The Fearsome Dilemma: Simultaneous Inflation and Unemployment
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    		The Fearsome Dilemma: Simultaneous Inflation and Unemployment
    Alex N. McLeod
    Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN)
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    ASIN: 0819145203

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    Despite the lack of agreement among economists about the ultimate causes of inflation, there is sufficient common ground to support a pragmatic approach that should appeal to all who are more concerned with finding a solution to the problem than with defending the tenets of some economic theology or other... This is a unique and accessible description of our current economic problems, essential to an understanding of both the contemporary economic situation and where we ought to go from here.

    Developing Retail Entertainment Destinations
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      		Developing Retail Entertainment Destinations

      Manufacturer: Urban Land Institute
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      ASIN: 0874208491

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      Today's most exciting trend in the shopping center industry is the creation of retail entertainment destinations. This book describes how the industry has evolved, best practices in development, and how this concept has been incorporated into mixed-use, town center, and shopping center projects in the U.S., Germany, Hungary, and the Philippines.

      The Shadow of Slavery: Peonage in the South, 1901-1969
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        		The Shadow of Slavery: Peonage in the South, 1901-1969
        Pete R. Daniel
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        Shadow of Slavery, The: Peonage in the South, 1901-1969
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          		Shadow of Slavery, The: Peonage in the South, 1901-1969
          Pete Daniel
          Manufacturer: Univ of Illinois Pr
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          THE SHADOW OF SLAVERY: PEONAGE IN THE SOUTH, 1901-1969.
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            		THE SHADOW OF SLAVERY: PEONAGE IN THE SOUTH, 1901-1969.
            Pete Daniel
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            Agricultural, forestry, and oceanographic technicians (Career opportunities for technicians and specialists)
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              		Agricultural, forestry, and oceanographic technicians (Career opportunities for technicians and specialists)

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              Agricultural, Forestry, and Oceanographic Technicians.
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                		Agricultural, Forestry, and Oceanographic Technicians.
                Howard (Editor) Sidney
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                Career Opportunities for Technicians and Specialists - Agricultural, Forestry, and Oceanographic Technicians
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                  		Career Opportunities for Technicians and Specialists - Agricultural, Forestry, and Oceanographic Technicians
                  Walter ( editor ) Arnold
                  Manufacturer: Chicago: J. G. Ferguson, 1969
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                  Agricultural, forestry, and oceanographic technicians (Career opportunities for technicians and specialists)
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                    		Agricultural, forestry, and oceanographic technicians (Career opportunities for technicians and specialists)

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                    Unfolding the Genome (Advances in Genome Biology)
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                      		Unfolding the Genome (Advances in Genome Biology)

                      Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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                      ASIN: 1559383496

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                      This volume includes twelve chapters. The first chapter offers an overview on gene mapping and sequencing. The remaining eleven chapters are devoted to the methods most routinely employed in both clinical and basic research. A brief theoretical basis of each procedure has also been included. A request was made to each contributor to describe the protocols within the field of their expertise, as the intent of this issue is to promote awareness of current technical progress. Readers of this volume will find these experimental procedures highly applicable to their research endeavours.

                      Chemical Topology: Introduction and Fundamentals (Mathematical Chemistry, Volume 5)
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                        		Chemical Topology: Introduction and Fundamentals (Mathematical Chemistry, Volume 5)
                        Danail Bonchev
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                        ASIN: 9056991744

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                        Topology is becoming increasingly important in chemistry because of its rapidly growing number of applications. Here, its many uses are reviewed and the authors anticipate what future developments might bring. This work shows how significant new insights can be gained by representing molecular species as topological structures known as topographs. The text explores carbon structures, establishing how the stability of fullerene species can be accounted for and also predicting which fullerenes will be most stable. It is pointed out that molecular topology, rather than molecular geometry, characterizes molecular shape and various tools for shape characterization are described. Several of the fascinating ideas that arise from regarding topology as a unifying principle in chemical bonding theory are discussed, and in particular, the novel concept of the molecular topoid is shown to have numerous uses. The topological description of polymers is examined and the reader is gently guided through the realms o

                        Models in Chemical Science: an Introduction to General Chemistry
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                          		Models in Chemical Science: an Introduction to General Chemistry
                          George S., Hammond
                          Manufacturer: Benjamin
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                          ASIN: B000MOXA56
                          Models in chemical science;: An introduction to general chemistry
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                            		Models in chemical science;: An introduction to general chemistry

                            Manufacturer: W. A. Benjamin
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                            Beyond Chaos: The Underlying Theory Behind Life, the Universe, and Everything
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                            • Long, empty, boring, not worth the time
                            • Muddled, inaccurate, overblown, and poorly written
                            		 Beyond Chaos: The Underlying Theory Behind Life, the Universe, and Everything
                            Mark Ward
                            Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books
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                            We are surrounded by order that-until now-physics has been unable to explain.

                            The spread of veins in the back of our hands mirrors the spread of branches on a tree; fern fronds bear a resemblance to the outline of fjords; the best-loved classical music echoes the patterns of our heartbeats.

                            The theory of Universality is using fractal patterns to explain much of the world around us. Could it be that the same laws that govern systems in their critical states also govern some of the most unpredictable events such as earthquakes, avalanches, the growth of cities and stock market crashes-even the way businesses are run and the way fashions come and go? Is there a common principle, a universal affinity that binds us to the forces of nature?

                            A consensus is emerging on how complex structures grow and sustain themselves; phenomena that were once thought to be unique now appear to have a great deal in common. Mark Ward examines these theories, explores how they fit into an age-long quest to discover how the universe works, delves into their possible limitations and asks what we can do with this new knowledge.

                            While identifying patterns does not mean that we can always predict what will happen next, some of the trends scientists are noticing prove that life is not a series of random events. Universality deepens our understanding of natural phenomena and our place in the physical world.

                            We are surrounded by order that-until now-physics has been unable to explain.

                            The spread of veins in the back of our hands mirrors the spread of branches on a tree; fern fronds bear a resemblance to the outline of fjords; the best-loved classical music echoes the patterns of our heartbeats.

                            The theory of Universality is using fractal patterns to explain much of the world around us. Could it be that the same laws that govern systems in their critical states also govern some of the most unpredictable events such as earthquakes, avalanches, the growth of cities and stock market crashes-even the way businesses are run and the way fashions come and go? Is there a common principle, a universal affinity that binds us to the forces of nature?

                            A consensus is emerging on how complex structures grow and sustain themselves; phenomena that were once thought to be unique now appear to have a great deal in common. Mark Ward examines these theories, explores how they fit into an age-long quest to discover how the universe works, delves into their possible limitations and asks what we can do with this new knowledge.

                            While identifying patterns does not mean that we can always predict what will happen next, some of the trends scientists are noticing prove that life is not a series of random events. Universality deepens our understanding of natural phenomena and our place in the physical world.

                            Customer Reviews:

                            1 out of 5 stars Irritating and pointless.......2004-05-23

                            After reading the first three pages of the introduction, I thought "this must get better". I skipped to chapter 1 and read two more pages of vague, disconnected repetition. So I turned to Amazon reviews to see if it was worth my while to persist. It isn't. On to the next book...

                            1 out of 5 stars Lots of speculation, no substance.......2004-03-14

                            The book is disjointed and speculative so that it is hard to take any of the arguments seriously. It is strange to find this in a book about science, but then perhaps it is not a science book! Some remarks comparing scientific research today with demonology several hundred years ago make you wonder. It is almost as bad as `The Web of Life' by Fritjof Capra (conversely if you liked that book, you will like this one too). Oddly enough, although the book claims not to be about Chaos but about `Universality', it is Chaos that appears in the title. I am fairly familiar with the research into chaos theory, but having read this book I still cannot really tell you what `Universality' is, other than that it seems to involve everything (!). In any case, the book presents even the better data on the subject poorly.

                            On a general note, in thinking of fractals (discussed extensively but loosely in the book) I wonder if we are not over-interpreting the data. After all, mathematicians have known all along that mathematical models can represent a variety of natural processes and yet have no causal relation to them. Similarly, when we see fractals in a wide variety of biological structures and processes, is it because fractals are fundamental to them, or because, as I suspect, a fractal can be used to model anything? Is it the chicken or the egg?

                            3 out of 5 stars Know it's place.......2003-11-23

                            Understanding why you're reading this book makes all the difference. I used this book as a carefree nightly read around an interesting topic, and it worked! Using this book to solve problems would be a mistake. There's not enough detail and it won't work.
                            The author approached Universality from enough angles to brighten my world to possible unexplored connections. Unfortunately, the author's light dimmed a bit when he didn't stay "on-message" 15% of the time, wherein I skipped forward some pages. Hense, the 3 stars.
                            Overall, read this book as an intro, and lighten up!

                            1 out of 5 stars Long, empty, boring, not worth the time.......2003-05-31

                            One would think that 300 pages discussing science theory would have some substance but this book could have been edited down to an eight page magazine article with little loss of content. And not a "heavy" magazine for scientists but a "popular" type magazine. I forced myself to stay with it hoping that the author would eventually get serious but the book stayed chatty and anecdotal to the end. According to the bio Mr. Ward is a science writer for the BBC and I did get the feeling of a TV narration purposely kept light in order not to scare off any viewers.

                            I found myself rereading series of pages because I had the feeling that I had missed something and then finding that I hadn't missed a thing, there was simply no content to retain. This happened repeatedly and made this book a real chore to finish and ultimately unrewarding. A shame too because the premises Mr. Ward teases the reader with are intriguing but the book fails miserably to live up to the promises made on the dust cover. Budding authors should seek out his agent however, that individual is well worth his fee!

                            1 out of 5 stars Muddled, inaccurate, overblown, and poorly written.......2003-05-15

                            British journalist Mark Ward's exposition of the theory of Universality and self-organized criticality (SOC) is little more than breathless hype purporting to show that fractal patterns and SOC are present in virtually every aspect of the biological and physical world. While this may or may not be true, Ward's largely anecdotal presentation, with its at times almost-mystical (although nonreligious) tone, unfortunately arouses the suspicion that the theory rests on a shaky scientific foundation. It should also not be too much to expect that a book devoted to the theory of Universality actually give an explicit definition of Universality, which Ward consistently fails to do. The book is introductory and nontechnical, so it is perhaps unfair to expect him to give a solid theoretical foundation to the theory, but the reader is left with an uneasy feeling that the gentleman "doth protest too much." Those interested in chaos theory, emergent phenomona, and SOC would do much better to read the books of Stuart Kauffmann and John Holland or the older nontechnical classic "Chaos: Making a New Science" by James Gleick.

                            The book is also plagued with numerous factual errors. (His reference to Beethoven's Eroica Symphony as a late work, produced in the same general period as the Ninth Symphony and the Diabelli Variations, has been cited in another review.) Additionally, Mr. Ward's writing style and his many lapses in grammar, syntax, and punctuation make the book irritating to read and make one wish that a good editor had taken the manuscript firmly in hand. Awkward shifts in tense within a single sentence, lack of subject-verb agreement, and Mr. Ward's apparent disdain for commas make what is actually a simple book a chore to read.
                            BEYOND CHAOS : THE UNDERLYING THEORY BEHIND LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING.
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                              		BEYOND CHAOS : THE UNDERLYING THEORY BEHIND LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING.
                              Mark. Ward
                              Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books
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                              ASIN: B000OT9PB2

                              The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China
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                                		The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China
                                Stephen Durrant , and Steven Shankman
                                Manufacturer: Wipf & Stock Publishers
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                                A Companion to Western Historical Thought (Blackwell Companions to History)
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                                  		A Companion to Western Historical Thought (Blackwell Companions to History)
                                  Sarah Maza
                                  Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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                                  ASIN: 1405149612

                                  Book Description

                                  This broad survey introduces readers to the major themes, figures, traditions and theories in Western historical thought, tracing its evolution from biblical times to the present.The volume comprises 24 chapters by leading historians who discuss conceptions of and approaches to the human past in the ancient, medieval, early modern and modern West, stressing the long-term patterns and traditions in historical thinking that survive to this day. Chapters range from overviews of eras in the history of historical thought, to discussions of new methods that historians have drawn from other disciplines and of new historical subjects, such as gender, sexuality, selfhood, and natural environments. The volume concludes with essays on contemporary challenges to classic, Western definitions of history that have emerged in global history, multiculturalism, post-colonialism, and new technologies.For students, this Companion provides the background they need in order to understand contemporary historical debates and approaches, while for researchers and teachers it will serve as a useful reference work.

                                  Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil (Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures)
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                                    		Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil (Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures)
                                    Kristin Mann
                                    Manufacturer: Routledge
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                                    One of the most heavily travelled migration routes from Old World to New was the trajectory of slave ships that left the coast of West Africa along the Bight of Benin and landed their human cargo in Brazil. An estimated two million persons over the course of some 250 years were forced migrants along this route, arriving mainly in the Brazilian province of Bahia. Earlier generations of scholars studied this southern portion of the slave trade simply as an east-west movement of enslaved persons stripped of identity and culture, or they looked for possible "retentions" of Africa among descendants of slaves in the Americas.
                                    As a result of new research, we can now paint a more complex picture of peoples and cultures in the south Atlantic, from the earliest period of the slave trade up to the present. The nine papers in this volume indicate that a dynamic and continuous movement of peoples east as well as west across the Atlantic forged diverse and vibrant re-inventions and re-interpretations of the rich mix of cultures represented by Africans and peoples of African descent on both continents.

                                    Emerging Minds: The Process of Change in Children's Thinking
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                                      		Emerging Minds: The Process of Change in Children's Thinking
                                      Robert S. Siegler
                                      Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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                                      How do children acquire the vast array of concepts, strategies, and skills that distinguish the thinking of infants and toddlers from that of preschoolers, older children, and adolescents? In this new book, Robert Siegler addresses these and other fundamental questions about children's thinking. Previous theories have tended to depict cognitive development much like a staircase. At an early age, children think in one way; as they get older, they step up to increasingly higher ways of thinking. Siegler proposes that viewing the development within an evolutionary framework is more useful than a staircase model. The evolution of species depends on mechanisms for generating variability, for choosing adaptively among the variants, and for preserving the lessons of past experience so that successful variants become increasingly prevalent. The development of children's thinking appears to depend on mechanisms to fulfill these same functions. Siegler's theory is consistent with a great deal of evidence. It unifies phenomena from such areas as problem solving, reasoning, and memory, and reveals commonalities in the thinking of people of all ages. Most important, it leads to valuable insights regarding a basic question about children's thinking asked by cognitive, developmental, and educational psychologists: How does change occur?
                                      Emerging Minds :The Process of Change in Children's Thinking: Change Processes in Children's Thinking
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                                        		Emerging Minds :The Process of Change in Children's Thinking: Change Processes in Children's Thinking
                                        Robert S. Siegler
                                        Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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                                        ASIN: B000OKKSAS

                                        Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Guide for Planners and Managers/Iucn134
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                                          		Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Guide for Planners and Managers/Iucn134
                                          Rodney V. Salm , and John R. Clark
                                          Manufacturer: Intl Union for Conservation of
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