The differentiation of Escherichia and Klebsiella types (American lecture series)

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The differentiation of Escherichia and Klebsiella types (American lecture series)
Fritz Kauffmann
Manufacturer: Thomas
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General | Plants | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0007E4HZI

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With over 100,000 copies sold, the For Free series has been a godsend for people scared by the high cost of travel.

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Lots of Useful (and Free Stuff ((Free is Good))).......2003-05-02

You know, there are people who Want to know where they can find free Celtic Pipes & drums practice opportunities. . . .

Hawaii for Free..........2000-06-28

A good portion of what Hawaii for Free covers is also covered in many of the better Hawaii guidebooks, like my favorite: the Unofficial Guide to Hawaii. The real question is whether the added tips, like the time and place for free Celtic Pipes and Drums practice is worth the book's price. I thought no.

Hawaii For Free: Hundreds of Free things to Do in Hawaii.......2000-05-31

This book is a must for all tourists going to Hawaii. It has everything from concerts, to factory tours, best beaches, parks, art gallerys, gardens, lessons, sports,historical sites ,annual events and more. All for no admission. Also phone numbers to call for more information.

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In his first book of essays, Broken Vessels, Andre Dubus uses experiences such as baseball games and sheep herding as occasions for insight. His second essay collection, Meditations from a Movable Chair, is about the people who have meant the most to him. The book conjures a cloud of witnesses--Dubus's father, his sister, Norman Mailer, Liv Ullmann, a gay military officer--so vividly that their gifts to Dubus become gifts to the reader, as well. Many of these people helped Dubus understand the holiness, even sacramentality, of everyday life, which he describes in explicitly Catholic terms. Meditations from a Movable Chair is a rare and wonderful thing--a book written out of love, whose richness of heart is expressed by an exacting and challenging mind. --Michael Joseph Gross

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The twenty-five luminous and intensely personal essays in this collection are, like Andre Dubus's celebrated short stories, a testament to the author's vulnerability, vision, and indestructible faith. Since losing one leg and the use of the other in a 1986 accident, Dubus has experienced despair, learned acceptance, and, finally, found joy in the sacramental magic of even the most quotidian tasks.
Whether he is writing of the relationship with his father, the rape of his beloved sister, his Catholic faith, the suicide of a gay naval officer, his admiration for fellow writers like Hemingway and Mailer, or the simple act of making sandwiches for his daughters' lunchboxes, Dubus cuts straight to the heart of things. Here we have a master at the height of his powers, an artist whose work "is suffused with grace, bathed in a kind of spiritual glow" (The New York Times Book Review).

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A Patchwork Quilt.......2002-07-09

A book of occasionally lovely short essays surrounded by a battery of incidental writing that should've been omitted. Dubus at his best, only evident here now and then, offers us writing that builds slowly, gathering a few seemingly unrelated details and weaving them into something uniquely powerful. It shouldn't be surprising then to know that the essays in this book that don't hold up well are all too abbreviated and short, more editorial than essay, ending just as they've begun. His religious thoughts, obviously sincere but still cloying, further interrupt the book's best moments.

Dubus however knows when he's on to something, and the essays here that stand out, such as that concerning the suicide of a gay military officer, show why Dubus earned his reputation as a craftsman. Much like his seminal story "A Father's Story," this essay tells us as much of the narrator as it does of the narrative's events. It's writing like this that shows the gulf between Dubus at his best, and Dubus simply on a friendly ramble, unable to mask his innate sadness -- both before and after the accident that left him in a wheelchair.

Perhaps that's what this book suggests most clearly, that Dubus never could quite wheel himself away from a depression that's as present as the author's almost daily upper-case Communion.

Thought provoking.......2001-05-19

Many people are familiar with Andre Dubois's son and his book(an Oprah pick) The house of Sand and fog. Andre Duboius has long been considered a master of the short story, and the eye that served him well at that craft is equally appreciated when turned inward. DuBois was confined to a wheelchair when injured in an accident, and as a result, accepted the challenge to look inward. In essays detailing his struggle with mortality, his failings, his life as a writer and the struggle to find the sacred in the everyday Mr. DuBois is honest and open. At times, you may think the conclusions are a bit too pat or packaged, and yet, there is no doubt in regards to the sincerity.

I met all of his family this January........2000-09-08

On January 2000, I visited Mr. Andre Dubus' old house and grave in Haverhill, MA. His house was silent like a library and his grave has not been constructed. I showed his letter for me to his family (his son) Andre Dubus III in Newburyport, MA. Though we have not met before we have had same feeling like a deep grief.

Also I visited the seashore that this book had taken as a cover.

I had translated his work just one in several months for Japanese readers in two literary magazines in Japan.

He did not kill by himself, I believe.

Andre Dubus's Daily Bread.......2000-07-08

Shortly after finishing "Meditations from a Moveable Chair," I learned that Andre Dubus recently had died. I was surprisingly startled, considering he was a man I never knew and with whose writing I was merely acquainted. My reaction to the news of his death speaks a great deal about the quality and affect of Dubus's austere and confessional prose. Dubus frequently ends essays in the volume by recalling the moment of the piece's composition, as if he is offering not only an artifice, but the origin, the spot of time and emotion and weather from which the artifice emerged. In some cases this device seems almost redundant because his clean prose seemed already imbued with the sense of being written; especially in the essays recounting manual labor, jogging, or taking churchyard laps in his wheelchair, I imagined a man (resembling the man with a pensive scowl on the book's jacket) hammering away at a typewriter. Despite being about many quotidian things, Dubus's writing reminds me of a few lines of "Song of Myself": "Not words of routine this song of mine, / But abruptly to question, to leap beyond yet nearer bring." Although at times I thought Dubus was simply repeating himself, well, simply, I found the essays to be touching, memorable, and a pleasure to read. "Meditations from a Moveable Chair" is markedly anti-stoic: beneath its equivocal title, the volume effuses the pleasures and pain of life after a literal "wreck of body," and offers itself to its reader as a sacrifice and another one of Dubus's sacraments.

Keep Praying.......2000-03-16

All over the world we should keep praying for the repose of Andre Dubus's soul, for he prayed so hard for the repose of ours. This book, and any of the others, is for the reader tired of glitz but unwilling to be dishonest. Do you believe in poetry after Auschwitz? How about the Eucharist after Columbine? If these are hard questions, read Andre Dubus. He had no easy answers, no quick fixes. Nor did he whine and celebrate postmodern angst while complacently tenured in an MFA program. God but we needed him!

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Meditations from a Movable Chair
Andre DUBUS
Manufacturer: Knopf
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VAUG8A

Meditations From A Movable Chair - Essays

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Meditations From A Movable Chair - Essays
Andre Dubus
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IWYG1Y

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Meditations from a Movable Chair
Andre Dubus
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NZRC3K

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enjoyable and entertaining, also informative.......2003-02-18

While it's true, as another review here says, that the violent deaths of almost all the cats made it both sobering and an unintended "prime argument against free-ranging" cats, I found a lot of truth in it; even the violent deaths. Most people who know cats know of a lot of cats who've died by cars, etc. Yes, it made it sad, but it also injected an extra dose of reality in what was a really heady, exhilerating jaunt through the intelligences of the author's cats. Kept one from viewing it as mere fluff.

Personally, I love books like this. If you like cat anecdotes that are NEVER boring, "pet" theories about intelligence, and a glimpse inside the machinations and workings of a cat's mind, then this book is for you. Although I must admit the part in the beginning, about how "people will work only a few job-hours a week" by the year 2000, was unintentionally quite funny.

Cat people would enjoy this, as would anyone interested in animal intelligence. The parts about the author's cats learning about snakes, feuding with skunk-like animals, and his one cat who learned to pose for the camera (and only for the camera!) were especially memorable.

enjoyable and entertaining, also informative.......2003-02-18

While it's true, as another review here says, that the violent deaths of almost all the cats made it both sobering and "an unintended argument against free-ranging cats," I found a lot of truth in it; even the violent deaths. Most people who know cats know of a lot of cats who've died by cars, etc. Yes, it made it sad, but it also injected an extra dose of reality in what was a really heady, exhilerating jaunt through the intelligences of the author's cats.

Personally, I love books like this. If you like cat anecdotes that are NEVER boring, "pet" theories about intelligence, and a glimpse inside the machinations and workings of a cat's mind, then this book is for you. Although I must admit the part in the beginning, about people having more free time than they knew what to do with by the year 2000, was unintentionally quite funny.

A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing.......2001-11-03

Maybe it was a different time. If he published the book in 1977, and he was getting older at that time, then Corey reflects the sadly outdated attitudes of his day toward cats.

The book only marginally deals with the title, "Do Cats Think?", but when he does address the title, he does so admirably. In addition, he does well when puncturing the myth of infallibility and objectivity in the sciences. Yet, the book is mostly stories of his relationships with his many cats. Had he limited himself to his stories, the book would have been a treasure.

However, the heartwarming stories mostly end with the violent deaths of the cats. This book is, albeit unintentionally, a prime argument against free-ranging companion animals, even in so-called "safe" rural areas. Corey never seems to connect cause and effect.

I'd recommend this book only if you know a lot about the subject, and can separate the wheat from the chaff.

The Best Book on the subject!.......2001-07-26

I was amazed by this book. I thought I was an expert on cats until I read this book. I was astounded by some of the things the author mentions in his book. I won't give ANY away to you now, because I really want you to get this book for yourself. I know you won't go wrong and will love it as much as I do.

I especially like the author's writing style. It was very easy to read and understand. The concepts and observations in the book are quite fascinating.

Get this book! You won't be disappointed!

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Do Cats Think?

Manufacturer: Jove Book
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: 0515044849

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Do Cats Think?
Paul Corey
Manufacturer: Castle
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000Q6R5DI

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Do Cats Think? Notes of a Cat Watcher
Paul Corey
Manufacturer: New Jersey: Castle, 1977
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NXR7TG

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Do Cats Think?
Paul Corey
Manufacturer: Book Sales, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GRM6W2

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Do Cats Think? : Notes of a Cat-Watcher
Paul Corey
Manufacturer: N T C/Contemporary Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K6JYD8

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Truly magical

Paper Magic.

Really cool

Paper Magic: Pop-Up Paper Craft
Masahiro Chatani
Manufacturer: Ondorisha Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Sculpture | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0870407570

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With full-size, marked construction drawings, you can easily make such works as temples, castles, flowers that open and dragonflies that actually move.

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Truly magical.......2006-02-25

The projects in this book are amazingly stunning and for the most part simple.

Paper Magic........2000-05-01

Positively fabulous book on paper craft. The arcitectural designs are somewhat more advanced, but the butterfly is probably the easiest and more effective for the beginner.

Really cool.......2000-03-02

I am 13 and I love this book. I have spent over 40 hours with these designs. I love models and making things and this book is perfect. I took it with me when I went to my grandad's funeral and spent a lot of time making these pop-ups. They would be neat framed or somehow displayed. Buy this book for your kids.

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Parenting that Promotes Peace—Parents everywhere want to connect compassionately with their children, to show them love and offer guidance even in difficult moments. In this packed and practical booklet, Inbal Kashtan describes how the practicing the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process can transform parenting to promote peace for generations to come.

Whether you're parenting a teenager or an infant, the parenting help and guidance you'll find in this booklet will transform your challenges and conflicts into opportunities to parent from your heart. Find NVC-based parenting tips and ten practical exercises to foster trust and improve cooperation even in the most trying circumstances. Learn how to make connection your top priority, share power in your family and inspire open dialogue that promotes mutual understanding.

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Communication that creates connection.......2006-06-26

Would you count to three if your best friend didn't do what you asked? Ask the parent of any teenager if counting at them still works. In this powerful and practical little book, that every parent has time to read, Inbal Kashtan teaches us "another way" by brilliantly applying the practice of Nonviolent Communication to the everyday parenting struggles that tempt us to resort to coercion.
I recommend Parenting From Your Heart to all parents who are striving to move from parenting through coercion and fear to parenting through love and connection.

An excellent parenting resource - don't miss it !!!.......2006-01-25

This little gem is filled with great practical advice and mini-worksheets that help you understand how to apply the ideas offered. I wish I would have had this from the start of my days as a parent.

If you're interested in this one then check out the companion NVC parenting title "Raising Children Compassionately" by Marshall Rosenberg.

Connecting parents and children.......2005-03-30

This book follows the methods described in Marshall Rosenberg's book about non-violent communication. I highly recommend this book for parents even if you have not yet read the Rosenberg book. The book is short (43 pages), yet it clearly describes the application of the non-violent communication technique to communicate, motivate and develop mutually empathic relationship with your child. It is a win-win relatiohship where the feelings and the needs of both the child and the adult are met without the use of the emotional blackmail of shame, guilt, blame or rewards. Inbal Kashtan described the communication method with lots of examples and exercises after each chapter so you can practice and reinforce the method. Incorporating this simple but powerful method of communciation between a child and a parent allows the child to develop self motivation, the ability to express feelings and needs and empthatically connect to self and others even in an emotionally charged environment. Its something we all strive for and special gift that you can give and share with your child.

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Interesting theories, but still nothing definitive.......2004-02-05

This is one of those books that are worth taking a few hours to read even though they leave a lot of questions unanswered. The author has pulled together the leading theories that are out there about Goya's relationship with the Duchess of Alba, and while she hasn't made any shocking new discoveries, readers now have enough material to come to their own conclusions. Some facets of life in Goya's Spain I think the author does an especially good job of shedding light on, such as the dominant role of women and the submissiveness of their lovers (and of men in general) in aristocratic circles in eighteenth-century Spain. Her painting of morality at the Spanish court as Goya knew it is also eye-opening.

What I don't like about this book, however, is the amount of speculation in it, which seems to me, at least, to be a little reckless. I understand that it's very tempting to say that the Duchess of Alba (like majas, witches, and madmen) is a recurring theme in Goya's work, but Waldmann (or the commentators she is summarizing) seems to want to say that every dark-haired woman that Goya ever came up with was the Duchess of Alba. It's fun to speculate that Goya was obsessed with her, but face it--we really can't proove anything. A lot of people have wondered whether or not the Duchess was the model for "The Nude Maja" and "The Clothed Maja". Waldmann goes so far as to suggest that the Duchess of Alba commissioned the paintings herself. This is a fascinating idea, but it's one example of the kind of cavalier statements the author is willing to make--cavalier because she doesn't offer one shred of evidence to support the idea that the Duchess ordered the paintings.

An interesting and useful study, but leave room for forming your own opinions.

Very Interesting!.......2000-07-18

This book is really very interesting. The angle the author takes on Goya's works is refreshing as the focus these days tends to be his etchings of war scenes. The text is well written and the paintings are gorgeous. Anyone interested in the story of a painter living in a turbulent time, a man tangled up in all sorts of intrigues, as well as an artist without compare would love this book!

The Last Portrait of the Duchess of Alba: A Novel

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The Last Portrait of the Duchess of Alba: A Novel
Antonio Larreta
Manufacturer: Woodbine House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Spanish | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0917561422

The Naked Maja: A Romantic Novel of Goya and the Duchess of Alba

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The Naked Maja: A Romantic Novel of Goya and the Duchess of Alba
Samuel Edwards
Manufacturer: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY INC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TSDVDG

Solo Goya: Goya and the Duchess of Alba at Sanlúcar

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Goya Alone

Solo Goya: Goya and the Duchess of Alba at Sanlúcar
Jon, Manchip White
Manufacturer: Iris Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Historical | Genre Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0916078736

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Solo Goya: Goya and the Duchess of Alba at Sanlúcar is a meticulously researched historical novel about the great Spanish painter Francisco Goya and his most famous patron, the 13th Duchess of Alba. The encounter between Goya and the Duchess of Alba which figures in this novel took place at Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the late summer of 1796, when Goya was aged 50 and the Duchess was a widow of 34. These facts and many others in this story are historically accurate, and most of the characters you will meet in this book actually lived at that time and place. But this is a novel, a work of fiction, and not a book of history. Since many of the details of Goya's life are obscure or in dispute, the goal of this book is not to prove that this detail or that actually took place, but to create a plausible and engaging narrative that brings to life the major issues and ambiance of life in late 18th century Bourbon Spain. Author Jon Manchip White is uniquely equipped to recreate the world in which Goya lived - the artist's easy access to extremes of social class, the dominance of the Catholic church, and his cultural preoccupations with war, violence, religion, art and politics.

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Goya Alone.......2006-10-30

White's passion for Spain and its leading figures is evident in his earlier biographies of Diego Velazquez and Hernan Cortes, but here he goes farther, taking on in fiction the mystery of the Spanish painter Francisco Goya's torrid and tumultuous affair with the 13th Duchess of Alba.

What is most inspired about this novel is White's use of Goya's paintings, sketches, and prints to intuit the master painter's moods and feelings---for what better place to learn what lies in the heart and mind of an artist than in his work? From the witches and monsters of Goya's caprichos, to the cryptic contemporary discovery of the words "Solo Goya" painted---and then painted over---at the feet of his famous "Black Duchess," Jon Manchip White builds a story of man tormented by his own demons, and the lady who becomes devoted to him.

Here is the passion of Goya's paintings given life. Here is the deaf painter's life given voice, and that lonely voice finally heard and understood. Here, in Solo Goya, is a romance for the ages.

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