Based on the much heralded PBS show, AFFLUENZA blends humor and social commentary to warn about the dangers of being overconsumers. The wit aside, the book also provides new ways of looking at and structuring family and community infrastructures to better keep ourselves in check, less we consume ourselves out of house and home.
Vital tools for implementing Lean Six Sigma - what they are, how they work, and which to use. The "Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook" is today's most complete and results-based reference to the tools and concepts needed to understand, implement, and leverage Lean Six Sigma. The only guide that groups tools by purpose and use, this hands-on reference ...
For majors courses in Introductory Microbiology in departments of biology and microbiology, and for upper-level non-majors courses in Microbiology.The authoritative text for introductory microbiology, Brock's Biology of Microorganisms continues its long tradition of impeccable scholarship, outstanding art, and accuracy. It balances the most ...
For the past forty years, Beer and Johnston have been the uncontested leaders in the teaching of undergraduate engineering mechanics. Their careful presentation of content, unmatched levels of accuracy, and attention to detail have made their texts the standard for excellence. The revision of their classic "Mechanics of Materials" features an ...
"Netter's Clinical Anatomy, 2nd Edition", by John T. Hansen, PhD, is an anatomy resource that clearly provides a comprehensive understanding of complex clinical anatomical concepts. Nearly 600 beautifully colored illustrations offer essential depictions of normal and pathologic anatomy and embryology, accompanied by supportive text to help you ...
Based on the much heralded PBS show, AFFLUENZA blends humor and social commentary to warn about the dangers of being overconsumers. The wit aside, the book also provides new ways of looking at and structuring family and community infrastructures to better keep ourselves in check, less we consume ourselves out of house and home.
What is this book about? ASP is the future of the web. If you're looking for a way to create attractive, intelligent web pages or, if you're just looking for a way to extend your HTML know-how, then ASP is an effective way to achieve your goals. With ASP, you can customize your web pages to be more dynamic, more efficient and more responsive to ...
Designed for preservice teachers, this text consolidates social studies content into a framework for practical instruction and lesson planning. It places social studies in a thoroughly modern context and explores how such factors as language diversity and standards at the local, state, and national level--affect teachers. The text retains its ...
The newcomer's guide to an old culinary practice revisited for the '90s The ancient art of charcuterie (from the French for "cooked meat") once referred only to pork preparations, but today it is used to describe products that are made with all kinds of meat, fish and game. Written by a master chef and his protege, this is the student, amateur or ...
With a new two-color design, "Markell and Voge's Medical Parasitology" has an updated and fresh look that highlights the comprehensive material students have trusted for over 40 years. Completely redrawn line drawings and improved halftones provide visual examples related directly to the textual material. The content explores the etiologic agents ...
Corporal Zenas T. Haines's dispatches from the Civil War in eastern North Carolina provide a detailed account of the history of a Massachusetts regiment operating in the hostile southern coastal lowlands during the winter of 1862-1863.
In recent years, American politicians have learned the peril of actively opposing the death penalty. During the 1988 Presidential race, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis stumbled in the polls after stating that he would oppose executing first degree murderers even, hypothetically, the convicted killer of his own wife. New York Governor Mario ...
You asked for it, you got it--"brand-new Bible crosswords from Barbour Publishing! Previous crossword collections have sold more than a half-million copies, and these four new collections will feed a continual demand. Each volume features 101 puzzles, with the majority of clues coming from the King James Version of the Bible. Scripture references ...
/BRYKCZYNS/ First published in hardcover in 1986, The Armchair Angler is a collection of the best in fishing stories, with contributors such as Roy Blount, Jr., Zane Grey, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas McGuane, Ted Williams, and many more. Includes more than 50 pieces of fact and fiction spanning over 300 years.
Noted scholar John Walton follows the three-tiered NIV Application Commentary format (Original Meaning, Bridging Contexts, and Contemporary Significance) to reveal how this first book of the Bible applies to us today.
Written by a veteran of the 1925--45 struggle in Vietnam, this is important reading for all those interested in the many-faceted history of modern Vietnam and of Communism in the non-Western world.
This is an introductory volume to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. It is part of a new series, Contemporary Philosophy in Focus. Each volume in the series will consist of newly commissioned essays that will cover all the major contributions of a preeminent philosopher in a systematic and accessible ...
23 contributors investigate the meaning of humanism today, its range of perspectives, and how humanists can deal with the challenges of contemporary life and those it will face as the new century approaches. This absorbing collection of original essays examines the abundant variety of historical and contemporary humanist philosophies, with special ...
Provides a guide for interpreting published clinical research. This book is useful for the surgeon who wishes to conduct clinical research either to answer scientific, hypothesis-driven questions or simply to evaluate one's quality of care.
In this classic holiday tale with a twist, Atlanta humorists John Yow and T. Stacy Helton present an amusing take on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", telling a story set in an Alabama bait shop. David Boyd's hilarious illustrations offer the perfect complement to this sly look at the Redneck Dickens.
This is a concise yet wide-ranging and accessible synthesis of the experience of southern workers between World War II and the present. Linking his discussion to important debates in the field of southern history today, Timothy Minchin brings the story of southern labor up to date and places the workers' own experiences in the forefront. He ...
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