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THE FOREMOST OF THE 108 UPANISHADS The Sankskrit words 'Sri Isopanisad' mean "the knowledge that brings one nearer to the Supreme Person." As such, Sri Isopanishad directly counters the teachings of modern science, which say that at the root of existence lies not a person but merely abstract laws governing the chance collision of subatomic particles in the vast void of time and space. Individually, we rebel at the proposal that we can be analy...

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Die Kritische Ausgabe umfasst die Wiedergabe aller von Hofmannsthal veröffentlichten und nachgelassenen Werke, Fragmente und Notierungen. Der kritische Apparat stellt die Entstehungsgeschichte der Texte anhand von Briefen, Tagebüchern sowie anderen Aufzeichnungen dar. Die Texterläuterungen bieten Wort- und Sachkommentaren sowie Hinweise auf Anspielungen und Parallelstellen im Werk Hofmannsthals. Bislang umfasst die Kritische Ausgabe 41 Bände, ...

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This celebrated program simulates the growth of individual trees on small forest plots, taking into account such factors as air temperature, rainfall, soil nitrogen, and competition among trees for light. Based on the original JABOWA model, this version has been extensively modified, recodedin C, and features new input and output designed specifically for use on personal computers.

Lewis Feuer, a distinguished philosopher and social critic, has presented a remarkable thesis in Imperialism and the Anti-Imperialist Mind. Feuer regards imperialism as a natural political process, and one that is endemic to all nations under all political and social systems. The significant distinction to make is whether a given imperialistic period is progressive or regressive. The greatest historical advances, maintains Feuer, have been mad...

Mercy killing, " "assisting a suicide, " "planning your own death, " and "euthanasia" are once again high-profile issues. Recent popular referendums have sought to legalize doctor-assisted suicide, while best-selling books have been published about how to kill yourself. In short, Americans are searching for more control over their own mortality. Hemlock's Cup is the first history of the active euthanasia movement in America, as represented by ...

This fresh and insightful look at what makes men and women unique examines the genetic and hormonal bases of sex, looks at size, strength, endurance, and many other differences including sensory organs, the brain and mind, health and illnesses, and the ways in which men and women express emotion. Illustrations.

Factual and entertaining, compact and easy to follow, A Walking Tour of the University at Buffalo takes the reader on a fascinating architectural tour of the State University of New York, the centerpiece of America's largest university system. Featuring guides of both the north and south campuses, their history and heritage, author Frances Rupley offers easy-to-follow maps as well as photographs of the most impressive structures. At the turn o...

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Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Geleitwort -- Inhalt -- Verzeichnis der erstgenannten Autoren -- Hygiene in deutschen Krankenhäusern: Auswertung einer Erhebung im März 1992 -- Hygieneregeln in der Chirurgie - auf der Suche nach Fakten -- History of surgical hygiene procedures - only tradition? -- Criteria for evaluation of hygiene procedures and examples in surgical practice -- Hygiene-Richtlinien: Vorgaben der Träger, des Bundesgesundheitsamtes und...

It is almost impossible to find a guide that helps teenagers cope with grief. Today's young people, who face tremendous and complex pressures even without the trauma of death, need more guidance than anyone in times of tragedy. Award-winning author Grollman fills this need with this compassionate book written especially for teens. Journal section.

In this systematic interpretation of the Soviet experience, Daniels places Perestroika firmly in its long-term historical perspective, as the final stage in a broad theory of revolutionary process beginning with the Russian Revolution of 1917.

This book explores the impact on Third World women of the stringent economic prescriptions of the World Bank and IMF. Introductory chapters explain in non-jargonistic terms exactly what structural adjustment is. These are followed by feminist critiques of its implications, and then a series of carefully chosen case studies examining the specific dimensions of structural adjustment in countries as diverse as Jamaica, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Turk...