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Reducing Juvenile Crime, what Works - and what Doesn't

By: Richard A. Mendel

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Reducing Juvenile Crime, what Works - and what Doesn't

By: Richard A. Mendel

Details the wealth of new knowledge about the causes and cures for delinquency and youth violence that has been generated by researchers and practitioners over the past 2 decades, including powerful new models that are dramatically reducing recidivism by youthful offenders and the onset of delinquency by high-risk youth. Examines 2 popular notions: that youth crime is growing worse due to a generation of "juvenile superpredators" and that "adult time for adult crime" should be the basis for juvenile crime policy. Looks in detail at our nation's juvenile justice systems and our varied efforts to prevent delinquency and violence. Includes recommendations.

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DIANE Publishing

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0756704200

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Great Scientists Speak Again

By: Richard M. Eakin

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Great Scientists Speak Again

By: Richard M. Eakin

The author writes of this book: "'What lead you to impersonate great biologists?' is a question often asked of me. My answer varies depending upon the interviewer. Sometimes I cite my interest in biographies of distinguished scientists initiated by a reading of Vallery-Radot's The Life of Pasteur as a teenage and furthered by a superb college course on the history of biology. Another answer: my love of the theater, more from the balcony than on the stage as a ham actor. My most frequent reply, however, credits this instructional innovation to the students in my Berkeley course in general biology (Zoology 10), who began to show, in the late sixties, their dissatisfaction with the lecture system. "I gave serious thought to the problem of communicating biological information with greater impact. One morning in the shower I was stuck not only by the spray but also by an idea: dress up and make up as some of the great biologists and present their discoveries and thoughts in their own words. In addition to expounding their scientific work, portray them as persons with hopes and ambitions, frustration over failure, and joy from success. I chose Darwin, Mendel, Harvey, and Pasteur, who would probably be on the most lists of great biologists, and two lesser-known scientists: William Beaumont, pre-Civil War Army surgeon who studied gastic digestion in the stomach of a fur-trapper, Alexis St. Martin; and Hans Spemann, 1935 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine, who discovered the organizer principle in embryonic development. The results of the innovation, which I call guest lecturers, were gratifying. "Late five of the lectures, in abbreviated form, were recorded on motion picture film (available through the Media Center of the University of California, Berkeley). Then it was suggested that a much wider audience should be reached through publication of the lectures in book form, illustrated with photographs of the 'guest lecturers' in action and with drawings, charts, maps, and reproductions of lantern slides." This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.

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Univ of California Press

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0520311272

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9780520311275

Pavel V. Maksakovsky: The Capitalist Cycle

An Essay on the Marxist Theory of the Cycle

By: Richard Day,Pavel Maksakovsky

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Pavel V. Maksakovsky: The Capitalist Cycle

An Essay on the Marxist Theory of the Cycle

By: Richard Day,Pavel Maksakovsky

The Capitalist Cycle is a translation of a previously unknown work in Marxist economic theory. Originally published in 1928, this rediscovered work is one of the most creative essays witten by a Soviet economist during the first two decades after the Russian Revolution. Following the dialectic of Hegel and Marx, Maksakovsky aims to provide a 'concluding chapter' for Marx's Capital. The book examines economic methodology and logically reconstructs Marx's analysis into a comprehensive and dynamic theory of cyclical economic crises. The introductory essay by Richard B. Day situates Maksakovsky's work within the Hegelian and Marxist philosophical traditions by emphasizing the book's dialectical logic as well as its contribution to economic science.

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BRILL

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9047413253

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The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics

By: Richard Burian

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The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics

By: Richard Burian

These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines--embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. These disciplines were in conflict for much of the 20th century and the essays in this collection examine key methodological problems within these disciplines and the difficulties faced in overcoming the conflicts between them. Burian skillfully weaves together historical appreciation of the settings within which scientists work, substantial knowledge of the biological problems at stake and the methodological and philosophical issues faced in integrating biological knowledge drawn from disparate sources.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521836751

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9780521836753

An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology

By: Richard E. Brown

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An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology

By: Richard E. Brown

This book is designed as an introductory text in neuroendocrinology; the study of the interaction between the brain and endocrine system and the influence of this on behaviour. The endocrine glands, pituitary gland and hypothalamus and their interactions and hormones are discussed. The action of steroid and thyroid hormone receptors and the regulation of target cell response to hormones is examined. The function of neuropeptides is discussed with respect to the neuroendocrine system and behaviour. The neuroimmune system and lymphokines are described and the interaction between the neuroendocrine and neuroimmune systems discussed. Finally, methods for studying hormonal influences on behaviour are outlined. Each chapter has review and essay questions designed for advanced students and honours or graduate students with a background in neuroscience, respectively.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521426650

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9780521426657

The New Grove Bach Family

By: Christoph Wolff,Walter Emery,Richard Jones,Eugene Helm,Ellwood Derr,Ernest Warburton

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The New Grove Bach Family

By: Christoph Wolff,Walter Emery,Richard Jones,Eugene Helm,Ellwood Derr,Ernest Warburton

Traces the life and discusses the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach and the other musician members of his family.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393303543

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The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach Volume 1: 1695-1717

Music to Delight the Spirit

By: Richard D. P. Jones

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The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach Volume 1: 1695-1717

Music to Delight the Spirit

By: Richard D. P. Jones

This first of a two-volume study deals with the earlier part of Bach's career, and examines the output of his youth and its many external influences, before moving on to study the first great masterpieces in which Bach's own personal voice begins to emerge.

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Oxford University Press

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0198164408

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The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume I: 1695-1717

Music to Delight the Spirit

By: Richard D. P. Jones

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The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume I: 1695-1717

Music to Delight the Spirit

By: Richard D. P. Jones

This book gives an account of the individual works of one of the greatest composers. The first volume of a two-volume study of the music of J. S. Bach covers the earlier part of his composing career, 1695-1717. By studying the music chronologically a coherent picture of the composer's creative development emerges, drawing together all the strands of the individual repertoires (e.g. the cantatas, the organ music, the keyboard music). The volume is divided into two parts, covering the early works and the mature Weimar compositions respectively. Each part deals with four categories of composition in turn: large-scale keyboard works; preludes, fantasias, and fugues; organ chorales; and cantatas. Within each category, the discussion is prefaced by a list of the works to be considered, together with details of their original titles, catalogue numbers, and earliest sources. The study is thus usable as a handbook on Bach's works as well as a connected study of his creative development. As indicated by the subtitle Music to Delight the Spirit,, borrowed from Bach's own title-pages, Richard Jones draws attention to another important aspect of the book: not only is it a study of style and technique but a work of criticism, an analytical evaluation of Bach's music and an appreciation of its extraordinary qualities. It also takes account of the remarkable advances in Bach scholarship that have been made over the last 50 years, including the many studies that have appeared relating to various aspects of Bach's early music, such as the varied influences to which he was subjected and the problematic issues of dating and authenticity that arise. In doing so, it attempts to build up a coherent picture of his development as a creative artist, helping us to understand what distinguishes Bach's mature music from his early works and from the music of his predecessors and contemporaries. Hence we learn why it is that his later works are instantly recognizable as 'Bachian'.

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OUP Oxford

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0191513245

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An Introduction to Probability and Statistics Using Basic

By: Richard A. Groeneveld

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An Introduction to Probability and Statistics Using Basic

By: Richard A. Groeneveld

This volume introduces the theoretical ideas in probability and statistics by means of examples. The strengths of the BASIC computer language are exploited to illustrate probabilistic and statistical ideas. Topics described by the Committee on the Under-graduate Program in Mathematics are included.

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CRC Press

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1000146278

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A History of Musical Style

By: Richard L. Crocker

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A History of Musical Style

By: Richard L. Crocker

Exceptionally clear, systematic presentation of the evolution of musical style from Gregorian Chant (AD 700) to mid-20th-century atonal music. Over 140 musical examples. Bibliography.

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Courier Corporation

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0486173240

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9780486173245

Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Loose-Leaf)

By: Anthony J.F. Griffiths,Susan R. Wessler,Richard C. Lewontin,Sean B. Carroll

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Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Loose-Leaf)

By: Anthony J.F. Griffiths,Susan R. Wessler,Richard C. Lewontin,Sean B. Carroll

The author team welcomes a new coauthor, Sean B. Carroll, a recognized leader in the field of evolutionary development, to this new edition of Introduction to Genetic Analysis (IGA). The authors’ ambitious new plans for this edition focus on showing how genetics is practiced today. In particular, the new edition renews its emphasis on how genetic analysis can be a powerful tool for answering biological questions of all types. Special Preview available.

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Macmillan

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1429233230

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Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics

By: Sandy B. Primrose,Richard Twyman

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Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics

By: Sandy B. Primrose,Richard Twyman

The increasing integration between gene manipulation and genomics is embraced in this new book, Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics, which brings together for the first time the subjects covered by the best-selling books Principles of Gene Manipulation and Principles of Genome Analysis & Genomics. Comprehensively revised, updated and rewritten to encompass within one volume, basic and advanced gene manipulation techniques, genome analysis, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics Includes two new chapters on the applications of genomics An accompanying website - www.blackwellpublishing.com/primrose - provides instructional materials for both student and lecturer use, including multiple choice questions, related websites, and all the artwork in a downloadable format. An essential reference for upper level undergraduate and graduate students of genetics, genomics, molecular biology and recombinant DNA technology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118653882

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AP Biology

By: Richard P. Heller,Rachael F. Heller

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AP Biology

By: Richard P. Heller,Rachael F. Heller

Reviews biochemistry, cells, genetics, evolution, ecology and more plus provides practice tests and their answers.

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Arco

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067186582X

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9780671865825

Harmony: A Psychoacoustical Approach

By: Richard Parncutt

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Harmony: A Psychoacoustical Approach

By: Richard Parncutt

My first encounter with the theory of harmony was during my last year at school (1975). This fascinating system of rules crystallized the intuitive knowledge of harmony I had acquired from years of piano playing, and facilitated memorization, transcription, arrangement and composition. For the next five years, I studied music (piano) and science (Physics) at the Univer sity of Melbourne. This "strange combination" started me wondering about the origins of those music theory "rules". To what extent were they determined or influenced by physics? mathematics? physiology? conditioning? In 1981, the supervisor of my honours project in musical acoustics, Neville Fletcher, showed me an article entitled "Pitch, consonance, and harmony", by a certain Ernst Terhardt of the Technical University of Munich. By that stage, I had devoured a considerable amount of (largely unsatisfactory) material on the nature and origins of harmony, which enabled me to recognize the significance of Terhardt's article. But it was not until I arrived in Munich the following year (on Terhardt's invitation) that I began to appreciate the conse quences of his "psychoacoustical" approach for the theory of harmony. That is what this book is about. The book presents Terhardt's work against the broad context of music perception research, past and present. Music perception is a multidisciplinary mixture of physics, psychology and music. Where different theoretical ap proaches appear contradictory, I try to show instead that they complement and enrich one another.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642748317

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9783642748318

Preparation for the CLEP, College-Level Examination Program

The 5 General Examinations

By: Leo Lieberman,Jeffrey Spielberger,Richard F. Heller,Barbara Erdsneker,Nancy Woloch

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Preparation for the CLEP, College-Level Examination Program

The 5 General Examinations

By: Leo Lieberman,Jeffrey Spielberger,Richard F. Heller,Barbara Erdsneker,Nancy Woloch

Here is expert preparation for the CLEP General Exams that over 2,000 colleges nationwide accept for credit in place of coursework. Now revised and expanded, this valuable study guide provides targeted, first-rate review materials and test-taking practice to sharpen skills--and boost scores. Includes three sample exams in each of five subject areas.

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MacMillan Publishing Company

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0671847112

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9780671847111

Principles of Genome Analysis and Genomics

By: Sandy B. Primrose,Richard Twyman

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Principles of Genome Analysis and Genomics

By: Sandy B. Primrose,Richard Twyman

With the first draft of the human genome project in the publicdomain and full analyses of model genomes now available, thesubject matter of 'Principles of Genome Analysis and Genomics' iseven 'hotter' now than when the first two editions were publishedin 1995 and 1998. In the new edition of this very practical guideto the different techniques and theory behind genomes and genomeanalysis, Sandy Primrose and new author Richard Twyman provide afresh look at this topic. In the light of recent excitingadvancements in the field, the authors have completely revised andrewritten many parts of the new edition with the addition of fivenew chapters. Aimed at upper level students, it is essential thatin this extremely fast moving topic area the text is up to date andrelevant. Completely revised new edition of an establishedtextbook. Features new chapters and examples from exciting new researchin genomics, including the human genome project. Excellent new co-author in Richard Twyman, also co-author ofthe new edition of hugely popular Principles of GeneManipulation. Accompanying web-page to help students deal with this difficulttopic at www.blackwellpublishing.com/primrose

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John Wiley & Sons

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144431128X

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9781444311280

3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook

By: Richard Salinas

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3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook

By: Richard Salinas

A systematic guide consisting of over 100 recipes which focus on helping you understand the process of 3D printing using RepRap machines. The book aims at providing professionals with a series of working recipes to help make their fuzzy notions into real, saleable projects/objects using 3D printing technology. This book is for novice designers and artists who own a RepRap-based 3D printer, have fundamental knowledge of its working, and who desire to gain better mastery of the printing process. For the more experienced user, it will provide a handy visual resource, with side-by-side comparisons of the two most popular slicers, Skeinforge and Slic3r. A basic understanding of designing and modeling principles and elementary knowledge of digital modeling would be a plus.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1782169873

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9781782169871

3D Printing For Dummies

By: Richard Horne

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3D Printing For Dummies

By: Richard Horne

Print out whatever you can dream up 3D Printing For Dummies is an easy reference for anyone new to the process of taking a digital file and turning it into an object in the real world. (Pretty amazing stuff, right?) It’s also a handy guide for more experienced users looking to learn the latest and greatest in additive manufacturing. Updated for the latest generation of machines and materials, this book walks you through creating models and printing 3D objects. You’ll get the scoop on the impact of these versatile machines in production and manufacturing, reuse and recycling, intellectual property design controls, and more. It’s an exciting time to get into 3D printing, and this friendly Dummies guide is here to help you do it. Wrap your mind around the technology of 3D printing Understand how 3D printing is transforming industries Get an intro to making your own digital models Consider the pros and cons of 3D printing for your hobby or business needs 3D Printing For Dummies is a perfect resource for anyone interested in learning about and taking advantage of 3D printing technology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394169477

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