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Edible Mushrooms Edible Mushrooms Clyde M. Christensen 1981 Spring
The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species The Wolf The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species L. David Mech 1981 Spring
Explores the ecology and habits of the wolf, including its personality, intelligence, wildness and fear, physical characteristics, sensory abilities, evolution, classification and genetics, distribution, and social habits. “Sets down just about everything that we know about this beautiful and shy animal. . . . a fine, comprehensive survey.” New York Times Book Review
Animals, Aging, and the Aged Animals, Aging, and the Aged Leo K. Bustad None None
The Melting Pot and the Altar: Marital Assimilation in Early Twentieth-Century Wisconsin The Melting Pot and the Altar Marital Assimilation in Early Twentieth-Century Wisconsin Richard M. Bernard None None
Through extensive quantitative analysis of census reports and marriage records Bernard studies the pattern of intergroup marriage - the ultimate test of assimilation - during a period of massive migration to this country. Both historians and sociologists will find this work of interest as an example of quantitative methodology and for its new evidence of an important subject.
Hieroglyph of Time: The Petrarchan Sestina Hieroglyph of Time The Petrarchan Sestina michael Shapiro None None
Socrates and Legal Obligation Socrates and Legal Obligation R.E. Allen None None
Browning’s Beginnings: The Art of Disclosure Browning’s Beginnings The Art of Disclosure Herbert F. Tucker Jr. None None
Genetic Improvement of Crops: Emergent Techniques Genetic Improvement of Crops Emergent Techniques Irwin Rubenstein, Burle Gengenbach, Ronald L. Phillips and C. Edward Green, Editors None None
Peer Gynt Peer Gynt Henrik Ibsen 1980 Fall
In this revised and amplified edition of Rolf Fjelde’s widely acclaimed translation, Peer Gynt is available in a contemporary version that captures the poetic form of the original yet does justice to its subtlety of meaning and enduring theatrical vitality. Fjelde provides an interpretive foreword, extensive notes, a new background essay titled “Text/Translation/Script,” a selected bibliography, and an American stage history covering significant revivals since its English-language premiere in 1906.
Islam and Politics in East Africa: The Sufi Order in Tanzania Islam and Politics in East Africa The Sufi Order in Tanzania August H. Nimtz Jr. None None