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Poetry. Juliet S. Kono's second book, TSUNAMI YEARS, packs an unexpectedly hard poetic punch. From the first section, which grips you in the hilariously poignant caring for a mother-in-law with Alzheimer's Disease, to the ending section where another kind of madness drives a son over the edge, you will feel the rush of emotional waves that more than matches the real tsunami poems in between. This is a book for real people to read.

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In her third book, Zoey Landale explores the darkened rooms of family myth and history. Focusing on family members from the past - matrons, suicides and brilliant eccentrics - she investigates their lives and the shadowy but potent power they exert over the present. Especially powerful is the description of the earlier women of Landale's family - strong yet struggling to find their own voices. Burning Stone enacts a journey into the light, the...

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What is the price of federalism? Does it result in governmental interconnections that are too complex? Does it create overlapping responsibilities? Does it perpetuate social inequalities? Does it stifle economic growth? To answer these questions, Paul Peterson sets forth two theories of federalism: functional and legislative. Functional theory is optimistic. It says that each level of the federal system is well designed to carry out the tasks ...

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This volume contains the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Limnology and Oceanography held in Evian in May 1993. There were about 200 participants, with 64 communications and 53 posters, 42 manuscripts were selected by the Scientific Committee to provide the material for this book, which successfully shows that the different scientific communities are able to compare their individual approaches and develop new methods in co...

This well-illustrated volume brings together for the first time current research on all aspects of the genus Thermus-covering ecology, isolation, taxonomy, physiology, molecular biology and genetics, cell structure, and biotechnology. Featured in this reference is a 16s RNA data collection to help researchers differentiate the various species. Noteworthy chapters include a discussion of the applications and enzymes produced by Thermus as well ...