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In this accessible and useful book, distinguished Old Testament scholar John Eaton presents his spiritual insights on fifty-two of the best-loved psalms. Informed by his pastoral concerns and his commitment to environmental issues, Eaton examines the authorship of the psalms and their use as poetry and songs, as well as in worship. He skillfully concludes each devotional commentary with a related prayer. This immensely helpful volume will enable readers to understand the importance of the psalms and their significance as a source of inspiration and meditation for daily living. ... Read more

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This manual is the definitive guide to GNU Octave version 2.Note: a newer edition of this manual is available as "GNU Octave Manual Version 3" (ISBN 095461206X, October 2008).

GNU Octave provides a convenient command-line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems using vectors and matrices. Its language will be immediately familiar to users of other matrix environments.

GNU Octave is free software --- the complete source code is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). All the money raised from the sale of this book supports the development of free software. For each copy sold $1 will be donated to the GNU Octave Development Fund.

The author of this manual, John W. Eaton, is the original developer of GNU Octave. ... Read more

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Gnu Octave Manual is marginal
The plotting commands in particular are not up-to-date. There's insufficient detail on several functions, and several commands seem to be missing entirely. Overall it feels like a dump of online documentation.The book could use more examples and a more detailed format for enumerating and describing commands.

Still, it's much better than nothing, and I do use it regularly. ... Read more

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This monograph is a detailed exposition of the anatomy and morphology of the lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), with emphasis on larval anatomy. Lepidoptera are much-used experimental animals in entomology, and they are among the most serious pests of cash crops. The author has chosen the sphingid, Manduca sexta, as a model for the group, for its large size and its popularity as an experimental animal. The anatomical descriptions provided are extremely detailed, and the author has relied heavily on illustrations to aid the reader in developing a full understanding of the anatomy of these fascinationg insects. ... Read more

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This is the untold saga of the 130 passengers aboard the ill-fated luxury liner who were bound for Canada. Author Alan Hustak began his research ten years before the blockbuster movie came out. He conducted hundreds of interviews across the country with direct descendants and relatives of Canadians who sailed on the Titanic's maiden. In the process he unearthed historic photographs and stories which contribute another dimension to the familiar tale.Hustak's chronicles are more poignant than fiction, such as the tale of Quigg Baxter, the young Montreal hockey player who risked all to smuggle his Belgian fiance aboard, the Fortune family from Winnipeg which failed to heed a clairvoyant's warning; and Harry Markland Molson, the richest Canadian aboard who was persuaded by Toronto millionaire Arthur Peuchen to extend his stay in England and sail home with him on the Titanic. Hustak discloses the scandalous behaviour of second class passenger Joseph Fynney and tells of the young honeymooners Bert and Vera Dick of Calgary who started an enduring legend about the disaster. Some books insist the Titanic's last victim, found in a lifeboat a month after the disaster, was from New Jersey; others say he was from Chicago. In fact he was Thomson Beattie of Winnipeg.

These stories and others have been overlooked or ignored by Americanand British historians and enthusiasts who have written about theTitanic. Titanic: The Canadian Story begins where other Titanicaccounts end. ... Read more

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a great book on titanic
i glad the canadianvictims stories are finally being told.the author tell poignant stories about the people who surivie and die that horrible night in the north atlantic.

A Most Excellent Book
I loved this book from start to finish. Alan Hustak did a superb job of telling the stories of the Canadians who were on board the doomed ship in April 1912. The Baxter Family touched me the most when the son "Quigg" carried his mother to the lifeboat and gave her his silver flask of brandy and told everyone to keep their spirits up. His sister Zette and his lady friend also survived. If you like Titanic history then you must read this book.

Canadians who went down with Titanic
Amid the craze about the Titanic that the James Cameron film created, many Titanic books were published. This is a rare account, more a list of biographies, of some of the more interesting Canadians who boarded the great ill-fated ship. Author Alan Hustak did a good job of salvaging these true stories of real Canadians. Many of these accounts are published here for the first time.

David Rehak
author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"

Something Special!
It seems just about everyone is writing a book on the Titanic these days, and many of these new titles are worthy additions to the literature. But it is a rare and exciting discovery when you find a book that breakscompletely new ground uncovering a portion of the Titanic story never toldbefore.

Alan Hustak's book is one of these groundbreading works. His bookis about the 130 passengers on the Titanic that were bound for Canada. Hewrites about who these people were, why they were on the ship, as well astheir eventual fates. He tells about people from all walks of life from theproud and wealthy in first class to the immigrants in third class.

In retrospect, it is amazing that a book on this subject has not been writtensooner. Some of the most recognizable names of the drama, Arthur Peuchen,the Countess of Rothes, the Allison baby - even Eva Hart, all were boundfor Canada. Yet in most other titles their Canadian connection is barelymentioned, if not completely ignored.

The author has put an important,but neglected, aspect of the Titanic story back into the spotlight.

Hmmm....
I must admit that when I bought this book I thought I was going to get some interesting glimpse of life aboard Titanic and of its sinking through Canadian passengers, but I was disappointed. This is more like a book ofthe family history of each Canadian passenger. It rarely delves intointeresting Titanic facts and instead reminds us of information that hasalready been written. I must say though, there are some little gems ofinformation present but they are too few and aren't realy delt with. A goodreads though. ... Read more

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Uneven but essential
This is an underrated little gem of a book, especially for those with an interest in Grant. John Eaton knew USG in 1863 and had the unique ability of writing well about him, illuminating personal features not found elsewhere. My favorite scene is when Eaton hears rumors that Grant is hitting the bottle again. He goes out to Grant's hotel room to check out whether the whispers are true. There he finds Julia, Grant's much-adored wife, applying hot towels to the General's head and fussing over him. Why? Because he was suffering from a migraine, and one brought on by stress, not bourbon.

Eaton also includes some interesting commentary on Grant's irascible, unpleasant father. His insights into Grant's psyche make this worth your while. For anyone with an interest in Grant or the Freedmen, this is excellent source material. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Joe Jackson is a superb artist
If you haven't heard Joe Jackson before, this is a good place to start.It is difficult to categorize his music, as he started "New Wave", did some swing music (waaay before this recent trend), and heplays some of the meanest piano that you have ever heard.His stuff rocksmelodiously. ... Read more

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Meditating on the Psalms offers spiritual insights into 52 of the bestloved Psalms with an original translation and a devotional commentary. The discussion of each Psalm ends with a related Christian prayer, either from the tradition or written by the author, John Eaton, himself. There is also an introduction that explains the background to the Psalms -- who wrote them and why -- and their importance throughout the ages. No one is more qualified to write on the Psalms than John Eaton. He is a distinguished scholar, now retired, and has spent a lifetime studying the Psalms. His pastoral work and his concern for the environment and ecology give him great sympathy for the wide-ranging material found in the Psalms. The Psalms are widely regarded as some of the greatest poetry ever written. Meditating on the Psalms makes them accessible to readers of all ages and all denominations and will be widely welcomed as a useful aid to prayer. ... Read more

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This guide shows how emotionally intelligent communication can be learnt. John Eaton and Roy Johnson deliver techniques and skills for better management: developing empathy, managing conflicts, and creating win/win situations. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Originally published in 1873.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more