Grizzly Bears: An Illustrated Field Guide

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The grizzly bear has always inspired awe in man, but the animal's true nature and character has long been shrouded in myth. Few people know grizzlies as Andy Russell does, and in Grizzly Country he shares stories from a lifetime of experience observing them, first as hunter, then as cameraman. In wonderfully engaging prose, he reveals the life cycle of this remarkable creature.

Like Farley Mowat's Never Cry Wolf, Grizzly Country opened a new way of thinking about an oft-misunderstood predator. It is a book for anyone interested in wild America.

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Maybe the most accurate portrayal of the grizzly that has ever been written.......2006-08-19

Grizzly Country is a collection of stories of the first hand experiences of a man who lived his entire life in the wilderness with the great bears. It is a realistic view of the grizzly as he really is, not a blood and guts story of how "It's us or them" nor is it a highly emotional story about the plight of the bears, but rather a realistic view of the bear and of his past and future.

Andy Russell is a man who knows the true character of the bear and has a realistic understanding of the dangers and joys of living in bear country. This book is entertaining, very informative and at many times very humorous. The format is wonderful, it is like sitting on the porch and listening to the tales of an old man's lifetime of adventures and it's never dull or boring. From his childhood to his experiences as a hunting guide and wildlife photographer in bear country, you will sense that this is a man who knows what he's talking about.

Whether you are a hunter, an environmentalist or just a lover of the outdoors this is certain to be a wonderful addition to your collection.

A grand old classic by man with a lifetime of experience.......1998-10-13

Andy Russell grew up in grizzly country, married a young woman who had also grown up in grizzly, and raised a family in grizzly country. The stories are the real thing, with all the wonder and humor that comes from lifetimes of experience with wildlife. This book, with Frank Duqesne's NO ROOM FOR BEARS, and Enos Mills' THE GRIZZLY, is a classic that belongs on the shelf of everyone interested in the grizzly and its future in North America.

Andy Russell's Grizzly Country blends a rich history of concern for this bear with some gentle and telling words to the wise. He even got ahead of the scientists in some cases. For instance, biologists used to insist that the bears living on the coast of Alaska were not the same species as the bears living inland. Russell wryly wrote how strange it was to see a bear moving up one side of a mountain, and become another species just by crossing the ridge and moving inland, down the other side of the mountain.

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"Bears are commonly misquoted." That’s what Frank B. Linderman concluded after spending most of his life in the wild. In Big Jinny Linderman lets a little grizzly cub speak for herself, and Jinny has plenty to say.

This is Jinny’s story about growing up in the Montana wilderness, where every day promises adventure, mischief—and danger. She and her brother cub, Jim, learn from their mother about eating, playing, avoiding certain animals—and, most important of all, minding their own business. But when Jinny wakes up from her first hibernation, curiosity tempts her to ignore this most important lesson and travel far from home, minding everybody else’s business while learning a few new lessons about what it is to be a grizzly bear.

Big Jinny’s story, steeped in nature lore and illustrated with Elizabeth Lochrie’s lush watercolors, leads readers young and old on an enchanting adventure through the wilds of western America even as they learn, with Jinny, how grizzlies really live.

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A Boy Scout In The Grizzly Country
Jr., Dick Douglas
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1432573675

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Alaskan Adventures With The Biggest Of Bears.

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Boy Scout in the Grizzly Country
Dick Douglas
Manufacturer: G P PUTNAMS SONS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UDNO50

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A boy scout in the grizzly country,
Robert Dick Douglas
Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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To bear with unbearable sorrow

California Grizzly
Tracy I. Storer , and Lloyd P. Tevis Jr.
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly

ASIN: 0803241011

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The California Bear Flag and the University of California football team the Golden Bears emblemize the great animal that has been extinct in California since the 1920s but once numbered perhaps as many as ten thousand in the state. Forty years after its original publication, University of California Press proudly reissues California Grizzly, still the most comprehensive book on the bear's history in California. The lessons of the book resonate today as the issues of protection of wildlife habitat versus unfettered development of land for human use are debated with increasing urgency.

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To bear with unbearable sorrow.......1999-09-09

Though the work is forty years old, Storer and Tevis remains a valuable sourcebook for those wishing to understand the full nature of an extinction. It's all here: bear biology, relationships with Indians, relationships with Spaniards, stories of famous California Grizzlies, the ~real~ life and time of Grizzly Adams, and more. Whether you are a biologist, a historian, or just an armchair wildlife enthusiast, you will find California Grizzly a fascinating and necessary book.

The grizzlies: A history. The Cheyenne Mountain Country Club

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The grizzlies: A history. The Cheyenne Mountain Country Club
Marshall Sprague
Manufacturer: Cheyenne Mountain Country Club
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006YQ626

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Grizzly Bear Mountain
Jack Boudreau
Manufacturer: Caitlin Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Hot on the heels of his best seller, Crazy Man's Creek, Jack Boudreau writes his sequel. We go back to the small community of Penny, learn what rural kids did to amuse themselves - mother wouldn't approve - and then look over Jack's shoulder as he develops his fascination with the grizzly bear, first as a hunter, then as a photographer.

The grizzly bear, according to Jack, is not a threatened species, at least not in the McGregor Mountain Range. Through Jack's eyes, we begin to understand and appreciate this marvellous beast. For example, did you know that grizzlies ski?

As well as giving us a greater understanding of this magnificient bear, Jack speaks of his love of the rugged mountain country of Northern British Columbia where he feels lucky to have lived most of his life.

The Grizzly Bear: The Narrative of a Hunter-Naturalist

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TIMELESS CLASSIC

The Grizzly Bear: The Narrative of a Hunter-Naturalist
William H. Wright
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition)

ASIN: 0803209274

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From the Foreword—The Grizzly Bear by William H. Wright, first published in 1909, is one of the best all-around books ever written on the subject. It is both highly informative and entertaining. . . . Wright began as a bear-hunter, and an extraordinarily successful one. He pitted his own strength, endurance, ingenuity, skill, knowledge, and craftiness against that of the grizzlies. . . . His most remarkable achievement as a hunter was killing five grizzlies with five shots, which he called "the greatest bag of grizzlies that I have ever made single-handed." . . . His book shows a hunter becoming a naturalist: Wright first studied the grizzly in order to hunt him, then he came to hunt him in order to study him.

The Grizzly Bear treats the early history of the grizzly as recorded by the white man and the life and escapades of James Capen ["Grizzly"] Adams, and most important it recounts the true-life experiences of Wright himself. Although I have spent some eighteen years studying the grizzly, eight of them intensively, there are few points on which I would take issue with the accuracy of Wright's observations o his interpretations of what he saw—Frank C. Craighead, Jr.

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TIMELESS CLASSIC.......2005-09-30

An early masterpiece of bear literature. It is easy to see why so many subsequent authors refer to, and liberally 'paraphrase' Wright's work. Almost a hundred years after it was written, it is amazing to realize how much later writers based their work on this book. Wright chronicles his rise from enthusiastic bear hunter to preservationist who regrets his earlier bloodthirst. He debunks some of the bear myths of his day, and while some of his conclusions have proven incorrect with time, he is frequently on target. Any one who has admiration for the grizzly should have this in their library.

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Ireland For The First Time Traveler

A must for Travelers to The Emerald Isle

Too many good places omitted

Good for the traveler returning to Ireland

Easy reading and accurate

Ireland Guide, Fourth Edition
Dan McQuillan
Manufacturer: Open Road
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Ireland For Dummies (Dummies Travel)

ASIN: 1892975777

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Ireland For The First Time Traveler.......2001-07-24

My initial interest in the book was sparked by the subtitle - Be A Traveler-Not A Tourist. I was planning our first trip to Ireland and purchased four books on the Emerald Isle. As I proceeded in my planning, I found that I did not need the other three, as I found all of the information I needed in Mr. McQuillan's book. He provides extensive information about Ireland in general, its history, accomodations, well known and little known tourist sites and places of interest, even directions on how to proceed from one area to another whether it be by bike, bus or car. The book is very well written and easy to understand. I made all of our plans for accomodations and travel based on Mr. McQuillan's recommendations and we had an absolutely wonderful time! A must have for anyone planning to travel to Ireland for the first time or the fifth!

A must for Travelers to The Emerald Isle.......2001-02-25

This is the best travel guide to Ireland - take time to read the entire book from the History of Ireland to Searching for your Irish Roots! This is a must read book if you plan to search for your Irish "cousins" as his methods work!! I have already received 1 letter from a Irish "cousin" and plan to visit the family during my trip the the Emerald Isle this fall! This book helps you plan for your trip, suggestions on where to stay and what to see and as a bonus helps you locate your long lost family memebers. I wish I had read this book before my first trip. I can't wait to read the 3rd edition!

Too many good places omitted.......2001-02-23

Yes, if you have been to Ireland , this book is very user friendly.
However, I find it very predictable and not very adventurous.
McQuillan lumps Southwestern County Cork into 5 or 6 pages. To me ,
that is a terrible dis-service. It is one of the most beautiful and
rugged areas in the island. Farther north, Monaghan and Cavan are
relegated to just a few paragraphs. I've been to both counties and
they really should be given more attention. Anyone who has driven
into Monaghan on a busy afternoon will always remember the closeness
and narrowness of the market town streets before the town center opens
and sets you off in four directions. ...On a
fair measure, he does provide a well rounded list of places to stay
and worthwhile haunts to visit. In that way, yes, it is an adequate
guide book--just like most others on the market that in addition
provide maps and other valuable aids for the beginning traveler.

Good for the traveler returning to Ireland.......2000-02-23

This is a terrific book for the traveler returning to Ireland. It provides more detail for someone who is already familiar with the country, adding sights that may be just off the beaten path a bit.

However, if you are looking for something with maps and pictures to help guide you on your tour of Ireland, you may want to look at some of the more "touristy" books, such as Fodor's or Frommer's. For the less than seasoned traveler "Be a Traveler" would be a good supplement to the basic information found in books of that type.

For the novice traveler, this book may not be the most comfortable to use, but for the seasoned veteran, it is great.

Easy reading and accurate.......1999-01-17

I read Dan's last book, "Open Road's Ireland Guide", before I took a 22 day trip to Ireland. I found it to be easy reading, but more importantly, accurate! I especially enjoyed the short history chapter. You can not find a better description of Irish history in 20 pages anywhere. His latest book, "Ireland Guide : Be a Traveler - Not a Tourist", is even better. I had the opportunity to take it with me on my last trip to Ireland and once again found Dan's suggestions extremely valuable. When your time is valuable don't waste it. A must read for anyone planning to visit Ireland.

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Authoritative, comprehensive, and fully up-to-date, this outstanding encyclopedia contains more than 10,000 detailed entries on Scotland’s cities, towns and villages, mountains, lochs and rivers, visitor attractions, monuments, and historic sites. Each entry places its subject in historical, geographical, architectural, or environmental context, offering information for a wide variety of uses. Street plans are included for all of Scotland’s cities and many larger towns, highlighting places of interest, public buildings, and main routes. All the entries are cross-referenced to a full-color atlas of the country, providing a wealth of current cartographic detail. Edited by Dr. David Munro, Director of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and Bruce Gittings of the Department of Geography at Edinburgh University, Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places and Landscapes is a landmark work of reference.

Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People and Places of Times Square

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Broadway: An Encyclopedic Guide to the History, People and Places of Times Square
Ken Bloom
Manufacturer: Facts on File
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Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places (Encyclopedia of the United States)

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Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places (Encyclopedia of the United States)
Arrell Gibson
Manufacturer: Scholarly Press
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ASIN: 040309982X

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This two volume set is the definitve reference on the historic places located in the Buckeye State.

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Encyclopedia of Historic Places
Gorton Carruth
Manufacturer: Facts on File
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ASIN: 0871963973

Monuments and Historic Places of America (Macmillan Profiles)

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Monuments and Historic Places of America (Macmillan Profiles)

Manufacturer: MacMillan Reference Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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The authors have correlated many experimental observations and theoretical discussions from the scientific literature on water. Topics covered include the water molecule and forces between water molecules; the thermodynamic properties of steam; the structures of the ices; the thermodynamic,
electrical, spectroscopic, and transport properties of the ices and of liquid water; hydrogen bonding in ice and water; and models for liquid water. The main emphasis of the book is on relating the properties of ice and water to their structures. Some background material in physical chemistry has
been included in order to ensure that the material is accessible to readers in fields such as biology, biochemistry and geology as well as to chemists and physicists.

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Classic book on physics and chemistry of water.......2007-04-04

Though printed originally in 1969, this book is still a classic and a must have for researchers of water, its properties and hydrogen bonds.
In fact, I bought 2 of this book and one gifted to my former colleagues in Russian Academy of Sciences.

Carbon in the Geobiosphere (Topics in Geobiology)

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Carbon in the Geobiosphere (Topics in Geobiology)
Fred T. Mackenzie , and Abraham Lerman
Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 140204044X

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What is the importance of carbon on Earth?

Carbon is the chemical element that is the main building block of living organic matter.

It is essential in all biological processes and in a great variety of mineral and inorganic processes near the EarthÆs surface.

In the form of carbon dioxide, it is a greenhouse gas and its atmospheric concentration is demonstrably tied to climate.

Its recent growth in the atmosphere due to human activities is believed to be responsible for the enhanced greenhouse effect and global warming of the Earth.

The title of this book, Carbon in the Outer Shell of the Earth, conveys our view that the naturally occurring chemical compounds of carbon and, in particular, carbon dioxide always played an environmentally important role in the different parts of the Earth that comprise its outer shell, from the base of the lithosphere, -150 km below the surface, to an altitude of about +30 km. The outer shell includes the lower atmosphere, continental, subsurface, and oceanic waters, the biosphere, and the minerals in the sedimentary and crystalline lithosphere.

Fluids in the Crust: Equilibrum and transport properties

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Fluids in the Crust: Equilibrum and transport properties

Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 0412563207

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This book brings together a wide range of experimental data on the composition and transport properties of fluid under crustal conditions, that has hitherto been available, if at all, in Russian only. The data is presented here in such a way that Western readers can understand how the experiments have been carried out and what uncertainties attach to the different parts of the work.

Reactive Flow Modeling of Hydrothermal Systems (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences)

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Reactive Flow Modeling of Hydrothermal Systems (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences)

Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540203389

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The book introduces the topic of geochemical modeling of fluids in subsurface and hydrothermal systems. The intention is to serve as a textbook for graduate students in aqueous, environmental and groundwater geochemistry, despite the fact that its focus is on the special topic of geochemistry in hydrothermal systems, it also provides new insights for experienced researchers with respect to the topic of reactive transport. The overall purpose is to give the reader an understanding of the processes that control the chemical composition of waters in hydrothermal systems and to highlight the interfaces between chemistry, geothermics and hydrogeology.

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"..is a nice, compact introduction to the principles of modeling coupled fluid flow and fluid-mineral reactions in active geothermal systems, as used for heating and electricity generation." ( Christoph A. Heinrich, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, June 2004)

Refined Genetic Algorithms for Polypeptide Structure Prediction

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Refined Genetic Algorithms for Polypeptide Structure Prediction

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423573269

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This is a AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A596023. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Accurate and reliable prediction of macromolecular structures has eluded researchers for nearly 40 years. Prediction via energy minimization assumes the native conformation has the globally minimal energy potential. An exhaustive search is impossible since for molecules of normal size, the size of the search space exceeds the size of the universe. Domain knowledge sources, such as the Brookhaven PDB can be mined for constraints to limit the search space. Genetic algorithms (GAs) are stochastic, population based, search algorithms of polynomial (P) time complexity that can produce semi-optimal solutions for problems of nondeterministic polynomial (NP) time complexity such as PSP. Three three refined GAs are presented: A farming model parallel hybrid GA (PHGA) preserves the effectiveness of the serial algorithm with substantial speed up. Portability across distributed and MPP platforms is accomplished with the Message Passing Interface (MPI) communications standard. A Real-valved GA system, real-valued Genetic Algorithm, Limited by constraints (REGAL), exploiting domain knowledge. Experiments with the pentapeptide Met-enkephalin have identified conformers with lower energies (CHARMM) than the accepted optimal conformer (Scheraga, et al), -31.98 vs -28.96 kcals/mol. Analysis of exogenous parameters yields additional insight into performance. A parallel version (Para-REGAL), an island model modified to allow different active constraints in the distributed subpopulations and novel concepts of Probability of Migration and Probability of Complete Migration.

Remote Nanosatellite Formation Designs With Orbit Perturbation Corrections and Attitude Control/Propulsion Subsystem Correlation

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Remote Nanosatellite Formation Designs With Orbit Perturbation Corrections and Attitude Control/Propulsion Subsystem Correlation

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423526619

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A054693. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: The innovative idea of distributing the functionality of current larger satellites among smaller, cooperative satellites has been sincerely considered for assorted space missions to accomplish goals that are not possible or very difficult to do with a single satellite. Additionally, the utilization of smaller satellites is maximized within formations and clusters to conduct missions such as interferometry and earth-sensing. This paper presents a methodology to describe, populate and analyze numerous formation designs employing the use of Hill's equations of motion to describe a formation's dynamics. These equations of motion are then programmed into a MATLAB code to produce Cartesian elements for input into a Satellite Tool Kit(Trademark) (STK) simulation that demonstrates numerous possible cluster formation designs. These simulations are then used to determine delta V requirements for overcoming LEO- type perturbations that were modeled within STK's High Precision Orbit Propagator (HPOP). Finally, components from two subsystems Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS) and Propulsion, using the delta V calculations from the simulation analysis and current advances in MicroElectroMechanical systems (MEMs) and nanosatellite technology, are presented based on a mass constraint of 10kg for the entire satellite.

Residential Lit Fireplace Detection and Density Measurement Using Airborne Multi-Spectral Sensors

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Residential Lit Fireplace Detection and Density Measurement Using Airborne Multi-Spectral Sensors

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423559169

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A524153. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Both locally (San Francisco Bay Area) and nationally, evidence is mounting that particulate matter poses a serious health risk. Locally, concentrations of 10 micron particles are highest on cold nights, during the months of December and January. Analysis of the composition of these 10 micron particles suggests that a large percentage is wood smoke. Currently, there are no adequate ways to estimate the number of lit fireplaces on a given night. NASA Ames Research Center, the Naval Postgraduate School and San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District performed a joint research project to determine the feasibility of using thermal imagery to detect lit fireplaces. This thesis addresses the use of an airborne multi-spectral remote sensing system to detect lit fireplaces. The focus will he on the remote sensing equipment used for fireplace detection, the development of the test plan, airborne data collection, ground truthing and data analysis.

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The Structure and Properties of Water
David S.; Kauzmann, Walter Eisenberg
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKY91W

The structure and properties of water [by] D. Eisenberg and W. Kauzmann

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The structure and properties of water [by] D. Eisenberg and W. Kauzmann
David S Eisenberg
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007JIMDQ

A Training Transfer Study of the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer

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A Training Transfer Study of the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer

Manufacturer: Storming Media
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423522036

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A950724. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: This thesis examines the effectiveness of the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer (ISMT) as a tool to train shooters in the fundamentals of marksmanship. Key concepts explored in the research are verification of skills transfer resulting from practice and the predictive value of simulated performance to proficiency at real task performance. There was no statistical difference in the scores of recruits trained in the ISMT versus a control group that was not trained in the ISMT. Scores on simulated firing were not a strong predictor of live fire performance. In a second experiment subjects were evaluated on their proficiency and improvement during un-coached practice at the task of simulated precision fire on a target at a simulated known distance of 300 yards from the shooters. After comparable amounts of practice in the ISMT, subjects who had not previously received formal marksmanship training failed to demonstrate levels of proficiency comparable to those subjects who had previously received formal marksmanship training in the military. Consequently, the research found no evidence to suggest the ISMT qualifies as a black box training apparatus capable of imparting skill through practice without the added presence of expert instruction or an existing knowledge of marksmanship techniques.

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Exact eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and principal vectors of operators with infinite dimensional ranges can rarely be found. Therefore, one must approximate such operators by finite rank operators, then solve the original eigenvalue problem approximately. Serving as both an outstanding text for graduate students and as a source of current results for research scientists, Spectral Computations for Bounded Operators addresses the issue of solving eigenvalue problems for operators on infinite dimensional spaces. From a review of classical spectral theory through concrete approximation techniques to finite dimensional situations that can be implemented on a computer, this volume illustrates the marriage of pure and applied mathematics. It contains a variety of recent developments, including a new type of approximation that encompasses a variety of approximation methods but is simple to verify in practice. It also suggests a new stopping criterion for the QR Method and outlines advances in both the iterative refinement and acceleration techniques for improving the accuracy of approximations. The authors illustrate all definitions and results with elementary examples and include numerous exercises. Spectral Computations for Bounded Operators thus serves as both an outstanding text for second-year graduate students and as a source of current results for research scientists.

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Engaging semi-autobiography

masterpiece

Life and times in old Hollywood

a success.

Buy the book. Read the book. Love the book.

San Remo Drive: A Novel from Memory
Leslie Epstein
Manufacturer: Handsel Books
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Binding: Paperback

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"One of the four best Hollywood novels ever written."—Elizabeth Frank, The New York Times Book Review

Leslie Epstein's best-selling novel is composed of five interrelated episodes, each elaborated from a germ of childhood experience by the mature imagination of a distinguished writer of fiction. Richard Jacobi, the narrator of these reflections, invites us to revisit the crucial experiences of his youth: driving to Malibu to meet the man determined to marry his mother; on vacation in the Mohave, while his father, the famed Hollywood figure Norman Jacobi, and Lotte, his mother, must deal with the terrible consequences of Norman's testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities; exploring how a night in a bar and brothel in Tijuana becomes linked to the spiritual growth of his brother, Bartie; viewing a precarious initiation into sexuality that will mark forever the way an artist sees the world and does his work.

The Jacobi family of the 1950s, however, is only part of this novel. A half century later, Richard has moved back to the same house on San Remo Drive where he spent his adolescence. Naturally, he seeks to re-create that past of sunshine and lemon groves and innocence, of 78 rpm records, artistic freedom, and all the "early sorrows and many joys" before his family's tragic dissolution. But perhaps the greater task for the adult Richard is simply to lead a decent life, now that he is a famous painter and head of a new family that is about to face an inescapable tragedy of its own.

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Engaging semi-autobiography.......2005-08-16

"San Remo Drive" is a pseudo-autobiography, a fiction novel using real people as templates, real events as scenarios in the book, and a bit of imagination for entertainment and the purpose of sending a message. I finished the whole book in one sitting and I can't recommend it highly enough.

The protagonist of the novel is Richard Jacobi, whom we understand to be Leslie Epstein's alter ego. His father, Norman, a successful Hollywood screenwriter, dies after driving his car into a tree when Richard is a teenager and this catastrophic event changes Richard's life. This parallels the death of Epstein's own father, Philip G. Epstein, who wrote the screenplays of "Casablanca" and "Arsenic and Old Lace," when he was 14. Richard's mother, Lotte, a beautiful socialite, struggles to hold the family (which also includes Richard's brother, Barton, who probably has ADHD and is mildly retarded but has a way of stating truths that other characters avoid) together after this horrible event with limited success.

The novel is written in a series of episodes. In the first episode, Lotte dates Rene, a French painter whom Richard, a very talented artist, dislikes intensely. His memory constitutes a scene on a beach in which he expresses his dislike for Rene to Lotte and Rene himself. Lotte ignores his warnings and marries Rene anyway, at which point Rene loots her accounts and they are divorced.

In the next episode, Norman testifies hilariously before the House Committee on Un-American Activites (an episode which actually happened to Philip Epstein). He returns home to backlash from his conservative neighbors, and sends Richard and Barton on a sightseeing trip to New Mexico so they can avoid the situation. While driving around, they receive word that Norman has died (obviously, this book is not in chronological order). They return home and the turmoil begins.

The next episode chronicles Richard's desire to lose his virginity. He returns home from Yale for Christmas (his mother has had to sell their house on San Remo Drive to pay for his tuition) and goes to Tijuana with Barton and some friends, where they wind up in erotic clubs and eventually meet up with prostitutes, fulfilling their desires.

In the final episode, Richard finds some African-American men working under his house to repair their sewer. He invites them to swim in the family pool and tries to convince them to vote for Truman, which doesn't work and ends up offending the men, who are disillusioned with American politics. One of the men later tells the Jewish Richard horror stories about the Holocaust while his friend molests Richard. They are interrupted by Barton.

The latter half of the book departs from the reality of Leslie Epstein's life. It occurs when Richard has grown up, gotten married, and bought back the house on San Remo Drive. He has made a name for himself painting nude pictures of his childhood sweetheart, Madeline, and is about to open an exhibition in Paris. He and his wife, Marcia, have adopted twin Navajo boys and have settled into a comfortable lifestyle. However, Marcia becomes enraged about Richard's relationship with Madeline and they have a fight. Marcia leaves and takes the boys with her. In his distress, Richard goes and has sex with Madeline. The twins wind up at Barton's house when Marcia can't take their hyperactivity any more, and Richard goes to collect them. The family is reunited, ironically, when Lotte has a heart attack while driving her car and dies. This last segment is complete fiction, as Leslie Epstein is actually head of the creative writing program (fittingly) at Boston University and has a quite stable family situation with three children (although he does have twin boys, one of whom is Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, the similarities end there). However, his fiction is just as compelling as his autobiography.

Epstein writes with a refreshingly honest, wryly humorous style in prose that is elegant but not obfuscated by abstractions and antiquated ideas and words. The book has several sex scenes that may offend some, but Epstein does not pull any punches at any time throughout the book, for which he should be commended.

masterpiece.......2004-08-26

I just read San Remo Drive in one sitting. At the end of each chapter I couldn't keep myself from going on to the next. The story is so naturally told, and so intimate, you can't believe how it all comes together. This is the story of a family that keeps together through everything, holding fast, only breaking apart and disappearing to return anew, like memories. An astonishing work, and a literary marvel. San Remo Drive is a masterpiece. I want to read everything Epstein has written now.

Life and times in old Hollywood.......2003-10-29

Epstein has delivered a solid body of work over the years of his writing career. However, I didn't read San Remo Drive as part of his other work; rather, as a native Californian, I looked forward to revisiting those long ago days of clear blue skies, pristine coastline and miles of ripening orange groves.

This particular novel begins with the earliest years of the Jacobi family, after the father has died, when Lotte Jacobi does her best to keep her small family together. Mother and sons reminisce about family adventures, occasional fights and rubbing elbows with Hollywood icons. The two young brothers, Bartie and Richard, are certainly influenced by their parent's eccentric lifestyle and tendency toward dramatic confrontations. Richard, as an artist, interprets his unresolved issues on canvas, while Bartie writes movie scripts, boxes of them, forever trolling for a movie deal.

Lotte Jacobi proves a poor judge of character, especially when dealing with men. She makes some disastrous decisions that throw her family into hard times economically and emotionally. Still, emotions are Lotte's strong suit and her presence in both boy's lives is evident, as she directs their decisions and choices far into adulthood. They eventually lose their family home because of Lotte's inability to handle finances.

The second half of the novel is more cohesive and speaks to the strong influence of family on both sons. Richard Jacobi, now a successful artist, moves back into the family home with his wife, Marcia and two adopted American-Indian boys, hoping to recapture his fragile childhood memories. It would appear that he has married a woman much like his mother, raising his sons in the same dysfunctional atmosphere as his own childhood.

Richard has made his artistic reputation through a series of paintings of Madeline, a former next-door neighbor cum longtime lover and is preparing for a show of his work in Paris. However, he hasn't given enough thought to his wife's real jealousy of her supposed rival for Richard's affections, too willing to ignore the signs of trouble, much as the infamous Lotte modeled for him. Nor has his aging mother changed in any significant way, except perhaps that she is more tedious in her dotage. The characters may change, but the chaos endures.

Epstein painstakingly recounts the frenetic dialog, the hysteria and the arguments of generations of Jacobis. This family never gains emotional maturity, even as adults with young children. This novel has enjoyed rave reviews and The New York Times review calls it "one of the four best Hollywood novels ever written," with favorable comparison to Fitzgerald's Last Tycoon and Schulberg's What Makes Sammy Run. San Remo Drive appears to be an acquired taste and Epstein fans will not be disappointed. Luan Gaines/2003.

a success........2003-08-21

epstein does not shy away from the ugly, the raw, the core. with wit, eloquence, sensitivity, and a profound insightfulness unique to only a few writers, he has created a a masterpiece.

Buy the book. Read the book. Love the book........2003-06-10

Leslie Epstein's novel of a childhood/adolescence in mid-century Hollywood as told by the novel's narrator, painter Richard Jacobi, is a mix of memory and fiction that illuminates expansive themes with excellent prose in a brave, sometimes controversial, always entertaining style that can be expected from a great writer who always seems to have a great story to tell.
The first half of the book is four tales that each focus on a life-changing event and are brought alive by the surrounding narration. In this section, the writing is direct and unapologetic, recounting instances both pleasurable and painful with a candor that at times borders on the dispassionate but nonetheless evokes a range of emotion: loneliness, irony, love, lust, betrayal-and at times caused me to laugh until I cried. Though comprised of separate instances going back and forth over different periods of time and involving very different circumstances, this first half strives for a level of wholeness and unity that, for the most part, is achieved.
The second half of the novel is set many years later and features Richard moving back to his old family house on San Remo Drive with his wife and adopted twin sons. From this point the novel flows much more smoothly, and the fact that it is one continuous story without chronology shifts doesn't hurt. For me, the highlight of the entire novel appears here, in the characterization of Richard's wife, Marcia. At the end of the day she is the most honest and true of all of them (and funny as hell, too). Her jealousy of Richard's ever-present muse, Madeline, and the events that unfold as a result are at once hilarious, shocking, and complex, and above all relevant to everyone who, as human nature often demands, gives too much of themselves to too many people.
I enjoyed the book immensely as a lovely tie-together of past, present and future, of homage to family and the effect it has on art (both fictional and real), and of identity, love and life through generations.

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