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The Contemporaries

Travels in the 21st-Century Art World

By: Roger White

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The Contemporaries

Travels in the 21st-Century Art World

By: Roger White

It's been nearly a century since Marcel Duchamp exhibited a urinal and called it art. Since then, painting has been declared dead several times over, and contemporary art has now expanded to include just about any object, action, or event: dance routines, slideshows, functional hair salons, seemingly random accretions of waste. In the meantime, being an artist has gone from a join-the-circus fantasy to a plausible vocation for scores of young people in America. But why--and how and by whom--does all this art get made? How is it evaluated? And for what, if anything, will today's artists be remembered? In The Contemporaries, Roger White, himself a young painter, serves as our spirited, skeptical guide through this diffuse creative world.From young artists trying to elbow their way in to those working hard at dropping out, White's essential book offers a once-in-a-generation glimpse of the inner workings of the American art world at a moment of unparalleled ambition, uncertainty, and creative exuberance.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1620400960

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

By: Roger Tory Peterson,Guy Mountfort,Philip Arthur Dominic Hollom

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

By: Roger Tory Peterson,Guy Mountfort,Philip Arthur Dominic Hollom

With 364 range maps and 96 color plates portraying 548 species, this is the classic field guide to European birds. Covering 698 species, the descriptive text includes information on geographical races, vagrants, and introduced species. Confusing species such as waders, raptors, and warblers have additional notes on how to distinguish them.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618166750

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9780618166756

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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9781472982896

Mushrooms

By: Roger Phillips

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Mushrooms

By: Roger Phillips

Roger Phillips has written the best mushroom book I know.' - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, author of River Cottage Veg Every Day! The culmination of over thirty years' work, Roger Phillips's authoritative and superbly illustrated reference work is packed with information and original photographs. The essential illustrated mycological encyclopedia, this book is also clear, user friendly and will appeal to a wide range of readers. Unsurpassed in both illustrative and descriptive detail, Mushrooms contains over 1,250 photographs, often showing the specimens in various stages of growth, and includes all the latest botanical and common names as well as current ecological information on endangered species. Having sold more than 750,000 copies in Europe of his previous title on mushrooms, Roger Phillips's Mushrooms once again sets the benchmark. Quite simply, nobody with an interest in the subject can afford to be without this book.

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Pan Macmillan

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1447264029

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The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats

Ecology, Behavior, and Management

By: Carolyn M. King,Roger A. Powell

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The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats

Ecology, Behavior, and Management

By: Carolyn M. King,Roger A. Powell

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying explanations for those behaviors. "Organized natural history" became one of the roots of the science of ecology in the 1920s and by the 1960s scientists had begun to study the biology of weasels with all the critical, objective advantages of modern theory and equipment. Until the first edition of this book appeared in 1989 no one had attempted to explain these results to non-specialist naturalists. Now thoroughly revised, this book will continue to be the main one-stop reference for professionals. But both kinds of knowledge are brought together here-- observations for the traditional naturalist and rigorous measurements and interpretations for modern scientists, integrated into a single, readable account. This new edition provides a comprehensive summary of the extensive advances over the last 15 years in our knowledge of these fascinating animals. A new U.S.-based co-author reshapes the content to be more U.S.-centric. Stories about North America trappers and backwoodsmen interacting with weasels replace some (not all) of the previous stories about English gamekeepers. These changes permeate the book, so readers familiar with the first edition will recognize some material, but will find a lot that is new. Much less reliable European information quoted in the first edition was there at the time when no better information was available. Now a new NZ chapter focuses on predation problems of the species introduced to that country. This edition, much more than a simple update, is now truly an international treatment and a more valuable resource.

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Oxford University Press

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0198041136

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9780198041139

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson

Identification of birds of North America.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618966145

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Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003

By: Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003

By: Roger Ebert

Every single new Ebert review.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0740726919

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Waterfowl Carving with J. D. Sprankle

The Fully Illustrated Reference to Carving and Painting 25 Decorative Ducks

By: Roger Schroeder,Roger Schroeder Svd,James D. Sprankle

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Waterfowl Carving with J. D. Sprankle

The Fully Illustrated Reference to Carving and Painting 25 Decorative Ducks

By: Roger Schroeder,Roger Schroeder Svd,James D. Sprankle

Fully illustrated guide to carving and painting decorative ducks. Field and painting notes, including working patterns of 25 species of ducks, hens, and drakes.

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Stackpole Books

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0811730948

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9780811730945

A Field Guide to Wildflowers

Northeastern and North-central North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson,Margaret McKenny

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A Field Guide to Wildflowers

Northeastern and North-central North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson,Margaret McKenny

This book is a guide to the wildflowers in the Northcentral and Eastern regions of the United States.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395911729

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9780395911723

Culture Wars

An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices

By: Roger Chapman

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Culture Wars

An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices

By: Roger Chapman

A collection of letters from a cross-section of Japanese citizens to a leading Japanese newspaper, relating their experiences and thoughts of the Pacific War.

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M.E. Sharpe

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0765622505

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9780765622501

The Psychology and Law of Criminal Justice Processes

By: Roger J. R. Levesque

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The Psychology and Law of Criminal Justice Processes

By: Roger J. R. Levesque

Psychological science now reveals much about the law's response to crime. This is the first text to bridge both fields as it presents psychological research and theory relevant to each phase of criminal justice processes. The materials are divided into three parts that follow a comprehensive introduction. The introduction analyses the major legal themes and values that guide criminal justice processes and points to the many psychological issues they raise. Part I examines how the legal system investigates and apprehends criminal suspects. Topics range from the identification, searching and seizing to the questioning of suspects. Part II focuses on how the legal system establishes guilt. To do so, it centres on the process of bargaining and pleading cases, assembling juries, providing expert witnesses, and considering defendants' mental states. Part III focuses on the disposition of cases. Namely, that part highlights the process of sentencing defendants, predicting criminal tendencies, treating and controlling offenders, and determining eligibility for such extreme punishments as the death penalty. The format seeks to give readers a feeling for the entire criminal justice process and for the role psychological science has and can play in it.

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Nova Publishers

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1594543127

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9781594543128

Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands

By: Roger Safford,Adrian Skerrett,Frank Hawkins

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Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands

By: Roger Safford,Adrian Skerrett,Frank Hawkins

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 new field guide in the Helm Field Guides series 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 species. 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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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147292410X

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The Magic Children

Racial Identity at the End of the Age of Race

By: Roger Echo-Hawk

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The Magic Children

Racial Identity at the End of the Age of Race

By: Roger Echo-Hawk

This provocative book confronts the fallacy of race and American Indian racialism, and challenges us to move American culture, policy, and scholarship beyond race.

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Left Coast Press

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1598745751

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Eckert Animal Physiology

By: David J. Randall,Warren Burggren,Kathleen French,Roger Eckert

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Eckert Animal Physiology

By: David J. Randall,Warren Burggren,Kathleen French,Roger Eckert

This classic animal physiology text focuses on comparative examples that illustrate the general principles of physiology at all levels of organisation—from molecular mechanisms to regulated physiological systems to whole organisms in their environment. This textbook is an authoritative and complete guide to the field of animal physiology which uses a threefold approach to teaching. The Comparative Approach emphasises basic mechanisms but allows patterns of physiological function in different species to demonstrate how evolution creates diversity. This approach encourages students to appreciate the underlying principles that govern physiological systems. The Experimental Emphasis helps students to understand the process of scientific discovery and shows how our knowledge of physiology continually increases and finally the Integrative Approach presents information about specific physiological systems at all levels of organisation, from molecular interactions to interactions between an organism and its environment.n included.

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Macmillan

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0716738635

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9780716738633

Universe: The Solar System

By: Roger Freedman,Robert Geller,William J. Kaufmann

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Universe: The Solar System

By: Roger Freedman,Robert Geller,William J. Kaufmann

Universe. When it comes to staying current with latest discoveries, clearing away common misconceptions, and harnessing the power of media in the service of students and instructors, no other full-length introduction to astronomy can match it. Now the textbook that has evolved discovery by discovery with the science of astronomy and education technology for over two decades returns in spectacular new edition, thoroughly updated and offering unprecedented media options. Available in Split Volumes Universe: Stars and Galaxies, Fourth Edition, 1-4292-4015-6 Universe: The Solar System, Fourth Edition, 1-4292-4016-4

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1429240164

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Anatomy and Human Movement

Structure and Function

By: Nigel Palastanga,Derek Field,Roger Soames

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Anatomy and Human Movement

Structure and Function

By: Nigel Palastanga,Derek Field,Roger Soames

This publication is written specifically for physiotherapy students studying human anatomy.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0750688149

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9780750688147

Historic Houses of Philadelphia

A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes

By: Roger W. Moss

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Historic Houses of Philadelphia

A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes

By: Roger W. Moss

Historic Houses of Philadelphia" brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life with maps, touring information, and historical notes on 50 distinctive homes. 160 photos, 150 in color.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812234383

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Radio Camelot

Arthurian Legends on the BBC, 1922-2005

By: Roger Simpson

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Radio Camelot

Arthurian Legends on the BBC, 1922-2005

By: Roger Simpson

The author provides a full account of Arthurian radio drama, which evolved from D.G. Bridson's patriotic pre-war 'King Arthur', via fascinations with the Holy Grail and the Lady of Shalott, to its flowering in the 1990s with Kevin Crossley-Holland's 'Arthur's Knight'.

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DS Brewer

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1843841401

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Erie Lackawanna

The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992

By: H. Roger Grant

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Erie Lackawanna

The Death of an American Railroad, 1938-1992

By: H. Roger Grant

This 50-year saga of the "Weary Erie" describes in vivid detail the turbulent last decades of a colorful, spunky, and innovative railroad. It also tells us much about what happened to American railroading, during this period: technological change, governmental over-regulation, corporate mergers, union "featherbedding," uneven executive leadership, and changing patterns of travel and business. The book is illustrated with 45 photographs and drawings and 4 maps.

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Stanford University Press

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0804727988

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9780804727983

Stellar Astrophysics

By: Roger John Tayler

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Stellar Astrophysics

By: Roger John Tayler

Stellar Astrophysics contains a selection of high-quality papers that illustrate the progress made in research into the structure and evolution of stars. Senior undergraduates, graduates, and researchers can now be brought thoroughly up to date in this exciting and ever-developing branch of astronomy.

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Taylor & Francis Group

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0750302003

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9780750302005

Biology of Aging

By: Roger B. McDonald

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Biology of Aging

By: Roger B. McDonald

Biology of Aging, Second Edition presents the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. Intended for undergraduate biology students, it describes how the rate of biological aging is measured; explores the mechanisms underlying cellular aging; discusses the genetic pathways that affect longevity in various organisms; outlines the normal age-related changes and the functional decline that occurs in physiological systems over the lifespan; and considers the implications of modulating the rate of aging and longevity. The book also includes end-of-chapter discussion questions to help students assess their knowledge of the material. Roger McDonald received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis. Dr. McDonald’s research focused on mechanisms of cellular aging and the interaction between nutrition and aging. His research addressed two key topics in the field: the relationship between dietary restriction and lifespan, and the effect of aging on circadian rhythms and hypothalamic regulation. You can contact Dr. McDonald at rbmcdonald@ucdavis.edu. Related Titles Ahmad, S. I., ed. Aging: Exploring a Complex Phenomenon (ISBN 978-1-1381-9697-1) Moody, H. R. & J. Sasser. Gerontology: The Basics (ISBN 978-1-1387-7582-4) Timiras, P. S. Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics (ISBN 978-0-8493-7305-3)

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Garland Science

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0429641362

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9780429641367

A Field Guide to Western Birds

A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico

By: National Audubon Society,National Wildlife Federation,Roger Tory Peterson Institute

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A Field Guide to Western Birds

A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico

By: National Audubon Society,National Wildlife Federation,Roger Tory Peterson Institute

The Birder’s Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson’s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395911745

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9780395911747

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America

By: Roger Tory Peterson

A field guide to the birds of eastern North America.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547152469

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9780547152462

Sky Stories

Ancient and Modern

By: Roger Ptak

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Sky Stories

Ancient and Modern

By: Roger Ptak

Most of the constellations, the patterns of stars found in the night sky, are connected with the ancient myths which people developed to give meaning to what they saw in the sky, based on the experience of their culture. The ideas of modern astronomy play a similar role for us today. They are stories which help us understand the phenomena we discover when we look deeper into the sky than is possible with eyes alone. In this book, the ancient sky stories and those of modern astronomy are woven together in a unique way. Coverage includes twenty-four important constellations as well as the sun and the moon and the sky as a whole. For each of these, one of the old stories is tied together with the astronomical understanding of a key feature in that part of the sky, allowing one story to serve as a reminder for the other.

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Nova Publishers

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1560725079

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Essential Do's and Taboos

The Complete Guide to International Business and Leisure Travel

By: Roger E. Axtell

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Essential Do's and Taboos

The Complete Guide to International Business and Leisure Travel

By: Roger E. Axtell

Roger Axtell is an internationalist Emily Post." --The New Yorker International business and leisure travel etiquette expert Roger Axtell's bestselling Do's and Taboos books have helped hundreds of thousands of business travelers and tourists avoid the missteps and misunderstandings the world traveler can encounter. In Essential Do's and Taboos, Axtell shares the wisdom he has compiled over a lifetime of international experience. Whether you need to know the best time of year to set up a business meeting in Germany or why the O.K. sign is not O.K. in Brazil, you'll find practical, fascinating, culture-savvy, up-to-date advice to help you steer clear of faux pas and face the world with confidence. Essential Do's and Taboos features: * Information on customs, protocol, etiquette, hand gestures, and body language * Fresh advice regarding Internet business and communication options * Country-specific chapters on eleven popular locations--from old favorites like England, France, Japan, and Germany to hot tourist destinations and emerging economies like India, China, Russia, and Mexico * Guidance on hosting international visitors * Important tips on using English around the world * Special do's and taboos for women traveling abroad

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John Wiley and Sons

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0471740500

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9780471740506

Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2004

By: Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2004

By: Roger Ebert

Featuring every review Ebert wrote from January 2001 to mid-June 2003, this treasury also includes his essays, interviews, film festival reports, and In Memoriams, along with his famous star ratings.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0740738348

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On the Edge of the Cliff

History, Language and Practices

By: Roger Chartier

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On the Edge of the Cliff

History, Language and Practices

By: Roger Chartier

Throughout, Chartier keeps his focus on historians who have stressed the relations between the products of discourse and social practices.

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JHU Press

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0801854369

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Black Fiction

By: Roger Rosenblatt

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Black Fiction

By: Roger Rosenblatt

In this illuminating book Roger Rosenblatt offers both sensitive analyses of individual works and a provocative and compelling thesis. He argues that black fiction has a unity deriving not from any chronological sequence, or simply from its black authorship, but from a particular cyclical conception of history on which practically every significant black American novel and short story is based. Marked for oppression by an external physical characteristic, black characters struggle constantly against and within a hostile world. Rosenblatt's analysis of the way black protagonists try to break historical patterns provides an integrated and sustained interpretation of motives and methods in black fiction. The black hero, after starting on a circular track, may try to change direction by means of his youth, love, education, or humor; or he may try to escape into his own elusive and vague history. But, as Rosenblatt demonstrates, these attempts all fail. And the black hero discovers in the failure of his attempts that the society which caused all this failure is not only unattainable but undesirable. Neither a sociological study nor a routine survey, this is distinctly a work of literary criticism which concentrates on black fiction as literature.

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Harvard University Press

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0674076222

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Soar

Achieving Your Best Possible Health Through Awareness

By: Roger L. White

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Soar

Achieving Your Best Possible Health Through Awareness

By: Roger L. White

Dr. White, a well known cardiologist, has written this timely book to help people improve both their physical and spiritual health. It involves a systematic approach to evaluate physical health, nutrition, fitness, and quality of relationships. His perspective as a cardiologist is unique. He relates stories from his experience regarding real patients and how they either improved their health when faced with challenges and SOARed or did not. This creates empathy for the reader and makes it an interesting read. The book is full of many practical suggestions for health imrpovement and it is not a dull encylopedia of medical facts. It comes alive with patient examples. If you want to see your doctor less and enjoy life more, this is a must read for anyone interested in prevention and optimal health. For more information about health prevention seminars go to : http://www.soartotalhealthimprovement.com

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1449027547

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Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy

By: Roger Ariew

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Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy

By: Roger Ariew

The Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy includes many entries on Descartes's writings, concepts, and findings. Since it is historical, there are other entries on those who supported him, those who criticized him, those who corrected him, and those who together formed one of the major movements in philosophy, Cartesianism. To better understand the period, the authors drew up a brief chronology, and to see how Descartes and Cartesianism fit into the general picture, they have written an introduction and a biography. Since everything cannot be summed up in one volume, a bibliography directs readers to numerous other sources on issues of particular interest. We usually teach Modern Philosophy beginning with René Descartes, "the father of modern philosophy," and ending with Immanuel Kant. This typically involves a view of Modern Philosophy consisting of two distinct camps: Continental Rationalists (Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz), who it is said emphasize reason at the expense of the senses, and British Empiricists (John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume), who accentuate the senses after rejecting innate ideas. Given this picture, Kant is then presented as the culminating figure of modern philosophy because of his attempt to synthesize the rationalist and empiricist traditions. While there is some truth in the simple schema we teach, its greatest deficiency is that it misses too much of the real Descartes. In the 17th century Descartes was known as well, if not more, for his achievements in mathematics, physics, cosmology, physiology, philosophical psychology, and so forth. It would be difficult to overstate the influence of Descartes over practically every aspect of 17th century thought, even over such far-flung subjects as geology and medicine. Moreover, the followers of Descartes were extraordinarily committed to their master's thought; and anti-Cartesians were just as determined to condemn Cartesianism, to refute it, to be rid of it in any way p

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Scarecrow Press

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0810848333

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A Field Guide to Mexican Birds

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador

By: Roger Tory Peterson,Edward L. Chalif

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A Field Guide to Mexican Birds

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador

By: Roger Tory Peterson,Edward L. Chalif

With more than 700 color paintings arranged by families for quick comparison of similar species, and with detailed information on range, habitat, size, and voice, this field guide describes and illustrates 1,038 species of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador.

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039597514X

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Slimming with Daniel

More Than a Diet

By: Roger White MD

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Slimming with Daniel

More Than a Diet

By: Roger White MD

Why do most diets fail? This latest book by Dr. Roger White provides a program for readers to promote wellness in forty days. It is more than a calorie-reduction diet and exercise program to lose weight. It is an experience. It explains why most diets fail and offers an alternative solution that is healthy and sustainable. Dr. White is a cardiologist with many years of experience dedicated to preventive health. He uses the story of Daniel from the Bible to promote a simple vegetarian diet and exercise program, yet it is more than a simple program. It acts as foundation for sustainable change. He uses case studies to create a narrative that is easy to read. The book contains a lot of practical information about weight reduction. We all could benefit from a little more wellness. This lifestyle program makes that possible.

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Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia

By: Roger Spencer

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Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia

By: Roger Spencer

Covers 51 Dicotyledon families, including important groups such as the Rosaceae (roses, peaches, pears, apples, plums, etcetera), Fabaceae (peas, beans and pea flowers), Mimosaceae (wattle), Proteaceae (banksias, grevilleas, macadamia, etcetera) and Myrtaceae (eucalypts, callistemons, tea trees, guavas, etcetera.).

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0868406600

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Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007

By: Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007

By: Roger Ebert

The most-trusted film critic in America." --USA Today Roger Ebert actually likes movies. It's a refreshing trait in a critic, and not as prevalent as you'd expect." --Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle America's favorite movie critic assesses the year's films from Brokeback Mountain to Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007 is perfect for film aficionados the world over. Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007 includes every review by Ebert written in the 30 months from January 2004 through June 2006-about 650 in all. Also included in the Yearbook, which is about 65 percent new every year, are: * Interviews with newsmakers such as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terrence Howard, Stephen Spielberg, Ang Lee, and Heath Ledger, Nicolas Cage, and more. * All the new questions and answers from his Questions for the Movie Answer Man columns. * Daily film festival coverage from Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, and Telluride. *Essays on film issues and tributes to actors and directors who died during the year.

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