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Clusters of Atoms and Molecules II: Solvation and Chemistry of Free Clusters, and Embedded, Supported and Compressed Clusters (Springer Series in Chemical Physics)
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Chemical Physics of Free Molecules
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In this introductory chemical physics textbook, the authors discuss the interactions, bonding, electron density, and experimental techniques of free molecules, and apply spectroscopic methods to determine molecular parameters, dynamics, and chemical reactions.
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Linear Triatomic Molecules: COO+ (OCO+), CFeO (FeCO) ... CNO- (NCO-) (Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology)
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Volume II/20 provides critically evaluated data on free molecules, obtained from infrared spectroscopy and related experimental and theoretical investigations.
The volume is divided into four subvolumes, A: Diatomic Molecules, B: Linear Triatomic Molecules, C: Nonlinear Triatomic Molecules, D: Polyatomic Molecules.
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Great Book!.......2004-03-20
This is such a great book that collected almost all well evaluated data in my research field. It's very helpful for me. The problem is, it's too expensive. Anyway, my boss buy one and I can share with him.
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Molecules containing Three or Four Carbon Atoms (Landolt-Bornstein)
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This volume contains data on the geometric parameters (internuclear distances, bond angles, dihedral angles of internal rotation etc.) of free polyatomic molecules including free radicals and molecular ions. This survey on structure data is made of four subvolume, each containing the geometric parameters determined in the gas phase either by an analysis of the rotational constants (and sometimes the vibrational constants) obtained from microwave, infrared, Raman, electronic and photoelectron spectroscopy or by an analysis of electron diffraction intensities. Most of the structures listed in the tables are for molecules in the electronic ground state, but structures for electronically excited states have also been included as far as they are available. In this third subvolume, the structure of molecules containing three for four carbon atoms are listed.
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N2O (NNO) (Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology)
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Volume II/20 provides critically evaluated data on free molecules, obtained from infrared spectroscopy and related experimental and theoretical investigations.
The volume is divided into four subvolumes, A: Diatomic Molecules, B: Linear Triatomic Molecules, C: Nonlinear Triatomic Molecules, D: Polyatomic Molecules.
The present subvolume II/20 B3 deals with the linear triatomic nitrous oxide molecule, N2O (NNO). Both the normal isotopic species 14N14N16O and eleven of its isotopic varieties have been considered in this subvolume. The tables are preceded by an additional index to help the search for specific information. Subvolume B3 contains a CD-ROM. Further subvolumes are in preparation.
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Creation: From Nothing Until Now
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Creation stories are universal and have been told through the ages. They express what moved people, what excited them, hurt them, made them feel grateful. Wonder about existence, awareness of dependence upon forces beyond our control, responsibility: these themes are now often articulated in the context of the scientific view of our world, from the Big Bang to the present, "from nothing until now."
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Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South
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Since early colonial times in America, Jewish southerners have been tempted by delectable regional foods. Because some of these foods--including pork and shellfish--have been traditionally forbidden to Jews by religious dietary laws, southern Jews face a special predicament. In a culinary journey through the Jewish South, Arkansas native Marcie Cohen Ferris explores how southern Jews embraced, avoided, and adapted southern food and, in the process, have found themselves at home.
From colonial Savannah and Charleston to Civil War era New Orleans and Natchez, from New South Atlanta to contemporary Memphis and across the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas, Ferris examines the expressive power of food throughout southern Jewish history. She demonstrates how southern Jews reinvented traditions as they adjusted to living in a largely Christian world where they were bound by regional rules of race, class, and gender.
Featuring a trove of photographs, Matzoh Ball Gumbo also includes anecdotes, oral histories, and more than thirty recipes to try at home. Ferris's rich tour of southern Jewish foodways shows that, at the dining table, Jewish southerners created a distinctive religious expression that reflects the evolution of southern Jewish life.
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Matzo balls and memories.......2007-05-24
As a Deep South Jewish expatriate, I can't say enough about how thoroughly Marcie Cohen Ferris did her research. There is no doubt that she has covered the differences-and similarities-of the various southern states with great heart and accuracy! The sheer volume of names of those she got family information from is more than admirable. The book belongs in every Jewish household-northern and southern! And non-Jewish readers will get a wonderful picture of the influence food had in Southern Jewish homes-part of American culinary history.
Okay book.......2007-05-15
Good book if your into a history lesson but I was looking for more receipies.
Outstanding & interesting.......2007-05-13
This book is a wonderful compilation of Jewish history of the South and Jewish food of the South. Fascinating reading about the history and excellent eating. Enjoy!
Too much starch in the matzo balls.......2006-07-10
Fascinating subject matter as I grew up in an area where Jews were a vocal and very assimilated minority. The author's extensive research came to the same conclusions in every chapter: it was hard to keep Kosher in the South and black household help did much of the cooking. As a Jewish woman I am proud of our reputation for a sense of humor and delicious cooking. There are very few recipes; even those were not particularly tempting or typical. The book's major flaws lie in the author's dry, labored, one-note writing style that had me laboring to stay awake.
A Wonderful Read and a Surprise.......2006-04-19
I expected a cookbook (which is why it's 4 stars instead of 5, and that's the *only* reason), but got a history book instead.
It's an amazing book. My grandmother worked for Jewish families in the 50s and 60s and I remember accompanying her to their homes when I was a youngster visiting her in NC. There is a certain nostalgia there as the Jewish people always treated her with respect and dignity. All the while they were walking their own precarious tightrope between the gentiles and the black people.
I also found something more while poring over the pages of this book and that is a link to my family's own Jewish past. I have the utmost respect for the amount of research done by Marcie Ferris. It was a herculean task!
Oh. And the recipes (the few) are pretty terrific.
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- Pseudo-hip observations, an uneven collage of trivia
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Hi-Fi's and Hi-Balls: The Golden Age of the American Bachelor
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Packed with reproductions of album covers, advertisements, book covers, and fashion shots from the swinging side of the early '60s, this book is a visual delight. Every effort has been made to give this volume the feel of the era it fetishizes. Even the background colors are chosen from the Technicolor palette of the bachelor dream pad. Perhaps most impressive is the collection of novelties and knickknacks, including "gag" cocktail napkins, old bowling trophies, a light-up bow tie, and the requisite bongo drums. It's a crazy trip to weirdsville, Daddy-o ... or something.
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His old man liked a stiff drink and a close shave, but he drives a convertible and has a tiki bar in his closet. He wears a shiny pegged-leg suit and takes chicks back to his pad. He's cool, he's urbane, he's glib, he's copacetic. He's a cross between James Bond and James T. Kirk, all wrapped up into one smooth-talking, cocktail-mixing package. The swinging space-age bachelor is back! and more prepared than ever with this classic guide. Illustrated with original artifacts and commercial relics from the Beat era and beyond, this very classy little volume offers a hilarious glimpse into the evolution of the modern man-about-town.
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Pseudo-hip observations, an uneven collage of trivia.......2003-11-17
Extremely thin in both observation and inspiration, this celebration of the '60's bachelor male is like an extended booklet for one of the CD's in the Ultra-Lounge catalogue. Colorful, yes, and initially fun, but leaving no lasting impressions. I liked the paperback book covers, the hip records, the naughty napkins, but the book falls short on exploring drinks and music--which should've been the focus of the piece. Instead, we get a tiki section (with grass skirt ads!) and a chapter on the Beatnik movement. Bachelors in the 1960's were self-appointed suburban kings, not pot-smoking guys in berets who listened to Lenny Bruce (those were KIDS, not bachelor men). Therefore, the bongos and the hippies are just wasted space in what should've been a much more precise and engaging look at a specific genre.
Taste Filling Less Great.......2000-08-16
This book looks great and has tons of photos- it is an enjoyable collection of eye candy. Do not expect any new info from this one. The text describes what the author might imagine this time was like, instead of alowing the reader to draw their own conclusions.
This books shows us just how LAME the modern male is!.......2000-01-28
This super cool little book is full of the coolest vintage "guy stuff"! Man, I wish life was still that GONE! This book will have any normal,red-blooded hipster lookin' for a time machine so he can get his but back to the crazy days of cocktails and girl chasin'! Oh lord how the 2000's seem like they are gonna be LAME compared to those wild days. Please get me out of here and back to the NORMAL, techno music free past...PLEASE!
Only the shape of the book is square, man........1998-05-11
One can go through the entire book first only absorbing the pictures, and then once again to get the stories behind the culture. I am a post-modern graphic design major, and found this book invaluable in studying this by-gone, but needs-to-be-ressurected era.
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The Golden Ball and Other Stories
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Is it a gesture of good will or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to magnificent estate? How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises? What unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, and unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover? In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Crime takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights.
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Solid Agatha--good for trips; short stories fun.......2007-01-04
Very good collection of stories. Lots of fun to read in short snippets.
Great for Christie fans.......2005-08-30
"The Golden Ball and Other Stories" is a wonderful collection of stories by Dame Christie. Full of charm and written with twists reminiscent of O. Henry, this book is great for anyone who loves Christie's work or anyone who loves a well-crafted short story.
excellent.......2003-03-02
Some of Agatha's most insightful, penetrating writing. The varying tales run the gamut from hilarious, playful, romantic to downright spooky in places. Plus two of them in particular are heart breaking. (I won't reveal which ones.) A really nice addition to her heavy collection, these pieces will stick with you long after you put them down. And yes: one of them even brought me to tears. Here's strong evidence Christie was more than just a one note author. The stories could very well be classified as literary gems.
A mix of fantasy/SF fiction and non-standard adventures.......2002-04-22
A collection of 15 short stories, none of which feature any of Christie's recurring characters, not even the small fry like Ariadne Oliver. Although the code of ettiquette that she and her fellow writers such as Dorothy L. Sayers followed for mysteries forbade any supernatural elements, Christie could and did occasionally dabble in such stories outside the mystery format. Several of the stories here have such elements; specifically, those from THE HOUND OF DEATH AND OTHER STORIES. Others are more conventional; several of these feature men who 'seize the golden ball of opportunity' and get something out of their adventures, if only some self-respect. They are sorted by the original publication dates in magazines or story collections.
"The Hound of Death", "The Gipsy", "The Lamp", "The Strange Case of Sir Andrew Carmichael", and "The Call of Wings" are all taken from an earlier collection, THE HOUND OF DEATH AND OTHER STORIES (see). Properly speaking, by the way, "The Strange Case of Sir Andrew Carmichael" is really "The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael" - it isn't often that the *title* of a story is the subject of a widespread printer's error.
"The Girl in the Train", "Jane in Search of a Job", "The Manhood of Edward Robinson", "The Listerdale Mystery", "The Rajah's Emerald", "Swan Song", "A Fruitful Sunday" - taken from an earlier collection, THE LISTERDALE MYSTERY (see its reviews for details of each). "The Girl on the Train" is essentially similar to "The Golden Ball", although the settings differ. "Jane in Search of a Job" and "The Listerdale Mystery" each involve a woman - one young, one middle-aged - in desperate financial straits answering an advertisement that's too good to be true. "The Manhood of Edward Robinson" and "The Rajah's Emerald" each involve a young man with a girlfriend who's tiresome about money (one is bossy and prudent, the other likes to live higher than her boyfriend can afford) who accidentally gets hold of stolen gemstones and must think quickly to avoid wrongful arrest. "A Fruitful Sunday" starts out on a similar tack, but with a sympathetic girlfriend who *isn't* keen on giving the stones back. "Swan Song", the only story not featuring someone who's struggling, concerns a soprano with a fiendish 'temperament' and her final, definitive performance of _Tosca_.
"Magnolia Blossom" (March 1926) Theodora Darrell and Vincent Easton had fallen in love under the branches of the magnolia tree at her home in London, and now, 2 weeks later, she's prepared to run away with him to his home in the Transvaal - until she sees a newspaper account of the collapse of her husband's firm. She can't leave, today of all days. Then Richard Darrell (who hasn't got a clue) asks her to persuade a man into giving her the evidence of his own criminal conduct: Vincent Easton.
"The Golden Ball" (1934) Nothing to do with the fairy tale of the same name. George Dundas, like George Rowland (see above) has just been fired by his uncle, for taking an unscheduled day off in the middle of the week, and been read a lecture about 'seizing the golden ball of opportunity'. When he encounters society beauty Mary Montressor on the street outside the office, he's in a mood to take whatever adventure comes to him...
"Next to a Dog" - Joyce, left widowed by a beloved husband whose only flaw was that he gambled, is too proud to sponge, but can't take just any kind of job, because she's still got someone to care for: her beloved, half-blind old terrier, Terry, a gift from her late husband. Governesses and companions can't have such dogs; what can she do to keep their heads above water?
pure escapism.......2001-05-14
This is early Christie and definitely a product of its time. Much more personal than her regular mystery stories, these exude '20s style and mysticism. The first half of the book seems devoted to young people and adventure, with a great deal of attention to the recurring motif of the car representing freedom and the jewels imbuing their wearers with special traits.
In the second half, Christie delves deeper and deeper into the occult, going from Atlantis theories to reincarnation to "the gift" to metamorphosis to the ghostly sobbing of dead children. Even as I reject the pushiness of the occult aspects of these stories, I am thoroughly entertained by Christie's writing style. Her dialogue is simply enchanting, and even though I recognize the flaws in this collection, I find myself often drawn to re-reading it to escape into a whole different world.
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Larry and the Golden Gum Balls (Veggie Tales - Values to Grow By (VeggieTales))
Doug Peterson
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0717299562 |
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Fun story.......2007-07-16
My son really enjoys the illusrations and the story. It's a fun book, but also has a great moral lesson for children to gain. We enjoy all the Values to Grow by books.
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Words. Beats. Life. Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture ("The Golden Era of Rap Music: 1986-1995", Volume 2 Issue 1)
Dr. Mark Anthony Neal ,
Mr. Davey D ,
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Mr. Cory Stowers ,
Mr. Jason Nichols ,
Ms. China N. Okasi ,
Mr. Brian Coleman ,
Mr. Bomani "D'Mite" Armah , and
Mr. Ron Herd II
Manufacturer: The Institute of Globla Culture
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0978897102 |
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After completing the first four issues of what has become a locally supported and internationally known academic journal of Hip-Hop culture, the second volume continues to push the envelope of what a global academic journal of Hip-Hop culture can be. We encourage you to utilize any of the issues from volume one as a required text or resource in your work. The WB&L Journal is actively working to cultivate relationships with universities, individual professors, teachers, student organizations, librarires, bookstore owners, Hip-Hop conferences and community activists. The WB&L Journal is funded through direct sales and patron underwriting. This is your opportunity to support the mission of the WB&L Journal to bring
Hip-Hop From the Street to the University.
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The Golden Ball and Other Stories
Manufacturer: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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Sha's Golden Healing Ball, The Perfect Gift
Zhi Gang Sha
Manufacturer: Zhi Neng Press
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Binding: Paperback
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Sha's Golden Healing Ball.......2007-07-11
This book has the following chapters:
1. What is Sha's Golden Healing Ball
2. The Powers and Benefits of Sha's Golden Healing Ball
3. How to Use Sha's Golden Healing Ball
4. Applications for Sha's Golden Healing Ball
5. Use Sha's Golden Healing Ball to Develop Energy
Sha's Golden Healing Ball is a gift of spiritual power that the Divine revealed to Dr. Zhi Gang Sha in 1995. This gift of Divine power is intended for all. Dr. Sha is the messenger that the Divine chose. In meditation in 1995, the Divine told Dr. Sha "Tell the world that a golden healing ball exists in the heavens and in the spiritual world. Tell people everywhere that it belongs to everyone who believes in it, who has faith, who has trust, and who is willing to use it. Healing will come to those who call on it." So anyone can call for Sha's Golden Healing Ball to come to give a healing or to offer service such as a blessing or protection. The book states, "The uses for Sha's Golden Healing Ball are endless. It's healing powers work on humans, animals, plants, and inanimate objects; on groups and nations; for the benefit of causes, the planets and galaxies, the whole universe." If your third eye is open, you can see Sha's Golden Healing Ball as a golden ball of energy. Use Sha's Golden Healing Ball with reverence, trust, and gratitude. Note: There are also some instructions on using Sha's Golden Healing Ball in Soul Mind Body Medicine: A Complete Soul Healing System for Optimum Health and Vitality.
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3 Titles By Agatha Christie : The Under Dog and Other Stories The Regatta Myster and Other Stories The Golden Ball and Other Stories
Agatha Christie
Manufacturer: various
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multiple books ship as one item. save on shipping/handling charges.
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5 large print mysteries from The golden ball and other stories
Agatha Christie
Manufacturer: Large Print
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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AGATHA CHRISTIE - THE GOLDEN BALL AND OTHER STORIES
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