Wisdom of the Elders: Sacred Native Stories of Nature

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Beautiful and inspiring........2005-08-30

With this book, David Suzuki takes us on a journey around the world and shares with us the intimate knowledge that idigenous tribes still have about the natural world they live in. Most of us live in cities and have all but lost our 'link' to the earth; this book makes me want to fight to get it back.

beautifully written and inspiring.......2000-05-25

A beautiful synthesis of native ecological knowledge and western scientific insights. Suzuki and Knudtson call for a new way of relating to nature by combining the "ways of knowing" of the indiginous and western mind. It is not only beautiful to read but incredibly important to our time. Highly recommended.

An OK book but largely a rehash of existing material.......1999-02-19

David is a sincere man and his TV series The Nature of Things broke ground in many areas. This book is well written but is mainly a collection a material from other sources pointing out that native peoples have had much more experience dealing with nature than science has. Many good points but does not draw strong philophical directions for those seeking to apply the illustrations to daily life.

Wisdom Of The Elders - Sacred Native Stories Of Nature

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Wisdom Of The Elders - Sacred Native Stories Of Nature
David and Knudtson, Peter Suzuki
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K00VMM

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The potato represents both a crop of great economic importance and a model plant system for the application of biotechnology. Significant advances have occurred in both methodologies for and basic understanding of potato molecular genetics since the first edition of this book was published in 1990. This new volume reviews these advances and the practical application of biotechnology to cultivar improvement. Topics covered include: gene mapping, regulation and manipulation of carbohydrate metabolism; developmental and environmental regulation of gene expression; improvement of tools with improved agronomic and quality properties; field performance of transgenic potatoes; and safety issues associated with commercialization of transgenic potatoes. Written by experts for the USA, Europe and New Zealand, the book is aimed at advanced students and research workers in plant biotechnology and related plant science.

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This book covers the most important topics dealing with international travel and tourism. The book is straight-forward and geared toward ease of understanding. This edition is accompanied by an instructor's manual that includes a detailed teaching outline for each chapter, answer keys to all exercises, test bank, and overhead transparencies. Each major concept is followed by detailed explanations and follow-up exercises for further reinforcement. Many traditional and special geography concepts are presented as they relate to international travel. A befitting book for anyone interested in the travel tourism industry.

Manual for travel counsellors: A guide to airline ticketing, domestic and international air fares, steamship and rail travel, and related services

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Manual for travel counsellors: A guide to airline ticketing, domestic and international air fares, steamship and rail travel, and related services
Kenneth N Carlson
Manufacturer: Researcher Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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International Air Fares and Ticketing (Travel Agent Training Ser.)

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International Air Fares and Ticketing (Travel Agent Training Ser.)
Chris Hoosen , and Francis Dix
Manufacturer: Travel Text Associates
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0917063120

International Travel, Fares, and Ticketing

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International Travel, Fares, and Ticketing
Jeanne Semer-Purzycki
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N7IHJG

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In nature, the roots of most plants are colonized by symbiotic fungi to form mycorrhiza, which play a critical role in the capture of nutrients from the soil, and therefore in plant nutrition. Thirteen years have passed since the publication of the First Edition of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis, the book that has been generally acclaimed as the most definitive work on this fascinating topic. The Second Edition co-authored by Professor Sally Smith and Professor David Read has been completely rewritten to cover the significant advances in our understanding of this field.

Key Features
* Separate accounts of major mycorrhizal types, highlighting structure, development, physiology and ecology
* Integrative treatment, covering nutrient transport, roles of mycorrhizas in ecology, applications in man-made environments, and interactions with pollutants
* In depth treatment of evolutionary and developmental aspects, plus closer examination of external mycelium, and transport processes
* Appreciation of diversity of form and function within major mycorrhizal types, and its importance in ecosystems

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The standard reference for mycorrhizal research.......2002-06-29

This book is a standard reference in the field of mycorrhizal research. Since the field is growing rapidly, it is somewhat dated, but still excellent, especially for a life scientist trying to learn about the different types of mycorrhizae. This is a technical book, and parts of it require some knowledge of plant physiology, molecular biology, ecology, or, of course, mycology. Still, it is the book I send people to when they need a reference, and my copy is getting ragged with use.

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Aquatic and terrestrial humic materials

Manufacturer: Ann Arbor Science
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0250405504

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Aquatic & Terrestrial Humic Materials
Russell F. (editor); Gjessing, Egil (editor) Christman
Manufacturer: Ann Arbor Science
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQJ58I

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This established workbook remains the most current, well-organized, and well-written business math book available. Incorporating computer spreadsheet exercises throughout, it emphasizes a logical and careful approach to solving the types of problems encountered in today's business world. Enables readers to write answers directly in the book with a convenient paperback format. Changes all spreadsheet exercises from Lotus 1-2-3 to Microsoft Excel. Updates information on laws, tax rates, and more. Provides 20 percent new and 80 percent revised problems. Provides a section on reading stock and bond tables, integrating real-world applications of published financial information. Includes Calculator Hints and BASIC computer programs throughout. Ideal for anyone looking to refresh their business math skills.

business mathematics in christian Perspective student Worktext

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business mathematics in christian Perspective student Worktext
Jufy Howe
Manufacturer: A Beka Book
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MD9B2I

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Business Mathematics: A Worktext
Milton C. Olson
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0026782405

ALEKS for Foundations of Business Math User Guide (Aleks Worktext)

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WRONG ISBN CODE
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It is what it is.

ALEKS for Foundations of Business Math User Guide (Aleks Worktext)
ALEKS Corporation
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0072829834

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ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces) is an artificial intelligence-based system for individualized learning, available from McGraw-Hill over the World Wide Web. ALEKS delivers precise, qualitative diagnostic assessments of students' knowledge, guides them in the selection of appropriate new study material, and records their progress toward mastery of curricular goals in a robust classroom management system. ALEKS interacts with the student much as a skilled human tutor would, moving between explanation and practice as needed, correcting and analyzing errors, defining terms and changing topics on request. By sophisticated modeling of a student’s "knowledge state" for a given subject matter, ALEKS can focus clearly on what the student is most ready to learn next. When a student focuses on exactly what they are ready to learn, they build learning momentum and success. ALEKS Foundations Of Business Math will provide coverage of the basic math skills needed to succeed in Business math, including basic arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percents, and simple algebra concepts.

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WRONG ISBN CODE .......2007-07-15

The code for Alex User's Guide is not correct for the Elementary and Intermediate Algebra for UOP texbook when purchasing separately. It was not the 2nd edition.

Wast of money!.......2007-01-12

They sold me a code that is not for the course that I am in and will not do anything about it, So I am supposed to buy two.

It is what it is........2006-11-05

Purchasing a new version of Aleks rather than looking for a deal on eBay is the way to go. The code is only good for a semester, so if you get a used one, it won't work.

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Business Mathematics Worktext
Roberta S. Rosenbaum, Charles Peselnick, Andrea S. Rosenbaum Esther H. Highland
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIUTK4

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Business Mathematics: A Worktext
Milton C. Olson
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8UVTS

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Thirty-one essays-categorized as “essays in generalization,” “appreciations of individual authors,” and “social and religious criticism”- written over a half century. This volume reveals Eliot’s original ideas, cogent conclusions, and skill and grace in language. Edited and with an Introduction by Frank Kermode; Index. Published jointly with Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

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The Tradition read again with the years .......2004-12-08

When I was in graduate school Eliot was considered the great literary critic of the twentieth century, the person who set the tone . His understanding of the Literary Tradition and how each new author altered the way we read the whole was part of the ' religion' of literary studies. So too his essays on Dante and on the Metaphysicals ( his placing Donne at the center of the Tradition) and his famous reading of Hamlet in which he argued that there was emotion in excess of the objective situation, i.e. that there was no appropriate 'objective correlative'. As a graduate student I somehow went along with the crowd and did not have much to say about Bleider with a Burbank,and Bluestein with a Cigar' i.e. the culturally anti- Semitic Eliot. That Anti- Semitism along with a certain racism and anti- Feminism are too we have learned parts of the Literary Tradition .So some of the most beautiful and great works of literary creation are marred by moral failings. How ironic that Eliot who was a spiritual teacher in time should have been so faulty in this way .

Ascerbic, crisp and correct-- brilliant essays. .......2004-10-03

An excellent selection of essays by Eliot. He is at his best in many of these-- ascerbic, crisp and correct. I am constantly amazed by the number of people who have opinions about the ideas and theories of Eliot, but who have never read his essays themselves. I suggest that before taking umbrage at what he is supposed to have said, a student of the modernists should at least read a bit of what he did say.

This selection is broken into two categories: Literary Criticism and Social and Religious Criticism. Essays such as "Tradition and the Individual Talent" and "What is a Classic?" (compare and contrast with G. Stein in "What are Masterpieces?") are particularly worth the time to read.

I wish that Kermode had included more of the social and religious essays and that he had not excerpted as heavily as he did throughout the book. I would personally rather read a longer book consisting of complete essays than having such a high percentage of the selection consisting of excerpts. Of the meagre three essays in the social and religious section, two were excerpted rather than being published in their entirety. Too bad.

What criticism should be........2002-12-28

Eliot's reputation has taken a beating in the last 20 years. He has been charged with anti-semitism, racism, elitism, and even misogyny. All of these charges are basically true. Nevertheless, as a critic his judgements are sound and dead-on. Read either "Traditon and the individual Talent" or "Dante" from this book and tell me if you think I am wrong. The book is worth the price for these two essays alone.

Worthy collection.......1999-07-13

I found this book to be a useful compendium of essays that are usually scattered or incompletely represented in anthologies. It's an excellent supplement for a course on Eliot's work or to learn more about his critical perspectives and how they shifted over time. Very worthwhile.

prose from a great literary figure.......1998-08-13

A good selection of prose from T. S. Eliot. After years of reading, I still find his prose more effective and more useful than his poetry. (I know -- sheer heresy.) Eliot places great emphasis on The Tradition and on an impersonal approach to art, an emphasis which aspiring writers of today would be wise to heed. Like Matthew Arnold, Eliot's criticism is dogmatic, and right. The reader's only wish is that this collection included more.

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A useful book
Stimulating for any student of literature
Only a Poet?

Selected Essays
T.S. Eliot
Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0571047920

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37 essays in an expanded edition of the author's major volume of criticism.

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A useful book.......2005-07-19

The Collected essays are quite useful to my study. They help readers to get further understanding about Eliot's thinking and insight to politics and society in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Also, Elito clearly elucidates his idea in logical writing which may be benefitial to readers' writing.

Stimulating for any student of literature.......2000-07-28

T.S. Eliot was the dominant figure in modernist literature not just because of his poetry, but also because of his criticism which changed our view of English literature in ways which can still be felt today. He resurrected the forgotten John Donne and had him eclipse John Milton as idol of poetry. He showed that Shakespeare was not the only playwright of his time. He was brillitant at explaining what made modernist literature different from its perdecessors.

Eliot's style is a pleasure to read compared to what passes as lit crit today. Many of his insights may seem outdated, but any student of literature will find fascinating views, especially about Elizabethan literature.

Only a Poet?.......2000-04-14

I was very surprised that I got through this book. It is not every day that a person will pick up a collection of essays on Classical, Elizabethan and other types of literature, for enjoyments sake. Eliot really outdid himself with his reviews of the literature that he was surrounded by. The definite reads, if you do not want to go through all the essays, are the essays "Dante", "Hamlet and his Problems" and "A Dialogue on Dramatic Poetry". "Dante" is a beuatiful study on both the "Divina Comedia" and "Vita Nouva". "Hamlet" is a putdown on the play that everyone "loves" so much--with the exception of the writer of this sentence. "Dialogue" is a well crafted arguement of the essence of the poetic plays and how they fit into modern--it was written in 1922--times. This book is pure genius, although at points rather "holier-than-thou." Eliot was a genius and he makes sure to let you know it in his essays.

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SELECTED PROSE
T.S. Eliot
Manufacturer: Penguin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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SELECTED PROSE
T. S. (edited by John Hayward) Eliot
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CIHWX

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SELECTED PROSE
T. S. ( Ed. By John Hayward ) Eliot
Manufacturer: Penguin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O96VYQ

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Selected Prose
T.S. - Edited By John Hayward Eliot
Manufacturer: Penguin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ODNTME

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Selected Prose
T. S. Eliot
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Selected prose of T. S. Eliot / edited with an introd. by Frank Kermode

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Selected prose of T. S. Eliot / edited with an introd. by Frank Kermode
T. S. (Thomas Stearns) (1888-1965) Eliot
Manufacturer: New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RYBANA

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SELECTED PROSE OF T.S. ELIOT

Manufacturer: HBJ
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HQOZPS

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Selected Prose of T.S. Eliot
Frank (Editor) Kermode
Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NUS2KW

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