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Isaac Newton by Michael White (Paperback - Basic Books)
 

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Isaac Newton by Michael White (Paperback - Basic Books)
Unknown to all but a few, Newton was a practicing alchemist who dabbled in the occult, a tortured, obsessive character who searched for an understanding of the universe by whatever means possible. Sympathetic yet balanced, Michael White's Isaac Newton offers a revelatory picture of a genius who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.

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Sexing the Body by Anne Fausto-Sterling (Paperback - Basic Books)
 

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Sexing the Body by Anne Fausto-Sterling (Paperback - Basic Books)
Why do some people prefer heterosexual love while others fancy the same sex? Is sexual identity biologically determined or a product of convention? In this brilliant and provocative book, the acclaimed author of MYTHS OF GENDER argues that even the most fundamental knowledge about sex is shaped by the culture in which scientific knowledge is produced. Drawing on astonishing real-life cases and a probing analysis of centuries of scientific research, Fausto-Sterling demonstrates how scientists have historically politicized the body. In lively and impassioned prose, she breaks down three key dualisms - sex/gender, nature/nurture, and real/constructed - and asserts that individuals born as mixtures of male and female exist as one of five natural human variants and, as such, should not be forced to compromise their differences to fit a flawed societal definition of normality.

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CNN Reports:Katrina by Cnn News (Paperback - Andrews McMeel Pub)
 

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CNN Reports:Katrina by Cnn News (Paperback - Andrews McMeel Pub)
CNN REPORTS: KATRINA: STATE OF EMERGENCY provides a chronological account of the hurricane through a selection of CNN transcripts and photos documenting all facets of the disaster starting from past studies predicting such a tragedy to the path of the hurricane to the consequences surrounding the flooding and delayed rescue efforts. The book details events in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast in the days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall and the subsequent weeks of those communities recovering from its destructive wake. The book includes first-hand accounts from many of the more than 200 CNN anchors, correspondents, and production members dispatched to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee to cover the aftermath. CNN will donate all royalties to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund, with Andrews McMeel Publishing matching that donation.

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Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing by Fred E. Meyers (Hardcover - Subsequent)
 

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Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing by Fred E. Meyers (Hardcover - Subsequent)

Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing, Third Edition, offers step-by-step procedures, forms, and practical advice on uses of time standards, motion-study techniques, and time-study questions.

It covers other topics such as workstation design, successful attitudes, and goals for motion- and time-study people.

    Some of the features of this text are:
  • Illustrations and tables that support the concepts presented
  • End-of-chapter review questions that help users of the text review and master the material presented in each chapter.
  • An appendix of useful forms that help users apply the concepts of motion and time study
    New to this edition of the text are:
  • A chapter dedicated to the concepts of lean manufacturing
  • Additional charts, procedures, and forms that reflect the current theory and practices of the industry

This textbook also serves as a perennial reference on the application of motion- and time-study techniques.

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Methods in Enzymology by Gerard Marriott (Hardcover - Academic Pr)
 

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Methods in Enzymology by Gerard Marriott (Hardcover - Academic Pr)
The critically acclaimed laboratory standard for more than forty years, Methods in Enzymology is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. More than 285 volumes have been published (all of them still in print) and much of the material is relevant even today--truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of life sciences.

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The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Hardcover - Little Brown & Co)
 

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The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Hardcover - Little Brown & Co)
A member of a species that takes over the minds of human bodies, Wanderer is unable to disregard his host's love for a man in hiding, a situation that forces both possessor and host to become unwilling allies. A first adult novel by the author of Eclipse.

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Biomaterials Science by Buddy Ratner (Hardcover - Academic Pr)
 

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Biomaterials Science by Buddy Ratner (Hardcover - Academic Pr)
The second edition of this bestselling title provides the most up-to-date comprehensive review of all aspects of biomaterials science by providing a balanced, insightful approach to learning biomaterials. This reference integrates a historical perspective of materials engineering principles with biological interactions of biomaterials. Also provided within are regulatory and ethical issues in addition to future directions of the field, and a state-of-the-art update of medical and biotechnological applications.

All aspects of biomaterials science are thoroughly addressed, from tissue engineering to cochlear prostheses and drug delivery systems. Over 80 contributors from academia, government and industry detail the principles of cell biology, immunology, and pathology. Focus within pertains to the clinical uses of biomaterials as components in implants, devices, and artificial organs. This reference also touches upon their uses in biotechnology as well as the characterization of the physical, chemical, biochemical and surface properties of these materials.

* Provides comprehensive coverage of principles and applications of all classes of biomaterials

* Integrates concepts of biomaterials science and biological interactions with clinical science and societal issues including law, regulation, and ethics

* Discusses successes and failures of biomaterials applications in clinical medicine and the future directions of the field

* Cover the broad spectrum of biomaterial compositions including polymers, metals, ceramics, glasses, carbons, natural materials, and composites

* Endorsed by the Society for Biomaterials

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From Gaia to Selfish Genes by Connie Barlow (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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From Gaia to Selfish Genes by Connie Barlow (Paperback - Reprint)
This book begins with the Gaia hypothesis and ends with the selfish gene theory, making a grand tour of biology from the biggest to the small scale.

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