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Only the Faces Change is a humorous, touching story of teachers, both good and bad, of students searching for truth in education and in their personal lives, and of failed bureaucratic attempts to improve the system. Herb Williams encourages students to speak for themselves through discussions and notes (Dear Herbies) from a coffee can, satirizes directives from principals, counselors, attendance supervisors, and parents, solicits contribution...

A. R. Ammons once said, "A word too much repeated falls out of being", and although the term Big Data sometimes seems to be "too much repeated", it's not about to fall "out of being". That said, it is subject to a lot of hype. The term Big Data is a bit of a misnomer. Truth be told, we're not even big fans of the term--despite the fact that it is so prominently displayed on the cover of this book--because it implies that other data is somehow ...

Stem Cell Biology in Health and Disease presents an up-to-date overview about the dual role of stem cells in health and disease. The Editors have drawn together an international team of experts providing chapters which, in this fully-illustrated volume, discuss: - the controversial debate on the great expectations concerning stem cell based regeneration therapies raised by the pluripotency of various stem cells.- the advantages and concerns ab...

In multiple sclerosis (MS), conventional magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) has proved to be a valuable tool to increase diagnostic reliability and to monitor the efficacy of experimental treatment. However, cMRI has limited specificity and accuracy as to the most disabling aspects of the MS pathology, known to occur in and outside macroscopic lesions. Modern quantitative MR techniques have the potential to overcome the limitations of cMRI, and...

This second edition of the Manual of Clinical Dialysis is a concise and well-illustrated guide to all aspects of dialysis. All chapters have been revised and present a complete overview of the techniques, processes and equipment involved in clinical dialysis as well as an overview of the complications of dialysis. The manual also provides an overview of common clinical problems related to renal failure such as hypertension, anemia and renal os...

Since its establishment in 1998, Microsoft Research Asia's trademark and long term commitment has been to foster innovative research and advanced education in the Asia-Pacific region. Through open collaboration and partnership with universities, government and other academic partners, MSRA has been consistently advancing the state-of-the-art in computer science. This book was compiled to record these outstanding collaborations, as Microsoft Re...

How closely connected should church and state be? May a state endorse the role and meaning of religion at all? Can it treat distinct religious groups differently? This book addresses these questions and more through a portrayal and comparison of the legal systems of Germany, Israel, France, and the United States. This thought-provoking book brings the often opposing demands of religious and secular freedoms into clear focus.

Fundamental Astronomy is a well-balanced, comprehensive introduction to classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical sciences. This is the fifth edition of the successful undergraduate textbook and reference work. It has been extensively modernized and extended in the parts dealing with extra...

Manned space programs attract the most media attention, and it is not hard to understand why-the danger, the heroism, the sheer adventure we as earthbound observers can imagine when humans are involved. But robotic missions deserve a respectful and detailed history and analysis of their own, and this book provides it. Focusing on future modern spacecraft, Michel van Pelt explains the exciting life of unmanned space explorers, making the techn...

A follow-up to "The Yukon Adventure 2004, " this picture and prose book is a detailed travelogue of the journey of six people on the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City in the Yukon Territory of Canada. For three of them, it is a tenth anniversary trip, a repeat of the 2004 trip. The others are first-timers to the Yukon. They travel down the river in an eclectic mix of crafts: a canoe, a rubber raft, and a drift boat. They spend time fi...

Bill Williams lost all the people he loved. His wife died in a car accident and now is former Navy SEAL son was left to die in Benghazi on the eleventh anniversary of 9/11. Bill heads to Washington to seek answers, but answers are not forthcoming. He is left feeling isolated and alone with very little left to live for. At his son's funeral he meets Lynda Marshall. Together Bill and Lynda discover a computer virus putting their lives in danger....

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Dive into fourteen tales of non-themed horror, with short stories and dark poems by some of the best horror writers in the world, including a story by the master himself, Graham Masterton. Allow the very first instalment of Tales From the Lake to transport you to lakeside terror in "Lover, Come Back to Me, " "Lady of Lost Lake, " and "Game On", journey to the basement of your local pet store in "Dead Pull" and your neighbourhood pub in "O'Hall...

Over 900 questions and answers about materia medica covering 178 remedies derived from plants, animals, elements, minerals & metals, acids, nosodes and bowel nosodes. This book is written as a self-learning adjunct to most courses on homeopathy and also as a knowledge refresher for busy homeopaths.

Two generations ago, young men and women with only a high-school degree would have entered the plentiful industrial occupations which then sustained the middle-class ideal of a male-breadwinner family. Such jobs have all but vanished over the past forty years, and in their absence ever-growing numbers of young adults now hold precarious, low-paid jobs with few fringe benefits. Facing such insecure economic prospects, less-educated young adults...

This is the second collection of Don Rosa's wildly popular riff on Carl Barks' Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comics.

Ziel dieses Buches ist es, dem Leser eine chronologisch aufgebaute Übersicht über die verschiedenen japanischen Rüstungstypen zu geben. Für ein besseres Verständnis der Ursachen für Veränderungen von Rüstungen und Helmen ist jedem Kapitel ein historischer Abriss der betreffenden Geschichtsepoche vorangestellt. Wert gelegt wird dabei wie gesagt auf eine Gesamtübersicht, wobei die wichtigsten Details und das Anführen und Erklären der relevanten ...