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Handbook of HLA Typing Techniques is an authoritative collection of HLA phenotyping and genotyping techniques to be used at the bench level and as a reference. The information presented, much of it previously unpublished, was written by leading authorities in the field of transplantation. Each chapter provides detailed methodologies, notes on the interpretation of tests, reference material, and appendices. Phenotyping topics covered include microlymphocytotoxicity assay, monoclonal antibodies, complement testing, serum screening for HLA antibodies, lymphocytotoxic crossmatching, and mixed and primed lymphocyte testing. Genotyping topics discussed include well-established RFLP analysis and polymerase chain reaction applications of PCR-SSO, PCR-RFLP, PCR-SSP, and PCR fingerprinting and related DNA heteroduplex technologies. Handbook of HLA Typing Techniques is an indispensable sourcebook for all researchers, practitioners, and students in the international tissue typing and human immunogenetics community. ... Read more

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A series of essays that began as a way to answer common questions received in the author's violin shop. Some are historical, some descriptive, some philosophical. Essays are grouped into Rudiments; Instrument Selection, Care and Preservation; Nuts and Bolts; The Violin Business; and Bow Tips. There is also a Reading List. ... Read more

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The title says it all...
I agree with other reviewers - great recipes for preserving your excess pods. I don't think the authors ever intended that this would be 'the definitive' guide, more a book of ideas to get you started. For the price I don't think you could find a better book anywhere covering this subject matter!

I recommend this book to anyone who is or isn't a chilehead as I'm sure both will enjoy its contents. Dave Dewitt is an excellent author who knows his subject very well.

Pck a Pepper
Lots of good recipes.
Lots of good ways to store for future use.
Too generic in the use of names of the peppers which should be used in each recipe.Why use "New Mexico" or "Hot" instead of the variety you are actually proposing?
I would reccomend to anyone who is not a pepper freak...

Pepper pot
This is a short sweet dip into the world of peppers...not a definitive work by any stretch of the imagination. It's great for a gift or for a taste of pepper mania. Believe it or not, there are those who do not have a passion for peppers--this is the book for them. However, for the serious pepper freak or gardner, I suggest Dewitt's Encyclopedia of Peppers or The Spicy Food Lover's Bible. Both are excellent resources. Dewitt is one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of peppers so any of his more extensive works are a benefit.

Nice little book......
I'm still trying to find the definitive pepper book, and TOO MANY PEPPERS by Dave De Witt is not that book.I began growing hot peppers this season, and would like to find a book a step up from the EDIBLE PEPPER GARDEN by Rosalind Creasy which although an interesting and colorful book with garden tips and a few recipes is not nearly comprehensive enough.DeWitt's book includes a few pages on growing peppers, but is more about what to do with peppers after you have them in hand.Unfortunately, the peppers one purchases are not nearly as fresh and good as those one can grow.

This is a nice little cookbook (less than 100 small pages), spiral bound with recipes printed on pages that will withstand splatters. The book covers freezing peppers (mash, sauce chutney, Gazpacho, stew); making powders, pastes, and sauces; smoking peppers (salsa, hot sauce, Chipotle, baked beans); pickling peppers alone or in combination with other vegetables such as squash, onions or beans; and preservation in the form of vinegars, oils, liquors, condiments such as Jalepeno Mustard and jelly and Chile butter.

I have to give the book three stars because there are no color photographs. If you can imagine Habaneros, Jalapenos, and Serranos in black and white, you get the picture. ... Read more

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In-depth coverage of measurements, kicking plays (including onside kicks), scrimmage plays, signals (penalties and supplementary), goalline situations, beanbag and flag mechanics, dealing with captains plus a complete guide to reading and understanding keys, step-by-step graphics and text descriptions for each position in four-and five-official systems. ... Read more

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Excellent !!!
This is the best book on officiating that I have ever read.The book goes into great detail to cover all aspects of the game and pregame duties.The 4 and 5 man details have been very helpful in explaining situations in our training classes.I recommend this book to everyone from rookies to veterans.

Zenith for Zebras
Jeffrey Stern probably does not realize he has "done himself in" by writing this ultimate guidebook for football officials: It so completely and clearly covers every aspect of officiating that I fear it will render most other publications, including his own, practically obsolete. It will undoubtedly prove a particularly welcome addition to the bookshelves of rookie zebras in smaller countries, like ours, where American football is scarcely out of the egg, and but very few officials can pride themselves upon more than fice years experience. In addition to being the best guidebook in its field I've ever come across, there shimmers, throughout its 290 well illustrated pages, Jeffrey's (and his co-writers') love for football, giving this work a human touch,and making it a very readable document. dblajan@iae.nl ... Read more

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U.S. political and military difficulties in Iraq have prompted comparisons to the American war in Vietnam. How, in fact, do the two wars compare? What are the differences and similarities, and what insights can be gained from examining them? Does the Vietnam War have instructive lessons for those dealing with today's challenges in Iraq, or is that war simply irrelevant?

In the pages that follow, two highly qualified analysts address these questions. Dr. Jeffrey Record, formerly a civilian pacification advisor in Vietnam and author of books on both the Vietnam and Iraq wars, and W. Andrew Terrill, author and co-author of several SSI studies on Iraq, conclude that the military dimensions of the two conflicts bear little comparison. Among other things, the sheer scale of the Vietnam War in terms of forces committed and losses incurred dwarfs that of the Iraq War. They also conclude, however, that failed U. S. state-building in Vietnam and the impact of declining domestic political support for U. S. war aims in Vietnam are issues pertinent to current U. S. policy in Iraq.

The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to offer this monograph as a contribution to the national security debate over Iraq.

Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.Director, Strategic Studies Institute ... Read more

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Designed for use either as a text or as a practical office or clinic manual, this book covers principles and practice of screening and treating pediatric patients over the telephone. ... Read more

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This self-study module compiled by the Graduate Division of the Northwestern University School of Music summarizes all of the important notes on the history of music from the Middle Ages through the 20th Century. All of the modules have been bound as one volume for quick and easy reference. Additional references for further study are noted throughout, as are music examples that should be used in conjunction with the study material presented. Study guides and mock exams are also provided. ... Read more

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unhappy
I was sent the wrong book twice. and ended up having to return the book and buy it elsewhere.this caused me to not have a book in class and struggle. Amazon was fine but the company that sold me the book was terrible and rude.

ALMOST perfect
This book is ALMOST perfect. However it doesnt have the section review questions that come in the bound or loose leaf edition. If your prof. goes over those in class you are out of luck. I would not recommend the spiral bound edition.

Wonderfull
Great book, great condition for a used item, AMAZING PRICE!!!! and well shipping is shipping reliable or not, but it got here on time.

Prealgebra (3rd Edition) (Tobey/Slater Developmental Math Series)
If there was a problem the manager got back to be very quickly. Very good

Thanks for such a great experience
This book was exactly as described and am very happy with it! Thanks for making it happen! ... Read more

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Aimed at those who have some knowledge of music but not formal training in composition, this concise introduction to composing starts right in with a brief composition exercise, then proceeds step by step through a series of increasingly complex and challenging problems, gradually expanding the student's musical grammar.

"This is a wonderful book for anyone who is developing improvising skills or who would like a fun way to explore music."--Jim Stockford, Co-Evolution Quarterly ... Read more

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Minimal but not Minimal
A Smart book and,i think ,unique in his genre.
A really new approach to music composition,
based on minimal music ,but with some interesting tips that i guess will surprise some veterans too.

It is also a stimulating workbook where exercses are placed everywhere between the arguments.

Not only for beginners ,but absolutely
useful for all composition "pupils".
5 stars.

a wonderful tool for composing
This book was very helpful to me; the excercizes have you writing right away, and I liked that- learning by doing. I had very little technical knowledge when I started, but it didn't hinder me from understanding and using this book. I think this is an excellent starting point for someone just learning to compose. It is encouraging to be writing right away, especially when something ends up sounding good. I never thought I could write music!

An excellent self-teaching method for aspiring composers
I picked this book up a few years ago, and am still getting a lot out of the exercises.The processes used are very refreshing, from a music student's perspective.The approach is from the view of more contemporary music, and the text leaves out the stuffy, "unnecessary" theory.If you want to study theory, get a theory book.

This book is designed to teach the individual who has little experience outside of very basic music fundamentals.From the first page you'll be writing "mini-compositions".The book works through the following concepts (chapter by chapter):

1. The Cell, the Row, and Some Scales
2. Harmony (I)
3. Transformation
4. The Small Theme and the Large Theme
5. More Scales and teh 12-tone Row
6 Isomelody and Isorhythm, Combined
7. Ostinato
8. Accompaniment Procedures
9. Harmony (II)
10. Counterpoint
11. Organum
12. Imitation: A Useful Game
13. Words and Music
14. Picture Music
15. Popular Music as a Source
16. Minimalism

Although you certainly don't need to have advanced theory knowledge to make use of this book, once you do gain those skills, the book will prove that much more helpful.

Nice book-Gave me Ideas
If you are a real musician or lyricist, this book will help inspire you and give you some background in the format of western pop music. I recommend this book to any seroius songwriter, but please no more songs about butterflies!

fails to teach application of theoretical principles well
I see that most people have high ratings for this book, but I cannot give it more than 2 stars for several reasons.First of all, the book does give a ton of exercises, but I didn't find these very useful--most of them were very simple exercises that had restrictions on how you could write the piece.This book does give much information about music theory, and the author does allow you to use this theory to write small (usually 10-15 bar) monophonic melodies, but by the end of the book this was all that I had learned to do.Yes, I did learn a lot of theory but I did not learn how to use the theoretical concept to its fullest potential when I composed a piece.At the end of the book, I found that, since the book gave me no practice at writing for more than one instrument at a time, I was not any better of a composer than I was at the start of the book.

In my opinion, the author should add a CD to the book to illustrate how each concept he teaches is used to its fullest potential in a musical example.A major part of learning to compose is to listen and imitate--without listening, how are you supposed to know how to use this new music theory that you have just learned?

Overall, the book is just a music theory book with a bunch of useless (to me, anyway) compositional exercises.Perhaps this book is for people who already have experience composing for a while.Personally, I am an ameateur and have piano skills and I wanted a book to teach me to compose, but I am afraid it did not help me very much, and I don't think it will help other ameateurs either. ... Read more