The Value of Life: Biological Diversity And Human Society

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The Value of Life is an exploration of the actual and perceived importance of biological diversity for human beings and society. Stephen R. Kellert identifies ten basic values, which he describes as biologically based inherent human tendencies that are greatly influenced and moderated by culture, learning, and experience. Drawing on twenty years of original research, he considers:

the universal basis for how humans value nature
differences in those values by gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, and geographic location
how environment-related activities affect values
variation in values relating to different species
how vlaues vary across cultures
policy and management implications

Throughout the book, Kellert argues that the preservation of biodiversity is fundamentally linked to human well-being in the largest sense as he illustrates the importance of biological diversity to the human sociocultural and psychological condition.

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Comprehensive Intro. of Biodiversity and Human Interference.......2000-06-15

Kellert does a wonderful job of carefully exploring how humans define and perceive nature, respective of their cultural backgrounds, gender, economic status, et. al. His study, one that took a couple of decades to accomplish, provides readers with an abundance of information about bioligical diversity, ideas about biophilia, and ways in which we can lessen our destructive impact on the natural world.

His discussion of the history, effectiveness, and ineffectiveness of the Endangered Species Act (one of the strongest sections of the book)is especially revealing in regard to problems that are encountered yearly in the environmental movement. One of Kellert's main organzing ideas is that we need to stop looking at biological diversity in purely economic terms. His research intimates that this mindset is changing, but it could be way too late.

For anyone who is interested in environmental concerns, Kellert provides a wealth of perspectives to show the complexity of humans' interaction with the natural world. I highly recommend this work for readers who are concerned about the environment and for folks who should be concerned.

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The Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
H. W. Rickett
Manufacturer: The Odyssey Press; N.Y.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GL1ULQ

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The Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
H. W. - Text; photographs by Farrell Grehan Rickett
Manufacturer: Golden Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OEFDWC

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Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
Grehan
Manufacturer: Golden books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0517000989

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Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
H.W. Rickett; Photographer Farrell Grehan
Manufacturer: GOLDEN PRESS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OKW5RM

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The Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
H. W. - Text; photographs by Farrell Grehan Rickett
Manufacturer: Golden Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VSB0Y6

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The Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
H. W. Ricket
Manufacturer: Golden Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PHNA1Y

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The Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
H.W., Illustrated by Grehan, Farrell Rickett
Manufacturer: New York: The Odyssey Press, 1964
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O3POOU

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The Odyssey book of American wildflowers
Farrell Grehan , and Harold William Rickett
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00005WHDU

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Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
H.W. Rickett; Photographer Farrell Grehan
Manufacturer: ODYSSEY PRESS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OKWCN4

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· A critically acclaimed budget travel guide with attitude, mixing an irreverent look at culture and politics with brutally honest dining, lodging, and sightseeing reviews; original, socially aware.
· Covers Great Britain & Ireland from Oxford and London to Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
· Researched, written, and edited by University of California at Berkeley students.
· Packed with sidebars full of trivia and fascinating facts on everything from Bloomsday celebrations to Regency-style architecture.
· Up-to-date information on politics and culture.
· Hundreds of recommended cheap eats and sleeps plus suggested splurges.
· What's low-cost or free.
· Loaded with outdoor activities.
· Travel information for gays, women, people with disabilities.
· 55 pages of maps.
· Complete destination/topic indexes.

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Computerized data acquisition systems are often the principal method of recording experimental results. This book takes the reader step-by-step through the process of data acquisition and analysis, explaining how to set up the systems and obtain useful information from the data recorded. In an easy-to-read style, the author guides researchers through the basics of data acquisition systems, explaining the important underlying concepts, and giving numerous examples of how to analyze the recorded information. While aimed at researchers in the life sciences, the topics covered are general and will be valuable to anyone interested in learning to use data acquisition systems. The principles can be applied to the collection of data from respiratory apparatus to behavioral science experiments, and a host of other situations. Many illustrations and worked examples accompany the text, and the mathematics are kept simple. This book is an invaluable tool for the nonengineer who is collecting and analyzing experimental data using data acquisition systems. Researchers, graduate students, and technicians will find it an up-to-date and indispensable guide for setting up equipment and getting the most out of their data.

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Control and estimation of linear systems with state-multiplicative noise in the H-infinity setting is covered in this monograph. Multiplicative noise appears in systems where the process or measurement noise levels depend on the system state vector. Such systems are relevant when a gain-scheduled controller utilizes a noisy gain-scheduling parameter or when the noise level depends on one or more of the states; the latter is encountered, for example, in radar measurements where larger ranges involve higher noise level. The last decade has witnessed a resurgence of interest in the study of these systems, which constitute a special class of nonlinear systems, mainly in the field of H-infinity control. H-infinity Control and Estimation of State-multiplicative Linear Systems embodies a comprehensive survey of the relevant literature with basic problems being formulated and solved by applying various techniques including game theory, linear matrix inequalities and Lyapunov parameter-dependent functions. Topics covered include: practical problems in which state-multiplicative noise has to be dealt with; convex H2 and H-infinity norms analysis of systems with multiplicative noise; state feedback control and state estimation of systems with multiplicative noise; dynamic and static output feedback of stochastic bilinear systems; tracking controllers for stochastic bilinear systems utilizing preview information. Various examples which demonstrate the applicability of the theory to practical control engineering problems are considered; two such examples are taken from the aerospace and guidance control areas.

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An over-looked novel of the Civil War that deserves readers!.......2002-04-08

This is an amazing book by a writer who deserves much wider recognition! Bonner, unfortunately, continues to be neglected by literary critics and scholars. But this novel, published in 1878, while certainly of interest to the literary historican, will also appeal to lay readers interested in the South, American womanhood, and the Civil War and Reconstruction periods. What makes this novel of superior worth, however, is not only its historical value but also the high quality of the writing. Let me assure you, this is one very well-written book. Bonner combines a coming-of-age narrative with an early realism and generally avoids the sentimentalism of most popular fiction of the nineteenth century. Therefore, readers today will find it very accessible and a pleasant surprise! I taught this book in a college course and my students unanimously enjoyed it and wondered why they had never heard of Sherwood Bonner before.

Like Unto Like challenges many of our stereotpyes about Southern women as passive, dainty belles. Blythe, the heroine, is a very thoughtful, independent-minded young woman, so much so that she is eager to welcome the Northern soldiers stationed in her Southern small town (Yariba) after the Civil War. Much to the chagrin of all around her, she initiates a reconciliation between North and South, only to discover how complex a relationship she has to her family and region. In her love affair with a Northern officer, she confronts her feelings about love, politics, race, the legacy of the war, and, ultimately, her own independence.

The main interest of the book derives from its insider's view of what it felt like to live in the conquered South after the war. But its real charm derives from its heroine, who reminds me very much of Jo in Little Women. Bonner writes of her, using her characteristically ironic tone: "Perhaps if Blythe had been more popular among the young people she would have absorbed herself more happily in the usual interests of a girl in her father's home; but she had never been a favorite. She was called literary. This was an unfortunate adjective in Yariba, and set one rather apart from one's fellows, like an affliction in the family." This, of course, is what endears her to the narrator, and to us. Blythe is different and embraces her difference. But as she grows up and learns to reconcile herself with her community, she struggles to understand her place in a nation that was so recently torn apart and is trying to heal. That this book offers no easy solutions to the dilemmas of its heroine and a nation emerging from Reconstruction is a testament to its excellence.

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Good Reference.......2006-10-08

Yrigoyen book provides a very personal touch to the huge figure which is Wesley. Great for beginners in Methodism and long-timers alike.

Rolling Over..........2004-02-26

This book is excellent for people like me...life-long methodists that need to learn how and why it all started. I would think John Wesley is rolling over in his grave at the current state of the methodist church.

A great Book.......2003-02-25

Was very useful for what I was doing, and I enjoyed the reading.

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John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life

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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000E31O08

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John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life
Jr. Charles Yrigoyen
Manufacturer: Education and Cultivation Program Dept.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NE64EO

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JOHN WESLEY: HOLINESS OF HEART AND LIFE
Charles Yrigoyen
Manufacturer: The Mission Education And Cultivation Program Department
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HI7RFQ

Spiritual letters: Calculated to illustrate and enforce holiness of heart and life

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Spiritual letters: Calculated to illustrate and enforce holiness of heart and life
Hester Ann Rogers
Manufacturer: Printed by R. Napper for the Methodist Book Room
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Youth study: John Wesley : holiness of heart and life

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Youth study: John Wesley : holiness of heart and life
Mariellen Sawada
Manufacturer: Women's Division, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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tenting tonight: soldiers life review.......2004-01-24

This book is very helpful to both kids, teens and adults who are doing a project, researching, or just reading for fun. It contains interesting facts, helpful facts, and it has GREAT pictures. There are also some little side stories, but mainly it is made up of facts, stories, and happenings during the war. I reccomend this for anyone who is at all interested in the US Civil War because it will pull you in farther and you will become even more interested in this topic once you read it and you will pick this book up again and again.

THE CIVIL WAR TENTING TONIGHT THE SOLDIER'S LIFE

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THE CIVIL WAR TENTING TONIGHT THE SOLDIER'S LIFE

Manufacturer: Time-Life Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HZYYD2

The Civil War. Time-Life. Tenting Tonight: The Soldier's Life

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The Civil War. Time-Life. Tenting Tonight: The Soldier's Life
Time-Life
Manufacturer: Time-Life Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JIITBA

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Tenting Tonight

Manufacturer: Time Life
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Tenting tonight: A chronicle of sport and adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains

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Tenting tonight: A chronicle of sport and adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Manufacturer: Doubleday, Doran & Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00088VPP8

No Tenting Tonight.(alternative termite control)(Brief Article): An article from: E

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No Tenting Tonight.(alternative termite control)(Brief Article): An article from: E
Eilene Zimmerman
Manufacturer: Earth Action Network, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008I8NOO
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on September 1, 2001. The length of the article is 743 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: No Tenting Tonight.(alternative termite control)(Brief Article)
Author: Eilene Zimmerman
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2001
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: 12 Issue: 5 Page: 46

Article Type: Brief Article

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Tenting tonight: getting in touch with the hunter-gatherer within.(Going Green)(Column) : An article from: E

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Tenting tonight: getting in touch with the hunter-gatherer within.(Going Green)(Column) : An article from: E
Patti Sherlock
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000EYK6FQ
Release Date: 2006-03-11

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 792 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: Tenting tonight: getting in touch with the hunter-gatherer within.(Going Green)(Column)
Author: Patti Sherlock
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 52(1)

Article Type: Column

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Tenting Tonight
James I. Robertson
Manufacturer: Time Life Education
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NPTZNA

Tenting Tonight The Soldier's Life (Time Life Civil War Series)

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Tenting Tonight The Soldier's Life (Time Life Civil War Series)
James I.; Time Life Books Robertson
Manufacturer: Time Life Education
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000L5AWWA

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America's dramatic split with France, Germany, and much of the rest of Europe over the Iraq war has shaken the world alliances of the last century. Beyond Paradise and Power brings together leading foreign policy experts on both sides of the Atlantic to define what this bitter separation means for America, NATO, Europe, and the world.

"Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus," wrote foreign policy guru Robert Kagan famously in his book Of Paradise and Power, which became an instant New York Times bestseller last year. Taking Kagan one step further, prominent foreign policy specialists - such as Walter Russell Mead, Timothy Garton Ash, and Francis Fukuyama - here provide multiple perspectives on the state of the transatlantic relationship after the war.

The contributors ask vital questions: Will the European Union become a more united, powerful counterforce to America global hegemony in response to the crisis? What is meant by the clash between the "old Europe" and the "new Europe?" Does the "West" still exist? How do we together address the increasing global threat of terror and create a stable world order? Provocative and intriguing, Beyond Paradise and Power is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the balance of world power in the 21st century and the future of this troubled partnership.

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Essential reading.......2004-11-23

This book is a must-have for readers who seek to understand future relations between Europe and the United States. An A-list group of authors contributed to Beyond Paradise and Power; just as important, however, this is one of the very few books on the subject that does not seek consensus from its contributors. Kudos to editor Tod Lindberg for this stellar collection of essays.

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Livestock biodiversity is integral to our culture, history, environment, economy and, most importantly, our future. Thousands of livestock breeds, from relatively small genetic pools, have evolved over time to suit particular environments and farming systems. This is both the result of natural processes and of human needs for specialized livestock - as our knowledge of genetics continues to increase we achieve a greater understanding of how this biodiversity evolved.This book offers a detailed and comprehensive overview of livestock biodiversity. It explores the history behind it, shows how livestock biodiversity can be utilized as animal genetic resources through breed development and by crossbreeding, examines the state of world livestock biodiversity today, and emphasizes the importance of conserving and developing the biodiversity of livestock.Special consideration is given to:- How livestock biodiversity arose and is maintained in relation to human society- How it can be used in sustainable agricultural development- How it can be conserved for the benefit of present and future generations- Why conservation biologists, as well as agriculturists, should be involved in its protection

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