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Li Kung-lin's Classic of Filial Piety

By: Richard M. Barnhart,Gonglin Li,Robert E. Harrist,Huiliang Zhu

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Li Kung-lin's Classic of Filial Piety

By: Richard M. Barnhart,Gonglin Li,Robert E. Harrist,Huiliang Zhu

The subject is a 15.5-foot handscroll painted by Li Kung-lin, the preeminent figure painter of 11th-century China, illustrating a work that dates to between 350 and 200 B.C.--a dialog between Confucius and a disciple on the meaning and application of filial piety in the affairs of the individual and of the state. Barnhart's (art history, Yale) elucidation is accompanied by contributed chapters on the calligraphy of the work and on the conservation and remounting of the scroll. Generously illustrated. 9.25x12.25" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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0870996797

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9780870996795

Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

By: Richard Rodger

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Beginning Mobile Application Development in the Cloud

By: Richard Rodger

Learn how to build apps for mobile devices on Cloud platforms The marketplace for apps is ever expanding, increasing the potential to make money. With this guide, you'll learn how to build cross-platform applications for mobile devices that are supported by the power of Cloud-based services such as Amazon Web Services. An introduction to Cloud-based applications explains how to use HTML5 to create cross-platform mobile apps and then use Cloud services to enhance those apps. You'll learn how to build your first app with HTML5 and set it up in the Cloud, while also discovering how to use jQuery to your advantage. Highlights the skills and knowledge you need to create successful apps for mobile devices with HTML5 Takes you through the steps for building web applications for the iPhone and Android Details how to enhance your app through faster launching, touch vs. click, storage capabilities, and a cache Looks at how best to use JSON, FourSquare, jQuery, AJAX, and more Shares tips for creating hybrid apps that run natively If you're interested in having your application be one of the 200,000+ apps featured in the iPhone store or the 50,000+ in the Android store, then you need this book.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118203356

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9781118203354

Common Phonology of the Chinese Dialects

By: Qian Gu,Richard VanNess Simmons

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Common Phonology of the Chinese Dialects

By: Qian Gu,Richard VanNess Simmons

This book presents a comparative reconstruction of the common phonology of the Chinese dialects using representative data from living dialects. The resulting phonology includes all categories and phonological distinctions that are represented in the dialect data. It departs from the tradition of using philological sources and non-Chinese borrowings as the basis for a reconstructed system. Based on a strict comparative methodology, the phonology presented encapsulates the shared phonology of the dialects and reflects the real-world distinctions and categories found in the living dialects. For example, the initials preserve the tripartite division that includes voiced obstruents seen in Wú dialects; the finals are comparatively drawn based on the collective dialect data; and the syllable codas preserve the three-way contrasts of consonant stop endings seen in the Cantonese dialects. The data presented allows readers to observe the basis for all of the distinction and categories included in the common phonology and the relationship of that phonology to all of the dialects, and as a result to identify the dialects’ disparate developments and evolution. The English translation also includes innovative elements that render it even more useful for researchers than the Chinese original. The book is primarily intended for scholars and researchers investigating the Chinese dialects and their relationships, and the history of Chinese. It is also useful for scholars of Chinese history and literature who need a handy resource providing essential information on the historical phonology of Chinese.

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Springer Nature

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9811531021

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9789811531026

Beginning JavaScript and CSS Development with jQuery

By: Richard York

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Beginning JavaScript and CSS Development with jQuery

By: Richard York

This book covers the jQuery JavaScript framework and the jQuery UI JavaScript framework to get more results faster out of JavaScript programming. The author covers each method exposed by jQuerys API, which contains methods to resolve common, redundant tasks in less code. You will also learn how jQuery eliminates certain cross-browser, cross-platform development headaches like the event model. In addition to giving you the ability to simulate events, this book also helps simplify your work with events by reducing the amount of code that you need to write to attach events.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118059506

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9781118059500

The Logic of Categorial Grammars

A deductive account of natural language syntax and semantics

By: Richard Moot,Christian Retore

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The Logic of Categorial Grammars

A deductive account of natural language syntax and semantics

By: Richard Moot,Christian Retore

This book is intended for students in computer science, formal linguistics, mathematical logic and to colleagues interested in categorial grammars and their logical foundations. These lecture notes present categorial grammars as deductive systems, in the approach called parsing-as-deduction, and the book includes detailed proofs of their main properties. The papers are organized in topical sections on AB grammars, Lambek’s syntactic calculus, Lambek calculus and montague grammar, non-associative Lambek calculus, multimodal Lambek calculus, Lambek calculus, linear logic and proof nets and proof nets for the multimodal Lambek calculus.

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Springer

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3642315550

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9783642315558

CSS Instant Results

By: Richard York

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CSS Instant Results

By: Richard York

CSS Instant Results helps you quickly master and implement the diverse web applications CSS enables for web designers. The book is centered around ten ready-to-use projects with all the code for all the projects included on the books CD-ROM - that you can use immediately. CSS Instant Results dives into working code so you can learn it rapidly. The book and code projects are written for web developers and designers who are looking to learn how to use CSS for better, faster design and markup. Some previous JavaScript use is helpful. Each of the 10 project features step-by-step set-up instructions with a description of each project that enables you to understand and then modify it so you can reuse it in different situations. The code has been tested with several browsers including Mozilla Firefox 1.0, Opera 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows, and Safari 1.3 for Mac OS X. The 10 projects covered in the book with complete source-code on the CD are: Tab-based navigation Multi-column layouts Dynamic dropdown menus A different approach to the dropdown menu Web-based slideshow Custom borders and rounded corners Applying CSS to a webmail application Styling input forms User interface for a web-based file viewer Styling a web-based calendar

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470045329

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9780470045329

Beginning CSS

Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design

By: Ian Pouncey,Richard York

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Beginning CSS

Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design

By: Ian Pouncey,Richard York

Completely updated material and new examples show you what CSS can do With the latest versions of Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, and other browsers released, CSS is more essential than ever. This beginner guide demonstrates how cascading style sheets can be used to define styles to items in Web pages, rather than format each item individually. Each lesson in this full-color book has been methodically revised to be more concise and efficient, making your learning experience as productive as possible. Covers the latest in CSS, including the new features of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome Reviews the vast improvements to mobile browsers and how CSS can work with them Provides helpful examples and walks you through real-world solutions to common hurdles Discusses embedded fonts, compatibility tables, and cross-browser bug scenarios Beginning CSS, Third Edition gets you completely up to date so that you can start using CSS in the newest Web and mobile browsers today!

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470891521

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9780470891520

Area Bibliography of China

By: Richard T. Wang

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Area Bibliography of China

By: Richard T. Wang

A combination of scholarly, commercial, and popular interests has generated a large quantity of literature on every aspect of Chinese life during the past two decades. This bibliography reflects these combined interests; it is broken up into sections by subject headings, and cross-references refer the researcher to related topics.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810833506

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9780810833500

Professional IPhone and IPod Touch Programming

Building Applications for Mobile Safari

By: Richard Wagner

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Professional IPhone and IPod Touch Programming

Building Applications for Mobile Safari

By: Richard Wagner

Provides information on designing and implementing mobile applications for the iPhone and the iPod touch.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470251557

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9780470251553

iPhone and Mac Wrox e-Book Bundle

Safari WebKit for iPhone OS 3.0, iPhone SDK Objective-C, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Programming, Professional Xcode 3

By: Richard Wagner,Wei-Meng Lee,Michael Trent,James Bucanek,Drew McCormack

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iPhone and Mac Wrox e-Book Bundle

Safari WebKit for iPhone OS 3.0, iPhone SDK Objective-C, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Programming, Professional Xcode 3

By: Richard Wagner,Wei-Meng Lee,Michael Trent,James Bucanek,Drew McCormack

The books included in this set are: Beginning iPhone SDK Programming with Objective-C (978-0-470-50097-2) This book provides an easy-to-follow, example-driven introduction to the fundamentals of the Apple iPhone SDK and offers you a clear understanding of how things are done when programming iPhone applications with Objective-C. As you progress through the exercises featured in each chapter, you will discover the simple logic behind each step required for creating your own iPhone applications. When you reach the end of the book, you will be prepared to confidently tackle your next iPhone programming challenge. Beginning Mac OS X Snow Leopard Programming (9780470577523) This book serves as a solid guide to getting started with Mac OS X programming. You will learn how to use the free software development tools that come with all Mac OS X systems and how to efficiently start writing programs on Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The author shows you how to use all of the programming languages to use together in order to create seamless applications. Professional Xcode 3 (9780470525227). This book provides you with an inside look at the array of Xcode tools for Mac and iPhone development from top to bottom. You'll go beyond the basics and dive into such in-depth topics as installing the latest version of Xcode tools, customizing the look and behavior of Xcode, creating and managing projects, using the built-in class browser to model complex applications and structures, and more. With this book, you'll be able to take full advantage of the range of tools included with Xcode. Safari and WebKit Development for iPhone OS 3.0 (9780470549667) This book explores the Safari and WebKit development platform that is built into iPhone OS 3.0 and takes you through the process of creating an iPhone web application from the ground up. You'll learn how to use existing open source frameworks to speed up your development time, imitate qualities of built-in Apple apps, cache data locally and even run in offline mode, and more. Whether you're eager to build new web applications for iPhone OS 3.0 or optimize existing web sites for this platform, you have everything you need to do so within this book.

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John Wiley & Sons

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047062163X

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9780470621639

Amarna Personal Names

By: Richard S. Hess

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Amarna Personal Names

By: Richard S. Hess

The Amarna letters are foundational documents for the study of Late Bronze Age history and language in the ancient Near East. One of the most significant aspects of these letters has been the discovery of Canaanite influence in the Akkadian language of these letters. This discovery has provided a wealth of linguistic knowledge concerning that period and its influence on subsequent ages. Though much has been written about the Amarna letters, until now there has been no comprehensive study of the personal names found in the cuneiform texts from El-Amarna. Dr. Hess fills the void with this comprehensive reference tool. The main part of the book catalogs the Amarna personal names, providing necessary information for each name, including attested spellings, occurrences, identification, textual notes, and analysis. The author then offers a grammatical analysis of the names and glossaries of the seven languages attested in personal names in the letters. Glossaries of divine name and geographical name elements and an extensive bibliography complete the study. This volume is essential for research libraries and for scholars and students working with the Amarna letters or Akkadian and Northwest Semitic languages.

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Eisenbrauns

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0931464714

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9780931464713

Safari and WebKit Development for iPhone OS 3.0

By: Richard Wagner

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Safari and WebKit Development for iPhone OS 3.0

By: Richard Wagner

The must-have reference for building and optimizing Web applications for Safari on iPhone 3.0 The iPhone offers a compelling Web-based application development platform revolving around its built-in browser, Safari, which is built upon the open source WebKit framework. This must-have book serves as a hands-on guide to developing iPhone and iPod touch Web applications. Beginning with an introduction to Web application development for iPhone, this unique book then covers invaluable information on working with mobile and touch technologies, utilizing iPhone UI frameworks, and designing, styling, and programming the interface. You'll discover how to move Web apps to native apps and much, much more. Walks you through the process of developing Web applications for iPhone and iPod touch Covers how to design and develop applications that emulate the look and feel of native iPhone apps. Instructs on how your Web app can respond to finger touch events that are a core part of the iPhone event model. Shows you how to create Web-based offline applications using the latest HTML 5 cache technologies Explains the unique process of moving Web apps to native apps Features a bonus chapter on optimizing and developing for third-party browsers Completely compliant with the new iPhone OS 3.0, as well as latest enhancements to Safari on iPhone, this indispensable book is a must-have resource. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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John Wiley and Sons

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0470620285

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9780470620281

Fortune-tellers and Philosophers

Divination In Traditional Chinese Society

By: Richard J Smith

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Fortune-tellers and Philosophers

Divination In Traditional Chinese Society

By: Richard J Smith

Providing an analysis of Chinese divination as a means of organizing and interpreting reality, Richard Smith examines a wide variety of mantic techniques - from the use of the hallowed Yjing to such popular practices as siting (geomancy), astrology, numerology, physiognomy, the analysis of written characters, meteorological divination, the use of mediums (including spirit-writing), and dream interpretation. As he explains the pervasiveness and tenacity of divination in China, the author explores not only the connections between various mantic techniques but also the relationship between divination and other facets of Chinese culture, including philosophy, science and medicine. He discusses the symbolism of divination, its aesthetics, its ritual aspects, and its psychological and social significance, pointing out that in traditional China divination helped to order the future, just as history helped to order the past, and rituals the present.

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Routledge

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0429710755

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9780429710759

Web Development with jQuery

By: Richard York

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Web Development with jQuery

By: Richard York

Newly revised and updated resource on jQuery's many features andadvantages Web Development with jQuery offers a major update to thepopular Beginning JavaScript and CSS Development with jQueryfrom 2009. More than half of the content is new or updated, andreflects recent innovations with regard to mobile applications,jQuery mobile, and the spectrum of associated plugins. Readers can expect thorough revisions with expanded coverage ofevents, CSS, AJAX, animation, and drag and drop. New chapters bringdevelopers up to date on popular features like jQuery UI,navigation, tables, interactive capabilities, and audio and video.The book focuses on the new features of jQuery that improveperformance and speed, providing huge advantages over traditionalJavaScript. Offers new and revised content throughout the book, whichfocuses on the most recent features and capabilities of jQuery Serves as an essential instructional tool for web developerswith JavaScript and CSS knowledge who want to learn more Advises readers on how to best use jQuery's powerful,easy-to-use features to create dynamic web pages and webapplications This resource provides a deep understanding of jQuery and setsreaders up for successful interactions with all it has tooffer.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118865995

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9781118865996

Beginning iOS Application Development with HTML and JavaScript

By: Richard Wagner

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Beginning iOS Application Development with HTML and JavaScript

By: Richard Wagner

This book covers the various aspects of developing web-based applications for iOS. Over the past four years, the iPhone and iPad have been amazingly successful. Because of this success, application developers are entering a world of sophisticated, multifunctional mobile applications. Now mobile web-based applications can bring together web apps, native apps, multimedia video and audio, and the mobile device itself. By using this book you will learn how to create a mobile application from beginning to end, utilizing open source frameworks to speed up development times, emulate the look and feel of built-in Apple applications, capture finger touch interactions, and optimize applications for Wi-Fi and wireless networks. The book introduces you to the web application platform for iOS. It also guides you through the process of building new applications from scratch as well as migrating existing web applications to this new mobile platform. By doing this, the book helps readers design a user interface that is optimized for iOS touch-screen displays and integrate their applications with iPhone services, including Phone, Mail, Google Maps, and GPS. This book is aimed at beginning and intermediate web developers who want to learn how to build new applications for iOS or migrate existing web apps to this platform. In general, you will find it helpful if you have a working knowledge of these technologies: HTML/XHTML CSS JavaScript Ajax

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John Wiley & Sons

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111823751X

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9781118237519

Shih-shuo Hsin-yü

A New Account of Tales of the World

By: Richard Mather

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Shih-shuo Hsin-yü

A New Account of Tales of the World

By: Richard Mather

A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China.

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University of Michigan Press

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1938937015

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9781938937019

Web Development with JavaScript and Ajax Illuminated

By: Richard Allen

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Web Development with JavaScript and Ajax Illuminated

By: Richard Allen

&Quot;Web Development with JavaScript and Ajax Illuminated provides readers with the cutting-edge techniques needed for web development in Web 2.0. It is ideal for the undergraduate student delving into the world of web development or novice web developers looking to further their understanding of JavaScript and Ajax. This text illustrates how to create dynamic, interactive web applications with ease, and interesting real-world case studies throughout the text offer students a glimpse of actual web development scenarios."--BOOK JACKET.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763754897

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9780763754891

Beginning CSS

Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design

By: Richard York

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Beginning CSS

Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design

By: Richard York

Provides information on using CSS along with HTML, XHTML, and XML to create Web sites, covering such topics as Document Type Declaration, fonts, text, positioning, and styling of tables.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0764576429

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9780764576423

The Life of Emily Dickinson

By: Richard Benson Sewall

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The Life of Emily Dickinson

By: Richard Benson Sewall

A massively detailed, illustrated biography of Emily Dickinson.

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Harvard University Press

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0674530802

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9780674530805

Essentials of Exercise & Sport Nutrition: Science to Practice

By: Richard B. Kreider PhD FACSM FISSN FNAK

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Essentials of Exercise & Sport Nutrition: Science to Practice

By: Richard B. Kreider PhD FACSM FISSN FNAK

We all want to look and feel good. We also want to perform well whether it's in the weight room, in sports, or at work. Research has shown exercise, proper nutrition, and adequate recovery affect health and human performance. However, there's lot of conflicting and confusing information regarding exercise and nutrition. In Essentials of Exercise and Sport Nutrition, author Dr. Richard B. Kreider offers an up-to-date assessment of the science and practice of exercise and sport nutrition. Kreider, who has conducted extensive research on the subject and has consulted with numerous teams, coaches, and athletes for more than thirty years, brings a scientific and applied perspective to discussing the latest research and how it can be used to optimize performance. He also provides summary recommendations, training programs, and meal plans for beginners through athletes, as well as for individuals who want to lose and/or manage their weight.

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Lulu.com

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1684705894

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9781684705894

Burying Mao

Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng Xiaoping - Updated Edition

By: Richard Baum

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Burying Mao

Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng Xiaoping - Updated Edition

By: Richard Baum

For almost two decades after Mao Zedong's death, an epic, no-holds-barred contest was waged in China between orthodox Marxists and reformers. With Deng Xiaoping's strong support, the reformers ultimately won; but they--and China--paid a heavy price. Here, Richard Baum provides a lively, comprehensive guide to the intricate theater of post-Mao Chinese politics. He tells the intriguing story of an escalating intergenerational clash of ideas and values between the aging revolutionaries of the Maoist era and their younger, more pragmatic successors. Baum deftly analyzes the anatomy of the reformers' ultimate victory in his brilliant reconstruction of the twists and turns of the reform process.

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Princeton University Press

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0691186391

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9780691186399

Manual of English Pronunciation and Spelling

By: Richard Soule,William A. Wheeler

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Manual of English Pronunciation and Spelling

By: Richard Soule,William A. Wheeler

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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338523994X

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9783385239944

From Warhorses to Ploughshares

The Later Tang Reign of Emperor Mingzong

By: Davis, Richard L.

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From Warhorses to Ploughshares

The Later Tang Reign of Emperor Mingzong

By: Davis, Richard L.

Mingzong (r. 926–33) was the most illustrious emperor of the Five Dynasties, and one of the most admired of China’s middle period, the Tang to Song. A warrior of Shatuo-Turk ancestry, he ascended the throne of the Later Tang on the heels of a mutiny against his adopted brother, thus sparing his dynasty an early death. Mingzong’s brief reign came to be heralded by historians as the “Small Repose”—a happy convergence of peace and prosperity. He marshaled a cluster of eminently able courtiers, men who balanced Confucian charity against the military discipline demanded in a time of transition. These years were marked by trade with bordering states, frenzied diplomatic activity, and a succession of defections from states to the north. Mingzong wisely eschewed military conflict, except as a last resort. Conservative in moral and legal matters, he introduced radical economic reforms that included deregulation of traditional monopolies and timely changes to the tributary system. Drawing extensively on primary sources, including Mingzong’s spirited correspondence with his officials, this political and cultural biography brings to life a charismatic emperor who was held up as a model ruler by succeeding generations. “In this evocative and fascinating study of the Later Tang emperor Mingzong, Richard Davis has brilliantly illuminated a little known and even less understood period of Chinese history, the interval between the unified Tang empire and the Song dynasty when native Chinese and Shatuo Turkish peoples worked together to transform the politics and culture of North China. It is a delight to read a historian who is a master of his sources and at the top of his craft.” —Robin D. S. Yates, McGill University “The political history of the early tenth century is not for the faint of heart. Shatuo Turks, Kitans, and Han Chinese, from aspirants to the throne, to surrogate sons, generals, mutineers, and courtiers were all maneuvering for advantage as circumstances constantly shifted. Richard Davis, by focusing on one of the Shatuo rulers, helps us understand the many challenges facing would-be reunifiers of China.” —Patricia Ebrey, University of Washington “This is a fascinating portrait of a man who contrived in his way to be a good ruler and was to die of natural causes in an age when life was for most in China nasty, brutish and all too short, and who, moreover, by instituting the preservation of the Chinese heritage through printing transformed the Chinese world for ever after.” —T. H. Barrett, SOAS, University of London

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Hong Kong University Press

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9888208101

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9789888208104

Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting

By: Richard M. Barnhart,Xin Yang,Nie Chongzheng,James Cahill,Hung Wu,Lang Shaojun

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Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting

By: Richard M. Barnhart,Xin Yang,Nie Chongzheng,James Cahill,Hung Wu,Lang Shaojun

Written by a team of eminent international scholars, this book is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some 3000 years.

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Yale University Press

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0300094477

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