Living on the Edge of the Gulf: The West Florida and Alabama Coast (Living with the Shore)

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The Gulf coast of Florida and Alabama is a fragile combination of barrier islands, low-lying marshes, and highly erodable mainland shores. In addition to sea-level rise, winter storms, and altered sediment supplies, hurricanes frequently damage or destroy the human developments and infrastructures that line this coast. Indeed, a single storm can cause billions of dollars in losses. Memories of such hurricanes as Camille, Frederic, Opal, and Andrew cause great concern for residents and property owners alike; events of equal magnitude are always just beyond the horizon and the uninformed have much to lose.
The authors of Living on the Edge of the Gulf seek to counteract potential loss by providing an illustrated introduction to coastal processes, a history of hazards for the region, and risk-reduction guidance in the form of site evaluations, community mitigation techniques, and storm-resistant construction practices. Risk maps that focus on individual coastal beaches are designed to assist property owners, community planners, and officials in prudent decision making, while a review of coastal regulations helps owners to understand and navigate various permit requirements.
This latest book in the Living with the Shore series replaces the earlier guide Living with the West Florida Shore and supplements the Alabama portion of Living with the Alabama/Mississippi Shore.

Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches: Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West (Living with the Shore)

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Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches: Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West (Living with the Shore)
David M. Bush , John D. Congleton , and Kenyon C. Lindeman
Manufacturer: Duke University Press
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Binding: Paperback

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The Corps and the Shore

ASIN: 0822332892

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From Amelia Island just south of Georgia to Key West’s southern tip, beaches are one of Florida’s greatest assets. Yet these beaches are in danger: rapid structural development on a highly erodible coast make them vulnerable to some of nature’s greatest storms. The same development that has been driven by the attraction of beautiful beaches and coastal amenities now threatens those very resources. In turn, coastal structures are at risk from sea-level rise, shoreline retreat, winter storms, and hurricanes. Most of the methods for reducing losses associated with storms protect property only in the short term—at a growing cost in dollars and loss of natural habitat in the long term.

Living with Florida’s Atlantic Beaches is a guide to mitigating or reducing losses of property, human life, and natural resources by living with, rather than just at, the shore. This illustrated volume provides an introduction to coastal processes and geology as well as a brief history of coastal hazards and short-sighted human responses. This is the first volume in the Living with the Shore series to discuss the significant long-term impact of dredge-and-fill beach construction on living marine resources. Guidance is provided for long-term risk reduction in the form of tips on storm-resistant construction and site evaluation; maps for evaluating relative vulnerability to hazards are also included. A brief review of coastal regulations will help property owners understand and navigate the various permit requirements for developing coastal property. Living with Florida’s Atlantic Beaches is an invaluable source of information for everyone from the curious beach visitor to the community planner, from the prudent property investor to the decision-making public official.

Living With the West Florida Shore (Living With the Shore)

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Living With the West Florida Shore (Living With the Shore)
Larry J. Doyle
Manufacturer: Duke University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 082230516X

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LIVING WITH THE WEST FLORIDA SHORE

Manufacturer: Duke University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GRR43S

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Cross Hollywood Babylon with a New York tourist's guide and the result would be this bullet-riddled survey of the city's most nefarious crime scenes. Why go to tourist traps when you can check out the landmark sites of mob rubouts, celebrity busts, political corruption, riots, and urban disasters of every stripe. 8-page photo insert; 13 maps.

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Fascinating and funny!.......2003-10-06

I'm reading this book in one sitting and I'm almost at the end. I just can't put it down. It's honest, brutal but also very humorous! Definitely recommended!!

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Could a forgotten cutie be Katelyn's newest catch?

Katelyn Spears is a firm believer in the two-date rule. First dates are so awkward; every guy deserves a second chance. But a third? Not unless he's got serious Romeo potential.

Enter Tyler. Tyler thinks Katelyn's rule is too harsh. He dares her to go back through her Little Pink Book and grant a third date to all the two-date duds. Oh, and she should report back to the whole school via her newspaper column.

Standing by her policy (and determined to prove Tyler wrong), Katelyn makes a few phone calls. But will any of her old flames rekindle a romance?

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Could a forgotten cutie be Katelyn's newest catch? Katelyn Spears is a firm believer in the two-date rule. First dates are so awkward; every guy deserves a second chance. But a third? Not unless he's got serious Romeo potential.Enter Tyler. Tyler thinks Katelyn's rule is too harsh. He dares her to go back through her Little Pink Book and grant a third date to all the two-date duds. Oh, and she should report back to the whole school via her newspaper column. Standing by her policy (and determined to prove Tyler wrong), Katelyn makes a few phone calls. But will any of her old flames rekindle a romance?

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'Getting to Third Date' may make readers pull out their own Little Pink Book, in an attempt to rekindle a romance gone awry..........2006-03-18

College freshman, Katelyn Spears, is a very firm believer in a little something she likes to call the two-date rule. You see, everyone knows that first dates are just about one of the most awkward things any human can possibly experience, so all guys obviously deserve a second date. But beyond that? Not unless he's a knight in shining armor. Which may just be the reason why Katelyn is swinging single. That is, until Tyler enters the picture. Tyler is the editor-in-chief of the campus paper, and yet another guy who views Katelyn as nothing more than "best friend potential." When Tyler discovers the truth about Katelyn's little rule - a la the anonymous advice she gives to students via her "Mother Hubbard" advice column, he announces that her way of thinking is a little too harsh, and proposes a little...activity for her to complete. The challenge? Katelyn must go through her Little Pink Book, and go on a third-date with all of the two-date duds. Sounds easy enough. But the clincher is that she must then report her findings as she plays the field to the entire school, through her newspaper column and blog reports. Katelyn knows that she'll be able to prove Tyler wrong in a heartbeat, and begins shuffling through her coded address book. But the more she thinks about it, the more she wonders whether one of her two-date duds could actually be her awaiting Prince.

I find that as I get older, it's hard to find teen fiction that you can actually relate to. Which is why I absolutely adore when the SIMON PULSE ROMANTIC COMEDIES center around a girl, on her own for the first time, in college - much like Kelly McClymer's GETTING TO THIRD DATE. Katelyn is a sarcastic, fresh voice to the dating scene; and her advice, while a bit outdated and harsh, can actually be applied to everyday life. The fact that she is finally starting to discover who she is, and what she wants in life is a highly appealing factor, as many girls - both pre-teen, teen, and young adult - will be able to identify with her quest to find the inner her. The fact that McClymer, jumping on the wave-of-the-future bandwagon incorporates blogging, websites, and the Internet into her SIMON PULSE addition is quite fun, as well. After all, this is the time of the future - and the future revolves around computers for many teens. McClymer's GETTING TO THIRD DATE is an invigorating, fast-paced, romantic comedy that will keep readers giggling from beginning to end; and just may make someone pull out their very own Little Pink Book, in an attempt to rekindle a romance gone awry.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

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Mycorrhiza - symbiotic associations between plant roots and fungi - play a major role in many fundamental plant functions such as mineral nutrition or stress resistance. As the link between plants and the soil, mycorrhiza are now of great interest for developing new strategies in sustainable agriculture. Since they allow a decreased use of fertilizer and pesticides, negative impacts on the environment can be minimized. With contributions from renowned international scientists, this manual offers a great variety of practical protocols for analyzing mycorrhiza, including the latest molecular, biochemical, genetical, and physiological techniques.

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Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture: Fundamental Methods (Springer Lab Manuals)

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Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture: Fundamental Methods (Springer Lab Manuals)

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Paperback

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This manual provides all relevant protocols for basic and applied plant cell and molecular technologies, such as histology, electron microscopy, cytology, virus diagnosis, gene transfer and PCR. Also included are chapters on laboratory facilities, operation and management as well as a glossary and all the information needed to set up and carry out any of the procedures without having to use other resource books.
It is especially designed for professionals and advanced students who wish to acquire practical skills and first-hand experience in plant biotechnology.

Lab Manual to accompany Introductory Plant Biology

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Lab Manual to accompany Introductory Plant Biology
Kingsley R Stern
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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Lab Manual t/a Introductory Plant Biology

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Lab Manual t/a Introductory Plant Biology
Kingsley R. Stern
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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This lab manual is designed for use in a one-semester introductory course in plant biology and shorter botany courses open to both majors and non-majors. Both the principles of biology and the scientific method are introduced, using plants as illustrations. Exercises include introductions to such topics as the microscope, cells, mitosis, stems, roots, leaves, meiosis, algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, ferns, conifers, flowering plants, ecology and genetics. A functional approach to the topics of cell components and products, diffusion, growth, and hormones is employed.

Practical Plant Virology: Protocols and Exercises (Springer Lab Manuals)

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Practical Plant Virology: Protocols and Exercises (Springer Lab Manuals)
Jeanne Dijkstra , and Cees de Jager
Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3540637591

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Unlike most pathogenic organisms, viruses require a special approach to establish their presence in a diseased plant, since they are not visible, even with a light microscope. Due to the tremendous damage of crop plants caused by viruses various methods and techniques have been developed to enable the investigation of these pathogens. A variety of protocols for determining the properties and identity of a virus or its behaviour in an infected plant are described in this manual. For teaching purposes, a number of class exercises have been added. The protocols have been selected in such a way as to be useful for plant viruses in both tropical and non-tropical parts of the world.

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Very nice.......1999-11-27

This book is extremely well done. I am a plant virologist and have used several of the protocols included in this book with a high degree of success. The book would be a boon to a researcher as well as to an instructor wishing to conduct a laboratory course in virology at the undergraduate or graduate university level.

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Experiences in Botany: Lab Workbook
Schumacher , and Cherry
Manufacturer: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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General Botany Lab Studies
James Carter
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Genetic Preservation of Plant Cells in Vitro (Springer Lab Manual)

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Genetic Preservation of Plant Cells in Vitro (Springer Lab Manual)

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Lab Experiences in Botany
Wayne C. Rosing
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Lab Manual for Berg's Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, 2nd

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Lab Manual for Berg's Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, 2nd
Linda R. Berg
Manufacturer: Brooks Cole
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ASIN: 0495105090

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: Designed to enrich your understanding of the material in the text, this LAB MANUAL offers further investigation into the value of plants, making it an important component of your exploration of botany.

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This volume contains the proceedings of an international symposium on applied and computational mathematics held in Munich in July 1999 and organized by the Collaborative Research Centre "Mathematical Modelling, Simulation, and Verification in Material-Orientated Processes and Intelligent Systems" (SFB 438) on the occasion of Karl-Heinz Hoffmann's 60th birthday.The 19 contributions from both members of the SFB and invited experts in mathematical modelling and numerical simulation cover various topics from scientific computing, ranging from numerical linear algebra to fields of applications such as turbulent flows, free boundaries, phase transitions, shape memory alloys, and others.

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In its scope and inclusiveness, this ambitious volume is far more than a history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day, though it is that too. It is a book that fully registers the impact of post-modern thought upon our understanding of what we mean by 'literature' and what historically has been meant by the term. David Coward's book allows us to see the diverse wealth of French literature, which has been extended and enriched by new Francophone writing in Europe, Canada, the West Indies and North and Sub-Saharan Africa. His history is set in the widest cultural context and links the development of literature to the mentalities and social conditions which produced it.Coward takes us beyond 'literature' into the world of the best-seller and, beyond words, to graphic fiction and cinema. In the course of his account he maps the rise of the intellectual, from the time of Dreyfus to the divisions of the 1930s, from the Existentialists to the Post-Structuralists and beyond, and in so doing charts a progression from literary doctrine to critical theory.Whatever the subject in hand, from the 'feminism' of the Middle Ages to the Feminism of the present, from the 'modernism' of the fifteenth century to the Modernism we associate with Proust and his contemporaries, Coward proves to be a fascinating and inspiring guide. Topics, themes and genres are clearly signposted so that the reader may follow the evolution of theatre, poetry or fiction as well as wider matters such as censorship and writers' rewards. The text is complemented by a fully comprehensive and reader-friendly index.

A History of French Literature: From Chanson De Geste to the Cinema

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A History of French Literature: From Chanson De Geste to the Cinema
David Coward
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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A History of French Literature: From ''Chanson de Geste'' to Cinema.(Book Review) : An article from: The Modern Language Review

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A History of French Literature: From ''Chanson de Geste'' to Cinema.(Book Review) : An article from: The Modern Language Review
Roger Pensom
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Modern Language Review, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2004. The length of the article is 598 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: A History of French Literature: From ''Chanson de Geste'' to Cinema.(Book Review)
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Publication: The Modern Language Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2004
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A history of French Literature From Chanson De Geste to Cinema

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A history of French Literature From Chanson De Geste to Cinema
David Coward
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