The Illustrated Five Kingdoms: A Guide to the Diversity of Life on Earth

The Illustrated Five Kingdoms: A Guide to the Diversity of Life on Earth

Margulis, Lynn

Dolan, Michael

Schwartz, Karlene V.

Science & Math

Harpercollins College Div

Find out how to write fast and well while developing your own style. You will improve after reading this book, even if you have taken writing courses before. Get ideas for how to start and find out when to stop. Discover the unique universal format for writing anything. Get a checklist for successful letters. Learn how to plan the longer report so you dont wait until the last minute. The authors friendly, organized approach (with just a little humor) makes writing at work fun. Hundreds of people have learned to write from the authors Writing for Action workshops. Now you can too.

Write Better and Get Ahead at Work: Successful Methods for Writing the Easy, Natural Way

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

iUniverse

Father Dolan argues in his book We Are a House Divided that Catholics are experiencing a crisis of conscience and identity aided and abetted by Catholic leaders, politicians and voters who fail to apply the Church's teachings to the nation's civic discourse.  The author provides an in-depth review and defense of the Church's stance on abortion, stem cell research and other critical issues of our time. He then offers recommendations for Church officials, politicians and the laity on actions that can be taken to restore the Catholic faith in daily life.  Indeed, there has been a long standing disconnect between the positions and behavior of the Democratic Party, its office holders and candidates with regards non-negotiable Catholic moral teachings. In the book's final chapter, Repairing the Damage, Father Dolan proposes among other things that the present time is optimum for faithful, committed Catholic voters, as well as other voters of like mind, to withhold their support of that Party and its candidates unless and until acceptable changes are made.  The book's overriding principle is that "Catholic" is not a label to be worn but a life to be lived.

We Are A House Divided: It Is Not Enemies Who Taunt Me, It Is You My Faithful Friend PS 55

History

World

iUniverse, Inc.

This sophisticated coloring book is a beautifully detailed illustration of the world's living diversity. It is written for science students, teachers, and anyone else who is curious about the extraordinary variety of living things that inhabit this planet. It opens with an introduction to the classification systems, distinctions between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, an introduction to life cycles, Earth history, and an explanation of how to best use this coloring book. The next section is organized by communities in which the organisms live. The final section details the variety of major groupings - phyla - within each kingdom and shows how the organisms in each are distinguished from one other. This coloring book gives a visual understanding of the enormous diversity of life on this planet and will be an enlightening and educational resource for students from a variety of backgrounds.

Diversity of Life: The Illustrated Guide to Five Kingdoms: The Illustrated Guide to Five Kingdoms

Arts & Photography

Schwartz, Karlene

History & Criticism

Jones& Bartlett Learning

Early Life: Evolution on the PreCambrian Earth, Second Edition offers an informative and compelling analysis of microbial evolution, often overlooked as the opening chapter of life's history. With this long-awaited new edition, Lynn Margulis and Michael Dolan integrate new discoveries from the past two decades, such as the enormous contribution of molecular biology, especially the accumulation of protein and DNA sequence information upon which the Woese three-domain system is based. Yet the prokaryotic-eukaryotic distinction remains the largest evolutionary discontinuity in life on Earth. Are the well-formed filaments found so recently in the Warrawoona Series of northwestern Australia really evidence of the oldest life on the planet? Do the fossils found in the great Gunflint Iron Formation of Ontario tell that bacteria were instrumental in the accumulation of the most important iron reserves in the world? These questions are not solved here, but they are raised for students, scientists, and general readers interested in the most basic evolution and its consequences. No special scientific background is required of the reader, only a lively interest.

Early Life: Evolution on the PreCambrian Earth: Evolution on the PreCambrian Earth

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Packed with practical, step-by-step instructions, Foot Orthotics in Therapy and Sport will help even the most reluctant sports clinician master the art of creating orthotics.
The authors--all certified athletic trainers and experts in orthotic fabrication--have written this how-to reference specifically for athletic trainers, physical therapists, sports physicians, and sport podiatrists.
Foot Orthotics in Therapy and Sport features important background information for beginners, outlining the latest theories, approaches, and techniques for fabricating foot orthotics. And for more seasoned fabricators, there is a wealth of new ideas to use in your clinical setting.
With close to 200 photos, drawings, and illustrations of orthotic-making techniques, this one-of-a-kind text shows how to -customize orthotic devices for athletes and patients;
-improve the quality of orthotics;
-examine the foot and ankle to determine the appropriateness of orthotic therapy;
-save time and money by creating orthotics in-house; and
-get athletes back in training and competition faster. Because many of the injuries occurring in the lower extremity can be traced to structural deformities or abnormalities of the foot, Foot Orthotics in Therapy and Sport also gives you an understanding of basic foot biomechanics and how it relates to treatment.
The book's first three chapters review types of orthotics, how they effect the lower extremity, indication and contraindication of orthotic use, the pros and cons surrounding their use, and the latest research on how they work. Subsequent chapters -explain how to perform a clinical and biomechanical examination of the foot and ankle to determine if orthotic therapy should be used;
-outline the materials and procedures for making negative casts and positive molds;
-list the materials needed to make soft, semirigid, and rigid orthotics;
-provide step-by-step instructions for fabricating and modifying orthotics in-house;
-discuss how to adapt orthotics to special orthopedic conditions and common athletic injuries; and
-offer instructions and illustrations for using commercial orthotic systems. Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned sports clinician, Foot Orthotics in Therapy and Sport presents easy, hands-on instructions for making state-of-the-art orthotics.

Foot Orthotics in Therapy and Sport

Davis, John

Hunter, Skip

Exercise & Fitness

Human Kinetics

“There is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress in the arts. The age of Pericles was also the age of Phidias. The age of Lorenzo de Medici was also the age of Leonardo da Vinci. The age of Elizabeth was also the age of Shakespeare, and the new frontier for which I campaign in public life can also be a new frontier for American art.” —John F. Kennedy When the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened in our nation’s capital on September 8, 1971, its mission was to be the “national center for the performing arts.” Forty years later the Center has succeeded in that mission and continues to celebrate it—countless times over—in every state and country around the world, and in the hearts and minds of millions of audience members, performers, and artists. In The Nation’s Stage, that history comes alive through a stirring historical and pictorial narrative. An incubator and springboard for some of the most memorable and important theater, dance, opera, and musical productions of the past four decades, the Center has hosted plays by Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard, and August Wilson, as well as theater for young people with Debbie Allen; dance by Antony Tudor, Agnes de Mille, Mark Morris, and Jerome Robbins; orchestral scores by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Dmitri Shostakovich, and John Cage; and breathtaking performances from the world’s most notable actors, musicians, and dancers. Every year, millions of Americans and people from around the globe gather at the Center to enjoy the arts. This book, an introduction to the Center’s accomplishments and abilities and a commemorative artifact for those who have enjoyed those gifts over the years, is a historical narrative with hundreds of colorful archival photos that allow past audiences to relive the most magical moments at the Center. Those who’ve never been inside receive a backstage pass to all the glamour and wonder this national treasure has to offer.

The Nation's Stage: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1971-2011

Americas

Simon&Schuster

The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.

A fascinating look at an American institution--a place where public life meets private.

Architecture

UNKNO

A fascinating look at an American institution-a place where public life meets private.

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