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Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:47:06 -0500

Textbooks - Sampling and Statistical Methods for Behavioral Ecologists by Jonathan Bart, Michael A. Fligner, William I. Notz. This book describes the sampling and statistical methods used most often by behavioral ecologists and field biologists. Written by a biologist and two statisticians, it provides a rigorous discussion together with worked examples of statistical concepts and methods that are generally not covered in introductory courses, and which are consequently poorly understood and applied by field biologists. The first section reviews important issues such as defining the statistical population and the sampling plan when using non-random methods for sample selection, bias, interpretation of statistical tests, confidence intervals and multiple comparisons. After a detailed discussion of sampling methods and multiple regression, subsequent chapters discuss specialized problems such as pseudoreplication, and their solutions. It will quickly become the statistical handbook for all field biologists. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=73374

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Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:46:06 -0500

Textbooks - Differences that Matter by Sara Ahmed. Differences That Matter challenges existing ways of theorising the relationship between feminism and postmodernism which ask 'is or should feminism be modern or postmodern?' Sara Ahmed suggests that postmodernism has been allowed to dictate feminist debates and calls instead for feminist theorists to speak (back) to postmodernism, rather than simply speak on (their relationship to) it. Such a 'speaking back' involves a refusal to position postmodernism as a generalisable condition of the world and requires closer readings of what postmodernism is actually 'doing' in a variety of disciplinary contexts. Sara Ahmed hence examines constructions of postmodernism in relation to rights, ethics, subjectivity, authorship, meta-fiction and film. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=24680

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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:44:15 -0500

Textbooks - Language and Solitude by Ernest Gellner. Ernest Gellner (1925-1995) has been described as 'one of the last great central European polymath intellectuals'. His last book throws new light on two leading thinkers of their time. Wittgenstein, arguably the most influential and the most cited philosopher of the twentieth century, is famous for having propounded two radically different philosophical positions. Malinowski, the founder of modern British social anthropology, is usually credited with being the inventor of ethnographic fieldwork, a fundamental research method throughout the social sciences. In a highly original way, Gellner shows how the thought of both men grew from a common background of assumptions - widely shared in the Habsburg Empire of their youth - about human nature, society, and language. Tying together themes which preoccupied him throughout his working life, Gellner epitomizes his belief that philosophy - far from 'leaving everything as it is' - is about important historical, social and personal issues. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=49168

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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:43:14 -0500

Textbooks - Amino Acids and Peptides by G. C. Barrett, D. T. Elmore. This text is suitable for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in chemistry and biochemistry studying amino acids and peptides. The authors concentrate on amino acids and peptides without detailed discussions of proteins, although the book gives all the essential background chemistry, including sequence determination, synthesis and spectroscopic methods, to enable the reader to appreciate protein behaviour at the molecular level. The approach is intended to encourage the reader to cross classical boundaries, as in the later chapters on the biological roles of amino acids and the design of peptide-based drugs. For example, there is a section on the enzyme-catalysed synthesis of peptides, with suitable examples, an area often neglected in texts describing peptide synthesis. This modern text will be of value in the amino acid, peptide and protein field, to advanced undergraduates, graduate students and research workers. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=6553

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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:41:49 -0500

Textbooks - Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt by Robert Marks. This book is a significant contribution to both Chinese and environmental history. It is groundbreaking in its methods and in its findings. Challenging the conventional wisdom conveyed by Western environmental historians about China, this book examines the correlations between economic and environmental changes in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi from 1400 to 1850, but also provides substantial background from 2CE on. Robert Marks discusses the impact of population growth on land-use patterns, the agro-ecology of the region, and deforestation; the commercialisation of agriculture and its implications for ecological change; the impact of climatic change on agriculture; and the ways in which the human population responded to environmental challenges. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=119920

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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:40:39 -0500

Textbooks - Emotion, Social Theory, and Social Structure by J. M. Barbalet. Emotion, Social Theory, and Social Structure takes sociology in a new direction. It examines key aspects of social structure by using a fresh understanding of emotions categories. Through that synthesis emerge new perspectives on rationality, class structure, social action, conformity, basic rights, and social change. As well as giving an innovative view of social processes, J. M. Barbalet's study also reveals unappreciated aspects of emotions by considering fear, resentment, vengefulness, shame, and confidence in the context of social structure. While much has been written on the social consequences of excessive or pathological emotions, this book demonstrates the centrality of emotions to routine operations of social interaction. Dr Barbalet also re-evaluates the nature of social theory, for once the importance of emotions to social processes becomes clear, the intellectual constitution of sociology, and therefore its history, must be rethought. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=28027

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Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:14:08 -0500

Textbooks - Linguistic Anthropology by Alessandro Duranti. In this innovative textbook, Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field which studies language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. The theories and methods of linguistic anthropology are introduced through a discussion of linguistic diversity, grammar in use, the role of speaking in social interaction, the organisation and meaning of conversational structures, and the notion of participation as a unit of analysis. An entire chapter is devoted to the notion of culture, and there are invaluable methodological chapters on ethnography and transcription. Original in its treatment and yet eminently clear and readable, Linguistic Anthropology will appeal to both upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=51175

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Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:13:21 -0500

Textbooks - New Models in Geography - Vol 2 by Richard Peet. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=60102

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Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:12:12 -0500

Textbooks - First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills Exam) by Vikas Bhushan. The CSE survival guide! This preparation guide for the Clinical Skills Exam (CSE) includes the most frequently tested patient cases, discussions of each case, as well as test-taking strategies and must-know facts. The CSE will be mandatory for all U.S. and Canadian medical school graduates beginning with the class of 2005 and is currently mandatory for all international medical graduates seeking U.S. medical certification. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=32101

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Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:17:00 -0500

Textbooks - Neuroscience: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review by Allan Siegel. 500 USMLE-type questions, answers & explanations High-yield facts reinforce key concepts Targets what you really need to know Student-tested and reviewed PreTest is the medical students most dynamic weapon for mastering the USMLE Step 1. Designed to simulate the exam Reviewed by recent examinees Mimics the real exam, question by question PreTest is the closest you can get to seeing the test before you take it. This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you: Get to know material on course exams and the USMLE Step 1 Practice with 500 clinically-oriented multiple-choice questions Review key facts for exam success Build confidence, skills, and knowledge There are plenty of answers out there. But only PreTest delivers USMLE-type questions, in USMLE format. Open this PreTest for: 500 board-type questions High-yield facts for board and course review Referenced answers with concise explanations Great for neuroscience course review and exams too! This Neuroscience PreTest asks the right questions so youll know the right answers. Open it and start learning whats on the test. Some questions on the USMLE seemed to have come right out of my PreTest.a medical student who recently passed the USMLE Step 1. Purchase At: http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=59902