recount the pleasures, dangers, traps, and delights of travel in the century leading up to World War I. For instance, in Switzerland, an English officer once fell into a bears’ den and was “torn in pieces.” In Paris, the outdoor seating at cafés was in “unpleasant proximity to the gutters.” In Germany and the Rhine, the denominations marked on coins did not necessarily indicate their value. And in Northern Italy, a traveler could look forward to a paradise of citron and myrtle, palms and cyclamen. For the armchair traveler journeying into a bygone era, Sillitoe begins with the essential practicalities relevant to any tourist: the price of passports and visas, how best to clear customs, and how many bags to pack. He includes timeless advice, such as: Board a boat on an empty stomach if you are prone to seasickness, and always break in your boots before embarking on a trip. Anachronistic recommendations abound as well: It is best to leave your servant at home, carry your milk with you when traveling to small Italian villages, and not pay children and “donkey women” for flowers. From convalescent hotels in the South of France to malaria-ridden marshes between Rome and Naples, and from the chaos of Sicily and southern Italy to the dazzling bullfights and rampant thieves of sunny Spain, Sillitoe guides readers through the minutiae of the Mediterranean with wit and historical insight. Then he takes an anecdote-filled road east into Greece, Egypt, the Holy Lands, Turkey, and Russia. Of course, the Grand Tour would not be complete without a thorough account of his home turf of England, with her idiosyncratic hamlets, smoke-filled skies, and working-class townsfolk in high-buckled shoes. At once a fascinating history of travel books from 1815 to 1914 and an entertaining ode to wanderlust, Leading the Blind brings to life the absurd and profound wonders of Victorian globetrotting. With simple but captivating prose, Sillitoe also shows how the way we view foreign lands can reveal a lot about what is happening at home.

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Open Road Media

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1504035003

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Because It's There

A Celebration of Mountaineering from 200 B.C. to Today

By: Alan Weber

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Because It's There

A Celebration of Mountaineering from 200 B.C. to Today

By: Alan Weber

Mountains have long inspired the wit and daring of the world's most fascinating explorers. In this definitive collection of mountain lore, Alan Weber exhibits forty-three essays by artists and adventurers to whom climbing was more a mission than a sport. Beginning with the fabled tale of Hannibal's Roman invasion-men, horses, and elephants in tow-through the hitherto impassable Alps, the accounts progress to recent descriptions of high-peaks mountain climbing in Mount Everest and the formidable K-2. Included among the earlier pieces are Petrarcha's introspective journey to the Windy Mount; William Windham's exploration of Montenvers and the "Sea of Ice" in 1741; and English artist-critic John Ruskin's essay on mountain climate and culture. Literary masters portray the idyllic and imperfect aspects of mountain life: the restoration poet Andrew Marvell offers a hymn to the Barrow hills, while poems from Shelley, Lord Byron, and Matthew Arnold praise the natural beauty and fresh air of the mountain crags. Because It's There pays homage to the spiritual introspection and respect for nature engendered by the looming mountain ranges that have demarcated territories, protecting villages and cities from invasion. The explorations these mountains have inspired have tested human endurance and mental strength. Alan Weber is a research fellow of the Institute for European Studies at Cornell University and a CEMERS Associate Fellow at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is the editor and author of Nineteenth Century Science: A Selection of Original Texts, and Women Almanac Writers (Forthcoming). A long-time member of the Penn State Outing and Cornell Outing Clubs, he has rock and ice-climbed in the Adirondacks, Green and Shawangunk Mountains, and Mount Rainier.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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1461661706

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The Shadow Emperor

A Biography of Napoleon III

By: Alan Strauss-Schom

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The Shadow Emperor

A Biography of Napoleon III

By: Alan Strauss-Schom

A “boldly revisionist biography” of the controversial, polarizing nineteenth-century French emperor, Louis-Napoleon III (The Wall Street Journal). Considered one of the pre-eminent Napoleon Bonaparte experts, Pulitzer Prize-nominated historian Alan Strauss-Schom has turned his sights on another in that dynasty, Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon) overshadowed for too long by his more romanticized forebear. In the first full biography of Napoleon III by an American historian, Strauss-Schom uses his years of primary source research to explore the major cultural, sociological, economical, financial, international, and militaristic long-lasting effects of France’s most polarizing emperor. Louis-Napoleon’s achievements have been mixed and confusing, even to historians. He completely revolutionized the infrastructure of the state and the economy, but at the price of financial scandals of imperial proportions. In an age when “colonialism” was expanding, Louis-Napoleon’s colonial designs were both praised by the emperor’s party and the French military and resisted by the socialists. He expanded the nation’s railways to match those of England; created major new transoceanic steamship lines and a new modern navy; introduced a whole new banking sector supported by seemingly unlimited venture capital, while also empowering powerful new state and private banks; and completely rebuilt the heart of Paris, street by street. Napoleon III wanted to surpass the legacy of his famous uncle, Napoleon I. In The Shadow Emperor, Alan Strauss-Schom sets the record straight on Napoleon III’s legacy.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1466861681

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9781466861688

Radio Free Boston

The Rise and Fall of WBCN

By: Carter Alan

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Radio Free Boston

The Rise and Fall of WBCN

By: Carter Alan

The definitive story of the pioneering rock radio station that galvanized a city and a generation

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UPNE

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1555538266

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Alien Hand Syndrome

And Other Too-Weird-Not-to-Be-True Stories

By: Alan Bellows

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Alien Hand Syndrome

And Other Too-Weird-Not-to-Be-True Stories

By: Alan Bellows

Contains over ninety weird-but-true stories reported on DamnInteresting.com, telling of alien hand syndrome, Nazi-thwarting Norwegians, the skyhook, and other oddities.

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Workman Publishing

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0761152253

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9780761152255

The New Mountaineer in Late Victorian Britain

Materiality, Modernity, and the Haptic Sublime

By: Alan McNee

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The New Mountaineer in Late Victorian Britain

Materiality, Modernity, and the Haptic Sublime

By: Alan McNee

This book is about the rise of a new ethos in British mountaineering during the late nineteenth century. It traces how British attitudes to mountains were transformed by developments both within the new sport of mountaineering and in the wider fin-de-siècle culture. The emergence of the new genre of mountaineering literature, which helped to create a self-conscious community of climbers with broadly shared values, coincided with a range of cultural and scientific trends that also influenced the direction of mountaineering. The author discusses the growing preoccupation with the physical basis of aesthetic sensations, and with physicality and materiality in general; the new interest in the physiology of effort and fatigue; and the characteristically Victorian drive to enumerate, codify, and classify. Examining a wide range of texts, from memoirs and climbing club journals to hotel visitors’ books, he argues that the figure known as the ‘New Mountaineer’ was seen to embody a distinctly modern approach to mountain climbing and mountain aesthetics.

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Springer

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3319334409

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9783319334400

Ecological Geography of the Sea

By: Alan R. Longhurst

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Ecological Geography of the Sea

By: Alan R. Longhurst

This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted studies of the ocean to generate a global geography of the vast marine world.Based on patterns of algal ecology, the book divides the ocean into four primary compartments, which are then subdivided into secondary compartments.*Includes color insert of the latest in satellite imagery showing the world's oceans, their similarities and differences*Revised and updated to reflect the latest in oceanographic research*Ideal for anyone interested in understanding ocean ecology -- accessible and informative

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Elsevier

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0080465579

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The Race to the White Continent

Voyages to the Antarctic

By: Alan Gurney

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The Race to the White Continent

Voyages to the Antarctic

By: Alan Gurney

A fascinating account of the early days of Antarctic exploration from an expert storyteller.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393323218

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9780393323214

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition

By: Alan E. Comyns

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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition

By: Alan E. Comyns

Since the third edition of this reference was completed, there have been major changes in the global chemical industry. With less emphasis on new processes for making basic chemicals and more emphasis on pollution prevention and waste disposal, petrochemical processes are giving way to biochemical processes. These changes are reflected in the new processes being developed, many of which have their own names. In addition, niche improvements are still being made in petrochemistry, and some of these processes have new names as well. Gathering and defining a large portion of special named processes that may fall outside standard chemical texts or be scattered among industry manuals, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Named Processes in Chemical Technology, Fourth Edition provides a single-source reference on an extensive array of named processes. It provides concise descriptions of those processes in chemical technology that are known by special names that are not self-explanatory. While overviews of the chemical technology industry are present in other books, most of the names defined within this volume are unique to this compilation. This reference includes named processes in current commercial use around the world, processes that have been or are being piloted on a substantial scale, and even obsolete processes that have been important in the past. The length of the dictionary entries reflects their importance and topicality. The text includes references that document the origins of the processes and review the latest developments. Written by a highly experienced and respected author, this user-friendly text is presented in a practical dictionary format that is useful for a broad audience including industrial chemists and engineers.

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CRC Press

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1466567767

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9781466567764

CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences

By: Robert Alan Lewis

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CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences

By: Robert Alan Lewis

This dictionary includes every area of agriculture, from traditional farming to the latest techniques in biotechnology and genetics. The dictionary provides standardized definitions that establish common ground between the various types of practitioners involved in agriculture. It defines terminology in areas such as agricultural economics and business, agroecology, agronomy, animal science, aquaculture, botany, conservation, dairy science, entomology, food science, forestry, horticulture, natural resource management, and much more.

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1482274507

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German Atrocities, 1914

A History of Denial

By: John Horne,Alan Kramer

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German Atrocities, 1914

A History of Denial

By: John Horne,Alan Kramer

Is it true that the German army, invading Belgium and France in August 1914, perpetrated brutal atrocities? Or are accounts of the deaths of thousands of unarmed civilians mere fabrications constructed by fanatically anti-German Allied propagandists? Based on research in the archives of Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, this pathbreaking book uncovers the truth of the events of autumn 1914 and explains how the politics of propaganda and memory have shaped radically different versions of that truth. John Horne and Alan Kramer mine military reports, official and private records, witness evidence, and war diaries to document the crimes that scholars have long denied: a campaign of brutality that led to the deaths of some 6500 Belgian and French civilians. Contemporary German accounts insisted that the civilians were guerrillas, executed for illegal resistance. In reality this claim originated in a vast collective delusion on the part of German soldiers. The authors establish how this myth originated and operated, and how opposed Allied and German views of events were used in the propaganda war. They trace the memory and forgetting of the atrocities on both sides up to and beyond World War II. Meticulously researched and convincingly argued, this book reopens a painful chapter in European history while contributing to broader debates about myth, propaganda, memory, war crimes, and the nature of the First World War.

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Yale University Press

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0300107919

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Atlas of Macroscopic Wood Identification

With a Special Focus on Timbers Used in Europe and CITES-listed Species

By: Flavio Ruffinatto,Alan Crivellaro

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Atlas of Macroscopic Wood Identification

With a Special Focus on Timbers Used in Europe and CITES-listed Species

By: Flavio Ruffinatto,Alan Crivellaro

This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market from all over the world. Overall 292 different genera are represented and CITES-listed timbers are also included. Macroscopic descriptions are based on a recently proposed list of macroscopic features for wood identification. Macroscopic features and their codes are defined and illustrated in the atlas. Wood descriptions also include information about natural durability, physical and mechanical properties, end uses, environmental sustainability and possible related misleading commercial names. Furthermore, each genus is described in terms of number of species, geographical distribution and main commercial timbers, and details are given about to what extent timbers within the genus can be typically identified through macroscopic and microscopic analysis, if any. The atlas will be a valuable guide for all agents in charge for timber verification, those involved in the European Timber Regulation enforcement and CITES inspections, as well as wood scientists, foresters, wood sellers, wood restorers, and any wood worker and wood passionate interested in a fast and reliable tool for wood identification.

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Springer Nature

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3030235661

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The Art of Distilling, Revised and Expanded

An Enthusiast's Guide to the Artisan Distilling of Whiskey, Vodka, Gin and other Potent Potables

By: Bill Owens,Alan Dikty,Andrew Faulkner

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The Art of Distilling, Revised and Expanded

An Enthusiast's Guide to the Artisan Distilling of Whiskey, Vodka, Gin and other Potent Potables

By: Bill Owens,Alan Dikty,Andrew Faulkner

The Art of Distilling, Revised and Updated presents the techniques and inspirations of the most innovative micro-distillers working today and ties it together with incredible insider photography. In this comprehensive guide to artisan distilling, American Distilling Institute founder Bill Owens will teach you how contemporary master distillers transform water and grain into the full range of exquisite, timeless spirits. The Art of Distilling, Revised and Updated is your exclusive backstage pass into the world of small-scale distilling of whiskies, gins, vodkas, brandies, and many other spirits. Like no other book on the subject, The Art of Distilling goes to lengths to explore the actual craft of distilling, in detail. Beginning with a brief history of distilling and introduction to the process itself, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the art of distilling today. The revised and expanded edition includes even more practical tips, tricks, and instruction and has been updated to include growth and development in the artisan distilling space over the past decade. The Art of Distilling, Revised and Updated is the consummate insider's guide to distilling and its techniques.

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Quarry Books

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1631595547

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9781631595547

Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology

By: Robert Alan Lewis

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Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology

By: Robert Alan Lewis

This reference contains a staggering number of well-researched and commonly used terms from toxicology and related fields. Scientists from virtually every environmentally oriented field, from chemistry to nursing to agriculture, will find what they need in this dictionary. It features vast coverage of terms, from chemical names and pathogenic terms to official abbreviations, environmental topics, and biological definitions. Each entry categorizes all major definitions and usage, with extensive cross-references for synonyms and related entries. Including nearly every major technical toxicological term as applied to both human and environmental studies, Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology is broader and more comprehensive than any other to date. It is based on terms found in more than 600 journals, 15,000 reprints of scientific papers, and numerous leading reference sources.

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CRC Press

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1566702232

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9781566702232

The Cockney Who Sold the Alps

Albert Smith and the Ascent of Mont Blanc

By: Alan McNee

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The Cockney Who Sold the Alps

Albert Smith and the Ascent of Mont Blanc

By: Alan McNee

Albert Smith is one of the most famous Victorians of whom you've probably never heard. During his lifetime, he was a household name, thrilling audiences with his Ascent of Mont Blanc show at London's Egyptian Hall. An inveterate showman, Smith was also a doctor, journalist, raconteur, novelist, travel writer, and playwright. His many talents were outstripped only by his boundless self-belief and huge personality. Even Queen Victoria described him in her journal as "inimitable", an epithet Smith's contemporary Charles Dickens liked to reserve for himself. Although Smith died aged only 43, he managed to pack much incident into his short life. He was robbed by highwaymen in Italy, narrowly escaped death in a hot air ballooning accident, and dodged arrest in Paris during the June Days Uprising of 1848. He also got caught up in the row over Dickens's affair with Ellen Ternan. While his bumptiousness made Smith a divisive figure, many saw in him the Victorian ideal of the self-made man: energetic, imaginative, and ready to seize any new opportunity. As Alan McNee explains in this lively biography, it was his intrepid ascent of Mont Blanc in 1851 that propelled Smith to stardom. His subsequent show inspired 'Mont Blanc mania', encouraging participation in mountaineering as a popular pursuit. The Cockney Who Sold the Alps is a story of ambition, spectacle, and the fleeting nature of celebrity.

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Victorian Secrets

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1906469679

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9781906469672

Human Geopolitics

States, Emigrants, and the Rise of Diaspora Institutions

By: Alan John Gamlen

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Human Geopolitics

States, Emigrants, and the Rise of Diaspora Institutions

By: Alan John Gamlen

This volume charts the rapid rise of various forms of diaspora institutions, across distinct historical phases and geographical regions, explaining the way that evolving models and best practices of international migration management have increasingly changed the way states see their diasporas and reconfigured the rules of international politics.

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0198833490

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9780198833499

Romanticism and Colonial Disease

By: Alan Bewell

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Romanticism and Colonial Disease

By: Alan Bewell

Colonial experience was profoundly structured by disease, as expansion brought people into contact with new and deadly maladies. Pathogens were exchanged on a scale far greater than ever before. Native populations were decimated by wave after wave of Old World diseases. In turn, colonists suffered disease and mortality rates much higher than in their home countries. Not only disease, but the idea of disease, and the response to it, deeply affected both colonizers and those colonized. In Romanticism and Colonial Disease, Alan Bewell focuses on the British response to colonial disease as medical and literary writers, in a period roughly from the end of the eighteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century, grappled to understand this new world of disease. Bewell finds this literature characterized by increasing anxiety about the global dimensions of disease and the epidemiological cost of empire. Colonialism infiltrated the heart of Romantic literature, affecting not only the Romantics' framing of disease but also their understanding of England's position in the colonial world. The first major study of the massive impact of colonial disease on British culture during the Romantic period, Romanticism and Colonial Disease charts the emergence of the idea of the colonial world as a pathogenic space in need of a cure, and examines the role of disease in the making and unmaking of national identities.

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400

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JHU Press

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0801877903

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9780801877902

Public Life in Toulouse, 1463-1789

From Municipal Republic to Cosmopolitan City

By: Robert Alan Schneider

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Public Life in Toulouse, 1463-1789

From Municipal Republic to Cosmopolitan City

By: Robert Alan Schneider

This book focuses on the public life of the ancient regime over the course of more than 300 years, from the late fifteenth century to the French Revolution. Not merely a narrative of that crowded history, it offers both a reconstruction and an analysis of a variety of religious and cultural movements, from the Renaissance and the Wars of Religion to the Counter-Reformation and the Enlightenment, within the social and political context of Toulouse, a regional capital and a city with a strong local tradition.

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Cornell University Press

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0801421918

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9780801421914

Joseph Conrad

Master Mariner - The Novelist's Life at Sea, Based on a Previously Unpublished Study by Alan Villiers

By: Peter Villiers,Alan Villiers

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Joseph Conrad

Master Mariner - The Novelist's Life at Sea, Based on a Previously Unpublished Study by Alan Villiers

By: Peter Villiers,Alan Villiers

Before he published his first novel in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent twenty years in the merchant navy, eventually obtaining his master's ticket and commanding the barque Otago. This book traces his sea-career, and shows how Captain Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, master mariner, became Joseph Conrad, master novelist. In addition to a new analysis of Conrad as mariner, the book contains a wealth of detail about the merchant service in the late nineteenth century-the economics of sail, the cargoes, the competition with steam, the skill and teamwork required to maneuver a windjammer, the harsh realities and dangers of everyday life at sea.

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130

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Sheridan House, Inc.

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1574092448

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9781574092448

A Daily Dose of the American Dream

Stories of Success, Triumph, and Inspiration

By: Alan Elliott

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A Daily Dose of the American Dream

Stories of Success, Triumph, and Inspiration

By: Alan Elliott

From stories about Irving Berlin to Oprah Winfrey, this collection contains 366 inspirational five-minute readings - one for each day of the year. Included are motivational stories of successful people such as Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, and Wilma Rudolph.

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Thomas Nelson

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1418571474

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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michigan

A Quaternary and Recent Faunal Adventure

By: J. Alan Holman

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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michigan

A Quaternary and Recent Faunal Adventure

By: J. Alan Holman

Holman uniquely bridges the gap between neo- and paleoherpetology and shows that Michigan's modern herpetofaunas reflect Pleistocene (ice age) and Holocene (warm period after the ice age) events, as the entire modern population was forced to re-invade the state after the last withdrawal of ice. In Part 1, Holman discusses Michigan as an amphibian and reptile habitat, including a geological, climatic, and vegetational history. Part 2 presents recent species accounts, covering all fifty-four species of amphibians and reptiles, along with their general distribution, Michigan distribution (with range maps), geographic variation, habitat and habits, reproduction and growth, diet, predation and defense, interaction with humans, behavioral characteristics, population health, and general remarks. In Part 3, Holman examines the Michigan herpetofauna in Quaternary and recent historical times and the species accounts include Pleistocene, Holocene, and archaeological records.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814337139

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9780814337134

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