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What is the difference between animal rights and animal welfare? What inspires people to take on the different causes of non-human animals? How do people vary in their views on the rights of animals? Students will be encouraged to think critically as...

Explore the late 20th-century history and development of plant, animal, and human genetics in this collection of 135 documents. Included are samples of commentaries on these scientific developments from the scientists themselves, government departments,...

Students can use this unique guide to discover not only what causes particular weather events such as avalanches and droughts but also how the weather affects such aspects of our daily lives as business and health. Hundreds of meteorological events,...

The year 1995 marks the 90th anniversary of Einstein's first description of the theory of relativity. In this unique reference book, Einstein's multi-disciplinary contributions to science and society are presented in an easy-to-read dictionary format...

Sommaroy sees no sunset for approximately 69 days of each year, during which the residents of this small Norwegian village enjoy perpetual daylight. This has inspired the Ghanaian philosopher, Samuel K. K. Blankson, to develop the philosophy of secular...

Despite the popular view of medieval Europe as a Dark Age of intellectual stagnation, scientific and technological achievement thrived during this time. As any vacationer to Europe knows, churches and castles remain lasting testaments to the ingenuity of...

This revealing volume explores recent historical perspectives on the modern euthanasia and assisted-suicide debate and the political arenas in which it has unfolded. Emotional public responses to widely publicized right-to-die and euthanasia cases, such...

General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory. The glaring theoretical problem for 21st century physics is how to unite the two great theories of 20th century physics. I have done just this by considering the problem from a fresh new perspective. The...

During the Soviet years, Russian science was touted as one of the greatest successes of the regime. Russian science was considered to be equal, if not superior, to that of the wealthy western nations. The Perversion of Knowledge , a history of Soviet...

What should the average person know about science? Because science is so central to life in the 21st century, science educators and other leaders of the scientific community believe that it is essential that everyone understand the basic concepts of the...

Regeneration and peacebuilding in war-torn societies is a fast-growing area of interest in world politics. The book is an original and timely contribution to the study of post-conflict transition through an examination of various aspects of regeneration...

Broadband is a key enabler of the information society, increasing productivity and competitiveness across all sectors of the economy. Unlike traditional n- rowband connections, broadband provides high speed, always-on connections to the Internet and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615135281Author Maynard PittendreighFormat PaperbackImprint Mustard Seed BooksPublisher Mustard Seed BooksWeight(grams) 358g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578709833Author Ed SobeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Ed SobeyPublisher Ed SobeyWeight(grams) 245g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648586050Author Sunrise Information ServicesFormat PaperbackPage Count 602Imprint Sunrise Information ServicesPublisher Sunrise Information...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995250123Author Dr Lawrence D KomerFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint Peak Performance Institute Inc.Publisher Peak Performance Institute Inc...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996588607Author Chris WiekampFormat PaperbackImprint Vonbridge PublishingPublisher Vonbridge PublishingWeight(grams) 290g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987547026Author Jaahda JinnahFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Jaahda Jinnah PublishingPublisher Jaahda Jinnah PublishingWeight(grams) 95g

This is the second collection of the well established Antonius Lectures given at St. Antony's College, Oxford. The contributors cover different aspects of Arab studies including nationalism, literature, economics, the Gulf War and the Palestinian problem...

Inspired by the end of the millennium, celebrated science writer Paul Halpern tackles the fate of human civilization and our planet in this meditation on the end of the world. Beginning with the religious origins of the idea of apocalypse, Halpern shows...

"In clear, measured prose Davidson lays out how the traditional tools of economics don't work when you are talking about concrete things like soil, forests, garbage."-Inc.Ecology and economics are not doomed to be adversaries. This lively and...

This book also contains various articles for hypnotherapists covering practical issues such as working with clients with anger issues, changing `bad' habits, and huge section that looks at NLP techniques that can be used by solution-focused...

"Ask one intriguing question, then answer it." This was the assignment given to four classes of Biology Honors students. Each student generated and refined one question. Each then sought the answer. This book is a collection of those questions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988637207Author Anna-Lena ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Anna-Lena ThomasPublisher Anna-Lena ThomasWeight(grams) 281g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817633943Author Louis N. IrwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Birkhauser Boston IncPublisher Birkhauser Boston IncWeight(grams) 450g

Reciprocity is a pervasive type of social interaction in encounters, groups and organizations. This volume gathers basic recent works in its main domains such as the theory of reciprocity, the public economics of transfers, the economics of the family,...

Imagining Columbus is Stavans's contribution to the literature on Columbus. 'My purpose,' says Stavans, 'is to revisit, to investigate, to play with the asymmetrical geometries of the admiral's literary adventures in the human imagination.' Arguing that...

Science fiction has recently been identified as providing the narrative paradigm for postmodernity. This volume of essays combines theoretical discussions of the nature of science fiction, with specific studies of utopian and dystopian narratives...

During the past decade there has been a dramatic change in the nature of mobile communications technology and its impact on the general communic ations environment. In the 1970s, mobile radio was a minority activity in communications, based on relatively...

Science Reference Sources is a selected, up-to-date compilation of about 1600 representative bibliographical and reference tools in the physical, biological, and applied sciences. Entries are arranged in sections by subject. Presentation of general...

Travel writing has gained new appeal, and writers from the British Isles have been particularly productive and successful in this genre. This volume provides a concise introduction to the basic characteristics and historical development of travel writing...

In this book, Mark Walker - a historical scholar of Nazi science - brings to light the overwhelming impact of Hitler's regime on science and, ultimately, on the pursuit of the German atomic bomb. Walker meticulously draws on hundreds of original...

Globalization and Its Critics challenges the claim that globalization is a clearly understood phenomena whose effects are well known and easily accounted for. It explores the categories we use to think about globalization, the dynamics which are driving...

Is it obvious that a network of neurons can explain how we see? There is an apocryphal story about the mathematician Hardy, who wrote an equation on the blackboard and said "The proof of this is obvious". After a little while he murmured...

The format of this edition remains unchanged from previous editions but the majority of entries have received some revision. In particular, units are now in SI units wherever possible, although with certain of the classical entries this is not possible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957381421Author James L ThomasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781470998769Author Hans van LeunenFormat PaperbackPage Count 567Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com

Recent trends and events worldwide have increased public interest in nonviolence, pacifism, and peace psychology as well as professional interest across the social sciences. Nonviolence and Peace Psychology assembles multiple perspectives to create a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781387495139Author Ibrahim Nugwa AbdulrazakFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 118g

This book contains guidelines for Medical Students and helps them in history taking and physical examination in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Included there is an English - Maltese dictionary with technical words to help out with Maltese speaking...