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Bugs Rule!

An Introduction to the World of Insects

By: Whitney Cranshaw,Richard Redak

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Bugs Rule!

An Introduction to the World of Insects

By: Whitney Cranshaw,Richard Redak

The essential illustrated introduction to insects for nonscience majors Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points. Detailed chapters cover each of the major insect groups, describing their physiology, behaviors, feeding habits, reproduction, human interactions, and more. Ideal for nonscience majors and anyone seeking to learn more about insects and their arthropod relatives, Bugs Rule! offers a one-of-a-kind gateway into the world of these amazing creatures. Places a greater emphasis on natural history than standard textbooks on the subject Covers the biology and natural history of all the insect orders Provides a thorough review of the noninsect arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans Features more than 830 color photos Highlights the importance of insects and other arthropods, including their impact on human society An online illustration package is available to professors

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Princeton University Press

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140084892X

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Chemistry and Significance of Condensed Tannins

By: Richard W. Hemingway,Joseph J. Karchesy

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Chemistry and Significance of Condensed Tannins

By: Richard W. Hemingway,Joseph J. Karchesy

This book was developed from the proceedings of the first North American Tannin Conference held in Port. Angeles, Washington, August 1988. The objective of the conference was to bring together people with a common interest in condensed tannins and to promote interdisciplinary interactions that will lead to a better understanding of these important substances. Anot. her objective was the publicat. ion of this book because there has not been a monograph devoted to the chemistry and significance of tannins for several decades. The book is organized into sections dealing with the biosynthesis, structure, re actions, complexation with other biopolymers, biological significance, and use of tannins as specialty chemicals. The authors made a special attempt to focus on what we don't know as well as to provide a summary of what we do know in an effort to assist in planning future research. Our thanks go to the authors who so kindly contributed chapters and so pa tiently responded to our requests. We also thank Rylee Geboski and the Conference Assist. ance Staff, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, for their assistance in planning and conducting t. he conference, and Julia Wilson, Debbie Wolfe, Helen Coletka, and Nancy Greene of the Southern Forest Experiment Station, Pineville, Louisiana, who typed the chapt. ers. Linda Chalker-Scott was especially helpful in assisting us wit. h editing. Dick Hemingway is indebted t. o the staff of the Alexandria Forest.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1468475118

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9781468475111

Keeping the Church in Its Place

The Church as Narrative Character in Acts

By: Richard P. Thompson

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Keeping the Church in Its Place

The Church as Narrative Character in Acts

By: Richard P. Thompson

Thompson's study offers a fresh reading of Acts that keeps the church within its literary place within that narrative. His study uncovers descriptions of the church that emphasize certain characteristics presented in the opening scenes of the narrative: the blessing and presence of God, the unanimity of the believers, the communal caring for one another, and the proclamation of the gospel. The progression of the Acts narrative presents an evolving image of the church that eventually includes both Jewish and non-Jewish believers of the gospel, with growing opposition from the Jewish people and even from the Jewish believers in Jerusalem. This dynamic portrait of the church in the book of Acts contrasts three different views concerning "the people of God": the Jewish people as the historical people of God, Jewish believers as represented by the Jerusalem church, and the church that includes both Jews and Gentiles. By offering such a dynamic narrative of these various groups of believers, Acts encourages readers to defien and identify the church or Christian community as the people who belong to God rather than those whose identity as God's people is based on historical or religious categories.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0567584941

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9780567584946

The Search for Quotation

Verbal Parallels in the Prophets

By: Richard L. Schultz

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The Search for Quotation

Verbal Parallels in the Prophets

By: Richard L. Schultz

A thorough study of quotation within ancient and modern literatures is the background for this new approach to alleged quotations within the prophetic writings. The common claim that specific verbal parallels result from the conscious repetition of the words of a predecessor is beset by difficulties. After examining quotation in non-prophetic (ancient Near Eastern, early Jewish, Old Testament wisdom and narrative, and modern Western) literatures, Schultz proposes a new model for interpreting verbal parallels that utilizes several criteria for identifying quotation and combines diachronic with synchronic analysis. He then applies this model to five representative verbal parallels involving the book of Isaiah. This book illustrates how an awareness of the versatility of quotation facilitates a more accurate interpretation of verbal parallels, and at the same time calls for greater caution in employing them in support of various theories.

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A&C Black

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1850754969

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9781850754961

Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States

By: Richard J. Adams

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Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States

By: Richard J. Adams

With over 40,000 described species, spiders have adapted to nearly every terrestrial environment across the globe. Over half of the world’s spider families live within the three contiguous Pacific Coast states—not surprising considering the wide variety of habitats, from mountain meadows and desert dunes to redwood forests and massive urban centers. This beautifully illustrated, accessible guide covers all of the families and many of the genera found along the Pacific Coast, including introduced species and common garden spiders. The author provides readers with tools for identifying many of the region’s spiders to family, and when possible, genus and species. He discusses taxonomy, distribution, and natural history as well as what is known of the habits of the spiders, the characters of families, and references to taxonomic revisions of the pertinent genera. Full-color plates for each family bring to life the incredible diversity of this ancient arachnid order.

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Univ of California Press

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0520957040

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9780520957046

Israel in the Book of Kings

The Past as a Project of Social Identity

By: James Richard Linville

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Israel in the Book of Kings

The Past as a Project of Social Identity

By: James Richard Linville

Linville argues that a new approach to the book of Kings is needed because of the failings of the usual historical-critical methods. He adopts a holistic approach which sees the book as a Persian-era text intended to articulate politically and religiously significant symbols within the book's monarchic history. These express the producer's reactions to important issues of Jewish identity in the continuing Diaspora and in Jerusalem. In the story of the schisms and apostacies of Israel's defunct monarchies both the Diaspora and cultural pluralism are legitimized. Rival versions of Israelite heritage are reconciled under an overarching sense of a greater Israelite history and identity.

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A&C Black

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0567516911

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9780567516916

Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)

Class, Cleavage and Control

By: Richard Scase

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Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)

Class, Cleavage and Control

By: Richard Scase

Any study of contemporary industrial societies must take into account the role of power, ideology and class, and the degree to which these determine the development of social structures. This book, first published in 1977 and based on a selection of eleven papers given at a conference of the British Sociological Association, focuses upon aspects of continuity and change in modern society, comparing and contrasting dimensions of class, cleavage and control in capitalist and socialist societies. This book is key reading for students of both sociology and business studies.

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Routledge

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1317536975

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A Computational Theory of Writing Systems

By: Richard William Sproat

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A Computational Theory of Writing Systems

By: Richard William Sproat

This book develops a formal computational theory of writing systems. It offers specific proposals about the linguistic objects that are represented by orthographic elements; what levels of linguistic representation are involved and how they may differ across writing systems; and what formal constraints hold of the mapping relation between linguistic and orthographic elements. Based on the insights gained, Sproat then proposes a taxonomy of writing systems. The treatment of theoretical linguistic issues and their computational implementation is complemented with discussion of empirical psycholinguistic work on reading and its relevance for the computational model developed here. Throughout, the model is illustrated with a number of detailed case studies of writing systems around the world. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in a variety of fields, including theoretical and computational linguistics, the psycholinguistics of reading and writing, and speech technology.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521663407

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9780521663403

Handbook of Biblical Criticism

By: Richard N. Soulen,R. Kendall Soulen

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Handbook of Biblical Criticism

By: Richard N. Soulen,R. Kendall Soulen

Integrating the newest methods and theories of biblical studies, this third edition contains over 800 terms, phrases, names, explanations of common abbreviations, notes on major methodologies and exegetical basics, biographical sketches of key figures in the history of research, analytical outlines of fundamental critical problems, a list of bibliographic tools, plus an invaluable "Diagram of Biblical Interpretation.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664223141

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9780664223144

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Bugs Rule!

Bugs Rule!

Chemistry and Significance of Condensed Tannins

Chemistry and Significance of Condensed Tannins

Keeping the Church in Its Place

Keeping the Church in Its Place

The Search for Quotation

The Search for Quotation

Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States

Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States

Israel in the Book of Kings

Israel in the Book of Kings

Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)

Industrial Society (Routledge Revivals)

A Computational Theory of Writing Systems

A Computational Theory of Writing Systems

Handbook of Biblical Criticism

Handbook of Biblical Criticism

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