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The Origins of All Things

The Origins of All Things

David A.T. Harper; Ole Seberg; Jan Audun Liljeroth Rasmussen; Anthony D. Barnosky; Arden Roy Bashforth; Mary L. Berbee; Meredith Blackwell; Gilles Cuny; Tais W. Dahl; Danny Eibye-Jacobsen; Jon Fjeldså; M. Thomas P. Gilbert; Michael Houmark-Nielsen; Henning Haack; Eline Lorenzen; Nina Lundholm; Jesper Milàn; Gitte Petersen; Minik Rosing; Hannes Schroeder; Svend Stouge; Martin V. Sørensen; Lars Vilhelmsen; Colin N. Waters; Mark Williams; Jan Zalasiewicz

Gyldendal
2023
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This book invites the reader to take a unique journey through the history of the Solar System, the Earth, its evolving biodiversity and ecosystems, and the current state of the planet. It is an attempt to stimulate the reader’s sense of wonder and fascination with our planet: how it was created, the eons before it was populated by ourselves, how organic life, including humans, developed and evolved, and some of the threats we face during the Late Holocene. The Origins of All Things is well suited for teaching purposes, as it offers a synoptic, well-supported overview of key issues in biology and geology, and an easy introduction to key publications that broaden the scope of each chapter. The book is relevant for students of biology, geography, geology and anyone interested in the origin of life on Earth and its evolution.
My Epic Ride of 2020

My Epic Ride of 2020

T David Mills

Outskirts Press
2021
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Can you imagine riding a motorcycle alone back and forth across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic? Well, the author of this book was just dedicated (or crazy) enough to do just that. From Georgia through the Carolinas into Old Virginia on the first day to the capital of California by day 12 to the Oregon Coast, Yellowstone National Park, Mount Rushmore and on to Boston by day 24. Days 25 and 26 were spent getting back home and checking off a few more US highway sections for his bucket list.This book allows the reader to follow the 10,268-mile, 26-day, motorcycle journey by the author traversing 29 states while completing two of the four longest US highways in the process - US 50 and US 20. Starting out from hometown Augusta, Georgia, the author set out to not only travel across the country on a motorcycle, but to do so alone and to visit as many Harley-Davidson(R) dealerships as he could along the way. There were 33 in all that were open at the time he was able to ride through the respective towns and eight more he visited to obtain photographic proof of a visit.Being somewhat of a history buff of sorts, the author also points out many historically significant facts about the towns through which he traveled. The many references cited throughout the book are indexed to a reference and quotation list in the back, where the author provides the actual quotation along with references for those who wish to look further into the details.The book takes a look at our great country through the vantage point of traveling on two wheels in the wide-open spaces, so to speak. Many of the included photos are extracted from thousands captured by a "dash cam" mounted on the handlebar as well as those taken with the author's cell phone camera. The use of a selfie stick/tripod device aided in the process of capturing those photos. It is the intent of the author to take the reader into the experience of riding as much as possible with words and photographs.In addition, the author also recounts the completion of riding significant portions of several US highways on his bucket list, hopefully, the subject of another book or two on motorcycle adventures. All this at 65 years of age and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Join in the adventure by cracking the book open and taking in the contents in your mind's eye.
Nanofiltration

Nanofiltration

A Schaefer; Anthony Gordon Fane; T David Waite

Elsevier Science Ltd
2004
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Nanofiltration processes are finding wide applications in several 'wet' industries, such as water/wastewater treatment, water re-use, textile industry, diary industry, food industry and the pulp and paper industries. Despite this, no definitive book exists which covers the principles of the techniques and their potential and actual applications. ' Nanofiltration: Principles and Applications ' is edited by three well-known specialists from Australia, and contains chapters from top international authorities. The result is a comprehensive and up to date account which will be essential reading for membrane designers, manufacturers and end-users worldwide.
David Tung Can't Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets into an Ivy League College
"You're not allowed to have a girlfriend until college, my mother warned. And you'd better get into an Ivy League school!David Tung Can't Get a Girlfriend Unless He Gets into an Ivy League College is the first official young adult novel from Ed Lin, author of the acclaimed novels Waylaid and This Is a Bust. Humorous and socially complex, the book tells the story of an Asian American New Jersey high-school student as he navigates multiple social circles as well as parental pressures to get As and conform to cultural norms and expectations. Amid these pressures from outside is the fear he will die alone, whether he gets into Harvard or not.Exploring class tensions (for example, regular school in an upscale, Asian-majority suburb versus weekend Chinese school in working-class Chinatown) and contemporary social neuroses, David Tung Can't Get a Girlfriend is an already hotly anticipated book from an author whose debut novel, Waylaid, established him as a pioneering, provocative, welcome new voice in young adult fiction.Ed Lin (born 1969), a journalist by training, is the author of several award-winning books, including: Waylaid, his literary debut; the Robert Chow crime series, set in 1970s Manhattan Chinatown (This Is a Bust, Snakes Can't Run and One Red Bastard); and the Taipei Night Market crime series (Ghost Month, Incensed and 99 Ways to Die). Lin is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. He lives in New York with his wife, actress Cindy Cheung, and his son Walter.
David Hume - Moralit t Aus Verstand Oder Gef hl?
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Praktische (Ethik, sthetik, Kultur, Natur, Recht, ...), Note: 1,0, Technische Universit t Dresden (Institut f r Philosophie), Veranstaltung: David Hume - Eine Untersuchung ber den menschlichen Verstand, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Man bewegt sich mit David Hume (1711 - 1776), dem wohl meist rezipierten englischsprachigen Vertreter des Empirismus, gedanklich innerhalb eines Verst ndnisses, welches die Erfahrung, also sinnliche Wahrnehmung als grundlegend f r geistige Prozesse erachtet. Diese Bedingung seines Denkens steht in Widerstreit mit den spekulativen Theorien menschlicher Beweggr nde, moralischer Prinzipien etc., die selbige prim r aus der Vernunft ableiten. F r Hume ist die Vernunft jedoch nicht urspr nglich, sondern selbst etwas Gewordenes das dazu aufruft ergr ndet zu werden. Moral ist f r ihn weit st rker an Gef hle gebunden als Vertreter seiner Zeit wahrhaben wollten. Mit diesem Verst ndnis reiht sich Hume zu den Theoretikern des 'moral sense'. Im Interesse dieser Arbeit stehen die Analyse der berlegungen, die Hume zu diesem Standpunkt f hren, und die Folgerungen, die sich f r Moral und das Moralische theoretisch aus der Annahme eines moralischen Gef hls ergeben. Der Abschnitt ' ber die allgemeinen Prinzipien der Moral' und der Anhang ' ber das moralische Gef hl' aus Hume 'Eine Untersuchung ber die Prinzipien der Moral' bilden somit den Anfangs- und Endpunkt der folgenden Betrachtungen.
History of Economic Theory: The Selected Essays of T.R. Malthus, David Ricardo, Frederic Bastiat, and John Stuart Mill
The History of Economic Theory features selected essays from influential economists of the 18th and 19th centuries. Included are the prominent works of T.R. Malthus, David Ricardo, Fr d ric Bastiat, and John Stuart Mill. The integrity of the original essays has been carefully preserved, and no attempt has been made to add further commentary, dialogue, or reasoning to these fine compositions. Res ipsa loquitur. The work speaks for itself. By T.R. Malthus: - An Investigation of the Cause of the Present High Price of Provisions - Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country - The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn; Intended as an Appendix to "Observations on the Corn Laws" By David Ricardo: - The High Price of Bullion, a Proof of the Depreciation of Bank Notes By Fr d ric Bastiat: - Essays on Political Economy, Part I: Capital and Interest - Essays on Political Economy, Part II: That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen By John Stuart Mill: - Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy, Essay IV: On Profits, and Interest
David Cassidy: Crazy Over You in Saratoga: Ain't no rock 'n' roll story: It's a special tribute to a music legend's love of horses and the fans he lov
Millions around the world feel as if they've just gone nine rounds - physically and emotionally battered while waiting to hear if he'd pull through. Word has been leaking out that David Cassidy is in a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., hospital - the same David Cassidy who for years turned the music world on its head, and otherwise sweet and subdued souls into screaming messes. But this is 2017 - not the 1970s - and the uber-talented singer-actor is fighting for his life, a few short months after bravely announcing his dementia diagnosis and battle. Then, the dreaded news: We lose David Cassidy, the sweet, sexy and loving man with the gleaming shaggy hair who sold out stadiums and arenas, broke music records, and had more fans at one time than Elvis and the Beatles. How did it get to this point? Why couldn't he get that life-saving liver? His last public musical performance, in his birthplace of New York City, was supposed to be his transition into finally taking care of himself and finding true love. But on Nov. 21, 2017, it would be far from the Last Kiss for the man affectionately nicknamed DC - the fans who he KNEW he loved won't let it be. So they seek to right a horrible wrong - on a mission to solidify his legacy in the North American horse breeding and racing hub of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
David Cassidy: Crazy Over You in Saratoga: Ain't no rock'n'roll story: It's a special tribute to a music legend's love of horses and the fans he loved
Millions around the world feel as if they've just gone nine rounds - physically and emotionally battered while waiting to hear if he'd pull through. Word leaks out that David Cassidy is in a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., hospital - the same David Cassidy who for years turned the music world on its head, and otherwise innocent and subdued souls into screaming messes. But this is 2017 - not the 1970s - and the uber-talented singer-actor is fighting for his life, less than a year after bravely announcing his dementia diagnosis and battle. Then, the dreaded news: We lost David Cassidy - the sweet and loving man who sold out stadiums and arenas, broke music records and had more fans at one time than Elvis and the Beatles. How did it get to this point? Why couldn't they get a life-saving liver? His last public music performance, in his birthplace of New York City, was supposed to be his transition into finally taking care of himself. But on Nov. 21, 2017, it would be far from the Last Kiss for David Cassidy - the fans and others he knew he loved wouldn't let it be. So they sought to right a horrible wrong - on a mission that took them to the horse breeding and racing hub of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for months until that final goodbye. On Sept. 1, 2018, DC's final goodbye would be on the racecourse where he watched his precious horses gallop, his guardian angel waiting in the wings. And the honours didn't stop on the track - in his beloved U.K., a tribute like no other occurs, showing "Blood Brothers" and sisters go beyond the theatre.
Don't Call Me Fake: The Real Story of Dr. D David Schultz

Don't Call Me Fake: The Real Story of Dr. D David Schultz

John Cosper; David Schultz

Independently Published
2019
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"Dave has always been my friend, and he has always been one of my heroes too. He could walk that walk and talk that talk. David Schultz was a man's man. As fearless as he was dangerous, yet one of the most honorable wrestlers the wrestling business ever knew." - Bret "Hitman" Hart, Two-time WWE Hall of FamerAsk anyone who watched wrestling in the early 80s who the most dangerous man in wrestling was and they will tell you it was Dr. D. Trained by Herb Welch, the Tennessee native terrorized fans in Tennessee, Memphis, Florida, Calgary, Japan and Minnesota before being recruited into the WWF at the request of Hulk Hogan. Dr. D was a singles and tag team champion for multiple promotions, and he faced some of the most dangerous men in the business: Antonio Inoki, Abdullah the Butcher, Bruiser Brody, and Johnny Rodz. Yet he is remembered to this day for taking down a very different opponent: ABC reporter John Stossel, who dared to utter the words, "I think this is fake." While the Stossel incident precipitated the end of his wrestling career, but it's hardly the end of the story. Dr. D turned babyface in real life, finding an even greater calling as a professional bounty hunter. Working out of Connecticut, Dr. D traveled the world and brought back hundreds of "skips" who had fled from justice. Dr. D tracked fugitives from New York to California to Puerto Rico and even Egypt with a 100% capture rate. If he couldn't coax you into coming back of your own free will, he still possessed the skills taught by Herb Welch that could turn even the biggest thug into a crybaby. Call him a wrestler. Call him a bounty hunter. Just don't call him fake Dr. D David Schultz is the real deal, a hero in the wrestling locker room who became an even greater hero in his post wrestling career, clearing the streets of dangerous men and women with his Southern charm and a shooter's grip.