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User-Friendly Beginner's Guide to World Religions
The world is becoming more integrated. What once seemed like the
religions of exotic faraway lands are now practiced by families
next door. These short, easily digestible readings give an overview
of the beliefs, histories, and practices of dozens of religions,
including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and many more.
Garry Morgan blends the knowledge of a college professor with
real-world experience and an accessible style. Broken into forty
brief chapters, this book can be used as a reference for those who
need quick and clear answers or read straight through by curious
readers.
First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This edition of Daphnis and Chloe , the best known of the Greek
romances, provides the first modern commentary in English on this
intriguing work. This is the story of two young people growing up
as goatherd and shepherdess, and their discovery of love, sex and
their true selves. Beneath the charm of its deceptively simple
surface, this novel explores perennial questions about the
naturalness of conventional gender relations, about the roles of
instinct and culture in love, about the pain and responsibilities
involved in becoming an adult, and ultimately about the
relationship between Art and Nature, Fiction and Truth. Morgan
presents a sequential reading of the novel, using the tools of
modern literary theory to explain how narrative articulates
meaning, and exploring Longus' creative dialogue with the literary
tradition. The Greek text and English translation are on facing
pages.
In the last decade, Greek fiction has gained increasing attention
as a result of new theoretical approaches to the subject--gender
studies, narrative theory and the social analysis of ancient
literature among them. This volume aims to broaden the terms of the
study of Greek fiction while providing the beginner with a synoptic
treatment of the most important works.
Greeks began writing prose fiction in the 4th century BC and the
tradition continued for a millennium and a half. Fictional modes
were used not only for entertaining romances but as a framework for
Christian and Jewish religious literature and for quasi-historical
works or "historical novels."
The contributors to this volume, rather than focusing on the usual
roster of Greek fiction writers--Xenophon of Ephesus, Heliodorus,
Longus, Chariton and Achilles Tatius among them--instead widen the
terms of this debate and set new parameters for the study of Greek
fiction, enabling the reader to view the spectrum of Greek
fictional writing.
During the past few decades we have witnessed an era of remarkable
growth in the field of molecular biology. In 1950 very little was
known of the chemical constitution of biological systems, the
manner in which information was transmitted from one organism to
another, or the extent to which the chemical basis of life is
unified. The picture today is dramatically different. We have an
almost bewildering variety of information detailing many different
aspects oflife at the molecular level. These great advances have
brought with them some breath-taking insights into the molecular
mechanisms used by nature for replicating, distributing and
modifying biological information. We have learned a great deal
about the chemical and physical nature of the macro molecular
nucleic acids and proteins, and the manner in which carbohydrates,
lipids and smaller molecules work together to provide the molecular
setting of living systems. It might be said that these few decades
have replaced a near vacuum of informa tion with a very large
surplus. It is in the context of this flood of information that
this series of monographs on molecular biology has been organized.
The idea is to bring together in one place, between the covers of
one book, a concise assessment of the state of the subject in a
well-defined field. This will enable the reader to get a sense of
historical perspective what is known about the field today - and a
description of the frontiers of research where our knowledge is
increasing steadily."
Proposed changes in practice legislation will allow podiatrists to
prescribe a limited range of drugs and dressings. It is therefore
now imperative that students and practitioners understand
pharmacology. Not only the mechanisms of action of drugs, but also
their potential side-effects and interactions with other drugs
taken by the patient.
This book will cover both basic and clinical pharmacology. The
podiatrist's role in examination, assessment and diagnosis are
considered.
Managing Urban America guides students through the challenges,
politics, and practice of urban management-including managing
conflict through politics, adapting to demographic and social
changes, balancing budgets, and delivering a myriad of goods and
services to citizens in an efficient, equitable, and responsive
manner. The Eighth Edition has been thoroughly updated to include a
discussion of the difficulties cities confront as they deal with
the lingering economic challenges of the 2008 recession, the
concept of e-government and how it affects the theory and practice
of management, and the implications of environmental issues for
urban government management.
Oklahoma is a plains state exemplifying the Middle American virtues
of family, lodge, and church; a southern state in the path of the
power shift from the indus-trial East to the energy-rich sunbelt; a
western state of modern cowboys and rodeos. Small wonder its
political culture is so varied. The authors of "Oklahoma Politics
and Policies" contend that Oklahoma is a paradox--a state
struggling for a clear sense of identity where the old and new vie
for the allegiance of its citizens. David R. Morgan, Robert E.
England, and George O. Humphreys examine the history of Oklahoma
and the place of Native Americans in this former Indian Territory;
the state's links to the federal government; its executive,
legislative, and judicial systems; political parties and interest
groups; local government; and the current policy issues that
confront its citizens. They assess the attempts of Oklahomans to
revive their economy. The 1990s will be bright, the authors
sug-gest, if Oklahomans can put aside internal conflicts and the
politics of negativism in approaching economic and social problems
more pragmatically.
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The TV Mouse (Paperback)
David R. Morgan; Edited by Terrie Sizemore; Illustrated by Nadia Kolpack
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The movement of sediment and associated pollutants over the
landscape and into water bodies is of increasing concern with
respect to pollution control, prevention of muddy floods and
environmental protection. In addition, the loss of soil on site has
implications for declining agriculturalproductivity, loss of
biodiversity and decreased amenity and landscape value. The fate of
sediment and the conservation of soil are important issues for land
managers and decision-makers. In developing appropriate policies
and solutions, managers and researchers are making greater use of
erosion models to characterise the processes of erosion and their
interaction with the landscape.
A study of erosion requires one to think in terms of
microseconds to understand the mechanics of impact of a single
raindrop on a soil surface, while landscapes form over periods of
thousands of years. These processes operate on scales of
millimetres for single raindrops to mega-metres for continents.
Erosion modelling thus covers quite a lot of ground. This book
introduces the conceptual and mathematical frameworks used to
formulate models of soil erosion and uses case studies to show how
models are applied to a variety of purposes at a range of spatial
and temporal scales. The aim is to provide land managers and others
with the tools required to select a model appropriate to the type
and scale of erosion problem, to show what users can expect in
terms of accuracy of model predictions and to provide an
appreciation of both the advantages and limitations of models.
Problems covered include those arising from agriculture, the
construction industry, pollution and climatic change and range in
scale from farms to small and large catchments. The book will also
be useful to students and research scientists as an up-to-date
review of the state-of-art of erosion modelling and, through a
knowledge of how models are used in practice, in highlighting the
gaps in knowledge that need to be filled in order to develop even
better models.
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Heart-Warming Horses (Paperback)
David R. Morgan; Edited by Terrie Sizemore
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Little Leaf Louise (Paperback)
David R. Morgan; Edited by Terrie Sizemore
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Really David Really! (Paperback)
David R. Morgan; Edited by Terrie Sizemore
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Spell - Spinning Sleep (Paperback)
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