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Genetic Analysis: PRINCIPLES, SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
JOHN FINCHAM Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0632036591 |
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Authored by a very eminent geneticist, this text gives students a thorough appreciation of the development and potential of analytical genetic techniques. Beginning with a consideration of both the classical mendelian and the molecular biological aspects of genetic analysis, the book goes on to discuss progress in three key areas of genetics. Firstly the elucidation of the detailed structure and overall organization of the genome; secondly the way in which genetic differences at the molecular level account for heritable variation in populations; and finally an explanation of how the genes control the metabolism and development of the whole organism. Professor Fincham takes as his theme the links between classical and molecular genetics, and throughout the book shows how the combination of these two approaches can be a powerful tool for the advancement of genetic research.
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Principles of Genome Analysis and Genomics
S.B. Primrose Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1405101202 |
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With the first draft of the human genome project in the public domain and full analyses of model genomes now available, the subject matter of 'Principles of Genome Analysis and Genomics' is even 'hotter' now than when the first two editions were published in 1995 and 1998. In the new edition of this very practical guide to the different techniques and theory behind genomes and genome analysis, Sandy Primrose and new author Richard Twyman provide a fresh look at this topic. In the light of recent exciting advancements in the field, the authors have completely revised and rewritten many parts of the new edition with the addition of five new chapters. Aimed at upper level students, it is essential that in this extremely fast moving topic area the text is up to date and relevant.Customer Reviews:
Clear and well-presented.......1999-08-06
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Principles of Genome Analysis: A Guide to Mapping and Sequencing DNA from Different Organisms
S. B. Primrose Manufacturer: Blaackwell Science, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000JLCK6W |
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Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster 2006
Ron Shandler Manufacturer: Shandler Enterprises, LLC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1891566067 |
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The 20th anniversary edition of Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster celebrates 20 years of creating winners with the industrys most consistent track record of success. Written by real experts in fantasy play, it has won league champions for 8 consecutive seasons, a total of 12 titles, and 5 second-place finishes since 1998. It is the first guide to develop sabermetric applications for fantasy league play and includes accurate projections that are fully supported and intuitively logical. Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster is the source used by Major League GMs, the media, and other fantasy services.Customer Reviews:
Ron Shandler Is the Man!.......2006-03-30
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Great Book.......2006-02-25
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan (Irreverent Guides)
Ethan Wolff Manufacturer: Frommer's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0764542990 |
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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan is as brash and ballsy as the Big Apple itself. You'll get the straight scoop on old chestnuts like the Empire State Building, as well as the skinny on new hotspots such as the sleek "neo-lounges" on the Lower East Side. With the Irreverent Guide, you'll become as mobile as the locals: a dim sum brunch in a bustling Chinatown banquet hall is just a subway ride away from a soul-food dinner in Harlem. Discover one of the city's secret bargains: the free ride on the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty. In the Irreverent Guide to Manhattan, the gloriously decadent City that Never Sleeps is made both manageable and deliciously fun—whether you choose to pursue the high life at the model hangouts and caviar bars or get down with the low life at Punjabi tandoor delis and cheesy karaoke bars.
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan is as brash and ballsy as the Big Apple itself. You'll get the straight scoop on old chestnuts like the Empire State Building, as well as the skinny on new hotspots such as the sleek ""neo-lounges"" on the Lower East Side. With the Irreverent Guide, you'll become as mobile as the locals: a dim sum brunch in a bustling Chinatown banquet hall is just a subway ride away from a soul-food dinner in Harlem. Discover one of the city's secret bargains: the free ride on the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty. In the Irreverent Guide to Manhattan, the gloriously decadent City that Never Sleeps is made both manageable and deliciously fun whether you choose to pursue the high life at the model hangouts and caviar bars or get down with the low life at Punjabi tandoor delis and cheesy karaoke bars.Customer Reviews:
Irreverent? No Way.......2006-06-02
Irreverent Advice.......2006-03-24
Extremely useful.......2004-08-16
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan
Aaron Zwas , and Kristen Couse Manufacturer: Frommer's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0764565664 |
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Known for its energy, its edge, and its in-your-face attitude, New York emanates, and demands, savvy and style. To feel a part of the New York scene--rather than merely looking in through the window at someone else's party--you'll need a guide with New York attitude, an insider's panache, and a local's tongue-in-cheek spirit. Ian McMahan and Jordan Simon provide just that, with knowledge, sophistication, and fun in their Manhattan Irreverent Guide.New York teems with opportunities, overwhelms with variety. You can put the blinders on and follow the beaten path, or you can bone up on your options, make your choices, and hang with the natives. The Irreverent Guide is up to date with 137 restaurant options, divvied up into 26 categories that help you narrow the field and make informed decisions. One category delves into old New York eateries, another points you toward vegetarian fare. There's a page devoted to sushi, a page for coffeehouses, a category for budget dining, and another for over-the-top extravagance. Listing cuisines from Asian to Italian to Soul, and sorting restaurants by atmosphere (rudest waitstaff, most attentive service, classic New York, homey, trendy, preppy, and bistro chic), the categories enable you to do more than quell your hunger; they allow you to opt for the New York dining experience of your choice.
Similar attention is given to hotels (with 30 categories that range from luscious love nest to endearingly eccentric, park views to budget deals), diversions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and out-of-town excursions, while including the basics of how to get around the city, where to find a doctor, limousine, childcare, or gay resource. Slim enough to carry in a purse or pocket, the Irreverent Guide helps you get what you want from New York, and have fun while you're at it. --Stephanie Gold
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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan is as brash and ballsy as the Big Apple itself. You'll get the straight scoop on old chestnuts like the Empire State Building, as well as the skinny on new hotspots such as the sleek "neo-lounges" on the Lower East Side. With the Irreverent Guide, you'll become as mobile as the locals: a dim sum brunch in a bustling Chinatown banquet hall is just a subway ride away from a soul-food dinner in Harlem. Discover one of the city's secret bargains: the free ride on the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty. In Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan, the gloriously decadent City that Never Sleeps is made both manageable and deliciously fun--whether you choose to pursue the high life at the model hangouts and caviar bars or get down with the low life at Punjabi tandoor delis and cheesy karaoke bars.
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Not all it's cracked up to be.......2004-11-13
Fabulous guide to help plan a fabulous trip!.......2001-07-08
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Frommer's Irreverent Guide: Manhattan
Susan Spano , Matthew Debord , and Sherill Tippins Manufacturer: Macmillan General* Reference ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0028606531 |
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Another Way to Dance
Martha Southgate Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0385321910 Release Date: 1996-10-01 |
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Fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris's dream has come true. She has been accepted into the summer program at New York City's prestigious School of American Ballet. It will be hard work and highly competitive, but Vicki feels ready. She is totally committed to dancing.Customer Reviews:
A point of view.......2006-05-25
Another Way to Dance.......2006-02-28
racism and dance.......2005-06-15
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Another Way to Dance
Manufacturer: Inland Book Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0887950841 |
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Another Way to Dance: Contemporary Asian Poetry from Canada and the United States
Cyril Dabydeen Manufacturer: TSAR Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0920661599 |
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Poetry Anthology. Asian American Studies. This anthology includes selected works of some of the most active and dynamic contemporary poets writing in North America. Reflecting to varying degrees sensibilities based on ancestral Asian homelands and on lives in Canada and the United States, the poetry reproduced here is of a wide-ranging appeal and refreshing modernity, depicting a shifting, kaleidoscopic landscape of cultural and spiritual heterogeneity and individual interpretations. Includes works by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Marilyn Chin, Chitra Banerjee, Garrett Hongo, Kimiko Hahn, Carolyn Lei-Lanilau, David Mura, Michael Ondaatje, Sasenarine Persaud, and Arthur Sze.Customer Reviews:
Another Way To Dance.......2002-02-21
For someone that has ever had the dream to do something great with her talents,the story of Vicki Harris and her struggle to become the best dancer in the summerprogram at New York City's School of American Ballet is a great resource for inspiration. Another Way To Dance by Martha Southgate shows the struggles and ambition of a fourteen year old girl trying to discover herself and her goals in a Manhattan dance school. As Vicki battles to get through all her classes, classes in which she is one of two African Americans, she is also faced with trying to discover her true self. Also , what she thought first took precedent, she must decide in her life what takes priority.
While things may seem great for Vicki, she is also struggling inside with many
things. She must deal with anything from divorce to celebrity crushes on top of her ten dance classes a week. Ever since she was little, Vicki has been taught to respect people's differences. When she starts at her new dance school, she realizes that not all people are taught the same way. She is one of two black people at the school, and looks to her are everything. For years Vicki has tried to fit into the typical "ballerina" stereotype, she has watched her weight, straightened her hair ,and tried to stay looking like a ideal ballerina. Vicki describes her needs to be the same as every ballerina to her mother one day as they discuss her hair,
" Ma, I know, I know. You've been talking about this stuff ever since I was little. But I don't see why what I do with my hair makes a difference. I have to straighten it, Ma. If I'm ever gonna make it, I've gotta look like everyone else."
(Pg. 15)
She wants to look exactly like everyone there, so as not to get any unwanted publicity. She also has to try and deal with her parents' divorce while keeping a certain level of composure. She doesn't like her parents for getting divorced, yet never tells them. She often gets angry, but turns to no one for help with her frustration.
As Vicki tries to deal with the changes being thrown at her, she is starting to grow in ways she had never thought before her classes in Manhattan started. Back in New Jersey where she comes from, she was always the best at ballet. She was the best in her class, and looked up to. When she gets to Manhattan, she finds that she must struggle to keep any position at all in the classes. She went from the top dancer in her class to one of the lowest. She finds herself having to try harder and harder to keep her life like it was, though inside, she is struggling to find if the old ways of life are the best for her anymore. She knows that she has changed since she came to stay with her aunt. She is just not sure if she really wants these changes. A few things happen while Vicki is trying to figure out what person she wants to become, some good, some bad. She makes new friends who teach her that most of all, you shouldn't change because you're afraid to stand out. This helps Vicki see that it might not be a bad thing to change who you are a bit.
This book is a great resource for people that have a dream, but just aren't sure how they can go about accomplishing that dream while taking on the rest of life's challenges. Vicki thought of dance as her life. She worked so hard at it, and sacrificed so much just so she could dance. But when she finally got one step closer to her goal of becoming a ballerina, she realized that dancing cannot simply be her life. She had to work on other aspects of her life in order to get focused and see what was really important.
For anyone that has always wanted something and worked really hard to get far in that area, but never really worked hard at the other aspects of their life because of that goal, this is an excellent book to read to clear in their mind what their goals are. If one focuses too much time and attention on one part of their life, neglecting the other parts, their mind can become bogged down and they end up worse off than expected . I feel that for people like this, this book shows that to really excel in an area, one can't forget other areas of their life, because they all work together to make up what it is they're great at.
Throughout the book, Vicki is fighting change. She struggles to get better at ballet, though she on all other levels tries to keep things in her comfort zone. At first, she fights these changes, seeing as they won't work into the plan she has built in her head. But what Vicki comes to realize is that if she would just let some things happen as they may, life wouldn't seem so stressful and complicated. She goes on to see that things may not always work out the way you had once planned, and most of the time, that's okay. It's not really that you don't accomplish what you set out for anymore. It's that you have truly done something worth all the trouble along the way.
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Another Way to Dance: Contemporary Asian Poetry from Canada and the United States.: An article from: World Literature Today
Michael Thorpe Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000986KD4 Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on January 1, 1998. The length of the article is 603 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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ANOTHER WAY TO DANCE
SOUTHGATE MARTHA Manufacturer: BANTAM ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000PGEC9Y |
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