Characterizing Human Psychological Adaptations

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Evolutionary psychology is a new and rapidly expanding area of study. All psychology is in a sense `evolutionary psychology since, if we disregard Creationism, the only forces which could have shaped the human mind are evolutionary forces. However, psychologists have traditionally regarded this fact as irrelevant to the practical problems of formulating and testing psychological theories. This book contains chapters by some of the leading figures in this new field. The latest data are presented on evolutionary theories in perception, information, various aspects of social behaviour, language, learning and aggression. A common theme running through the printed discussions in this book is the important problem of how we can develop and test rigorous characterizations of evolved mental adaptations.

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This book is about the atmosphere and humanity's influence on it. For this new edition, Brimblecombe has rewritten and updated much of the book. In the early chapters, he discusses the geochemical, biological and maritime sources of the trace gases. Next, he examines the chemistry of atmospheric gases, suspended particles, and rainfall. After dealing with the natural atmosphere, he examines the sources of air pollution and its effects, with all scenarios updated from the last edition. Scenarios include decline in health, damage to plants and animals, indoor pollution, and acid rain. The final chapters, also revised, are concerned with the chemistry and evolution of the atmospheres of the planets of the solar system. Students with an interest in chemistry and the environmental sciences will find this book highly valuable.

Air Composition and Chemistry. Second Edition.

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Air Composition and Chemistry. Second Edition.
Peter Brimblecombe
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The Chemistry of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Composition and Measurement (Indoor Air Research Series)

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The Chemistry of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Composition and Measurement (Indoor Air Research Series)
M. R. Guerin , Richard A. Jenkins , and B. A. Tomkins
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Written by experts in the field, The Chemistry of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Composition and Measurement compiles observations on the properties of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and on concentrations of its constituents in indoor air. It focuses on common natural indoor environments and environments associated with chronic exposure. The authors stress measurement methods and competing sources of indoor air contaminants commonly attributed to ETS. Each chapter has been examined and updated to reflect data from new studies and include up-to-date information. Considered the definitive resource on ETS, The Chemistry of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Composition and Measurement, Second Edition substantially increases your understanding of the composition of ETS, and the impact of these concentrations on human exposure.

Composition, Chemistry, and Climate of the Atmosphere (Industrial Engineering)

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Composition, Chemistry, and Climate of the Atmosphere (Industrial Engineering)

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Bringing together world-renowned experts in air chemistry and pollution (including 1995 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, P.J. Crutzen and M.J. Molina), this unique volume analyzes and integrates the scientific evidence behind the myriad issues of air pollution. Tracing the history of air pollution, from localized microenvironments to regional and global levels, it provides important insights into the mean physical and dynamic characteristics of the atmosphere, the effects of population and industry on atmospheric composition, and quantifiable sources of air pollution. Includes extensive coverage of photochemical smog, tropospheric ozone, stratospheric ozone depletion, acid rain, and global warming. Features chapters on ozone chemistry written by recipients of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Experiments on air (Alembic club reprints)

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Experiments on air (Alembic club reprints)
Henry Cavendish
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Experiments on air: Papers published in the Philosophical transactions (Alembic club reprints)

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Experiments on air: Papers published in the Philosophical transactions (Alembic club reprints)
Henry Cavendish
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Global and Regional Changes in Atmospheric Composition

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Global and Regional Changes in Atmospheric Composition
Erno Meszaros
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This is an excellent reference for atmospheric scientists, policy makers, environmental managers, and environmental consultants. Topics covered include acid rain, greenhouse gases, stratospheric ozone, and the air chemistry of various materials - from their emission into the atmosphere to their removal. CONTENTS: Introduction: Past Changes in Atmospheric Environment. Present Variations of the Atmospheric Concentrations and Emissions of Trace Substances. Formation and Destruction of Trace Substances within the Atmosphere. Removal of Trace Substances from the Atmosphere. Atmospheric Cycles and Their Changes. Environmental Consequences of Anthropogenic Modifications: The Future of the Atmosphere. Index.

Reactive Halogen Compounds in the Atmosphere (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry)

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Reactive Halogen Compounds in the Atmosphere (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry)

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Scientific evidence clearly shows that chlorine and bromine compounds, such as CFCs, released into the atmosphere are responsible for continuous and progressive global ozone losses superimposed by dramatic seasonal ozone depletions first observed over Antarctica, now occurring over Arctic regions as well. Today substitutes are produced and emitted, some of which are highly reactive substances. This handbook volume deals with these reactive halogen compounds and their interactions. It provides a review on the present knowledge of their properties, applications, sources, sinks as well as international regulations.

Chemical composition of surface films on glass windows and implications for atmospheric chemistry [An article from: Atmospheric Environment]

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Chemical composition of surface films on glass windows and implications for atmospheric chemistry [An article from: Atmospheric Environment]
B. Lam , M.L. Diamond , A.J. Simpson , P.A. Makar , and Tr
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This digital document is a journal article from Atmospheric Environment, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Atmospherically derived surface films that cover impervious surfaces in cities, have areas comparable to that of atmospheric particulate matter (PM). The films compete with PM for sorption of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds and alter the functionality of urban surfaces. The determination of surface-film composition is therefore vital to understanding their role in mediating chemical fate and transport within cities. Here, we show the composition of urban surface films collected from windows in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada) to be comprised of ~94% inorganic compounds of which 8% are sulfate, 7% nitrate and 18% metals. Approximately 5% of the urban film mass is organic carbon, with ~35% of the organic carbon mass corresponding to carbohydrates, ~35% aliphatics, ~20% aromatics and ~10% carbonyls. The composition of surface films differs significantly from that of PM, suggesting differential accumulation, depositional degradation, and/or processes within films differing from those affecting PM. A rigid polymeric component comprising a small fraction of the organic carbon was also found, which may suggest direct deposition from environmental sources, or possible secondary in situ reactions within the film. Here, we suggest a potential mechanism for the oxidation of surface films to form organic polymers via radical initiation processes. Thus, the composition of surface films has important implications for chemical fate of contaminants within cities and presents a significant aspect of contaminant uptake that has not been considered in many air-quality models.

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Air Composition and Chemistry. Second Edition.
Peter Brimblecombe
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ASIN: B000M44HYE

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The study of chaos expansions and multiple Wiener-Ito integrals has become a field of considerable interest in applied and theoretical areas of probability, stochastic processes, mathematical physics, and statistics. Divided into four parts, this book features a wide selection of surveys and recent developments on these subjects. Part 1 introduces the concepts, techniques, and applications of multiple Wiener-Ito and related integrals. The second part includes papers on chaos random variables appearing in many limiting theorems. Part 3 is devoted to mixing, zero-one laws, and path continuity properties of chaos processes. The final part presents several applications to stochastic analysis.

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Great inspiration.......2006-10-04

This book is so very helpful in planning speech and language therapy. The books suggested have been well researched, the plans explicit and easy to implement. I loved this book so much I used it as the "bible" of a group study another speech therapist and I did last year. She had never used literature as extensively as I have. As we delved into the wonderful children's books and how to use them, she found it to be an approach that is fun for both therapist and child, motivating and effective in bringing about significant change in children's speech and language.

My enthusiasm was so effervescent about this book that my daughter, now a grad student in speech and language is using this book to help her plan for activities with her clinical literacy group.

Wonderful language facilitation book!.......2000-04-28

I am so pleased with this book -it helps me to plan lessons with my speech-language kids by using the children's books that they already know! I get so much help from this source, I don't what I would do without it! I use it with my own child, too. The activities are so fun and creative, there is never a dull moment. Hats off to J. Gebers for giving both teachers and parents such a great reference tool!

A comprehensive resource for using children's picture books........1999-10-18

This resource catalogs hundreds of low-text children's picture books that are ideal for promoting interaction and conversation with children while reading aloud. A brief synopsis, suggested interest levels and methods for use coordinate for each book listed. Suggestions are given on how to use a particular children's book to enhance language development and other oral communication skills.

Originally written for speech-language pathologists, this revised edition is suitable for regular and special education teachers (from preschool on up) as well for parents who want to maximize their read-aloud times with their children in order to stimulate good language development. Many listed books are classic, familiar favorites, and most are currently available in school and public libraries, at bookstores, and on-line.

Do you want to encourage a particular language skill? Just look up what you want to enhance (whether it's vocabulary building, grammatical structures, critical thinking and more) in the easy-to-use Skills Index (p. 317) and find the book in 1, 2 or all 3 catalog sections. (One catalog for preschool through kindergarten, one catalog for children grades 1-5, and another catalog for children grades 6-12.)

Parents will find suggestions for selecting picture books that build good oral language skills as well as suggestions for how to read aloud to stimulate interaction and good communication skills in their children.

Teachers will find this a timesaving resource that includes reproducible handouts for parents (ideal for suggestions at parent conferences), books organized by thematic units (see Topic Exploration Index on p. 303) as well as loads of classroom activities for each book listed in the catalogs.

This is an all-around, time saving resource that gives a reader the extensive background needed for tapping the bounty of children's literature. It has been a popular best seller in its publisher's line of educational materials for many years.

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Never too tired to read Erma's books!

Ah, nostalgia- for those poor souls of the

Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair

One of the last and best

Marriage Made in Heaven--Or Too Tired to Have an Affair

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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?

Family - The Ties that Bind...And Gag!

Eat Less Cottage Cheese And More Ice Cream Thoughts On Life From Erma Bombeck

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When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home

ASIN: 1559947411

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"I now pronounce you man and wife." There are few phrases as sobering, with the possible exception of "We have lift-off" and "This country is at war." Kids. Dogs. Neighbors. In-laws. These were all warm-ups to the Main Event: Erma Bombeck on marriage.

Irresistible Force met Immovable Object on the sunny day in 1949 when Erma and Bill Bombeck plighted their troth. Now, from their canned chili days of "Living on Love" to "How Much Happiness Can We Finance?" through "Creative Arguing", from "A House Divided Cannot Stand One Another", to "Run for Your Life" and "For Better or for Work", Erma serves up - as only she can - the timeless tales of laughter and love that have defined couples since Adam and Eve.

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Laugh out loud funny...........2006-10-29

This book is full of wit and one liners from a woman who knows family. I myself only have a husband and no kids but her writing is still hilarious to me. It reminds me of things my own mother used to say in her own funny and sacastic way. When she talk about her husband and his "ways" of packing a suitcase or talking about the kids I laughed out loud while reading in bed and scared my husband. I sure do miss her and only wish she could have spent a little more time on earth to make us laugh. I bet God is having a ball with her in heaven.

Never too tired to read Erma's books!.......2006-05-12

I miss Erma. I really do. I miss her style of writing, her humor and her wit. She is probably the only writer from my childhood that I have read faithfully of. Her columns were the highlight of our day when it appeared in our newspapers. Reading this book is like going down memory lane. I remember some of her stuff, but not all of them. This one is a honest and true look at marriage.

Marriage isn't happily ever after. We spend our lives changing our partners, resisting the changes that life throws our way, staying married through thin and fat, through children, through illness and career changes ~~ through death, death of a father and friend. It's a wonderful little book full of wisdom and insights. I love her chapter titles: A House Morally Divided Cannot Stand Each Other or Living on Love.

She offers insights to her own life and marriage oftentimes, poking fun at herself and her family. She is never mean but instead she is inspiring. She makes you think even while laughing at some of the silly things we all do in our own lives. I have not been married as long as she has but already, I see some of the things she has pointed out such as trying to change your husband.

If you're looking for a wonderful book to read ~~ don't miss this one. It's beautifully written and so poignant in some places. Erma writes about life because she has lived it. Her stories are still true today as they were fourteen years ago.

5-11-06

Ah, nostalgia- for those poor souls of the.......2003-06-09

"silent generation", between the "greatest" & the "boomers".
They can relive raising kids, borrowing from your in-laws, sex 50's style, dealing with the 60's etc., all with the wit & wisdom of Erma Bombeck.
This is more like a memoir, probably the last in a series, that rings true sometimes, of course, with exaggeration to humorous effect.
Not much to complain about here. She is a good writer who started small had an understanding, supportive husband & achieved national celebrity.
If you are of a certain age, you will laugh.

Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair.......2000-11-25

I have always enjoyed Erma Bombeck when she had a column, but the children were small and I never had much time to read. Had I gotten a book like this one, I could of breezed through raising children and marriage with much less guilt. It is one of the funniest (because it's so true) books I've ever read. I am now a collector of Erma Bombecks books. Chapters titled,; "How Much Happiness Can We Finance?" The book for me was filled with memories from the 50's and 60's, and how it used to be. I found myself laughing outloud and shaking my head at the humor, yet truthfulness, that Erma shares with her readers. I'm getting two more of her books for Christmas, and am getting several others on auction. If you need a laugh, kick out some of those endorphins that need to come out and lighten you up, don't miss Erma Bombeck's, "Marriage Made in Heaven or too Tired for an Affair." It's fantastic!

One of the last and best.......2000-08-17

The chronicle of Erma Bombeck's married life, this is a sweet, funny, and realistic view of timeless marriage.

Ms. Bombeck starts on the wedding day, when she and husband Bill were married by a priest who spoke Latin with a Polish accent. She moves on to their children, their multiple homes, a saddening chapter about her tragic miscarriage, the chronicles of her morality arguments with her kids, and finally, her career.

She spent years as a housewife. But Ms. Bombeck's now famous writing started in a local paper, and she warmly describes how emotionally supportive her husband was when her columns became well-known. Touring can't have helped their marriage much, but apparently they both didn't let it hurt it.

She satirizes her own under-par household skills, the weird little quirks that come in with age, nd the glories of growing old together. She doesn't say anything about that last one, but it glows throughout the book.

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When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less when TV is allowed again--and they don't even miss it.

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My kids loved these books.......2007-09-13

My kids have enjoyed every one of the Berenstain books and I like them too because they all teach a lesson in a non-preachy way. Unfortunately. the other lesson they all teach is that Papa is at best just another child, and at worst a buffoon. Sort of like the foolish fathers on the sitcoms.

Problems with TV?.......2007-06-02

When the bears have a problem with too much tv, mamma bear goes into action. The bears learn that too much tv is not a good thing.

The Berenstain magic .......2006-11-06

When my children were small they loved the Berenstain books. It still is a great pleasure to see these books. One of their finest features is the appealing way the Bears are drawn. They are so bright and colorful.
The TV book is a good one, and it has an excellent lesson for the world's children. Too much sitting and watching T.V. dulls the mind and the heart. Children need more time to be outside playing, or with their parents, or reading books, or doing many other things.
This book may seem a bit dated as today the couch- potato distractions are more diverse( and perhaps Interactive) than T.V.
In any case this little book is a fine and amusing read for children and for parents alike.

oops THEY DID IT AGAIN.......2006-02-07

these books are a no brainer!
LOVE THEM

Big help!.......2006-01-16

this book teaches important everyday values for children that are easy to understand, and fun to read at the same time!

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation

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Cute book, goes a little slowly in places
Berenstain Bears by Justina
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vaction
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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vacation
Stan Berenstain
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ASIN: 0679803114
Release Date: 1990-04-14

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The family getaway is a disaster: the cabin's roof leaks, the lake is muddy, and the mosquitoes are ravenous. But when the bears return home and develop their snapshots, they laugh and laugh, fully enjoying the worst vacation they've ever had!

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Cute book, goes a little slowly in places.......2006-10-07

This is such a cute book! Papa bear decides to take the family on a wilderness vacation that basically, turns out horribly. Everything that could go wrong does, and in the end, the family just decides to go home. They take a few photos which they laugh hysterically at at the end of the book, but the story falls a little flat in this one. It had the potential of being really funny, but instead gets a little dry in places. Other than that, it's quite cute and bears reading. We liked it in our house, but it just isn't the favorite.

Berenstain Bears by Justina.......2005-12-16

I like in the story how they took pictures of all the bad stuff that happened, that was funny. It just goes to show you their is no place like home!!

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Vaction.......2003-09-28

In the book The Berenstaain Bears and Too Much Vaction the Bear family sets out for a vation that they think will be the time of their lives. Well it all starts out just fine until they get to their lake side cabin. The lake is all muddy and the cabin looks like a shack, the berrys are sour and there are no fish to be cought. How will the Bears vaction end?? This book was a very good book and i would recremend it for people of all ages. Parents will enjoy reading it to thier kids and their kids will enjoy listening!!

About the Berenstian Bears.......2002-10-24

The Berenstain bears was a fun and good book to read for me. After I read this book it made me think of when my family and I go on vacation. This book might take a child quit a while to read because there where a lot of words on each page but they would like this book. The book was mainly about Papa bear having a good time and the rest of the family not really enjoying not having electricity and relying on the woods for food and supplies. When they finally arieve the place is a mess and the lake was crappy. The first night of sleep did not work out too well with all of the animals making noise. The next day Papa bear had now luck catching fish and there was a big rain storm which gave the family pleanty of reason to go home. The Bears where never so happy to see their tree house. This was a good book nothing special about it just a fimly out on vacation with not much to do.

Bad Vacation.......2001-12-17

Berenstain Bears and to much vacation is about when one of our favorite bear families go on a vacation to a mountain cabin. The ad in the paper said it was by crystal lake and came with a rowboat, it did but will this be a wonderful vacation, or a jump in the mud, or maybe a little of both? Find out when you read The Berenstain Bears and To Much Vacation.

Books are for talking, too!: A sourcebook for using children's literature in speech & language remediation

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Books are for talking, too!: A sourcebook for using children's literature in speech & language remediation
Jane L Gebers
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