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God and the Devil Dancing Through World War Iii Together

By: Wolf Larsen

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God and the Devil Dancing Through World War Iii Together

By: Wolf Larsen

God and the Devil Dancing through World War Three Together is a screenplay that reads like a novel. The plot is about everything including the upcoming nuclear war between America and its former allies. The characters in this book include Caligula, Marie Antoinette, Wolf Larsen, yuppie cannibals, crack whores, Adolf Hitler, the Virgin Mary, the entire human race, etc. The story is completely unpredictable and the reader never knows what crazy, insane thing will happen next. God and the Devil Dancing through World War Three Together was written while Wolf Larsen lived in Lima, Peru in an apartment with a view of a little third world shanty town right across the street. This screenplay that reads like a novel is as sensual, immoral, and insane as the world we live in.

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1453551832

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The Kicker of St. John's Wood

By: Gary Wolf

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The Kicker of St. John's Wood

By: Gary Wolf

This is a story of America in the year 2020: Fractured socially and politically, its enemies are gaining ground and its civil liberties are threatened like never before. Jayesh Blackstone, a professional football player, finds himself at the focal point of an historic experiment: a woman is going to play in a football game, and it will happen in the Super Bowl. It turns out that this is just a foretaste of the metamorphosis that is taking shape. The very same event is the venue for an announcement by world leaders of a new order, one that defines humanity exclusively in terms of race and gender. The new reality steadily encroaches on Blackstone's world; he is compelled to choose his allies, declare his identity, and determine the price he is willing to pay to live the life of a free individual. Embracing controversy from its very first pages, The Kicker of St. John's Wood is a rampage through the pantheon of contemporary idols, and a literary journey into the American national psyche of the twenty-first century.

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Gary Wolf

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1440125090

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9781440125096

Fish Viruses and Fish Viral Diseases

By: Ken Wolf

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Fish Viruses and Fish Viral Diseases

By: Ken Wolf

This book is a comprehensive, generously illustrated, and up-to-date reference on the virology of fishes—predomiantly species of the class Osteichthyes, but including representative members of the classes Chrondrichthyes and Myxini. It covers some thirty years since the first virus was isolated from a fish and describes 63 diseases and agents of viral, viruslike, or mistaken viral nature.

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Cornell University Press

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1501746383

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Ten Thousand Penises in Your Ear

A Novel

By: Wolf Larsen

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Ten Thousand Penises in Your Ear

A Novel

By: Wolf Larsen

Wolf Larsen has proudly completed one of the most bizarre novels ever written. In Ten Thousand Penises in Your Ear there is no plot and no main characters. This novel is the whole crazy world under the sun in one little book. Every phrase is alive with a screaming chaos, every page drips with a flowing sensuality, and every word thunders with violence. Ten Thousand Penises in Your Ear is a novel with a rhythm that jumps back and forth between a 12 tone Schoenberg scale to wild and crazy and fast free jazz. This book is as violent and chaotic as our planet. If all the world's maniacs were to write a novel together that book would resemble Ten Thousand Penises in Your Ear. The most exciting author's site on the World Wide Web: WolfLarsen.org & Unalaska.org

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1413466990

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Slam ! Boom ! Crash !

By: Wolf Larsen

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Slam ! Boom ! Crash !

By: Wolf Larsen

SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! is one of the most unusual and exciting novels ever written! If you were to incorporate a thousand different styles of architecture in one building or a hundred different art movements in one painting or a million different styles of music in one wild symphony the results might resemble SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! Wolf Larsen began writing SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! while he was living in the city of Salvador in Brazil. SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! is a coming-of-age novel written to the beat of Afro-Brazilian drums thundering with the energy of apocalypse. SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! seethes with the black and white racial tensions that divide America. The main character, a young white man in high school in a big American city, becomes involved with a young black women his age which angers many black males wherever they go together. SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! reads like an active volcano that explodes and explodes with passion and lust and violence over and over again. The reader should be prepared for a wild literary adventure SLAM! BOOM! CRASH! departs from tradition to deliver exciting reading like the reader has never experienced. No one has ever written a book like SLAM! BOOM! CRASH!

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1453551840

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Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska

Biological and Social Challenges in Wildlife Management

By: Committee on Management of Wolf and Bear Populations in Alaska,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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Wolves, Bears, and Their Prey in Alaska

Biological and Social Challenges in Wildlife Management

By: Committee on Management of Wolf and Bear Populations in Alaska,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

This book assesses Alaskan wolf and bear management programs from scientific and economic perspectives. Relevant factors that should be taken into account when evaluating the utility of such programs are identified. The assessment includes a review of current scientific knowledge about the dynamics and management of large mammalian predator-prey relationships and human harvest of wildlife in northern ecosystems, and an evaluation of the extent to which existing research and management data allow prediction of the outcome of wolf management or control programs and grizzly bear management programs. Included is an evaluation of available economic studies and methodologies for estimating the costs and benefits of predator control programs in Alaska.

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National Academies Press

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0309569109

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9780309569101

Protein Phosphorylation Analysis by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

A guide to concepts and practice

By: Wolf D Lehmann

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Protein Phosphorylation Analysis by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

A guide to concepts and practice

By: Wolf D Lehmann

Written by an experienced and well-published individual, this unique reference source takes a forward-looking approach. It describes the concepts and practice of protein phosphorylation analysis by tandem mass spectrometry and related techniques. These include purification, enrichment, database searching, other software tools, synthesis, phosphatase treatment, phospho-specific staining methods, isoelectric focusing and element mass spectrometry. The book then goes on to cover the fragmentation behaviour of phosphopeptides in tandem MS (pos+neg ions) and the implementation of the particular features into an analytical strategy. The book ends with a summary and discussion of useful internet and software tools currently available.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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1849732205

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9781849732208

A History of Nursing Ideas

By: Linda Andrist,Patrice Nicholas,Karen Wolf

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A History of Nursing Ideas

By: Linda Andrist,Patrice Nicholas,Karen Wolf

This text is a comprehensive coverage of concepts critical to the dvelopment of the nursing role: philosophy, nature of nursing, ways of knowing, influences on the development of the nursing profession, history and nature of nursing science, evolution of nursing practice and education.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763722898

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9780763722890

Stroke E-Book

Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

By: J. P. Mohr,Philip A. Wolf,Michael A. Moskowitz,Marc R Mayberg,Rudiger Von Kummer

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Stroke E-Book

Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

By: J. P. Mohr,Philip A. Wolf,Michael A. Moskowitz,Marc R Mayberg,Rudiger Von Kummer

First published in 1986 under the editorial direction of Dr. Henry J.M. Barnett, Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management continues to provide the dependable, current answers you need to effectively combat the increasing incidence of this disease. Dr. J.P. Mohr, together with new associate editors Philip A. Wolf, James C. Grotta, Michael A. Moskowitz, Marc Mayberg, and Rüdiger von Kummer as well as a multitude of expert contributors from around the world, offer you updated and expanded coverage of mechanisms of action of commonly used drugs, neuronal angiogenesis and stem cells, basic mechanisms of spasm and hemorrhage, prevention of stroke, genetics/predisposing risk factors, and much more, equipping you to understand the latest scientific discoveries and make effective use of the newest approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Gain fresh perspectives and up-to-date insights from the world’s leading authorities on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of stroke. Access the comprehensive, expert clinical guidance you need to recognize the clinical manifestations of stroke, use the latest laboratory and imaging studies to arrive at a diagnosis, and generate an effective medical and surgical treatment plan. Make efficient and accurate diagnoses with the aid of abundant full-color CT images and pathology slides. Stay up to date on hot topics such as mechanisms of action of commonly used drugs, neuronal angiogenesis and stem cells, basic mechanisms of spasm and hemorrhage, prevention of stroke, genetics/predisposing risk factors, and much more.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437737803

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9781437737806

The Nature of Supply Chain Management Research

Insights from a Content Analysis of International Supply Chain Management Literature from 1990 to 2006

By: Julia Wolf

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The Nature of Supply Chain Management Research

Insights from a Content Analysis of International Supply Chain Management Literature from 1990 to 2006

By: Julia Wolf

Julia Wolf investigates the theoretical aspect of SCM by analyzing the evolution SCM research has undergone and by assessing the question whether SCM research can be considered a scientific paradigm as of today.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3834997471

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God and the Devil Dancing Through World War Iii Together

By: Wolf Larsen

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God and the Devil Dancing Through World War Iii Together

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1453551832

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Splash 11

New Directions

By: Rachel Rubin Wolf

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Splash 11

New Directions

By: Rachel Rubin Wolf

When life, or the spirit of experimentation, or the whim of watercolor itself leads artists outside their comfort zone, conditions are favorable for something new and wonderful to happen. Splash 11: New Directions features 126 such somethings, representing the best watercolor work being created today. As intriguing as the paintings themselves, the artists talk about what inspired these new directions - anything from a trip around the world to a bowl of apples passed by a hundred times before. Find out how a workshop, a new brush, or a new perspective (like painting into the sun) injected these works with fresh energy, emotion and inner reflection. In true Splash tradition, the sheer diversity of work within is stunning - from thick, dark and dramatic to light, loose and washy . . . in some cases all in the same piece. You'll find work from favorite Splash watercolorists, along with quite a few new artists never before seen in print. Anyone who has a passion for art will appreciate the thrill of discovery and freshness of technique that fills these pages. For painters who aspire to keep their own art lives fresh and exciting, this work - and the stories behind it - offer powerful inspiration to change it up, stand in a new place, and paint that painting you think you can't.

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1440309957

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9781440309953

Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle

The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings

By: Laurie Wolf

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Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle

The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings

By: Laurie Wolf

Savor the Flavors of Seattle The Seattle food scene is a way of life. Foragers find mushrooms in the forests, nettles by the creeks, and sea beans by the ocean. Fish mongers and farmers take pride in their ingredients, and artisan cheese makers, butchers, chefs, chocolatiers, baristas, and roasters push the boundaries of the city’s playful palate. In Food Lovers’ Guide to Seattle, seasoned food writer Laurie Wolf shares the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate these culinary treasures. A bounty of mouthwatering delights awaits you in this engagingly written guide. With delectable recipes from the renowned kitchens of the city’s iconic eateries, diners, and elegant dining rooms, Food Lovers’ Guide to Seattle is the ultimate resource for food lovers to use and savor. Inside You'll Find: • Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries • Specialty food stores and markets • Farmers’ markets • Food festivals and culinary events • Recipes from top Seattle chefs • The city’s best cafes, taverns, and wine bars • Cooking classes • Complete coverage of Pike Place Market

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493016628

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9781493016624

Cities and Fascination

Beyond the Surplus of Meaning

By: Wolf-Dietrich Sahr

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Cities and Fascination

Beyond the Surplus of Meaning

By: Wolf-Dietrich Sahr

Bringing together leading urban scholars, this book discusses the linkages between the economic, social and psychological factors of the urban environment. It focuses on the growth of private urbanity that has led to a 'spectactularization' of the city, the most extreme component of attention being the fascination which is aroused by attractions and state-managed events. The complex characteristics of this fascination are examined under the dimensions of aesthetics, emotions, lived experiences and power structures and governance. The interdisciplinary nature of this collection has wide international appeal and will be of interest to academics of social and cultural geography and cultural and media studies.

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Routledge

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1317166124

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9781317166122

Interpreting Literature With Children

By: Shelby A. Wolf

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Interpreting Literature With Children

By: Shelby A. Wolf

Clearly organized and beautifully written, Interpreting Literature With Children is a remarkable book that stands on the edge of two textbook genres: the survey of literature text and the literary criticism text. Neither approach, however, says enough about how children respond to literature in everyday classroom situations. That is the mission of this book. It begins by providing a solid foundation in both approaches and then examines multiple ways of developing children's literary interpretation through talk, through culture, class, and gender, as well as through creative modes of expression, including writing, the visual arts, and drama. The result is a balanced resource for teachers who want to deepen their understanding of literature and literary engagement. Because of its modest length and price and its ongoing focus on how to increase student engagement with literature, either pre-service or practicing teachers can use this text in children's literature, language arts, or literacy and language courses.

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1135625603

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Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Assessing the Taxonomic Status of the Red Wolf and the Mexican Gray Wolf

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Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf

Scientists strive to develop clear rules for naming and grouping living organisms. But taxonomy, the scientific study of biological classification and evolution, is often highly debated. Members of a species, the fundamental unit of taxonomy and evolution, share a common evolutionary history and a common evolutionary path to the future. Yet, it can be difficult to determine whether the evolutionary history or future of a population is sufficiently distinct to designate it as a unique species. A species is not a fixed entity â€" the relationship among the members of the same species is only a snapshot of a moment in time. Different populations of the same species can be in different stages in the process of species formation or dissolution. In some cases hybridization and introgression can create enormous challenges in interpreting data on genetic distinctions between groups. Hybridization is far more common in the evolutionary history of many species than previously recognized. As a result, the precise taxonomic status of an organism may be highly debated. This is the current case with the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) and the red wolf (Canis rufus), and this report assesses the taxonomic status for each.

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0309488273

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9780309488273

The order of the world in house and state

Governing Social Life in a West-Eastern Comparison

By: Wolf Rainer Wendt

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The order of the world in house and state

Governing Social Life in a West-Eastern Comparison

By: Wolf Rainer Wendt

In the world, the home and the state prove themselves and change as basic institutions of human coexistence. They are the subject of a comparative study on an ecotheoretical basis. In the global context, the modes of social control have developed differently in the home and the state. In and with them, order is created in the world and for the individual and collective conduct of life. The institutional frameworks of house and state in the world are ways of shaping existence that are juxtaposed in their European-Occidental and East Asian forms: Their discussion takes place along the ancient Greek basic concepts and forms of thought of the oikos, the polis and the cosmos on the one hand and the ancient Chinese categories jia, guo and tianxia on the other. They are discussed with their ethical, political and economic references in their traditional and contemporary meaning and with regard to their ecological sustainability. The interest in a discursive understanding of sustainable, life-serving orders in the face of global challenges is the guiding principle

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Springer Nature

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3658384603

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9783658384609

I have a NIGHTMARE

What American Dream?

By: Wolf Larsen

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I have a NIGHTMARE

What American Dream?

By: Wolf Larsen

What American dream? Each short story in I Have a Nightmare takes place in a different part of the United States: New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, a suburb, a university town, and a commercial fishing boat in Alaska's Bering Sea. Instead of experiencing the American dream the whites, blacks, immigrants, and men & women in these short stories experience the reality of the American nightmare. I Have a Nightmare is written in a mostly conventional narrative style, and was Wolf Larsen's first book.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456824139

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9781456824136

Approximate Dynamic Programming for Dynamic Vehicle Routing

By: Marlin Wolf Ulmer

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Approximate Dynamic Programming for Dynamic Vehicle Routing

By: Marlin Wolf Ulmer

This book provides a straightforward overview for every researcher interested in stochastic dynamic vehicle routing problems (SDVRPs). The book is written for both the applied researcher looking for suitable solution approaches for particular problems as well as for the theoretical researcher looking for effective and efficient methods of stochastic dynamic optimization and approximate dynamic programming (ADP). To this end, the book contains two parts. In the first part, the general methodology required for modeling and approaching SDVRPs is presented. It presents adapted and new, general anticipatory methods of ADP tailored to the needs of dynamic vehicle routing. Since stochastic dynamic optimization is often complex and may not always be intuitive on first glance, the author accompanies the ADP-methodology with illustrative examples from the field of SDVRPs. The second part of this book then depicts the application of the theory to a specific SDVRP. The process starts from the real-world application. The author describes a SDVRP with stochastic customer requests often addressed in the literature, and then shows in detail how this problem can be modeled as a Markov decision process and presents several anticipatory solution approaches based on ADP. In an extensive computational study, he shows the advantages of the presented approaches compared to conventional heuristics. To allow deep insights in the functionality of ADP, he presents a comprehensive analysis of the ADP approaches.

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Springer

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3319555111

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9783319555119

Is Breast Best?

Taking on the Breastfeeding Experts and the New High Stakes of Motherhood

By: Joan B. Wolf

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Is Breast Best?

Taking on the Breastfeeding Experts and the New High Stakes of Motherhood

By: Joan B. Wolf

Monitoring mothers: a recent history of following the doctor's orders -- The science: does breastfeeding make smarter, happier, and healthier babies? -- Minding your own (risky) business: health and personal responsibility -- From the womb to the breast: total motherhood and risk-free children -- Scaring mothers: the government campaign for breastfeeding -- Conclusion: whither breastfeeding?

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NYU Press

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0814794815

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9780814794814

Radiology of the Postoperative GI Tract

By: Bruce R. Javors,Ellen L. Wolf

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Radiology of the Postoperative GI Tract

By: Bruce R. Javors,Ellen L. Wolf

A new, comprehensive review of the radiographic examination of the post-operative GI tract. Organized on an organ-by-organ basis, emphasis is placed on conventional studies, supplemented by cross-sectional imaging. Operative techniques and normal post-operative anatomy are depicted with many schematic line drawings. Normal changes, as well as early and late complications are discussed and abundantly illustrated. A must-have reference for general radiologists, specialists in gastrointestinal surgery and radiology medical libraries.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387215891

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9780387215891

Yippee!

Poems

By: Wolf Larsen

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Yippee!

Poems

By: Wolf Larsen

All boundaries of expression are smashed open in this intoxicating book of poetry. The words thrash and zing off the page like bullets! The phrases of poetry rush forward like waves of breathtaking imagery! Each page is a storm of violence and sensuality! This book of poetry written in the wild city of Lima, Peru is as frantic and amazing as the city it was written in! Grab this book!

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145207609X

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9781452076096

Ultrafast Photophysics and Photochemistry of Radical Precursors in Solution

By: Thomas Wolf

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Ultrafast Photophysics and Photochemistry of Radical Precursors in Solution

By: Thomas Wolf

The photoinduced dynamics of radical precursors in solution were investigated by means of femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy assisted by quantum chemical calculations. The investigated systems show a wide range of excited state lifetimes ranging from tens of femtoseconds to nanoseconds. Thus, in the first case, on the investigated time scale the dynamics of the generated radicals can be additionally investigated. In the latter case only the excited singlet lifetime is observable.

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KIT Scientific Publishing

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3866449402

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Andy Warhol, Poetry, and Gossip in the 1960s

By: Reva Wolf

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Andy Warhol, Poetry, and Gossip in the 1960s

By: Reva Wolf

Reva Wolf investigates the underground culture of poets, artists, and filmmakers who interacted with Warhol during his apotheosis in the turbulent 1960s. She claims that Warhol understood the literary imagination of his generation and that a study of Warhol's literary activities is essential to understanding his art.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226904911

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9780226904917

Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority

Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E.

By: Heidi Marx-Wolf

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Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority

Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E.

By: Heidi Marx-Wolf

Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority recounts how philosophers of the late third century C.E. organized the spirit world into hierarchies, positioning themselves as high priests in the process. By establishing themselves as experts on sacred matters, they fortified their authority, prestige, and reputation.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812247892

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The Entertainment Economy

How Mega-Media Forces Are Transforming Our Lives

By: Michael Wolf

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The Entertainment Economy

How Mega-Media Forces Are Transforming Our Lives

By: Michael Wolf

Every so often an author explains our culture in such a new and original way that from that day on we see the world around us in a new light. From Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan through Nicholas Negroponte's Being Digital. the books that have shown us the clearest vision of the future have been those that recognize the central role of mass media. In The Entertainment Economy, Michael J. Wolf, the industry's most in-demand strategist, demonstrates that media and entertainment have moved beyond culture to become the driving wheel of the global economy. From New York to New Delhi, from London to Lagos, from Singapore to Seattle, every business is locked in the same battle for consumer attention that movie producers and television programmers deal with on a daily basis. Consumer businesses just like entertainment businesses have to turn to content for the competitive edge. As adviser to companies like MTV, Paramount, Hearst, NBC, Universal, News Corporation, Bertelsmann and the NBA, Wolf is known by industry insiders as the moguls' secret weapon. In clear, brash prose, full of real-life examples, Wolf shows how tomorrow's successful business person will have to act like a mogul in a global economy defined by hits and blockbusters. From MTV to Ford Motor Company, from Tommy Hilfiger to Martha Stewart, from Citibank to Amazon.com, from Stephen Spielberg to Richard Branson, Wolf shares the insights gained through his unique perspective as the founder of the world's largest media consulting practice, leaving no doubt that the watchwords for all consumer businesses in the 21st century are truly, "There's no business without show business." Written with equal degrees of business and pop culture savvy, The Entertainment Economy is a book for everyone.

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0307555968

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9780307555960

Vikings

An Encyclopedia of Conflict, Invasions, and Raids

By: Tristan Mueller-Vollmer,Kirsten Wolf

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Vikings

An Encyclopedia of Conflict, Invasions, and Raids

By: Tristan Mueller-Vollmer,Kirsten Wolf

For three centuries, the Vikings changed the political world of northern and western Europe. This encyclopedia explores exactly how they did it in a highly readable and informative resource volume. How did the Vikings know when to strike? What were their military strengths? Who were their leaders? What was the impact of their raids? These and many more questions are answered in this volume, which will benefit students and general readers alike. The only encyclopedia devoted specifically to the topic of conflict, invasions, and raids in the Viking Age, this book presents detailed coverage of the Vikings, who are infamous for their violent marauding across Europe during the early Middle Ages. Featuring extracts of poetry and prose from the Viking Age, the book provides cultural context in addition to an in-depth analysis of Viking military practices.

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The Shifts and the Shocks

What We've Learned--and Have Still to Learn--from the Financial Crisis

By: Martin Wolf

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The Shifts and the Shocks

What We've Learned--and Have Still to Learn--from the Financial Crisis

By: Martin Wolf

From the chief economic commentator for the Financial Times—a brilliant tour d’horizon of the new global economy There have been many books that have sought to explain the causes and courses of the financial and economic crisis that began in 2007. The Shifts and the Shocks is not another detailed history of the crisis but is the most persuasive and complete account yet published of what the crisis should teach us about modern economies and economics. Written with all the intellectual command and trenchant judgment that have made Martin Wolf one of the world’s most influential economic commentators, The Shifts and the Shocks matches impressive analysis with no-holds-barred criticism and persuasive prescription for a more stable future. It is a book no one with an interest in global affairs will want to neglect.

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0143127632

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Proteasomes: The World of Regulatory Proteolysis

By: Wolfgang Hilt,Dieter H. Wolf

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Proteasomes: The World of Regulatory Proteolysis

By: Wolfgang Hilt,Dieter H. Wolf

This book highlights proteasome structures and how they are related to different aspects of proteasome function. Moreover, the book reports on the functional roles these highly developed proteolytic machines play within the cell. It was a great surprise to the scientific world that proteolysis provides crucial functions in cellular regulation. The

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9781498713184

Human in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

By: Don P. Wolf,Martin M. Quigley

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Human in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

By: Don P. Wolf,Martin M. Quigley

The births of more than 100 apparently normal infants at term following pregnancies initiated by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer testifies to the successful clinical application of insights obtained from studies in reproductive biology over the last 20 years. In women, these studies have included: 1) characterization of the changes in blood hormone profiles throughout ovulatory menstrual cycles; 2) documentation of the hormonal composition of antral fluid in developing and degenerating preovulatory follicles; 3) correlation of these observations with the state of oocyte maturation and the fertilizability of the oocyte; 4) application of pharmacologic agents for perturbing the normal hormone profiles to regulate the number of preovulatory follicles developing and the time of ovulation; and 5) development of non-invasi ve methods for monitoring follicular development. Optimizing methods for maturing and fertilizing eggs, for moni toring normal development in vi tro, and for transferring and achieving implantation of embryos are continuing concerns of physicians and scientists responsible for extant programs. In addition, all serious students of reproductive biology should critically examine every facet of the processes which must concatenate to assure birth of normal infants following pregnancies achieved by these methods. However, the literature which contains the informational substrate is dispersed widely in a plethora of journals not always readily accessible. Bringing the essentials together facilitates both rapid retrieval of data and access to relevant literature.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1468447122

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