The organic chemists of Russia during the pre-revolutionary period included some of the most creative and talented chemists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed, this is attested by the number of reactions and empirical rules bearing their names. This volume is of interest for both historians of chemistry and organic chemists wishing to discover more about the historical development of their discipline in Russia. From the founding of the Russian Academy of Sciences by Pe...

The administrative state is the nexus of American policy making in the postwar period. The vague and sometimes conflicting policy mandates of Congress, the president, and courts are translated into real public policy in the bureaucracy. As the role of the national government has expanded, the national legislature and executive have increasingly delegated authority to administrative agencies to make fundamental policy decisions. How this administrative state is designed, its coherence, its ...

The Wolff-Kishner Reduction and Related Reactions: Discovery and Development offers a detailed discussion of this reaction, its discoverers, and its development since its discovery. Derivative name reactions—including the Wharton and Shapiro reactions—are also discussed. The book is illustrated with examples from literature and corresponding references to the primary literature to aid further reading. It provides a comprehensive review of the century of chemistry that allows the reader to ...

The Spiritual Canticle is one of the supreme poetic-theological works of Spanish mysticism, a lyrical dialogue between the soul, figured as the Bride, and Christ, the Bridegroom. Drawing on the Song of Songs, biblical exegesis, and the courtly love lyric, John of the Cross transforms desire into a rigorous map of contemplative ascent. Its alternating poetry and commentary unite exquisite symbolic density with scholastic precision, placing it within the Golden Age of Spanish literature and ...

Saint Teresa of Ávila: Collected Works gathers the major writings of one of the Spanish Golden Age's most arresting spiritual voices, including her autobiographical Life, The Way of Perfection, The Interior Castle, and foundational letters and counsels. These texts combine mystical theology, practical instruction, narrative candor, and startling psychological precision. Written in a direct, colloquial Castilian rather than scholastic abstraction, they stand at the intersection of Counter-R...

The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the complete region has generally gone uncharted when it comes to mycology. Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States at last delivers an in-depth, high-quality, user-friendly field guide, featuring more than 1,000 common and lesser-known species—some of which are being illustrated in color for the first time.Using easily identifiable characte...

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a baffling, troubling, and hard to treat phenomenon that has increased markedly in recent years. Key issues in diagnosing and treating NSSI adequately include differentiating it from attempted suicide and other mental disorders, as well as understanding the motivations for self-injury and the context in which it occurs. This accessible and practical book provides therapists and students with a clear understanding of these key issues, as well as of suitable...

Spanning the nineteenth century through the modernist era, 50 American Masterpieces to Read Before You Die surveys the formation of a national literature through fiction, poetry, memoir, travel writing, philosophical reflection, adventure, Gothic horror, romance, and social critique. Canonical meditations on freedom, conscience, nature, class, race, gender, and national expansion stand beside tales of the uncanny, frontier narratives, children's fantasy, and popular genre fiction. The volu...

Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures analyzes folk horror by looking at its recent popularity in novels and films such as The Ritual (2011), The Witch (2015), and Candyman (2021). Countering traditional views of the genre as depictions of the monstrous, rural, and pagan past trying to consume the present, the contributors to this collection posit folk horror as being able to uniquely capture the anxieties of the twenty-first ce...

This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.

She prayed the day would never come, but when her past comes calling, Melissa James has no choice but to flee. Pursued and living on the run, she finds longed-for sanctuary in Amish country. Part thriller, art romance, Sanctuary is a compelling story of revenge, the price of freedom, and the solace found in friendship.

In this book David Lewis opens the door and shares some of the surprising ways to increase your sales and grosses through the concept of Inspirational Selling. Areas of focus are; how to better understand your Customer, how to inspire your Customers to buy now and from you, how to lead your Customers to the sale and how to effective ask for the sale. Plus he touches on objections, phone ups and prospecting.