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This controversial book is a veritable 'no one here gets out alive'. Radical feminists, religious conservatives and transgender theorists all come in for criticism as Conrad expounds the idea that the transgender community needs to shore up the transgender claim to womanhood. Conrad argues that what...

Proteins are the servants of life. They occur in all component parts of living organisms and are staggering in their functional var- ty, despite their chemical similarity. Even the simplest single-cell organism contains a thousand different proteins, fulfilling a wide range of life-supporting roles....

"The organism of the human body is a self-regulating apparatus. If a grain of caustic potash irritates the nerves of the palate, the salivary glands try to remove it by an increased secretion. The eye would wash it off by an immediate flow of tears. A larger quantity of the same substance could...

Helps to develop new perspectives and a deeper understanding of organic chemistry Instructors and students alike have praised Perspectives on Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry because it motivates readers to think about organic chemistry in new and exciting ways. Based on the author's...

Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) have fascinated and bewildered humans throughout history. Their mammalian affinities have been long recognized, but exactly which group of terrestrial mammals they descend from has, until recently, remained in the dark. Recent decades have produced a flurry...

There is something for everyone in this insightful book .

The Only Christians That Will Enter Heaven" is an essential and indispensable book for that, Christian, Believer and Follower who wishes to enter the Kingdom of God on the last day. It is particularly important that the Book is coming at this time because the Kingdom of God is at hand and this...

Palaces like the Aljafería and the Alhambra rank among the highest achievements of the Islamic world. In recent years archaeological work at Córdoba, Kairouan and many other sites has vastly increased our knowledge about the origin and development of Islamic palatial architecture, particularly in...

The magical story of friendship between twenty-something Sylvia Hardy and Lydie Jim, an eighty-two year old Tlingit elder from the Yukon. As students at the University of British Colombia, Syliva and Lydie met a year ago when the younger woman agreed to be Lydie’s tutor. Lydie’s warmth and irrepressible...

What is the nature of tolerance? Can it be engendered by religion? And how might different cultural traditions, whether religious or secular, assist in promulgating the vital principle of humanistic dialogue and benevolence? These are some of the urgent questions posed by this stimulating and wide-ranging...

Knobby saves Nick and a Navajo boy from an abandoned mine shaft in Southwestern New Mexico, and in the process unearths a dinosaur bone. (Age Level – 7-10)

For the 4th edition of Trauma Biomechanics all existing chapters referring to traffic and sports have been revised and updated. New scientific knowledge and changes in legal defaults (such as norms and standards of crash tests) have been integrated. Additionally one chapter has been added where biomechanical...

"Ein Kampf um Rom" schildert die Machtkämpfe und den schließlichen Untergang der Ostgoten in Italien. In der Schlacht von Ravenna haben die Eroberer unter Theoderich das Römische Reich besiegt. Nach dem Tod des charismatischen Königs versuchen seine wichtigsten Gefolgsleute Totila und...

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Rostock (Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: In the following pages of this term-paper, a comparison, amongst the characters...