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Biochemistry

By: Donald Voet,Donald J. Voet,Judith G. Voet

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Biochemistry

By: Donald Voet,Donald J. Voet,Judith G. Voet

The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books. Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. It incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge.

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1119770645

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The Skylark

By: Paul Donald

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The Skylark

By: Paul Donald

The Skylark is one of Britain's most popular and inspirational birds, and in recent years it has also been one of the most newsworthy. The species' population has plummeted as a consequence of changes in farming practice, and the RSPB has launched a major research and fund-raising campaign to save the 'blithe spirit' from further decline. This book looks at all aspects of the life of the Skylark, from its biology, migratory patterns, breeding behaviour and habitat requirements, to its role in legend and folklore. It also discusses its recent rapid decline which has led to the species being placed on the top-priority 'red list' of Birds of Conservation Concern by the leading governmental and non-governmental conservation organisations in the UK. Three closely related species, Oriental and Japanese Skylarks and the enigmatic Raso Lark are also discussed.

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1408128195

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Live Young, Think Young, Be Young

. . . At Any Age

By: Donald Vickery,Larry Matson,Carol Vickery

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Live Young, Think Young, Be Young

. . . At Any Age

By: Donald Vickery,Larry Matson,Carol Vickery

Why do we believe that aging is the cause of most of our problems as we get older? Age and aging actually have much less to do with it than you think. Live Young, Think Young, Be Young challenges our assumptions and beliefs about aging, and provides a fresh, new understanding of how and why we grow old. It will make you think differently about little things in your daily life that accelerate the three “mega” causes of getting old. In the end, this book is about courage and resilience—the courage to change what can be changed and the resilience to accept what can’t be changed. Together, they provide a powerful plan for staying young in body, mind, and spirit.

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Bull Publishing Company

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1933503971

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The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia

Second Edition

By: Donald K. Swearer

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The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia

Second Edition

By: Donald K. Swearer

An unparalleled portrait, Donald K. Swearer's Buddhist World of Southeast Asia has been a key source for all those interested in the Theravada homelands since the work's publication in 1995. Expanded and updated, the second edition offers this wide ranging account for readers at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Swearer shows Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia to be a dynamic, complex system of thought and practice embedded in the cultures, societies, and histories of Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. The work focuses on three distinct yet interrelated aspects of this milieu. The first is the popular tradition of life models personified in myths and legends, rites of passage, festival celebrations, and ritual occasions. The second deals with Buddhism and the state, illustrating how King Asoka serves as the paradigmatic Buddhist monarch, discussing the relationship of cosmology and kingship, and detailing the rise of charismatic Buddhist political leaders in the postcolonial period. The third is the modern transformation of Buddhism: the changing roles of monks and laity, modern reform movements, the role of women, and Buddhism in the West.

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State University of New York Press

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Biochemistry

By: Donald Voet,Judith G. Voet

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Biochemistry

By: Donald Voet,Judith G. Voet

The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books, Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. Incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge.

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Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America

Ecology, Life History, and Systematics

By: Donald H. Les

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Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America

Ecology, Life History, and Systematics

By: Donald H. Les

Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics of North American aquatic plants. Most books on aquatic plants have a taxonomic focus and are intended primarily for identification. Instead, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of major aquatic species by compiling information from numerous sources that lie scattered among the primary literature, herbarium databases, and other reference materials. Included dicotyledon species are those having an obligate (OBL) wetland status, a designation used in the USACE National Wetland Plant List. Recent phylogenetic analyses are incorporated and rationale is provided for interpreting this information with respect to species relationships. This diverse assemblage of information will be useful to a wide range of interests including academic researchers, wildlife managers, students, and virtually anyone interested in the natural history of aquatic and wetland plants. Although focusing specifically on North America, the cosmopolitan distribution of many aquatic plants should make this an attractive text to people working virtually anywhere outside of the region as well. This book is an essential resource for assisting with wetland delineation.

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CRC Press

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1351644408

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Big Dams and Other Dreams

The Six Companies Story

By: Donald E. Wolf

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Big Dams and Other Dreams

The Six Companies Story

By: Donald E. Wolf

Explores the businesses and personalities responsible for the construction of the Hoover, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee dams

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806128534

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Looking for Information

Examining Research on How People Engage with Information

By: Lisa M. Given,Donald O. Case,Rebekah Willson

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Examining Research on How People Engage with Information

By: Lisa M. Given,Donald O. Case,Rebekah Willson

This fifth edition is redesigned to reflect the breadth of research across information behaviour studies, with a new streamlined, six-chapter structure, presenting a refreshed look at information needs and seeking practices, while also embracing contemporary concepts such as information use, creation, and embodiment.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1803824255

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From Philosophy to Poetry

TS Eliot's Study of Knowledge and Experience

By: Donald J. Childs

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From Philosophy to Poetry

TS Eliot's Study of Knowledge and Experience

By: Donald J. Childs

Eliot is the rare case of a great poet who was also an academic philosopher and Professor Child's study examines the relationship between his writing of poetry and his philosophical pursuits, in particular his lifelong occupation with the work of F. H. Bradley, Henri Bergson and William James. This account also considers the reception of Eliot's writing in philosophy and argues that the study of this work has significantly entered recent Eliot criticism. Overall, this volume provides a new reading of Eliot's famous poems, his literary criticism and social commentary.

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0485115506

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Communication Patterns of Engineers

By: Carol Tenopir,Donald W. King

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Communication Patterns of Engineers

By: Carol Tenopir,Donald W. King

Communication Patterns of Engineers brings together, summarizes, and analyzes the research on how engineers communicate, presenting benchmark data and identifying gaps in the existing research. Written by two renowned experts in this area, the text: Compares engineering communication patterns with those of science and medicine Offers information on improving engineering communication skills, including the use of communication tools to address engineering departments' concerns about the inadequacies of communication by engineers Provides strong conclusions to address what lessons engineering educators, librarians, and communication professionals can learn from the research presented

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0471683140

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Looking for Information

A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior

By: Donald O. Case,Lisa M. Given

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A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior

By: Donald O. Case,Lisa M. Given

The 4th edition of this popular text presents a comprehensive review of over a century of research on information behavior. It is intended for students in information studies and disciplines interested in research on information activities. Now co-authored, this new text includes significant structural and content changes from earlier editions.

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178560967X

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Supply Chain Engineering

Models and Applications

By: A. Ravi Ravindran,Donald P. Warsing, Jr.,Paul M. Griffin

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Supply Chain Engineering

Models and Applications

By: A. Ravi Ravindran,Donald P. Warsing, Jr.,Paul M. Griffin

Stresses quantitative models and methods used in supply chain management Highlights global supplier selection and vendor management techniques Discusses the use of multiple criteria decision-making models used in supply chain management Provides a new chapter on health and humanitarian supply chains, including disaster management and logistics modeling Offers exercises at the end of every chapter and a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides for qualified textbook adoptions

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1000923991

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The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps

Biology, Systematics, Evolution and Ecology

By: Donald L. J. Quicke

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The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps

Biology, Systematics, Evolution and Ecology

By: Donald L. J. Quicke

The Ichneumonoidea is a vast and important superfamily of parasitic wasps, with some 60,000 described species and estimated numbers far higher, especially for small-bodied tropical taxa. The superfamily comprises two cosmopolitan families - Braconidae and Ichneumonidae - that have largely attracted separate groups of researchers, and this, to a considerable extent, has meant that understanding of their adaptive features has often been considered in isolation. This book considers both families, highlighting similarities and differences in their adaptations. The classification of the whole of the Ichneumonoidea, along with most other insect orders, has been plagued by typology whereby undue importance has been attributed to particular characters in defining groups. Typology is a common disease of traditional taxonomy such that, until recently, quite a lot of taxa have been associated with the wrong higher clades. The sheer size of the group, and until the last 30 or so years, lack of accessible identification materials, has been a further impediment to research on all but a handful of ‘lab rat’ species usually cultured initially because of their potential in biological control. New evidence, largely in the form of molecular data, have shown that many morphological, behavioural, physiological and anatomical characters associated with basic life history features, specifically whether wasps are ecto- or endoparasitic, or idiobiont or koinobiont, can be grossly misleading in terms of the phylogeny they suggest. This book shows how, with better supported phylogenetic hypotheses entomologists can understand far more about the ways natural selection is acting upon them. This new book also focuses on this superfamily with which the author has great familiarity and provides a detailed coverage of each subfamily, emphasising anatomy, taxonomy and systematics, biology, as well as pointing out the importance and research potential of each group. Fossil taxa are included and it also has sections on biogeography, global species richness, culturing and rearing and preparing specimens for taxonomic study. The book highlights areas where research might be particularly rewarding and suggests systems/groups that need investigation. The author provides a large compendium of references to original research on each group. This book is an essential workmate for all postgraduates and researchers working on ichneumonoid or other parasitic wasps worldwide. It will stand as a reference book for a good number of years, and while rapid advances in various fields such as genomics and host physiological interactions will lead to new information, as an overall synthesis of the current state it will stay relevant for a long time.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118907051

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Lapsing Out

Embodiments of Death and Rebirth in the Last Writings of D. H. Lawrence

By: Donald Gutierrez

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Lapsing Out

Embodiments of Death and Rebirth in the Last Writings of D. H. Lawrence

By: Donald Gutierrez

This detailed text focuses on the major last writing of D. H. Lawrence from the perspective of death and rebirth. His own sense of impending death, combined with Lawrence's elaborate sense of figurative death, results in ideas about mortality and immortality presented in various modes studied in this book.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838622933

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A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Controversies in the Management of Prostate Cancer

By: Donald S. Coffey

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A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Controversies in the Management of Prostate Cancer

By: Donald S. Coffey

These proceedings emanate from the Second Prouts Neck Conference on prostate cancer held on October 17-19, 1986, the theme of which was treat ment, with focus on current issues and future research that is needed to answer critical questions related to optimal management of the various stages of prostate cancer. The objective was to reveal the most crucial problems impeding progress and to crystallize the combined multidisci plinary input generated by the conference into focused concepts or recommendations for presentation to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) , with the ultimate intent of targeting research to address the priority issues identified. In organizing the workshop, every effort was made to maintain a multidisciplinary balance among nationally renowned authorities on prostate cancer. Thus, leading surgeons, radiation and medical onco logists and biostatisticians were in equal presence. While there were spirited exchanges with careful scrutiny and critique of all data pre sented, there was a common belief that the challenge of prostate cancer would be best approached in this multidisciplinary Organ Systems-oriented fashion. During the course of the conference, it became apparent to all present that major nomenclature and procedural barriers have made it generally difficult, and frequently impossible, to compare results of clinical research.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461316677

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Old World Roots of the Cherokee

How DNA, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation

By: Donald N. Yates

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Old World Roots of the Cherokee

How DNA, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation

By: Donald N. Yates

Most histories of the Cherokee nation focus on its encounters with Europeans, its conflicts with the U. S. government, and its expulsion from its lands during the Trail of Tears. This work, however, traces the origins of the Cherokee people to the third century B.C.E. and follows their migrations through the Americas to their homeland in the lower Appalachian Mountains. Using a combination of DNA analysis, historical research, and classical philology, it uncovers the Jewish and Eastern Mediterranean ancestry of the Cherokee and reveals that they originally spoke Greek before adopting the Iroquoian language of their Haudenosaunee allies while the two nations dwelt together in the Ohio Valley.

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McFarland

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0786491256

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Flow-Induced Vibrations

An Engineering Guide

By: Eduard Naudascher,Donald Rockwell

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Flow-Induced Vibrations

An Engineering Guide

By: Eduard Naudascher,Donald Rockwell

Despite their variety, the vibration phenomena from many different engineering fields can be classified into a relatively few basic excitation mechanisms. The classification enables engineers to identify all possible sources of excitation in a given system and to assess potential dangers. This graduate-level text presents a synthesis of research results and practical experience from disparate fields in the form of engineering guidelines. It is particularly geared toward assessing the possible sources of excitation in a flow system, in identifying the actual danger spots, and in finding appropriate remedial measures or cures. Flow-induced vibrations are presented in terms of their basic elements: body oscillators, fluid oscillators, and sources of excitation. By stressing these basic elements, the authors provide a basis for the transfer of knowledge from one system to another, as well as from one engineering field to another. In this manner, well-known theories on cylinders in cross-flow or well-executed solutions from the field of wind engineering--to name just two examples--may be useful in other systems or fields on which information is scarce. The unified approach is broad enough to permit treatment of the major excitation mechanism, yet simple enough to be of practical use.

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Courier Corporation

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0486136132

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9780486136134

The Origin, Expansion, and Demise of Plant Species

By: Donald A. Levin

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The Origin, Expansion, and Demise of Plant Species

By: Donald A. Levin

Each plant species has its own unique passage that is affected by a variety of aspects to which it is exposed. This book explores plant species as dynamic entities within this passage, following the four stages of plant species life.

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Oxford University Press

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0195127293

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9780195127294

Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils

By: Donald L. Wise

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Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils

By: Donald L. Wise

Offers thorough coverage of the remediation of soils contaminated by hazardous wastes, including materials, analytical techniques, cleanup design and methodology, characterization of geomedia, monitoring of contaminants in the subsurface, and waste containment. Cites specific case studies in hydrocarbon remediation that offer a concise overview of possible technological approaches.

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CRC Press

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1482289938

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The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes

By: Donald Hoffman

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The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes

By: Donald Hoffman

Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. From examining why fashion designers create clothes that give the illusion of a more “attractive” body shape to studying how companies use color to elicit specific emotions in consumers, and even dismantling the very notion that spacetime is objective reality, The Case Against Reality dares us to question everything we thought we knew about the world we see.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393254704

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9780393254709

Hierarchy, History, and Human Nature

The Social Origins of Historical Consciousness

By: Donald E. Brown

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Hierarchy, History, and Human Nature

The Social Origins of Historical Consciousness

By: Donald E. Brown

Here is a book that I can strongly recommend for a variety of reasons. It is well written, it is scholarly, but its greatest appeal lies in the posing of an important question and in the offering of a satisfying (to this reviewer, at least) answer."ÑJournal of Historical Geography "This is an intriguing and stimulating study of historical differences in the indigenous historiography of parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe."ÑAmerican Anthropologist.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816510601

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Ordering the World in the Eighteenth Century

By: Frank O'Gorman,Diana Donald

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Ordering the World in the Eighteenth Century

By: Frank O'Gorman,Diana Donald

The Eighteenth century is often represented, applying Tom Paine's phrase, as 'The Age of Reason': an age when progressive ideals triumphed over autocracy and obscurantism, and when notions of order and balance shaped consciousness in every sphere of human knowledge. Yet the debates which surrounded the development of Eighteenth-century thought were always open to troubling doubts. Was nature itself truly an ordered entity, as Newton had argued, or was it a mass of chaotic, randomly moving atoms, as some materialist thinkers believed? This book explores the tensions and conflicts in these debates through a series of interdisciplinary essays from leading international scholars, each challenging the idea that the Eighteenth century was an age of order.

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0230518885

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Heavy Ground

William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

By: Norris Hundley,Donald C. Jackson

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Heavy Ground

William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

By: Norris Hundley,Donald C. Jackson

Minutes before midnight on March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending more than twelve billion gallons of water surging through Southern California’s Santa Clara Valley, killing some four hundred people and causing the greatest civil engineering disaster in twentieth-century American history. In this carefully researched work, Norris Hundley jr. and Donald C. Jackson provide a riveting narrative exploring the history of the ill-fated dam and the person directly responsible for its flawed design—William Mulholland, a self-taught engineer of the Los Angeles municipal water system. Employing copious illustrations and intensive research, Heavy Ground traces the interwoven roles of politics and engineering in explaining how the St. Francis Dam came to be built and the reasons for its collapse. Hundley and Jackson also detail the terror and heartbreak brought by the flood, legal claims against the City of Los Angeles, efforts to restore the Santa Clara Valley, political factors influencing investigations of the failure, and the effect of the disaster on congressional approval of the future Hoover Dam. Underlying it all is a consideration of how the dam—and the disaster—were inextricably intertwined with the life and career of William Mulholland. Ultimately, this thoughtful and nuanced account of the dam’s failure reveals how individual and bureaucratic conceit fed Los Angeles’s desire to control vital water supplies in the booming metropolis of Southern California.

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University of Nevada Press

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1948908891

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Mojave Green

The Life of James Mckinney Old West Serial Killer

By: Donald La Fon

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Mojave Green

The Life of James Mckinney Old West Serial Killer

By: Donald La Fon

Mojave Green is a fresh and thorough account of a bad mans life. Follow James McKinney as he grows from an Illinois farm boy to a young man working in a Missouri lead mine and then a Colorado gold mine to an adult who used, abused, and killed those close to him. Mojave Green is a first-person account of McKinneys progression from innocence to being introduced to violence, going through a prison term, and turning into an utterly dangerous killer. Lots of research and consideration filled the many gaps in McKinneys life with answers and descriptions to provide insights into McKinneys thoughts, feelings, and actions. On record, McKinney killed six coworkers and friends but, because of a faulty gun, he was unable to kill several additional men. And, because nobody ever interviewed McKinney about his life and activities during the three thousand five hundred miles he was chased by the law, the challenge was to describe McKinneys days.

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1524643882

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Dynamics of Nutrient Cycling and Food Webs

By: Donald L. DeAngelis

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Dynamics of Nutrient Cycling and Food Webs

By: Donald L. DeAngelis

In all fields of science today, data are collected and theories are developed and published faster than scientists can keep up with, let alone thoroughly digest. In ecology the fact that practitioners tend to be divided between such subdisciplines as aquatic and terrestrial ecology, as well as between popula tion, community, and ecosystem ecology, makes it even harder for them to keep up with all relevant research. Ecologists specializing in one sub discipline are not always aware of progress in another subdiscipline that relates to their own. Syntheses are frequently needed that pull together large bodies of information and organize them in ways that makes them more coherent, and thus more understandable. I have tried to perform this task of integration for the subject area that encompasses the interrelationships between the dynamics of ecological food webs and the cycling of nutrients. I believe this area cuts across many of the subdisciplines of ecology and is pivotal to our progress in understanding ecosystems and in dealing with human impacts on the environment. Many current ecological problems involve human disturbances of both food webs and the nutrients that cycle through them. Little progress can be made towards elucidating the complex feedback relations inherent in the study of nutrient cycles in ecological systems without the tools of mathematics and computer modelling. These tools are therefore liberally used throughout the book.

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