Short Course in Bacterial Genetics: A Laboratory Manual and Handbook for Escherichia Coli and Related Bacteria (2 Part Set)
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Short Course in Bacterial Genetics: A Laboratory Manual and Handbook for Escherichia Coli and Related Bacteria (2 Part Set)
Jeffrey H. Miller
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A Short Course in Bacterial Genetics : a Laboratory Manual and Handbook for Escherichia Coli and Related Bacteria
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    A Short Course in Bacterial Genetics : a Laboratory Manual and Handbook for Escherichia Coli and Related Bacteria
    Jeffrey H. Miller
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    Understanding the Golf Swing
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Not the Perfect Golf Book, But....
    • Got the DVD too
    • Great for Lefties
    • Not Really Ernest
    • Not what I expected ...either
    Understanding the Golf Swing
    Manuel De LA Torre
    Manufacturer: Warde Publishers
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    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 1886346518

    Book Description

    Understanding the Golf Swing will show you a different, simpler approach to the golf swing. Manuel de la Torre, twice named by Golf Magazine as one of the top 100 golf instructors in America is the leading modern day proponent of Ernest Jones' Swing Principles method of golf instruction. The book includes a passionate Foreword by Carol Mann, Member LPGA, Hall of Fame.

    The de la Torre (and Jones) system presents a simpler approach to the golf swing, the emphasis being on the development of a true swinging motion, devoid of energy robbing leverage. In this view, “if the club is used properly the body movements take care of themselves.” This simple statement has the power to bring aobut profound improvements in your game.

    While presenting a simpler approach to the golf swing, the book is also a comprehensive resource for all levels of golfer, from the beginner to the professional. It includes:

    • The most thorough analysis of ball flights found in any golf instructional book.

    • Detailed discussion of special shot play, including sand play, pitching, chipping, putting, and playing unusual shots.

    • Coverage of the mental site of golf, effective course management, and a formula for taking your best practice tee shots to the golf course.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Not the Perfect Golf Book, But...........2007-08-17

    Pretty Close. If you want hardcore mechanics (and a lifetime of frustration) go elsewhere. If you want to learn how to swing, keep it simple and play better golf, I recommend this book. Read these books, in this order, and you'll have captured the essence of building a swing:

    1) Swing the Clubhead - Ernest Jones
    2) Understanding the Golf Swing - de la Torre
    3) Practical Golf - John Jacobs

    People will say Hogan's "Five Lessons". Do you really believe Hogan learned to swing the way he taught his "secret" anto-hook swing? Nah, he swung the clubhead and knocked balls over the hedges in his neighborhood.

    I love Hogan and have studied his book, only to realize that I am not Ben Hogan. Neither are you.

    In addition to the above, my favorite read is "Bobby Jones on Golf". It has good information where my hero Jones even cautions about trying to learn a particular shot or swing from a written description of mechanics. More than anything else, the master teaches us to fight down tension and swing, swing, swing the clubhead!

    I do not feel that I need another golf book in my library or another mechanical thought in my head. How are you doin'?

    Hope this book and this review saves you from the years of torture that I endured.

    5 out of 5 stars Got the DVD too.......2007-01-09

    My sister was given this one....she just started to play golf. Got her the DVD too but she says she took the book with her on the plane when she had that business trip and it was a Great read!

    5 out of 5 stars Great for Lefties.......2006-09-29

    I am lefthanded, and I also golf lefthanded. As any leftie golfer will tell you, reading golf instructions books and articles is a challenge, since they are typically written with a "right" oriented golfer in mind. Mr. La Torre was courteous enough to insert comments for us lefties, so as to make it easier to follow.

    As to the content, I have amassed quite a collection of golf books, determined to find a repeatable swing that will generate the maximum power with the least amount of stress on my low back. After reading this book [the second time through!]I began swinging with the deliberate intention of finishing in a balanced follow-through position, concentrating on not accelerating on my downswing or trying to control or direct my weight shift. It was without a doubt the best ball-striking of the summer! And on the occasional miss-hits I was able to understand better what I did, and how I deviated from the teachings of Mr. La Torre. It's interesting that the solution he lists for the majority of our most common swing faults is to focus on swinging the club with our arms [defined in the book as "from shoulder to elbow"] rather than with any other body parts. What happens when you do this is that the body responds naturally to what the arms are doing. The hardest part is just allowing yourself to try to swing like this, and not falling back into your old habits.

    I highly recommend this book to any insanely addicted golfer who is convinced he or she has a better swing locked inside of themselves.

    2 out of 5 stars Not Really Ernest.......2006-06-09

    Mr. De La Torre claims to teach the Ernest Jones method (which produced numerous national champions on both sides of the Atlantic) but then pollutes the Jones method by taking the hands out of the downswing. After unsuccesfully trying Manuel's method for a while, I happened upon Arnie Frankel's Golf's One Motion video. It is a much more straight forward presentation of the Jones method. Understanding the Golf Swing misses the mark.

    3 out of 5 stars Not what I expected ...either.......2006-03-15

    I agree with the previous reviewer that what De La Torre teaches isn't really close to what Ernest Jones prescribes. Not that it's a bad book - it's just that I bought it in hopes of elaborating on the Swing the Clubhead concept - which it just briefly touches upon.
    Maybe I should start reading the reviews "before" I buy the books.
    Golf
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      Golf
      Bernadette G Moore
      Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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      ASIN: 0815168594

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      This text is designed for anyone who enjoys playing golf and who would like to improve their game. Detty Moore is a Class A member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association Teaching and Club Professional Division. She conducted the first golf academies for women in Ireland at her International Golf Academies. The book covers all areas including history and trends, fundamental skills and drills, equipment and safety concerns, and rules and regulations.

      Blue Guide Tuscany (Blue Guides)
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • blue Guide Tuscany
      • Blue Guide Tuscany
      • If You Really Want to See Tuscany...
      • Great guidebook for exploring Tuscany
      • The best series of books available for art lovers.
      Blue Guide Tuscany (Blue Guides)
      Alta MacAdam
      Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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      ASIN: 0393319490

      Book Description

      Tuscany is a vast and beautiful region. From the famous Tuscan towns of Florence, Siena, and Pisa, to the smaller towns of Lucca, Cortona, Volterra, Pienza, Montepulciano, and the Tuscan archipelago islands, the stunning landscapes and unspoiled coastline are sure to enchant any visitor. This guide has unrivaled coverage of galleries, museums, and archaeological sites.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars blue Guide Tuscany.......2006-11-04

      Always the most thoroughly informative of the sources I use for preparation. I could not do without them. This is one of the best.

      4 out of 5 stars Blue Guide Tuscany.......2006-02-02

      I was very pleased with this book but I ordered an used book about shopping in Italy at the same time which had pages missing. I returned that book (I believe it was through Warehouse - something) and am still waiting for my refund. I think in the future, I will buy only Amazon products and not order "used" things.

      5 out of 5 stars If You Really Want to See Tuscany..........2000-06-17

      If you really want to see Tuscany, this it: this book will take you to places you wouldn't find any other way, from charming villages that are way off the beaten track, down colorful streets and staircases to hidden piazzi that you would have walked right past, into courtyards, and out to ancient country churches with masterpieces on the altar. The Blue Guide to Tuscany is 510 pages long, plus two indexes: the author, Alta Macadam, has apparently combed every city, town and hamlet in Tuscany, traveled every road and lane, wangled her way into every locked church and described its treasures, and surveyed every provincial museum. She includes practically everything of any interest at all in the entire province of Tuscany, including the provenance of every work of art and the programs of the frescoes and carvings in every church and abbey, and notes on the contents of every museum. She gives extensive information on the architecture of Tuscany's buildings, including many floor plans, and good notes on local history. It is organized geographically, with town and city tours, and lots of maps. I heard many guides giving their talks on our visit, and very few of them had more to say about anything that Ms. Macadam or were more informative; many of the places she described exhaustively had neither guides nor tourists besides ourselves, which in Tuscany is unusual.

      Her directions can be a bit cryptic at times, but if you read carefully, you'll get used to them. As in all of the Blue Guides, she is prone to understatement: when, for example, speaking of the old town in Certaldo, she says that "the upper town has considerable charm", what she means is that it is ravishingly beautiful, will charm your senses and lift your spirit, and your friends and family will envy your photos and your vacation forever.

      Caveats: some people will find this guide to be overwhelming. Because it is so dense and exhaustive, use it to plan your trip before you leave or you'll be buried in minutiae and miss things you'll have wanted very much to see.

      5 out of 5 stars Great guidebook for exploring Tuscany.......2000-04-19

      I just returned from a trip to Italy which included 4 days in Umbria and 8 days in Tuscany. I found the Blue Guides for both regions outstanding. Not surprisingly, both are quite worn (the best sign of a useful guidebook).

      What makes this guidebook stand out is the incredible breadth of coverage of all tourist sites in Tuscany, making it quite thick, but not particularly heavy. (The only guide that I have seen that even comes close in terms of coverage is the Michelin Green Guide for Tuscany.) Each chapter represents a tour which covers either a town and its vicinity or a driving circuit. Within each tour, every conceivable tourist destination is identified, including small towns, churches, squares, public buildings, museums, archeological sites, etc. For significant museums and churches, the guide directs you through the works in a logical order. For the most part, individual works/objects are listed but not discussed, but notable works are identified with asterisks. Particularly remarkable works, such as Cathedrals and great fresco cycles, are discussed in more detail.

      If you are interested in Italian art, architecture, and ancient history, then this book tells you where to find it in Tuscany, and provides brief descriptions. The guidebook does not teach you the history of art and architecture in Tuscany, nor should it. For this, you will need to do some additional reading.

      Fine maps and a brief history are provided for each significant town. Parking advise is provided for most towns, and I strongly suggest you follow this advise. (I learned this the hard way.) Also pay close attention to the opening hours, which are quite accurate. The guide's hotel and restaurant recommendations seem quite good; they overlap significantly with the Michelin Red Guide and Frommers. Unfortunately, no descriptions or prices are provided, so most people will want another guidebook for this use. Some of the site closure information was out of date, but I expect this to be updated with the 2000 edition.

      5 out of 5 stars The best series of books available for art lovers........1999-11-08

      The Blue Guide series focuses on art. If you are looking for hotels, shopping, restaurants, or for entertaining reading, rely on something else. If you're looking for a serious guide to history, art, and architecture, both the well-known and the quietly tucked away, a list of hours and days open for musuems, holidays (often to be avoided!), as well as addresses of libraries and research insitutions, the Blue Guides are for you. They cover almost every artwork in the various regions, and do so accurately. The books guide the reader systematically through churches and museums and include accurate floor plans. Towns are grouped into touring areas, as are neighborhoods in the large cities. Town maps, even for little places, are plentiful and precise, even for the winding streets of Siena. City maps, such as Florence, are equally precise and inclusive, but they are split among several pages, which can make them harder to follow --- a minor flaw. I use Blue Guides as a textbook for my college students, and I never go to Italy without at least one!
      BLUE GUIDE TUSCANY.
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        BLUE GUIDE TUSCANY.
        Alta. Macadam
        Manufacturer: A&C Black, WW Norton
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: 0713696125
        Toscana/ Tuscany (Guia Azul / Blue Guide)
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          Toscana/ Tuscany (Guia Azul / Blue Guide)
          Angel Ingelmo Sanchez
          Manufacturer: Gaesa
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          Red Dust and Broadsides: A Joint Autobiography
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          • DREARY BEYOND BELIEF
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          Red Dust and Broadsides: A Joint Autobiography
          Agnes Cunningham , and Gordon Friesen
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          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars DREARY BEYOND BELIEF.......2007-01-23

          OKAY, I GAVE THIS BOOK 5 STARS, NOT BECAUSE IT WAS A GOOD BOOK, IT WAS NOT, BUT BECAUSE I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO READ IT. I GREW UP WITH PEOPLE LIKE "SIS" CUNNINGHAM AND GORDON FRIESEN AND WAS MYSELF ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MANY OF THE SAME MOVEMENTS DISCUSSED. I AM AN OLD MAN AND CAN LOOK BACK WITH SOME AMOUNT OF OBJECTIVITY. YES, WE HIT UPON CAUSES THAT WERE JUST AND MADE COMPLETE SENSE. WHO WOULDN'T TRY TO STOP LYNCHINGS, RACISM, CORRUPTION IN POLITICS AND CORRUPTION IN BIG BUSINESS AND THE OPPRESSION OF THE POOR, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. AT THE SAME TIME THESE PEOPLE WERE IN EFFECT ORGANIZERS FOR THE COMMUNIST PARTY AND THEIR AVOWED PURPOSE, WHICH IS HISTORICAL FACT, WAS THE OVERTHROW OF THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM AND IN EFFECT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKERS, NOT PARTICULARLY INTELLIGENT,OR HISTORICALLY CENTERED, WHO REALLY CARED MORE ABOUT THE "MOVEMENT" OR "REVOLUTION" THAN THE PEOPLE THEY PURPORTED TO BE HELPING. THEIR ETHICS WERE AT BEST AMORAL AND LYING OR CRIMINAL ACTS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR ENDS WERE TOTALLY JUSTIFIED. I WAS THERE, I KNOW. IT IS A DREARY, BORING, DEPRESSING ACCOUNT OF SOCIAL MALCONTENTS AND MISFITS WHO PROJECTED THEIR OWN MISERY ON THE ENTIRE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. IMAGINE THESE PEOPLE BEING IN CONTROL AND IMAGINE HOW MUCH FUN IT WOULD BE TO LIVE IN A SOVIET STYLE STATE. READ THE BOOK, IT WILL SCARE YOU, OR AT LEAST IT SHOULD.

          5 out of 5 stars Wasn't That a Time!.......2001-01-18

          After 55 years of intense and rabid anti-communism, most people can be excused for accepting the old cliches about American Communists: dour, unfeeling and fanatical in their devotion to Moscow's orders. This joint autobiography of Agnes (Sis) Cunningham and Gordon Frieson shows us that, instead, Communists tended to be pretty much like all of us. Driven by a desire to create a better America and repelled by the "everything's for sale" attitude of the two main political parties, they labored through poverty, blacklisting, lynch mobs and government sabotage towards that better America. And they did it all with a song on their lips and in their hearts. An excellent book for those who want to know more about a period when only the very brave questioned the government and the system we live under.
          Left in the Dust: How Race and Politics Created a Human and Environmental Tragedy in L.A.
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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          • LEFT IN THE DUST provides compelling, damning evidence of governmental destruction.
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          Left in the Dust: How Race and Politics Created a Human and Environmental Tragedy in L.A.
          Karen Piper
          Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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          ASIN: 1403969310
          Release Date: 2006-07-20

          Book Description

          An intensely personal story crossed with a political potboiler, Left in the Dust is a unique and passionate account of the city of Los Angeless creation, cover-up and inadequate attempts to repair a major environmental catastrophe. Owens River, which once fed Owens Lake, was diverted away from the lake to supply the faucets and sprinklers of Los Angeles. The dry lakebed now contains a dust saturated with toxic heavy metals, which are blown from the lake and inhaled by unsuspecting citizens throughout the Midwest, causing major health issues. Karen Piper, one of the victims who grew up breathing that dust, reveals the shocking truth behind this tragedy and examines how waste and pollution are often neglected to encourage urban growth, while poor, non-white, and rural areas are forgotten or sacrificed.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars amazing story.......2006-12-05

          This woman has a personal angle on the owens valley story that is riveting, and inspirational. To the reviewer below, you might want to check YOUR facts. "Saboteur" is a different movie than "Sabotage," I believe. The latter IS set in England, the former in California.

          2 out of 5 stars Lost in the dust.......2006-11-10

          The author addresses an important issue in the book. In addition to the dust problems cited, there certainly is a problem in the Aral Sea and to some degree even the Dead Sea. This will be an increasing problem of "who gets the water?"
          While I am in sympathy with the author's concerns, I was very disappointed in the lack of fact checking. There is very great concern for dust in the PM-10 range and even PM-2.5. There is a problem of "farmer's lung" in certain areas of California due to PM-10 and PM-2.5. The term PM-10, however, is improperly defined on page 3 and again on page 138-139. EPA NEVER defined the size of a particle in micrograms! The proper designation is micrometers or microns. I would guess that this is a good reason to have a reviewer who is knowledgeable in the area fact check.
          Additionally, the Hitchcock movie is Sabotage not Saboteur and takes place in Great Britain not Los Angeles.

          5 out of 5 stars LEFT IN THE DUST provides compelling, damning evidence of governmental destruction........2006-11-07

          California natives and residents are already well acquainted with the passionate feelings about water conservation in this dry state, but Left in the Dust: How Race and Politics Created a Human and Environmental Tragedy in L.A. offers new dimensions of the problem in adding a social survey to the issues. The author's childhood was affected by decisions which made for an environmental crime: LEFT IN THE DUST covers the city of Los Angeles's creation of, cover-up of, and inadequate attempts to repair the dustbowl it created from poor management decisions and corruption. From DPW issues and Native American struggles to the author's own investigations, LEFT IN THE DUST provides compelling, damning evidence of governmental destruction.

          Diane C. Donovan
          California Bookwatch

          5 out of 5 stars Kirkus Review.......2006-07-26

          Another compelling reason not to breathe in L.A.

          Piper (English/Univ. of Missouri) grew up 50 miles from Owens Lake, Calif., "currently the worst source of dust pollution in the nation." The lake, on the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada, had ample water until the 1920s, when Los Angeles began to divert it to serve metropolitan needs 200 miles away, the subject of Roman Polanski's classic film Chinatown. Piper examines how that film's makers denatured it for fear of the city's omnipotent utility department, which could not have found a more suitable source of water, politically speaking, since most of the residents of the Owens Lake area were poor Paiute Indians, who were easily displaced and powerless. The parched conditions unveiled fine dust particles that defy dust masks and grout, causing nightmarish autoimmune illnesses, asthma and other woes that are epidemic around the lake, affecting Anglos, Mexicans and Paiutes alike, to say nothing of the Japanese Americans interned during WWII at nearby Manzanar, locally famous as a place where "reduced visibility due to the dust led to the deaths of dozens of people in car crashes" and even prevented the military from tracking missiles fired during tests in the Mojave Desert. Challenged to undo some of the environmental damage it had wrought, L.A.'s Department of Water and Power proposed that Owens Lake be declared a "national 'sacrifice area' in order to overrule public trust law." DWP was unsuccessful, so that parts of the lake are slowly being rehabilitated even as a similar disaster looms at the Salton Sea, closer still to the crowded metropolis. Throughout, Piper writes with prickly, if controlled, anger, much in the kindred spirit of Mark Davis's City of Quartz, which bookends this neatly. The tone is fitting.

          Readers who admire Davis's work and that of the late Marc Reisner will find this fine entry in the library of apocalyptic Californiana of urgent interest.
          How to Turn Trends into Fortunes: Without Getting Left in the Dust
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            How to Turn Trends into Fortunes: Without Getting Left in the Dust
            Stu Taylor , and Tom Biracree
            Manufacturer: Carol Publishing Corporation
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            Left in the Dust
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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            Left in the Dust
            Megan Tara White
            Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
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            Book Description

            Sixteen-year-old Mike Williams was born with dirt bike racing in his blood. With the annual Deadman's Heights Championship Race fast approaching, Mike has to watch as his brother Marty prepares to defend his title as the town's number one racer. But when an accident leaves Marty unable to ride, Mike must step up and face the heat of the competition…on the track and off.

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars Looking for a great book that keeps you glued to your seat?.......2005-05-21

            "Left in the Dust" is an excellent read that keeps you on the edge of your seat the short time it takes to read. This book is for anyone who has ever experienced love, family, adventure or excitement! It is clear that Megan White is an extremely talented author who is certainly on her way!

            5 out of 5 stars Great Book!!!.......2005-05-21

            I read Megan White's first book and I have to say I was very impressed. She combined dirt bike racing, love, humor, and even a few fights into a masterpiece that everyone should read. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who wants to have fun reading a great book. Great Job!!!
            Ducks left in Bruins' dust.(Sports)(UCLA closes strong to overtake Oregon and win the Pac-10 men's title): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
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              Ducks left in Bruins' dust.(Sports)(UCLA closes strong to overtake Oregon and win the Pac-10 men's title): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

              Manufacturer: The Register Guard
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Digital
              ASIN: B00082LEMI
              Release Date: 2005-07-31

              Book Description

              This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on May 16, 2004. The length of the article is 1153 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.

              Citation Details
              Title: Ducks left in Bruins' dust.(Sports)(UCLA closes strong to overtake Oregon and win the Pac-10 men's title)
              Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
              Date: May 16, 2004
              Publisher: The Register Guard
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              From dust to dawn: Southeast awakens to a new era of prosperity after sawmill closures left it in the dark.(Alaska): An article from: Alaska Business Monthly
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                From dust to dawn: Southeast awakens to a new era of prosperity after sawmill closures left it in the dark.(Alaska): An article from: Alaska Business Monthly
                Will Swagel
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                ASIN: B00098L7D2
                Release Date: 2005-07-28

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                This digital document is an article from Alaska Business Monthly, published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. on October 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1569 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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                Title: From dust to dawn: Southeast awakens to a new era of prosperity after sawmill closures left it in the dark.(Alaska)
                Author: Will Swagel
                Publication: Alaska Business Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
                Date: October 1, 1998
                Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
                Volume: 14 Issue: 10 Page: 42(4)

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                How Syrah left Sangiovese in the dust.(cellar scene): An article from: Wines & Vines
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                  How Syrah left Sangiovese in the dust.(cellar scene): An article from: Wines & Vines
                  Tim Patterson
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                  ASIN: B000IFPKDO
                  Release Date: 2006-09-08

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                  Title: How Syrah left Sangiovese in the dust.(cellar scene)
                  Author: Tim Patterson
                  Publication: Wines & Vines (Magazine/Journal)
                  Date: August 1, 2006
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                  Volume: 87 Issue: 8 Page: 60(3)

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                  WHI documented risks of hormone therapy: investigators look back on the landmark hormone study that left risk-benefit expectations in the dust.(Women's ... : An article from: Internal Medicine News
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                    WHI documented risks of hormone therapy: investigators look back on the landmark hormone study that left risk-benefit expectations in the dust.(Women's ... : An article from: Internal Medicine News
                    Mitchel L. Zoler
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                    ASIN: B000FILD8K
                    Release Date: 2006-04-25

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                    This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1667 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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                    Title: WHI documented risks of hormone therapy: investigators look back on the landmark hormone study that left risk-benefit expectations in the dust.(Women's Health Initiative)(Clinical report)
                    Author: Mitchel L. Zoler
                    Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
                    Date: April 1, 2006
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                    Volume: 39 Issue: 7 Page: 15(1)

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                    Winning in the clutch: titanium deflection left in dust, thanks to innovation, software. (CAM innovations.(Cover story): An article from: Tooling & Production
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                      Winning in the clutch: titanium deflection left in dust, thanks to innovation, software. (CAM innovations.(Cover story): An article from: Tooling & Production
                      Gale Reference Team
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                      ASIN: B000VRRGCW
                      Release Date: 2007-09-05

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                      This digital document is an article from Tooling & Production, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1635 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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                      Title: Winning in the clutch: titanium deflection left in dust, thanks to innovation, software. (CAM innovations.(Cover story)
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                      Publication: Tooling & Production (Magazine/Journal)
                      Date: September 1, 2007
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                      Volume: 73 Issue: 9 Page: 14(4)

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                      Women's health issues; Marshall Islands: nuclear fallout.(radioactive dust resulted from atomic bomb testing by United States left the island women prone ... An article from: International Peace Update
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                        Women's health issues; Marshall Islands: nuclear fallout.(radioactive dust resulted from atomic bomb testing by United States left the island women prone ... An article from: International Peace Update
                        Nancy J. Pollock
                        Manufacturer: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
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                        ASIN: B0009GMNOG
                        Release Date: 2005-08-01

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                        This digital document is an article from International Peace Update, published by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom on June 22, 2004. The length of the article is 544 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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                        Title: Women's health issues; Marshall Islands: nuclear fallout.(radioactive dust resulted from atomic bomb testing by United States left the island women prone to health problems)
                        Author: Nancy J. Pollock
                        Publication: International Peace Update (Magazine/Journal)
                        Date: June 22, 2004
                        Publisher: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
                        Volume: 69 Issue: 2 Page: 14(1)

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