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Empirical-Statistical Downscaling

by Deliang (Goteborg Univ, Sweden) Chen, Inger (Norwegian Meteorological Inst, Norway) Hanssen-Bauer e Rasmus E (Norwegian Meteorological Inst, Norway) Benestad

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 Empirical-statistical downscaling (ESD) is a method for estimating how local climatic variables are affected by large-scale climatic conditions. ESD has been applied to local climate/weather studies for years. This textbook is suitable for next-generation climate scientists.
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Firearms - The Life Story Of A Technology

by Roger Pauly

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 Firearms tells the life story of the gun, from the hand-held weapons of ancient humans, to the medieval guns of China that propelled objects by chemical reactions, to the modern assault rifle, the gun as the primary weapon in the modern army, and the gun as a tool for hunting.
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Rockets And Missiles - The Life Story Of A Technology

by A. Bowdoin (Independent Scholar, Usa) Van Riper

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 All three principal uses of rocket technology are covered in detail: missiles as long-range strategic weapons and short-range tactical weapons, and rockets as launch vehicles for sending payloads into space The book concludes with a survey of several types of non-chemical rockets now under development for use in outer space.
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The Mexican War

by David S. Heidler e Jeanne T. Heidler

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 Victory over Mexico added vast western territories to America, but it also quickened the domestic slavery debate and crippled Mexico for decades, making the Mexican War one of our most ambiguous conflicts.
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Teen Life In The Middle East

by Ali Akbar Mahdi

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 This unique volume offers unprecedented insight into the typical day, interests, and familial, social, and cultural lives of Middle Eastern teens.
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South Asian Novelists In English - An A-To-Z Guide

by Jaina C. Sanga

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 Includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 South Asian novelists writing in English, with each entry providing biographical, critical, and bibliographical information.
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Labor Relations

by Millie A. Beik

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 Over one-hundred annotated primary documents present the shifting and often contentious place of workers in American politics and history.
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Issues In Germany, Austria, And Switzerland

by Eleanor L. Turk

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 This title distills the Germanic countries' ongoing historical and political controversies for student debate and reports. Eleven issues are considered, and essays provide extensive background information and probe hypothetical positions that demand nuanced arguments and critical-thinking skills.
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The Reformation Era

by Robert D. Linder

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 In modern spiritual revivals, religious debates, and newer Church reforms, we can still see the legacy of the era Linder calls Midwife to the Modern World. The event that Linder calls Midwife to the Modern World still resonates today, in modern spiritual revivals, religious debates, and newer Church reforms.
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The Age Of Romanticism

by Joanne F. Schneider

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 Romanticism arose as a reaction, most noticeably in the arts, to the Enlightenment's worship of Reason. This volume explores the critical aspects of the Romantic movement, including its origins as a reaction to the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, its artistic works - and its environmentalist and nationalistic legacies.
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The Abolitionist Movement

by Claudine L. Ferrell

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 Derived from the moral accountability called for by the Great Awakening and the Quaker religion, the abolitionist movement demanded not just the gradual dismantling of the system or a mandated political end to slavery, but an end to prejudice in the hearts of the American people.
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The Lewis And Clark Expedition

by Harry W. Fritz

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 Fritz demonstrates how a series of unrelated events converged to make the Lewis and Clark expeditionâ€"and America's dream of westward expansionâ€"a reality.
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The Trail Of Tears And Indian Removal

by Amy H. Sturgis

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 In 1838, President Andrew Jackson's administration forcibly relocated Cherokees from their homelands in Georgia to the Western territories. This book explores the events surrounding this removal, including the conflict between Cherokee culture's preservation and the call to assimilate, and the negotiation of legislation and land treaties.
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Encyclopedia Of Scientific Principles, Laws, And Theories - (2 Volumes)

by Robert E. Krebs

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 Offers a discussion of the scientific principles, laws and theories, along with their everyday uses. This title describes some scientific concepts in the areas of astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, medicine, meteorology, and physics. It includes Calvin's Carbon Cycle and Clausius' Laws and Theory of Thermodynamics.
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The Ottoman Empire

by Mehrdad Kia

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 Offers a social and historical exploration of the Ottoman Empire. This book explores the Central Asian Origins of the empire, the conquest of Asia Minor, the Fall of Constantinople, the decline of empire and European conquest, reform and political awakening, and the rise of nationalism and the disintegration of the Ottoman state.
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Maritime Exploration In The Age Of Discovery, 1415-1800

by Ronald S. Love

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 Contains narrative chapters that guide the reader from Marco Polo's exploration of the Mongol empire to Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, the search for a Northern Passage, Henry Hudson's voyage to Greenland, the discovery of Tahiti, and more.
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Charles Darwin And The Origin Of Species

by Keith A. Francis

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 Published in 1859, "The Origin of Species" challenged the belief in the fixity of species and argued that species can adapt to their environment and develop accordingly. This book explores how Darwin came to these conclusions and includes biographies of influential figures, primary source letters and selections from "The Origin of Species".
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The Biology Of Religious Behavior - The Evolutionary Origins Of Faith And Religion

by Jay R. Feierman

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 Offers a fresh and detailed take on the evolution of religious behavior from a biobehavioral perspective, promoting a new understanding that may help build bridges across the religious divide. There has been much recent interest in the study of religion from the perspective of Darwinian evolution.
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Psychology Of Champions - How To Win At Sports And Life With The Focus Edge Of Super-Athletes

by David Ryback e James J. Barrell

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 The first book to gather firsthand accounts of successful practices, and thinking habits, of sports legends and super-athletesâ€"from across sports including football, baseball, basketball, boxing, golf, car-racing, and swimmingâ€"this work holds lessons that can power not only athletic success, but winning in any daily challenges of life or work.
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Slave Revolts

by Johannes Postma

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 Since the days of antiquity people have been forced into servitude because of differences in gender, race, class, religion, or level of power. This volume discusses age and gender, caste and class, and origin and ethnicity as the factors, effects and legacy of one of the oldest and most outrageous human practices.
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The French And Indian War

by Alfred A. Cave

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 Details the events of the French and Indian War, which was but the American front of a much larger war being waged in Europe, the outcome of which had significant consequences for both North America and the world.
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The Scientific Revolution And The Foundations Of Modern Science

by Wilbur Applebaum

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 Designed as an introduction to the age of the scientific revolution, this book offers readers and researchers an appealing mix of narrative chapters, biographical sketches of key figures, and annotated primary documents.

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