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The Wish
When Wilma gets one wish, she asks to be the most popular girl at school--but when her wish is granted it's more than she bargained for. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461109527
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Park's Quest
'Paterson offers her young readers a glimpse of the Vietnam War from what might be considered their own perspective: that of the next generation, the children of veterans, those for whom Vietnam is a vague historical event'.--The New York Times. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113308
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The Figure in the Shadows
Lewis Barnavelt is sure that his grandpa's 1859 lucky piece is really a magical talisman in disguise. But as soon as he starts wearing the coin around his neck, strange things begin to happen, and soon a shadowy figure is following him wherever he goes. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113316
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Follow My Leader
After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to know. With the help of a determined therapist, he learns to read Braille and to use a cane. Then he's given the chance to have a guide dog. Learning to work with Leader is not easy, but Jimmy tries harder than he ever has before. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113318
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Two Under Par
The author of 'Words of Stone' and 'Protecting Marie' returns with 'a touching and funny book'.('Publisher's Weekly'). Wedge's mother Sally has remarried and now they live over a miniature golf course with King and his drippy son Andrew. When Sally announces that she and Andrew are going camping, that means that Wedge will be alone with King for an entire week. What is he going to do? - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113346
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Of Mice and Men
While the powerlessness of the laboring class in a recurring theme in this classic work, Steinbeck narrows his focus, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness--a parable about commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113209
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Origin of Species
In the Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply held beliefs of the Western world. Arguing for a material, not divine, origin of species, he showed that new species are achieved by 'natural selection'. Development, diversification, decay, extinction and absence of plan are all inherent to his theories. Darwin read prodigiously across many fields; he reflected on his experiences as a traveller, he experimented. His profoundly influential concept of 'natural selection' condenses materials from past and present, from the Galapagos Islands to rural Staffordshire, from English back gardens to colonial encounters. The Origin communicates the enthusiasm of original thinking in an open, descriptive style, and Darwin's emphasis on the value of diversity speaks more strongly now than ever. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113367
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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, an account of a boat trip Thoreau took in 1839, is a finely crafted tapestry of travel writing, essays, and lyrical poetry. Alternating between observation and reflection, Thoreau interweaves day-by-day descriptions of natural phenomenon, the rural landscape, and local characters with digressions on literature and philosophy, the Native American and Puritan histories of New England, the Bhagavad-Gita, the imperfections of Christianity, and many other subjects. An invaluable companion to Walden, it stands alone as one of the most remarkable literary achievements of the nineteenth century. - Category: Books/Reading - Misc. - New Item: 461113378
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Categorization by Humans and Machines
The objective of the series has always been to provide a forum in which leading contributors to an area can write about significant bodies of research in which they are involved. The operating procedure has been to invite contributions from interesting, active investigators, and then allow them essentially free rein to present their perspectives on important research problems. The result of such invitations over the past two decades has been collections of papers which consist of thoughtful integrations providing an overview of a particular scientific problem. The series has an excellent tradition of high quality papers and is widely read by researchers in cognitive and experimental psychology. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 458833518
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Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion
'In spite of the sexism that has denied women full active status in their religions, the editor calls this title a 'celebration' of the scholarship of recent years. In order to offer a global perspective, contributions were sought from non-Western as well as Western scholars for the 600 signed articles. Entries encompass individual religions and their variations, biographies, movements, issues, and the relationship of religion to the study of art, literature, and science. While broadest coverage is given to the major religions of the world, information is also provided on Sikhism, African religions, Santeria, and Native American religions and many others. An added feature is the synoptic outline, which provides conceptual themes to the reader. This valuable resource is accessible to the high school and college student, to the researcher and the general reader'.'In spite of the sexism that has denied women full active status in their religions, the editor calls this title a 'celebration' of the scholarship of recent years. In order to offer a global perspective, contributions were sought from non-Western as well as Western scholars for the 600 signed articles. Entries encompass individual religions and their variations, biographies, movements, issues, and the relationship of religion to the study of art, literature, and science. While broadest coverage is given to the major religions of the world, information is also provided on Sikhism, African religions, Santeria, and Native American religions and many others. An added feature is the synoptic outline, which provides conceptual themes to the reader. This valuable resource is accessible to the high school and college student, to the researcher and the general reader'.--'Outstanding Reference Sources :the 1999 Selection of New Titles', American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.Hundreds of entries examine various concepts related to women's roles in the religions and mythologies of the world - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 460670600
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Psychology of Learning and Motivation
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter provides a thoughtful integration of a body of work. Volume 31 covers children's representations of groups, diagnostic reasoning in medical expertise, and object representation. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461111059
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Advanced Fracture Mechanics
Fracture mechanics is a subject that has not yet fully matured. Yet, it has existed long enough, and its practical applications are important enough, that a great deal of information is already available. Nevertheless, we wrote this book believing that fracture mechanics is currently at a unique stage. Enough research has been performed to provide a solid foundation upon which future progress will build. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461114726
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Intelligent Image Processing
State-of-the-art technology and cutting-edge applications in image processing Intelligent Image Processing examines the fundamentals of personal imaging and wearable computing with a concentration on the EyeTap technology invented by the author. EyeTap technology comprises eyeglasses or contact lenses that cause the eye itself to function, in effect, as if it were both a camera and a display. Modern embodiments of this invention use a laser system having no moving parts to provide infinite depth of focus from the inside of the eye, out to infinity. The invention eliminates the distinction between cyberspace and the real world, allowing a shared visual experience and shared visual memory among multiple users. There are a wide range of commercial applications for this technology, including telephones that allow users to see every other’s points of view, and systems that improve the sight of the visually impaired. These systems have been proven for electronic news gathering in hostile environments such as fires, floods, riots, and documenting human rights violations–all giving rise to a new genre of first-person cinematography. The invention blurs the boundary between seeing and recording, and the boundary between computing and thinking. It will radically change the way pictures are taken, memories are shared, and news is documented. The author approaches the fundamental ideas of wearable computing and personal imaging by providing an historical overview of the subject that takes the reader from his original wearable photographic computer inventions of the 1970s, through to the modern EyeTap system. This fascinating technology promises to change the way we live and the way we communicate, and Intelligent Image Processing provides a detailed, technical, and stimulating guide for those who wish to learn about or contribute to this promising future. - Books/Reading - Misc. - New - 461115307
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