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Nature's Compass

The Mystery of Animal Navigation

By: James L. Gould,Carol Grant Gould

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Nature's Compass

The Mystery of Animal Navigation

By: James L. Gould,Carol Grant Gould

The mysterious and remarkable ways that animals navigate We know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But it is only in recent years that scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished. With colorful and thorough detail, Nature's Compass explores the remarkable methods by which animals find their way both near home and around the globe. Noted biologist James Gould and popular science writer Carol Gould delve into the elegant strategies and fail-safe backup systems, the invisible sensitivities and mysterious forces, and incredible mental abilities used by familiar and rare species, as they investigate a multitude of navigation strategies, from the simple to the astonishing. The Goulds discuss how animals navigate, without instruments and training, at a level far beyond human talents. They explain how animals measure time and show how the fragile monarch butterfly employs an internal clock, calendar, compass, and map to commence and measure the two-thousand-mile annual journey to Mexico—all with a brain that weighs only a few thousandths of an ounce. They look at honey bees and how they rely on the sun and mental maps to locate landmarks such as nests and flowers. And they examine whether long-distance migrants, such as the homing pigeon, depend on a global positioning system to let them know where they are. Ultimately, the authors ask if the disruption of migratory paths through habitat destruction and global warming is affecting and endangering animal species. Providing a comprehensive picture of animal navigation and migration, Nature's Compass decodes the mysteries of this extraordinary aspect of natural behavior.

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Princeton University Press

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1400841666

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Public Debt and the Common Good

Philosophical and Institutional Implications of Fiscal Imbalance

By: James Odom

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Public Debt and the Common Good

Philosophical and Institutional Implications of Fiscal Imbalance

By: James Odom

The American national debt stands at $20.49 trillion as of January 2018, or roughly $63,000 for every person in the United States. The national debt has grown six-fold in the past 25 years, and borrowing only has accelerated in recent administrations. What are the factors driving such unrestrained borrowing? Is American fiscal policy different now than in an earlier era? Is there a moral dimension to public debt and, if so, how can that dimension be measured? Public Debt and the Common Good addresses these and other questions by looking to the fiscal policy of the American states. Drawing on classical themes and the longest quantitative review of state debt in the literature, James Odom expertly integrates institutional analysis with dimensions of culture to define the parameters of political freedom in a theoretically coherent way. In doing so, Odom argues that centralization and injustice, or the incapacity for the common good, can help explain state indebtedness. Contributing to ongoing scholarly debates on public debt theory, this book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners who work at the intersection of political philosophy and economics, as well as those who specialize in state public policy, state politics, and federalism more generally.

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Routledge

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0429866402

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9780429866401

Guide to the Royal Arch Chapter

By: John Sheville,James L. Gould

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Guide to the Royal Arch Chapter

By: John Sheville,James L. Gould

1867 a complete monitor with full instructions in the degrees of Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and Royal Arch. Together with the Order of High Priesthood. Historical Introduction, explanatory notes, ceremonies, installation. Masonry.

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Health Research Books

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0787307866

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Animal Architects

Building and the Evolution of Intelligence

By: James L Gould,Carol Grant Gould

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Animal Architects

Building and the Evolution of Intelligence

By: James L Gould,Carol Grant Gould

Animal behavior has long been a battleground between the competing claims of nature and nurture, with the possible role of cognition in behavior as a recent addition to this debate. There is an untapped trove of behavioral data that can tell us a great deal about how the animals draw from these neural strategies: The structures animals build provide a superb window on the workings of the animal mind. Animal Architects examines animal architecture across a range of species, from those whose blueprints are largely innate (such as spiders and their webs) to those whose challenging structures seem to require intellectual insight, planning, and even aesthetics (such as bowerbirds' nests, or beavers' dams). Beginning with instinct and the simple homes of solitary insects, James and Carol Gould move on to conditioning; the "cognitive map" and how it evolved; and the role of planning and insight. Finally, they reflect on what animal building tells us about the nature of human intelligence-showing why humans, unlike many animals, need to build castles in the air.

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Basic Books

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046502839X

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9780465028399

Grasses of the Great Plains

By: James Stubbendieck,Stephan L. Hatch,Cheryl D. Dunn

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Grasses of the Great Plains

By: James Stubbendieck,Stephan L. Hatch,Cheryl D. Dunn

A vast swath of prairie situated between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains, the North American Great Plains extend across ten states in the United States and three provinces in Canada. The dominant vegetation is grass—both the native species that have long thrived here and the cultivated crops such as corn, wheat, and sorghum that are the result of human agricultural activity. This comprehensive guide, written by three grass specialists, is an invaluable tool for identification of the approximately 450 species of grasses that occur on the Great Plains. In each description, the authors cover distribution, habitat, forage value, and toxicity and include a detailed black-and-white illustration of the grass as well as a range map. Intended as a reference for landowners, rangeland specialists, students, state and federal agency professionals, and nongovernment conservation organizations, Grasses of the Great Plains will serve a wide audience of users involved in and dedicated to grassland management.

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Texas A&M University Press

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162349477X

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Same Time, Same Station

Creating American Television, 1948–1961

By: James L. Baughman

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Same Time, Same Station

Creating American Television, 1948–1961

By: James L. Baughman

Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice Magazine Ever wonder how American television came to be the much-derided, advertising-heavy home to reality programming, formulaic situation comedies, hapless men, and buxom, scantily clad women? Could it have been something different, focusing instead on culture, theater, and performing arts? In Same Time, Same Station, historian James L. Baughman takes readers behind the scenes of early broadcasting, examining corporate machinations that determined the future of television. Split into two camps—those who thought TV could meet and possibly raise the expectations of wealthier, better-educated post-war consumers and those who believed success meant mimicking the products of movie houses and radio—decision makers fought a battle of ideas that peaked in the 1950s, just as TV became a central facet of daily life for most Americans. Baughman’s engagingly written account of the brief but contentious debate shows how the inner workings and outward actions of the major networks, advertisers, producers, writers, and entertainers ultimately made TV the primary forum for entertainment and information. The tale of television's founding years reveals a series of decisions that favored commercial success over cultural aspiration.

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JHU Press

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080189607X

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9780801896071

BioStats Basics

A Student Handbook

By: James L. Gould,Grant F. Gould

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BioStats Basics

A Student Handbook

By: James L. Gould,Grant F. Gould

BioStats Basics provides introductory-level biology students with a practical and accessible introduction to statistical research. Engaging and informal, the book avoids excessive theoretical and mathematical detail to focus on how core statistical methods are put to work in biology. Students learn the essentials in probability that enable skillful experiment design and the correct use of statistical tests. Everyday examples, are drawn from ecology, animal physiology, animal behavior, medicine, and other areas of biology, are used the clarify methods. The accompanying Web site, www.whfreeman.com/gould is closely integrated with the text, providing crucial tutorials (explanations of tests alongside simulations) plus data analysis tools for completing the text’s exercises.

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Macmillan

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0716734168

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9780716734161

Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

By: James H. Miller,Erwin B. Chambliss,Nancy J. Loewenstein

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Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

By: James H. Miller,Erwin B. Chambliss,Nancy J. Loewenstein

Invasions of non-native plants into forests of the Southern United States continue to go unchecked and only partially un-monitored. These infestations increasingly erode forest productivity, hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called non-native, exotic, non-indigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and forbs. This guide provides information on accurate identification of the 56 non-native plants and groups that are currently invading the forests of the 13 Southern States. In additin, it lists other non-native plants of growing concern. Illustrations. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.

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DIANE Publishing

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1437987451

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9781437987454

The Legacies of Liberalism

Path Dependence and Political Regimes in Central America

By: James Mahoney

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The Legacies of Liberalism

Path Dependence and Political Regimes in Central America

By: James Mahoney

Winner of the Barrington Moore Jr. Prize for the Best Book in Comparative and Historical Sociology from the American Sociological AssociationWinner of the Best Book Award in the Comparative Democratization Section from the American Political Science Association Despite their many similarities, Central American countries during the twentieth century were characterized by remarkably different political regimes. In a comparative analysis of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua, James Mahoney argues that these political differences were legacies of the nineteenth-century liberal reform period. Presenting a theory of "path dependence," Mahoney shows how choices made at crucial turning points in Central American history established certain directions of change and foreclosed others to shape long-term development. By the middle of the twentieth century, three types of political regimes characterized the five nations considered in this study: military-authoritarian (Guatemala, El Salvador), liberal democratic (Costa Rica), and traditional dictatorial (Honduras, Nicaragua). As Mahoney shows, each type is the end point of choices regarding state and agrarian development made by these countries early in the nineteenth century. Applying his conclusions to present-day attempts at market creation in a neoliberal era, Mahoney warns that overzealous pursuit of market creation can have severely negative long-term political consequences. The Legacies of Liberalism presents new insight into the role of leadership in political development, the place of domestic politics in the analysis of foreign intervention, and the role of the state in the creation of early capitalism. The book offers a general theoretical framework that will be of broad interest to scholars of comparative politics and political development, and its overall argument will stir debate among historians of particular Central American countries.

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JHU Press

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0801876427

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A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, First Edition

How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive

By: Sally Ozonoff,Geraldine Dawson,James C. McPartland

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A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, First Edition

How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive

By: Sally Ozonoff,Geraldine Dawson,James C. McPartland

Asperger Syndrome and high-functioning autism are detected earlier and more accurately today than ever before. Children and teens with these disorders often stand out for their precocious intelligence and language abilities--yet profound social difficulties can limit every aspect of their lives. This hopeful, compassionate guide shows parents how to work with their child's unique impairments and capabilities to help him or her learn to engage more fully with the world and live as self-sufficiently as possible. From leading experts in the field, the book is packed with practical ideas for helping children relate more comfortably to peers, learn the rules of appropriate behavior, and participate more fully in school and family life. It also explains what scientists currently know about autistic spectrum disorders and how they are diagnosed and treated. Real-life success stories, problem-solving ideas, and matter-of-fact advice on everything from educational placements to career planning make this an indispensable reference that families will turn to again and again.

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Guilford Press

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1606238256

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Western Water Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court

By: James H. Davenport

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Western Water Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court

By: James H. Davenport

Exploring the little-known history behind the legal doctrine of prior appropriation--"first in time is first in right"--used to apportion water resources in the western United States, this book focuses on the important case of Wyoming v. Colorado (1922). U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter, a former Chief Justice of Wyoming, ruled in that state's favor, finding that prior appropriation applied across state lines--a controversial opinion influenced by cronyism. The dicta in the case, that the U.S. Government has no interest in state water allocation law, drove the balkanization of interstate water systems and resulted in the Colorado River Interstate Compact between Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California. The exhaustive research that has gone into this book has uncovered the secret that Associate Justice Van Devanter had waited eleven years to publish his opinion in this important, but politically self-serving, case, at last finding a moment when his senior colleagues were sufficiently absent or incapacitated to either concur or dissent. Without the knowledge of his "brethren," save his "loyal friend" Taft, and without recusal, Van Devanter unilaterally delivered his sole opinion to the Clerk for publication on the last day of the Supreme Court's October 1921 Term.

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McFarland

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1476681201

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9781476681207

Grasses of South Australia

An Illustrated Guide to the Native and Naturalised Species

By: John Peter Jessop,Gilbert Roelof Maria Dashorst,Fiona M. James

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Grasses of South Australia

An Illustrated Guide to the Native and Naturalised Species

By: John Peter Jessop,Gilbert Roelof Maria Dashorst,Fiona M. James

In this book, for the first time, all of the State's grasses have been carefully drawn, including more than 450 line drawings and 20 coloured paintings illustrating typical members of each tribe. Grasses of South Australia provides easy-to-read, up-to-date and valuable information for everyone with an interest in grasses, including people working in agriculture and those involved in conservation and revegetation.

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Wakefield Press

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1862546940

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9781862546943

Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

By: James A. Duke

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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

By: James A. Duke

Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. The book contains mo

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CRC Press

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1420040464

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9781420040463

Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names

By: James A. Jobling

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Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names

By: James A. Jobling

A comprehensive dictionary of the meaning and derivation of scientific bird names. Many scientific bird names describe a bird's habits, habitat, distribution or a plumage feature, while others are named after their discoverers or in honour of prominent ornithologists. This extraordinary work of reference lists the generic and specific name for almost every species of bird in the world and gives its meaning and derivation. In the case of eponyms brief biographical details are provided for each of the personalities commemorated in the scientific names. This fascinating book is an outstanding source of information which will both educate and inform, and may even help to understand birds better.

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1408133261

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Book's by James L. Gould

Nature's Compass

Nature's Compass

Public Debt and the Common Good

Public Debt and the Common Good

Guide to the Royal Arch Chapter

Guide to the Royal Arch Chapter

Animal Architects

Animal Architects

Grasses of the Great Plains

Grasses of the Great Plains

Same Time, Same Station

Same Time, Same Station

BioStats Basics

BioStats Basics

Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

The Legacies of Liberalism

The Legacies of Liberalism

A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, First Edition

A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, First Edition

Western Water Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court

Western Water Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court

Grasses of South Australia

Grasses of South Australia

Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names

Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names

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