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The French Revolution : Liberta¿¿e, egalita¿¿e, fraternita¿¿e, a new republic is born in blood


" ... encapsulates this heady (and often headless) period in Western civilization ... vividly unfurls in a maelstrom of violence. King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte lead a cast of thousands ..." Container.
Date Published:2005

The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability

Connors, Roger.


Includes index.
Date Published:2004

Davis's Basic Math Review for Nursing and Health Professions

Raines, Vicki



Date Published:2017

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Inderstand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

Kaku, Michio.


Book I: The mind and consciousness -- Unlocking the mind -- Consciousness, a physicist's viewpoint -- Book II: Mind over matter -- Telepathy: a penny for your thoughts -- Telekinesis: mind controlling matter -- Memories and thoughts made to order -- Einstein's brain and enhancing our intelligence -- Book III: Altered consciousness -- In your dreams -- Can the mind be controlled? -- Altered states of consciousness -- The artificial mind and silicon consciousness -- Reverse engineering the brain -- The future: mind beyond matter -- The mind as pure energy -- The alien mind -- Concluding remarks. A survey of current research into the human mind reveals how top international laboratories have innovated unique technologies for recording profound mental capabilities and enabling controversial opportunities in the field of cognition enhancement.
Date Published:2014

Book I: The mind and consciousness -- Unlocking the mind -- Consciousness, a physicist's viewpoint -- Book II: Mind over matter -- Telepathy: a penny for your thoughts -- Telekinesis: mind controlling matter -- Memories and thoughts made to order -- Einstein's brain and enhancing our intelligence -- Book III: Altered consciousness -- In your dreams -- Can the mind be controlled? -- Altered states of consciousness -- The artificial mind and silicon consciousness -- Reverse engineering the brain -- The future: mind beyond matter -- The mind as pure energy -- The alien mind -- Concluding remarks. A survey of current research into the human mind reveals how top international laboratories have innovated unique technologies for recording profound mental capabilities and enabling controversial opportunities in the field of cognition enhancement.

Date Published:2014

Essential Oils : Natural Remedies


"The Complete A-Z Reference of Essential Oils for Health and Healing"--
Date Published:2015

Familiar Quotations:

Bartlett, John, 1820-1905,


Includes indexes.
Date Published:1980

Life in the Negro baseball leagues

Wukovits, John F., 1944-


Discusses aspects of the life in the Negro baseball leagues, including recruitment, training, obstacles, opportunities, as well as the values of their day.
Date Published:2005

Research Writing Simplified: A Documentation Guide

Clines, Raymond H.



Date Published:2012

Foundations in microbiology

Talaro, Kathleen P.


Includes index. 1. The main themes of microbiology -- The scope of microbiology -- The impact of microbes on earth : small organisms with a giant effect -- The general characteristics of microorganisms -- The historical foundations of microbiology -- Taxonomy : organizing, classifying, and naming microorganisms -- 2. From atoms to cells : a chemical connection -- Atoms, bonds, and molecules : fundamental building blocks -- Bonds and molecules -- Macromolecules : superstructures of life -- Cells : where chemicals come to life -- 3. Tools of the laboratory : the methods of studying microorganisms -- Methods of culturing microorganisms : the five I's -- The microscope : window on an invisible realm -- 4. Procaryotic profiles : the bacteria and archaea -- Procaryotic form and function : external structure -- The structure of a generalized procaryotic cell -- Bacterial form and function : internal structure -- Bacterial shapes, arrangements, and sizes -- Bacterial identification and classification systems -- Survey of procaryotic groups with unusual characteristics -- 5. Eucaryotic cells and microorganisms -- The nature of eucaryotes -- Form and function of the eucaryotic cell : external structures -- Form and function of the eucaryotic cell : internal structures -- Survey of eucaryotic microorganisms -- The kingdom of the fungi -- The protists -- The parasitic helminths -- 6. An introduction to the viruses -- The search for the elusive viruses -- The position of viruses in the biological spectrum -- The general structure of viruses -- How viruses are classified and named -- Modes of viral multiplication -- Techniques in cultivating and identifying animal viruses -- Medical importance of viruses -- 7. Elements of microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth -- Microbial nutrition -- Environmental factors that influence microbes -- The study of microbial growth -- 8. Microbial metabolism : the chemical crossroads of life -- The metabolism of microbes -- The pursuit and utilization of energy -- Pathways to bioenergetics -- Biosynthesis and the crossing pathways of metabolism -- 9. Microbial genetics -- Introduction to genetics and genes : unlocking the secrets of heredity -- Applications of the DNA code : transcription and translation -- Genetic regulation of protein synthesis and metabolism -- Mutations : changes in the genetic code -- DNA recombination events -- 10. Genetic engineering : a revolution in molecular biology -- Basic elements and applications of genetic engineering -- I. Tools and techniques of genetic engineering -- II. Methods in recombinant DNA technology : how to imitate nature -- III. Biochemical products of recombinant DNA technology -- IV. Genetically modified organisms -- V. Genetic treatments : introducing DNA into the body -- VI. Genome analysis : maps, fingerprints, and family trees -- 11. Physical and chemical control of microbes -- Controlling microorganisms -- Methods of physical control -- Chemical agents in microbial control -- 12. Drugs, microbes, host : the elements of chemotherapy -- Principles of antimicrobial therapy -- Interactions between drug and microbe -- Survey of major antimicrobial drug groups -- Characteristics of host-drug reactions -- Considerations in selecting an antimicrobic drug -- 13. Microbe-human interactions : infection and disease -- The human host -- The progress of an infection -- Epidemiology : the study of disease in populations -- 14. The nature of host defenses -- Defense mechanisms of the host in perspective -- Introducing the immune system -- Systems involved in immune defenses -- Nonspecific immune reactions of the body's compartments -- Specific immunities : the third and final line of defense -- 15. The acquisition of specific immunity and its applications -- Further explorations into the immune system -- The dual nature of specific immune responses -- Essential preliminary concepts for understanding immune reactions of section I-V -- The lymphocyte response system in depth -- 16. Immunization and immune assays -- Practical applications of immunologic function -- 17. Disorders in immunity -- The immune response : a two-sided coin -- Overreactions to antigens : allergy/hypersensitivity -- Type I allergic reactions : atopy and anaphylaxis -- Type II hypersensitivities : reactions that lyse foreign cells -- Type III hypersensitivities : immune complex reactions -- Type IV hypersensitivities : cell-mediated (delayed) reactions -- Immunodeficiency diseases : hyposensitivity of the immune system -- Cancer : cells out of control -- Introduction to identification techniques in medical microbiology -- Preface to the survey of microbial diseases -- On the track of the infectious agent : specimen collection -- Universal blood and body fluid precautions -- 18. The cocci of medical importance -- General characteristics of the staphylococci -- General characteristics of the streptococci and related genera -- The family neisseriaceae : gram-negative cocci -- Other gram-negative cocci and coccobacilli -- 19. The gram-positive bacilli of medical importance -- Medically important gram-positive bacilli -- Gram-positive spore-forming bacilli -- Gram-positive regular non-spore-forming bacilli -- Gram-positive irregular non-spore-forming bacilli -- Mycobacteria : acid-fast bacilli -- Actinomycetes : filamentous bacilli -- 20. The gram-negative bacilli of medical importance -- Aerobic gram-negative nonenteric bacilli -- Identification and differential characteristics of the enterobacteriaceae -- Coliform organisms and diseases -- Noncoliform lactose-negative enterics -- 21. Miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease -- The spirochetes -- Other curviform gram-negative bacteria of medical importance -- Medically important bacteria of unique morphology and biology -- Mollicutes and other cell-wall-deficient bacteria -- Bacteria in dental disease -- 22. The fungi of medical importance -- Fungi as infectious agents -- Systemic infections by true pathogens -- Subcutaneous mycoses -- Cutaneous mycoses -- Superficial mycoses -- Opportunistic mycoses -- Fungal allergies and intoxications -- 23. The parasites of medical importance -- The parasites of humans -- Typical protozoan pathogens -- Apicomplexan parasites -- A survey of helminth parasites -- 24. Introduction to the viruses of medical importance : the DNA viruses -- Viruses in infection and disease -- Survey of DNA virus groups -- Enveloped DNA viruses -- Nonenveloped DNA viruses -- Nonenveloped single-stranded DNA viruses : the parvoviruses -- 25. The RNA viruses of medical importance -- Enveloped segmented single-stranded RNA viruses -- Enveloped nonsegmented single-stranded RNA viruses -- Other enveloped RNA viruses -- Arboviruses : viruses spread by arthropod vectors -- Enveloped single-stranded RNA viruses with reverse transcriptase : retroviruses -- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Other retroviral diseases in humans -- Nonenveloped nonsegmented single-stranded RNA viruses : picornaviruses and caliciviruses -- Nonenveloped segmented double-stranded RNA viruses : reoviruses -- Slow infections by unconventional viruslike agents -- 26. Environmental and applied microbiology -- Ecology : the interconnecting web of life -- Applied microbiology and biotechnology -- Microorganisms and food -- General concepts in industrial microbiology -- Appendix A. Exponents -- Appendix B. Significant events in microbiology -- Appendix C. Methods for testing sterilization and germicidal processes -- Appendix D. Classification of major microbial disease agents by system affected, site of infection, and routes of transmission -- Appendix E. Answers to multiple-choice questions and selected matching questions -- Glossary.
Date Published:2005

Includes index. 1. The main themes of microbiology -- The scope of microbiology -- The impact of microbes on earth : small organisms with a giant effect -- The general characteristics of microorganisms -- The historical foundations of microbiology -- Taxonomy : organizing, classifying, and naming microorganisms -- 2. From atoms to cells : a chemical connection -- Atoms, bonds, and molecules : fundamental building blocks -- Bonds and molecules -- Macromolecules : superstructures of life -- Cells : where chemicals come to life -- 3. Tools of the laboratory : the methods of studying microorganisms -- Methods of culturing microorganisms : the five I's -- The microscope : window on an invisible realm -- 4. Procaryotic profiles : the bacteria and archaea -- Procaryotic form and function : external structure -- The structure of a generalized procaryotic cell -- Bacterial form and function : internal structure -- Bacterial shapes, arrangements, and sizes -- Bacterial identification and classification systems -- Survey of procaryotic groups with unusual characteristics -- 5. Eucaryotic cells and microorganisms -- The nature of eucaryotes -- Form and function of the eucaryotic cell : external structures -- Form and function of the eucaryotic cell : internal structures -- Survey of eucaryotic microorganisms -- The kingdom of the fungi -- The protists -- The parasitic helminths -- 6. An introduction to the viruses -- The search for the elusive viruses -- The position of viruses in the biological spectrum -- The general structure of viruses -- How viruses are classified and named -- Modes of viral multiplication -- Techniques in cultivating and identifying animal viruses -- Medical importance of viruses -- 7. Elements of microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth -- Microbial nutrition -- Environmental factors that influence microbes -- The study of microbial growth -- 8. Microbial metabolism : the chemical crossroads of life -- The metabolism of microbes -- The pursuit and utilization of energy -- Pathways to bioenergetics -- Biosynthesis and the crossing pathways of metabolism -- 9. Microbial genetics -- Introduction to genetics and genes : unlocking the secrets of heredity -- Applications of the DNA code : transcription and translation -- Genetic regulation of protein synthesis and metabolism -- Mutations : changes in the genetic code -- DNA recombination events -- 10. Genetic engineering : a revolution in molecular biology -- Basic elements and applications of genetic engineering -- I. Tools and techniques of genetic engineering -- II. Methods in recombinant DNA technology : how to imitate nature -- III. Biochemical products of recombinant DNA technology -- IV. Genetically modified organisms -- V. Genetic treatments : introducing DNA into the body -- VI. Genome analysis : maps, fingerprints, and family trees -- 11. Physical and chemical control of microbes -- Controlling microorganisms -- Methods of physical control -- Chemical agents in microbial control -- 12. Drugs, microbes, host : the elements of chemotherapy -- Principles of antimicrobial therapy -- Interactions between drug and microbe -- Survey of major antimicrobial drug groups -- Characteristics of host-drug reactions -- Considerations in selecting an antimicrobic drug -- 13. Microbe-human interactions : infection and disease -- The human host -- The progress of an infection -- Epidemiology : the study of disease in populations -- 14. The nature of host defenses -- Defense mechanisms of the host in perspective -- Introducing the immune system -- Systems involved in immune defenses -- Nonspecific immune reactions of the body's compartments -- Specific immunities : the third and final line of defense -- 15. The acquisition of specific immunity and its applications -- Further explorations into the immune system -- The dual nature of specific immune responses -- Essential preliminary concepts for understanding immune reactions of section I-V -- The lymphocyte response system in depth -- 16. Immunization and immune assays -- Practical applications of immunologic function -- 17. Disorders in immunity -- The immune response : a two-sided coin -- Overreactions to antigens : allergy/hypersensitivity -- Type I allergic reactions : atopy and anaphylaxis -- Type II hypersensitivities : reactions that lyse foreign cells -- Type III hypersensitivities : immune complex reactions -- Type IV hypersensitivities : cell-mediated (delayed) reactions -- Immunodeficiency diseases : hyposensitivity of the immune system -- Cancer : cells out of control -- Introduction to identification techniques in medical microbiology -- Preface to the survey of microbial diseases -- On the track of the infectious agent : specimen collection -- Universal blood and body fluid precautions -- 18. The cocci of medical importance -- General characteristics of the staphylococci -- General characteristics of the streptococci and related genera -- The family neisseriaceae : gram-negative cocci -- Other gram-negative cocci and coccobacilli -- 19. The gram-positive bacilli of medical importance -- Medically important gram-positive bacilli -- Gram-positive spore-forming bacilli -- Gram-positive regular non-spore-forming bacilli -- Gram-positive irregular non-spore-forming bacilli -- Mycobacteria : acid-fast bacilli -- Actinomycetes : filamentous bacilli -- 20. The gram-negative bacilli of medical importance -- Aerobic gram-negative nonenteric bacilli -- Identification and differential characteristics of the enterobacteriaceae -- Coliform organisms and diseases -- Noncoliform lactose-negative enterics -- 21. Miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease -- The spirochetes -- Other curviform gram-negative bacteria of medical importance -- Medically important bacteria of unique morphology and biology -- Mollicutes and other cell-wall-deficient bacteria -- Bacteria in dental disease -- 22. The fungi of medical importance -- Fungi as infectious agents -- Systemic infections by true pathogens -- Subcutaneous mycoses -- Cutaneous mycoses -- Superficial mycoses -- Opportunistic mycoses -- Fungal allergies and intoxications -- 23. The parasites of medical importance -- The parasites of humans -- Typical protozoan pathogens -- Apicomplexan parasites -- A survey of helminth parasites -- 24. Introduction to the viruses of medical importance : the DNA viruses -- Viruses in infection and disease -- Survey of DNA virus groups -- Enveloped DNA viruses -- Nonenveloped DNA viruses -- Nonenveloped single-stranded DNA viruses : the parvoviruses -- 25. The RNA viruses of medical importance -- Enveloped segmented single-stranded RNA viruses -- Enveloped nonsegmented single-stranded RNA viruses -- Other enveloped RNA viruses -- Arboviruses : viruses spread by arthropod vectors -- Enveloped single-stranded RNA viruses with reverse transcriptase : retroviruses -- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- Other retroviral diseases in humans -- Nonenveloped nonsegmented single-stranded RNA viruses : picornaviruses and caliciviruses -- Nonenveloped segmented double-stranded RNA viruses : reoviruses -- Slow infections by unconventional viruslike agents -- 26. Environmental and applied microbiology -- Ecology : the interconnecting web of life -- Applied microbiology and biotechnology -- Microorganisms and food -- General concepts in industrial microbiology -- Appendix A. Exponents -- Appendix B. Significant events in microbiology -- Appendix C. Methods for testing sterilization and germicidal processes -- Appendix D. Classification of major microbial disease agents by system affected, site of infection, and routes of transmission -- Appendix E. Answers to multiple-choice questions and selected matching questions -- Glossary.

Date Published:2005

A History of the Arab Peoples

Hourani, Albert, 1915-1993.


The making of a world (seventh-tenth century). A new power in an old world ; The formation of an empire ; The formation of a society ; The articulation of Islam -- Arab Muslim societies (eleventh-fifteenth century). The Arab Muslim world ; The countryside ; The life of cities ; Cities and their rulers ; Ways of Islam ; The culture of the 'ulama ; Divergent paths of thought ; The culture of courts and people -- The Ottoman age (sixteenth-eighteenth century). The Ottoman empire ; Ottoman societies ; The changing balance of power in the eighteenth century -- The age of European empires (1800-1939). European power and reforming governments (1800-1860) ; European empires and dominant elites (1860-1914) ; The culture of imperialism and reform ; The climax of European power (1914-1939) ; Changing ways of life and thought (1914-1939) -- The age of nation-states (since 1939). The end of the empires (1939-1962) ; Changing societies (1940s and 1950s) ; National culture (1940s and 1950s) ; The climax of Arabism (1950s and 1960s) ; Arab unity and disunity (since 1967) ; A disturbance of spirits (since 1967) -- Maps -- Genealogies and dynasties. Encompasses twelve centuries of Arab history and culture while including contemporary conflicts and issues.
Date Published:1991

The making of a world (seventh-tenth century). A new power in an old world ; The formation of an empire ; The formation of a society ; The articulation of Islam -- Arab Muslim societies (eleventh-fifteenth century). The Arab Muslim world ; The countryside ; The life of cities ; Cities and their rulers ; Ways of Islam ; The culture of the 'ulama ; Divergent paths of thought ; The culture of courts and people -- The Ottoman age (sixteenth-eighteenth century). The Ottoman empire ; Ottoman societies ; The changing balance of power in the eighteenth century -- The age of European empires (1800-1939). European power and reforming governments (1800-1860) ; European empires and dominant elites (1860-1914) ; The culture of imperialism and reform ; The climax of European power (1914-1939) ; Changing ways of life and thought (1914-1939) -- The age of nation-states (since 1939). The end of the empires (1939-1962) ; Changing societies (1940s and 1950s) ; National culture (1940s and 1950s) ; The climax of Arabism (1950s and 1960s) ; Arab unity and disunity (since 1967) ; A disturbance of spirits (since 1967) -- Maps -- Genealogies and dynasties. Encompasses twelve centuries of Arab history and culture while including contemporary conflicts and issues.

Date Published:1991

Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles : a novel

George, Margaret.



Date Published:1992

The mists of Avalon

Bradley, Marion Zimmer.



Date Published:1982

The New American Roget's College Thesaurus in Dictionary Form.


Previously published as The Penguin Roget's college thesaurus in dictionary form."
Date Published:2002

The American Civil War: The Emergence of Total Warfare


1. American military policy, 1783-1860: the beginnings of professionalism -- 2. The Civil War, 1861-1862: the lethal face of battle -- 3. The Civil War, 1862: ending the limited war -- 4. The Civil War, 1863: moving democracies toward total war -- 5. The Civil War, 1864-1865: total war.
Date Published:1996

Public Policy Analysis

Dunn, William N.


A framework for policy analysis. Policy analysis in the policy process. Structuring policy problems. Forecasting expected outcomes. Prescribing preferred policies. Monitoring observed outcomes. Evaluating policy performance. Developing policy arguments. Communicating policy analysis A framework for policy analysis -- Policy analysis in the policy process -- Structuring policy problems -- Forecasting expected outcomes -- Prescribing preferred policies -- Monitoring observed outcomes -- Evaluating policy performance -- Developing policy arguments -- Communicating policy analysis.
Date Published:2011

A framework for policy analysis. Policy analysis in the policy process. Structuring policy problems. Forecasting expected outcomes. Prescribing preferred policies. Monitoring observed outcomes. Evaluating policy performance. Developing policy arguments. Communicating policy analysis A framework for policy analysis -- Policy analysis in the policy process -- Structuring policy problems -- Forecasting expected outcomes -- Prescribing preferred policies -- Monitoring observed outcomes -- Evaluating policy performance -- Developing policy arguments -- Communicating policy analysis.

Date Published:2011

Rapid Infection Control Nursing

Ross, Shona,


The essentials -- Wider aspects -- A-Z of infections. The Rapids are a series of reference and revision pocket books that cover key facts in a simple and memorable way. Each book contains the common conditions that students and newly qualified nurses encounter on the wards, in the community, and on placements. Only the basic core relevant facts are provided to ensure that these books are perfect and concise rapid refreshers. Rapid Infection Control Nursing is an essential read for all frontline nursing staff working in hospitals or community settings. Designed for quick reference, it explores the essential principles of infection.
Date Published:2014

The essentials -- Wider aspects -- A-Z of infections. The Rapids are a series of reference and revision pocket books that cover key facts in a simple and memorable way. Each book contains the common conditions that students and newly qualified nurses encounter on the wards, in the community, and on placements. Only the basic core relevant facts are provided to ensure that these books are perfect and concise rapid refreshers. Rapid Infection Control Nursing is an essential read for all frontline nursing staff working in hospitals or community settings. Designed for quick reference, it explores the essential principles of infection.

Date Published:2014

Emily Dickinson

Steffens, Bradley, 1956-


Describes the life, work, and significance of the poet of Amherst.
Date Published:1998

Neither lady nor slave : working women of the Old South



Date Published:2002

Fingerprints : The Origins of Crime Detection and the Murder Case that Launched Forensic Science

Beavan, Colin.


Chronology of fingerprints -- The shocking tragedy at Deptford -- To catch a crook -- Like rats with no rat-catcher -- Marks on a cocktail glass -- In a criminal's bones -- A biological coat of arms -- Britain's identity crisis -- The case of the little blue notebook -- An innocent in jail -- The Stratton trial -- Verdicts. This is a fascinating story of a scientific breakthrough that solved one of the most brutal murders in England's history and forever changed the criminal justice system. "Fingerprints" traces fingerprinting to its present-day applications and illustrates why the unique tracks we leave with our fingers continue to be one of the most important means of identifying criminals.
Date Published:2001

Chronology of fingerprints -- The shocking tragedy at Deptford -- To catch a crook -- Like rats with no rat-catcher -- Marks on a cocktail glass -- In a criminal's bones -- A biological coat of arms -- Britain's identity crisis -- The case of the little blue notebook -- An innocent in jail -- The Stratton trial -- Verdicts. This is a fascinating story of a scientific breakthrough that solved one of the most brutal murders in England's history and forever changed the criminal justice system. "Fingerprints" traces fingerprinting to its present-day applications and illustrates why the unique tracks we leave with our fingers continue to be one of the most important means of identifying criminals.

Date Published:2001

Surgical Anatomy and Physiology for the Surgical Technologist

Frey, Kevin B.



Date Published:2006