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Instant Notes in Animal Biology, 2/e is a student-friendly compendium of the essentials of animal biology. In four well-organized sections, the book reviews the Animal Kingdom, phylum by phylum; covers key coordinating principles; describes aspects of comparative physiology; and reviews reproductive physiology and developmental biology from birth through ageing. The new edition has been reviewed and updated and remains a concise, comprehensive overview of the field designed to provide accessible information in a format which is ideal for both ease of learning and rapid revision.
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Carving Grand Canyon provides a synopsis of the intriguing ideas and innovative theories that geologists have developed over time. This story of a fascinating landscape is told in an engaging style that non-scientists will find inviting. The story's end, however, remains a mystery yet to be solved.
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Grand Canyon History in Stone.......2007-08-15
Well done with good graphics, pictures and dialog that is not too technical. Visited the Grand Canyon after reading this book and found it to be quite adequate for beginner or one who may want more detailed evidence of the happenings millions of years ago. The writer has lived there, led hikes and has spent much time researching the latest theories.
Very enlightening.......2007-07-12
For the casual observer of geologic formations, this book is a masterpiece! I have lived many years in the Colorado Plateau area and this book really helps the average person be able to understand how the Grand Canyon was formed. I recommend this book to many people I meet when they come to visit and want to know more about the area's formation.
Mystery Story.......2007-02-21
If geology had a face, it would probably be Grand Canyon. No other landscape on Earth offers such a familiar and powerful image of time, rock formation, and erosion. Grand Canyon has been a magnet not just for tourists but for many of America's most brilliant geologists. It may come as a surprise, then, to learn that geologists are still trying to figure out how the canyon got there. It's like our understanding of the origins of the Moon: Apollo was supposed to solve the mystery, but instead it left geologists more puzzled than ever. At least for awhile. It turns out that it was easier to understand the moon than Grand Canyon, for erosion on Earth has removed much of the evidence geologists need.
"Carving Grand Canyon" is the first book to explore the 150-year-long sluething into the formation of Grand Canyon. It stars the geological dectectives who've pursued this puzzle and lets them speak in their own (often eloquent) words. It shows how new evidence has been discovered, and how theories have emerged and been modified and sometimes eroded away. It brings us right up to date with today's cutting edge theories.
The author, Wayne Ranney, has the advantage of having led geology tours of Grand Canyon for years, and thus he knows how to communicate potentially confusing concepts to the public. This book is also well-endowed with illustrations and charts and maps that make it easier to visualize these concepts. In the end Ranney leaves us with a large sense of mystery, but then maybe this will inspire some young reader to become the geologist who will finally put all the puzzle pieces together.
A beautiful and authoritative book.......2006-09-13
Unlike most great geologic landmarks--Yosemite, Kilauea, Uluru, Kilimanjaro--the Grand Canyon is a stubborn, long-standing mystery. In "Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories, and Mystery," geologist and longtime Canyon guide Wayne Ranney relishes this fact: "I am glad to have lived a good portion of my life in a time when the canyon is not fully understood."
Today the canyon is carved by the Colorado River, running westward through it. Yet 60 million years ago, rivers here ran eastward on a low plain. This unique canyon was made in some extraordinary sequence of events involving rivers, landforms and geologic processes: faulting, uplift, erosion, plate tectonics. We cannot yet spell out that sequence, because the canyon has eroded away much of the rock evidence. In the cycle of science, new ideas spark new research to test them. Each generation of researchers has added ideas, but we need more.
Ranney begins with sketches of the canyon, the basic physiographic elements to be explained, and the processes that dig canyons. Then he details the long scientific conversation about the Grand Canyon from John S. Newberry's first sight of it in 1858 to the ferment of this century. Ranney's close study of the literature underlies an unusually deep treatment of the science. A working scenario of the canyon's evolution follows, the best picture we have these days. And speaking of pictures, this well-produced book has wonderful illustrations historic and new.
On my site, I gave this book five stars.
Fresh Geological Storytelling!.......2006-05-24
This is one of the best geology books I have every read. Not only did I learn many things about the geological history of the Grand Canyon, Colorado Plateau, and Basin and Range, but I really enjoyed it along the way!
Wayne Ranney has constructed a masterpiece of a book. He starts with a couple of overview chapters that establish the overall setting for the Grand Canyon and introduce the geological concept the reader will need along the way. Then he plunges into 150 years of geologic science introducing the major players and theories in chronological order; as he progresses through our understanding from the 1860s through now, he builds upon each contribution to paint a canvas of understanding along the way.
Once he accomplishes this, he then takes the reader back to the beginning of the story and tells it from 540 million years ago to the present as a cohesive narrative utilizing everything we learned in the previous chapter, presenting the different theories and possibilities with their strengths and weaknesses.
Finally, in the last chapter, he presents a concise summary while trying the tell the greatest truth about the origin of the Grand Canyon. Since there are still plenty of unanswered questions, he starts with the greatest truth that all geologist can agree on: "The Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River" and then builds upon the final story from their while explaining how he constructs this concise summary.
I highly recommend "Carving Grand Canyon" as the devinitive story of the Grand Canyon's origins. And, if you ever have the chance of seeing Wayne speak or join him on one of his excursions, jump at it.
Also, since this book is not currently available from Amazon, you can get from the Grand Canyon Association (either through their website or at a Grand Canyon Visitor Center) or through Glen Canyon Natural History Association (through their webiste, mail order, or at Glen Canyon NRA and Grand Staircase-Escalante NM visitor centers).
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This book is devoted to some mathematical methods that arise in two domains of artificial intelligence: neural networks and qualitative physics. Professor Aubin makes use of control and viability theory in neural networks and cognitive systems, regarded as dynamical systems controlled by synaptic matrices, and set-valued analysis that plays a natural and crucial role in qualitative analysis and simulation. This allows many examples of neural networks to be presented in a unified way. In addition, several results on the control of linear and nonlinear systems are used to obtain a "learning algorithm" of pattern classification problems, such as the back-propagation formula, as well as learning algorithms of feedback regulation laws of solutions to control systems subject to state constraints.
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Pollyanna's eternal optimism has made her one of the most beloved characters in American literature. First published in 1913, her story spawned the formation of "Glad" clubs all over the country, devoted to playing Pollyanna's famous game. Pollyanna has since sold over one million copies, been translated into several languages, and has become both a Broadway play and a Disney motion picture.
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Nancy, she said a few minutes later, at the kitchen door, "I found a fly up-stairs in Miss Pollyanna's room. The window must have been raised at some time. I have ordered screens, but until they come I shall expect you to see that the windows remain closed. My niece will arrive to-morrow at four o'clock. I desire you to meet her at the station. Timothy will take the open buggy and drive you over.
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Pollyanna.......2007-01-10
You've heard "Pollyanna" forever and think you know what it means. But, unless you've read the book, you don't. Yes, Pollyanna is an optimist - but not blindly. This delightful, loving girl creatively and courageously looks for the good beneath the bad, sad or depressing. Key here (which most don't know or leave out): she first sees and experiences the negative. She does not ignore it. She herself is tested in the end and fails at her usual optimism for months before finally finding the vision and willingness to hope again. A wonderful book for young and old alike. Last year I gave it to my 12-year-old niece for her birthday - and read it myself for the first time. This year I gave it to everyone on my Christmas list - to create a fabulous Pollyanna world. Will you join?
Do try it! You'll be glad you did.......2006-05-04
Much has been said which needs no repetition, suffice it to say I love this story as I love Lad: A Dog, Rascal & The Black Stallion. It captures the elegance of the early 20th century as do the first two, & is as warm & loving as all three.
That said, why do I post my thoughts? Besides doing what little I may to improve the rating, I have an especial affinity for this book. My copy is my grandmothers, a 25th printing from 1915. Grammy was born not far from Eleanor Porter's home town of Littleton. In some way they were aquainted & she instilled in grammy a life long love of books, reading & english that was passed to me. I just wanted to thank them for showing me how to be glad, & I believe you'll be glad too.
Bo-ring!!!!.......2006-03-13
I don't think Eleanor H. Porter was thinking when she wrote Pollyanna. I think the book and Pollyanna are monotonous. Playing that glad game is so stupid. You should not be happy with everything in life. The language is also very boring and dull. I put the book down after the fifth chapter.
Must Read.......2006-03-02
This was an all-time favorite of mine when I was growing up--a delightful story which inspired me to always look for the silver lining and not focus on the dregs of life.
Pollyanna - audio book on CD, read by Rebecca Burns.......2005-12-02
Rebecca Burns kills this beloved classic with her dull, lifeless, monotone reading. After listening for 5 minutes, my 12 year old daughter's immediate reaction was: "Whoever's reading this sounds like she's really not interested in the story at all! The voice sounds like a computerized voice."
If you want this story on audio, find another version with a different reader.
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Rediscovering Colors: A Study in Pollyanna Realism, Michael Watkins endorses the Moorean view that colors are simple, non-reducible, properties of objects. Consequently, Watkins breaks from what has become the received view that either colors are reducible to certain properties of interest to science, or else nothing is really colored. What is novel about the work is that Watkins, unlike other Mooreans, takes seriously the metaphysics of colors. Consequently, Watkins provides an account of what colors are, how they are related to the physical properties on which they supervene, and how colors can be causally efficacious without the threat of causal overdetermination. Along the way, he provides novel accounts of normal conditions and non-human color properties. The book will be of interest to any metaphysician and philosopher of mind interested in colors and color perception.
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Ho--ho! Brrrr! spluttered the big man, coloring like a schoolboy and throwing back his head with a hearty laugh. "Ho--ho! Just as if--" He broke off with a quick lifting of his hand. The next moment he was escorting a plainly very much frightened little old lady from curb to curb. If his step were a bit more pompous, and his chest a bit more full, it must have been only an unconscious tribute to the watching eyes of the little girl back at the starting-point. A moment later, with a haughtily permissive wave of his hand toward the chafing drivers and chauffeurs, he strolled back to Pollyanna.
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Ho--ho! Brrrr! spluttered the big man, coloring like a schoolboy and throwing back his head with a hearty laugh. "Ho--ho! Just as if--" He broke off with a quick lifting of his hand. The next moment he was escorting a plainly very much frightened little old lady from curb to curb. If his step were a bit more pompous, and his chest a bit more full, it must have been only an unconscious tribute to the watching eyes of the little girl back at the starting-point. A moment later, with a haughtily permissive wave of his hand toward the chafing drivers and chauffeurs, he strolled back to Pollyanna.
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A Very Satisfying Continuation and Conclusion.......2007-01-23
This is a really excellent book, especially for those people who loved the first story about Pollyanna. The first half of the book is a wonderful reintroduction to the little girl Pollyanna and the second half is the story of Pollyanna-grown-up. Her manner of talking has matured with her, but she still plays the Glad Game in a way to win over even skeptical readers. Altogether, it is a most satisfying conclusion and a book I would recommend to anyone who loves the winsome character known as Pollyanna.
A wonderful sequel!.......2005-07-05
"Pollyanna Grows Up" is the sequel to the 1912 classic, Pollyanna and it is surprisingly just as wonderful as the first. Eleanor H. Porter mantained all the magic of the original novel in this very exciting continuation which takes us far away from our well known town of Beldinsville to the grand City of Boston, where little Miss Pollyanna Whittier arrives to cheer up some new friends.
Fully recovered from her previous automobile accident, Pollyanna returns once again to the city of Boston, in request of her kind nurse, Della Wetherby. This last has a sister by the name of Ruth Carew, who is miserable and depressed as a consequence of a great loss, a young nephew by the name of Jamie who was taken away by his father, the woman's brother-in-law and who was never seen again. Della Wetherby's sorrow was just as grand, but her career as a nurse allows her to forget, while Ruth Carew lives alone in her big house in Commonwealth Avenue with nothing else she does or wants to do but to think of the lost Jamie. However, with her visit, Pollyanna soon changes things around, at first driving Mrs. Carew mad but soon she enters her heart.
Pollyanna finds a lot of new friends in Boston, beginning with the servants in Mrs. Carew's own home, Jerry, a young newspaper selling boy, Jamie, a crippled boy who Pollyanna is sure is the lost "Jamie," and Sadie Dean, a homeless working young girl. In Boston Pollyanna spends most of her time trying to locate Jamie, in desperate hope to please Mrs. Carew, but of this I shall say no more, the surprise twist is for the very reader to discover on his or her own.
The second part of the book may not arrive too welcomed by some readers, like Jimmy 'Bean' Pendenton stated, we readers weren't ready to see little Pollyanna grow up. However, although Miss Pollyanna Whittier has indeed grown up, she has managed to mantain her usual personality, even if some of her more innocent charm is gone. Pollyanna indeed needs her gladness and her famouse Glad Game to be able to survive the terrible dark times that have arrived at the Harrington homestead, where she grew up with the strict, but changed Aunt Polly, who has gone almost back to square one.
In conclusion, if you've enjoyed the first part of this story, then you will definitely enjoy the further adventures of the glad girl and all of her old and new friends. Definitely a great sequel to an unforgettable classic!
Wonderful and sweet!!!.......2001-11-17
I love this book!!!! It's just as good as the first one. My sixteen-year-old older sister kept this treasured book in her shelf and urged me constantly to read it. I brushed her off saying that I didn't have time and that it looked boring. One day, I had nothing to do so i picked up the well worn book and began reading. Surprise! I couldn't put it down. Not because it was exciting or suspenceful, but simply because it's one of those feel-good, sweet and uplifting books. On first examanation it doesn't seem deep or like it would have something important to teach, but after a closer look you find what a beautiful message it has to share. A girl, who with her kindness and ever cheerful outlook on her surprisingly hard life, make her a role model for any one. This is a perfect book for any girl who likes a delightful story and a sweet romance. I aggree with the other reviewer about Aunt Polly. She is quite exaperating, but the other wonderful charatures make up for it and she keeps it interesting. So, get a cup of hot chocolate and snuggle down by a warm fire with this book and be prepared for a wonderful time!
Good book, true to the first one........1999-11-12
This is a pretty good story. A little more romance than I expected, but well written. Although grown up, Pollyanna is still her normal optimistic self and her Aunt Polly is really exasperating sometimes. It's a book to read when you just want to relax.
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“Once you start looking for the happy things, you don’t think about the bad ones as much.” That’s the joyful way Pollyanna sees the world: no matter what happens, she plays her “Just Be Glad” game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she’s orphaned and forced to live with her rigid Aunt Polly, will high-spirited Pollyanna succeed in melting her Aunt’s cold heart?
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