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"Gathering edible wild food is a wonderful way to forge a connection to the earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local food source; they grow literally everywhere, from Central Park to your own backyard. The Complete Mushroom Hunter invites readers to connect with a hobby that will enrich their understanding of the natural world and build an appreciation for an ancient, critically relevant, and useful body of knowledge. Here, amateur mycologists and...
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Glory to Glory is a contemporary study of the reality of Jehovah-Elyon, the Most High of heaven and earth. It takes into consideration a variety of views, including that of classical Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, early African, and Judaism.
It follows Jehovah from before the creation of the world to the final judgment and the New Heaven and New Earth. It also examines closely the functioning of Lucifer as the morning star and after his rebellion.
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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subjects of gemology and crystallography. The titles in this range include "Gemstone Manufacturing" "The Optical Properties of Gemstones and Crystals"...
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Paul M. Sniderman is the Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr., Professor of Public Policy at Stanford University and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Edward H. Stiglitz holds a PhD in political science from Stanford University and is completing a JD at Stanford Law School.
The Reputational Premium presents a new theory of party identification, the central concept in the study of voting. Challenging the traditional idea that voters identify...
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The Complete Portable Reference for Winchester Collectors. More than 50 classic Winchester rifles and shotguns are featured in this comprehensive - yet easy to carry - identification and price guide. The Winchester Pocket Guide features serial numbers, descriptions of models and variations, and photographs. Identification tables offer side-by-side comparisons of 16 different features of commonly encountered models. Armed with this new reference guide,...
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David L. Wagner is Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. He is coauthor of two United States Forest Service guides, Caterpillars of Eastern Forests and Geometroid Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests.
This lavishly illustrated guide will enable you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. The more than 1,200 color photographs...
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Escape the Wolf raises the safety IQ of today's global travelers. Using Escape the Wolf's exclusive, holistic Total Awareness System, international travelers are empowered to identify, minimize, or avoid all types of wolves or threats-from common crime, health issues, and natural disasters to kidnapping and even terrorism. The author shares his years of hands-on experience in dealing with high-risk situations.
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Toussaint Gibson is a twenty eight year old researcher who is responsible for warning everyone in Washington state, that the government planned to inject them with Universal Identity Chips. Making him an enemy to the Republic.
Alexander Copeland is an ambitious man who sees himself following his father's footsteps but first, he must stop Toussaint's resistance, at any cost.
Camilla Arillo was recently orphaned, she fears the Republic and wishes...
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On the Trail of Stardust puts the heavens in your hands-in the form of cosmic dust, or micrometeorites. With this handy guide from the author of the international bestseller In Search of Stardust, Jon Larsen, you will learn how to find micrometeorites in your own neighborhood!
Stardust-also known as micrometeorites-is the oldest matter anywhere. Nothing has traveled farther to reach Earth. For a century, scientists have searched everywhere for stardust,...
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L'identification des arbres et des arbustes feuillus en hiver représente un réel défi. Au moment o les caractéristiques morphologiques les plus évidentes (feuilles, fruits) ne sont plus aussi accessibles que durant la belle saison, l'observateur doit redoubler d'effort pour distinguer entre elles des espèces qui paraissent toutes se ressembler. Il est pourtant possible d'identifier la plupart des espèces assez aisément en recourant à certains...
32) The Identification of Firearms: From Ammunition Fired Therein With an Analysis of Legal Authorities
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The 1930s was a decade that provided impressive breakthroughs in the field of forensic ballistics, or firearms identification. Following the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929, where ballistic expert Calvin Goddard's testimony brought attention to the relatively new field, several forensic ballistic books were published. Among these were Burrard's The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics and Hatcher's Textbook of Firearms Investigations,...
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Hummingbirds have always held popular appeal, with their visual brilliance, extraordinary flight dexterity and jewel-like size and colour. Only recently has their serious scientific study started to gain the attention it demands. With the increasing interest in biodiversity, they are a subject growing in significance with every new species discovery made. Hummingbirds presents every species, with over 300 birds shown in dazzling, life-size, cut-out...
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Help, I Have to Teach Rock and Mineral Identification and I'm Not a Geologist! is the definitive guide for teachers and home school parents who teach geology. This book provides the details that an elementary, middle school, or high school teacher or parent needs to adequately explain the properties of rocks and minerals and how to identify one sample from another.
The book includes: Detailed explanations of rock and mineral properties Suggested...
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During the next ten days, you will learn to break your identification with emotional traumas by restoring your original consciousness, the essential nature of who you are.
We are, designed to learn from our experiences, but not to become them.
Your original consciousness precedes any circumstances, beliefs, or learned experiences that could be determinant factors of your personality
We don't need to create an identity with our circumstances, we need...
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Maybe we should read Genesis 37-50 as the story of Joseph and Judah. Both kept their families alive and received major blessings from their father Jacob. Like his brother Joseph, Judah knew how to use words to lead and persuade, primarily by appealing to common experience. His speeches model Kenneth Burke's rhetoric of identification, "inducing cooperation" by showing his listeners how they are consubstantial-that is, where they stand together.
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Addressing the need for a better understanding of astronomical phenomena while dispelling all redundant conclusions
Introducing a novel concept on proposed logic, author Bruce Nye examines the clear logical facets that comprise planetary and cosmological dynamics while deconstructing the accepted notions on reality. His detailed analysis and unique methodology produce a mathematical language that is simple and will widen our perception of the world...
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Learn how to recognize trees you see every day by their bark; branching patterns; fruits, flowers, or nuts; and overall appearance. Created for in-the-field or at-home use, this guide is an easy-to-use resource that covers every common tree in western North America-from the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast.
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This exquisitely detailed full-color field guide, by biologist and herbal and medical plant expert Jim Meuninck, provides identification, practical information, and skills for the location of and use of medicinal plants. The pages of this book re-connect us to our roots and the knowledge that medicinal plants and wild plant foods provide the chemicals every body needs to obtain optimum health and prevent disease. Meuninck moves the user from simple...
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