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by Melissa Boehm, Samuel Boerboom, Beth E. Bonnstetter
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2019
The Political Mel Brooks analyzes both Mel Brooks’s more popular films and his lesser known work to explore how his use of parody and satire, his keen sense of the history of Jewish comedic conventions, and his deep awareness of social issues encompasses a political project that, while often implicit,...
by Funso Adesola, I. D. David, A. O. Ologunde
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Globally, women are oppressed and this book introduces the perspective of African women and especially that of Nigerian women. This book looks at the major themes that drive the women's empowerment programs in Nigeria. Feminists in Nigeria are shaped by the institutions, values, ideologies, and since...
by Camilla S. Graham, MD, Stacey B. Trooskin
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
The field of HCV has changed perhaps faster than any other field in medicine. The Guest Editors have strived to create an issue that is a state-of-the-art analysis of solutions to specific challenges faced in the United States and globally in implementing HCV elimination strategies. They believe that...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2
Cultivation, pest and disease management
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
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by W. L. Araújo, C. Nick, F. T. Delazari
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Tomatoes are the second most important vegetable crop in the world after potatoes. Originating in South America, they are now grown widely around the world. As the population continues to grow, there is a need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests...
by Ellyn Satter, M.S., R.D.
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Feeding with Love and Good Sense: 18 months through 6 years I can’t believe it is so simple,” says a parent who adopted Satter’s methods instead of putting her toddler on a diet. The very day, the very first meal that I followed your advice, everything was better,” says another. Ellyn Satter...
The Language of Shape
The Role of Curvature in Condensed Matter: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 1996
This book develops the thesis that structure and function in a variety of condensed systems - from the atomic assemblies in inorganic frameworks and organic molecules, through molecular self-assemblies to proteins - can be unified when curvature and surface geometry are taken together with molecular...
by Gary S. Firestein, MD, Ralph Budd
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology delivers the state-of-the-art scientific and clinical know-how you need to offer your patients the most effective diagnosis and care. This rheumatology book’s sweeping updates highlight current advances and breakthroughs that impact your practice. With Kelley's...
Walking in Valleys of Darkness
A Benedictine Journey through Troubled Times
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
How do we deal with and attempt to understand God’s presence and overarching love for us when life goes wrong, when we encounter difficulties and tragedies? This noted Benedictine monk and priest shares his personal journeys through troubled times, using the discipline of meditating on single words...
The Way to Eternal Life
Contemporary Reflections on the Traditional Stations of the Cross
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
The way to Eternal Life is through the Cross, and to be effective, it requires our cooperation—the loving gift of self in response to God’s love for us. God’s desire to involve us in his merciful act of redemption. This book is intended to be an extended meditation on that mystery. It is not...
Grace in the Wilderness
Reflections on God's Sustaining Word Along Life's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
You are not alone. This is the promise of God’s Word. God is prepared to meet us in the midst of life’s struggles, journey with us, and lead us through the wilderness. This is grace in the wilderness, as the prophet Jeremiah wrote to give hope to the exiled Israelites. Written by Benedictine monk...
Your Child's Weight
Helping Without Harming
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
As much about parenting as feeding, this latest release from renowned childhood feeding expert Ellyn Satter considers the overweight child issue in a new way. Combining scientific research with inspiring anecdotes from her decades of clinical practice, Satter challenges the conventional belief that parents...
by B. Strawser, L. Hajjar, S. Levine
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Does the lethal use of drones pose any new or difficult moral problems? Or is the controversy over these weapons merely a distraction from deeper questions regarding the justice of war and the United States' bellicose foreign policy? Opposing Perspectives on the Drone Debate pulls no punches in answering...
Fluorine
Chemistry, Analysis, Function and Effects
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015
Fluorine is best known for its role in the prevention of cavities and in improving oral and bone health however equally there are millions of people around the world suffering from dental fluorosis due to chronic exposure to high levels of fluoride in drinking water. This volume, written by leading...