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Holiday in Death

By: J. D. Robb

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Lieutenant Eve Dallas tails a serial killer who has a passion for the "Twelve Days of Christmas" in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. No one likes to be alone during the holidays. For New York's most posh dating service, Personally Yours, it is the season to bring lonely hearts together. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas, on the trail of a ritualistic serial killer who likes to dress up as Santa Claus, has made a disturbing discovery: all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours. As the murders continue, Eve enters into an elite world of people searching for their one true love. A world where the power of love leads men and women into the ultimate act of betrayal...

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1101203692

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J.D. Robb The IN DEATH Collection Books 6-10

By: J. D. Robb,Nora Roberts

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J.D. Robb The IN DEATH Collection Books 6-10

By: J. D. Robb,Nora Roberts

“When it comes to finding a killer, the smart money is always on Eve Dallas” (Booklist). Join the New York homicide detective as she takes on five tough cases in this collection that includes books 6-10 in the gritty futuristic series that's filled with #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb's trademark wit, passion, and pull-no-punches suspense... VENGEANCE IN DEATH HOLIDAY IN DEATH CONSPIRACY IN DEATH LOYALTY IN DEATH WITNESS IN DEATH

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1101538937

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Alice Paul

Claiming Power

By: J.D. Zahniser,Amelia R. Fry

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Alice Paul

Claiming Power

By: J.D. Zahniser,Amelia R. Fry

Alice Paul redirected the course of American political history. Raised by Quaker parents in Moorestown, New Jersey, she would become a passionate and outspoken leader of the woman suffrage movement. In 1913, she reinvigorated the American campaign for a constitutional suffrage amendment and, in the next seven years, dominated that campaign and drove it to victory with bold, controversial action-wedding courage with resourcefulness and self-mastery. This riveting account of Paul's early years and suffrage activism offers fresh insight into her private persona and public image, examining for the first time the sources of Paul's ambition and the growth of her political consciousness. Though many historians regard her Quaker upbringing as the greatest influence in her commitment to women's rights, J. D. Zahniser and Amelia R. Fry explore the ways in which her political zeal developed out of years of education, as well as from her early involvement with British suffragists Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst. These two women helped to hone Paul's instincts and skills, which equipped her for later dealings with two important political adversaries, Woodrow Wilson and rival suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt. Using oral history interviews and the rich trove of Paul's correspondence, Zahniser and Fry substantially revise our understanding Paul's role in the suffrage movement. This compelling biography analyzes Paul's charisma and leadership qualities, sheds new light on her life and work, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the woman suffrage movement, particularly as the American centennial of the women's vote approaches.

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Oxford University Press

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0199372977

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Panama City

By: J. D. Weeks

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Panama City

By: J. D. Weeks

Panama City began as three 640-acre homesteads in the late 1800s and was incorporated in 1909. The seat of Bay County, this thriving port city of nearly 156,000 is home to Tyndall Air Force Base and the Naval Coastal Systems Center. This volume contains more than 200 vintage postcard views of Panama City from its earliest years through the 1970s. Scenes of neighboring Panama City Beach include early beach institutions like the Hangout at Long Beach Resort, Jenkins Drive In, Mitties Tavern, and Little Birmingham. Those who remember the FoaCasle Grille at the Verde Mer Cottages in Laguna Beach deserve a gold star.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738541850

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Choppers

The Heroic Birth Of Helicopter Warfare

By: J. D. Coleman

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Choppers

The Heroic Birth Of Helicopter Warfare

By: J. D. Coleman

The seventh book in the "Special Warfare" series depicts the genesis of Vietnam helicopter warfare in vivid, unforgettable detail. They were the first air assault division in the history of the U.S. Army. Through trial by fire, they tested and proved their ideas, their strategies, their equipment and themselves--winning America's first major victory against the North Vietnamese. This is the story of the 1st Air Cavalry Division, told by a man that was a part of it. Photo insert.

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0312966350

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Big Fat Truth

Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Losing Weight and Gaining the Inner Strength to Transform Your Life

By: JD Roth

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Big Fat Truth

Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Losing Weight and Gaining the Inner Strength to Transform Your Life

By: JD Roth

A no-holds-barred, tough-love guide to dealing with your emotional issues and changing your mindset in order to finally lose weight, from the creator of The Biggest Loser and Extreme Weight Loss"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1621452891

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Sustainable Weight Loss

The Definitive Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight

By: D. Lee Waller JD ND

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Sustainable Weight Loss

The Definitive Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight

By: D. Lee Waller JD ND

Sustainable Weight Loss was named an Award-Winning Finalist in the Health: Diet & Weight Loss category of The USA "Best Books 2011" Awards, sponsored by USA Book News. Sustainable Weight Loss provides a road map to long-term weight loss that is simple and offers easy-to-understand principles. Gain the personal control needed to break the shackles that inhibit the ability to achieve weight loss goals. Some diet experts advocate counting calories each time we prepare to eat. This kind of complexity is one of the reasons many people fail with diets. One-size-fits-all approaches are only a small part of the overall diet problem. These concepts are of vital importance to weight loss success: Weight Control = Good HealthWeight control and good health go hand-in-hand. Goal SettingThe importance of good goal setting and sound implementation of your plan cannot be overstated. Lifestyle ChangesGood weight management cannot be accomplished without some basic lifestyle changes. Caloric BalancingThe hallmark of good weight management is a balance between calories consumed and calories burned. Reasonable vs. Perfect BodyWe must take an honest look at ourselves, and our own personal traits to determine what body size and shape is reasonable for us. Come to grips with the basic requirements of weight control and find ways to apply them in your own life. Lose the weight you want to lose, and sustain that weight lossfor good.

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iUniverse

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1462001610

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The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht

Memoirs of America's Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist

By: Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D.,Jeff Sewald

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The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht

Memoirs of America's Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist

By: Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., J.D.,Jeff Sewald

For six decades, Pittsburgh-based forensic scientist Cyril Wecht has been an outspoken authority when horrible things happen to everyday people--murders, childhood deaths, tragic accidents and police brutality. His expertise and testimony have been called upon in high-profile cases, including the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey, Laci Peterson and others. As a criminal defendant, in 1979, he was acquitted on charges of personally profiting from his office as Allegheny County Coroner; a federal public corruption charge was dismissed in 2008. Both cases, his attorneys argued, were politically motivated. Wecht's memoir describes his work on famous cases, his life in the public eye and his legal battles with determined and powerful authorities, from his hometown DA to a U.S. Attorney and the FBI.

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McFarland

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1476684243

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Introduction to Animal Parasitology

By: J. D. Smyth,Derek Wakelin

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Introduction to Animal Parasitology

By: J. D. Smyth,Derek Wakelin

This textbook in parasitology incorporates the spectacular advances in biological sciences within recent years. It presents students and research workers with a broad approach to the morphology, ultrastructure, speciation, life cycles, biochemistry, in vitro culture and immunology of parasitology.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521428114

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9780521428118

The Inescapable Consequence

By: JD Belcher

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The Inescapable Consequence

By: JD Belcher

In this end-times fantasy thriller set in Pittsburgh, Cashe, a mixed-race pizza delivery driver with a severe case of sleep apnea, begins to have lucid nightmares of a mysterious demon after moving in with and eventually marrying his girlfriend Kia, a second generation Egyptian-American. A series of bizarre encounters-witnessing a murder, a foreboding warning from a homeless man called the "Prophet," an ethereal meeting with a young angel named Tulpehoken and an assistant manager with strange telekinetic abilities-leads Cashe to uncovering an apocalyptic secret society hiding frighteningly in plain sight, and propels him toward a destiny he never could have imagined in his wildest dreams. The Inescapable Consequence not only offers a contemporary interpretation of the fallen angel and watcher Azazel, widely depicted in various forms of literature, film, art and video games, but also explores the intimacies surrounding the intermingling of different religions, ethnicities and cultures in a socially-timed moment in history. Using a deft writing style, blending elements of magical realism and conspiracy theories, Belcher paints the urban landscape of Pittsburgh with superb detail, portraying and juxtaposing the so-often untold behind-the-scenes happenings of both big franchise and small, immigrant-based pizza shop business employees who work the counters of America.

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1952320445

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The Perfect Paint Job

The Story of One Man’s Struggle against Hatred

By: J.D. Williams

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The Perfect Paint Job

The Story of One Man’s Struggle against Hatred

By: J.D. Williams

Once Mr. Williams began writing this book, important lessons he’d learned about diversity began to take on even greater meaning. Through the experiences of Trent Taylor Jr., he saw that people’s outward attributes are of far less value than what lives in their hearts. By fleshing out his characters, he began to sense that our skin color – that outward “paint job” – is really not the point. We hope that as you turn the pages of this volume, you’ll take that same journey of personal discovery the author experienced. Maybe you’ll realize that neighbor from a foreign country isn’t out to steal your job, he’s just trying to make a good life for his children. Maybe you’ll break away from the ethnic stereotypes your forebears believed in. Maybe you’ll begin to understand that how an individual looks on the outside bears no correlation to the quality of the person within.

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1452016909

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Sweet Theft

A Poet's Commonplace Book

By: J. D. McClatchy

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Sweet Theft

A Poet's Commonplace Book

By: J. D. McClatchy

Centuries ago, when books were rare, those who owned them would lend them to friends, who in turn would copy out passages they especially liked before returning the precious book to its owner. These anthologies came to be known as Commonplace Books, and modern writers as different as W. H. Auden and Alec Guinness have kept them as well, recording phrases or passages that struck them as wise or witty or quirky. The result is as much the self–portrait of a sensibility as it is a collection of miscellaneous delights. Renowned poet J. D. McClatchy has been keeping such a book for three decades now. This selection from it offers a unique look into what strange facts, what turns of mind or phrase, what glorious feats of language and nature can attract the attention of a poet. The great and the obscure are gathered around the same table, exchanging remarkable opinions. Henry James is speaking of Venice: "The deposed, the defeated, the disenchanted, the wounded, or even only the bored, have seemed to find there something that no other place could give." At the other end of the table, Groucho Marx is playing drama critic: "I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse circumstances—the curtain was up." Nietzsche and Flaubert, Dizzy Gillespie and Marianne Moore—dozens of unexpected and timeless aphorisms and anecdotes that pierce and provoke. Many of McClatchy's own observations about the art and prowess of writing are included as well. This is a book meant to be sipped, not gulped; meant to be read at leisure and pondered on at length.

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Catapult

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1619027607

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Heme and Hemoproteins

By: K.W. Bock,G.H. Elder,L.G. Israels,G.S. Marcks,F. De Matteis,J.D. Maxwell,U.A. Meyer,H.L. Rayner,H.L. Remmer,S. Sassa,B.A. Schacter,G.H. Tait,T.R. Tephly,D.P. Tschudy

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Heme and Hemoproteins

By: K.W. Bock,G.H. Elder,L.G. Israels,G.S. Marcks,F. De Matteis,J.D. Maxwell,U.A. Meyer,H.L. Rayner,H.L. Remmer,S. Sassa,B.A. Schacter,G.H. Tait,T.R. Tephly,D.P. Tschudy

The study of the biological effects of foreign chemicals (whether therapeutic drugs or chemicals present at work or in the environment) interests the biologist from a number of different and complementary viewpoints. Apart from the more obvious pharmacological and toxicological interest, the experimentalist often uses foreign chemicals to produce in experimental animals disease states similar to naturally occurring diseases, so that their pathogenetic mechanisms and therapy can be studied under controlled conditions. In addition - as Claude Bernard pointed out over a century ago - foreign chemicals can be employed as instruments to analyze the most delicate vital processes; much can be learned about the physiological processes themselves by a careful study of the mechanisms by which these are altered by chemicals. The field of heme and hemoproteins offers an example of the interplay of these different approaches. Their metabolism can be altered by therapeutic drugs and other foreign chemicals and this results in a variety of biological responses that transcend the boundaries of pharmacology into the confines of clinical medi cine, genetics, toxicology, biochemistry and physiology. In this book a multidisciplinary approach to the study of heme metabolism is presented including the effect of chemicals on heme metabolism in patients, the results of experimental work in the whole animal, as well as in vitro studies.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642667635

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Chemotherapy

Volume 1 Clinical Aspects of Infections

By: J. D. Williams,A. M. Geddes

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Chemotherapy

Volume 1 Clinical Aspects of Infections

By: J. D. Williams,A. M. Geddes

The International Society of Chemotherapy meets every two years to review progress in chemotherapy of infections and of malignant disease. Each meeting gets larger to encompass the extension of chemotherapy into new areas. In some instances, expansion has been rapid, for example in cephalosporins, pen icillins and combination chemotherapy of cancer - in others slow, as in the field of parasitology. New problems of resistance and untoward effects arise; reduction of host toxicity without loss of antitumour activity by new substances occupies wide attention. The improved results with cancer chemotherapy, es pecially in leukaemias, are leading to a greater prevalence of severe infection in patients so treated, pharmacokinetics of drugs in normal and diseased subjects is receiving increasing attention along with related problems of bioavailability and interactions between drugs. Meanwhile the attack on some of the major bacterial infections, such as gonorrhoea and tubercu losis, which were among the first infections to feel the impact of chemotherapy, still continue to be major world problems and are now under attack with new agents and new methods. From this wide field and the 1,000 papers read at the Congress we have produced Proceedings which reflect the variety and vigour of research in this important field of medicine. It was not possible to include all of the papers presented at the Congress but we have attempted to include most aspects of cur rent progress in chemotherapy.

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1461343461

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Mentoring Health Science Professionals

By: Sana Loue, JD, PhD, MSSA

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Mentoring Health Science Professionals

By: Sana Loue, JD, PhD, MSSA

This volume goes beyond examining traditional mentoring agendas by comprehensively addressing contemporary issues relating to mentoring. This unique reference covers ethical and legal matters, issues pertaining to diversity, aligning learning and teaching styles between mentee and mentor, and cross-cultural mentoring. Chapters provide an integration of current mentoring literature across diverse settings, and conclude with detailed case studies of successful mentoring relationships. The book considers the theoretical underpinnings of mentoring and covers the mentoring relationship with faculty, students, and professionals in the early stages of growth. It also contains insight on how to develop and evaluate a mentoring program. Mentoring Health Science Professionals ultimately provides an invaluable blueprint for successful mentoring that considers the process, content, goals, and outcomes of modern-day mentoring in the health sciences. Key features Offers guidance for aligning mentor and mentee teaching and learning styles Discusses evaluation of and stages of growth within the mentoring relationship Examines ethical and legal issues in mentoring, such as diversity, discrimination, sexual harassment, control of the research process, evaluations, and more Highlights case studies of successful mentoring relationships Promotes the development of an organizational culture of mentorship

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826104770

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Legal Writing for Real Lawyers

A Practical Guide from the Trenches

By: Russell T. Bowlan, J.D., M.A.

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Legal Writing for Real Lawyers

A Practical Guide from the Trenches

By: Russell T. Bowlan, J.D., M.A.

This is not another tedious rulebook littered with unfounded gimmicks contrived at a faculty mixer. Here you will find relevant advice from an attorney who has been writing trial and appellate briefs on the frontlines for two decades. Amid the new material in this expanded edition, Mr. Bowlan subdues the oft dreaded summary judgment response. And the gloves come off when he addresses legal ethics in the Epilogue - "Welcome to the Dark Side" - a must-read for every law student who intends to become a practicing lawyer. What do Trolls, Curmudgeons and Yapping Chihuahuas have to do with legal writing? Open the cover and find out.

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1481759507

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Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data

By: J. D. Minford

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Handbook of Aluminum Bonding Technology and Data

By: J. D. Minford

A reference that offers comprehensive discussions on every important aspect of aluminum bonding for each level of manufacturing from mill finished to deoxidized, conversion coated, anodized, and painted surfaces and provides an extensive, up-to-date review of adhesion science, covering all significa

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0824788176

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Separation Process Principles

With Applications Using Process Simulators

By: J. D. Seader,Ernest J. Henley,D. Keith Roper

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Separation Process Principles

With Applications Using Process Simulators

By: J. D. Seader,Ernest J. Henley,D. Keith Roper

Separation Process Principles with Applications Using Process Simulator, 4th Edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the major separation operations in the chemical industry. The 4th edition focuses on using process simulators to design separation processes and prepares readers for professional practice. Completely rewritten to enhance clarity, this fourth edition provides engineers with a strong understanding of the field. With the help of an additional co-author, the text presents new information on bioseparations throughout the chapters. A new chapter on mechanical separations covers settling, filtration and centrifugation including mechanical separations in biotechnology and cell lysis. Boxes help highlight fundamental equations. Numerous new examples and exercises are integrated throughout as well.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119239591

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The Eucharist's Biographer

The Liturgical Formation of Christian Identity

By: Albert J.D. Walsh

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The Eucharist's Biographer

The Liturgical Formation of Christian Identity

By: Albert J.D. Walsh

Christians are not just called to be transformed into something "better" or even "good," but to be transfigured into a "new creation"--ceasing to be what they are in order to become what they are not. In The Eucharist's Biographer, Albert Walsh proposes that the path to this "distinctive Christian identity" is through the power of the Holy Spirit, as revealed in the unity of Word and Sacrament. With this premise, he unites two powerful traditions: the Proclamation of the Word of the Protestant tradition and the Power of God's Grace in the Eucharist of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. It is in what Walsh calls the eucharistic-evangel as a whole that the individual and community are subject to the "real presence" of the Christ, who, in the power of the Holy Spirit, is the force behind the transformation and maintenance of Christian identity.

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1621899098

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Lepidoptera

By: J. D. Holloway,John David Bradley,D. J. Carter,David James Carter

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Lepidoptera

By: J. D. Holloway,John David Bradley,D. J. Carter,David James Carter

First in a series of practical manuals designed for university classes and training courses and particularly useful for reference and laboratory use. Unique in their worldwide coverage to taxa and major economic pests.

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0851985947

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Lignans

Chemical, Biological and Clinical Properties

By: David C. Ayres,J. D. Loike,John D. Loike

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Lignans

Chemical, Biological and Clinical Properties

By: David C. Ayres,J. D. Loike,John D. Loike

Lignans are widely occurring plant compounds and are closely related to lignin, which forms the woody component of trees and other plants. The lignans are characterized by their dimeric composition from cinnamic acids, and they are attracting increasing attention as a result of their pharmacological properties. The volume surveys the chemical, biological and clinical properties of lignans as well as providing information on their isolation, purification, identification and chemical synthesis.

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0521304210

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9780521304214

British Campaigns in the South Atlantic 1805-1807

By: J.D. Grainger

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British Campaigns in the South Atlantic 1805-1807

By: J.D. Grainger

Between 1805 and 1807 the British mounted several expeditions into the South Atlantic aimed at weakening Napoleon's Spanish and Dutch allies. The targets were the Dutch colony on South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, which potentially threatened British shipping routes to India, and the Spanish colonies in the Rio de la Plata basin (now parts of Argentina and Uruguay). ??In 1805 an army of around 6,000 men was dispatched for the Cape under the highly-respected General David Baird. They were escorted and assisted by a naval squadron under Home Riggs Popham. The Cape surrendered in January 1806. ?Popham then persuaded Baird to lend him troops for an attack on Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires was taken in July but the paltry British force (around 2,400 men) was then besieged and forced to surrender in August. Popham was later court martialled for exceeding his orders.??In Feb 1807 Montevideo was taken by a new (officially sanctioned) British force of 6,000 men. Whitelocke, the British Commander then attempted to retake Buenos Aires (not least to free British prisoners from the first attempt) but was defeated by unexpectedly fierce resistance stiffened by armed creoles and slaves. After heavy losses he signed an armistice, surrendering Montevideo and withdrawing all his forces. He too was court-martialled. ??One of the major themes of this new account is the strong Scottish connection Baird and Popham were both Scots, and the 71st Highlanders made up the main force in the Cape and Popham's adventure. Another is the unlooked for consequences of these actions. The arrival of Scottish Calvinist ministers in the Cape influenced the eventual development of apartheid, while successful resistance to the British, with little help from Spain, shaped and accelerated the independence movement in South America.

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