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Based on thirty-five years of fieldwork, Glassie's Vernacular Architecture synthesizes a career of concern with traditional building. He articulates the key principles of architectural analysis, and then, centering his argument in the United States, but drawing comparative examples from many locations in Europe and Asia, he shows how architecture can be a prime resource for the one who would write a democratic and comprehensive history.
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His dark materials volume 3
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English
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The unforgettable His Dark Materials trilogy that began with The Golden Compass and continued with The Subtle Knife, reaches its astonishing conclusion in The Amber Spyglass. These modern fantasy classics have been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek as a "Top 100 Book of All Time"
Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take...
Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take...
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His dark materials volume 1
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English
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Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
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His dark materials volume 2
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English
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The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery.
Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will—a boy on the run, a murderer—a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where...
Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will—a boy on the run, a murderer—a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where...
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Cada vez son más acuciantes los problemas derivados de la intoxicación, en sus más variadas formas. El alcohol, el tabaco y las drogas en general constituyen la fuente principal de este problema, que en algunos puntos del mundo alcanza las dimensiones de una epidemia. A este cúmulo de productos clásicos de intoxicación, cabe añadir otros que no por menos conocidos se muestran necesariamente innocuos. La generalización del consumo incontrolado...
6) Wool
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Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Everyday materials introduces children to the materials that are all around them. Wool is made into thousands of things we use every day, such as clothing, felt-tip pens, and tennis balls. Find out what properties wool has, where wool comes from, and how wool is made.
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Material girl novels (Keisha Ervin) volume 1
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English
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Dylan Monroe is the kind of chick females love to hate, but children and dogs mysteriously adore. She's a material girl, living in a material world filled with diamonds, furs, limousines, celebrities, and private planes. To the world, she has it all, but behind closed doors, she has nothing. Almost bankrupt, she finds solace with State, a wealthy entrepreneur with a heart of steel, the man who breaks her heart time and time again. When State leaves...
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Este manual de lingüística pretende salir al paso de las exigencias que plantean las titulaciones universitarias en el marco de la integración europea. Las nuevas directrices sobre planes de estudios aconsejan la elaboración de textos que faciliten el trabajo autónomo del estudiante, y que sean capaces de ofrecer simultáneamente enfoques teóricos y aplicados de las disciplinas científicas. En este libro los autores aúnan los contenidos tradicionales...
9) Cotton
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Modern, bright photography and age-appropriate text engage young learners in an exploration of everyday materials in this new series. Using simple, colorful, familiar objects to demonstrate the characteristics of such textiles as silk, cotton, wool, and nylon, each installment encourages readers to ask and answer questions and to plan and conduct simple investigations. Based on National Science Education Standards, this series is an ideal supplement...
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La filosofía de la mente, la reflexión sobre la naturaleza de lo mental y sus relaciones con el mundo físico y el comportamiento, han experimentado un fuerte desarrollo desde mediados del siglo pasado. Esta obra pretende introducir al lector en las cuestiones centrales de la filosofía de la mente, ofreciéndole una guía clara y accesible de este intrincado territorio. El libro está dividido en tres partes. La primera y más extensa aborda el...
11) Material Girl 2
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Material girl novels (Keisha Ervin) volume 2
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English
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Dylan Monroe, our favorite shopaholic, is back! She's three months pregnant and madly in love with the father of her child, sexy heavyweight champion, Angel. The only problem is the long-legged Victoria's Secret model standing in the way of getting him back. If that weren't enough stress, her Jack Daniel's-loving mother, Candy, returns to stir up even more trouble.
Unsure of how to face her future as a single mother, Dylan reverts back to the only...
12) Nylon
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Modern, bright photography and age-appropriate text engage young learners in an exploration of everyday materials in this new series. Using simple, colorful, familiar objects to demonstrate the characteristics of such textiles as silk, cotton, wool, and nylon, each installment encourages readers to ask and answer questions and to plan and conduct simple investigations. Based on National Science Education Standards, this series is an ideal supplement...
13) Silk
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English
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Modern, bright photography and age-appropriate text engage young learners in an exploration of everyday materials in this new series. Using simple, colorful, familiar objects to demonstrate the characteristics of such textiles as silk, cotton, wool, and nylon, each installment encourages readers to ask and answer questions and to plan and conduct simple investigations. Based on National Science Education Standards, this series is an ideal supplement...
14) Wool
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English
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Modern, bright photography and age-appropriate text engage young learners in an exploration of everyday materials in this new series. Using simple, colorful, familiar objects to demonstrate the characteristics of such textiles as silk, cotton, wool, and nylon, each installment encourages readers to ask and answer questions and to plan and conduct simple investigations. Based on National Science Education Standards, this series is an ideal supplement...
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass are available together in one volume perfect for any fan or newcomer to this modern fantasy classic series that has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children...
These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children...
16) Made of Cloth
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English
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Appealing photos and simple text highlight items made of cloth, such as hats, flags, rag dolls and more.
17) Made of Paper
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English
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Beginning readers will identify common objects made of paper, including greeting cards, posters, and books.
18) Made of Wood
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English
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This accessible text introduces kids to barns, doors, tables, and other things made of wood.
19) Culinary Tourism
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English
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Culinary Tourism is the first book to consider food as both a destination and a means for tourism. The book's contributors examine the many intersections of food, culture and tourism in public and commercial contexts, in private and domestic settings, and around the world. The contributors argue that the sensory experience of eating provides people with a unique means of communication. Editor Lucy explains how and why interest in foreign food is expanding...
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Español
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En este texto se introduce el álgebra a partir de la paradoja de Russell y se construye la teoría de conjuntos y los distintos tipos de números con estructuras que permiten evitarla. El autor se recrea en el desarrollo de las álgebras tensoriales y exteriores introducidas a partir de la estructura de módulo, para continuar con las de espacios vectoriales y álgebras asociativas. Termina la obra con el estudio de las álgebras de Clifford y se...
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