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How many of us go through life not really knowing the people who we love or what they have gone through to become who they are? Valerie Isaiah transposes a life that she wants to abandon into a spiritual awaking through her new book Where Was GOD? A Journey. Throughout this journey, Valerie asks several...

People today work harder and take better care of their health than any previous generation. So how could two-thirds of us fail to measure up when it comes to eating right and exercising? HBO and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to bring you the nation's...

Throughout Minnesota, from Austin to International Falls, people flock every year to more festivals--county fairs, arts and craft shows, ice-fishing contests, and music festivals--than you can shake a stick at. Most come for the food and fun, but a few festival-goers have more devious intentions in...

These are a collection of poems, and musings from the unique perspective of a Black man born and raised in the south. As an Active duty Army Soldier I have decided to take time out to write down a collection of my thoughts for all to appreciate. Thanks to all who support creative self expression.

John and Vivi lived near an ugly junkyard. One day a metal elephant came out of the junkyard, and invited John and Vivi to go with him on an adventure. When they did, they turned into chidren made of metal, and the junkyard turned into a beautiful park! They met farm animals, the Easter Bunny, and...

Computational Materials Science provides the theoretical basis necessary for understanding atomic surface phenomena and processes of phase transitions, especially crystallization, is given. The most important information concerning computer simulation by different methods and simulation techniques...

Summarises latest research on IWM principles and methods  Assesses current challenges facing herbicide use  Detailed review of the range of cultural, physical and biological methods of control available for IWM.

Oil palm is widely cultivated in tropical countries for use in food processing, personal care products and other applications such as biodiesel. Cultivation faces a range of challenges such as its environmental impact (e.g. in deforestation and biodiversity loss) as well threats from pests and diseases....

This book delivers the latest developments in object technology and their impact in computing systems re-engineering. Object-oriented programming is here shown to provide support for constructing large scale systems that are cheaply built and with reusable components, adaptable to changing requirements...

Este libro está dedicado a los chicos y chicas españoles de hoy, que pronto serán adolescentes, y quizá desconozcan la historia reciente de su patria porque nadie se la ha contado bien. En estas páginas, tres españoles ilustres, Agustín Serrano de Haro, Leónides Gonzalo Calavia y José Mª Sánchez Silva, les dan la pista para conocer mejor y amar mejor a España

The introductory chapter briefly presents the fundamental topologies and operation of power inverters. The second chapter contains a description of wavelet basis functions and sampling theory with particular reference to the switching model of inverters. Chapter three outlines the connection between...

This seminal work, Research and Ethics for the Medical Profession, shares a common thread among all its contributing authors, and that the medical and nursing profession are obligated to act compassionately, honestly, and with respect for the betterment of their patients. Doctors have a moral duty...

Partió de la sociología política, transitó críticamente por la fi losofía alemana contemporánea y la antropología de lo simbólico, examinó la historia de las ideologías y, más recientemente, se ha ocupado de la vasta reciprocidad entre cerebro y conciencia. El pensamiento de Roger Bartra...

Trauma to the abdomen, both accidental and willful, has become increasingly common in this era of increasing violence. Large numbers of patients all over the country are admitted to emergency rooms because of abdominal trauma of varying degrees of severity. All too often the correct diagnosis is suspected...