Thermodynamic Properties of Cryogenic Fluids (International Cryogenics Monograph Series)

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Practicing engineers and scientist will benefit from this book's presentation of the most accurate information on the subject. The equations for fifteen important cryogenic fluids are presented in a basic format, accompanied by pressure-enthalpy and temperature-entropy charts and tables of thermodynamic properties. The book is supported by ICMPROPRS - an interactive computer program for the calculation of thermodynamic properties of the cryogenic fluids - that can be downloaded from the World Wide Web.

Properties of cryogenic fluids: Estimation of thermodynamic and transport properties, phase equilibria

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Properties of cryogenic fluids: Estimation of thermodynamic and transport properties, phase equilibria
Waldemar Theodore Ziegler
Manufacturer: Georgia Institute of Technology]
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-- J. C. von Vaupel Klein, Crustaceana

Many recent controversies in arthropod evolution have been initiated by new fossil discoveries and new interpretations of early fossils. This book examines the role that these finds and ideas have played in understanding the deep evolutionary history of arthropods. The authors of the book's seven chapters have been at the forefront of this research.

Contributions include phylogeny based on DNA sequence data for living groups, cladistic analysis of the major lineages of arthropods, detailed case studies of crustaceans, chelicerates, and lobopodians, and the evolutionary significance of arthropods in Cambrian fossil sites with exceptional preservation. All contributors use cladistic methods, presenting copious new data to stimulate further research.

The book will be a vital resource for paleontologists, researchers on extant arthropods interested in fossil history, and evolutionists concerned with how different kinds of systematic data should be analyzed.

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Arthropod Systematics at its eclectic best.......2002-02-22

Arthropods are one of the most diverse and long-lived phyla in the animal kingdom. Their origins date back to the pre-Cambrian, and over the decades that they have been studied, they have generated controversy that persists to the present and will likely extend into the future. Yet this controversy is not fueled by idle speculation, but by the sometimes-bewildering complexity of arthropod diversity, both in the living representatives and in the fossil record. This book delves into the analyses of molecular, morphological, and paleontological data, and allows the critical reader to assess the disparate conclusions of the leading arthropod systematists. At the same time, the spotlight chapters on celebrated fossil arthropod sites (such as the Burgess Shales, the Chengjiang site, and others, allow a focus on the early diversification of Arthropod groups, as well as lobopods and the earliest crustaceans. Many illustrations and charts add interest to this challenging book. If you want more than a cursory exposure to Arthropod evolution. This is the book for you!

Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny (Advancing Debate on Paleontology's Role in Life's Hierachy)

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Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny (Advancing Debate on Paleontology's Role in Life's Hierachy)

Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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What light do fossils shed on the deep history of life's most diverse phylum, the Arthropoda? Are the interrelationships between major groups of arthropods -- crustaceans, chelicerates, and tracheates -- resolved the same way whether or not fossils are included? How should we combine evidence from extinct and extant taxa? These are the central questions of Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny. Many recent controversies in arthropod evolution have been initiated by new fossil discoveries and new interpretations of early fossils. This book examines the role that these finds and ideas have played in understanding the deep evolutionary history of arthropods. The authors of the book's seven chapters have been at the forefront of this research. Contributions include phylogeny based on DNA sequence data for living groups, cladistic analysis of the major lineages of arthropods, detailed case studies of crustaceans, chelicerates, and lobopodians, and the evolutionary significance of arthropods in Cambrian fossil sites with exceptional preservation. All contributors use cladistic methods, presenting copious new data to stimulate further research. The book will be a vital resource for paleontologists, researchers on extant arthropods interested in fossil history, and evolutionists concerned with how different kinds of systematic data should be analyzed.

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Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is now herself a hunted woman. Who put the $500,000 price on her head--a man or a monster? It's not just her own skin she needs to save; the rivalry between her werewolf boyfriend, Richard, and Marcus, the other alpha werewolf in his pack, has come to full boil. And there's always Jean-Claude, the vampire who's been waiting for just the right moment to slip inside Anita's head and heart. Don't assume anything, though--Hamilton's probably got a few more surprises in store.

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Dating both a vampire and a werewolf isn't easy. But just to complicate Anita's already messy life, someone has put a price on her head. Love cannot save her this time, so she turns to Edward, hitman extraordinaire, for help. But finding the person behind the threat won't be easy, because as both a vampire hunter and zombie reanimator, Anita has made a lot of enemies-both human and otherwise.

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"The first hit man came after me at home, which should be against the rules. Then there was a second, and a third. Eventually, I found out that the word on the street was that Anita Blake, preternatural expert and vampire killer extraordinaire, was worth half a million dollars. Dead, not alive. So what's a girl to do but turn to the men in her life for help? Which in my case, means an alpha werewolf and a master vampire. With professional killers on your trail, it's not a bad idea to have as much protection as possible, human or otherwise. But I'm beginning to wonder if two monsters are better than one ... "

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Surprising..........2007-09-26

This series is the best! It is only getting better and better. I don't want to give to much away but the end of this book brings something I dind't expect. I am starting to like Jean-Claude's character a lot more as I read farther into the series..

Super Reader.......2007-08-26

Anita becomes more and more involved in the supernatural world, and it is actually spelled out here, where her relationship with the vampire and the werewolf is given, and the mutual defence pact that is undertaken.

Some of the human characters point this out, too, and her change in attitude towards vampires and others.

This book makes a beginning of a change of focus for the series, as Anita decides to give into to the whole vampire horizontal mambo mating dance.

More werewolf politics as Anita disposes of some she doesn't like, and Richard becomes the boss of the local lupines.

She has basically decided she likes the dead guy and what he can give her more than the one that is human most of the time.

After this, you will see the titles of the books becoming 'softer', presumably as an indication it is moving away from the monster stomping theme as a focus, and more towards erotica.

Still liking this series a lot........2007-08-01

Laurell K. Hamilton, The Killing Dance (Berkley, 1997)

I keep getting farther into the are where the Anita Blake books are supposed to suck, and it keeps not happening. As with Bloody Bones, I started out The Killing Dance with some trepidation based on what I'd heard, but after fifty or so pages, I was sucked in to the point where I invented new breaks at work, stayed out for long lunches, etc., in order to keep reading. It's as compelling as any of the others in the series; Hamilton's quality of readability hasn't slipped a whit.

That said, there was one naked, pulsing flaw in this book: Harley. He's the first character ever to appear in the series who just screams "prop." Sure, some of the characters in the books have been props previously (and, as Hamilton has noted in an afterword or two, some of those props have grown into full-fledged characters over the course of a few books), but Hamilton was always a little more subtle about it. Harley, despite being an exceptionally intriguing character every time we see him, and the kind of person who has a chance to grow into something big in the series (one wonders if Hamilton meant to set him up as one of the main villains a few books later), gets to the point where it's revealed that he exists only to prove a point. (Thankfully, Hamilton gains a few notches in the right direction because Harley is meant to prove a point to the characters, not to the readers.) That's not only frustrating, it's puzzling; I can understand authors who don't do this much planning and background work with their characters throwing in cardboard cutouts now and then, but Hamilton, in a few lines, creates Harley as a rich, detailed character who hints at mysterious powers we haven't yet seen in these books. It's impossible to say why without a major spoiler, but by the end of The Killing Dance, we know for certain that Harley's potential, and his interesting powers, will not be fascinating us in subsequent volumes, and he doesn't get enough screen time here to even make him into an intriguing minor character.

I'm obviously going to reserve judgment until later in the series, but this first chink in the armor, combined with the almost uniformly awful reviews of later books in the series, does have me somewhat worried. I like these books. I don't want to stop liking them. And that's probably a better review than anything else I've said here. *** ½

short review.......2007-07-24

In this installment anita has a death contract from a mystery person. Also laurel k. hamilton focuses on anitas problem with choosing between jean claude and richard and a suprise awaits you with that! I was disapointed that my favorite subcharachter,gabriel dies. :(

Even w/the love scene the content is still outstanding.......2007-04-09

So, with my recent obsession over this Anita Blake series I HEAR that once Anita breaks her chastity the novels start going downhill. This novel was still pretty potent. I'm glad the battle scene between Richard & Marcus wasn't "too easy". Anita's sociopathic tendancies are coming out even more. Throughout the first half of the book Anita's hormones are surging & she wants to bed Richard. She also seems willing to embrace Richard's beast but he refuses. They go through the argument of Richard beating (and the support of the lack thereof) & killing Marcus. Then it becomes a group argument. Then Richard convinces Anita he finally agrees to kill him. The big tough werewolf gives in to peer pressure (AND ABOUT TIME)! Hitmen are after Anita. Edward & a his buddy Harley come in for back-up. Good ol' Edward is a loyal friend after all. Anita allows go into public w/Jean-Claude for the opening of his Dance club, Danse Macabre. They never get to dance as she promised. She gets on national TV, therefore she's aware her father will eventually find out about her dating a vamp. She finds out about the national hearing after Dolph tries to play father figure. I actually liked that part of the book.

*spoiler* So Richard shape-shifts while he's on top of Anita & she totally freaks out. Not a successful embrase of his beast after all, huh? Seeing him eat Marcus didn't help either so she runs into the arms JC instead. Ok, so I enjoyed the bathtub love scene. Which would I have chosen between the 2 of them? Hmmm...Richard hunting/eating/killing & shape-shifting once a month or JC feeding on blood nightly for survival? It's both cannibalism anyway. As the spoilers say, she's eventually gonna bed 'em both anyway. *giggle* I would have done the same. **evil laugh** Yes, I'm still bias & I still enjoyed this novel. It hasn't gone downhill for me yet.

Killing the Indian Maiden: Images of Native American Women in Film

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Killing the Indian Maiden: Images of Native American Women in Film
M. Elise Marubbio
Manufacturer: University Press of Kentucky
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 081312414X

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Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film. M. Elise Marubbio examines the sacrificial role in which a young Native woman allies herself with a white male hero and dies as a result of that choice. In studying thirty-four Hollywood films from the silent period to the present, she draws upon theories of colonization, gender, race, and film studies to ground her analysis in broader historical and sociopolitical context and to help answer the question, "What does it mean to be an American?"

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Incredible, riveting play.......1999-11-30

This three-act drama, which weaves together the stories of a pregnant girl, a victim of the German concentration camps, and a juvenile delinquint, is one of the best plays I have ever read. Each character has a unique voice, each story is absolutely enthralling, and when the three come together for one night to share their secrets, the reader (or viewer) can hardly help being drawn in. If your looking to produce a play with a small cast, or just looking for a wonderful story full of realistic characters and psychological insight, look no further.

Slow dance on the killing ground: A play

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Slow dance on the killing ground: A play
William Hanley
Manufacturer: Random House
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007HNKCQ

Best Revenge: How Theater Saved My Life and Has Been Killing Me Ever Since

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Can't Put It Down
Best Revenge: How Theater Saved My Life and Has Been Killing
Fascinating and funny! Personal memoir at its best
A real page-turner

Best Revenge: How Theater Saved My Life and Has Been Killing Me Ever Since
Stephen Fife
Manufacturer: Cune Press
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Binding: Paperback

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A middle-aged playwright—in conflict with his ex-wife, his current girlfriend, and a legion of creditors—journeys from Hollywood to Atlanta to work with his youthful idol, legendary avant-garde director Joseph Chaikin. Thus begins a roller coaster ride of a very unusual sort, combining personal revelations with theatrical obsessions, a step-by-step disclosure of a master director's rehearsal process with a search for spiritual truth (and a decent night's sleep). Just hop aboard and get a backstage pass to the "holding-on-by-your-fingernails" reality of the contemporary American theater.

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Can't Put It Down.......2005-02-07

It may sound weird to compare a book about a Jewish playwright's memoir about his career and working with famous director Joe Chaikin to Erica Jong - however, that's what came to mind. I remember when I first read "Fear of Flying" I was so taken with the character, so intrigued by her life and her adventures, that I took the book everywhere with me. This book has Chinese food all over it because I would cross the street from my home to the local Chinese restaurant, sit at the table each night, and spill food on it while enjoying every single word. It is hysterical, very moving and gives one a great deal of insight into the world of a neurotic playwright who is struggling with personal demons - and having the ride of his life. I'm glad the author took us with him.

Best Revenge: How Theater Saved My Life and Has Been Killing.......2004-03-02

This is a terrific book. It's a great read, a marvelous look at the struggles of an artist trying to make a living in the theater, and a must buy for anyone who plans to make the theater his or her life.

Fascinating and funny! Personal memoir at its best.......2004-02-01

This book may seem at first glance like something for a "niche" market -- people in the theater or the like -- but it's actually so entertaining, funny, skillfully written, moving and wonderfully offbeat that it speaks to any reader no matter what their interests. Fife has found a way to resonate with the universal experience of success/failure that we all share while still remaining excrutiatingly personal, honest and true to his own real story - and that's what memoir should do! All students of the theater should read this, but so should all students of life. And if you do, I guarentee it won't feel like "studying"...enjoy!

A real page-turner.......2004-01-08

I know that a book is good when I have to put everything else on hold until I finish it. This one grabbed me right from the beginning. On the very first page I felt as though I was the playwright, experiencing the highs and lows of being accepted, rejected and accepted again as an artist. This book was a lot of fun, full of dry wit and good humor. I especially enjoyed getting the inside track into the world of Broadway and film and finding out from a first-hand source what some of those Oscar-winning superstar actors are REALLY like.

The Killing Dance (Anita Blake -- Vampire Hunter)

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The Killing Dance (Anita Blake -- Vampire Hunter)
Laurell K. Hamilton
Manufacturer: Ace Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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Is Your Aerobics Class Killing You?: How to Make Dance Exercise Safe and Effective

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Is Your Aerobics Class Killing You?: How to Make Dance Exercise Safe and Effective
David Q. Thomas , and Nicki E. Rippee
Manufacturer: A Cappella Books (IL)
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A real and humble story
Things Are Not Always What They Appear
EXCITING AND REAL, A GREAT LOOK AT THE SPECIAL FORCES IN NAM
A fastpaced account of a green beret's experience in Vietnam

Slow Dance on the Killing Ground
Lenox Cramer
Manufacturer: Avon Books (Mm)
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0380714450

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no cover.......2005-09-10

When this book was first given to me back in early ninties I read it twice within two weeks. I passed it on and people who don't read books read the covers off it. I am buying two copies for now one to set on a shelf and one to pass on. I'm glad I found it. It is also a great gift.

A real and humble story.......2005-02-17

This is an unemotional and graphic novel. It is based on real Vietnam War story. So this is a very humble and real novel. It is based on the author own experience. Way of writing is also really good and expressive.

Things Are Not Always What They Appear.......2000-03-08

OK, I checked Cramer out in _Stolen Valor_ too. In fact he was the first person I looked for, since I've loved this novel since my cadet days. Maybe he isn't what he made himself out to be. On the other hand, two former instructors of mine, both of whom DID run recon out of CCN, said it was an extremely well done book, so much so that if Cramer didn't have SF, MACV-SOG, or LRRP experience, in their opinion, he had help from those who did. Read it, take the obvious name-changes he admits to in the forward in stride (Operation Fire Bird instead of Phoenix, etc.), and enjoy the hell out of it. It beats the hell out of Tom Clancy's _Rainbow Six_.

EXCITING AND REAL, A GREAT LOOK AT THE SPECIAL FORCES IN NAM.......1999-11-07

I HAPPENED UPON THIS BOOK BY MISTAKE AND AM GLAD I DID. THE STORY WAS GREAT AND VERY HUMBLE. ALTHOUGH IT IS FICTION, IT IS BASED ON THE AUTHORS OWN EXPERIENCES IN THE GREEN BERETS. THIS STORY DOES NOT GLORIFY WAR AS SAY ROUGE WARRIOR DID. IN FACT THE STORY SHOWS THE TRUE SIDE OF WAR. BEING BURNED OUT, MISSING COMRADES, THE EXHAUSTION, FIGHTING FOR YOUR FRIENDS. YOU GET THE FEEL OF BEING THERE RIGHT ALONG SIDE OF THE ACTION, I STILL RETURN TO THIS BOOK ALTHOUGH I'VE READ IT MANY TIMES. THIS BOOK SHOWS ABOUT AS COMPLETE A PICTURE OF THE WAR AS SAY THE MOVIE PLATOON DID. SLOW DANCE ON TH KILLING GROUND SHOULD BE ON THE LIST OF ANYONE WHO ENJOYS WAR NOVELS.

A fastpaced account of a green beret's experience in Vietnam.......1998-11-05

From start to finish this is by far the best book I have read about the missions that the special forces did in Vietnam,Cambodia, and Laos, that we never really heard much about.The way the book is written,that is..Cramer's style of writing, is as good as any author that I have read.I have read more than fifty books and novels about Vietnam and this one is by far my favorite.Although this book is nonfiction, I wish this guy would write a couple more{fiction or nonfiction} because his style of writing is that good!

10 Anita Blake Stories[hardcovers] (anita blake,vampire hunter, 1-10[burnt offerings/blue moon/cerulean sins/incubus dreams/guilty pleasures/laughing corpse/circus of the damned/lunatic cafe'/bloody bones/killing dance)

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10 Anita Blake Stories[hardcovers] (anita blake,vampire hunter, 1-10[burnt offerings/blue moon/cerulean sins/incubus dreams/guilty pleasures/laughing corpse/circus of the damned/lunatic cafe'/bloody bones/killing dance)
laurell k hamilton
Manufacturer: berkley
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SWSIK4

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this is the bestselling vampire series by l.k.hamilton!!omnibus's,2/1 and 3/1 stories,singles.whichever you get,you won't be disappointed in this collection of one of the best written series this decade.....

4-book Set (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series); Blue Moon; the Lunatic Cafe; Burnt Offerings; the Killing Dance; Bloody Bones By Laurell K. Hamilton

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4-book Set (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series); Blue Moon; the Lunatic Cafe; Burnt Offerings; the Killing Dance; Bloody Bones By Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton
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Anita Blake, vampire hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton.

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