Product Description: Arising from the third Cary Conference held in 1989, Comparative Analyses of Ecosystems investigates the utility and limitations of cross-system comparisons in ecology. The contributors, all well-known in their field, support their conclusions on the use and meaning of such comparisons by presenting novel analyses of data utilizing a variety of cross-system approaches in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial systems...read more

Product Description: Written to provide homeowners with factual information about the installation and use of solar energy, this book in indispensable as it educates and informs how to achieve an affordable, reliable solar energy installation. Meant to be shared with the installer, electrician, or contractor, this book outlines all of the important design and cost issues that are often overlooked, resulting in less than satisfactory performance and elevated costs...read more

Product Description: An examination, through personal narratives and reflective commentary, of life without sensation or movement in the body.In writing Still Lives, Jonathan Cole wanted to find out about living in a wheelchair, without having what he calls "the doctor/patient thing" intervene...read more

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Product Description: What is special about the face, and what happens when neurological conditions make expression or comprehension of the face unavailable? Through a mix of science, autobiography, case studies, and speculation, Jonathan Cole shows the importance not only of facial expressions for communication among individuals but also of facial embodiment for our sense of self...read more

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