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The Origins of CSIRO

Science and the Commonwealth Government 1901-1926

By: George Currie,John Graham

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The Origins of CSIRO

Science and the Commonwealth Government 1901-1926

By: George Currie,John Graham

March 16th, 1966, marked the jubilee of Commonwealth sponsored scientific research in Australia. In 1916 the Commonwealth Government set up an Advisory Council of Science and Industry. This was the culmination of an interest in scientific research which went back to the very beginning of federation and had been expressed by active attempts to bring science to the aid of agriculture. This book is an account of the developments which led up to the formation of the Advisory Council by the Hughes Government in 1916. It carries the story on to 1926, when a later Prime Minister, Mr S. M. Bruce, introduced the Bill to found the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. In those days there were vivid contrasts in the views of scientists, politicians and men of affairs as to how science could most effectively influence the nation's future.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643106227

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9780643106222

County Folk-Lore - Volume VII - Examples of Printed Folk-Lore Concerning Fife with Some Notes on Clackmannan and Kinross-Shires

By: John Ewart Simpkins

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County Folk-Lore - Volume VII - Examples of Printed Folk-Lore Concerning Fife with Some Notes on Clackmannan and Kinross-Shires

By: John Ewart Simpkins

Part of the successful county folklore series - this book is packed full of superstitions, customs and old wives tales. A great book for anybody in or around Fife, or with an interest in the rich folklore of the United Kingdom. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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512

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Read Books Ltd

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1528799542

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9781528799546

Everything You Want to Know about TM -- Including How to Do It

By: John White

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Everything You Want to Know about TM -- Including How to Do It

By: John White

Wildly popular in the 1970s and 80s, Transcendental Meditation (TM) continues to be one of the most accessible forms of Eastern spiritual practice in the West. But does it live up to its hype? In this objective exploration of TM, consciousness researcher John White looks at what's billed as "a simple, natural, and effortless mental technique, practiced twenty minutes a day" and takes on its critics as well as its cheerleaders.

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194

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1616406429

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9781616406424

Echinoderm studies 6 (2001)

By: Michel Jangoux,John M. Lawrence

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Echinoderm studies 6 (2001)

By: Michel Jangoux,John M. Lawrence

This study is part of a series dedicated to the publication of reviews by experts of important topics in all areas of echinoderm studies, from molecular biology to ecology, palaeontology, biology and taxonomy. It addresses a range of topics in depth. The reviews seek to provide access to the field and to give direction to further study and research.

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366

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CRC Press

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9058093018

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9789058093011

Political Instability and American Foreign Policy

The Middle Options

By: John D. Orme

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Political Instability and American Foreign Policy

The Middle Options

By: John D. Orme

A study of post-war US policy towards countries which are politically unstable or in a pre-revolutionary situation. Orme argues that the "middle options" have played a prominent role in US policy and, flawed though they are, some of them will remain the best alternative in the future.

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Springer

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1349103969

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9781349103966

Human Nature and the Causes of War

By: John David Orme

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Human Nature and the Causes of War

By: John David Orme

What are the causes of war? Wars are generally begun by a revisionist state seeking to take territory. The psychological root of revisionism is the yearning for glory, honor and power. Human nature is the primary cause of war, but political regimes can temper or intensify these passions. This book examines the effects of six types of regime on foreign policy: monarchy, republic and sultanistic, charismatic, and military and totalitarian dictatorship. Dictatorships encourage and unleash human ambition, and are thus the governments most likely to begin ill-considered wars. Classical realism, modified to incorporate the impact of regimes and beliefs, provides a more convincing explanation of war than neo-realism.

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296

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Springer

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3319771671

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9783319771670

Gateway to Hell

By: John Banks,David Orme

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Gateway to Hell

By: John Banks,David Orme

Selected reading materials - Lisa and her friends are determined to stop the new road being built because it means digging up the sacred site of Mott Hill, and exposing something dangerous and deadly.

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Evans Brothers

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0237526239

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9780237526238

Andrew Lang

Writer, Folklorist, Democratic Intellect

By: John Sloan

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Andrew Lang

Writer, Folklorist, Democratic Intellect

By: John Sloan

In a remarkable literary career, Andrew Lang challenged the increasing specialism that accompanied the advance of modernity and science in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, authoring an extraordinary body of rigorous, scholarly works in the fields of social anthropology, folklore, Homeric studies, history, and religion, while simultaneously turning out novels, poems for periodicals, and inexhaustible columns of prose journalism to make money. He was widely regarded as one of the most influential men of letters and reviewers of his day. He was a founding member and later President of the Folklore Society, and, with his wife, helped transform the taste in children's literature with their anthologized fairy stories for young people. G. K. Chesterton, paying tribute on Lang's death in 1912 to the scale and diversity of his legacy to the humanities, compared him to a 'kind of Indian god with a hundred hands'. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished correspondence and new sources of information, this first full biography of Lang documents in compelling detail his double existence as a scholar and journalist, the intellectual impact of his cross-disciplinary approach to learning and writing, and the critical controversies he courted as a writer and thinker to advance knowledge in the human sciences. The book also throws new light on Lang's personal life: on the uncomfortable legacy of his grandfather, whose notorious part in the Sutherland Clearances earlier in the century left its mark on the family; on the enduring influence on him of his early Scottish education and its generalist traditions of learning; and on his friendships with fellow writers, among them Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, Rider Haggard, Edmund Gosse, Rhoda Broughton, and William Henley. The result is a fascinating portrait of a man who lived one of the most productive lives in literature, sought to make knowledge available to everyone, and bridged, as no other, the university and the literary world, the proverbial 'Grub Street and the ivory tower'.

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305

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Oxford University Press

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0192866877

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9780192866875

Deterrence, Reputation and Cold-War Cycles

By: John D. Orme

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Deterrence, Reputation and Cold-War Cycles

By: John D. Orme

A historical reexamination of the Cold War's cyclical pattern. It aims to show how Soviet aggressiveness was most likely to occur when the credibility of US efforts at deterrence was damaged by the inability or unwillingness of the US to meet previous challenges.

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179

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Springer

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1349127949

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9781349127948

A Maggot in the Mouthwash

By: John Townsend

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A Maggot in the Mouthwash

By: John Townsend

A visit to the dentist is never that bad. Or is it? These tales will make you shudder! Four dentist plays, each for two parts.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748790179

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9780748790173

Hunter's Moon

By: John Townsend

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Hunter's Moon

By: John Townsend

Neil has always been at home in the woods but now something strange is going on. Something is disturbing the birds and animals and when Neil's boss is injured, Neil starts to wonder if some terrifying beast is on the loose. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

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Evans Brothers

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0237535246

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9780237535247

Kingdom of the Man-Eaters

By: John Townsend

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Kingdom of the Man-Eaters

By: John Townsend

A true story about the man-eating lions of Tsavo in Kenya which killed 140 people in nine months ? and John Patterson's dangerous quest to stop them.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748766855

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9780748766857

Gulp and Gasp

By: John Townsend

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Gulp and Gasp

By: John Townsend

This is one of twelve titles for 2002, from the Spirals range for reluctant readers. They contain dynamic plots and storylines, engaging themes, attractive cover designs and short but substantial chapters to give a sense of achievement in reading whole texts. The clearly laid out text without illustrations and activities encourages a focus on reading and enables low achievers to improve at their own pace. This play is a shocking, old-time drama about two greedy villains, a damsel in distress and a dashing hero. Will the bad guys get their comeuppance and will the good guys live happily ever after? It is a play for four parts.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748766812

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9780748766819

Raiders of the Dome Diamond

By: John Townsend

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Raiders of the Dome Diamond

By: John Townsend

Designed for reluctant readers whether children or adults, the Spirals series has been expanded with 12 titles for 2003, including four non-fiction titles. Dynamic plots and storylines encourage readers to pick them up again and again, while engaging themes and attractive cover designs aim to motivate readers. Short but substantial chapters give a sense of achievement in reading whole texts and a clear text design without illustrations and activities that may distract, encourages focus on reading and enables low achievers to improve at their own pace.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748772448

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Life in Victorian Preston

By: David John Hindle

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Life in Victorian Preston

By: David John Hindle

Exploring the social and cultural history of Preston.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445619210

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9781445619217

Paddy Cahill of Oenpelli

By: Derek John Mulvaney

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Paddy Cahill of Oenpelli

By: Derek John Mulvaney

Paddy Cahill of Oenpelli is the story of a unique twentieth-century Territorian. At times a racehorse owner and jockey, a buffalo-hunter and pastoralist, Paddy Cahills contribution to Northern Territory life also includes farming on his Oenpelli property. Here he experimented in growing a range of fruit and vegetables while employing Aboriginal workers, farming and helping run the property. A colourful writer, his letters to Baldwin Spencer, from which Spencer drew much information for his own now-famous writings, form the basis for this examination of a rugged frontiersman, including his relationship with the Northern Territory Aboriginal peoples; their languages and culture.

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Aboriginal Studies Press

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0855754567

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9780855754563

Doorway to Darkness

By: John Banks

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Doorway to Darkness

By: John Banks

While a group of people camps near a road construction site in hopes of saving a hill that some believe holds a terrible secret, a large predator begins roaming the area.

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Capstone Classroom

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1598894463

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9781598894462

A Place Apart

The University of Melbourne : Decades of Challenge

By: John Riddoch Poynter,Carolyn Rasmussen

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A Place Apart

The University of Melbourne : Decades of Challenge

By: John Riddoch Poynter,Carolyn Rasmussen

A highly readable history of the University of Melbourne that examines its growth from a small provincial institution, educating the elite of a relatively narrow society, to a major teaching and research institution - changes of a magnitude which could never have been envisaged in 1935 when the story begins.

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Melbourne University Publish

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0522845843

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9780522845846

Sleeping Beauty

By: Clair Moores,Louise John

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Sleeping Beauty

By: Clair Moores,Louise John

The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty presented for young readers alongside gorgeous artwork After a curse is placed upon her as a baby, a princess pricks her finger on a spinning wheel and falls into a deep sleep on her sixteenth birthday. The rest of the palace falls into a deep sleep with her. One hundred years later, a handsome prince rides past the forgotten palace. Will the prince be able to undo the curse and finally awaken the princess?

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Evans Brothers

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0237534045

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9780237534042

The Messenger

By: John Townsend

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The Messenger

By: John Townsend

Chris doesn't take any notice when a piece of glass angel smashes in front of him - not even when a stranger tells him it's a warning. Then he and his girlfriend are trapped on the moors and strange things start to happen. Who is the mysterious priest who rescues them and who, or what, is the third angel? Has Chris not taken his warning seriously enough? This great series features popular stories from the 'Shades' series that have been reduced in length and complexity to provide a gripping, achievable read for less able or reluctant readers.

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Evans Brothers

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0237543354

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9780237543358

The Emperor's New Clothes

By: Louise John

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The Emperor's New Clothes

By: Louise John

In this adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale, two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

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Evans Brothers

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023753908X

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9780237539085

Word Whirls and Other Shape Poems

By: John Foster

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Word Whirls and Other Shape Poems

By: John Foster

Cover 70 poems written in shapes that enhance the text. 8 yrs+

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0192761889

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9780192761880

Supernatural as Natural

A Biocultural Approach to Religion

By: Michael Winkelman,John R. Baker

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Supernatural as Natural

A Biocultural Approach to Religion

By: Michael Winkelman,John R. Baker

This book provides a general introduction to the biological and evolutionary bases of religion and is suitable for introductory level courses in the anthropology and psychology of religion and comparative religion. Why did human ancestors everywhere adopt religious beliefs and customs? The presence and persistence of many religious features across the globe and time suggests that it is natural for humans to believe in the supernatural. In this new text, the authors explore both the biological and cultural dimensions of religion and the evolutionary origins of religious features.

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Routledge

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1317343735

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9781317343738

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