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Breaking Stones

A Rollercoaster Ride from the Stone Age to the Internet Age

By: Herman Alves

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Breaking Stones

A Rollercoaster Ride from the Stone Age to the Internet Age

By: Herman Alves

Breaking Stones is a book about hope, about over-coming all odds, about coming to terms with ones self, and, above all, about the joy of giving back. Alves was born in a rural mountainous region of Portugal. The setting may have been mid-20th century, but the living conditions were Stone Age - no electricity, no running water, no creature comforts of any variety. Breaking Stones follows Alves odyssey from a boyhood spent with his best friend, Burro the donkey, in Portugal to the social alienation he experienced in Germany to the culture shock he felt in Montreal, where his family moved when he was a teen. The adventure continues as Alves tries to find himself as everything from a wannabe rock star to a worm picker, a club-owner to a calche-driver, a landlord to a political activist, a steel-worker to a high-tech consultant, a restaurateur to a philanthropist. In the midst of everything, Alves experiences the euphoria and heartbreak and tragedy of marriage and fatherhood. And ultimately, the kid from the Stone Age emerges intact and wiser in the Internet Age.

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iUniverse

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1462008003

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9781462008001

The Subsidy from Nature

Palm Forests, Peasantry, and Development on an Amazon Frontier

By: Anthony Bennett Anderson,Peter Herman May,Michael J. Balick

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The Subsidy from Nature

Palm Forests, Peasantry, and Development on an Amazon Frontier

By: Anthony Bennett Anderson,Peter Herman May,Michael J. Balick

Nature subsidy; The regional setting; The natural history of babassu; Babassu in the household economy; Babassu in the market economy; Propects for development; Nature subsidy revisited.

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276

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Columbia University Press

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0231072228

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9780231072229

Journals

By: Herman Melville,Howard C. Horsford,Lynn Horth

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Journals

By: Herman Melville,Howard C. Horsford,Lynn Horth

This volume presents Melville's three known journals. Unlike his contemporaries Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Melville kept no habitual record of his days and thoughts; each of his three journals records his actions and observations on trips far from home. In this edition's Historical Note, Howard C. Horsford places each of the journals in the context of Melville's career, discusses its general character, and points out the later literary uses he made of it, notably in Moby-Dick, Clarel, and his magazine pieces. The editors supply full annotations of Melville's allusions and terse entries and an exhaustive index makes available the range of his acquaintance with people, places, and works of art. Also included are related documents, illustrations, maps, and many pages and passages reproduced from the journals. This scholarly edition aims to present a text as close to the author's intention as his difficult handwriting permits. It is an Approved Text of the Center for Editions of American Authors (Modern Language Association of America).

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700

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Northwestern University Press

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0810108232

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9780810108233

Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism, Polymorphism and Pathogenesis

By: Herman E. Wyandt,Golder N. Wilson,Vijay S. Tonk

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Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism, Polymorphism and Pathogenesis

By: Herman E. Wyandt,Golder N. Wilson,Vijay S. Tonk

This new edition now titled “Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism, Polymorphism and Pathogenesis” provides the reader with an up-to-date overview of microarrays, fragile sites, copy number variations and whole genome sequencing. Greatly expanding the discussion of microarray analysis in the previous edition of the book, are new chapters on microarray and genomic analysis, plus comprehensive tables on the subtle microdeletions and microduplications that are found on each chromosome, including 235 recurring copy number variants that are associated with well-established or emerging chromosomal syndromes. The current edition features concise information on cytogenetic methods and applications, extending these discussions to DNA analysis and genome sequencing. Sections on euchromatin, heterochromatin, FISH pattern, fragile site, copy number, and DNA sequence variation are integrated with actual clinical examples from cytogenetic laboratories and from clinical practice. The principles that allow for the distinction between benign chromosome / DNA variation and pathogenic heteromorphisms / polymorphisms are discussed and include references to the latest organizational guidelines and genomic or population databases. The two previous incarnations of this book: the ‘Atlas of Human Chromosome Heteromorphism’, and ‘Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism’ have been standard reference works in most cytogenetic laboratories, used by laboratory directors and clinicians all around the world. While widely used sections from the previous edition on cytogenetic technologies and heteromorphisms are retained intact the present volume adds extensive material on copy number variations (polymorphisms detected by microarray analysis), fragile sites in disease and cancer, and practical views on interpreting emerging technologies, including whole exome sequencing. This book should be of interest to clinicians, technicians and students who are or will be exposed to DNA and/or chromosome analysis and the data derived from these continuously developing techniques. This fully updated book volume will bring the reader up to speed on the latest technologies, their applications, benefits and drawbacks and as such, is a must read for anyone with an interest in DNA and chromosome analysis and the distinction between benign variation and pathogenic mistakes.

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500

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Springer

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9811030359

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9789811030352

Translating For Singing

The Theory, Art and Craft of Translating Lyrics

By: Ronnie Apter,Mark Herman

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Translating For Singing

The Theory, Art and Craft of Translating Lyrics

By: Ronnie Apter,Mark Herman

Translating for Singing discusses the art and craft of translating singable lyrics, a topic of interest in a wide range of fields, including translation, music, creative writing, cultural studies, performance studies, and semiotics. Previously, such translation has most often been discussed by music critics, many of whom had neither training nor experience in this area. Written by two internationally-known translators, the book focusses mainly on practical techniques for creating translations meant to be sung to pre-existing music, with suggested solutions to such linguistic problems as those associated with rhythm, syllable count, vocal burden, rhyme, repetition and sound. Translation theory and translations of lyrics for other purposes, such as surtitles, are also covered. The book can serve as a primary text in courses on translating lyrics and as a reference and supplementary text for other courses and for professionals in the fields mentioned. Beyond academia, the book is of interest to professional translators and to librettists, singers, conductors, stage directors, and audience members.

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309

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472571916

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9781472571915

Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism

By: Herman E. Wyandt,Vijay S. Tonk

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Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism

By: Herman E. Wyandt,Vijay S. Tonk

Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism was formerly printed under the title “Atlas of Human Chromosome Heteromorphism”. The Atlas has become a standard reference book in most cytogenetic laboratories and is cited as a significant reference in ISCN 2009. This revised version has updated and retained the most useful pictorial sections of the first edition, including the comprehensive review of normal and “not-so-normal” variations of the human karyotype with summaries and extensive reference lists organized by chromosome number. This updated edition features concise background information on chromosome methods and applications, essential information on heteromorphism frequencies in normal and clinical populations as well as new listing and discussions of euchromatic, subtelomeric and FISH variants. The addition of two new sections make this an even more valuable reference than before. A section on common and rare fragile sites includes a short historical discussion, definitions and an extensive table of officially recognized sites that includes the HUGO name, chromosomal location, methods of induction, genes and references to the most recent molecular characterization. A new section on array CGH discusses the clinical challenge of interpreting copy number variations (CNVs) revealed by this newest technology, gives examples of various levels of interpretation and lists the several most common websites used in this interpretation.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400708963

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9789400708969

The Landscape Designs of Doyle Herman Design Associates

By: James Doyle,Kathryn Herman,The Images Publishing Group

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The Landscape Designs of Doyle Herman Design Associates

By: James Doyle,Kathryn Herman,The Images Publishing Group

A beautifully illustrated compendium of show-stopping gardens ranging from highly structured style plantings and impressionistic meadows to more modern gardens and contemporary perspectives. Doyle Herman Design Associates is an award-winning landscape design firm whose work has been featured in a number of respected publications such as VERANDA, Wallpaper*, Gardens Illustrated, Garden Design, ELLE Décor and extérieurs, among many others. Based in Connecticut, the firm's work can also be found in various locations across the USA and around the world, including Europe and the Middle East.

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322

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Images Publishing

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1864705035

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9781864705034

The Trail of Tears

An Annotated Bibliography of Southeastern Indian Removal

By: Herman A. Peterson

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The Trail of Tears

An Annotated Bibliography of Southeastern Indian Removal

By: Herman A. Peterson

The Removal of the Five Tribes from what is now the Southeastern part of the United States to the area that would become the state of Oklahoma is a topic widely researched and studied. In this annotated bibliography, Herman A. Peterson has gathered together studies in history, ethnohistory, ethnography, anthropology, sociology, rhetoric, and archaeology that pertain to the Removal. The focus of this bibliography is on published, peer-reviewed, scholarly secondary source material and published primary source documents that are easily available. The period under closest scrutiny extends from the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 to the end of the Third Seminole War in 1842. However, works directly relevant to the events leading up to the Removal, as well as those concerned with the direct aftermath of Removal in Indian Territory, are also included. This bibliography is divided into six sections, one for each of the tribes, as well as a general section for works that encompass more than one tribe or address Indian Removal as a policy. Each section is further divided by topic, and within each section the works are listed chronologically, showing the development of the literature on that topic over time. The Trail of Tears: An Annotated Bibliography of Southeastern Indian Removal is a valuable resource for anyone researching this subject.

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165

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Scarecrow Press

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0810877406

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9780810877405

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2006

By: Jeff Herman

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Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2006

By: Jeff Herman

Now updated for 2008, this annual edition of the classic bestselling directory provides everything working writers need to find the most receptive publishers, editors, and agents for their work.

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820

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0977268209

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9780977268207

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Part 3

By: Herman F. Mark

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Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Part 3

By: Herman F. Mark

This third Edition is a completely new version in a new century of the Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology. The new edition will bring the state-of-the-art up to the 21st century, with coverage of nanotechnology, new imaging and analytical techniques, new methods of controlled polymer architecture, biomimetics, and more. New topics covered include nanotechnology, AFM, MALDI, biomimetics, and genetic methods, of increasing importance since 1990 and will also bring up-to-date coverage of traditional topics of continuing interest. This edition will publish in 3 Parts of 4 volumes each. Each Part will be an A-Z selection of the newest articles available in the online edition of this encyclopedia. A list of the titles to appear in Part I can be viewed by clicking "What's New" at www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/epst. Titles for Parts II and III will appear there as well when available.

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Wiley-Interscience

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0471287806

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9780471287803

Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2003-2004

Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over!

By: Jeff Herman

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Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2003-2004

Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over!

By: Jeff Herman

The Key to Unlocking Your Writing Success This ultimate writer's reference connects you to who's who in the publishing industry. Inside, you'll find the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail and Web addresses for hundreds of top editors and agents, plus essays from industry insiders who reveal the secrets to big-time success. With the most up-to-date information on an industry that's constantly changing, this new edition offers everything you need to get past the slush piles and into the hands of the real players in the publishing field, including how to write attention-grabbing book proposals and thrive off rejection. Now, you hold the keys to getting published.

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920

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Prima Lifestyles

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076153735X

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9780761537359

Book's by Herman Alves

Breaking Stones

Breaking Stones

The Subsidy from Nature

The Subsidy from Nature

Journals

Journals

Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism, Polymorphism and Pathogenesis

Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism, Polymorphism and Pathogenesis

Translating For Singing

Translating For Singing

Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism

Human Chromosome Variation: Heteromorphism and Polymorphism

The Landscape Designs of Doyle Herman Design Associates

The Landscape Designs of Doyle Herman Design Associates

The Trail of Tears

The Trail of Tears

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2006

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors and Literary Agents 2006

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Part 3

Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Part 3

Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2003-2004

Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2003-2004

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