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Atlas of X-Linked Intellectual Disability Syndromes

By: Roger E. Stevenson,Charles E. Schwartz,R. Curtis Rogers,Richard Curtis Rogers

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Atlas of X-Linked Intellectual Disability Syndromes

By: Roger E. Stevenson,Charles E. Schwartz,R. Curtis Rogers,Richard Curtis Rogers

The Atlas of Intellectual Disability Syndromes presents a concise description of 150 clinically distinctive syndromes caused by genes on the X chromosome. Each entry includes photographs and a differential matrix of similar syndromes. Appendices identify syndromes with common features and provide the location or mapping limits and function of responsible genes.

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Oxford University Press

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0199811792

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Palm Springs

By: Roger C. Palmer

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Palm Springs

By: Roger C. Palmer

Comparing our present to our past is how we understand our history. Arcadias Then & Now series makes such local comparisons available. Books in this series offer a special view of American life by placing historical images side by side with contemporary photographs.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738589136

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Archaeology, Language, and the African Past

By: Roger Blench

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Archaeology, Language, and the African Past

By: Roger Blench

Archaeology, Language, and the African Past is an overview of theories and methods, a fusion of African linguistics and archaeology. Roger Blench provides a comprehensive look at the history of all African language families, incorporating the latest linguistic classifications, current evidence from archaeology, genetic research, and recorded history. This original and definitive volume examines the economic culture of the continent_from major crops and plant life to animals and livestock_from a multi-dimensional perspective. It provides students of linguistics, archaeology, and anthropology with a critical discussion on the history of African languages and the cultures they articulate.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759114218

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Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening

By: Roger Holmes

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Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening

By: Roger Holmes

Provides information on growing trees, perennials, annuals, grasses, herbs, and bulbs, features the basics of garden design, and talks about environmentally sound controls of pests and diseases.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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061815907X

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Good Enough to Dream

By: Roger Kahn

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Good Enough to Dream

By: Roger Kahn

The true story of a year in the life of the Utica Blue Sox, a minor league baseball team in upstate New York, by the acclaimed author of The Boys of Summer. Roger Kahn’s The Boys of Summer immortalized the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers. Good Enough to Dream does the same for players whose moment in the sun has not yet arrived. Here, Kahn tells the story of his year as owner of the Class A, very minor league Utica Blue Sox. Most of the Blue Sox never made it to the majors, but they all shared the dream that links the small child in the sandlot with the superstar who has just smacked one out of the stadium. This is a look at the heart of America’s pastime, a game still sweet enough to lure grown men to leagues where first-class transportation was an old school bus and the infield was likely to be the consistency of thick soup. It is a funny and poignant story of one season, and one special team, that will make us hesitate before we ever call anything “bush league” again. Praise for Roger Kahn “As a kid, I loved sports first and writing second, and loved everything Roger Kahn wrote. As an adult, I love writing first and sports second, and love Roger Kahn even more.” —David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize winner “He can epitomize a player with a single swing of the pen.” —Time “Roger Kahn is the best baseball writer in the business.” —Stephen Jay Gould, The New York Review of Books

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Diversion Books

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1938120507

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Pain Free at Your PC

Using a Computer Doesn't Have to Hurt

By: Pete Egoscue,Roger Gittines

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Pain Free at Your PC

Using a Computer Doesn't Have to Hurt

By: Pete Egoscue,Roger Gittines

Using a computer doesn't have to hurt. Prevent or reverse repetitive stress injuries Cure carpal tunnel syndrome End chronic wrist, shoulder, and neck pain Ease eyestrain Avoid surgery, drugs, and wrist braces Using a computer should challenge your mind, not your body. As computers become a larger part of our daily lives both at work and at home, complaints of painful wrists, sore shoulders, stiff necks, and blurry vision associated with computer use continue to soar. But the good news is that this chronic pain can easily be prevented or cured without surgery or drugs--or expensive "ergonomic" equipment. There's no need to move your monitor, wear wrist braces, or sit in a specially designed chair. Instead, Pete Egoscue, using the techniques and principles developed at his renowned clinic, shows you how to keep pointing and clicking for hours--pain free. You'll learn how to: Avoid or treat common but debilitating repetitive stress injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome Recognize and remedy problems in posture and movement before they cause pain Do easy-to-perform exercises at your desk to eliminate chronic hand, wrist, shoulder, back, and neck pain Quickly and easily correct damaging patterns of motion And much more

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Bantam

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0307489310

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The Gypsy Lover

A Novel

By: Roger Ladd Memmott

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The Gypsy Lover

A Novel

By: Roger Ladd Memmott

THE GYPSY LOVER A Novel - Literary/Mainstream A seductive, mesmerizing tale eloquently told. Such is the consensus among readers and reviewers alike. This dark, haunting tale asks whether it is possible to survive a love that consumes you. To escape a life of abuse, fifteen-year-old Evan Adamson sacrifices the love of his childhood sweetheart only to find himself caught up in the ill-begotten adventures of three Gypsy outcasts who ultimately teach him the ways of the heart and the soul, and most importantly that, ...there will always be that in this world which goes beyond understanding and speaks to the heart in a more meaningful way. There is Mad Nikolai, who carries a secret beyond the possibility of thought; the old fortune-teller, who comes to accept Evan as part of their destiny; and Armanda, the sixteen-year-old beauty who reads the dark and foreboding enigmas in Evans palm. He is drawn by their powers and mesmerized by their ways, confused by visions and vague premonitions of things to come. The story is filled with Gypsy tales and curses, the bujo (a switch-the-bag swindle), murder, infidelity, love, and revenge. When Evan finds himself torn between the dark girl of his dreams and a promise he made to his mother years before, he sees in a single moment the reflection of his own true nature and the capacity for a love that transcends all else. By the very enigma of riddles, he comes to discover himself. And those discoveries are both heartbreaking and wise, as complex as they are devastating for in heaven and in our dreams, love is simple and glorious, but it is something quite different in the world of flesh. The Gypsy Lover is patterned loosely after the bildungsroman whose principal subject is the moral, psychological, and intellectual development of its youthful protagonist. The story is a thematic mystery, at the heart of which lie riddles and discovery. It is the story of love, acceptance and loss, of disaster and death, of renewal. The plot is circular and character driven (a boy in search of himself) and defined by a number of emotional turning points, which lead to climax and denouement where all things come back around. a real talent. The Gypsy Lover is a picaresque coming of age story, rich in plot, romance, tragedy, and theme. The Editorial Department A classic coming of age storyThe Gypsy Lover is an artfully written novel that can be understood on many different levels; it is a book worth reading several times to capture the full flavor of its message of hope, healing and redemption. Steeped in Thought Book News "Intoxicatingly poetic...by turns stunningly beautiful and prosaic, The Gypsy Lover is innovative, unequaled, and recommended." Romance Reviews Today

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469122685

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9781469122687

Research Methods in Politics

By: Roger Pierce

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Research Methods in Politics

By: Roger Pierce

Packed with features to promote learning this text is ideal for use on an introductory methods course or for readers carrying out their own research project. It presents: - an overview of the philosophy and principles of research - qualitative and quantitative research methods and research design - a critical review of selected methods - methods of gathering information, such as interviews and focus groups, and discusses issues associated with ensuring quality of information - appropriate methods for analysing and interpreting data, and covers the process of communicating research. The inclusion of chapter objectives, regular summaries, questions for discussion and tasks and assignments, makes this the must-have text for researching politics.

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SAGE

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1446244822

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Field Guide to the Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands

By: Roger Safford,Adrian Skerrett,Frank Hawkins

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Field Guide to the Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands

By: Roger Safford,Adrian Skerrett,Frank Hawkins

This major new field guide covers Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, Coromos and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). The Malagasy region contains one of the most extraordinary concentrations of biodiversity in the world. Its recognition as a zoogeographic region in its own right has recently been confirmed and, all taxa combined, the region was found to hold the second most distinct assemblage of vertebrates in the world after the Australian region, despite being the smallest of them all. This Helm Field Guide covers the whole of the Malagasy region, which comprises the unique island of Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail with a colour distibution map for each. Vagrants are also treated in detail, but without maps. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 124 colour plates, with artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. Conveniently, the plates have been arranged so that all the key species of the various archipelagos are placed together in sections. This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come.

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147297901X

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The Shape of the Great Pyramid

By: Roger Herz-Fischler

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The Shape of the Great Pyramid

By: Roger Herz-Fischler

Who has not seen a picture of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, massive in size but deceptively simple in shape, and not wondered how that shape was determined? Starting in the late eighteenth century, eleven main theories were proposed to explain the shape of the Great Pyramid. Even though some of these theories are well known, there has never been a detailed examination of their origins and dissemination. Twenty years of research using original and difficult-to-obtain source material has allowed Roger Herz-Fischler to piece together the intriguing story of these theories. Archaeological evidence and ancient Egyptian mathematical texts are discussed in order to place the theories in their proper historical context. The theories themselves are examined, not as abstract mathematical discourses, but as writings by individual authors, both well known and obscure, who were influenced by the intellectual and social climate of their time. Among results discussed are the close links of some of the pyramid theories with other theories, such as the theory of evolution, as well as the relationship between the pyramid theories and the struggle against the introduction of the metric system. Of special note is the chapter examining how some theories spread whereas others were rejected. This book has been written to be accessible to a wide audience, yet four appendixes, detailed endnotes and an exhaustive bibliography provide specialists with the references expected in a scholarly work.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1554587034

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Southeast Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition

By: Roger Holmes,Rita Buchanan

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Southeast Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition

By: Roger Holmes,Rita Buchanan

Southeast Home Landscaping, third edition, is a larger-format edition of Creative Homeowner's award-winning best seller on landscaping southeast-style. Readers will find inspiring ideas for making the home landscape more attractive and functional. The 54 featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in the southeast. Detailed instructions for projects such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors are also included. Over 450 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by easy, step-by-step instructions. The southeast will be in full bloom with Southeast Home Landscaping, third edition. States: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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1607659093

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The Frog In The Moonflower

(Writing as Ivor Drummond)

By: Roger Longrigg

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The Frog In The Moonflower

(Writing as Ivor Drummond)

By: Roger Longrigg

The ‘ALA’ is blamed for a series of savage attacks on hunts. Meanwhile, in Geneva, the ‘SIN’ seeks to protect every species. Sandro, one of Lady Jennifer Norrington’s companions, has an aunt who is involved. But it is in East Africa that this story of multiple murder, terror and suspense concludes. The climax is as surprising as it is satisfying.

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House of Stratus

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0755151887

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Southeast Home Landscaping, 4th Edition

54 Landscape Designs with 200+ Plants & Flowers for Your Region

By: Roger Holmes,Rita Buchanan

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Southeast Home Landscaping, 4th Edition

54 Landscape Designs with 200+ Plants & Flowers for Your Region

By: Roger Holmes,Rita Buchanan

A complete guide to landscaping specifically within the southeast region (United States: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN) Features 54 designs created by landscape professionals that consider the unique climate and environment of the southeast—featuring creative solutions for front entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and much more Detailed descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for the region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises New updated edition includes guidance on native planting while also listing banned or invasive plants, updated information on the impact of climate change, an updated USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map, and more

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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1637412096

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9781637412091

The History of Mathematics

A Brief Course

By: Roger L. Cooke

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The History of Mathematics

A Brief Course

By: Roger L. Cooke

Praise for the Second Edition "An amazing assemblage of worldwide contributions in mathematics and, in addition to use as a course book, a valuable resource . . . essential." —CHOICE This Third Edition of The History of Mathematics examines the elementary arithmetic, geometry, and algebra of numerous cultures, tracing their usage from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, India, China, and Japan all the way to Europe during the Medieval and Renaissance periods where calculus was developed. Aimed primarily at undergraduate students studying the history of mathematics for science, engineering, and secondary education, the book focuses on three main ideas: the facts of who, what, when, and where major advances in mathematics took place; the type of mathematics involved at the time; and the integration of this information into a coherent picture of the development of mathematics. In addition, the book features carefully designed problems that guide readers to a fuller understanding of the relevant mathematics and its social and historical context. Chapter-end exercises, numerous photographs, and a listing of related websites are also included for readers who wish to pursue a specialized topic in more depth. Additional features of The History of Mathematics, Third Edition include: Material arranged in a chronological and cultural context Specific parts of the history of mathematics presented as individual lessons New and revised exercises ranging between technical, factual, and integrative Individual PowerPoint presentations for each chapter and a bank of homework and test questions (in addition to the exercises in the book) An emphasis on geography, culture, and mathematics In addition to being an ideal coursebook for undergraduate students, the book also serves as a fascinating reference for mathematically inclined individuals who are interested in learning about the history of mathematics.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118460294

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9781118460290

Casebook: Alien Implants

By: Roger Leir

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Casebook: Alien Implants

By: Roger Leir

Shocking evidence that alien implants are real...as told by the doctor who removed them! Alien implants. The objects are real. The facts.are indisputable. But where did they come from? *A defense worker experiences bizarre radiolike noises coming from inside his jaw. Dental X rays reveal a small triangular object of unknown origin.... *A woman witnesses a UFO one night in the San Fernando Valley. Ever since, she has carried a small, unidentifiable object implanted in her leg.... *A young boy witnesses a glowing, hovering object one night in a potato field. Years later, during a routine X ray, doctors find a mysterious metal object buried deep within his flesh.... Gathered here in shocking detail is hard evidence the medical community has long denied: tangible proof that alien implants are real. They cannot be explained by science. They did not come from earth. And each possesses the unmistakable characteristics of alien origin. In this eye-opening book, Dr. Roger Leir--a true pioneer in this extraordinary field--documents eight amazing stories of unknown objects being removed from persons reporting alien abduction. The results are some of the most astonishing finds of any UFO research to date. The question remains: Are we the beneficiaries of implantation...or its victims?

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Dell

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0307482685

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Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia: Ferns, conifers & their allies

By: Roger Spencer

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Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia: Ferns, conifers & their allies

By: Roger Spencer

Cultivated plants are the basis of a vast economic and recreational industry. This book provides an inventory of the large number of plants (both native and exotic) that are cultivated in gardens. It includes accurate, up to date nomenclature and, above all an accessible botanically authorative means of plant identification.

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UNSW Press

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0868402060

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I Serve at God's Altar

The Ministry of Acolytes

By: Roger A. Speer,Sharon Ely Pearson

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I Serve at God's Altar

The Ministry of Acolytes

By: Roger A. Speer,Sharon Ely Pearson

An acolyte resource for the 21st-century Episcopal Church Despite the changing landscape of the Episcopal Church, one ministry that continues but gets little attention is that of acolytes. Whether second graders or adults, the mentoring and training of acolytes is a formational experience. I Serve at God’s Altar offers a simplified theology of how God is met in worship and how it affects the lives of those most engaged in it, a visual exploration of the Episcopal liturgy and its history through extensive illustrations, how acolytes fit into the work of the church in worship, and how worship affects the acolyte’s discernment for ministry and Rule of Life. Illustrations include a visual exploration of church artifacts (crosses, candles, Eucharistic vessels, etc.), holds, and processes to set a standard of expectation and expertise in service according to Episcopal practice and tradition. There is a section of reproducible handouts for organizing an acolyte ministry at every size church, including scheduling, communications, installation liturgies, recruitment plans, and training outlines.

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Church Publishing

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1640651233

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The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII

The Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes

By: Roger Safford,Frank Hawkins

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The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII

The Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes

By: Roger Safford,Frank Hawkins

Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies. Each volume contains an Introduction that brings the reader up to date with the latest developments in African ornithology, including the evolution and biogeography of African birds. Diagnoses of the families and genera, often with superspecies maps, are followed by the comprehensive species accounts themselves. These include descriptions of range and status, field characters, voice, general habits, food, and breeding habits. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this scholarly work of reference. This eighth and final volume covers the Malagasy region which comprises Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion. Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail, comparable to other volumes in the series, and with a colour map for each species. Vagrants are treated in less detail. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 64 colour plates, with original artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472982894

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Wild America

The Record of a 30,000 Mile Journey Around the Continent by a Distinguished Naturalist and His British Colleague

By: Roger Tory Peterson,James Fisher

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The Record of a 30,000 Mile Journey Around the Continent by a Distinguished Naturalist and His British Colleague

By: Roger Tory Peterson,James Fisher

An illustrated 30,000-mile tour of the continent.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395864976

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Texas Home Landscaping, 3rd edition

By: Roger Holmes,Greg Grant

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Texas Home Landscaping, 3rd edition

By: Roger Holmes,Greg Grant

48 designs created by landscape professionals from Texas and featuring 200 region-specific plants. Nearly 400 color photos and drawings.

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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1637411073

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Allen Cain

The City in the Sky

By: Roger Whitmire

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Allen Cain

The City in the Sky

By: Roger Whitmire

The supervillains are at it again! This time, Allen Cain and his family of witches must face the evil Moloch, a deranged man with nuclear capacity who wants to destroy space station Storm’s Crossing. Allen and his friends, along with the superhero Light Beam and his wife Julie Todd, must fight Moloch and his henchman, Humugator, to protect the lives of all those who lives on Storm’s Crossing. Will they be able to stop Moloch, before it’s too late?

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Metamorph Publishing

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0463650166

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Fitness Weight Training, 3E

By: Thomas R. Baechle,Roger W. Earle

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Fitness Weight Training, 3E

By: Thomas R. Baechle,Roger W. Earle

Featuring 75 programs for muscle toning, body shaping, and pure strength training, this full-color guide uses color-coded workout zones—levels of difficulty and intensity—to help you achieve your weight training goals at your own pace. Includes 63 exercises and sample workout plans that can be used as is or customized to formulate a personalized program.

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Human Kinetics

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1450445136

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9781450445139

Japanese Mind

Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture

By: Roger J. Davies,Osamu Ikeno

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Japanese Mind

Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture

By: Roger J. Davies,Osamu Ikeno

In The Japanese Mind, Roger Davies offers Westerners an invaluable key to the unique aspects of Japanese culture. Readers of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick. Among the topics explored: aimai (ambiguity), amae (dependence upon others' benevolence), amakudari (the nation's descent from heaven), chinmoku (silence in communication), gambari (perseverance), giri (social obligation), haragei (literally, "belly art"; implicit, unspoken communication), kenkyo (the appearance of modesty), sempai-kohai (seniority), wabi-sabi (simplicity and elegance), and zoto (gift giving), as well as discussions of child-rearing, personal space, and the roles of women in Japanese society. It includes discussion topics and questions after each chapter. All in all, this book is an easy-to-use introduction to the distinguishing characteristics of Japanese society; an invaluable resource for anyone--business people, travelers, or students--perfect for course adoption, but also for anyone interested in Japanese culture. Next in this series: Now available separately, Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations is a fascinating journey through Japan's rich cultural history.

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462900518

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Fitness Weight Training

By: Thomas R. Baechle,Roger W. Earle

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Fitness Weight Training

By: Thomas R. Baechle,Roger W. Earle

Whether you’ve been a regular at the gym for years or are just getting started, Fitness Weight Training contains proven programs for attaining the body you want! Expanded, enhanced, and improved, this new edition of the perennial best-selling guide provides an overview of weight training. From equipment selection to exercise technique, Fitness Weight Training has the information you need to get to work quickly, safely, and correctly. Best of all, you will find 75 programs for muscle toning, body shaping, and pure strength training. Just determine your objective and use the color-coded six-week-long workout zones—or levels of difficulty and intensity—to achieve your goal. With more than 60 of the most effective exercises to choose from, you can tailor your routine to the time, energy, and equipment available. Make every minute in the weight room count. Make Fitness Weight Training your workout guide and achieve your goals for training.

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Human Kinetics

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1492584401

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Roger Casement's Diaries

1910:The Black and the White

By: Roger Sawyer

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Roger Casement's Diaries

1910:The Black and the White

By: Roger Sawyer

Born in Ireland in 1864 Roger Casement acted as British Consul in various parts of Africa (1895-1904) and Brazil (1906-11) where he denounced atrocities among Congolese and Putumayo rubber workers. knighted in 1911, He returned to Ireland, where as an ardent nationalist he attempted to enlist German help for the cause. He was hanged for high treason in London in 1916. A compulsive diary writer, his so-called 'Black' Diaries were finally released into the public domain in 1994. At the time of his trial, these diaries-detailing his promiscuous homosexual activities in Brazil-were used to condemn him and, subsequently, to poison his reputation. Published here for the first time-as are his more public 'White' Diaries of the same year-they not only offer the reader the opportunity to judge their authenticity-still a matter of heated debate-but they also take us deep into the mind of the bravest, most selfless and practical humanitarian of the Edwardian age.

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Random House

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1446413330

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California Home Landscaping, Fourth Edition

48 Landscape Designs 200+ Plants & Flowers Best Suited to the Region

By: Roger Holmes,Lance Walheim

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California Home Landscaping, Fourth Edition

48 Landscape Designs 200+ Plants & Flowers Best Suited to the Region

By: Roger Holmes,Lance Walheim

·A complete guide to landscaping specifically within the California region ·Features 48 designs created by landscape professionals that consider the unique climate and environment of California ·Detailed descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for the region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them ·Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises ·New updated edition includes guidance on native planting, information on the impact of climate change, updated plant profiles, creating pollinator and wildfire landscapes, and more

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Fox Chapel Publishing

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Provence and Cote D'Azur

By: Adele Evans,Roger Williams

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Provence and Cote D'Azur

By: Adele Evans,Roger Williams

This is the land for all the senses: the site of timeless light-suffused landscapes, the scents of lavender and olive groves, the taste of sun drenched produce and the sound of the sea gentle lapping the feel of the sun. This travel guide maps the region of Provence and sets it in its historical and cultural context. Learn about sites and sounds of Provence with maps, photographs and illustrations. All this and more can be found in the new Eyewitness Travel Guide. Annually revised and updated with beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps, this guide includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research. The best keeps getting better!

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Penguin

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The Sacrament of Easter

By: Roger Greenacre,Jeremy Haselock

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The Sacrament of Easter

By: Roger Greenacre,Jeremy Haselock

This highly readable exploration of the church's liturgy from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost clearly shows why Easter is not only the climax of the Christian year but also the center of the church's worship and doctrine. The authors examine the common liturgical traditions shared by both Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

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Gracewing Publishing

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080284099X

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The Wheel of Time

Kalachakra in Context

By: Geshe Lhundub Sopa,Roger R. Jackson

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The Wheel of Time

Kalachakra in Context

By: Geshe Lhundub Sopa,Roger R. Jackson

The Kalachakra, or "Wheel of Time," is one of the most profound and sublime of the Buddhist tantric systems. It is an intricate interweaving of astrology, eschatology, physiology, and yoga into a meditational path system that embraces the entire material universe and leads to complete, perfect enlightenment. The Kalachakra, with its special connection to the land of Shambhala and a future golden age of Dharma, has a special appeal for people of all levels of learning and practice. Initiation into its practices traditionally have been large public events, especially when granted by the Dalai Lama. Initiation into the Kalachakra Tantra has been given with increasing frequency in recent years, but information on this complex system and practice remains sparse. The Wheel of Time attempts in part to fill the gap. The book opens with a Foreword by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Then the five articles discuss, respectively, the Buddhist background, history, initiation rites, generation stage sadhana, and completion stage practices of the Kalachakra Tantra.

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Shambhala Publications

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1559390018

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Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia

An Essay in Historical Anthropology

By: Patrick Vinton Kirch,Roger C. Green

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Hawaiki, Ancestral Polynesia

An Essay in Historical Anthropology

By: Patrick Vinton Kirch,Roger C. Green

The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combine diverse evidence, from archaeological artifacts to ethnographic texts and comparative word lists. In this innovative book, Kirch and Green explicitly develop the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the particular methods, for such a historical anthropology. Drawing upon and integrating the approaches of archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. They illustrate their approach through meticulous application to the history of the Polynesian cultures, and for the first time reconstruct in extensive detail the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished in the Polynesian homeland - Hawaiki - some 2,500 years ago. Of great significance for Oceanic studies, Kirch and Green's book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian, linguist, or cultural historian concerned with the theory and method of long-term history.

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Cambridge University Press

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052178879X

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Tamana

By: Roger J. Lawrence

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Tamana

By: Roger J. Lawrence

General study of the traditional culture, social structure and economic conditions of the island community of Tamana, Kiribati - covers historical background, land tenure, work attitude, households, time budget, subsistence farming and fishing, cash crops, diet, groups, attitudes to government, agricultural policy, educational policy, etc.; considers future economic development issues. Graphs, illustrations, map, references, statistical tables.

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Better English Language Teaching

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0909150990

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The Flexible Golf Swing

A Cutting-Edge Guide to Improving Flexibility and Mastering Golf's True Fundamentals

By: Roger Fredericks

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The Flexible Golf Swing

A Cutting-Edge Guide to Improving Flexibility and Mastering Golf's True Fundamentals

By: Roger Fredericks

For more than 400 years, the secret of the golf swing has been one of the most fascinating and frustrating mysteries known to mankind. Despite remarkable advances in golf club technology, golf instruction, and golf course conditioning, the average golfer's handicap hasn't changed in the past 30 years. Not coincidentally, the nation as a whole is becoming less healthy due to the sedentary lifestyle that is harming our bodies at an alarming rate. We are then taking our dysfunctional bodies to the golf course. Roger Fredericks, a leading golf instructor and golf fitness pioneer who has worked with the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Arnold Palmer, takes readers on a step-by-step journey to explain precisely why golfers have a hard time improving and more importantly, what to do about it. In The Flexible Golf Swing, he lays out his commonsense approach and explains in detail the true fundamentals of the golf swing, and precisely how the mechanics are merely symptoms of how a body functions.

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Rodale Books

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1623361400

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Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

By: Jeffrey J. Schaider,Roger M. Barkin,Stephen R. Hayden,Richard E. Wolfe,Adam Z. Barkin,Philip Shayne,Peter Rosen

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Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

By: Jeffrey J. Schaider,Roger M. Barkin,Stephen R. Hayden,Richard E. Wolfe,Adam Z. Barkin,Philip Shayne,Peter Rosen

This best-selling emergency department reference is now in its thoroughly updated Fourth Edition. The foremost authorities provide practical information on over 600 clinical problems in a fast-access two-page outline format that's perfect for on-the-spot consultation during care in the emergency department. Coverage of each disorder includes clinical presentation, pre-hospital, diagnosis, treatment, disposition, and ICD-9 coding. Icons enable practitioners to quickly spot the information they need. This edition provides up-to-date information on topics such as emerging infections, new protocols, and new treatments.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451160976

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Swifty King, Advice

By: Roger F. Greaves

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Swifty King, Advice

By: Roger F. Greaves

ROGER F. GREAVES grew up in the Los Angeles area. During his more than five decades involved with the business community, government and the military he has come in contact with many unique personalities. He chronicles some of them in the Swifty novels. Roger is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach. He is an air force veteran, a private pilot and a compulsive story teller. Roger and his wife Erika reside with their two Westies Scottsdale, Arizona. They are active in business, political and community affairs in Arizona and California.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469168820

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Custom and Confrontation

The Kwaio Struggle for Cultural Autonomy

By: Roger M. Keesing

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Custom and Confrontation

The Kwaio Struggle for Cultural Autonomy

By: Roger M. Keesing

Anthropologists and students of anthropology may read this book because it is a superior ethnography, detailed and enriched by theoretical insights. But at the heart of this book is a moral take, a simple but powerful story about an indigenous people who were wronged, who resisted for more than 100 years, and who may yet prevail. This message, ultimately, lends the book its true meaning and value."—William Rodman, Anthropologica "A major contribution to the ethnography and history of Malaita and Melanesia, and to the growing literature on cultural resistance. But above all, his humane and painful analysis of the meeting of peoples living in different worlds and constructing their agendas and moralities on incommensurate—and apparently equally arbitrary—principles, represents a major contribution and challenge to anthropological thought, addressing the basic issue of what it is to be human."—Fredrik Barth

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University of Chicago Press

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0226429199

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9780226429199

Albert Kahn

Builder of Detroit

By: Roger Matuz

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Albert Kahn

Builder of Detroit

By: Roger Matuz

A Biography of the German-Born Jewish Architect Who, From the 1880s Through the Early 1940s, Designed Elegant Homes, Factories for Henry Ford, and Industrial Plants to Support the United States' War Effort.

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0814329578

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