A Treasury of Fine Construction Design: 104 Detailed Plates of Early Twentieth Century Interior & Exterior Elements

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Originally published as Good Practice in Construction, this is a remarkable collection of detailed construction plates selected from the files of ten leading early 20th century architectural firms including McKim, Mead & White, Carriere & Hastings, Cross & Cross, and Delano & Aldrich. These plates were reviewed and modified by experienced professionals in the various building trades, who added much useful practical information not usually found on working detail blueprints. The result is an amazing collection of 104 highly detailed plates reflecting the finest construction methods of the period. Included are doorways, windows of various types (including palladian and oriel), stairs, cornices, fireplaces, moldings, paneling, sliding and secret doorsQall sorts of interior finishing as well as exterior construction. This is a treasure house of information not found elsewhere. Invaluable for anyone involved in design, restoration, construction, joinery and woodworking, or anyone who has an interest in how such work was done by experts. We showed the original of this book to people in the construction, restoration, and woodworking fields and they were unanimous in recommending that we reprint it; they all felt that there was nothing else like it available anywhere. 126 pages. 104 plates. 81/2" x 11". Soft cover.

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Not for the Freshman Artist.......2005-09-26

A superb slim book, that will get you started nicely at low cost (the pastels are expensive enough, without dumping huge amounts on the book when you don't know if you'll really like them yet). Parramon comments on three different artists, showing a painting from each build up in stages, as well as giving a gallery from past and present. However, unlike airbrush books, all pastel books seem to assume you already know how to draw, you just need to expand into pastels.

a good basic book on these two genres.......2002-01-22

Has good help for a shorter book, but many newer, readily available books have much more info. I recommend getting a specific book on each of the subjects.

Pastel Painting: Step-By-Step Portrait Figure Still Life Landscape Flowers

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Pastel Painting: Step-By-Step Portrait Figure Still Life Landscape Flowers
Elinor Lathrop Sears
Manufacturer: Watson Guptill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VFVKBM

The Camera Book: Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Using Photographic Equipment to Create Better Pictures
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The Camera Book: Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Using Photographic Equipment to Create Better Pictures
Michael Langford
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Pubns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0817436502

The Camera Book, Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Using Photographic Equipment to Create Better Pictures
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The Camera Book, Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Using Photographic Equipment to Create Better Pictures
Michael J. (Editor) Langford
Manufacturer: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000S61UMS

County Business Patterns: New York 1995 (Serial)
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County Business Patterns: New York 1995 (Serial)
803-051-00034-8
Manufacturer: United States Government Printing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9997029380

Manager's Guide to Loss Prevention: Includes Best Practices
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Manager's Guide to Loss Prevention: Includes Best Practices

Manufacturer: Cornell University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0914681079

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Of all the challenges that confront supermarket store managers, controlling shrink stands out as a unique opportunity to improve net profit. Marquis and Miller contribute an innovative yet fundamental method to iproving the bottom line through storewide shrink reduction: by creating a culture of loss prevention that enables shrink control as a business solution. This Cornell University publication is the basis for a companion Food Industry Management Distance Education Program course that offers retail managers a learning opportunity designed to enhance their knowledge of loss prevention and, ultimately, effectively deal with shrink problems in their stores and departments....

Supermarket Managers (Community Helpers)

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Supermarket Managers (Community Helpers)
Mary Firestone
Manufacturer: Bridgestone Books
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Binding: Library Binding

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Frozens GO .500. (Category Management).(half of top 10 managers in the US are in frozen food industry): An article from: Frozen Food Age

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Frozens GO .500. (Category Management).(half of top 10 managers in the US are in frozen food industry): An article from: Frozen Food Age
David Wellman
Manufacturer: Cygnus Business Media
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Frozen Food Age, published by Cygnus Business Media on February 1, 2002. The length of the article is 913 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Frozens GO .500. (Category Management).(half of top 10 managers in the US are in frozen food industry)
Author: David Wellman
Publication: Frozen Food Age (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2002
Publisher: Cygnus Business Media
Volume: 50 Issue: 7 Page: 84(2)

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Green thumbs.(Aloun Farms general manager Alec Sou): An article from: Hawaii Business

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Green thumbs.(Aloun Farms general manager Alec Sou): An article from: Hawaii Business
Craig DeSilva
Manufacturer: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on May 1, 1999. The length of the article is 835 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Green thumbs.(Aloun Farms general manager Alec Sou)
Author: Craig DeSilva
Publication: Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1999
Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
Volume: 44 Issue: 11 Page: 19(1)

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Notes from Orlando: a glimpse into the minds of retail frozen and refrigerated food managers shows slotting is alive and well, but service remains king. ... Counsel).: An article from: Frozen Food Age

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Notes from Orlando: a glimpse into the minds of retail frozen and refrigerated food managers shows slotting is alive and well, but service remains king. ... Counsel).: An article from: Frozen Food Age
Barry Feig
Manufacturer: Cygnus Business Media
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

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This digital document is an article from Frozen Food Age, published by Cygnus Business Media on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1076 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Notes from Orlando: a glimpse into the minds of retail frozen and refrigerated food managers shows slotting is alive and well, but service remains king. (Cold Counsel).
Author: Barry Feig
Publication: Frozen Food Age (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: Cygnus Business Media
Volume: 51 Issue: 4 Page: 18(1)

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Supermarket banker personifies the new wave in bank sales. (Tri Counties Bank branch manager Karen Fields): An article from: Bank Marketing

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Supermarket banker personifies the new wave in bank sales. (Tri Counties Bank branch manager Karen Fields): An article from: Bank Marketing
Jennifer Porter
Manufacturer: Bank Marketing Assn.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Bank Marketing, published by Bank Marketing Assn. on October 1, 1996. The length of the article is 865 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Tri Counties Bank branch manager Karen Fields' use of creative marketing techniques has translated into a deposit base of $6.2 million. Fields takes advantage of their location in Raley's Superstore by using store products as promotional tools. During Library Card Month, the bank also offered to donate $1 to the library for every account opened and organized a book fair with the cooperation of the store.

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Title: Supermarket banker personifies the new wave in bank sales. (Tri Counties Bank branch manager Karen Fields)
Author: Jennifer Porter
Publication: Bank Marketing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1996
Publisher: Bank Marketing Assn.
Volume: v28 Issue: n10 Page: p8(2)

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Supermarket splurge.(interview with John Obrey, Safeway Inc.'s general manager-Hawaii district)(Interview)(Industry Overview) : An article from: Hawaii Business

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Supermarket splurge.(interview with John Obrey, Safeway Inc.'s general manager-Hawaii district)(Interview)(Industry Overview) : An article from: Hawaii Business
Craig DeSilva
Manufacturer: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on November 1, 1999. The length of the article is 2229 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Supermarket splurge.(interview with John Obrey, Safeway Inc.'s general manager-Hawaii district)(Interview)(Industry Overview)
Author: Craig DeSilva
Publication: Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 1999
Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
Volume: 45 Issue: 5 Page: 13(3)

Article Type: Interview, Industry Overview

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Two New York City firms move to county. (Food City Supermarkets and Power Export Systems move to White Plains, New York)(Focus: Real Estate): An article from: Westchester County Business Journal

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Two New York City firms move to county. (Food City Supermarkets and Power Export Systems move to White Plains, New York)(Focus: Real Estate): An article from: Westchester County Business Journal

Manufacturer: Westfair Communications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B00092CC5A
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on June 17, 1991. The length of the article is 441 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Two New York City firms move to county. (Food City Supermarkets and Power Export Systems move to White Plains, New York)(Focus: Real Estate)
Publication: Westchester County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 17, 1991
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: v23 Issue: n27 Page: p23(1)

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UK'S Leading Retailer Deploys Wavelink to Manage WLAN with over 5,000 Wireless Access Points across More Than 600 Stores; Tesco Uses Wavelink Mobile Manager ... Kingdom): An article from: European Telecom

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UK'S Leading Retailer Deploys Wavelink to Manage WLAN with over 5,000 Wireless Access Points across More Than 600 Stores; Tesco Uses Wavelink Mobile Manager ... Kingdom): An article from: European Telecom

Manufacturer: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Wireless Networks | Networking | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

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This digital document is an article from European Telecom, published by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. on November 1, 2003. The length of the article is 541 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: UK'S Leading Retailer Deploys Wavelink to Manage WLAN with over 5,000 Wireless Access Points across More Than 600 Stores; Tesco Uses Wavelink Mobile Manager to Expand Wireless Network.(United Kingdom)
Publication: European Telecom (Newsletter)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Volume: 8 Issue: 11 Page: 15(1)

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VoIP: scalable, flexible & compatible: Laurel Grocery IT manager John Hendrickson understood that the company needed to identify a way to use technology ... story): An article from: Communications News

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VoIP: scalable, flexible & compatible: Laurel Grocery IT manager John Hendrickson understood that the company needed to identify a way to use technology ... story): An article from: Communications News
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Communications News, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2078 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: VoIP: scalable, flexible & compatible: Laurel Grocery IT manager John Hendrickson understood that the company needed to identify a way to use technology to streamline communications, preserve its resources, minimize travel and enhance the service it delivers to customers.(Cover story)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Communications News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Page: 12(5)

Article Type: Cover story

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The Human Development Report 2003 discusses the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)--the targets set for reductions in poverty, improvements in health and education, and protection of the environment around the world by the year 2015. In September 2000, world leaders pledged to achieve the MDGs, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. This report examines the progress made towards reaching these goals on a country-by-country basis. The Human Development Report 2003 also features a wide variety of national development indicators for 174 countries including demographic trends, educational levels, gender disparities, and macroeconomic indicators. It is an important tool in the formulation of government policy.

Human Development Report - 2003 ; Millennium Development Goals : A Compact Among Nations to end Human Poverty

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Human Development Report - 2003 ; Millennium Development Goals : A Compact Among Nations to end Human Poverty
UNDP
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0195667638

Infant Stimuli
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Infant Stimuli
J., Dr., M.D. Mansoor
Manufacturer: Infant Stimuli Canada
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Infants | Babies & Toddlers | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
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Braun IRT 4020 ThermoScan Ear Thermometer

ASIN: 0973294604

Four-month-old infants process own mother's voice faster than unfamiliar voices-Electrical signs of sensitization in infant brain [An article from: Cognitive Brain Research]
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Four-month-old infants process own mother's voice faster than unfamiliar voices-Electrical signs of sensitization in infant brain [An article from: Cognitive Brain Research]
M. Purhonen , R. Kilpelainen-Lees , and Valkonen-Korhone
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000RR605K

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This digital document is a journal article from Cognitive Brain Research, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Four-month-old infants heard their own mother's voice and a voice of an unfamiliar female as ''oddballs'' in a stream of acoustic information. The neuronal processing from 50 to 500 ms (as evaluated with event-related brain potentials, ERPs) was expected to be obligatory and from 500 to 900 ms to include cognitive processing. There was a clear shift in the processing speed between the mother's and unfamiliar voices at around 350 ms. While earlier obligatory ERP components occurred at significantly shorter latency to the mother's voice, later endogenous components were significantly delayed relative to the unfamiliar voice. The amplitude differences between the experimental stimuli were clearest for the last ERP potential, which presumably includes largest cognitive component. The size of the potential was significantly lower for mother than for unfamiliar voice. The results suggest that the behaviorally well-documented mutual sensitization between infant and mother and the special importance of output from mother is seen as an enhanced arousal to mother's voice and as signs of a clear memory template for own mother's voice at very early age.

Gaze shifting in infancy: a longitudinal study using dynamic faces and abstract stimuli [An article from: Infant Behavior and Development]

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Gaze shifting in infancy: a longitudinal study using dynamic faces and abstract stimuli [An article from: Infant Behavior and Development]
S. Hunnius , and R.H. Geuze
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RQYJAE

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This digital document is a journal article from Infant Behavior and Development, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Disengaging from and shifting gaze to a salient stimulus is a prerequisite for early exploration and communication. The efficiency of disengagement increases during the first few months after birth. Little is known about the effect of stimulus characteristics on disengagement during the different stages of its development. Twenty infants were studied longitudinally between 6 and 26 weeks of age. The frequency and latency of gaze shifts to peripheral targets were measured in a competition and a non-competition situation. The stimuli were a short video of the baby's mother's face and an abstract video, both appearing as central stimulus or peripheral target. In the competition condition, infants were more likely to shift their gaze when the central stimulus was a face and the peripheral target was abstract. They moved their gaze least frequently and with greater latency in the opposite condition (abstract-face). Disengagement developed rapidly between 6 and 22 weeks of age. Differences between stimulus combinations were most marked between 10 and 18 weeks.

Greater arousal and less attentiveness to face/voice stimuli by neonates of depressed mothers on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale [An article from: Infant Behavior and Development]

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Greater arousal and less attentiveness to face/voice stimuli by neonates of depressed mothers on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale [An article from: Infant Behavior and Development]
M. Hernandez-Reif , T. Field , M. Diego , and M. Ruddock
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000PC0FH6

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This digital document is a journal article from Infant Behavior and Development, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Neonates born to depressed (n=44) versus non-depressed (n=43) mothers were compared on individual items of the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS). The neonates of depressed mothers received lower scores on orienting to the live face/voice stimulus and on the alertness items, suggesting they were less attentive. They also scored less optimally on the cuddliness and hand-to-mouth activity items, suggesting they were more aroused. These data lend support to the model that infants of depressed mothers are more aroused and less attentive.

Infant physiological responses to noxious stimuli of circumcision with anesthesia and analgesia.: An article from: Pediatric Nursing

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Infant physiological responses to noxious stimuli of circumcision with anesthesia and analgesia.: An article from: Pediatric Nursing
Traci L. Olson
Manufacturer: Jannetti Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00098AS9G
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Pediatric Nursing, published by Jannetti Publications, Inc. on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 3169 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Infant physiological responses to noxious stimuli of circumcision with anesthesia and analgesia.
Author: Traci L. Olson
Publication: Pediatric Nursing (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1998
Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Volume: v24 Issue: n4 Page: p385(5)

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Infants' emotional expressions in response to social and non-social stimuli.: An article from: International Social Science Review

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Infants' emotional expressions in response to social and non-social stimuli.: An article from: International Social Science Review
Marta E. Losonczy
Manufacturer: Pi Gamma Mu
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from International Social Science Review, published by Pi Gamma Mu on September 22, 2004. The length of the article is 6668 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Infants' emotional expressions in response to social and non-social stimuli.
Author: Marta E. Losonczy
Publication: International Social Science Review (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2004
Publisher: Pi Gamma Mu
Volume: 79 Issue: 3-4 Page: 124(13)

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Sex differences in infants' attraction to group versus individual stimuli [An article from: Infant Behavior and Development]

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Sex differences in infants' attraction to group versus individual stimuli [An article from: Infant Behavior and Development]
J.F. Benenson , V. Duggan , and H. Markovits
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RQYJ6S

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Cardiac response patterns to sudden peripheral stimuli during the first eleven weeks of life (University of Hawaii)

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Cardiac response patterns to sudden peripheral stimuli during the first eleven weeks of life (University of Hawaii)
Marion Libbie Gray
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007G5034

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Genetic psychology monographs
Kai Jensen
Manufacturer: Clark University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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How did war originate? What makes a war popular or unpopular at home? How common is desertion or mutiny? What makes a successful guerrilla insurgency? How have armies been fed throughout history? The Reader's Companion to Military History addresses these and other intriguing aspects of the most destructive, fascinating, and relentless of human enterprises -- war. Filled with surprising anecdotes, little-known facts, and rare illustrations, The Reader's Companion to Military History covers major events and battles, commanders and theorists, weaponry and technological advances, and strategy and tactics. What makes the volume especially distinctive, however, is the range of thematic articles, covering such topics as courage, discipline, the effects of weather on warfare, military justice, surrender, the role of propaganda, the use of animals in war, the evolution of uniforms, psychological warfare, and morale. Unlike many military histories, the volume covers Asian, African, and South American history as well that of Europe and North America. Subjects range from the Persian Wars of 490 B.C. to such contemporary topics such as the revelations of Robert McNamara, gays in the military, and ethnic cleansing. One hundred fifty distinguished military historians, biographers, and journalists produced this volume under the editorship of Robert Cowley, editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and Geoffrey Parker, Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. The result is a remarkable chronicle of warfare that combines compelling historical narrative with the latest in contemporary scholarship.

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Excellent product with good summaries of key ideas.......2005-08-20

The book provides a quick review of key ideas and events in world military history. A good buy!

Reference book aimed at armchair historians.......2002-05-24

This is one of the better reference books I've purchased, for all the wrong reasons. Instead of trying to produce a completely comprehensive encyclopedia of military history (there are already several available) the authors wisely went a different path, aiming the book at an audience that doesn't just want dry facts.

Cowley used to edit Military History Quarterly, and Parker is a professor in Ohio. Together they collected essays from 150 historians on a range of topics, many of them more vague than descriptions of battles or campaigns. There are also lists of Top Tens, like best commanders, most underrated, decisive battles, etc. The authors said once that the book was intended to be browsed through rather than used as a reference exclusively, and it's very good for either.

A fine book, and a good addition to any library owned by a military history buff, enthusiast, or academic.

An excellent set of insights.......2001-11-10

Reader's Companion To Military History provides an encyclopedia of warfare from the early Persian Wars to modern times, providing almost six hundred articles detailing major battles, commanders, theories, weapons and strategies. Articles come from military historians, biographers and journalists and provide an excellent set of insights.

A top-shelf reference book.......1998-06-11

I originally picked this up at the library, just to browse through, but I stayed up late several nights running, absorbed in the essays and following the cross-references from topic to topic. My wife took pity on me and bought it for my birthday.

You needn't be a military historian to understand it and you needn't be an academic to enjoy it. The editors have done a wonderful job of unifying the submissions of a large number of specialists and of controlling the jargon level. The articles also discuss art, philosophy, and other theoretically non-military subjects, as well as weapons and tactics. And the scattered lists -- the 10 best battlefields to visit, etc. -- will get your attention.

Very highly recommended.

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Demonstrates how much of written history throughout the ages, including Nazi censored news, has been manipulated to suit political purposes or religious dogma. Painstakingly documented by the author, who lived through WWII in Europe and witnessed firsthand the rewriting of history to suit the purposes of the propagandists. Also features an amazing exposé of Christianity s unfortunate rewriting of the truth about Israel and the Jewish people throughout the centuries.

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The Pocket Naturalist Guides introduces novices to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions.

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A fine guide but it's a pamphelt, not a paperback.......2004-02-18

This is a helpful guide but it's not a paperback book. Rather, it's a pamphelt. So, other than photographs and the names of each bird, there's little in the way of descriptive text.

San Francisco Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Bay Area Species (Pocket Naturalist)

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San Francisco Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Bay Area Species (Pocket Naturalist)
Waterford Press
Manufacturer: Waterford Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Birds | Field Guides | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 1889903779

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