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Biomimicry
Biomimicry is a revolutionary new science that analyzes nature's best ideas -- spider silk and prairie grass, seashells and brain cells -- and adapts them for human use. Science writer and lecturer Janine Benyus takes us into the lab and out in the field with the maverick researchers who are applying nature's ingenious solutions to the problem of human survival: stirring vats of proteins to unleash their signaling power in computers; analyzing how spiders manufacture a waterproof fiber five times stronger than steel; studying how electrons in a leaf cell convert sunlight to fuel in trillionths of a second; discovering miracle drugs by observing what animals eat -- and much more. The products of biomimicry are things we can all use -- medicines, 'smart' computers, super-strong materials, profitable and earth-friendly business. 'Biomimicry eloquently shows that the answers are all around us. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461715960
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Mistress Of The Elgin Marbles
An exploration of the British aristocracy during the Romantic era as reflected by the life of Mary Nisbet, the Countess of Elgin, discusses her history-making work as the Ambassador Extraordinaire to the Ottoman Empire, from her efforts to bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East to her safe removal of classical marbles from the Parthenon. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461715975
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Among The Bohemians Experiments In Living 1900-1939
They ate garlic and didn't always bathe; they listened to Wagner and worshiped Diaghilev; they sent their children to coeducational schools, explored homosexuality and free love, vegetarianism and Post-impressionism. They were often drunk and broke, sometimes hungry, but they were of a rebellious spirit. Inhabiting the same England with Philistines and Puritans, this parallel minority of moral pioneers lived in a world of faulty fireplaces, bounced checks, blocked drains, whooping cough, and incontinent cats. They were the bohemians. Virginia Nicholson -- the granddaughter of painter Vanessa Bell and the great-niece of Virginia Woolf -- explores the subversive, eccentric, and flamboyant artistic community of the early twentieth century in this 'wonderfully researched and colorful composite portrait of an enigmatic world whose members, because they lived by no rules, are difficult to characterize' (San Francisco Chronicle). - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461715980
- Among The Bohemians Experiments In Living 1900-1939
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The Silent Takeover Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy
Of the world's 100 largest economies, 51 are now corporations, only 49 are nation-states. The sales of General Motors and Ford are greater than the gross domestic product of the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, and Wal-Mart now has a turnover higher than the revenues of most of the states of Eastern Europe. Yet few of us understand fully the growing dominance of big business. Widely acclaimed economist Noreena Hertz brilliantly reveals how corporations across the world manipulate and pressure governments by means both legal and illegal; how protest is becoming a more effective political weapon than the ballot-box; and how corporations are taking over from the state responsibility for everything from providing technology for schools to healthcare for the community. 'The Silent Takeover asks us to recognize the growing contradictions of a world divided between haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable wealth. In the face of these unacceptable extremes, Noreena Hertz outlines a new agenda to revitalize politics - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461715991
- The Silent Takeover Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy
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The Transparent Leader How To Build A Great Company Through Straight Talk Openness And Accountability
A guide to running an ethical and successful company, written by an executive leader from such corporations as Dial, Quaker State, and Campbell Soup, outlines the management techniques he applied to revitalize failing businesses, citing the effectiveness of fostering trust and accountability at all employee levels. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461715999
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The Secret Garden
An orphan, sent from India to England to live with her unpleasant uncle, discovers an abandoned and unusual garden on the north country estate. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461114609
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The Musician's Joke Book Knowing the Score
This authoritative collection of music jokes covers classical, pop, jazz, and folk--and everything from the truly stupid to the musically complex joke. Illustrated with 19th and 20th century prints and photos, it includes one-liners, narrative jokes, bad puns, sick jokes, and all-time classics. This work will amuse everyone from amateur musicians to serious connoisseurs. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461398551
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Alfie Wins a Prize
Alfie and Annie Rose are at the Harvest Fair where Alfie enters his masterpiece: Motor Bike Man in the under-fives painting competition. As he checks out the prizes, he spots a rather sad looking woolly sheep - the consolation prize. Alfie is delighted to win third prize, but dismayed to see that consolation prize winner Louise is not happy. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461400505
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The Oxford Color Dictionary
Offers the user maximum accessibility to the core vocabulary of English. Over 50,000 entries and 55,000 clearly explained definitions. Paper. DLC: English language - Dictionaries. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461403754
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Inquiry into Life
Inquiry Into Life is written for the introductory-level student who would like to develop a working knowledge of biology. While the text covers the whole field of basic biology, it emphasizes the application of this knowledge to human concerns. Along with this approach, concepts and principles are stressed, rather than detailed, high-level scientific data and terminology. Each chapter presents the topic clearly, simply, and distinctly so that students can achieve a basic understanding of biology. Every new copy of Inquiry Into Life will be packaged with a free copy of 'Essential Study Partner CD-ROM . - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461716523
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PACKAGE ESSN GEOL&GEODE 2 CD PKG
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: 0130282871 > ESSN GEOL&GEODE 2 CD PKG 0136245862 > LAB BOOK - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461506088
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Plant Cell Culture A Practical Approach
Describes the techniques used for isolating and manipulating cell cultures, and their central importance in plant biotechnology. Paper. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461718028
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Consumer Behavior In Fashion
Comprehensive and well-illustrated, this book explores the social psychology of consumer behavior in relation to clothing. It uses the most recent literature and research in the field and everyday, popular examples that make it easy for readers to relate content to their own consumer activity. Features multi-cultural highlights throughout. Coverage ranges from the fashion implications of individual consumer dynamics (motivations, values, the self), demographic subcultures (age, race, ethnicity, income, social class), psychographics (personality, attitudes, and lifestyle), and consumer perceptions (object, person, physical); to fashion communications and decision making (individual and household, group influences, fashion opinion leadership); to ethics and consumer protection (social responsibility, environmental issues, and the role of government in consumer protection). For fashion marketers and general readers who want insight into their own fashion buying habits. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 460837756
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Air Conditioning Systems Principles Equipment and Service
Intended for students and professional technicians, this textbook provides a complete overview of the underlying concepts of air conditioning as well as installation, troubleshooting, and repair. DLC: Air conditioning. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461112900
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