LOOKING FOR MR NOBODY. THE SECRET LIFE OF GORONWY REES.

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A daughters search.......2001-07-16

As Jenny Rees searches for the truth about her father she recaps a lot of information available in previous writings about the Cambridge spy ring from a fresh perspective and introduces a personal element lacking in the other works dealing with his involvement.

Looking for Mr. Nobody: The Secret Life of Goronwy Rees

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Looking for Mr. Nobody: The Secret Life of Goronwy Rees
Jenny; Trafalgar Square Rees
Manufacturer: Trafalgar Square
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORWRQE

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These autobiographical and analytical essays by a diverse group of professors and graduate students from working-class families reveal an academic world in which "blue-collar work is invisible." Describing conflict and frustration, the contributors expose a divisive middle-class bias in the university setting. Many talk openly about how little they understood about the hierarchy and processes of higher education, while others explore how their experiences now affect their relationships with their own students. They all have in common the anguish of choosing to hide their working-class background, to keep the language of home out of the classroom and the ideas of school away from home. These startlingly personal stories highlight the fissure between a working-class upbringing and the more privileged values of the institution.

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Voices to be heard.......2001-05-02

I read a selection from this book for a class, which prompted me to read the rest of the book. Really interesting narratives written by a number of first generation university students from a number of races and cultures, all from working class backgrounds.

A common theme is the feeling of living in two worlds - home and school - worlds which seldom intersect. Students speak of trying to fit in with peers who were more well off, explaining why they didn't have money to go out on the weekend, or why they couldn't attend various events or spring break flings because they had to work.

Entitlement - not quite feeling like they belonged at the university... watching peers walk around like they owned the place and were born to it.

Identity - being changed by the college experience, and wondering how the experience would change their relationship with family/community who seemed, by comparison, so unchanged. Several spoke of becoming bi-lingual - speaking one way at the university and another at home. Communication styles that were vital to being understood and accepted both places.

The irony of higher education being such a point of pride for the family, who made huge sacrifices for the student to be the first in the family - not knowing that the college experience would potentially pull the student away from identifying with that family/community working-class culture.

University values - While schools are at least talking about racial unity, there was less attention given to class unity. Many struggled with the idea that the whole purpose of getting a university education was to "get a brighter future", a "better opportunity", to "escape" having to work a blue collar job. If blue collar is who I am and who my famliy is, why is that something to escape? These were conflicting messages for many... be inclusive and sensitive to differences, but the white collar world is a higher, more worthy pursuit.

The only reason I gave it 4 out of 5 stars is the length of the book. The narrative format is engaging, but I felt the collection was a little lengthy to hold my interest through the entire book because the themes were repeated quite often in each narrative. Still worth the read, this perspective needs to be heard!

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A vast, reliable source of critical information on health and safety data, regulatory standards, toxicity, carcinogenicity, and physical properties of over 20,000 chemical substances. New: * 2,000 completely new chemicals, drugs, and biological agents. * Streamlined toxicity data. * New or additional physical data added for 9,000 entries. * 3 Instant Locator Indexes. * 100,000 domestic and international synonyms. * New European Data. * CAS Registry Numbers for more than 18,000 entries. * 14,000 updated entries. * OSHA, ACGIII, MAK exposure limits. * NIOSH REL workplace air limits. * Carcinogens and reproductive effects. * New advanced safety profiles for handling spills, accidental exposures and fires.|A vast, reliable source of critical information on health and safety data, regulatory standards, toxicity, carcinogenicity, and physical properties of over 20,000 chemical substances. New: * 2,000 completely new chemicals, drugs, and biological agents. * 14,000 update entries. * New or additional physical data added for 9,000 entries. * CAS Registry Numbers for more than 18,000 entries. * 100,000 domestic and international synonyms. * 3 Instant Locator Indexes. * Streamlined toxicity data. * OSHA, CGIH, MAK exposure limits. * NIOSH REL workplace air limits. * New advanced safety profiles for handling spills, accidental exposures, and fires. * Carcinogens and reproductive effects. * New European Data.

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CD version of this classic chemical safety reference........1999-03-24

SAX's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials Ninth Edition-CD-ROM Version

The NST/Engineers, Inc. reviewer, an EPA First Responder, found the Ninth Edition of Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials-CD ROM version (SAX CD) to be a powerful database of easily retrievable, detailed, and pertinent information. The reviewer envisions the target users of the SAX CD deriving the most benefit to be: chemical operators, chemical process engineers, chemists, clinical toxicologists, fire companies, first responders, HAZMAT teams, industrial hygienists, plant managers, physicians, police departments, process safety managers, research professionals, risk management planners, safety engineers, transportation officers, and treatment storage and disposal facility (TSDF) personnel.

The 22,380 materials included are categorized at a minimum according to: Listing Name, Hazard Rating, Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Molecular Weight, Chemical and Physical Properties, Synonyms, Toxicity Data with References, (instantly accessible by screen "pop-ups"), and Safety Profile.

Where available, NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits, OSHA Permissible Exposure Levels, ACGIH Threshold Limit Values, (all expressed as Time Weighted Averages) and German MAK exposure limits are included. Consensus Reports (Community RTK, EPA TSCA and Genetic Inventory list) along with DOT hazard Classifications and UN/NA 4-digit identifier (for HM-181), CAS Registry number, and Class (carcinogen, mutagen, teratogen, primary irritant, food additive, etc.) are also included.

For forty years, NST/Engineers, Inc. personnel and associates have found editions of SAX to be an invaluable resource. The Ninth Edition on CD ROM provides the instant retrieval capabilities sought by the electronic communication age. The program includes an intelligent default, twelve-characteristic, search engine. It highlights each "hit" in the text and has a "tracking" system that allows the user to look forward or to "backtrack".

In the NST/Engineers, Inc. trials, SAX CD was used in "mock" HAZMAT spills. The reviewer found that the initial assessments of the spills were conducted many times faster by using the SAX CD. Armed with a laptop computer, as are most police and other emergency responders, the addition of this software will greatly decrease response time and reduce the confusion that routinely surrounds hazardous materials incidents. An increase in facility and public safety will be provided by the fingertip access to the knowledge base in the SAX CD .

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Since its inception in the early 1950's, this book has become the number one resource for those who need to evaluate the hazard of substances used in commerce. Now in its eleventh edition, it contains extensive data on approximately 26,000 substances, including 2000 new entries. The three-volume set now includes Immediately Dangerous Life or Health (IDHL) levels for approximately 1000 chemicals, proving essential for designing adequate ventilation systems and selection of respiratory protection. Other highlights include:
* A special appendix containing information of nerve gases and biological agents that might appear in the workplace as a result of terrorist activity
* It is the only reference that combines, for so many substances, data on toxicological, fire, reactivity, explosive potential, and regulatory information
* Regulatory data covers exposure level classifications for a number of regulatory agencies, from OSHA to the U.S. Department of Transportation
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, Eleventh Edition provides an essential, up-to-date resource for professionals in industrial hygiene, safety, emergency response, law, and policymaking.

Dangerous properties of industrial materials

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Dangerous properties of industrial materials
N. Irving Sax
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold
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Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (3rd Edition)

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Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (3rd Edition)
N Irving Sax
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0442156081

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Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
N. Irving Sax
Manufacturer: Van Nost. Reinhold
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 027891621X

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Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
N. Irving Sax
Manufacturer: New York: Reinhold Book Corporation, 1968
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OMF0T0

Dangerous properties of industrial materials : [by] N. Irving Sax, assisted by L

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Dangerous properties of industrial materials : [by] N. Irving Sax, assisted by L
N. Irving Sax
Manufacturer: Reinhold
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O2O9YW

Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials

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Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
Richard J. Sr. Lewis
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
N.Irving Sax
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials 10ed Vol3

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Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials 10ed Vol3
Richard J Lewis
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ASIN: B000UFYBOQ

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Not that great for Matchbox

O'Brien's Collecting Toy Cars & Trucks

Great guide that's well worth the money!

O'Brien's Collecting Toy Cars & Trucks 4th Edition (Paperback) (Collecting Toy Cars & Trucks)

Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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ASIN: 0873498364

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Built tough enough to withstand the demands of any collector, this indispensable identification and price guide, now in it's 4th edition, has been completely updated. The trusted name in collecting toy cars and trucks provides readers with over 300 manufacturers organized alphabetically, and more than 15,000 listings - some not listed anywhere else - priced in up to three grades of condition.

Contains pressed steel, die-cast, slush-molded, promotional models, rubber toys, Japanese tin, and tin litho. With nearly 45,000 current market prices for Buddy L., Dinky, Corgi, Keystone, Johnny Lightning, Marx, Auburn Rubber, Tonka, Structo, Nylint, Matchbox, Hot Wheels, Tootsie Toy, Wyandotte, and Ertl, enthusiasts are sure to find a value for every toy in their collection.

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Not that great for Matchbox.......2006-11-08

For Matchboxes, very difficult to find and reasearch based on a proprietary numbering system. Numbering system not clearly articulated in overview. I had to purchase a new "Matchbox specific" guide from another publisher.

O'Brien's Collecting Toy Cars & Trucks.......2002-07-11

Information seems to be well organized and spelled out, but was disappointed that there were so few color pictures.

Great guide that's well worth the money!.......1999-05-07

I've found most everything I was looking for all in one source! If you like collecting cars and trucks, you must have this book!

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great designs and great information

Over 70 designs inspired by 16th and 17th century motifs from museum collections around the world

Gwen Morston's Needlework Designs

Gwen Marston's Needlework Designs
Gwen Marston
Manufacturer: American Quilter's Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Classic Four-Block Applique Quilts: A Back-To-Basics Approach

ASIN: 1574328980

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Savor the sophistication of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Renaissance and Baroque styles with over 75 elegant designs. Inspired by fanciful, organic shapes that were popular during these periods, the motifs are based on designs from America, England, France, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Turkey, and Persia.Well known for her thorough hand quilting, Gwen has had diverse experience as a quilting designer, teacher, and magazine columnist. Working with her many sketches made from museum collections, Gwen has adapted the shapes to be compatible with quiltmaking.The motifs can be hand or machine quilted, embroidered, appliqud, or stenciled. Their asymmetrical shapes make them especially suitable for free-motion machine quilting. Their adaptability allows for adjustmentsthe designs can be enlarged, rearranged, and used in blocks or borders. A bonus Nine-Patch quilt pattern provides a canvas on which to compose a classic arrangement of magnificent designs.

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great designs and great information.......2007-05-05

besides the excellent designs, which have been made contemporary without being overly simplified, and are shown as outline embroidery, applique and quilting, there is some first rate information on quilt marking and for adapting the designs to various uses.

there are two simple projects with very complete instructions and photos of three quilts using the designs.

this is an excellent resource volume, but not an instruction book. the author assumes the reader has the knowledge and experience to use the designs in whatever way she wants. beginnning quilters or embroiderers could certainly use the designs in their projects, but should not expect information on basic quilting or embroidery techniques.

Over 70 designs inspired by 16th and 17th century motifs from museum collections around the world.......2006-03-07

Gwen Marston's Needlework Designs packs in over 70 designs inspired by 16th and 17th century motifs from museum collections around the world. These full-page patterns can be hand or machine quilted or stenciled and provide a versatile range of applications: two quilt projects reinforce the designs, while tips and ideas provide options on handling transfers.

Gwen Morston's Needlework Designs.......2006-02-21

This book has great designs to use as applique, quilting motifs and other needlework.

70 Classic Quilting Patterns: 70 Ready-to-Use Designs and Instructions (Dover Needlework Series)

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Basic How to with good ideas

70 Classic Quilting Patterns: 70 Ready-to-Use Designs and Instructions (Dover Needlework Series)
Gwen Marston , and Joe Cunningham
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0486254747

Book Description

Exciting collection with ready-to-use, full-size designs for pineapple, feather and swirl motifs, repeating borders and other designs. Easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams help needleworkers create lovely bed covers, cushions, other items.

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Basic How to with good ideas.......2001-07-12

The authors have several good ideas, most of which have been published in several other books. Layout is good as are the tracing designs. A staple if you've not got one for your quliting library. There are several other quality books out there with more design ideas and art samples. If basic tradition is what you desire - here it is.

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1295 Best Selling Home Plans: 1295 Best Selling Home Plan (Country & Farmhouse Home Plans) (Country & Farmhouse Home Plans)
Garlinghouse Company
Manufacturer: Garlinghouse Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1893536092

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Fantastic Value! 1295 Plans for $12.95 The World's Biggest Collection of High-Quality Home Plans. A huge variety of plans in every size, shape, and style, from 66 of the nation's top-selling designers. Most trustworthy! -- More homes have been built from Garlinghouse plans than from any other publisher.

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Reinventing the Male Homosexual examines the assumption that embracing the biological research on homosexuality is a viable political strategy for the gay rights movement. The biological argument for gay rights is treated as a ãbio-rhetoric,ä a means of incorporating scientific research into public debates.

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Read this Book!.......2004-12-18

I encourage every homosexual man to read this book. It's short, well-crafted and probably the best summary of all those theories floating around about the "causes" of homosexuality. The author cleary shows how scientists were influenced by stereotypes in the interpretation of results (or just came up with wrong interpretations or results) or how experiments were poorly executed in the first place. But all the criticism isn't his one, he often just has to quote other scientists. The only thing I think he got wrong was when he criticised Bruce Bawer at the end of the book because he obviously hadn't read Bawer's book very carefully. But since Brookey's book is about something very different than talking about people like Bawer, I wouldn't blame Brookey too much for that one.

So, why is this book so important? Everywhere you can hear of read of old theories, possibly even from the 70s, long debunked but still repeated by some people. Just look at Lise Eliot's 1999 book "What's going on in here?" about the development of unborn children: She carelessly quotes Doerner's 70s experiments with rats (which were very weird to start with) and some other theory about stress leading to the unborn child becoming homosexual - therefore she describes stress as a "risk behaviour", cause the child could get the "sickness" homosexuality! If you know what those experiments and theories were really about or what they became criticised for, you can't take them seriously anymore - and that's very important for homosexual and heterosexual people. And that's why Brookey's book can be so important for your own view of your homosexuality.

By the way, please ignore the two reviewers claiming the book is badly written - it's absolutely not true and I wonder what reasons they had for writing this. It's not written like The Enquirer, of course, since it's a scientifical work, so if that's not your cup of tea, leave it on the shelf.

An excellent companion to Bruce Bawer's "A Place at the Table".

Not worth the time! RUN AWAY.......2003-07-26

If this is a rehashed version of someone's dissertation, two things are in order. First, the publisher should be ashamed for marketing this. Second, Mr. Brookey's advisor should be given a talking to. Brookey bites off far more than he can obviously chew with piece. Theoretical discussion is vague at best, and reflects just a mediocre understanding of the theorists he cites. Save your money.

Poorly Written.......2003-03-18

While happy that someone has taken on such an important topic, I was disappointed to find this book so poorly written and so confused in its theoretical grounding. I cannot recommend this book to any serious readers.

Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene. .(Book Review): An article from: Argumentation and Advocacy

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Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene. .(Book Review): An article from: Argumentation and Advocacy
John M. Sloop
Manufacturer: American Forensic Association
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Argumentation and Advocacy, published by American Forensic Association on September 22, 2002. The length of the article is 1477 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene. .(Book Review)
Author: John M. Sloop
Publication: Argumentation and Advocacy (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2002
Publisher: American Forensic Association
Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Page: 145(4)

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Originally published in Germany in 1997, Herbert A. Strauss In The Eye of The Storm: Growing Up Jewish in Germany, 1918-1943, A Memoir is not merely a memoir, or biography, but rather a description of a life embedded in the history of the Jewish community. It is the story of Jewish life, both pre-Nazi Germany and during Nazi Germany.

Born in 1913 to a Christian mother and a Jewish father, Strauss was raised in a conservative Jewish fashion, studying Hebrew and Jewish history. Like many other Jews, he took little notice as the anti-Semitism of Nazi culture began to seep into his daily life. He remarks of when he was a boy, how amused he was, when during a school genetics lesson, he was selected as the embodiment of a perfect Aryan. But, as Strauss grew older the story changed. Restrictions placed on Jews became more increasingly harsh and he began to feel apprehensive. Yet, while still a student at the Hochshule, a remarkable Jewish school that the Nazis permitted to function until the early months of 1942, Strauss still refused to believe that things could get much worse, and went on concerning himself with his education in the Humanities. However, by late 1942, after he was shut out of the academic world, made a street cleaner, and then forced into hiding, along with his girlfriend (now wife), Lotte, Strauss finally came to the truth of what was happening. A truth he could hardly believe. Both he and Lotte escaped from the Gestapo, with help from the Jewish underground and Frau Meier, a Catholic, who supplied forged documents so that they could enter Switzerland.

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Insights on childhood, politics & the struggle for survival........2000-04-04

Herbert Strauss' In The Eye Of The Storm also provides a memoirof growing up Jewish in Germany, covering 1918-43 and the author'sescape to Switzerland. The two provide fine insights on childhood, politics, and struggles for survival.

In the Eye of the Storm: Growing Up Jewish in Germany, 1918-1943 A Memoir

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In the Eye of the Storm: Growing Up Jewish in Germany, 1918-1943 A Memoir
Herbert A. Strauss
Manufacturer: Fordham Univ Pr
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBORUG

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