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Analyzes the styles and themes of the Dutch painter and reproduces numerous examples of his work. ... Read more

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Excellent Color Plates!
About three-quarters of this volume is dedicated to full-page color plates -- many showing details of larger works.(I'm writing about the hardcover version.)It's worth while to get this one used for the great plates even though it is but a survey of his work.

Scary
When I first saw the art of "Geronimo Bosch" I must have been 8 years old. The morbid way of expressing himself got stuck in my mind forever. You love him or hate him; I became a mesmerized after I had the opportunity to see his life work. The incredible detailed features in all of the creatures in his paintings made me give him the name "The Dali of Hell". The surrealism is so real that each individual creates its own story by every painting and makes you wonder if his imagination does not come from the nightmares of a madman. It is lack of education not to have had the change to lose yourself in this book and its incredible works of art. ... Read more

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The industrial synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen has been of greater fundamental importance to the modern world than the invention of the airplane, nuclear energy, space flight, or television. The expansion of the world's population from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to today's six billion would not have been possible without the synthesis of ammonia.In Enriching the Earth, Vaclav Smil begins with a discussion of nitrogen's unique status in the biosphere, its role in crop production, and traditional means of supplying the nutrient. He then looks at various attempts to expand natural nitrogen flows through mineral and synthetic fertilizers. The core of the book is a detailed narrative of the discovery of ammonia synthesis by Fritz Haber--a discovery scientists had sought for over one hundred years--and its commercialization by Carl Bosch and the chemical company BASF. Smil also examines the emergence of the large-scale nitrogen fertilizer industry and analyzes the extent of global dependence on the Haber-Bosch process and its biospheric consequences. Finally, it looks at the role of nitrogen in civilization and, in a sad coda, describes the lives of Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch after the discovery of ammonia synthesis. ... Read more

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A superb account of the synthesis of ammonia and the role of nitrogen in agriculture
No other technology of the 20th Century had more effect on raising the standard of living of the people of the world than the synthesis of ammonia which allowed the population to be several times higher than it otherwise would have been and also greatly reduced hunger and malnutrition in most parts of the world.

The book begins with the early science of chemistry and the development of a basic understanding of crop nutrition and the role of nitrogen in the early 1800's. After nitrogen's vital role was established a fertilizer industry based on guano and later Chilean nitrates, but supplies were being depleted.Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers were developed in the late 1800's, but the processes were very costly.

Fritz Haber built on the works of other chemists and eventually determined conditions (temperature, pressure, catalyst) whereby ammonia could be synthesized from hydrogen and nitrogen with a satisfactory yield.The process required high pressures and elevated temperatures which had never been used on an industrial scale before.It was Carl Bosch, a chemical engineer, who believed the process could be commercialized, and proceeded to develop the field of high pressure chemistry.

This is an excellent semi-technical book because: 1) subject matter importance, 2) overall it was interesting because it is part historical, part biographical, part popular science, 3) it is exceptionally well researched and documented.However, while it was very easy for a chemical engineer like myself to read, I am not sure it would be appreciated by someone without a similar background, although the sections pertaining to the use of nitrogen fertilizers may be of interest to thoseinvolved with agriculture. Also, it is highly recommended to economists involved with the impacts of technology on the economy.

Nitrogen in agriculture: from composting and guano to Haber-Bosch and artificial fertilizers
First of all, this is not a book that most people would take to the beach to read, but rather a fairly scientific book on the use of nitrogen in agriculture, as befits a publication of MIT Press.

Smil initially set out to write a biography of Fritz Haber, but found thatHaber's contribution to agriculture was so much more complicated than he could fit into a biography.Instead, he wrote a history of nitrogen supplements in agriculture.The amount of nitrogen is by far the main determinant of crop yield; within common sense limits, a crop's yield is more or less linearly dependent on how much nitrogen a farmer spreads on his fields.In the 1910s, Fritz Haber and Bosch, devised a way to extract nitrogen from the air; until then farmers had been dependent on compost and the shipments of guano (bird dung) from South America to get more nitrogen onto their fields.The results include a huge increase in crop yields, a huge decrease in the percentage of the population that must toil the fields, a huge increase in literacy and much more.

Smil's book is quite interesting to anyone interested by science; if you have a teen that you are trying to interest in science, this is a book you could send his way.If you're averse to the occasional number, equation, graph, or scientific nomenclature, you're best off avoiding this book.These caveats stipulated, I highly recommend this book.

Too many statistics, not enough science and history
The Haber process is arguably the most significant development of the 20th century, yet it remains virtually unknown to the general public.There are a few chapters on the history and chemistry of this vital process, and they are reasonably well written.But the vast majority of the book is an endless litany of statistics, completely devoid of narrative structure.For example:

"In the United Kingdom more than half of all nitrogen fertilizer has been applied to grasslands.A Royal Society study found that in the late 1970s average applications on pastures surpassed the inputs to arable land (172 vs. 135 kg N/ha), and that synthetic compounds accounted for 57-63% of all inputs.The overall use of fertilizer nitrogen in the United Kingdom rose by almost 50% between the late 1970s and the mid 1980s, but it declined afterwards, and its average during the late 1990s has been only about 20% higher than a generation earlier, which means that the synthetic fertilizers supply between 65 and 70% of all nitrogen inputs.But high-yielding winter wheat -- the 1998 mean was 7.97 t/ha -- still receives more than 180 kg N/ha, double the amount applied in 1970 when the yield was around 4 t/ha, and the secular correlation between the rising applications of inorganic nitrogen and rising harvests is obvious (fig. 7.8)."

Now imagine 300 more pages of text just like that, and you get the idea.There is no *story* here, just data.It's a shame, because there is definitely a story to be told.

The material on the Haber process itself is better, but not great.In particular, the author can't seem to choose the level of the audience: descriptions of chemistry alternate between being too simplistic and assuming too much.Details essential to understanding often seemed to be missing, while details of no apparent relevance are in abundance.I don't really care whether the process takes place under 137 vs. 152 atmospheres; but I do care *why* the pressure is so critical, which is never explained.

I really wanted to like this book more than I did.There *is* plenty of good material here, but you have to sort through a lot of empty statistics to get it, and the omission of key pieces of scientific explanation makes for a painfully frustrating read.

Nitrogen in Agriculture -- The Haber-Bosch Process
This is a great book for any one interested in the way the Haber-Bosch process of making Nitrogen fertilizer changed the world.Enriching the Earth provides in depth information on the history that led up to the discovery of the process of using N2 and H2 to make NH3.It also contains up to date information on the effects that all of this new nitrogen has on the earth.

The book can get a little technical at times, with chemical formulas and schematics of the instruments.While I found this information useful, some people might find it overwhelming.If you skip over the techincal parts, the book is very well written for the average person.

These little known scientists really changed the world as we know it.When you think about it, what has Einstein done for you lately?These guys put food on the table. ... Read more

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Dem Physik-Nobelpreistrager Max Planck folgten 1937 der IG-Farben-Manager und Chemie-Nobelpreistrager Carl Bosch und 1941 der Ruhrindustrielle Albert Vogler als Prasidenten der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft (KWG). Die differenzierte Darstellung ihres wissenschaftspolitischen Wirkens sowie ihrer widerspruchlichen Haltung zum NS-Staat zeigt auf, wie sie sich - in unterschiedlichem Masse - fur die Unabhangigkeit der KWG vor staatlicher Einflussnahme einsetzten, die Indienstnahme der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institute fur die Ziele des NS-Systems aber nicht verhinderten. Weiterhin wird die Rolle der Generalverwaltung und des Senats sowie die vielfaltigen personellen und institutionellen Verbindungen zwischen diesen Fuhrungsgremien der KWG und den Entscheidungstragern der NS-Wissenschaftspolitik untersucht. Eine ausfuhrliche Analyse der Quellenlage gibt Hinweise uber den Verbleib der archivalischen Uberlieferung und die Moglichkeit ihrer Rekonstruktion. "So ist es ein grosses Verdienst dieser soliden und findigen Arbeit, dies interessante und vielfach unbekannte Kapitel der gerade auch in der NS-Zeit wichtigen Forschungsinstitution darzustellen." Historische Zeitschrift "Der Band ist klar gegliedert, informativ, unpratentios und dicht geschrieben, dazu vorzuglich durch diverse Schaubilder und Register erschlossen." Informationsmittel fur Bibliotheken "a eine wichtige Grundlage fur weitergehende Forschungena." H-Soz-u-Kult "Die Starken des Buches liegen in der Genauigkeit und Ausfuhrlichkeit, mit der Quellenlage, Uberlieferungssituation sowie Forschungsstand zu den einzelnen Prasidenten dargestellt werden, wobei auch die Organisationsgeschichte der KWG nicht zu kurz kommt." Archiv und Wirtschaft "Dieses Buch ist eine wichtige Quelle fur Wissenschaftshistoriker, Historiker des Nationalsozialismus und Wissenschaftler, die sich fur die Geschichte der deutschen Wissenschaft unter Hitler interessieren." Physik Journal . (Franz Steiner 2002) ... Read more

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Lungenfunktionsprüfungen sind zunehmend verbreitet und haben einen hohen Stellenwert für therapeutische Entscheidungen und Gutachten. Sie werden inzwischen in jeder Klinik und bei ca. 50 Prozent der hausärztlich tätigen, niedergelassenen Ärzte durchgeführt. Voraussetzungen für die Zuverlässigkeit der Untersuchungsmethode ist die korrekte Durchführung der Untersuchung. D.h. Untersucher müssen Patienten entsprechend anleiten und führen können, denn korrekte Ergebnisse sind nur bei aktiver Mitarbeit möglich. Dieses Fachbuch zeigt die exakte Befundung der Ergebnisse im Kontext mit weiteren Untersuchungsergebnissen und der Klinik des Patienten.

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Lets kids try out different ways to deal with grade problems
In this story, a girl works hard on improving her soccer game and neglects her schoolwork. When she gets her report card and sees the low grades, she is worried about how her parents will react. The reader takes on the role of the girl and makes choices that will determine the subsequent events. The reader can choose to have her cheat to bring up her grades, or hide her test results. The reader can also also choose to ask a teacher for extra study help. Because the choices put the reader more in control, kids may take this book more seriously. They can also try out different choices and see what happens. Readers tend to get more satisfactory end results when they make the moral choices, but sometimes even doing the "right" thing does not make life totally perfect. I have used this book with individual children, and with groups of young adolescents who have social sklls issues.

I wish more parents and schools bought this book. It is part of a series, The Decision is Yours, which helps elementary and middle school aged children think about their decision-making. Taken together with the other books in the series, (I have read all of them) it makes a great social skills/decision making curriculum. If a school or therapist wanted to use it this way, there is an accompanying book, Decision is Yours Leader's Guide, also available through Amazon. ... Read more

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"An exceptional book, sensible, illuminating and readable...probably the best straightforward account of Bosch and his works which we shall have for some time."—Times Literary SupplementNo one can look at the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch without amazementand bewilderment. Professor Gibson shows that what seems inexplicableto us today—the canvases full of torture, monsters, and leeringdevils—was perfectly intelligible to the fifteenth-century viewer. Thesubjects of Bosch's paintings were in fact the overwhelming concerns oflate medieval Europe: the Last Judgment, original sin, death,temptations of the flesh. The author describes each picture in detail,placing each work within the context of medieval folklore and religion,and explains that many of the acts portrayed in the pictures werevisual translations of verbal puns or metaphors. ... Read more

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Bosch the Medievalist
I remember the first time I saw the poster of "The Gardens of Earthly Delights."I had the typical college freshman response that it blew my mind and made me feel that Bosch was an alien character who took on earthly form.What is so great about this account of his art, is that the author recognizes this response and takes it to a different place, a medieval world where satanic iconography isn't so strange.

At first I was disappointed he didn't single out "Garden" for lengthy and extended analysis and praise but after reading the book I realized that was the point.Gibson was showing the continuum of Bosch's work and "Garden" was in keeping with the rest of it and also that the iconography it contained was explainable within its medieval context.

The World Turned Right Again:Walter Gibson Explains Bosch
Art is a mystical and magical phenomenon.For that reason, few scholars of the art of the past can resist the temptation to cloud their work with terminal over-analysis and obfuscating jargon.Fortunately, Walter Gibson(like St. Anthony in the desert) does not succumb to these demons.With aclear eye, he reviews the work, thought and religious sentiment of one ofthe most mystical painters in human history; however, he never letsdaylight in upon magic.The reader finishes this delightful little tome onBosch with a better understanding of his work, but a profound respect forhis mystery.Gibson is erudite without being obfuscatory, respectfulwithout being unduly ingratiating.An excellent work by someone who trulyloves and understands art. ... Read more

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Try out the different ways to deal with a bully
I like this book and the others in the Decision is Yours Series. In this story, a boy encounters a a peer who threatens him verbally and physically. The reader can create many different scenarios by choosing different actions. Once the reader chooses an action, he goes to the appropriate page. The story changes based on each decision.Kids can see what might happen if they choose to be assertive, aggressive or submissive. Then they can go back and try it again another way. Many of us have wished that we could redo our own life decisions.

I have used this book with individual children and young adolescents. I have also used it with groups. Often a child or adolescent who has been victimized has trouble thinking of different options. This book can open up possibilities. It provides realistic positive and negative consequences. The reader can see that certain actions might end you up in the principal's office. Other actions might lead to new sources of social support.

I would recommend this book for elementary and middle schools, to therapists, and to children who are bullied. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Haber Process, Basf, Chemische Fabrik Kalk, Engelhard, Carl Bosch, Basf Plant Science, Heinrich Caro, Wintershall, K+s, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Fighting Island, Margie Pierce, Jürgen F. Strube. Excerpt:BASF SE (FWB : BAS, LSE : BFA, Pink Sheets : BASFY) is a German chemical company and the largest chemical company in the world. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik ( Baden Aniline and Soda Factory ). Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange , London Stock Exchange , and Zurich Stock Exchange . The company delisted its ADR from the New York Stock Exchange in September 2007. The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and close to 380 other production sites in Europe , Asia , Australia , Americas and Africa . Its headquarters are located in Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany). BASF has customers in over 200 countries and supplies products to a wide variety of industries. Despite its size and global presence BASF receives little public attention as it abandoned consumer product lines in the 90s. At the end of 2009, the company employed more than 104,000 people, with over 48,500 in Germany alone. In 2009, BASF posted sales of 50.69 billion and income from operations before special items of about 4.9 billion. The company is currently expanding its international activities with a particular focus on Asia. Between 1990 and 2005, the company invested 5.6 billion in Asia, for example in sites near Nanjing and Shanghai , China and Katipalla in India . History BASF in Ludwigshafen BASF was founded on 6 April 1865 Mannheim , Germany, by Friedrich Engelhorn. He had been responsible for setting up a ... ... Read more

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Bosch succeeded in working out methods for the industrial production of nitrogen fertilizers, thus providing practically every country in the world with sufficient fertilizers for agricultural purposes. In 1931 he was awarded the highest international honour, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, jointly with Friedrich Bergius, for their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high pressure methods. Text in German ... Read more