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In this journal, the author describes his year-long walking adventures at the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, a rare prairie remnant just seven miles northwest of Baltimore, Maryland. In his quest to make this wild place his “natural home” throughout the course of four distinct seasons, Wennerstrom examines and contemplates rocks and minerals, plants, animals, prairies, floodplains, woodlands, lakes, ponds, pastures, mines and mills, Indian artifacts, as well as local legends and folklore…. More >>
Soldiers Delight Journal: Exploring a Globally Rare Ecosystem
Soldiers Delight Journal: Exploring a Globally Rare Ecosystem
Posted 03 Sep 2010
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The World Market for Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Rare Earth Metals, Scandium, and Yttrium: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective
Posted 01 Sep 2010
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This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for calcium, strontium, barium, rare earth metals, scandium, and yttrium. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for calcium, strontium, barium, rare earth metals, scandium, and yttrium for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a var… More >>
The World Market for Calcium, Strontium, Barium, Rare Earth Metals, Scandium, and Yttrium: A 2009 Global Trade Perspective
Rare and Interesting Stamps
Posted 01 Sep 2010
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Presents more than twenty-five stamps from different countries, including Belgium, Nicaragua, and the Virgin Islands, and discusses how they celebrate the customs, legends, and history of their countries…. More >>
Rare and Interesting Stamps
Analectabiblion: Ou Extraits Critiques de Divers Livres Rares, V.1
Posted 30 Aug 2010
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library’s preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office…. More >>
Analectabiblion: Ou Extraits Critiques de Divers Livres Rares, V.1
The 2009 Import and Export Market for Hydrogen, Rare Gases, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Czech Republic
Posted 30 Aug 2010
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on hydrogen, rare gases, nitrogen, and oxygen in Czech Republic face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying hydrogen, rare gases, nitrogen, and oxygen to Czech Republic? How important is Czech Republic compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of hydrogen, rare gases, nitrogen, and oxygen vary from one country of origin to another in Czech Republic? On the supply side, Czech Republic also exports hydrogen, rare gases, nitrogen, and oxygen. Which countries receive the most exports from Czech Republic? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports a… More >>
The 2009 Import and Export Market for Hydrogen, Rare Gases, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Czech Republic
Geber’s Best Writings on Alchemy
Posted 30 Aug 2010
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Found in this book are four smaller essays by Geber, the famous Arabian Prince and Philosopher. Contents: His Book of Furnaces; Of The Investigation or Search of Perfection; His Book of the Invention of Verity or Perfection; and The Discovery of Secrets attributed to Geber with a rendering into English. Written in Old English…. More >>
Geber’s Best Writings on Alchemy
Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: Notes from a Northwest Year
Posted 29 Aug 2010
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This captivating book pays homage to the powerful sense of connection that we earthbound creatures have for those that soar. Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithological researcher and birding teacher, beautifully describes the wide-eyed wonder found observing birds. She muses on the much-tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up behavior of male woodpeckers that drives homeowners crazy, and the population explosion of crows in Northwest urban neighborhoods. This notable debut by a talented writer reveals a deft touch, sly humor, and an engaging ability to share her bountiful knowledge of things ornithological…. More >>
Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: Notes from a Northwest Year
The Vision of “Love’s Rare Universe”
Posted 29 Aug 2010
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This study interprets and evaluates Shelley’s poem “Epipsychidion” and assumes that although the poem is an individual whole, it is a demonstration of Shelley’s poetic consciousness, centered around his conceptions of the imagination and of love. The author investigates how the poem deals with Shelley’s vision of “love’s rare Universe.” Verma analyzes the influences of Dante’s “Vita Nuova” and Plato’s “Symposium” on the poem and on the poet’s vision of “love’s rare Universe.” Through a study of the imagination and “the woman” (the epipsyche) in Shelley’s work, Verma argues that “Epipsychidion” is an anagogic allegory like Dante’s “Vita Nuova”, but also a poetic discourse on love like Plato’s “Symposium”. This e… More >>
The Vision of “Love’s Rare Universe”
Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion
Posted 25 Aug 2010
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When their friendship and business partnership began in the 1940s, Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern were pioneers in a man’s world. Now approaching their nineties, the duo, who — among their many discoveries — unearthed Louisa May Alcott’s pseudonymous blood-and-thunder stories, remain a vibrant institution in the rare book trade, even as the Internet changes their field — and their community — forever.After publishing Old Books, Rare Friends, Rostenberg and Stern received a flood of fan mail asking about their personal lives, and they have responded with rare honesty and warmth as they reflect on their lives and their remarkable partnership. Bookends recounts their fascinating histories — family backg… More >>
Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion
Dysphagia in Rare Conditions: An Encyclopedia
Posted 25 Aug 2010
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This is the first book to concentrate on dysphagia in rare conditions – those that occur infrequently or those that may occur more frequently but are only sometimes associated with dysphagia. Covering a wide range of conditions – from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), through connective tissue disease, to conditions as diverse as West Nile virus – the editors and expert contributors efficiently synthesize the available information to provide the essentials needed to help clinicians to perform sophisticated assessments, based on their knowledge of both the conditions and the expected swallowing signs and treatments. Each entry covers the neurology of the given condition, including the signs and symptoms, neu… More >>
Dysphagia in Rare Conditions: An Encyclopedia