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Explorers of Deep Time

Paleontologists and the History of Life

By: Roy Plotnick

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Explorers of Deep Time

Paleontologists and the History of Life

By: Roy Plotnick

Paleontology is one of the most visible yet most misunderstood fields of science. Children dream of becoming paleontologists when they grow up. Museum visitors flock to exhibits on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The media reports on fossil discoveries and new clues to mass extinctions. Nonetheless, misconceptions abound: paleontologists are assumed only to be interested in dinosaurs, and they are all too often imagined as bearded white men in battered cowboy hats. Roy Plotnick provides a behind-the-scenes look at paleontology as it exists today in all its complexity. He explores the field’s aims, methods, and possibilities, with an emphasis on the compelling personal stories of the scientists who have made it a career. Paleontologists study the entire history of life on Earth; they do not only use hammers and chisels to unearth fossils but are just as likely to work with cutting-edge computing technology. Plotnick presents the big questions about life’s history that drive paleontological research and shows why knowledge of Earth’s past is essential to understanding present-day environmental crises. He introduces readers to the diverse group of people of all genders, races, and international backgrounds who make up the twenty-first-century paleontology community, foregrounding their perspectives and firsthand narratives. He also frankly discusses the many challenges that face the profession, with key takeaways for aspiring scientists. Candid and comprehensive, Explorers of Deep Time is essential reading for anyone curious about the everyday work of real-life paleontologists.

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Explorers of Deep Time

Paleontologists and the History of Life

By: Roy Plotnick

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Bike for Life

How to Ride to 100--and Beyond, revised edition

By: Roy M. Wallack

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Bike for Life

How to Ride to 100--and Beyond, revised edition

By: Roy M. Wallack

Do You Want to Ride to 100—and Beyond? BIKE FOR LIFE! Now with training plans, worldwide adventures, and more than 200 photos Ride a century when you turn a century: that was the promise Bike for Life offered when it was first published. A decade later, this blueprint for using cycling to achieve exceptional longevity, fitness, and overall well-being has helped tens of thousands of cyclists to ride longer and stronger. Now, nationally-known fitness journalist and lifelong endurance road and mountain biker Roy M. Wallack builds upon his comprehensive Bike for Life plan with even more practical tips and strategies to keep you riding to 100—and beyond. Fully updated, revised, and illustrated, Bike for Life features: - Cutting-edge workout strategies for achieving best-ever fitness at any age - Science-based 8- and 16-week Century training schedules - A radical new workout method that'll make you fly up the hills - An anti-aging plan to revive muscularity, strength, and reaction time - An exclusive 10-step Yoga for Cyclists routine - Strategies to fix "cyclist's knee" and "biker's back" - Advice on avoiding cycling-related impotence and osteoporosis - Ways to survive mountain lions, bike-jackers, poison ivy, and headwinds - Handling skills and bike-fit advice from famous coaches - Tips on staying motivated with worldwide adventures and challenges - The Bike for Life hall of fame: stories of amazing riders in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and up With oral-history interviews and profiles of the biggest names of the sport, including: John Howard, Gary Fisher, Rebecca Rusch, Ned Overend, Tinker Juarez, Juli Furtado, Marla Streb, Missy Giove, Johnny G, Eddie B, Mike Sinyard, and Rich "The Reverend" White.

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385

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Da Capo Lifelong Books

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0738217565

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9780738217567

Sitting in the Earth and Laughing

A Handbook of Humour

By: Arthur Roy Eckardt

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Sitting in the Earth and Laughing

A Handbook of Humour

By: Arthur Roy Eckardt

The work includes many of Dr. Eckardt's own fanciful stories, essays, and verses as well as material derived from student malapropisms, from children, and from professional humorists and comedians. Appearing at a time of burgeoning scholarly and popular interest in the domain of humor, Sitting in the Earth and Laughing shows how humor and laughter lie within the realm of human mysteries--together with tragedy, suffering, and love--that can be comprehended and relished.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412834104

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9781412834100

Transition to Parenthood

By: Roudi Nazarinia Roy,Walter R. Schumm,Sonya L. Britt

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Transition to Parenthood

By: Roudi Nazarinia Roy,Walter R. Schumm,Sonya L. Britt

Transition to Parenthood moves beyond a one-study focus and captures multidisciplinary work on all families making the transition to parenthood. The book covers societal trends, changes, and most importantly expectations. Focus is also placed on how families are impacted by their surroundings and their individual members. Strengths and limitations of current theories are discussed, as well as how the phenomenon of parenthood requires a combination of both macro- and micro-level theories.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461477689

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9781461477686

Chicken Dreaming Corn

A Novel

By: Roy Hoffman

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Chicken Dreaming Corn

A Novel

By: Roy Hoffman

In 1916, on the immigrant blocks of the Southern port city of Mobile, Alabama, a Romanian Jewish shopkeeper, Morris Kleinman, is sweeping his walk in preparation for the Confederate veterans parade about to pass by. "Daddy?" his son asks, "are we Rebels?" "Today?" muses Morris. "Yes, we are Rebels." Thus opens a novel set, like many, in a languid Southern town. But, in a rarity for Southern novels, this one centers on a character who mixes Yiddish with his Southern and has for his neighbors small merchants from Poland, Lebanon, and Greece. As Morris resides with his family over his Dauphin Street store, enjoys cigars with his Cuban friend Pablo Pastor, and makes "a living not a killing," his tale begins with glimpses of the old Confederacy, continues through a tumultuous Armistice Day, and leads up to the hard-won victories of World War II. Along the way Morris sells shoes and sofas and endures Klan violence, religious zealotry, and financial triumphs and heartbreaks. With his devoted Miriam, who nurses memories of Brooklyn and Romania, he raises four adventurous children whose own journeys take them to New Orleans and Atlanta and involve romance, ambition and tragic loss. At turns lyrical, comic, and melancholy, this tale takes inspiration from its title. This Romanian expression with an Alabama twist is symbolic of the strivings of ordinary folks for sustenance, for the realization of their hopes and dreams. Set largely on a few humble blocks yet engaging many parts of the world, this Southern Jewish novel is, ultimately, richly American.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820340081

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9780820340081

Rethinking the American Race Problem

By: Roy L. Brooks

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Rethinking the American Race Problem

By: Roy L. Brooks

A path-breaking analysis of the advent and consequences of deep class stratification in African American society since the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Characterized by breadth of vision and reflective realism, Rethinking the American Race Problem is a worthy and welcome successor to Gunnar Myrdal's seminal work, The American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy, published almost half a century ago."—Boris I. Bittker, Yale University "Insightful, tightly argued, and deeply felt. . . . This brilliant book will affect the thinking of all who read it."—William A. Fletcher, University of California "Rethinking the American Race Problem challenges the conventional understanding of the problem of race relations in the United States."—Gerrald Torres, University of Minnesota "Offers a fresh and intellectually provocative perspective on the relationship between race and public policy in today's America."—Martin Kilson, Harvard University

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Univ of California Press

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0520078780

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9780520078789

Economic Growth and Fiscal Planning in New York

By: Roy W. Bahl,William Duncombe

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Economic Growth and Fiscal Planning in New York

By: Roy W. Bahl,William Duncombe

Reprint. Originally published as: Economic growth & fiscal planning: New York in the 1990s. c1991.

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356

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Transaction Publishers

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1412850630

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9781412850636

Advanced Social Psychology

The State of the Science

By: Roy F. Baumeister,Eli J. Finkel

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Advanced Social Psychology

The State of the Science

By: Roy F. Baumeister,Eli J. Finkel

An instant classic, this authortative and readable text fills an important and enduring need in the field---John T. Cacioppo, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, and Director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience. The University of Chicago --Book Jacket.

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822

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OUP USA

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0195381203

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9780195381207

Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015

By: Roy Liebman

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Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015

By: Roy Liebman

Many Broadway stars appeared in Hollywood cinema from its earliest days. Some were 19th century stage idols who reprised famous roles on film as early as 1894. One was born as early as 1829. Another was cast in the performance during which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. One took her stage name from her native state. Some modern-day stars also began their careers on Broadway before appearing in films. This book details the careers of 300 performers who went from stage to screen in all genres of film. A few made only a single movie, others hundreds. Each entry includes highlights of the performer's career, a list of stage appearances and a filmography.

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McFarland

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0786476850

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9780786476855

In the Shadow of the Prophet

Essays in Islamic History

By: Roy P. Mottahedeh

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In the Shadow of the Prophet

Essays in Islamic History

By: Roy P. Mottahedeh

In pieces drawn from over the course of his distinguished career, pre-eminent historian Roy Mottahedeh explores such diverse topics as the social bonds that connected people in the early Islamic Middle East, the transmission of learning in the Muslim world, religious and ethnic toleration in the past and in the present, and the theme of ‘wonders’ in The Thousand and One Nights. His essays extend from the early Islamic period through the medieval era and on to modern times. A number concern Iran, the country of his father’s birth, and again Mottahedeh’s studies range widely, including Persian panegyric poetry, the origins of the city of Kashan, and Shi‘ite political thought. Speaking to contemporary concerns, he also touches upon voting rights, academic freedom, and censorship. Intended not only for those in Islamic studies but for students of history and interested lay readers, there are introductions to each section written with the non-specialist in mind, and these sections progress from more general topics to those more specialized. In the Shadow of the Prophet thus reflects Mottahedeh’s desire that the Islamic world and its history become better understood so that cooperation between Muslims and non-Muslims might become the order of the day.

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Simon and Schuster

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0861545613

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9780861545612

Current Ocular Therapy 5

By: Frederick T. Fraunfelder,Frederick Hampton Roy

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Current Ocular Therapy 5

By: Frederick T. Fraunfelder,Frederick Hampton Roy

The Fifth Edition of this trusted clinical reference provides quick, convenient access to authoritative information on ocular diseases. More than 400 international authorities offer definitive guidance on all major eye conditions seen worldwide. A new, bulleted format presents material in a rapid-access manner ideal for today's busy managed care environments.

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Saunders

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0721677819

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9780721677811

Roy Rogers

King of the Cowboys

By: Roy Rogers,Georgia Morris,Mark Lawrence Pollard

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Roy Rogers

King of the Cowboys

By: Roy Rogers,Georgia Morris,Mark Lawrence Pollard

Rogers' story in his own words, lavishly illustrated with photographs from his private collection.

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Collins Pub San Francisco

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0002554496

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Explorers of Deep Time

Explorers of Deep Time

Explorers of Deep Time

Explorers of Deep Time

Bike for Life

Bike for Life

Sitting in the Earth and Laughing

Sitting in the Earth and Laughing

Transition to Parenthood

Transition to Parenthood

Chicken Dreaming Corn

Chicken Dreaming Corn

Rethinking the American Race Problem

Rethinking the American Race Problem

Economic Growth and Fiscal Planning in New York

Economic Growth and Fiscal Planning in New York

Advanced Social Psychology

Advanced Social Psychology

Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015

Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015

In the Shadow of the Prophet

In the Shadow of the Prophet

Current Ocular Therapy 5

Current Ocular Therapy 5

Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers

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