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A Treatise on the Law of Partnership, Including its Application to Companies

Vol. II

By: Marshall Davis Ewell,Nathaniel Lindley,Samuel Dickinson

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A Treatise on the Law of Partnership, Including its Application to Companies

Vol. II

By: Marshall Davis Ewell,Nathaniel Lindley,Samuel Dickinson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3368862898

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The Works of Katherine Davis Chapman Tillman

By: Katherine Davis Chapman Tillman

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The Works of Katherine Davis Chapman Tillman

By: Katherine Davis Chapman Tillman

The poetry and journalistic essays of Katherine Tillman often appeared in publications sponsored by the American Methodist church. Collected together for the first time, her works speak to the struggles and triumphs of African-American women.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195062000

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History of Dunklin County

By: M.F. Smyth- Davis

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History of Dunklin County

By: M.F. Smyth- Davis

History of Dunklin County, Mo., 1845-1895 Embracing an historical account of the towns and post-villages of Clarkton, Cotton Plant, Cardwell, Caruth, etc. Including a department devoted to the description of the early appearance, settlement, development, resources, and present appearance of the county. With an album of its people and homes, profusely illustrated.

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Рипол Классик

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5871956521

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9785871956526

In the Shadow of Liberty

The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives

By: Kenneth C. Davis

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In the Shadow of Liberty

The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives

By: Kenneth C. Davis

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners? Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore our country’s great tragedy—that a nation “conceived in liberty” was also born in shackles. These stories help us know the real people who were essential to the birth of this nation but traditionally have been left out of the history books. Their stories are true—and they should be heard. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1627793127

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9781627793124

Miraculous Simplicity: Essays on R.s. Thomas (c)

By: William Virgil Davis

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Miraculous Simplicity: Essays on R.s. Thomas (c)

By: William Virgil Davis

Pondering now the being and nature of God, now the mystery of time, now the assault of contemporary lifestyles on the natural world, R.S. Thomas's poetry and prose reflects his Welsh heritage and his determination to be Welsh. Moved by his own personal attractions to the work of Thomas and guided by his careful reading of it, William V. Davis brings us this excellent collection of essays exploring the distinguished yet controversial poet-priest.

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University of Arkansas Press

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161075266X

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9781610752664

Gilgamesh, The New Translation

By: Gerald J. Davis

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Gilgamesh, The New Translation

By: Gerald J. Davis

The EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the oldest story that has come down to us through the ages of history. It predates the BIBLE, the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY. The EPIC OF GILGAMESH relates the tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is modern day Iraq) who reigned for one hundred and twenty-six years, according to the ancient Sumerian King List. GILGAMESH was first inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets by an unknown author during the Sumerian era and has been described as one of the greatest works of literature in the recounting of mankind's unending quest for immortality.

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Lulu.com

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131231141X

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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price

By: Davis Langdon

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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price

By: Davis Langdon

More than just a price book, Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2006 is a comprehensive work manual that all those in the civil engineering, surveying and construction business will find it hard to work without. It gives costs for general and civil engineering works, highway works, and shows a full breakdown of labour, plant and material elements. Thoroughly comprehensive and structured to comply with CESMM3 and MMHW, the book includes prices and rates covering everything from rock bolts to runways, from staircases to step irons. In a time when it is essential to gain 'competitive advantage' in an increasingly congested market, this book provides instant-access cost information and is a one-stop reference containing tables, formulae, technical information and professional advice. This twentieth edition, in its easy-to-read format, incorporates a general review throughout, with special emphasis on the tender and estimating process. Plus the standard features you have come to expect from Spon’s Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book: for budgeting: estimating principles, on-cost advice, method-related charges for resource costings: labour costs, plant costs, material prices for rapid cost information: approximate estimates, dayworks, cost indices for plant and labour allowances: production rates, outputs, man hour constants for detailed pricing: unit costs with full breakdown, or specialist prices, with advice on item coverage, waste allowances and comparative costs for incidental advice: tables and formulae, technical information, professional advice updated, free of charge, every three months – see enclosed card to register. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk With FREE CD–ROM containing Spon’s Civil Engineering and Highway Works price data.

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CRC Press

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0415370337

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9780415370332

The Rowan

By: Davis Bunn

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The Rowan

By: Davis Bunn

A rowan tree with mysterious and unique powers is extending its grip over humanity, and investigative writer Valentina Garnier is caught up in a battle between supernatural forces and the federal government. Pulitzer prize-winning investigative writer Valentina Garnier loves a good story, so when she learns that CIA director Agnes Pendalon wants her to travel to Kunashir Island in Russia's easternmost province, she jumps at the chance. Top scientists, political aides, CIA agents and even the vice president's daughter have all made mysterious trips to the island in recent weeks. Could it be coincidence, or is something more alarming at play? When Val arrives in Kunashir, she's mesmerized by a magical rowan tree and its leaves that turn to golden threads, encircling the visitors. Something incredible and transformational is happening in front of her . . . With the CIA determined to hunt down this unknown force and everyone affected by the rowan, is a new battle for the future of humanity about to commence?

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Severn House Publishers Ltd

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1448311136

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9781448311132

Visual Communication Design

An Introduction to Design Concepts in Everyday Experience

By: Meredith Davis,Jamer Hunt

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Visual Communication Design

An Introduction to Design Concepts in Everyday Experience

By: Meredith Davis,Jamer Hunt

Where do design principles come from? Are they abstract "rules" established by professionals or do they have roots in human experience? And if we encounter these visual phenomena in our everyday lives, how do designers use them to attract our attention, orient our behavior, and create compelling and memorable communication that stands out among the thousands of messages we confront each day? Today's work in visual communication design shifts emphasis from simply designing objects to designing experiences; to crafting form that acknowledges cognitive and cultural influences on interpretation. In response, Meredith Davis and Jamer Hunt provide a new slant on design basics from the perspective of audiences and users. Chapters break down our interactions with communication as a sequence of meaningful episodes, each with related visual concepts that shape the interpretive experience. Explanatory illustrations and professional design examples support definitions of visual concepts and discussions of context. Work spans print, screen, and environmental applications from around the world. This introduction to visual communication design demystifies the foundational concepts that underpin professional design decisions and shape our experiences in a complex visual world.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350031836

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9781350031838

An Act of Treason

A Sniper Novel

By: Sgt. Jack Coughlin,Donald A. Davis

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An Act of Treason

A Sniper Novel

By: Sgt. Jack Coughlin,Donald A. Davis

In the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling series, Marine sniper Kyle Swanson finds himself in the sights of a man he once idolized—a true American hero turned traitor Swanson and his beautiful girlfriend, CIA agent Lauren Carson, are on a mission in Pakistan when their world is turned inside out. Kyle is captured and thrown in prison. Lauren is accused of being a double agent. The one person they trust to help is the man who sent them on the black operation—Jim Hall, a legendary CIA agent, Kyle's sniper mentor, and Lauren's boss and former lover. But Hall has gone rogue. He is selling America's innermost secrets to a ruthless Pakistani warlord who wants to mold al- Qaeda into a legitimate political party, and secure a nuclear arsenal. For Jim Hall, his former protégé Swanson is the final obstacle. Success or failure pivots on whether Swanson can stop the old friend who trained him to be a shooter. From the streets of Washington to the Bavarian Alps, the two snipers stalk each other in a deadly hunt that has only one possible outcome.

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St. Martin's Press

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142996541X

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9781429965415

Freshney's Culture of Animal Cells

A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications

By: Amanda Capes-Davis,R. Ian Freshney

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Freshney's Culture of Animal Cells

A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications

By: Amanda Capes-Davis,R. Ian Freshney

FRESHNEY’S CULTURE OF ANIMAL CELLS THE NEW EDITION OF THE LEADING TEXT ON THE BASIC METHODOLOGY OF CELL CULTURE, FULLY UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW APPLICATIONS INCLUDING IPSCS, CRISPR, AND ORGAN-ON-CHIP TECHNOLOGIES Freshney’s Culture of Animal Cells is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on the principles, techniques, equipment, and applications in the field of cell and tissue culture. Explaining both how to do tissue culture and why a technique is done in a particular way, this classic text covers the biology of cultured cells, how to select media and substrates, regulatory requirements, laboratory protocols, aseptic technique, experimental manipulation of animal cells, and much more. The eighth edition contains extensively revised material that reflects the latest techniques and emerging applications in cell culture, such as the use of CRISPR/Cas9 for gene editing and the adoption of chemically defined conditions for stem cell culture. A brand-new chapter examines the origin and evolution of cell lines, joined by a dedicated chapter on irreproducible research, its causes, and the importance of reproducibility and good cell culture practice. Throughout the book, updated chapters and protocols cover topics including live-cell imaging, 3D culture, scale-up and automation, microfluidics, high-throughput screening, and toxicity testing. This landmark text: Provides comprehensive single-volume coverage of basic skills and protocols, specialized techniques and applications, and new and emerging developments in the field Covers every essential area of animal cell culture, including lab design, disaster and contingency planning, safety, bioethics, media preparation, primary culture, mycoplasma and authentication testing, cell line characterization and cryopreservation, training, and troubleshooting Features a wealth of new content including protocols for gene delivery, iPSC generation and culture, and tumor spheroid formation Includes an updated and expanded companion website containing figures, artwork, and supplementary protocols to download and print The eighth edition of Freshney’s Culture of Animal Cells is an indispensable volume for anyone involved in the field, including undergraduate and graduate students, clinical and biopharmaceutical researchers, bioengineers, academic research scientists, and managers, technicians, and trainees working in cell biology, molecular biology, and genetics laboratories.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119513049

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Bodily and Narrative Forms

The Influence of Medicine on American Literature, 1845-1915

By: Cynthia J. Davis

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Bodily and Narrative Forms

The Influence of Medicine on American Literature, 1845-1915

By: Cynthia J. Davis

During the period of the professionalization of American medicine, many authors were concerned with a concurrent urge to use their work as a means to convey their views about the meaning of the body and the origin and cure of disease. This book studies a range of these authors, including Louisa May Alcott, Charles W. Chesnutt, Margaret Fuller, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and William Dean Howells, among others.

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Stanford University Press

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0804737738

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9780804737739

Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price

By: Davis Langdon

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Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price

By: Davis Langdon

Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2005 is the most detailed, professionally relevant source of construction price information currently available anywhere. With its unique Tender Index it is the only price book that publishes details of its cost base in a way allowing adjustments for market conditions that affect building prices. A separate minor works section covers contracts of around £65,000 in value. The 2005 edition includes the following new items: acrylic water-based emulsion paints, additional insulation boards and quilts, green items, and head and wall restraints among others.

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CRC Press

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0415348382

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9780415348386

Spon's Landscape & External Works Price

By: Langdon Davis,Davis LANGDON

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Spon's Landscape & External Works Price

By: Langdon Davis,Davis LANGDON

Spon's Landscape and External Works Price Book offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts and is therefore an indispensable reference book for quantity surveyors, landscape architects and contractors - essential for compiling estimates, specifications, bills of quantities and works schedules. A full index and list of manufacturers and suppliers gives easy reference to all items. The L&E comes with a 'free' CDROM that enables the reader to view the entire book on screen, cut and paste prices into other tender documents, export to other major packages, perform simple calculations, index search, produce estimate and tender documents, adjust rates and data. This complete package now means that Spon's Landscape and External Works Price Book for 2003 is now better than ever and is a resource that no building firm, surveyor or architect should be without. New Features for 2003 In the information section: Notes on the aggregate tax with examples of the impact of the tax on measured works items In the Measured Works section, costs of: External wall Block work Special bricks Clay drainage Standard soakaway systems Ornamental buildings Specialist soils Reinforced turf Step construction

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CRC Press

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0415301203

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9780415301206

Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2010

By: Davis Langdon

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Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2010

By: Davis Langdon

Compiled by Davis Langdon, Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information currently available for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, provides an ongoing reality check and adjustment for changing market conditions. This is the only pr

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1482285495

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9781482285499

Spon's Landscape and External Works Price

By: Davis Langdon & Everest

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Spon's Landscape and External Works Price

By: Davis Langdon & Everest

Spon's Landscape and External Works Price Book 2004 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts and is therefore an indispensable reference book for quantity surveyors, landscape architects and contractors - essential for compiling estimates, specifications, bills of quantities and works schedules. A full index and list of manufacturers and suppliers gives easy reference to all items. The L and E comes with a 'free' CDROM that enables the reader to view the entire book on screen, cut and paste prices into other tender documents, export to other major packages, perform simple calculations, index search, produce estimate and tender documents, adjust rates and data. This complete package means that Spon's Landscape and External Works Price Book 2004 is now better than ever and is a resource that no building firm, surveyor or architect should be without. New features for the easier-to-read 2004 edition include: information on, and incorporating, the new CIJC three year age agreement, effective from Monday 30th June 2003; additional plant items to reflect the increased mechanisation of site handling of materials; new paving and kerb items; additional measured rate items for work in small gardens; non-rigid constructions, pumps and rocks associated with water features.

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0415323673

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The Coltons of Eden Falls Complete Collection

By: Justine Davis,Beth Cornelison,Elle Kennedy,Marie Ferrarella

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The Coltons of Eden Falls Complete Collection

By: Justine Davis,Beth Cornelison,Elle Kennedy,Marie Ferrarella

When young girls disappear from an Amish community, law enforcement and America’s “royal” family join forces to investigate. Colton Destiny A series of kidnappings hits too close to home for FBI agent Emma Colton—and she’s determined to make things right. Unfortunately, a forbidden attraction to Paradise Ridge’s most eligible widower is a major step toward wrong. Carpenter Caleb Troyer didn’t expect to love again, especially an Englisher with her own haunted secrets. But one false move could destroy everything. The closer she comes to finding his sister, the closer danger comes to finding them…. Colton’s Ranch Refuge Ex-soldier Gunnar Colton’s only focus is shaking off the horrors of war in his remote cabin—until a murderer abducts another victim from the neighboring Amish community. Now it’s his duty to protect the eyewitness who’s the next likely target. But the minute Gunnar lets the starlet and her twin baby boys into his home, the guard around his heart starts to crack. One taste of passion shows him the future he could have with Violet—if the threat closing in doesn’t claim them both. Colton’s Deep Cover Running from an abusive past, nurse Chloe Moreno arms herself with a new identity and seeks an uncomplicated life in Eden Falls. But her security in the once-peaceful community is crumbling fast. She needs someone to trust…and no one fits the bill better than Dr. Derek Colton. And once desire puts her in his arms, he must destroy the threat that’s lingering far too close. Colton Showdown Hiding in New York City with a handsome detective? Amish seamstress and key witness Hannah Troyer’s more than a little out of her element. The big city—and men like detective Tate Colton—are part of a world that’s nothing like what she’s used to. As danger inches closer, he’s her only route to safety…and a forbidden attraction she dares to indulge in.

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Harlequin

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1488096112

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9781488096112

Glossaries Of Americanisms

Vol II

By: Daniel R Davis

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Glossaries Of Americanisms

Vol II

By: Daniel R Davis

American lexicography has a distinguished and familiar tradition. Elwyn (1859) is intended as a corrective response to the excessive identification of Americanisms, but in fact represents what one might term the ‘traditionalist’ position. Fallows (1883) is significant as a treatment of Americanisms and Briticisms for a general audience. Norton (1890) is a specific application to American political life.

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Routledge

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113647806X

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On the Run

By: Jo Davis

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On the Run

By: Jo Davis

In the latest Sugarland Blue novel, Detective Tonio Salvatore always puts his job first—until a beautiful piece of trouble has him questioning the rules he’s sworn to live by… Tonio knows that loneliness is the price he has to pay to avoid being hurt again. But the strictly by-the-book cop never expected to be blindsided by a woman who pulls him right out of his self-imposed isolation. Angel Silva isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks—she’s on the wrong side of the law. She’s desperate to break free from her dangerous brother and his gang, but when a sexy new recruit joins them, Angel is more trapped than ever—because the ruthless Tonio Reyes isn’t what he seems. When she discovers the man she’s falling for is one of Sugarland’s finest, she’s forced to go on the run. Instead of taking Angel into custody, Tonio finds himself risking his career to keep her safe. And as the beautiful woman tears down all his defenses, Tonio realizes he’ll risk his very life to set her free.

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Penguin

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0698143809

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9780698143807

The Bible, Rocks and Time

Geological Evidence for the Age of the Earth

By: Davis A. Young,Ralph F. Stearley

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The Bible, Rocks and Time

Geological Evidence for the Age of the Earth

By: Davis A. Young,Ralph F. Stearley

Davis A. Young and Ralph Stearley seek to convince readers of the vast antiquity of the Earth. They point out the flaws of young-Earth creationism and counter the impression by many scientists that all Christians are young-Earth creationists.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830828761

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One River

By: Wade Davis

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One River

By: Wade Davis

The story of two generations of scientific explorers in South America—Richard Evans Schultes and his protégé Wade Davis—an epic tale of adventure and a compelling work of natural history. In 1941, Professor Richard Evan Schultes took a leave from Harvard and disappeared into the Amazon, where he spent the next twelve years mapping uncharted rivers and living among dozens of Indian tribes. In the 1970s, he sent two prize students, Tim Plowman and Wade Davis, to follow in his footsteps and unveil the botanical secrets of coca, the notorious source of cocaine, a sacred plant known to the Inca as the Divine Leaf of Immortality. A stunning account of adventure and discovery, betrayal and destruction, One River is a story of two generations of explorers drawn together by the transcendent knowledge of Indian peoples, the visionary realms of the shaman, and the extraordinary plants that sustain all life in a forest that once stood immense and inviolable.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439126836

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9781439126837

DIY Circus Lab for Kids

A Family- Friendly Guide for Juggling, Balancing, Clowning, and Show-Making

By: Jackie Leigh Davis

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DIY Circus Lab for Kids

A Family- Friendly Guide for Juggling, Balancing, Clowning, and Show-Making

By: Jackie Leigh Davis

Produce your own circus! Make your own stilts, juggling sticks, and tightrope, then learn to use them; master the human pyramid; discover how to create your own circus acts and shows; and much more with DIY Circus Lab for Kids. Companion online video tutorials for every prop and skill make learning easy. Veteran circus educator Jackie Leigh Davis takes you, step by step, through the props and skills you need to perform all the major circus arts: Acrobatics, acrobalance, and human pyramids Balance arts Clowning Gyroscopic and toss juggling You’ll learn how to make juggling balls, a hoola hoop, a rola bola, a clown nose and hat, and a pair of poi, among other circus essentials. With these props, you’ll learn how to juggle, hoop, balance, perform clown gags, and more. Photo demonstrations, numbered steps, and online tutorials ensure you’ll understand exactly how to make the props and perform the skills. Did you know that a tight rope walker in Ancient Greece was called a funambulus? Or that female jugglers can be found pictured in 4,000-year-old hieroglyphs on the wall of an Egyptian tomb? DIYCircus Lab for Kids includes the history of each family of circus skills. “Circademics” sidebars explore the science and academics behind the circus activities, like how the brain changes when you learn how to juggle. “Circussecrets” sidebars throughout connect circus arts to social and emotional skills, like listening, persistence, and asking for and giving help. Many of the skills in this book are safe enough for kids to do themselves, with a few requiring an adult “spotter” so families or classes can enjoy them together. Once you’ve learned how to create your own circus with DIY Circus Lab for Kids, you can also: host a circus prop–making party, start a juggling club at school, clown at a senior center or daycare, start a community circus meet-up in a park, or integrate circus themes into your school's curriculum—the opportunities for circus fun are endless. The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even bugs—all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.

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Quarry Books

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1631595857

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9781631595851

Look Away!

A History of the Confederate States of America

By: William C. Davis

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Look Away!

A History of the Confederate States of America

By: William C. Davis

William C. Davis, one of America's best Civil War historians, here offers a definitive portrait of the Confederacy unlike any that has come before. Drawing on decades of writing and research among an unprecedented number of archives, Look Away! tells the story of the Confederate States of America not simply as a military saga (although it is that), but rather as a full portrait of a society and incipient nation. The first history of the Confederacy in decades, the culmination of a great scholar's career, Look Away! combines politics, economics, and social history to set a new standard for its subject. Previous histories have focused on familiar commanders such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, but Davis's canvas is much broader. From firebrand politicians like Robert Barnwell Rhett and William L. Yancey, who pushed for secession long before the public supported it; to Dr. Samuel Cartwright, who persuaded many Southerners of the natural inferiority of their slaves; to the women of Richmond, who rioted over bread shortages in 1863, Davis presents a rich new face of the Confederate nation. He recounts familiar stories of battles won and lost, but also little-known economic stories of a desperate government that socialized the salt industry, home-front stories of the rangers and marauders who preyed on their fellow Confederates, and an account of the steady breakdown of law, culminating in near anarchy in some states. Never has the Confederacy been so vividly brought to life as a full society, riven with political and economic conflicts beneath its more loudly publicized military battles. Davis's astonishingly thorough primary research has ranged across the 800-odd newspapers that were in operation during the war, but also across the personal papers of over a hundred Southern leaders and ordinary citizens. He quotes from letters and diaries throughout the narrative, revealing the Confederacy through the words of the Confederates themselves. Like any society, especially in the early stages of nation-building and the devastating stages of warfare, the Confederacy was not one thing but many things to many people. One thing, however, was shared by all: the belief that the South offered a necessary evolution of American democracy. Look Away! offers a dramatic and definitive account of one of America's most searing episodes.

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0743227719

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