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A complete music source for church organists. The musical language of this collection is simple and traditional with some unobtrusive contemporary element, and most of the pieces may be sight-read without much preparation. 24 Preludes op.91, Organ pieces op.96 and 25 Short preludes op.100 were written by Misha V. Stefanuk whose credits range from Mel Bay's bestseller Jazz Piano Chords to composing episode music for One Life to Live and All My ...

These essays were originally intended for presentation to Professor Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday. Before his death, in March, 1965, he knew of our plans for this volume and was gladdened by them.... The editor hopes that these papers, many of which fruitfully utilize Goodenough's scholarship, may contribute to the critical discussion of some problems of concern to him during his lifetime. He can conce...

Set in the Nebraska landscape in a community evocative of Cather's own (Red Cloud), My Ántonia tells the story of Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian immigrant, and Jim Burden, who like Cather was uprooted from Virginia to the Nebraska prairie. Ántonia and Jim, like many of the other characters in this 1918 novel, are based on Cather's childhood friends. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the first published edition of the novel. It is accompan...

This new collection of challenging literary studies plays with a foundational definition of Western culture: the word become flesh. But the "word become flesh" is not, or is no longer, a theological already-given. It is a millennial goal or telos toward which each text strives.

Many African nations are now described as 'fourth world nations', ones which essentially have no future. How could this have happened? Through the scope of the 1960's, the first decade of African independence, Peter Schwab presents a compelling and provocative answer to this question. Designing West Africa tells the story of a pivotal decade in African history, when the fate of the continent was decided. Focusing on the six most visible leader...

In this sweetly humorous picture book, Stella and her brother, Sam, explore the wonders of the natural world under a vast, luminous sky. Full color.

Teach Me How To Love So I Can Heal introduces an inquisitive young woman named Chrissie to the reader. Chrissie wants to heal herself and learn about spiritual love, so she asks Malcolm S. Southwood the questions many of us would like to ask a very wise teacher. Her questions run the gamut from: What is spiritual healing? to What really happens when we die? Can I live without anger? to What creates phobias? Written clearly and concisely, Mr. S...

Life, Laptops and Liquid Crystals connects the science of one of the icons of the digital age, the laptop computer, with life itself via liquid crystals, the phase of matter essential to both. The book begins with a review of basic chemistry and physics, then goes on to discuss semiconductors, polymers, liquid crystals, and the molecules of life. Applications of these basic concepts to electronic devices, liquid crystal displays, art, and of c...

In this book, Blanchot forcefully distinguishes his critical project from the major intellectual currents of his day, surrealism and existentialism.

Written by a physicist with over 15 years of experience as a quant on Wall Street, this book treats a wide variety of topics. Presenting the theory and practice of quantitative finance and risk, it delves into the "how to" and "what it's like" aspects not covered in textbooks or research papers. Both standard and new results are presented. A "Technical Index" indicates the mathematical level--from zero to PhD mathematical background--for each ...

Laughter and beauty are the universal languages transcending the tangled semantics of cross-cultural interchange, inspiring and lifting us above the quagmire of envy and hate. Wartime squeezes the joy out of Mother's Day, birth of babies, Christmas and the first wisp of spring when separation and the threat of everlasting loss paralyses us with a sense of impending doom. There are no spectators in the race of life encircling the globe. Each of...

For ecologist John Terborgh, Manu National Park in the rainforest of Peru is a second home, he has spent half of each of the past twenty-five years there conducting research. Like all parks, Manu is assumed to provide inviolate protection to nature. Yet even there, in one of the most remote corners of the planet, Terborgh has been witness to the relentless onslaught of civilization.Seeing the steady destruction of irreplaceable habitat has bee...

While most people today vaguely realize that the body is a working machine that generates energy, most of us don't understand the way energy flows, where it goes and what it does. Margaret Rogers' research with her clients and under medical supervision has validated ancient Oriental techniques and merged them with exciting non-invasive methods using crystals to unblock energy flow in our Five Bodies and to tone and stimulate the Chi energies. ...

Whether studying for school, business, or travel, this phrase book provides readers with tips on how to use Spanish in everyday situations, such as posing simple questions, chatting about the family, and talking about the weather.

Many African nations are now described as 'fourth world nations', ones which essentially have no future. How could this have happened? Through the scope of the 1960's, the first decade of African independence, Peter Schwab presents a compelling and provocative answer to this question. Designing West Africa tells the story of a pivotal decade in African history, when the fate of the continent was decided. Focusing on the six most visible leader...

This book reviews knowledge on the interconnection of signal transduction and endocytosis/intracellular trafficking. The chapters cover knowledge obtained by using different model systems. The first chapter deals with Receptor Tyrosin Kinases (RTKs) with emphasis on the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGF receptor) and the Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor (PDGF receptor). The second chapter deals with the RTK c-Met and with how this R...

The book is the first thorough overview of the first important steps to develop a worldwide virtual observatory so that, in the future, it could be easier to "dial-up" a part of the sky than wait many months to access a telescope. The articles in this book present details on the status of the first efforts to develop a standardized framework for the virtual observatory, including steps towards completion and deployment of technical infrastruct...

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Essential Animal Behavior provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of the subject: from the genetic and neurobiological control of behavior to the learning, development, and function of behavior in an evolutionary context. Social behaviour is also covered throughout the text.Written in a concise and engaging style, this new book: - includes examples from both marine and terrestrial environments around the world- places current resear...

The Wiley Classics Library consists of selected books that have become recognized classics in their respective fields. With these new unabridged and inexpensive editions, Wiley hopes to extend the life of these important works by making them available to future generations of mathematicians and scientists. This title addresses those basic aspects of research design which are common to many related fields in the social sciences, health science...