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In Societies in Eclipse, archaeologists combine their current discoveries with insights from anthropology, history, and Native oral traditions to examine the cultural transformation among the eastern Woodlands tribes immediately preceding and following the arrival of Europeans.While the profound effects of European explorers, missionaries, and traders on Eastern Woodlands tribes cannot be denied, the archaeological evidence suggests that several indigenous societies were already in the process of redefinition prior to European contact. ... Read more

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This work evaluates the efforts of George Henry Evans to improve the social, political and economic prospects of working-class Americans in a time dominated by what he called "law-created privilege". Evans laboured over his press, on meeting hall rostra, and street corner stages for two decades, fighting the privileges favouring (and enacted by) lawyers, bankers, brokers and clergy. Under the motto "principles, not party" he brought a series of issues - including banking reform and land for actual settlers - to the attention of the electorate and the two-party system. By tracing his career as a whole rather than in the context of discrete issues, and by examining the entire body of his work as part of the time in which he lived, this work aims to present the man and his ideas in a balanced perspective. ... Read more

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Employing an interdisciplinary approach that gives equal consideration to Campbell's secular and religious writings, Jeffrey Suderman argues that Campbell used the critical tools of the Enlightenment to defend an orthodox Christian faith. This conclusion will oblige both historians and critics of the Enlightenment to reassess long-held assumptions about the secular nature of eighteenth-century thought and culture. George Campbell (1719-1796) has long been regarded as a seminal figure in the development of modern theories of persuasion, but modern students of rhetoric seldom look beyond his Philosophy of Rhetoric to his equally important religious writings. Campbell is portrayed as a secular figure, and his contributions to eighteenth-century Christian apology have been largely forgotten. In his own time, however, Campbell had an international reputation as a champion of the Gospel miracles against the sceptical assaults of the philosopher David Hume and as a respected biblical scholar and authority on Church history. Orthodoxy and Enlightenment is the first study to deal with the entire range of Campbell's interests and publications.Suderman sets Campbell firmly in his eighteenth-century context, reconstructing his life and times from contemporary and manuscript sources. He argues that while Campbell's wide-ranging scholarly and scientific interests made him as much a man of the Enlightenment as his better-known contemporaries Voltaire and Hume, he used the critical tools of the Enlightenment to defend a sincere and orthodox Christian faith. The detailed reconstruction of Campbell's apologetic system will be of interest to students of history, philosophy, literary criticism, rhetoric, and religious thought, as well as to general readers interested in the eighteenth century. ... Read more

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Good Manual but needs updating
This is a good manual to use in avoiding the pitfalls of writing science fiction. It gave good technical information about science, tips on the natural progression of technology, human exploration and scientific research.I will use it as a good reference book on the subject. The only problem that I had was that it needs updating.I understand that even with an updated copy, the information will be outdated by the time it is published but that is the reason I gave it 4 stars.

A Fantastic Resource for Science Fiction Writers
I am just starting out writing science fiction, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in writing in the genre. It is not a "how to write science fiction", but rather a handy reference book. It the various areas of science that a science fiction writer might find useful, with chapters devoted, inter alia, to: space and spaceships, planets and planet design, aliens, designing a future setting, nanotechnology, intelligent machines, bioengineering, and alternate universes.

I found the book to be well-organised and easy to read. All sections are written in a clear, easy to understand manner, assisting the non-scientist layman in writing convincing science fiction. One of the best features, in my view, was that the authors point out all the "wrong science" blunders common to science fiction, thereby helping you to avoid them. They also point out examples of excellent science fiction and how those authors used known science in a convincing manner.

The only significant shortcomings of this book relate to its age: it was printed in 1993 so the science risks becoming dated as we move further from its publication. Additionally, this means that it has gone out of print and one can only obtain used copies. However, there is nothing newer out there that covers all the areas that The Writer's Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe so it is still well worth it.

I have also read the Science Fiction Writing Series (edited by Ben Bova) "World Building" and "Space Travel" and I preferred The Writer's Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe. There is nothing wrong with the Bova books, they were excellent as well, but I found Messrs. Ochoa and Osier's book easier to read and more insightful. Plus, it is nice having everything in one place. On the other hand, the Science Fiction Writing Series books are more comprehensive and still in print.

Good reference book for sf writers
Though I read this straight through, this is really more of a reference book. It covers chapter-by-chapter the various areas of science that a science fiction writer might find useful, starting (not surprisingly) with space and spaceships. Other topics include designing a planet, aliens, designing a future, nanotech, intelligent machines, and alternate universes. The authors do a good job of pointing up common cases of bad science, from lasers visible in space to human-alien halfbreeds and other Star Trek-type errors. They also point up shining examples of science fiction stories that are based on particular concepts and make suggestions based on other ideas that haven't been fully mined yet.

Definitely a worthwhile book.

Great for Beginners
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is starting out writing science fiction. It is very easy to read and understand, and it discusses topics frequently found in science fiction. Not only does it have information about world-building, but it also covers topics like aliens, space travel, and futuristic civilizations. If you're just starting out, or if you just need some guidelines in your fiction, check this book out.

For a better understanding of science fiction
This is a great book for those interested in Science Fiction. It helps the laymen understand scientific concepts and is written in a way that is easy to understand. We often see scientific books as being hard to understand, being too mathematical and way above our heads. This book is definitely not that way. If you want to learn about science, this is the book. There is a section on creating an alien life bearing planet, detail by detail. A section on spaceships and space stations, and a section on designing a future. There is even a section on remodeling humans. All this in an understandable format. Writers will find it of unmeasurable help in their writing science fiction. ... Read more

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Available classroom methods downplay the role of the guitar as the instrument of popular culture. This method allows the student to learn through tunes from three decades of popular music building a strong foundation that first, allows them to adapt to a variety of musical styles with the skills learned; secondly, provides them with more practical experience for interacting in musical situations; and thirdly, fosters achievement on the instrument withgraded technical demands, in turn, increasing the desire to further one's abilities. The book is unique in its detail in nurturing the beginner through the physical challenges associated with the early learning experience. The mainfocus is to help the beginner to become proficient with all fundamental major and minor chords from the natural musical alphabet through learning classic songs guided by selected elements of musical notation specific to understandingrhythm. A number of pieces deal with single note playing and a section on basic applied music theory is included.About author: Jeffrey George, professor of classical and jazz guitar studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, earned his doctorate from Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ where he was awarded both a graduate college scholarship and a board of regents grant. He has been the recipient ofnumerous scholarships and awards including support for academic programs at Berklee College of Music, Musicians Institute, and the National Guitar Summer Workshop. Artists with whom he has performed include Ritchie Havens, Taj Mahal,Joe Henderson, Billy Childs, David Baker and Richard "Groove" Holmes. ... Read more

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From the preface: "History has dealt the juvenile court (and, more broadly, the juvenile justice system) a cruel blow. What began as a promising social experiment has disappointed nearly everyone... Inevitably, disillusionment has weakened the mandate of the juvenile justice system. Conflicts in philosophy, once held at bay by general enthusiasm for the enterprise, have now surfaced with great urgency. What, in fact, is the purpose of the juvenile justice system? Is it to protect the community from youth crime, or to help children grow up? Is it primarily a court dominated by concerns for justice? Or, is it more fundamentally a social service agency concerned with structuring the environments of children? Is the court an independent institution that stands apart from the community and administers justice in a fair and impartial way? Or, is the court an agent of the community in the sense that it establishes norms of conduct and draws both public and private agencies to the tasks of socializing children?" ... Read more

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Originally published in 1907.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Hydrogen bonds are weak attractions, with a binding strength less than one-tenth that of a normal covalent bond. However, hydrogen bonds are of extraordinary importance; without them all wooden structures would collapse, cement would crumble, oceans would vaporize, and all living things would disintegrate into random dispersions of inert matter.
Hydrogen Bonding in Biological Structures is informative and eminently usable. It is, in a sense, a Rosetta stone that unlocks a wealth of information from the language of crystallography and makes it accessible to all scientists. (From a book review of Kenneth M. Harmon, Science 1992) ... Read more

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The sudden and premature death of Alan Bray deprived gay and lesbian studies of a founding figure. Best known for his 1982 book Homosexuality in Renaissance England, Bray paved the way for subsequent scholars in early modern gay and lesbian studies. This special issue of GLQ collects essays that draw on and expand Bray’s work of the past two decades, as well as offer new work in the emerging field of friendship studies, for which he was a pioneer.

Contributors to the collection include some of the most prominent scholars in the field of early modern sexualities. They think expansively about Bray’s impact on their own work and, most importantly, test the applicability of his theories (that same-sex desire has a history that can be reconstructed and that the actual object of study is difficult to capture, as its expression varies radically across cultures and societies) in areas where they have not been previously employed. Two essays in this collection explore friendships or intimacies between women or between men and women—topics Bray did not pursue extensively. Others deal with locations outside Bray’s heavily English focus, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, or apply his theories to periods beyond the Renaissance. Additionally, the issue includes a review of Bray’s The Friend, published posthumously, and an assessment of his scholarly career from his earliest writings to this final work.

Contributors. George Chauncey, Carla Freccero, Jonathan Goldberg, Jody Greene, George E. Haggerty, Jeffrey Masten, Jeffrey Merrick, Stephen Orgel, Laurie Shannon, Valerie Traub ... Read more

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1932. The author, having ministered to the sick for seventeen years and being healed himself, writes with unequivocal authority. He utilizes concrete facts demonstrated in his ministry of revival and healing to form the basis for the book. Contents: some effects of the first Adam's disobedience; some of the benefits of the last Adam's obedience; source of sickness and disease; marvelous mortal body; bodily healing in the dispensation of the Father; bodily healing in the dispensation of the Son; bodily healing in the dispensation of the Holy Ghost; Canon of the Scripture closed; dispensation of the Holy Ghost continued, miracles and healings; miracles and healings in the present dispensations, questions, difficulties, explanation, instruction; healings and miracles in our day. ... Read more

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Superb book on Biblical healing - in Jesus' Mighty Name
Healing Rays by George Jeffreys' is a superb book on biblical healing - in Jesus' Mighty Name which was written in 1932 - when the author had been in Christian ministry for 17 years and had seen tens of thousands of conversions and thousands of healings in his Revival and Healing Campaigns across Britain.

This book is a modern reprint which has the text at twice the size of the orginal 1932 book and retaisn the orginial font as the book has been scanned.

The book is split into 12 chapters over 210 pages and covers nearly everything you may need to know about Christian healing in the name of Jesus Christ. The why, how to, why sickness, what can we do, medicine, attitude, spiritual state etc. and why not everyone gets healed including Christian suffering.

Jeffreys covers the subject of healing from a Scriptural perspective and writes with authority having seen the blind see, the death hear, the dumb hear, cancers shrivel up, the lame to dance etc. etc. and filled halls across the country week in week out.

The author also quotes from quite a few other sources proving that God's power in healing through his surrendered servants has never ceased.

There is a great chapter which is a question and answer chapter full of Scriptural and logical responses. The author also quotes from men such as John Wesley, George Fox, Evan Roberts and other revivalists as well as missionary statesmen such as A. B. Simpson and others who were healed. ... Read more

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Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. ... Read more

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Hydrogen bonds range from the very strong, comparable with covalent bonds, to the very weak, comparable with van der Waals forces. Most hydrogen bonds are weak attractions with a binding strength about one-tenth of that of a normal covalent bond. Nevertheless, they are very important. Without them, all wooden structures would collapse, cement would crumble, oceans would vaporize, and all living things would disintegrate into inanimate matter.

An easy-to-read supplement to the often brief descriptions of hydrogen bonding found in most undergraduate chemistry and molecular biology textbooks, An Introduction to Hydrogen Bonding describes and discusses the current ideas concerning hydrogen bonding, ranging from the very strong to the very weak, with introductions to the experimental and theoretical methods involved. Ideal for courses in chemistry and biochemistry, it will also be useful for structural biology and crystallography courses. For students and researchers interested in supramolecular chemistry, biological structure and recognition, and other sophisticated concepts and methodologies, it provides a careful selection of key references from the vast hydrogen bonding literature. ... Read more

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The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groupsis a major new volume that will help scholars assess the current state of scholarship on parties and interest groups and the directions in which it needs to move. Never before has the academic literature on political parties received such an extended treatment. Thirty chapters critically assess both the major contributions to the literature and the ways in which it has developed. With contributions from most of the leading scholars in the field, the volume provides a definitive point of reference for all those working in and around the area. Equally important, the authors also identify areas of new and interesting research. These chapters offer a distinctive point of view, an argument about the successes and failures of past scholarship, and a set of recommendations about how future work ought to develop. This volume will help set the agenda for research on political parties and interest groups for the next decade.

The Oxford Handbooks of American Politicsis an eight-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of scholarship on American politics. Each volume focuses on a particular aspect of the field. The project is under the General Editorship of George C. Edwards III, and distinguished specialists in their respective fields edit each volume. The handbooks aim not just to report on the discipline, but also to shape it as scholars critically assess the current state of scholarship on a topic and propose directions in which it needs to move. The series is an indispensable reference for anyone working in American politics.

General Editor for The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics: George C. Edwards III ... Read more

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This updated edition of A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response reflects the dramatic changes in this field over the past decade. This edition covers a range of new topics, including stress and the immune system, post-traumatic stress and crisis intervention, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Crisis Management Briefings in response to mass disasters and terrorism, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), spirituality and religion as stress management tools, dietary factors and stress, and updated information on psychopharmacologic intervention in the human stress response. As with the previous edition, this volume is designed as a comprehensive and accessible guide to both the clinically relevant physiology and treatment of the human stress response. Discussion of treatment protocols, using selected behavioral treatment strategies, is purposefully brief and clinically targeted. Supplemental information for practitioners includes a flow chart on the nature of stress physiology, a relaxation report form, specific protocols for teaching the relaxation response, a self-report checklist designed for health education purposes, and over 700 references.

Comprehensive and up-to-the-minute, A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response will be of interest to students, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, medicine, nursing, social work, and public health. ... Read more