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The Role Of Centrosema, Desmodium, And Stylosanthes In Improving Tropical Pastures

by Robert L Burt, Peter P Rotar, J. L. Walker, M. W. Silvey ...

This integrated collection describes the importance of forage legumes for pasture development and improvement in the tropics and subtropics. Leading agronomists review the magnitude of the need for pasture improvement; tropical and subtropical soil and climate environments; reports of the successful use of legumes in pasture development in a wet and a dry tropical environment; and the scope of the ... Read more

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This integrated collection describes the importance of forage legumes for pasture development and improvement in the tropics and subtropics. Leading agronomists review the magnitude of the need for pasture improvement; tropical and subtropical soil and climate environments; reports of the successful use of legumes in pasture development in a wet and a dry tropical environment; and the scope of the
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Genes in Conflict

The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements

by Austin Burt, Robert Trivers ...

In evolution, most genes survive and spread within populations because they increase the ability of their hosts (or their close relatives) to survive and reproduce. But some genes spread in spite of being harmful to the host organism—by distorting their own transmission to the next generation, or by changing how the host behaves toward relatives. As a consequence, different genes in a single ... Read more

$31.99 USD

In evolution, most genes survive and spread within populations because they increase the ability of their hosts (or their close relatives) to survive and reproduce. But some genes spread in spite of being harmful to the host organism—by distorting their own transmission to the next generation, or by changing how the host behaves toward relatives. As a consequence, different genes in a single
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Justice and Empathy

Toward a Constitutional Ideal

by Robert A. Burt ...

An impassioned argument for the role of courts as a moral and social agent for change and protecting the vulnerable The Supreme Court long considered its highest mission to be the protection of individual liberty from intrusion by government, but the court shifted its focus to social and economic equality. Constitutional scholar Robert A. Burt explores this shift and its implications, especially ... Read more

$58.99 USD

An impassioned argument for the role of courts as a moral and social agent for change and protecting the vulnerable The Supreme Court long considered its highest mission to be the protection of individual liberty from intrusion by government, but the court shifted its focus to social and economic equality. Constitutional scholar Robert A. Burt explores this shift and its implications, especially
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Chance

by Robert B. Parker ...

Narrated by Burt Reynolds ...

Series series Spenser
Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

Boston hoodlum Julius Ventura wants to find his daughter's missing husband. At least that's how he puts it to Spenser and Hawk, even though it's clear that Julius isn't telling the whole truth—or maybe not any part of the truth. Something about the case appeals to Spenser's passion for justice, though, and he launches an odyssey that leads him and Hawk into the netherworld of organized crime.From ... Read more

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Boston hoodlum Julius Ventura wants to find his daughter's missing husband. At least that's how he puts it to Spenser and Hawk, even though it's clear that Julius isn't telling the whole truth—or maybe not any part of the truth. Something about the case appeals to Spenser's passion for justice, though, and he launches an odyssey that leads him and Hawk into the netherworld of organized crime.From
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Hush Money

by Robert B. Parker ...

Narrated by Burt Reynolds ...

Series series Spenser
Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

When Robin Nevins is denied acceptance into an exclusive university, Spenser is eager to investigate. It seems the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper, he is immersed in a multicultural swamp of politics: black, gay, academic, and feminist. Meanwhile, Spenser's girlfriend Susan asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend who is being stalked. ... Read more

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When Robin Nevins is denied acceptance into an exclusive university, Spenser is eager to investigate. It seems the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper, he is immersed in a multicultural swamp of politics: black, gay, academic, and feminist. Meanwhile, Spenser's girlfriend Susan asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend who is being stalked.
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In the Whirlwind

God and Humanity in Conflict

by Robert A. Burt ...

God deserves obedience simply because he’s God—or does he? Inspired by a passion for biblical as well as constitutional scholarship, in this bold exploration Yale Law Professor Robert A. Burt conceptualizes the political theory of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. God’s authority as expressed in these accounts is not a given. It is no less inherently problematic and in need of justification than ... Read more

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God deserves obedience simply because he’s God—or does he? Inspired by a passion for biblical as well as constitutional scholarship, in this bold exploration Yale Law Professor Robert A. Burt conceptualizes the political theory of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. God’s authority as expressed in these accounts is not a given. It is no less inherently problematic and in need of justification than
... Read more
Anyone Who Had a Heart

My Life and Music

by Burt Bacharach, Robert Greenfield ...

One of the greatest songwriters of all time finally shares his story in this "absorbing" autobiography ( Rolling Stone).From his tumultuous marriages and the tragic loss of his daughter to his collaborations with Dionne Warwick and the surprising stories behind the songs that generations have come to know and love, Burt Bacharach offers a frank, moving account of an unparalleled life.Over six ... Read more

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One of the greatest songwriters of all time finally shares his story in this "absorbing" autobiography ( Rolling Stone).From his tumultuous marriages and the tragic loss of his daughter to his collaborations with Dionne Warwick and the surprising stories behind the songs that generations have come to know and love, Burt Bacharach offers a frank, moving account of an unparalleled life.Over six
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Small Vices

by Robert B. Parker ...

Narrated by Burt Reynolds ...

Series series Spenser
Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

Spenser finds himself fighting for his life when he takes on a murder case for Ellis Alves, a Black man with a criminal record who says he was framed. From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects. But when an assassin with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, is the chance for justice dead? ... Read more

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Spenser finds himself fighting for his life when he takes on a murder case for Ellis Alves, a Black man with a criminal record who says he was framed. From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects. But when an assassin with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, is the chance for justice dead?
... Read more

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Hush Money

by Robert B. Parker ...

Narrated by Burt Reynolds ...

Series series Spenser
Abridged

3 hours 27 min

When Robin Nevins is denied acceptance into an exclusive university, Spenser is eager to investigate. It seems the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper, he is immersed in a multicultural swamp of politics: black, gay, academic, and feminist. Meanwhile, Spenser's girlfriend Susan asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend who is being stalked. ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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When Robin Nevins is denied acceptance into an exclusive university, Spenser is eager to investigate. It seems the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper, he is immersed in a multicultural swamp of politics: black, gay, academic, and feminist. Meanwhile, Spenser's girlfriend Susan asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend who is being stalked.
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Owen Clancys Run Of Luck (Unabridged)

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by BURT L. STANDISH ...

Narrated by Robert Adams, Bonnie Stevenson, Judith Reed, Bruce Johnson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 9 min

Calling all grease monkeys and thrill seekers! Buckle up for "Owen Clancy's Run of Luck," a high-octane dime novel adventure. Meet Owen Clancy, a man with a knack for machines and a nose for trouble. When Owen rescues a young runaway named Jimmie, he's thrown into a world of stolen cars, secret garages, and a mysterious villain known only as "The Black Mask." Owen's mechanical skills land him a ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Calling all grease monkeys and thrill seekers! Buckle up for "Owen Clancy's Run of Luck," a high-octane dime novel adventure. Meet Owen Clancy, a man with a knack for machines and a nose for trouble. When Owen rescues a young runaway named Jimmie, he's thrown into a world of stolen cars, secret garages, and a mysterious villain known only as "The Black Mask." Owen's mechanical skills land him a
... Read more
Fields of Vision

Essays on the Travels of William Bartram

by Stephanie C. Haas, Mark Williams, Edward J. Cashin, Robert S. Davis, Arlene Fradkin, Mallory O'Connor, Jerald T. Milanich, Michael Bond, Burt Kornegay, Robert J. Malone, Stephanie Volmer, Marc C. Minno, Maria Minno, Joel T. Fry, Dr. Craig T. Sheldon Jr., Ph.D., Kent D. Perkins Jr. ...

A classic work of history, ethnography, and botany, and an examination of the life and environs of the 18th-century southWilliam Bartram was a naturalist, artist, and author of Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the ExtensiveTerritories of the Muscogulees, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Choctaws. The book, based on his ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A classic work of history, ethnography, and botany, and an examination of the life and environs of the 18th-century southWilliam Bartram was a naturalist, artist, and author of Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the ExtensiveTerritories of the Muscogulees, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Choctaws. The book, based on his
... Read more
Jews in American Politics

Essays

by Joyce Antler, Jerome A. Chanes, David G. Dalin, Matthew R. Kerbel, Connie L. McNeely, Gerald M. Pomper, Miles A. Pomper, Edward Shapiro, David M. Shribman, Susan J. Tolchin, Kenneth D. Wald, Stephen J. Whitfield, Robert A. Burt, Benjamin Ginsberg, Anna Greenberg, Joseph I. Lieberman, Steven L. Spiegel ...

Joseph Lieberman's Vice Presidential nomination and Presidential candidacy are neither the first nor last words on signal Jewish achievements in American politics. Jews have played an important role in American government since the early 1800s at least, and in view of the 2004 election, there is no political office outside the reach of Jewish American citizens.For the first time, Jews in American ... Read more

$55.99 USD

Joseph Lieberman's Vice Presidential nomination and Presidential candidacy are neither the first nor last words on signal Jewish achievements in American politics. Jews have played an important role in American government since the early 1800s at least, and in view of the 2004 election, there is no political office outside the reach of Jewish American citizens.For the first time, Jews in American
... Read more

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