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Libraries Unlimited, 2001. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Essays from an August 2000 conference of REFORMA, an organization committed to the improvement of library and information services for Spanish-speaking and Hispanic people in the US, provide insight on establishing or revising library policies and collection development guidelines for Spanish language-oriented library services. Contributors represent a wide range of fields, including library and information science, business administration, leaders... more information

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Legenda, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The nineteenth century German writer, Wilhelm Raabe, had been largely forgotten until a reassessment of his work began in the 1960s. He was considered a provincial writer, who created idealized versions of German village life. These essays, edited by Göttsche (German, University of Nottingham) and Krobb (German, National University of Ireland, Maynooth) refute that judgment by exploring the methods by which Raabe inserted international issues into his wor... more information

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New York Review Books, 2005. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Raban (a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and other publications) characterizes this collection as "an irregular personal diary of the period from September 11 [2001] to the beginning of George W. Bush's second term." His essays, written from the perspective of an Englishman living in the US for the past 15 years, documents the political and cultural transformation of the US in the "war on terror," a tr... more information

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Humana Press Inc., 2005. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Bone metastasis complicates treatment for 60 to 85 percent of all breast, prostate and lung cancer patients. In these 19 papers, contributors describe their research in the molecular foundations of bone metastasis and its treatment, some in the experimental stages and others to come in the future. Their topics in the fundamental concepts include an overview by the editors, and studies of parathyroid hormone-related peptide and malignancy. Papers exam... more information

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Garnet Publishing, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Ibn 'Abd Rabbih lived in Andalusia in the ninth century. He was a poet and collector of information. His composition of twenty-five books is known as "the Unique Necklace". This volume contains the "Book of the Coral" and "The Book of the Ruby". Translated by Arabic scholar Boullata, the translation is then reviewed by De Young. The Coral consists of a number of anecdotes from the early days of Islam, mainly about po... more information

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AldineTransaction, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This reprint from 1968 delves into the political impact of the city planner on community decision making. It is a comparative analysis of six studies of planning decisions in New Jersey communities that were chosen based on their reputations of having effective or ineffective planning; they vary in size, problems, and socioeconomic characteristics. Rabinovitz discusses the keys to effective influence--organization and a technical role orientation--an... more information

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Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Asserting and demonstrating the continuing importance of the subject in the modern world, Rabinowitz (comparative literature, Hamilton College) keeps students in mind (and literary-minded general readers) and employs a variety of contemporary literary and critical approaches to discuss the Greek tragedy's origins and its roles in the context of Athenian democracy and religion. She then takes a thematic approach, discussing the plays of Aeschyl... more information

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Nova Biomedical Books, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Down syndrome is the most frequent genetic, non-heritable cause of mental retardation, contributing about 30% of all moderate to severe cases. Rachidi and Lopes, who are not further identified, review the scientific literature on the molecular mechanisms responsible for the retardation, and the mouse models of Down syndrome that produce some of the findings. Fundamentally, they show that the mental retardation results form several developmental, ... more information

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Harry N. Abrams, 2005. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The 19th-century French painting and sculpture collection of the Israel Museum is suitably showcased in this handsome volume, which presents the works in full-page plates in an oversize format (10.25x12.25") side-by-side with a descriptive catalogue essay. The works are organized by style then by artist, with works included by Cezanne, Gauguin, Degas, Rodin, and Renoir, among others. Short essays are also provided for each artist, to introduce and... more information

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Scholarly Resources, 2000. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This anthology "decolonizes" the voices of Latin Americans who travel abroad and engage in cultural critiques of their homelands in counterpoint to foreigners' better known accounts of Latin America. The 17 contributions by North and South American academics examine--including entertaining first person accounts--the themes of constructing nations/a national identity post- independence, touring modernity, taking sides, and the art of l... more information

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Da Capo Press, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Rackstraw (professor emeritus, University of Northern Iowa) met author Kurt Vonnegut while a student in his class at the Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1965. Their brief romance matured into a lifelong friendship. Here, she offers a unique perspective on how Vonnegut's life shaped his most famous works, and portrays a deeply human man who looked for the humor in life to survive. Vonnegut's letters to Rackstraw, many never before published, reveal ... more information

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U. Press of Florida, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Drawing from interviews with musicians and family members, Radanovich, a music and entertainment journalist, provides a biography of Cuban singer Benny Moré (1919-1963). Within the context of Cuban music and culture of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, he describes Moré's childhood, the bands he sang with, the songs he wrote that became Cuban big band standards, recordings, tours, his struggles with alcoholism, and death from cirrhosis at ... more information

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Continuum Publishing Group, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. A former minister of a Northern England Baptist church offers tips for leading a school assembly that teaches moral values benefiting the whole community. The brief chapters include bulleted ideas on rules, timing, spirituality, presentation media, group size, format, content, and delivery. No index is provided. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Manning Publications Co., 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. An enterprise service buses (ESB) is "a software architecture construct which provides fundamental services for complex architectures via an event-driven and standards-based messaging engine." This volume provides instruction on how to use two different open source ESBs: Mule 2.0.2 and Apache ServiceMix 3.2.1. The volume discusses the architecture of the ESBs; complementary technologies for use in development, integration solutions; ... more information

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Merrill, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Radford (Center for University, School, and Community Partnerships, U. of Massachusetts Dartmouth) offers a guide for new teachers on the mentoring process. She outlines every month of the school year and gives activities, reflections, and journal entries for each, such as those relating to orientation, planning, assessment, standards, and classroom management. The book can be used as a record of the first year for the next, or as documentation for licensing. ... more information

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Kluwer Law International, 2003. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Bahraini lawyer Radhi analyzes the history and current institutions of Bahrain's judicial system. In the historical section, he focuses on the juristic theories, practices, and tribal traditions prior to the 1920s, paying particular attention to the differences that arose under different sectarian influences. He then explores the institutional development and organization of the modern judicial system, offering chapters on the hierarchy of... more information

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Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Radic (currently doing post-doctoral research at the U. of Leipzig, Germany) conducts an econometric analysis of innovation activities in Germany that is concerned with the determinants and consequences of technological change. After providing a classification scheme for technological change, discussing different measurement concepts, and considering problems of sample selection and edogeneity, he presents chapters that explore the role of pu... more information

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Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Finding standard theoretical approaches to financial crises to be too focused on specific stylized features, Radke (an economist with Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany) proposes an alternative and more general approach that combines endogenous business cycle theory with current financial crisis theory, resulting in a theory that sees financial crisis cycles as caused by an exogenous positive shock to profit expectations due to new technologies or ... more information

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ESRI Press, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The second edition of this textbook on using geographic information systems (GIS) to protect communities from attacks and natural disasters has been expanded to reflect the capabilities of the new ArcGIS 9.3 software. Radke and Hanebuth have developed GIS instructional courses for the private and public sectors in the past, and they have designed this tutorial for both instructors and emergency personnel who must use GIS to coordinate with other agencies an... more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. CD-ROM included. Rafiquzzaman (California State Polytechnic U., Pomona) explains the fundamentals of assembly language programming, using the Motorola MC68000/68020 and Intel Pentium microprocessor chips to instruct computer engineering students with knowledge of basic digital logic on how these devices actually work. The microcomputer architecture of these chips is discussed at length, with additional material presented on memory organization, I... more information

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