Bøger af Robert Martin

A leading primatologist offers a provocative new look at the past, present and future of sex, pregnancy, and childcare

Hydroxybenzophenones are most useful synthetic intermediates in the chemical industry, for example in pharmaceuticals, dyes, fragrances, agrochemicals, explosives and plastics. In this handbook, the diverse methods of obtaining over 1900 hydroxybenzophenones are described, and their physico-chemical properties and spectroscopic data references are indicated. Hence, ketones are classified methodically. They are thus easily accessible from three tables - the molecular formula index, the chemical abstracts registry numbers, and the usual names index. This work should prove to be a valuable tool for laboratory work and research and development departments. This handbook is particularly intended for engineers in chemical synthesis and academic as well as industrial researchers from various branches of chemistry.

"Adorable A-Z coloring, Tracing And Writing book for kids!"Let's make preschool learning easy...We have printed the art on single-sided pages. Each image printed on one side with a black-colored backside. It helps so much for markers, gel pens, and watercolor pencils. So your children can use more different instruments for coloring without bleeding through.This coloring book contains cute cartoon alphabet picture and tracing worksheets for learning the alphabet letter from A to Z, Provide a fun and easy way to practice letter recognition skills for both uppercase and lowercase letters.There may be many toddler workbooks available, but we offer you quality learning activities for 3 year olds. We know that kids love learning to write on their own, so don't delay to get their hands on this preschool workbook.Kids will love coloring these fun cartoon alphabet coloring pages.BOOK DETAILS Cute Cover DesignOne alphabets at a time on one page to introduce your kid with the shape of the each letter in detail.Perfectly sized at 8.5" x 11" for kids who are learning to write for the first time. 105 Pages. ABC Sign and Color pages (one-sided coloring page for less bleed-through.Activity 1 Alphabet coloring fun! One page for each letter of the alphabet, plus an adorable cartoon to color! This is a great activity for learning the alphabet.Activity 2 Handwriting basic uppercase and lowercase letters and children have to trace the dots for letter recognition.Activities such as coloring will improve your child's pencil grip, as well as helping them to relax, self regulate their mood and develop their imagination.So if your child loves unicorns, stars and rainbows, then order your copy today..journals are the perfect gift for any occasion.Get Your book Today It's Your Ideal Choice !

E-baby is the story of Jamie LaRusso, a single mother who has raised her two sons and is ready to start living life on her own again. After moving to a new town, she meets a man at work who becomes her best friend. One summer day as they are lounging at a swimming pool, they agree it would be great to have a baby together as long as they didn't have to raise it. Creating a baby and putting it up for adoption seems like a good plan until their friend Lorene is mistakenly convinced they are going to try to sell the baby on eBay. Through an unpredictable chain of events, their story reaches Michael Olsen, a producer of reality television for ABC. He creates E-baby, the first reality show where couples are in competition to adopt a baby on national television. Each week as viewers vote another couple off the show, the emotional stakes get higher for Jamie and the father of E-baby. They realize that nothing could have prepared them for living in the middle of a reality show.

The Thompson Tract is a property in southeastern Tennessee, of great environmental importance, owned by a grandfatherly John Thompson, known locally as JT. An unscrupulous land developer, Sam Webster, plans to destroy thousands of acres of primitive wilderness after the death of the last heir but angry spirits close to the land rise and lead the local wildlife in a fight to reclaim the property. "The Caretakers" offers the reader a woodland adventure story of natural landscapes intertwined with escaped convicts, rescue, murder, after-life and new found love. Come take a walk on the Thompson Tract.

Red Beans and Mush is a collection of memories from the days when seven boys grew up together. World was II was on most of the time and all families were effected. But the times the boys had together were never forgotten. Please enjoy these special memories.

Meet Clara, a five-year-old girl that is super positive and super happy. If something disappoints, she smiles it away. If something is wrong, she does her best to fix it. Clara learns that she has brain cancer. Her treatment requires surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Like any child, she first resists the need for radiation treatment and years of having to take medicine. She asks questions, her way of making sure that this is the best way to fix it. She reluctantly agrees, and although she is afraid, she maintains her positive attitude. Following the radiation treatment, Clara discovers that she has special powers that allow her to connect with animals in extraordinary ways she can tell what they are feeling inside, understand what they are saying and they can understand her. Clara's journey takes her to the dog park, where her dog Maggie is frightened by Fang the bully; the zoo where the sea lion Fuzzy is embarrassed to be seen; and the Cheetahs' den where Dash seems very angry about something. Clara quickly recognizes that, fear, embarrassment, and anger, are the same feelings she experienced with cancer and the cancer treatments. She responds to their plight with her winning attitude and special powers, helping them to overcome their negative feelings, making them happy once again. All terminally ill victims need support from family and friends, as well as their own courage to remain positive and diligent. For children, it's even harder. The fear they have from not understanding anything that is happening to them only adds to their anxiety: "What is cancer? Why me? Did I do something wrong?" SuperClara - A Young Girl's Story of Cancer, Bravery and Courage, presents answers in a way that instills comfort to the child battling a terminal disease and at the same time provides a much-needed injection of courage. SuperClara's story can also be an inspiration to anyone who is discouraged for any reason; it puts life's challenges and disappointments into perspective. It helps people of all age be more appreciative of their present circumstances. The funds generated will be directed to the Bridge to a Cure Foundation. The mission of Bridge to a Cure is to provide funds to research life-sustaining-treatments for terminally ill victims. The expectation is that the research will not only consider current and prior clinical trials, but also drugs that are off patent, and many of the alternative treatments.

For courses in Object-Oriented Design, C++ Intermediate Programming, and Object-Oriented Programming. Written for software engineers GÇ£in the trenches,GÇ¥ this text focuses on the technologyGÇöthe principles, patterns, and processGÇöthat help software engineers effectively manage increasingly complex operating systems and applications. There is also a strong emphasis on the people behind the technology. This text will prepare students for a career in software engineering and serve as an on-going education for software engineers.

Do not stretch the truth because it might be like a rubber band. if you stretch the truth it might break and pop you in the mouth. It could be a story that you are telling or a lie.

A hardboiled detective mystery from 1952, originally published by Gold Medal Books under the author's pseudonym, "Lee Roberts."

An important resource for the synthesis of intermediates of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. Aromatic Hydroxyketones from Butanone to Dotriacontanone provides the reader with exhaustive information covering structure, preparation, physicochemical characteristics, as well as a related bibliography.

The special bond between Keira and Papa shines as they join together to solve their first crime -- The Case of the Missing Crown Jewels. Keira is an 8-year old with red hair, hot pink glasses, and dresses like Pippi Longstockings. She is not as confident as her fashion statement suggests. Her dreams of being a heroine are overshadowed by a cloud of fear that percolates within her extraordinary imagination. Her grandfather, Papa, is just the opposite. His dress is conservative, and before he retired he thrived on adventure. He was a spy. When Keira finds a magic hat that gives her astonishing powers, he invites her to join him in his new spy agency. That is when the Keira and Papa Detective Agency is formed. The trust, teasing and mutual affection they have for each other carries them through a stream of disappointments and challenges as they attempt to solve the mystery. For Keira, the adventure is more than just this case. For her, there are two mysteries: The Case of the Missing Crown Jewels, and the mystery of a new culture. Her dialogue with Sir Hazledine, the Secretary to the Queen, provides insight and humor to the latter. Keira has two allies. Her American Doll, Emma and her mischievous dog, Waffles. Implanted in Emma are various crime-detecting devices that Keira invented. Waffles, who constantly goes from one mishap to the next, has a good nose for crime. Each member of The Keira and Papa Detective Agency has their own unique crime-fighting skills, just the right combination to solve a case with no clues. To the surprise of Scotland Yard, the Director of Security and the Governor of the Tower of London they find the Crown Jewels, the case is solved. But is it? The theft of the Crown Jewels is tied to a kidnapping. This is unexpected. Time is running out. Did they discover this too late? The Keira and Papa Detective Agency, save the day with only minutes to spare. The Queen of England holds a reception in their honor and Keira is awarded The Royal Victorian Order, making her the youngest Dame in the history of England.

Extension is a teaching learning process. The educational processes are used in Extension to plan, implement, deliver, and evaluate the educational programs and meet the needs of people. This book presents a study conducted in the United States to identify the importance of 42 professional competencies categorized under the four educational process areas. Randomly selected, 441 Extension Educators participated in the study through an online survey. Results suggest that participantsreported the majority of the competencies to behighly important for their professional developmentand the best time to learn many competencies wasthrough on-the-job experience. A professionalcompetency development model was derived from thestudy. This model could be a useful tool for (1) designing flexible staff development programsthrough graduate education, in-service programs, and on-the-job training, and (2) developing newpolicies for employee selection, training,professional development, and performanceappraisal. Findings of the study have implications in a variety of international Extension settings for professional development of extension agents.