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Polymers and Polymeric Materials for Fiber and Gradient Optics (New Concepts in Polymer Science)
L. I. Nadareishvili , G. E. Zaikov , and L. M. Khananashvili Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9067643645 |
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CRC Handbook of Chromatography: Polymers (CRC handbook of chromatography)
Manufacturer: Crc Pr I Llc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0849330734 |
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Handbook of Chromatography features tables and chromatograms, theoretical discussions, and practical applications on the topic. Tables and chromatograms are based on polymer analyses abstracted from literature references dating from 1981-1991. Compounds presented in the tables and chromatograms include residual monomers, plasticizers, additives, antioxidants, and products from the thermal degradation (pyrolysis) of a broad range of synthetic polymers. Theoretical discussions focus on new developments in the respective areas of gas, pyrolysis-gas, liquid, and size exclusion chromatographic separations. Capillary column technology, inverse gas chromatography (IGC), supercritical fluid extractions (SFE), and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) are also covered. A Practical Applications subsection provides a list of commercial suppliers of column packings and packed columns for gas and liquid chromatography. The book will be an excellent reference for chromatographers, organic chemists, and analytical chemists.
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Column Handbook for Size Exclusion Chromatography
Manufacturer: Academic Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0127655557 |
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Column Handbook for Size Exclusion Chromatography is the first comprehensive reference to provide everything one needs to know about commercial analytical and preparative columns for size exclusion and gel filtration chromatography (SEC and GFC). SEC is now widely used as a quality assurance method in the polymer industry (both synthetic and biopolymers) to determine molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. The Handbook contains contributions from every column manufacturer around the world and from many experienced column users. It covers the technology, characterization, application, evaluation, maintenance, and quality control of analytical and preparative columns for SEC and GFC. Also included are columns for two closely related techniques, hydrodynamic chromatography and high osmotic pressure chromatography.
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CRC Handbook of Chromatography: Analysis and Characterization of Steroids (C R C Handbook of Chromatography)
Henryk Lamparczyk Manufacturer: CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0849330084 |
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CRC Handbook of Analysis and Characterization of Steroids provides a comprehensive review of chromatographic methods used in steroid analysis, including gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, and supercritical fluid chromatography. The book discusses principles, applications, and apparatus required for the chromatographic analysis of steroids. Classes of steroids covered include anabolic-androgenic steroids, bile acids, cardenolides, ecdysteroids, estrogens, corticoids, sterols, and Vitamin D. A chapter is devoted to each class of steroids and features nomenclature, structures, and descriptions for sample preparations and chromatographic data. CRC Handbook of Analysis and Characterization of Steroids provides essential information and techniques for professional analytical chemists in academia, clinical chemists in pharmaceutical and food quality control labs, and researchers and technicians in forensic and drug analysis facilities.
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Handbook of Monochromatic XPS Spectra, Polymers and Polymers Damaged by X-Rays
B. Vincent Crist Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471492671 |
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Contains an invaluable collection of research grade XPS spectra, including comprehensive information about the XPS instruments used, the materials, and the advanced methods of collecting the spectra. Energy resolution settings, instrument characteristics, energy referencing methods, traceability, energy scale calibration details and transmission function are all reported.
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Laser Ablation and its Applications (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0387304525 |
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Laser ablation describes the interaction of intense optical fields with matter, in which atoms are selectively driven off by thermal or nonthermal mechanisms. The field of laser ablation physics is advancing so rapidly that its principal results are seen only in specialized journals and conferences. This will be the first book that combines the most recent results in this rapidly advancing field with authoritative treatment of laser ablation and its applications, including the physics of high-power laser-matter interaction. Many practical applications exist, ranging from inertial confinement fusion to propulsion of aerostats for pollution monitoring to laser ignition of hypersonic engines to laser cleaning nanoscale contaminants in high-volume computer hard drive manufacture to direct observation of the electronic or dissociative states in atoms and molecules, to studying the properties of materials during 200kbar shocks developed in 200fs.
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Contemporary's Citizenship Now: A Guide for Naturalization
Aliza Becker , and Laurie Edwards Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0809232707 |
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You Won--Now What?: How Americans Can Make Democracy Work from City Hall to the White House
Taegan D. Goddard , and Christopher Riback Manufacturer: Scribner Paper Fiction ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0684852039 |
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"Americans entrust their government to novices," Riback and Goddard remind us. "Every November they elect a bunch of people who have never done this before." You Won, Now What? offers practical tips on the task of governance, drawing upon real-life examples to illustrate how elected officials can do an effective job in their first--and in some ways most critical--days on the job. Their scope is broad--the authors consider state and local governments to be just as important as the federal government in maintaining quality of life for citizens--but the case studies keep the book from sliding into generalizations.Book Description
A COMMONSENSE ROAD MAP FOR MAKING OUR GOVERNMENT WORKAs public officials fail to deliver their campaign promises -- and voter cynicism skyrockets -- a simple explanation has become widely accepted: Government is broken. If only we could fix this system, voters hope, our democracy would work the way it was designed. But is government broken, or are the people we hire each Election Day not up to the job?
You Won -- Now What? turns the tables on the government-reform debate. The answer is not to reinvent government but to reinvent government officials.
Taegan D. Goddard and Christopher Riback use real-life stories to analyze the failures and successes of politicians from every level of government. Drawing on these examples, the authors identify the eight traits of effective public officials. These commonsense solutions prove that government is personal: good people can make a difficult system work. You Won -- Now What? explains to politicians and voters alike how government works -- and how it can work better.
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If written well, this would've been 50 pages!.......2002-09-27
From the getgo YWNW focuses not on faddish trickery, but on how to make sure government GOVERNS, not just pays it lip service. Using a host of examples of government (state and federal) ideas gone wrong and right, the authors extract simple rules and 'tips'. The good news is that these tips are helpful, astute and right on the money.
The big problem- overwhelming, actually since it cost the book 3 stars- is the proportion of anecdotes to substantial analysis. Each chapter starts off with a 5-6 paragraph anecdote relating to the chapters theme, be it government takeoves, or the importance of vision. After the example, instead of the authors giving you the 'moral' of the story and connecting it to the theme, they give you another 5-6 paragraph anecdote. If your lucky, the authors will tell us what these examples have in common in a 2-3 paragraph conclusion, which occasionally is only another anecdote. If your luckier, you will only have to swim through 4 more stories before you get there. Stories and real life examples can make books more fun and interesting, but when there is a poverty of analysis and explanation in a book like this, it sort of defeats the point.
Unfortunately, I can't think of any better books to take it's place. As mentioned above, most others revolve around management fads and substance-less pep-talks. My reccomendation is to buy this one (possibly used) and read only the very beginning and very end of the chapters. Only then, if you've not grasped the chapters theme, read the anecdotes.
Simply Superb!! Buy Two!.......2002-02-02
OUTSTANDING!.......1999-08-26
A book that will change the way people think about politics.......1999-02-18
The book is a great read. I recommend it to anyone who wants to fight the cynicism of our age and believe government can work for the people.
Several facts are not accurate........1999-02-18
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Citizenship Now, Revised Edition
Aliza Becker Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 007282607X |
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Citizenship New, Revised Edition, is an ESL Language citizenship preparation textbook for intermediate students. This text has been fully revised around the new N-400 form and updated to reflect the recent changes in naturalization law and the process of becoming a U.S. Citizen. With plenty of self-directed activities, it is appropriate either in a classroom setting or as a self-study guide.
Through listening, speaking, reading, and writing, students gain the information and skills necessary to:
Each Chapter Includes:
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Citizenship Now, Revised Edition Audiocassette
Aliza Becker Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ESL/ELT ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette Similar Items: ASIN: 0072826088 |
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Citizenship New, Revised Edition, is an ESL Language citizenship preparation textbook for intermediate students. This text has been fully revised around the new N-400 form and updated to reflect the recent changes in naturalization law and the process of becoming a U.S. Citizen. With plenty of self-directed activities, it is appropriate either in a classroom setting or as a self-study guide.
Through listening, speaking, reading, and writing, students gain the information and skills necessary to:
The supplemental audiocassette gives students interview practice with oral exercises and sample dictations
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Speak Now Against The Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South
John Egerton Manufacturer: Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0679408088 Release Date: 1994-10-18 |
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Indispensible but Frustrating.......2007-02-23
Impossible to Put Down.......2006-10-28
A great book.......2003-02-25
A Turning Point in the Civil Rights Struggle.......2002-10-19
Dull and Boring.......1997-12-01
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Citizens Now: Basic Skills for Citizenship : Grade 1 (Citizens Now)
Caroly M. Gallo , and Bonita Rio Ferraro Manufacturer: American Education Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1561891614 |
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Citizenship Now (A Longman Topics Reader)
Jon Ford , and Marjorie Ford Manufacturer: Longman ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0321117670 |
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Citizenship Now examines the meaning of citizenship in our changing society and encourages participation in revitalizing our communities. This brief collection of readings focuses on the crucial role of the citizen in the democratic process. Thought-provoking selections ask readers to think about timely and relevant issues: civil liberties vs. increased national security; consumerist values and environmental responsibility; immigration and the need for educational reform. Divided into five chapters, each features six or seven essays of varying lengths. Brief apparatus helps individuals write more thoughtfully in response to the selections and think more critically about their roles as citizens. Individuals interested in reading selections designed to encourage active citizenship in today's changing society. Ford_Ford Citizenship_Now SMP.doc Page 1 of 1
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Citizenship Now: Rethinking Our Roles in 21st Century America
Jon; Ford, Marjorie Ford Manufacturer: Longman Pub Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JHYWAI |
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Democracy Then and Now
John Lloyd Manufacturer: Heinemann Educational Secondary Division ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 0435810324 |
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Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community
Bill McKibben Manufacturer: Holt Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0805087044 Release Date: 2007-10-16 |
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Bestselling author Bill McKibben turns activist in the first hands-on guidebook to stopping climate change, the world's greatest threat Hurricane Katrina. A rapidly disappearing Arctic. The warmest winter on the East Coast in recorded history. The leading scientist at NASA warns that we have only ten years to reverse climate change; the British government's report on global warming estimates that the financial impact will be greater than the Great Depression and both world wars-combined. Bill McKibben, the author of the first major book on global warming, The End of Nature, warns that it's no longer time to debate global warming, it's time to fight it. Drawing on the experience of Step It Up, a national day of rallies held on April 14, McKibben and the Step It Up team of organizers provide the facts of what must change to save the climate and show how to build the fight in your community, church, or college. They describe how to launch online grassroots campaigns, generate persuasive political pressure, plan high-profile events that will draw media attention, and other effective actions. This essential book offers the blueprint for a mighty new movement against the most urgent challenge facing us today.Books:
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