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Posted by admin | Mar 11th, 2010
Quantum Physics For Dummies
Quantum Physics For Dummies
Quantum Physics For Dummies helps make quantum physics understandable and accessible. From what quantum physics can do for the world to understanding hydrogen atoms, readers will get complete coverage of the subject, along with numerous examples to help them tackle the tough equations. Compatible with classroom text books and courses, Quantum Physics For Dummies lets students...
Posted by admin | Mar 2nd, 2010
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words With Topical Index
Vines Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words With Topical Index
A Nelson exclusive. Study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages-without spending years learning Greek or Hebrew. This classic reference tool has helped thousands dig deeper into the meaning of the biblical text. Explains over 6,000 key biblical words. Includes a brand new comprehensive topical index...
Posted by admin | Mar 1st, 2010
Hebrew English Tanakh, Student Edition
Hebrew English Tanakh Student Edition
The JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH features the oldest-known complete Hebrew version of the Holy Scriptures, side by side with JPS's renowned English translation. Its well-designed format allows for ease of reading and features clear type, an engaging and efficient two-column format that enables readers to move quickly from one language to another, and an organization...
Posted by admin | Feb 23rd, 2010
How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It – Tactics, Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times
How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It Tactics Techniques and Technologies for Uncertain Times
The definitive guide on how to prepare for any crisis–from global financial collapse to a pandemic
It would only take one unthinkable event to disrupt our way of life. If there is a terrorist attack, a global pandemic, or sharp currency devaluation–you may be forced to fend for yourself...
Posted by admin | Feb 19th, 2010
The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud – Psychopathology of Everyday Life, the Interpretation of Dreams and Three Contributions To the Theory of Sex
The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud Psychopathology of Everyday Life the Interpretation of Dreams and Three Contributions To the Theory of Sex
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4 Stars Book lives upto it's notariaty
This book was a hard read BUT it was written by one of the best there is. It is packed with all the information one will need for research on Freud and his beliefs. It is an excellent book...
Posted by admin | Feb 17th, 2010
Dynasty and Divinity – Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria
Dynasty and Divinity Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria
Dynasty and Divinity presents a major part of the extraordinary body of ancient Ife art in terra-cotta, stone, and metal, dating from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. Artists at Ife, the ancient city-state of the Yoruba people of West Africa (located in present-day southwestern Nigeria), created sculpture that ranks among the most aesthetically striking...
Posted by admin | Feb 8th, 2010
Dictionary of Paul and His Letters – The IVP Bible Dictionary Series
Dictionary of Paul and His Letters The IVP Bible Dictionary Series
Designed to bring students, teachers, pastors and general readers up-to-date and up-to-speed, this dictionary presents more information than any other single work, dealing exhaustively with Pauline theology, literature, background and scholarship.
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5 Stars Excellent reference book
I am currently taking Pauline Writings...
Posted by admin | Feb 2nd, 2010
The Middle East Today – Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives
The Middle East Today Political Geographical and Cultural Perspectives
The Middle East Today is an accessible and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Middle East Studies, Middle East politics and geography. The book features a host of pedagogical features to assist students with their learning. These include detailed maps, case studies on key issues, boxed sections, suggestions...
Posted by admin | Jan 26th, 2010
Calculus Early Transcendentals Stewarts Calculus Series
Calculus Early Transcendentals Stewarts Calculus Series
Success in your calculus course starts here! James Stewart's CALCULUS texts are world-wide best-sellers for a reason: they are clear, accurate, and filled with relevant, real-world examples. With CALCULUS: EARLY TRANCENDENTALS, Sixth Edition, Stewart conveys not only the utility of calculus to help you develop technical competence, but also gives...
Posted by admin | Jan 11th, 2010
The Foxfire Book – Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs , Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
The Foxfire Book Hog Dressing Log Cabin Building Mountain Crafts and Foods Planting by the Signs Snake Lore Hunting Tales Faith Healing Moonshining
In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces...
Posted by admin | Jan 10th, 2010
Coming to America Second Edition A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life
Coming to America Second Edition A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life
With a timely new chapter on immigration in the current age of globalization, a new Preface, and new appendixes with the most recent statistics, this revised edition is an engrossing study of immigration to the United States from the colonial era to the present.
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5 Stars Must have if you do...
Posted by admin | Jan 6th, 2010
From So Simple a Beginning – Darwins Four Great Books
From So Simple a Beginning, Darwin's Four Great Books: Voyage of the Beagle; The Origin of Species; The Descent of Man; The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals
A gorgeous gift and a landmark work that is an essential addition to everyone's personal library. Never before have the four great works of Charles Darwin—Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle (1845), The Origin of Species (1859),...
Posted by admin | Dec 28th, 2009
Animals in Translation – Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Animals in Translation Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animals the way Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able to talk back. Maybe science will have something to say about that. But I do know people can learn to "talk" to animals, and to hear what animals have to say, better than they do now. –From...
Posted by admin | Dec 28th, 2009
Animals Make Us Human – Creating the Best Life for Animals
Animals Make Us Human Creating the Best Life for Animals
The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs.
In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights...
Posted by admin | Dec 18th, 2009
Morality and Moral Controversies – Readings in Moral Social and Political Philosophy 8th Edition
Morality and Moral Controversies Readings in Moral Social and Political Philosophy 8th Edition
This comprehensive anthology includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory–a wide array of essays that address today's most philosophically interesting and controversial ethical and political issues. Includes an ethical theory overview; shows relevance of traditional and contemporary...
Posted by admin | Dec 18th, 2009
Ethics – Theory and Practice – 10th Edition
Ethics Theory and Practice 10th Edition
With a clear presentation, Ethics: Theory and Practice educates readers about ethical theory and has them apply what they learn to specific classic and contemporary moral problems (lying, cheating, establishing ethical business practices, honoring ethical obligations in medicine, etc.). Jacques P. Thiroux first wrote this text 1977 in order to educate readers about...
Posted by admin | Nov 24th, 2009
On the Origin of Species – The Illustrated Edition
On the Origin of Species The Illustrated Edition
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation
of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. In his landmark study, Darwin theorized that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. These ideas flew...
Posted by admin | Nov 15th, 2009
Guns, Germs and Steel – The Fates of Human Societies
Guns Germs and Steel The Fates of Human Societies
Explaining what William McNeill called The Rise of the West has become the central problem in the study of global history. In Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond presents the biologist's answer: geography, demography, and ecological happenstance. Diamond evenhandedly reviews human history on every continent since the Ice Age at a rate that emphasizes...
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