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With a haunting cinematic quality, Heaven and Earth is a documentary record in prose and photographs of farming families on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. The book traces the Sisyphean efforts of the people who have inhabited these farms, weaving together three centuries of family history with portrayals of present-day farm life, land acquisition and sales, labor and machinery, and the unstoppable encroachment of suburbs. The weather and changes in the seasons shape the later chapters of the book, adding even greater uncertainty to an already difficult enterprise. The varied people who work the land speak from the pages of this book and the farms of Long Island become moving testimonies to the power of human perseverance.

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Nice photos, but book has fundamental flaws.......1999-04-18

Avoid this book, in which the author fundamentally mis-characterizes events on Long Island's East End. While marketed as "non-fiction," it becomes apparent from the opening page that this is not a serious social history or economics text. Instead, diligent research and expert analysis are dispensed for an effort to develop an entertaining story with little connection to reality. Oliver Stone might be proud, but those seeking to develop a genuine understanding of the North Fork will be badly mis-informed. Despite the author's errant prediction that farming families face imminent financial demise, these people continue to prosper by marketing their high-end products to the area's well-heeled vacationers. One has to wonder why the author is taking pot-shots at these hardworking and successful people.

an excellent piece of work.......1997-05-16

as beautiful as it is profound. this book offers keen insights into the plight of the modern-day farmer as urban American encroaches upon his dwindling domain

A fascinating history of a bygone era.......1997-02-08

Steve Wick captures history as an eyewitness and spins a heart touching tal

Makes me want to leave the city and back to the country.......1997-02-02

I could smell the dirt between the pages, feel the young spuds piling up as each chapter ended. This guy knows about farms, about life and about writing

Heaven and Earth The Last Farmers of the North Fork

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Heaven and Earth The Last Farmers of the North Fork
STEVE WICK
Manufacturer: St Martin's Press
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Heaven and Earth: The Last Farmers of the North Fork.
STEVE: WICK
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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This book gives a unique overview of principles associated with the characterization of solids with regard to their surface area, pore size and density. The book covers methods based on Gas Adsorption (Physi- and Chemisorption), Mercury Porosimetry and Pycnometry. Not only are the theoretical and experimental basics of these techniques described, but also the most recent developments, particularly in light of the tremendous progress made in recent years in Materials Science and Nanotechnology. The application of classical theories and methods for pore size analysis are discussed in contrast with the most advanced microscopic theories based on statistical mechanics (e.g. Density Functional Theory and Molecular Simulation). The book will appeal both to students and to scientists in industry who are in need of accurate and comprehensive pore and surface area characterization of their materials.

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Green-Function Theory of Chemisorption
Sydney G. Davison , and Kenneth W. Sulston
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 1402044046

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The book provides an introduction to the Green-Function (GF) theory of chemisorption. It is self-contained, and requires only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and solid-state physics. The GF approach lends itself well to the pedagogically desirable modellistic treatment of the subject. Throughout each chapter, step-by-step details are provided by which the calculations are performed, so that readers are led from the simple to the more advanced aspects, in a straightforward manner. In this way, students gain confidence to read the current literature on their own.

This book includes:

- A straightforward introduction into Green-Function Theory of Chemisorption

- The mathematical foundation of the Green Function Method

- Electron- electron interaction on the adatom

- Demonstration of the power and versatility of the technique

- Metalized semiconductor substrates as example of supported catalysts

- Electronic properties of disordered binary alloys and treatment of chemisorption on such substrates

- Chemisorption on electrified substrates

- Implications of two atoms interacting with a substrate on adatom formation

- Extensive Appendices

Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions: Vol. III: Chemisorption, Catalysis, Biochemical Reactions (Quantum Theory Chemical Reactions)

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Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions: Vol. III: Chemisorption, Catalysis, Biochemical Reactions (Quantum Theory Chemical Reactions)

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Theory of Chemisorption (Springer Series in Chemical Physics)

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Theory of Chemisorption (Springer Series in Chemical Physics)

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Metal-Surface Reaction Energetics: Theory and Applications to Heterogeneous Catalysis, Chemisorption, and Surface Diffusion

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Metal-Surface Reaction Energetics: Theory and Applications to Heterogeneous Catalysis, Chemisorption, and Surface Diffusion

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This book summarizes the major developments in the theory of reaction energetics on metal surfaces and its applications to technically important phenomena. Reaction Energies on Metal Surfaces focuses on the ways of calculating the heats of adsorption and reaction activation barriers and how these energetics determine the diffusion of adsorbed species and their chemical reactivity revealing in dissociation, recombination and disproportionation.
Active researchers in the field provide a thorough coverage of the subject providing both theorists and experimentalists with a mutual understanding of the many diverse phenomena and techniques which are so critical for the steady progress of this field.

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Green Function Theory of Chemisorption.
Davison.
Manufacturer: NY
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ASIN: B000N6C73E

The influence of chemisorption on the electrical conductivity of thin semiconductors by Thomas A. Goodwin and Peter Mark. The quantum theory of adsorption ... Wojciechowski (Progress in surface science)

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The influence of chemisorption on the electrical conductivity of thin semiconductors by Thomas A. Goodwin and Peter Mark. The quantum theory of adsorption ... Wojciechowski (Progress in surface science)
Thomas A Goodwin
Manufacturer: Pergamon Press
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Physical applications of algorithmic complexity theory

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Physical applications of algorithmic complexity theory
Joseph Ford
Manufacturer: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Methods of Applied Mathematics with a MATLAB Overview is devoted to the applications of Fourier analysis; topics encompass the classical applications in partial differential equations and boundary value problems as well as the concepts and methods associated to the Laplace, Fourier, and discrete transforms. Transform inversion problems are covered, along with the necessary background in complex variables and Sturm-Liouville theory. The final chapter provides an examination of wavelets, short-time Fourier analysis, and geometrically-based transforms. The use of the computer program MATLAB has been integrated throughout the text, with particular emphasis on the program's numerical and graphing capabilities.

Key topics and features:

• Clear, consistent exposition with a strong focus on mathematical fundamentals and useful techniques

• Extensive examples, illustrations, and modern applications

• A variety of problems of wide-ranging difficulty, many with solutions

• Numerous MATLAB exercises and routines, with an introduction to MATLAB provided in an appendix

• Comprehensive references and index

Requiring only familiarity with calculus and linear algebra and some introductory acquaintance with differential equations and vector calculus, this work can be used flexibly, either for a one-semester survey or an in-depth, year-long course. With its broad scope and careful pedagogy, this treatment will serve students in pure and applied mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering.

Solutions manual available upon adoption of text.

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Terrific for my needs!.......1998-05-14

I was researching my great grandfather and his brotherswho were in the Vicksburg campaign in a Wisconsin regiment. This book of letters is from the same regiment/different company. Tells the story of the soldier's day-to-day life. Probably interesting only to those with ana interest in the War orWisconsin, but great fun for those folks.

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Biographical essays on 56 remarkable individuals in the medical field are included in this book. Many of these figures are not well known outside of their own country, calling, or specialized field; some are famous, some infamous, but most were dedicated to "a more egalitarian system of health care delivery." They are significant because of their ideas, diagnostic or therapeutic methods, writings, the institutions that they founded, and the impetus they imparted to their students. By integrating biographies of doctors, nurses, and practitioners of different time periods and different cultures, this book addresses the kinds of questions currently of interest to scholars and students. Profiles of individuals from different cultures and time periods provide a valuable perspective on changing patterns of health and disease and differences in medical philosophy. Each profile focuses on one person's life and career, and the relationship of that individual's work to the universal quest for health and healing. Each profile's author has provided a bibliography and included, wherever possible, a guide to the archival materials available, works written by and about the individual, and recent scholarship concerning related topics to help readers find further information on subjects that pique their interest.

Pioneers in Angiography: The Portuguese School of Angiography

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Pioneers in Angiography: The Portuguese School of Angiography

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