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In this new edition of 'Petrology,' veteran author Harvey Blatt and well-known scholar Robert Tracy combine efforts to provide a contemporary, highly accessible overview to the three basic rock groups. Blatt has refined the sedimentary chapters to include the latest information about soft rocks, while Tracy has applied his cutting-edge knowledge to the hard rock chapters, updating information about igneous and metamorphic rocks. The result is a comprehensive introduction to petrology, ideal for students in their first course. The second edition focuses on the methods petrologists use to do their work and acknowledges the dramatic changes that have shaped petrology over the past… Read more
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This book contains over 1,250 illustrations (250 in full color) and 275,000 words of text describing armor, crossbows, swords, daggers, axes, cannon, pistols, bayonets, rifles, lances, machine guns, mortars, shotguns, howitzers, saddles, spurs, and much more. Arranged alphabetically by subject, this book offers the most comprehensive up-to-date knowledge available for everyone interested in the subject, including dealers and collectors of antiques.
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Face-A-Face is a new French conversation and composition program from Vista Higher Learning. It offers opportunities for classmates to engage in conversation on a number of topics. Your French will improve as you put it to use to express ideas and opinions that are important to you. The book also exposes you to the other language skills. These include listening, writing, reading, and socio-cultural competence. Every lesson opens with a 'Court metrage', and enthralling short film by a contemporary filmmaker from a French-speaking country. The book also provides a wealth of readings of various genres and by renowned literary figures, and every lesson ends with a written Redaction… Read more
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