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Overcoming Cynicism: William James and the Metaphysics of ...

Overcoming Cynicism: William James and the Metaphysics of ...

Megan Mustain

Kerri and Ronald Mustain, Amy Rust, Ivan and Frances Mustain, Laura Rust and Bernard Katz, Jeffrey and Stacé Rust, and Charlie and Abbie Cotrell, through their extraordinary encouragement, made this undertaking possible. As in all I do,  ...
Murder Machine

Murder Machine

Gene Mustain

Now complete with personal revelations of one of the key players, this is the savage story that leaves no corpse unturned in its terrifying telling. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS From the Paperback edition.
Mob Star: The Story Of John Gotti

Mob Star: The Story Of John Gotti

Gene Mustain

John Gotti is terminally ill; when he passes on to that great Mafia in the sky, co-author Capeci will be in great demand for interviews and will the plug the book.
Gangland: How the FBI Broke the Mob

Gangland: How the FBI Broke the Mob

Howard Blum

Further, in telling the background of the Gambino Family as well as Gotti's rise to power, I was helped by several informative books, notably Mob Star, by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci; Goombata, by John Cummings and Ernest Volkman; ...
Gotti: The Rise and Fall

Gotti: The Rise and Fall

Jerry Capeci

Told by organised crime reporters and bestselling authors Jerry Capeci and Gene Mustain using inside sources on both sides of the law, this is the definitive account of how New York's last great Godfather was finally brought to justice.
What Have You Done Now, Eugene?

What Have You Done Now, Eugene?

Gene Mingo

Perhaps due to finding success too quickly, Gene developed a tendency to fall in with a bad crowd. His poor choices led to near tragedy, but he always found a home on the football field. Gene Mingo's story isn't simple.
IBM System Blue Gene Solution Blue Gene/Q Application ...

IBM System Blue Gene Solution Blue Gene/Q Application ...

Megan Gilge

It describes the requirements to develop applications on this high-performance supercomputer. This book explains the unique Blue Gene/Q programming environment.
The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene

The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene

Richard Dawkins

In The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins crystallized the gene's eye view of evolution developed by W.D. Hamilton and others. The book provoked widespread and heated debate.
Gene Marshall: Girl Star

Gene Marshall: Girl Star

Mel Odom

A fictional biography of Gene Marshall, the popular fashion doll, captures the glamour of the Golden Age of Hollywood as it chronicles Gene's humble beginnings, her discovery by a famed Hollywood director, and her meteoric rise of fame, all ...
Attending Daedalus: Gene Wolfe, Artifice and the Reader

Attending Daedalus: Gene Wolfe, Artifice and the Reader

Peter Wright

This new study of the fiction of Gene Wolfe, one of the most influential contemporary American science fiction writers, offers a major reinterpretation of Gene Wolfe’s four-volume The Book of the New Sun and its sequel The Urth of the New ...
The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

An ethologist shows man to be a gene machine whose world is one of savage competition and deceit
Arranging the Score: Portraits of the Great Arrangers

Arranging the Score: Portraits of the Great Arrangers

Gene Lees

These thirteen original essays draw together Gene Lee's observations on the craft of the arranger.
The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin

The Hungry Gene: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin

Ellen Ruppel Shell

The Hungry Gene takes an unflinching look at the spread of obesity, the most vexing scientific mysteries of our time.Acclaimed science journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell reveals the existence of a gene that causes obesity and meets the ...
Gene Cloning

Gene Cloning

Julia Lodge

Applications of gene cloning in medicine, both for diagnosis and treatment, and in the pharmaceutical industry and agriculture, are also covered in the book.
Proteomics of Spermatogenesis

Proteomics of Spermatogenesis

G. S. Gupta

But observations suggest that the gene regulation by histone acetylation may operate in both methylation dependent and independent manners (Kundo and Rao 1999; Struhl, 1998) (Fig. 14.4). Role of acetylases and deacetylases in testis germ cells and their isoform are yet to be investigated. 14.6.2. ESET Histone Methyltransferase Covalent modifications of histone tails play important roles in gene transcription and silencing. An ERG (ets - related gene)-associated protein with a SET ...
Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry

Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry

Holly George-Warren

The Life and Times of Gene Autry Holly George-Warren. as well as being featured in the movies, including Gene's 1946 picture, Sioux City Sue. 12. Philip K. Scheuer, “Town Called Hollywood,” Los Angeles Times, Aug. 4, 1940. 13.
The Unselfish Gene

The Unselfish Gene

R. Burns

What they aren''t expecting is psychosis among their own.This is the second edition of Unselfish Gene, updated with a bit more accurate scientific information about the nuclear-pulse ship featured in this novel.
The Gene: by Siddhartha Mukherjee | Summary & Analysis

The Gene: by Siddhartha Mukherjee | Summary & Analysis

Instaread

Inside this Instaread Summary of The Gene · Overview of the Book · Important People · Key Takeaways · Analysis of Key Takeaways The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee | Summary & Analysis Preview: The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee describes ...
The Neurobiology of Autism

The Neurobiology of Autism

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Jonathan Pevsner, Ph.D. The human genome is estimated to contain 35,000 genes (Lander et al., 2001 ). In all eukaryotic cells, the expression of a gene that encodes a protein proceeds in several steps: the gene is transcribed, the RNA ...
Disaster on the Mississippi: The Sultana Explosion, April ...

Disaster on the Mississippi: The Sultana Explosion, April ...

Gene Salecker

... (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-61251-773-5 (eBook) The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Salecker, Gene Eric, 1957- Disaster on the Mississippi: the Sultana Explosion, April 27, 1865/Gene Eric Salecker p. cm.
Women in Biotechnology: Creating Interfaces

Women in Biotechnology: Creating Interfaces

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Barbara Duden(*ü) and Silja Samerski Abstract: Within the last two decades the word 'gene' has migrated from science into ordinary conversation. Gene-talk has spread epidemically in political and professional arguments and ethical debates,  ...
The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success

The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success

David Epstein

Throughout, The Sports Gene forces us to rethink the very nature of success.
Hellenic Immortal:

Hellenic Immortal:

Gene Doucette

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Doucette is an awardwinning screenwriter, novelist, playwright, humorist, essayist, father, husband, cyclist, dog owner – and a few other things, too. He is, in other words, a writer. A graduate of Boston College, ...
The Rites of Passage of Jean Genet: The Art and Aesthetics ...

The Rites of Passage of Jean Genet: The Art and Aesthetics ...

Gene A. Plunka

In this book, Gene A. Plunka argues that the most important single element that solidifies all of Genet's work is the concept of metamorphosis.
Peter Shaffer: Roles, Rites, and Rituals in the Theater

Peter Shaffer: Roles, Rites, and Rituals in the Theater

Gene A. Plunka

Peter Shaffer Roles, Rites, and Rituals in the Theater GENE A. PLUNKA In this book, Gene A. Plunka has succeeded in presenting Peter Shaffer as a consummate playwright who has the unique capability of effectively combining form, content, ...
Dawkins' God: From The Selfish Gene to The God Delusion

Dawkins' God: From The Selfish Gene to The God Delusion

Alister E. McGrath

... Secondary Metabolite Production by Streptomyces Species.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (2003): 14555–61. 61 For an introduction to the core developments see Ted Everson, The Gene: A Historical Perspective.
Human Gene Evolution

Human Gene Evolution

David N. Cooper

This book presents the principles of human gene evolution.
The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired ...

The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired ...

Mark Caro

(When they got married, they merged their last names and Gene Baur became Gene Bauston. When they split years later, he went back to being Baur.) Their first rescued animal was a sheep named Hilda, whom they'd found atop a pile of  ...
Modern Rhyming Dictionary

Modern Rhyming Dictionary

Gene Lees

A modern classic! Written by renowned lyricist Gene Lees, this book contains fascinating, creative and clear techniques for writing lyrics. Invaluable to the beginner, it will prove beneficial to professionals, poets, and teachers.

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