| 1091. COMPLEXITY: THE EMERGING SCIENCE AT THE EDGE OF ORDER AND CHAOS | |
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by: Mitchell M. Waldrop List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Complexity is one of those rare science books that manages to teach the reader a great deal without boring them to tears. Using the Santa Fe Institute and many of it's founding players as the backdrop for the story, Waldrop tells stories about people, while exploring their science. The result is a book that is fun to read, and that makes you think at a deep, deep level. The gist of complexity is the notion that nature really does explore, all by itself, the continously evolving boundary ... Read More  Read Reviews and Description
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| 1092. The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World | |
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by: Paul H., Ph.D. Ray, Sherry Ruth, Ph.D. Anderson List Price: $16.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $4.80 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Psychologists Paul Ray and Sherry Anderson have written a handbook for people who are working to make this world a better place. Their book, THE CULTURAL CREATIVES - HOW 50 MILLION PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD - is a guidebook for those who are interested in saving the planet, nurturing their personal relationships, and being sensitive without being stomped on. You might be a Cultural Creative if you're into: books and music; arts and culture; stories; social causes, especially issues ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1093. Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2004-2005 Edition | |
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by: Paul Foglino List Price: $18.00 Amazon.com's Price: $12.60 You Save: $5.40 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This book is an excellent preparation guide for the AP chemistry exam, it includes hundreds of practice AP questions similar to the national exam itself. It is a quick read if you are preparing late for the exam and has a very organized and user friendly format dividing the sections in to the main concepts covered by the AP exam and offerring excellent preparation questions in those areas. The difficulty level of the questions however is open to discussion as some questions in the book are slightly less difficult or ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1094. National Geographic Atlas Of The World 7th Edition | |
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by: National Geographic Society List Price: $150.00 Amazon.com's Price: $105.00 You Save: $45.00 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This atlas is an excellent balance between spectacular layout and user-friendliness. While still very, very large, the book is not as ungainly to handle as the huge Times atlas and I find the maps in the National Geographic Atlas to be easier on the eyes compared to those in the Times. The book has a quite satisfying introductory section, especially the part dealing with the universe and earth's relative position in same. As far as comprehensiveness is concerned, the maps and index serve all of my ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1095. Kaplan SSAT & ISEE, 2004 Edition (Kaplan Ssat & Isee) | |
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by: Ruth Baygell, Seppy Basili, Justin Serrano List Price: $18.00 Amazon.com's Price: $12.60 You Save: $5.40 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This atlas is an excellent balance between spectacular layout and user-friendliness. While still very, very large, the book is not as ungainly to handle as the huge Times atlas and I find the maps in the National Geographic Atlas to be easier on the eyes compared to those in the Times. The book has a quite satisfying introductory section, especially the part dealing with the universe and earth's relative position in same. As far as comprehensiveness is concerned, the maps and index serve all of my ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1096. A Pocket Style Manual | |
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by: Diana Hacker Amazon.com's Price: $20.60 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I highly recommend this manual--it is very useful for undergraduates, graduate students, and those in the professional world. Some handbooks cover a lot of material but tend to be bulky and intimidating. Hacker's manual, in contrast, is clear, succinct, and non-intimidating. It covers the fine points of grammar, style, essay and research paper writing, and MLA documentation. If I had to recommend one reference book in English style and grammar to own, I would choose this one. I am a Graduate Student in the M.A. English program ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1097. CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND | |
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by: Allan Bloom List Price: $15.00 Amazon.com's Price: $10.50 You Save: $4.50 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description A major impact in my thinking and an awesome introduction to Nietzsche, nihilism and the American education system. Bloom outlines what education was compared to what it is today. How cultures consisted of much more than mere nationalism, but rather, educated thinkers who influenced Western civilization from non-equalitarian societies. Bloom relates thoughts from Alex de Toquville and the problem of equalitarianism, the deterioration of the American educational system and the problem of nihilism. In doing this, Bloom, outlines the ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1098. Mastering APA Style: Student's Workbook and Training Guide | |
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by: Harold Gelfand, Charles J. Walker, American Psychological Association Amazon.com's Price: $24.95 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Take careful note of what is written on page 10 before you even think of ordering this unhelpful guide: "Be sure you have a copy of the Publication Manual (5th edition) before you begin to use the workbook." Mastering APA Style is just a compilation of several multiple-choice tests that are supposed to help with mastering this style of writing. There are no rules and there are no helpful tips on researching and writing publications; it is entirely a book of examples. And each example points to a specific rule detailed ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 1099. Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook | |
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by: Sharon Sorenson List Price: $16.99 Amazon.com's Price: $11.89 You Save: $5.10 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Sorenson's skill with textbook writing derives from an understanding of people and their problems with language. Only a master teacher could have written this guide. Read Reviews and Description
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| 1100. Learning Sight Words is Easy! (Grades K-2) | |
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by: Mary Rosenberg List Price: $10.95 Amazon.com's Price: $8.76 You Save: $2.19 (20%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This book is considered a classic piece of writing by Ernest Hemingway. A story about a man facing his own death. He reflects about his life and profession. The writer also weaves animal comparisons throughtout the story.At the end of the story, I was left with a feeling of sadness.I would give this book a 2 star rating out of 5. If you want to listen or read a book that has a heavy message this might be the book for you. Read Reviews and Description
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