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Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"An empirical, exhaustive, and entertaining look at the body and its functions, in the vein of the author's stories and viral video series for The Atlantic on sleep, aging, diet, and more, examining and reassessing those health concerns that never seem to go away"--
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Series
Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 20
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"On the way to Isle of Palms off the South Carolina coast, Tempe receives a call about two decomposed bodies wrapped in plastic sheeting and bound with electrical wire. The details are identical to those of an unsolved case Tempe handled in Quebec years earlier. She travels to Montreal to gather evidence, while health authorities in South Carolina become increasingly alarmed as a flesh-eating contagion spreads. So focused is Tempe on identifying the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The practice of hatha yoga, as we commonly know it, is but one of eight branches of the body of knowledge that is yoga. In fact, yoga is a sophisticated system of self-empowerment that is capable of harnessing and activating inner energies in such a way that your body and mind function at their optimal capacity. It is a means to create inner situations exactly the way you want them, turning you into the architect of your own joy. A yogi lives life...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"For more than 40 years, Sally Mann has made experimental, elegiac, and hauntingly beautiful photographs that explore the overarching themes of existence: memory, desire, death, the bonds of family, and nature's magisterial indifference to human endeavor. What unites this broad body of work--portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and other studies--is that it is all "bred of a place," the American South. Mann, who is a native of Lexington, Virginia,...
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Ice planet barbarians volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The second novel in the international publishing phenomenon Ice Planet Barbarians series, now in a special print edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue! Liz Cramer swears she'll find a way off of this alien planet she's stuck on-then she meets Raahosh, the surliest and stubbornest alien who won't leave her alone, and she just might be okay with it... Twelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I'm one of them. Yay, me....
8) APHR Associate Professional in Human Resources Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Second Edition
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
This highly effective self-study system offers complete coverage of every subject on the aPHR® exam Take the Human Resources Certification Institute's 2022 aPHR exam with complete confidence using this integrated study guide. Written by a team of HR experts, aPHR Associate Professional in Human Resources Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition features information about the aPHR exam, HR certifications in general, and important U.S. laws...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Create 25 amazing projects with 3D printing! With 3D Printing and Maker Lab for Kids, you can explore the creative potential behind this game-changing technology.
• Design your projects using free browser-based versions of CAD software Tinkercad and SketchUp.
• Follow the simple steps to create a variety of different projects.
• Learn about the fascinating science behind your creations.
• Get guidance on organizing team activities and contests.
The...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
January 1988. Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and...
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Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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"A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you know about sex, marriage, family, and society"--Provided by publisher.
Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá debunk almost everything we "know" about sex, pulling together various evidence from anthropology, primatology, archaeology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, to show how monogomy is far from human nature. "The authors expose the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Preface This book focuses on a positive emotional approach in product, service, and system design and emphasizes aesthetics and enjoyment in user experience. This book provides dissemination and exchange of scientific information on the theoretical and practical areas of affective and pleasurable design for research experts and industry practitioners from multidisciplinary backgrounds, including industrial designers, emotion designer, ethnographers,...
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
Description
As much as we need computer graphics to generate artificial images (e.g., alien weapons, talking hamsters), we also need digital models of real-world objects for a variety of applications (e.g., digitized cities for online maps, food for commercials, planes for film stunts, cars for virtual reality). This book presents the state-of-the-art research into how complex, real-world scenes are digitized to create realistic virtual worlds. It covers the...
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Get the most out of this Open Access foundational reference and improve the productivity of your software teams. This open access book collects the wisdom of the 2017 "Dagstuhl" seminar on productivity in software engineering, a meeting of community leaders, who came together with the goal of rethinking traditional definitions and measures of productivity. The results of their work, Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering, includes chapters...
15) Odder
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English
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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The fourth edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management provides readers with a clear overview of a complex discipline. An essential reference to the critical concepts and theories all project managers must master, the book addresses project initiation and planning; communications and interpersonal skills; scheduling, budgeting and meeting business objectives; managing political and resource issues; implementing a project management office; measuring...
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Explore 101 ways to improve your UX designs. Will Grant continues the lineage of Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman to bring his own expertise to the field of user experience (UX). Will's insights will challenge your approach and develop your skills, offering a better and more consistent UX to your customers.
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
The environment, as modified and created by people, is largely about the use of information, its generation and exchange. How do recent innovations in the technologies of information management and communication affect our use of space and place, and the way we perceive and think about our surroundings? This volume provides an international, exploratory forum for the complex phenomenon of new information and communication technology as it permeates...
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