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Through ten previous editions, Gardner’s Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names has become one of the best known and most widely used sources of information on chemicals in commerce. This edition includes the results of the continuing research underlying this reference work and has seen a major expansion of the information provided for individual chemical compounds. The reference contains some 35,000 entries, many of which are new to this edition.
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Through eleven editions, Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names has become the best-known and most widely used source of information on chemicals in commerce. This companion book reflects the continuing research underlying Gardner's and presents a major expansion of the information provided for individual chemical compounds.
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* Contains 4,174 chemical entries and information such as structure, molecular formula, and chemical name
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One useful feature of this database is the inclusion of physical properties and use data for pure chemicals. Properties that have been provided, when available, include: the melting point, boiling point, density or specific gravity, optical rotation, ultraviolet absorption, solubility, and acute toxicity. The major uses of most of the chemicals are indicated and, where appropriate, regulatory information is also provided.
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An exhaustive resource for the industrial chemical community Through eleven editions, Gardner's Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names has become the best-known and most widely used source of information on chemicals in commerce. This companion book reflects the continuing research underlying Gardner's and presents a major expansion of the information provided for individual chemical compounds. Gardner's Commercially Important Chemicals: Synonyms, Trade Names, and Properties: Contains 4,174 chemical entries and information such as structure, molecular formula, and chemical name Includes synonyms for each chemical, including other identifiers, chemical names, trade names, and trivial names, in English and other languages Provides chemical properties of the compounds, information concerning known uses of the chemical and biological data-in particular, acute toxicity in various species, where available Lists the companies that manufacture or supply the listed chemicals Describes bulk inorganic chemicals, major pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, antifungal agents, etc.), and many dyestuffs, surfactants, and metals, along with the most commonly used drugs Contains indexes by chemical name and synonym, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Numbers, and EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances) numbers One useful feature of this database is the inclusion of physical properties and use data for pure chemicals. Properties that have been provided, when available, include: the melting point, boiling point, density or specific gravity, optical rotation, ultraviolet absorption, solubility, and acute toxicity. The major uses of most of the chemicals are indicated and, where appropriate, regulatory information is also provided.
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Dr. Denton's book sets out to explain the gathering scientific evidence against evolution in its traditional form. It is a clear account of a growing crisis in biology and enables us to understand why an increasing number of research scientists are questioning strict Darwinism.
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Brilliant and True.......2007-09-25
I did a comparative study on this and the Species of Origin. I have to say, I was once an evolutionist, but I now I realize how much blind faith I held in it.
A Religion in Crisis.......2007-09-05
Michael Denton's book, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, is yet another work that fits into the Intelligent Design category of thought. It is a very profitable read to the extent that it gives the reader the opportunity to consider the theory of evolution without the dogma of a Richard Dawkins who pontificates:
"Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun..." Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, p. 1.
What is lacking within the scientific community today is any willingness to debate and contest even the most primitive assumptions of Darwinism. The prevailing expectation among far too many today is that one must never question the majority view, or else they will be punished with childish ridicule, and thus suffer condemnation from those who pride themselves to be "scientists." This point is easily verified by just reading the critiques and comments that are often found lurking around much of the Creationist and ID literature. But works like Denton's should be read, understanding that he lies somewhere between the views of naturalistic evolution and Creationism. It is apparent in his book that he too is frustrated by the dogmatism of men like Dawkins who would cease all discussions about evolution - simply because Mr. Dawkins said so - and those who disobey will be subject to an inquisition by the new majority:
"The lack of any scientifically acceptable competitor leaves evolutionary biology in a state of crisis analogous to the crisis in medieval astronomy when, although the Ptolemaic system was admitted to be a monstrosity, the lack of any conceivable alternative imprisoned the science for centuries within the same circle of belief (p. 357)...that [Darwinian theory] is neither fully plausible, nor comprehensive, is deeply troubling. One might have expected that a theory of such cardinal importance, a theory that literally changed the world, would have been something more than metaphysics, something more than a myth." p. 358.
In saying this, Denton does not deny evolution in all its facets. In fact it is important to note here that most (if not all) advocates of ID, as well as Creationists, accept the concept of the special theory of evolution (microevolution). The real problem lies within the realm of the general theory:
"For Darwin, all evolution was merely an extension of microevolutionary processes. Yet, despite the success of his special theory, despite the reality of microevolution, not all biologists have shared Darwin's confidence and accepted that the major divisions in nature could have been crossed by the same simple sorts of processes." p. 86.
What Denton is clearly denying is the notion that Darwinism necessarily suffices for all of the facets of the general theory (macroevolution). Denton advances several arguments in order to expose Darwin's general theory as mere metaphysics. As evidence of the many problems which plague Darwinism, he discusses the typology of nature (see page 117), incongruities in the fossil record (see chapter 8), complexities relating to the soft anatomy of supposed transitional forms (see p. 177), flight as the product of macroevolution (see chapter 9), the enigma which molecular biology presents to Darwinism (see chapter 11) and in the last few chapters, Denton reveals the fantastic notion of the spontaneous generation of life from an abiotic environment:
"...the possibility of life arising suddenly on earth by chance - is infinitely small. To get a cell by chance would require at least one hundred functional proteins to appear simultaneously in one place. That is one hundred simultaneous events each of an independent probability which could hardly be more than 10(-20), giving a maximum combined probability of 10(-2000). Recently, Hoyle and Wickramasinghe in Evolution in Space provided a similar estimate of...'10(40,000) an outrageously small probability...'" pp. 323-24.
In view of such odds, Denton then says:
"The Darwinian claim that all the adaptive design of nature has resulted from a random search, a mechanism unable to find the best solution in a game of checkers, is one of the the most daring claims in the history of science. But it is also one of the least substantiated. No evolutionary biologist has ever produced any quantitive proof that the designs of nature are in fact within the reach of chance. There is not the slightest justification for claiming, as did Richard Dawkins recently: '...Charles Darwin showed how it is possible for blind physical forces to mimic the effects of conscious design, and, by operating as a cumulative filter for chance variations, to lead eventually to organized and adaptive complexity, to mosquitoes and mammoths, to humans and therefore, indirectly, to books and computers.'"p. 324.
Denton's work is quite excellent, and I commend it to you for careful study and consideration. If you are a dyed in the wool general theory Darwinist - then read this book in order to broaden the spectrum of your analysis of the subject. As a former atheist and evolutionist, I can assure you that you won't be exposed to any of Denton's important questions within the spectrum of the standard texts on evolution today. If you are a Christian, I would encourage you to read this work too, but do remember that ID books are not a defense of biblical creationism - they are secular critiques of Darwinism. But the critique is quite clear - Darwinism is more than a scientific hypothesis as it was in Darwin's day. Now it has become an organized and mostly unchallenged religion.
An important book.......2007-09-03
After 8 years of scientific higher education culminating in a veterinary medical degree, I feel cheated for not having been exposed to Denton's ideas. Prideful scientists will not like Denton's challenge to the predominant paradigm, but his case is compelling and needs to be heard. His eye-opening critique needs to be widely read if science is to live up to its charge in the scientific method. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Denton's Objective view on Evolution.......2007-05-12
After 20 years, and inspite of all of the attempts to debuk Denton's authority, approach and science, this book still holds a must-read before any Evolutionist, Creationist, Intelligent Design proponents attempt to dialog, initiate legal action in the courts regarding Textbook inclusions and balance, or contribute publications in scientific journals or general literature.
Denton provides a balanced and sober historical and scientific perspective on the issues without falling into the ideological trap. He logically establishes the setting upon which theories have been developing over the past 150 years. Denton doesn't pre-judge or intends to suggest any deficiencies in any individual promoting any of the scientific views, but presents documented and historically supportable evidence that all parties must account for as they develop or criticize each other's ideas and methods.
All of this evidence obviously places the general theory of evolution at a disadvantage (see the Title of the book), since much of evolution theories, 'evidence', drawings (e.g., living-tree), have been colored by a truncated scientific method, materialist reductionism, lack of objective evidence for natural mechanisms that must be accounted for or at least 'revese-engineered' from existing bio-systems, environment; and "nano-technology"(micro-robotics and information systems at the chromosome level).
Denton's work is still a must read, and no dialog between evolution-creation-intelligent design can continue without first reading Denton
Exceptional book, painful to read.......2007-04-24
For those of us who grew up loving evolution, believing it had the corner on science, this is a painful read, because Denton amasses evidence--most convincing to this reader was the mathematical difficulty of evolution--that makes it clear evolution was no more likely to have occured than a tornado going through a junkyard could have left a 747 in its wake.
The implications of this book took me a year to absorb. So I can understand why die-hard evolutionists don't like it. It says the emperor isn't wearing any clothes, and it doesn't offer any other replacement clothes--not so much as a fig leaf! In the end, the book leaves you naked, without the comfortable blanket of evolution to wrap yourself in. But, if that is what the science shows, shouldn't we hunker down and accept the reality, painful though it is? Or, are we doomed to what the larger history of human scientific advancement has mostly been about--those in power defending their beliefs while calling the nonbelievers apostates?
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Crisis in Sociology: The Need for Darwin
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The best book for social scientists.......2004-04-23
There are two monumental books in Sociology from 1940 to now, both by Josph Lopreato. He knows culure, biology, science reason and big mess in sociology. Main point: To do science must have at least one general law. Without it: sociology CRISIS big time. Sciences borrow with each other. Sociology must borrow from sister Biology, learn science reason, then add own laws. Lopreato and Crippen show how. So easy. But question: can sociologists learn science? I do not believe. They learn ideology-very easy.
Provocative and first rate.......2000-03-07
This is a wonderful work of scholarship. Crippen and Lopreato, concerned about the lack of intellectual rigor in sociology build a persuasive argument to apply methodologies from the natural sciences. (As opposed to the "unnatural" or "social" sciences.) They adopt the intriguing viewpoint that conclusions must be based on factual observation, hypothesis and honest intellectual analysis. Their argument will not be well received by those for whom facts and data must be molded to fit pre-conceived conclusions. The application of the work done in sociobiology and evolutionary science is first rate. This is a must read for anyone concerned about the current state of the discipline of sociology.
"An erudite, challenging read".......1999-06-16
In the early years of the century, Alfred North Whitehead described the scientific mind as being characterized by an interest in relating general principles to stubborn facts. This book's premise is that the crisis in sociology is largely due to the discipline's lack of concern with either. Lopreato and Crippen believe that far too much of what goes on under the name of sociology today is either political harangue or mere data collection ungraced by reference to any general principles.
They proceed to argue the case that evolutionary theory is essential for a deep undertanding of sociological phenomena. After an illuminating excursion into the history of sociology, the authors turn their attention to evolution, giving the reader a grasp of the logic of Darwinian thinking before applying it to a number of areas, including sex role differences, stratification, and ethnic chauvanism. The effort succeeds splendidly. Satisfied readers may inclined to examine Lopreato's earlier (and longer) book, "Human Nature and Biocultural Evolution" or E.O. Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning "On Human Nature."
Brings up excellent controversial topics- A must read!.......1999-01-04
I came to this book with doubts of the authors and context of book, but by the time I finished, I was amazed at the ideas and the perception noted by these men. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Tiffany Lane and Chantel Hollis are bonafide divas. They've also been Margaret Drew's best friends since they were children. Margaret has always been the plain-Jane of the threesome, living vicariously through the exploits of her friends. But when Tiffany and Chantal head to Europe on an extended vacation, leaving Margaret to tend their apartments, Margaret decides to see how the other half lives. Co-opting their apart-ments, their boyfriends (current and past), their fabulous lifestyles, and Tiffany's very savvy pooch Virginia, Margaret finally feels like she has found the life she has always wanted and deserved. But her double living begins to catch up with her, and Margaret might soon be home-less, manless, and friendless all in one swoop.
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Good storytelling, but a little predictable.......2007-05-24
Diva's Inc is about Margaret who "takes over" the lives of her cooler and trendier friends while they are in Europe. At first, I actually confused this book with Mary Monroe's "In Sheep's Clothing" because of the similar storylines. That doesn't mean these two books are copycat novels though. Diva's Inc is about a secret Diva Society that Margaret finds herself engrossed in (I predicted who the Grand Diva was. Donna gives a few clues). Like "In Sheep's Clothing", this is a story that someone who is tired of the routine of everyday life will find interesting. The main character sheds her "boring" persona and adopts a life that she finds more fulfilling and exciting, but is it really?
Overall a good read for a lazy afternoon. And by the way, my favorite Character is Virginia, the dog.
I actually ENJOYED this tale..........2006-07-19
I picked this book up in Target days before getting on a plane for vacation. My goal...something to entertain my mind during the 3 hour flight. This book fit the bill and then some!!! Read it in 2 days.
Since childhood poor Margaret has been the shadow to Tiffany and Chantel...often being the 5th wheel and virtually being forgotten. When Tiffany and Chantel decide on a Paris vaction (without Margaret) they leave her in charge of their homes, car, dog and even their boyfriends. Margaret decides this is her time to shine and steps into the "glamorous" albeit shallow lives of her friends. She soon finds she likes the lifestyle and the perks that come along with it...but she also discovers that her friends have secrets.
What happens when the "vacation" is over and her friends return home and secrets are revealed.
A humorous and entertaining read...one I'm sure you'll enjoy.
it's alright.......2006-01-15
I thought this book was alright and I liked Maggie's transformation however, there really wasn't much of a story there. I guess I was expecting it be a romance or something and it could have been. Though i'm not sure with who in the book Maggie could have gotten with. Calvin and James were friends' exes so that's not good form. Willie was a criminal. And I'm sorry but Wayne was a weirdo and stalker ways were freaking me out. I would have liked further detail in the secret life of Chantel and Tiffany (the hood rat side), She never followed up the club incident with Wayne either. I mean it was a pretty okay read. Nothing too spectacular.
Margaret is fun, but her Grandmother is full of wisdom!!! .......2005-06-08
Divas Inc. takes a comedic look at Margaret Drew. Margaret Drew is the third, unpopular, and rather plain wheel to Divas Tiffiany and Chantel. Tiffany and Chantel's motto in life is "Don't you want to be me?" Tiffany and Chantel are so stuck up that when they all attended Columbia University, anyone who attended on scholarship were poor. She has known them forever, but she wishes her life was more like their life. Money, great places to live, men, awesome clothing and popularity. Margaret thinks she will finally get her chance when Tiffany and Chantel decide to go on a 6 week jaunt to Europe leaving Maragret behind to watch their homes. That's when the real adventure begins. Margaret has learned early in her life to pretend to be what she wasn't, and she decides to expand on that by wearing Chantel's and Tiffany's outfits, driving Tiffany's Jag, and dating their men. She is still upset that she was not invited to go on the trip with them.
Margaret has lunch with her friend and coworker Larry everyday. She embellished what Larry did for her company, and the scene when Chantel and Tiffany meet Larry is quite funny. When Maggie first goes to check on Tiffany's dog and home she meets Chiropracter Wayne Hathaway. Wayne's character was not expanded enough about me. All I got from reading the book is that he is nosey, but he was very kind to Margaret's Grandmother. Margaret finds out that Tiffany does not cook, she is the take out food Queen. Margaret starts her Diva training after opening a package that was delivered by an old high school friend, named Willie. In addition to Willie working for Federal Express, he is also a career thief.
When Margaret would stick her nose in the air, Wayne would think Margaret is having a back spasm and adjust her. That was so hilarious to me. Margaret is placed in charge after her boss Mr. Fields has a heart attack. Margaret learns being in charge has it's pitfalls, and one of those pitfalls is her friendship with Larry. Margaret will stop at nothing to be a Diva, so she watches the videos, reads the books, registers to attend a major event to meet the Grand Diva and reads Chantel's diary.
There is one line I really liked in the book. "Men. They're just like buses. For hours you don't see one and then they come in bunches. " Margaret starts eves dropping in the ladies room to overhear what people are saying about her. Margaret goes out with both James and Calvin and develops feelings for both men, and they develop feelings for her.
The scene where Maggie meets cleaning lady Cybils is hilarious. Especially being the dog hid under the love seat and would not come out until Sybil left.
Margarets Grandmother had so much wisdom, even though she acted a little off at times. I would not mind a book that focuses on Grandma and Margaret's mother, because you really did not get much information on her. I know the story was Margaret's, but it would have been nice to get some background on their characters as well. By the end of the book Margaret is in so much trouble she has no choice but to face the music.
Margaret goes to the Diva soiree, but taking Willie as her date proved detrimental. He decided to rob every one of their jewels and wallets. Margaret does not get to meet the Grand Diva, but turns out she knew the Grand Diva all along.
When Willie and Margaret try to return to Tiffany's house, they find Tiffany arriving home early. Margaret knows she is in trouble now, not only has she ruined Chanetel's dress, but Tiffany's house is a mess.
Maggie thought she was invisible and insignificant, but turns out she had everything she needed to be a Diva inside her all along. I really liked when Margaret's Grandmother said the following: "You think you want what someone else has until you actually have it. Then you realize it's not all that you thought it was."
This book was a lot of fun to read, and Grandma had a lot of wisdom to share.
The only question that did not get answered was how could Margaret's mother just up and quit her job?
This book is so different from other books Donna Hill has written. The comedic spin took me by surprise, but was very welcome. I often found myself laughing out loud and having to wipe my eyes with tissue from all the crying I did while laughing. This is a book that is worth reading. Just be prepared to laugh and shake your head in amazement over Margaret's antics. The Diva test at the end of the book is fun to take.
It wasn't Ms. Hill's best, but she still gets five stars.........2005-04-01
Tiffany Lane and Chantel Hollis ARE divas! They wore some of the finest clothes and shopped at the most expensive stores. Their (3rd-wheel) friend, Margaret Drew shopped at K-Mart. Tiffany and Chantel lived in expensive condos. Ms. Margaret Drew stayed in a one bedroom apartment in Harlem. Tiffany and Chantel ride around in a Jag, and once again, Margaret is left to take the bus.
Margaret is flat out, down right TIRED. She wants to be a Diva! She gets the perfect opportunity when Tiffany and Chantel take a trip to Europe. She's left behind to water the plants and see after the condo, which she does until she opens the closet!!! She starts dressing up in Tiffany and Chantel's designer clothes, tries on their hair pieces, and gives herself a make over by drowning in their makeup. Margaret becomes a diva!! I love it!
As Margaret goes from dull to glamorous, she finds out that all that glitters ain't gold! For me, this is where the story turns into a masterpiece. We as women want to be beautiful at any cost. We take it to the extreme by going broke, or worst, being something we are not! Margaret finds out in the end that beautiful just as she is!
Donna Hill tackled something outside the norm for her, which I think she did a brilliant job in doing so. Divas, Inc. was beautifully written as well as very funny!! Any woman would enjoy this wonderful novel.
Rolanda,
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- Moral: If you can't write, don't.
- A trashy but competent potboiler
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Moral: If you can't write, don't........2005-10-20
I read this book in 1980, shortly after it was published. All I can remember is that I, a fan, was embarrassed for Robert Merrill.
A trashy but competent potboiler.......2004-05-06
Robert Merrill the operatic baritone nominally wrote three books, of which only the first, his autobiography Once More from the Beginning, 1965, is worth reading. This one is the last of the three Merrill books, each one with a different ghostwriter. When I saw this book listed online for a couple of bucks, knowing nothing about it, I assumed it must be some sort of memoir of the various divas Merrill had sung with during his long career, and I ordered it. I was wrong: it's a novel! The chances that RM the high-school dropout could craft a readable 400-page novel are probably about the same as for Donald Duck. I doubt that he had anything more to do with it than putting his name on the cover in hopes that would boost sales of a trashy, gossipy novel in which three operatic sopranos scheme, manipulate, and finagle for a single cushy position as commentator/host for a series of operatic telecasts. The tone of the novel is perhaps established by the fact that it opens with a torrid sex scene on page one. It is competently written but is basically a trashy potboiler.
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