Ontogeny, Cell Differentiation, and Structure of Vascular Plants

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This book provides a precise description of tissues structure, completed by appropriate illustrations. Treated in detail are -Embryogeny of vascular plants, the development from zygote to the formation of the "primary body" -post embryonic growth, due to the function of meristems -processes of cell differentiation and dedifferentiation durin the ontogeny

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The cultural heritage of Iceland is captured in this great and varied store of folk tales.

Travellers Iceland, 2nd: Guides to destinations worldwide (Travellers - Thomas Cook)

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Travellers Iceland, 2nd: Guides to destinations worldwide (Travellers - Thomas Cook)
Lindsay Bennett
Manufacturer: Thomas Cook Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1841578959

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Great Overall Resource-Superior to Most Options Books

Tools of the Bear: How Any Investor Can Make Money When Stocks Go Down
Charles J. Caes
Manufacturer: Marketplace Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Options Made Easy: Your Guide to Profitable Trading (2nd Edition)

ASIN: 1883272203

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Furnishes all the tools you need to make money when the stock market heads south. Learn to implement intricate strategies in this concise, well-organized volume. Important rules to follow, plus tools & models for playing to win big in this misunderstood but profitable market. Find out: if stocks with high P/E ratios are good candidates for short selling, if in -the-money-options are always the best bet, if low volume is a stock indicates that the stock will move lower-and how much more.

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Great Overall Resource-Superior to Most Options Books.......2002-03-27

Thorough and well-written. Caes wisely divides the book into 5 sections: Basics, Short Sales, Put Buying, Call Writing and the Markets. Each section has a terrific "common misconceptions" chapter. Caes also points out how to "reverse" the strategy for a bull market. Enron, Lucent, JDS Uniphase, employees of these and other tech firms could have hedged their sadly misallocated 401Ks and stock options with put buying, a topic very well covered here. John Murphy's "Chart Reading Made Easy" an ideal companion for this book. Even relatively short bear market dips as in Jan/Feb 2002 can be the source of surprisingly big profits. "Tools of the Bear" can be hard to find, is well worth the search!

Tools of the Bear: How Any Investor Makes Money When Stocks Go Down

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Tools of the Bear: How Any Investor Makes Money When Stocks Go Down
Charles J. Caes
Manufacturer: Probus Professional Pub
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Binding: Hardcover

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Intermediate Accounting (with Thomson Analytics)
James Stice , Earl K. Stice , and Fred Skousen
Manufacturer: South-Western College Pub
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0324304145

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Intermediate Accounting presents accounting from the perspective of the essential activities of business: operating, investing, and financing. Learners will see accounting as it is in the real world -- an essential component of the management function and decision-making process.

Intermediate Accounting (with Thomson Analytics)

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Intermediate Accounting (with Thomson Analytics)
James; Stice, Earl K.; Skousen, Fred Stice
Manufacturer: South-Western College Pub
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUJO6W

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This authoritative, multi-authored text provides full coverage of diagnosis and medical/surgical management of equine disorders, along with relevant pathophysiology. It encompasses state-of-the-art management and performance analysis as well as the core knowledge needed by veterinary students. Well-illustrated with high-quality glossy prints and informative tables.

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It's a good book about horses........1999-01-21

The book is presented in a way that even non-veterinarians can fully understand the contents. The discussion about the behaviour, diseases, management and therapy are concise. The book will help students and horse owners in understanding more about their horses.

The Horse: Diseases and Clinical Management

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The Horse: Diseases and Clinical Management
Calvin N. Kobluk , Trevor R. Ames , and Raymond J. Geor
Manufacturer: W B Saunders Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0721659837

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This book challenges the conventional ideas of art and beauty. What is the value of things made by an anonymous craftsman working in a set tradition for a lifetime? What is the value of handwork? Why should even the roughly lacquered rice bowl of a Japanese farmer be thought beautiful? The
late Soetsu Yanagi was the first to fully explore the traditional Japanese appreciation for "objects born, not made."

Mr. Yanagi sees folk art as a manifestation of the essential world from which art, philosophy, and religion arise and in which the barriers between them disappear. The implications of the author's ideas are both far-reaching and practical.

Soetsu Yanagi is often mentioned in books on Japanese art, but this is the first translation in any Western language of a selection of his major writings. The late Bernard Leach, renowned British potter and friend of Mr. Yanagi for fifty years, has clearly transmitted the insights of one of Japan's
most important thinkers. The seventy-six plates illustrate objects that underscore the universality of his concepts. The author's profound view of the creative process and his plea for a new artistic freedom within tradition are especially timely now when the importance of craft and the handmade
object is being rediscovered.

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great for the study of craft in Japan.......2007-05-12

This book was written by the father of the crafts movement in Japan, Yanagi Soetsu. He encouraged the Japanese to appreciate their national arts at a time of modernization and Westernization in Japan. The book covers areas of craft such as cermaics and lacquers.

A book you HAVE to read, and you'll CRAVE to own..........2006-01-18

This remarkable, must-have book is half superb pictures of various Oriental objects of manufacture become recognized as quintessentially "unselfconscious" objects of art (the one of the "top" teacup in Japan alone is worth the book's price), and half short but very eye-opening essays on various dimensions of beauty, creativity, and the aesthetic experience.

MUCH generally accepted superficiality (and downright phoniness) in the field of art appreciation is solidly debunked here (read the other reviews for more on the author's qualifications, plus some relatively piddling criticism from a few experts).

The pieces on the degeneration of the so-called "classic" Tea Ceremony and the cult of deliberate "beauty of ugliness" will provide much food for thought. Literally anyone interested in beauty and its representations will do very well indeed to acquire this truly irreplaceable read.

I too wish the book were 10 times as long! I believe it was out of print for awhile -- great to see it available new from Amazon at a reasonable price.

Oh -- on second thought, DO just buy this title, rather than borrow one first -- my copy is so heavily marked up that it would have been agony to have read a library copy....

Humble pie never tasted so good.......2003-03-26

Soon after getting into custom furniture and cabinetmaking as a profession, I had come to that point where I began to tie my sense of self-worth to what other people thought of my work. Even worse, I began to feel that I was in a competition with my fellow woodworkers. Not only did I want their approval, but I thought I must strive to be better than them or I wouldn't achieve distinction (and therefore success). Then, via my explorations into Buddhism, I came across this book. It presented me with a heaping, much-needed serving of humble pie by telling me things like:

"A beautiful work of art...is the work of a man who is not (bound to) either beauty and ugliness or even to himself."

Yanagi was talking about the craftsman of Japan's past who, working with "total disengagement", created some of the most beautiful art objects the world has ever seen. This work was never signed because these were the products of craftsman who "made no effort to express their individuality through the medium of things; (instead) they produced things through the medium of man". As my understanding of Buddhism deepened, so didn't the import of these words. The bottom line was that I relaxed, I let myself enjoy the process and I let the objects I made speak for themselves. Humble pie never tasted so good.

More photos! More essays!.......2000-11-29

There is only so much that can be done inside of a few hundred pages, but this book does try. Many examples of Yanagi's writings have been pulled together along with photographs of actual objects in order to give the reader a small feel for the philosophy that Yanagi and others hammered out starting around the 1920's.

For those unfamiliar with Yanagi Soetsu, he and other artists and thinkers of his time developed a philosophy called "Mingei" (folk-craft) in Japan. Similar to the arts and crafts movement in England and Europe, Mingei focuses on exploring the dimentions of beauty before something becomes "beautiful". A great deal of influence from people such as Bernard Leech and Suzuki Daisetsu went in to the creation of this "old yet new" way of looking at art and objects.

His way of looking at the "unknown craftsman", in other words the artist who merely makes to make and sell his works, but does not comprimise because he wishes only to sell and sell quickly, will appear new to many, but there are many patronizing overtones in Yanagi's arguments. This comes close to devolving into a sort of "noble-savage" way of looking at crafts made in traditional ways, and is sometimes criticized as being arrogant if not contradictory.

This book only scratched the surface of the world of Mingei, however, and an actual study would no doubt involve learning the Japanese language in order to follow not only Yanagi's essays, but also to be able to go and "experience" the art Yanagi devoted himself to inside of Japan. Yanagi's ideas, however, span much further than any one culture and many connected with Yanagi, particularly Hamada Shoji, came in contact with similar movements and ideas in their travels to mainland Asia, Europe, and North America. This book can be read, therefore, comfortably by most anyone interested in art and aesthetics.

An Aesthetics Bible!.......1999-12-08

Yanagi's words are so dense, packed, and rich with meaning. He has keen insights into what real 'seeing' is, and how necessary it is in discerning beauty. But Yanagi's words run beyond insight, and have some of that deep ring of eternal 'Truth' to them. I highly recommmend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about what true 'seeing' is, and how it relates to the perception of beauty.

The Unknown Craftsman .. a Japanese insight into beauty

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The Unknown Craftsman .. a Japanese insight into beauty
Yanagi Soetsu
Manufacturer: Kodansha International
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THE UNKNOWN CRAFTSMAN: A JAPANESE INSIGHT INTO BEAUTY

Manufacturer: Kodansha International Ltd.
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The Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight Into Beauty
Soetsu Yanagi
Manufacturer: Kodansha International Ltd.
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ASIN: B000LA23RC

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Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty.
Soetsu Yanagi
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Unknown Craftsman: A Japanese Insight into Beauty.
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WOW!

Also Great As A Girls' Small Group

Diary and Book of Beauty

Secret Keeper Girls Kit
Dannah Gresh
Manufacturer: Moody Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0802431216

Book Description

Before they hit the beach and flock to pool parties, teach your daughters about modesty, purity, and sexuality. The proven message of purity in Secret Keeper is now available for younger girls.The world seeks to empower women, but one of the greatest powers you can teach your daughter is the power of modesty. For girls 8-12 (and their mothers or small group leaders), Dannah Gresh brings the message of purity in a biblical, engaging and bonding way - CDs, diaries with stickers, and talking points! Pop the CD into the car system to hear greetings from Dannah Gresh and contemporary artist Rebecca St. James, and take off on a new adventure together. Moms will learn the key risk factors for girls, while Dannah's fun approach will appeal to young girls looking for a positive adult role model. Each chapter in the mom's book suggests a creative date where you treat yourselves to things like a facial, manicure, new outfit, tea party ... both mom and daughter will learn valuable lessons corresponding to each date.

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WOW!.......2006-10-07

What a neat book and kit to use with your daughter! One thing the description doesn't say very well is the kit includes a mom guide, a secret keeper girl diary and cd and stickers. When you select it above it also suggests you should buy the diary. (I ended up with an extra diary to return...bummer)

Cool book. - The cd is a neat addition to the date night.

Also Great As A Girls' Small Group.......2005-04-22

My daughter (10) and I invited three of her friends and their moms to join us as we journey through this book and its companion, Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty. As a small group, we are having so much fun and learning so much about each other. We meet one week and discuss the concepts from the books and plan our date and then we have our date on another night. We are planning this as a year-long journey, so there is no rush.

If you are interested in using this in a small group environment, I would recommend limiting the numbers to 3 or 4 additional girls and their respective moms. Our girls all know each other, but coincidentally they do not attend the same school, church or social events. Therefore, they have expressed how "safe" they feel sharing their feelings and concerns and knowing that it's not going to get spread around. The moms have to feel safe too, as you never know what your daughter might share out of the blue. The more you can work together with the other mothers, the better the conversation can flow. Keep asking questions and truly listen. In a safe, honest environment, you'll be amazed what you will learn and how open your daughters are to the message of modesty and learning who they really are - not who the world says they ought to be. Enjoy the journey with your daughter.

Diary and Book of Beauty.......2004-07-21

Dannah Gresh has created a set of books that are completed with a CD by Rebecca St. James. This is a book set for 8-12 year old girls who are interested in inner and outer beauty. There are eight fun ideas for things like tea, parties, facials and shopping trips. The Diary has lined pages and "devotional-style" paragraphs for contemplation.

The Secret Keeper Girl book seems to be a "planning book" for moms and also includes information on fashion, like information on false advertising and the example of Kate Winslet's picture on GQ.

I remember my mother sending me to a class that talked about the subjects in this book, but I can tell you, this book is way more fun! You give your daughter the Diary book and she can listen to the CD.

Also included:

Recipes for facials
Affirmations of Beauty
Fashion Tips

~TheRebeccaReview.com

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Secret Keeper Girl Diary
Dannah Gresh
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What does God say about your beauty? Yes...yours! You're about to find out, but don't count on this Bible study to feel like homework.Secret Keeper Girl is the most fun you'll ever have digging into God's Word. Come on! Dive in!

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Amazing.......2001-07-09

This is an amazing book with quotes and images.

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Interesting and full of insight.
peeking into a part of his life

Ansel Adams: Letters, 1916 - 1984
Mary Street Alinder , Andrea G. Stillman , and Wallace Stegner
Manufacturer: Bulfinch
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Ansel Adams: Letters has been called the most intimate portrait of the man to date (Chicago Tribune). This popularly priced edition of Ansel Adams acclaimed book of lettersoriginally published in 1988 as a companion volume to his bestselling autobiographywill bring the vivid letters of North Americas most beloved photographer/environmentalist to a new generation of fans.

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Interesting and full of insight........2006-08-09

I was amazed at Ansel Adams outlook on life and his art. From reading you can tell he was greatly respected as well as a true artist in more ways than one. If you want to learn more about the man and his character I would highly recommend this book. Amazing really...

peeking into a part of his life.......2001-06-20

Pouring over letters to and from Ansel Adams brings you closer to the photographer. From a telegram to his father in 1920 asking for $20.00 to buy a burro (and letting him know that he'd sell it at the end of the season for $10.00) to touching letters to his wife over the years. His descriptions of nature are as wonderful as his photographs. He writes to US presidents, newspaper editors,friends, family and more. You see the scope, imagination,and honesty of a man and a fantastic photographer.

You laugh,cry and share the man; Ansel Adams. Interesting personal photographs in the book also.

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Letters and Images 1916-1984. Edited by Mary Street Alinder and Andre
Ansel ADAMS
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Ansel Adams: Letters and Images 1916-1984.

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John Devoy fled Ireland for America in 1870. There he became one of the most prominent Irish patriots. From his role in the Fenian Rising, to his major split with De Valera and his return home in 1924 as a guest of the Irish Free State, Dooley re-creates the pivotal role that John Devoy played in achieving Irish independence.

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