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Why We Get Sick

The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

by George C. Williams, Randolph M. Nesse MD ...

The next time you get sick, consider this before picking up the aspirin: your body may be doing exactly what it's supposed to. In this ground-breaking book, two pioneers of the science of Darwinian medicine argue that illness as well as the factors that predispose us toward it are subject to the same laws of natural selection that otherwise make our bodies such miracles of design. Among the ... Read more

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The next time you get sick, consider this before picking up the aspirin: your body may be doing exactly what it's supposed to. In this ground-breaking book, two pioneers of the science of Darwinian medicine argue that illness as well as the factors that predispose us toward it are subject to the same laws of natural selection that otherwise make our bodies such miracles of design. Among the
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SQL Server 2022 Administration Inside Out

by Randolph West, William Assaf, Elizabeth Noble, Meagan Longoria, Martina D'Antoni, Louis Davidson ...

Series series Inside Out
Conquer SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL administration from the inside out!Dive into SQL Server 2022 administration and grow your Microsoft SQL Server data platform skillset. This well-organized reference packs in timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds, all you need to plan, implement, deploy, provision, manage, and secure SQL Server 2022 in any environment: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid, ... Read more

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Conquer SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL administration from the inside out!Dive into SQL Server 2022 administration and grow your Microsoft SQL Server data platform skillset. This well-organized reference packs in timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds, all you need to plan, implement, deploy, provision, manage, and secure SQL Server 2022 in any environment: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid,
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SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out

by Randolph West, Melody Zacharias, William Assaf, Sven Aelterman, Louis Davidson, Martina D'Antoni ...

Series series Inside Out
Conquer SQL Server 2019 administration–from the inside outDive into SQL Server 2019 administration–and really put your SQL Server DBA expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds–all you need to plan, implement, manage, and secure SQL Server 2019 in any production environment: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid. Six experts ... Read more

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Conquer SQL Server 2019 administration–from the inside outDive into SQL Server 2019 administration–and really put your SQL Server DBA expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds–all you need to plan, implement, manage, and secure SQL Server 2019 in any production environment: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid. Six experts
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Comparative Assessment of Social Issues in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean

by Brenda I. Gill, George K. Danns, Ivon Alcime, Augustine Avwunudiogba, Fagdéba A. Bakoyéma, Garfield Barnwell, Dennis C. Canterbury, Donna E. Danns, Elisha J. Dung0, Alecia D. Hoffman1, Lynn D. Schneider2, Randolph Williams3, Leonard Sitji Bombom4 ...

Using a comparative framework, this edited volume evaluates pressing social issues facing African, Latin American, and Caribbean countries. Unique in its comparative and multi-regional perspective, this book provides a scholastic and practical understanding on questions ranging from governance and security to poverty, inequality, and population health. ... Read more

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Using a comparative framework, this edited volume evaluates pressing social issues facing African, Latin American, and Caribbean countries. Unique in its comparative and multi-regional perspective, this book provides a scholastic and practical understanding on questions ranging from governance and security to poverty, inequality, and population health.
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The Laws of Slavery in Texas

Historical Documents and Essays

by William S. Pugsley, Marilyn P. Duncan ...

Series series Texas Legal Studies Series
The laws that governed the institution of slavery in early Texas were enacted over a fifty-year period in which Texas moved through incarnations as a Spanish colony, a Mexican state, an independent republic, a part of the United States, and a Confederate state. This unusual legal heritage sets Texas apart from the other slave-holding states and provides a unique opportunity to examine how slave ... Read more

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The laws that governed the institution of slavery in early Texas were enacted over a fifty-year period in which Texas moved through incarnations as a Spanish colony, a Mexican state, an independent republic, a part of the United States, and a Confederate state. This unusual legal heritage sets Texas apart from the other slave-holding states and provides a unique opportunity to examine how slave
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Mosquito in the house!

by William Randolph Wade ...

What will Harrison do? There’s a whining, biting, mosquito and he has to deal with it for his Mama and Dada who cannot stand those bugs in their house. In this 2,000 word, read-to children, or self-read by younger children humerous short story, the reader or listener will enjoy the trials and the tribulations of young Harrison as he overcomes obstacles in pursuit of his mission. ... Read more

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What will Harrison do? There’s a whining, biting, mosquito and he has to deal with it for his Mama and Dada who cannot stand those bugs in their house. In this 2,000 word, read-to children, or self-read by younger children humerous short story, the reader or listener will enjoy the trials and the tribulations of young Harrison as he overcomes obstacles in pursuit of his mission.
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The Virgin Birth of Our Lord

by Berkeley William Randolph ...

THERE are two miracles confessed in every form of the Creed—the miracle of the Conception and Birth, by which the Incarnation was effected; and the miracle of the Resurrection. These are the fundamental miracles, and are the battle-ground upon which the defenders and assailants of Christianity more especially meet.The discussion of this most sacred subject of the Virgin-Birth of our Lord has been ... Read more

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THERE are two miracles confessed in every form of the Creed—the miracle of the Conception and Birth, by which the Incarnation was effected; and the miracle of the Resurrection. These are the fundamental miracles, and are the battle-ground upon which the defenders and assailants of Christianity more especially meet.The discussion of this most sacred subject of the Virgin-Birth of our Lord has been
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Top 10 Poets, The - The Cavaliers

Five poems each from some of the best Cavalier poets

by Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, Richard Lovelace, Sir John Suckling, Edmund Waller, William Cartwright, Thomas Randolph, Sir Richard Fanshawe, Aurelian Townsend, Lord Edward Herbert of Cherbury ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Robert Maskell, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

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The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - The East Midlands

A celebration of English poems

by John Dryden, Alfred Lord Tennyson, D H Lawrence, Anne Bradstreet, John Clare, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Anna Seward, John Beaumont, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Francis Beaumont, John Skelton, Anne Askew, John William Streets, Jean Ingelow, Thomas Randolph, Jane Barker, William Lisle Bowles, Jessie Pope, Henry Kirke White, Mary Leapor ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Nigel Davenport ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to ... Read more

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Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to
... Read more
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Golf With Alan Shepard

by Carter W. Lewis ...

Narrated by John Astin, Charles Durning, John Randolph, Richard Hoyt Miller, William Schallert ...

Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

A quartet of aging retirees tee up for a witty and incisive reflection on love, faith, time, and (of course) golf. Over eighteen holes, the four men face truths ranging from the quotidian to the cosmic as they bicker and bond on the putting green.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring John Astin, Charles Durning, Richard Hoyt Miller, John Randolph and William Schallert.Directed by ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

A quartet of aging retirees tee up for a witty and incisive reflection on love, faith, time, and (of course) golf. Over eighteen holes, the four men face truths ranging from the quotidian to the cosmic as they bicker and bond on the putting green.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring John Astin, Charles Durning, Richard Hoyt Miller, John Randolph and William Schallert.Directed by
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The Hearsts

Father and Son

by Jack Casserly, William Randolph Hearst Jr. ...

Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach ...

Unabridged

12 hours

The founder of the largest US media empire, William Randolph Hearst, Sr. changed the face of American journalism forever. Hearst, Jr., with coauthor Casserly, tells the family’s story, from the gold-diggings of California to the present Hearst media empire. In a detailed, straight-forward, and earnest manner, the authors examine Hearst Sr.’s notorious brand of journalism, his contentious politics, ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

The founder of the largest US media empire, William Randolph Hearst, Sr. changed the face of American journalism forever. Hearst, Jr., with coauthor Casserly, tells the family’s story, from the gold-diggings of California to the present Hearst media empire. In a detailed, straight-forward, and earnest manner, the authors examine Hearst Sr.’s notorious brand of journalism, his contentious politics,
... Read more

Is That a Fact?

Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life

by Joe Schwarcz ...

The bestselling "quackbuster" and "tireless tub-thumper against pseudoscience" fishes for the facts in a flood of misinformation ( Maclean's).Eat this and live to 100. Don't, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what's best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The bestselling "quackbuster" and "tireless tub-thumper against pseudoscience" fishes for the facts in a flood of misinformation ( Maclean's).Eat this and live to 100. Don't, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what's best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling
... Read more

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