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The reality of chronic worldwide hunger and malnutrition persists despite world food production increasing faster than population. An Informal Consultation on the Response of Land-Grant Universities to World Hunger was held at Iowa State University in 1978. It focused on the role of land-grant universities and churches in the continuing battle against world hunger. This collection of the symposium papers, edited by Dieter Hessel, is the product of that conference.

The Ames Consultation was convened by Dr. John T. Conner, moderator of the United Presbyterian Church, who invited pairs of Presbyterian participatnets - a teacher or administrator and a campus minister - from ten land-grant schools, plus consultants and staff. Their charge was to begin a process of rethinking their institution's responsibilities in research, curriculum, training, and extension.

Believing that "their" problem is really "our" problem, too, the participants critiqued the strengths and weaknesses of current U.S. food programs involving developing countries and the land-grant schools' agricultural curricula and training programs. Parallel concerns of the United States and other countries for meeting world food needs and ensuring small farm survival are considered. Underlying this, the implications for the campus ministry are explored.

The wide-ranging and candid discussions run the gamut from analysis of existing agricultural political coalitions influencing research and aid to questions of post-Green Revolution responsibilities of agricultural schools to poor countries. Among the innovative ideas advanced is the suggestion to establish courses in peace education. Collectively, the papers reflect a lively awareness of the appropriate agricultural agenda for the last two decades of the twentieth century.
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Alone Among Friends is the first full-scale biography of W. Robert Parks, the eleventh and longest-serving president of Iowa State University. The life of Parks and the evolution of his university are intimately intertwined compelling this biography to serve as a history of the nation's first land-grand university as well. Alone Among Friends shows how a people's college, under Parks' stewardship, went on to become one of the nation's great institutions of higher learning a the peer of even the more prestigious European university systems. Alone Among Friends is a detailed, candid, occasionally humorous, exceptionally well presented and highly recommended biography of the man who, more than any other, is inextricably linked to Iowa State University.

This is the only book of its kind written by an observer of the Amana Colonies during the era when the people lived under religious communism.

Mrs. Shambaugh made repeated trips to the Amanas and became a lifelong friend of the Amana people. This rare book tells of life in the Amana Colonies at the turn of the century.

The Amana people voted in 1932 to live under free enterprise, incorporating their land and businesses as the Amana Society and establishing a separate Amana Church Society. The people brought their own homes and many opened small businesses. With their traditional German family style restaurants, the Amanas today are Iowa's premier tourist attraction.

For over forty years, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret has photographed Iowa's Amana villages and the people. The 1959 image earliest in the series, originally taken on assignment for The Iowan magazine is of workers eating lunch at the Colony Inn. The most recent images are of the color cover of tulips and trees blooming in South Amana, and of the 1999 Maifest.

The book begins with photographs of the Community of True Inspiration, the religion of the original Amana settlers, their churches and religious followers. The next section is "The Communal Legacy" with villagers, villages and artifacts left over from the days when the colonists followed a system of religious communal life. In 1932 they voted The Great Change to a free enterprise system with a corporation owning the 26,000 acres, mills and various businesses. The people could now own their own homes. A photograph taken in 1982 shows "Those Who Knew the Communal Way," The elderly fifty years after The Great Change. A final section titled "The Winds of Change" shows the traditions of Germany as celebrated in the Maifest and an Oktoberfest. The Amana Heritage Society documents its historic past in several museums. Over 100 black- and- white images are in the book.

The color section, "The Beautiful Amanas, The Amanas in Bloom," has 13 photographs, ending with two views of the Native American Fish Dam on the Iowa river prior to the destruction of the dam in the floods of 1993.

A Foreword by Lanny Haldy, Executive Director of the Amana Heritage Society, and a Preface by Abigail Foerstner, photography critic, contribute to an understanding of the community and the photographs.

In her introduction, Joan writes, "the spirit of love and friendship, religious faith, and traditions continues today even through the vast winds of change in the Colonies and America.

An exhibition of the photographs complements the book.

The perfect book gift for the poetry lover. A wonderful introduction to a new leading voice in poetry.

Cleary studied the artisanal scale gold mining industry within Brazil during 1984-86. This book was a dissertation to earn a PhD in social anthropology.
Cleary studied the social organization and economics of gold mining camps in Brazil. This lowish-tech, labor- and mercury-intensive industry is widely entrenched within Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Cleary does not look in a narrow way, but examines societal structure, in its cultural richness, going beyond simple stereotypes typical of news coverage. Indicative of his respect for those he writes about, in acknowledgments, he salutes 14 miners by name for friendship and help. Cleary is mindful of the social benefits from mining, not just its costs. Humans must earn livings and mining is a means to an end.
The books is well-written. Cleary is a conscientious observer and candid in acknowledging he was limited in what he was able observe. Brazil is a large country, such that social organizations may vary elsewhere. Because this book entails years of original research, in remote areas, it is a pleasure to accord it 5 stars. The University of Iowa is to be congratulated for publishing this work, thereby making available valuable insights into a widespread form of human economic activity.

DESCRIPTION
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This hard covered, third edition of Anatomy of the horse consists of 135 pages divided into 10 chapters. The text is filled with color templates and detailed illustrations. There are 3 authors and 1 contributing author.

PURPOSE
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This text was designed with brevity in mind. It focuses on clinically relevant equine anatomy using a large number of illustrations. The target audience is veterinary students and practitioners. This text is a welcome addition to anatomy texts. A firm understanding of anatomy is necessary for all aspects of equine practice, particularly surgery and radiology. The author has met his objectives with the material in this book.

AUDIENCE
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This book is targeted for veterinary students and equine practitioners.
However, it is a good reference text for anybody with a need to understand clinically relevant equine anatomy, including equine internists, surgeons, and radiologists. The authors are very well known for being authorities in the subject of anatomy.

CONTENT / FEATURES
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This text is a well rounded anatomy book. The graphics are exceptional. The book is filled with line drawings, colored templates, and radiographic images to highlight the anatomy. It is extremely helpful to have the origins, insertions, innervations, and function of the muscles graphically represented. The chapter on clinical and functional anatomy integrates basic anatomy with clinical concepts.This is particularly important for veterinary students as it helps to create the big picture for their future learning. The radiographs give the students a real world look at anatomy and provide reference films for practitioners. This book is complete in it's coverage while remaining true to the objective of brevity.

ASSESSMENT / COMPARISON
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This is an extremely user friendly anatomy text. The detailed color templates and line drawings easily demonstrate equine anatomy; making it an easy to use reference for equine anatomy.

All relevant information is concise and very well organized. The color illustrations depict anatomical relationships accurately. A very highly recommended text for the veterinary student.

This collection of poems is a rare find and I was so happy to have found the author's website (jeansirius dot com) that led me to have this exceptional book.

It is the type of book you expect to see at the women's book store at check out, you snap it up & take it with you - the quality of content is light years better than what you find.

The illustrations by Billie Potts are a nice bonus.

It has a nice variety of prose from whimsical to intense to sensual - all are beautiful. Many will resonate with you for a long time.

In Animal Biology And Care, Sue Dallas provides a comprehensive introduction for animal care and pre-veterinary nursing students in basic animal biology and care, with particular attention to anatomy and physiology. Section 1 introduces the reader to basic animal cell and tissue structure, organ structures and systems. Section 2 focuses on animal health and husbandry, as well as the basic requirements for animal health, disease transfer, and the effect of micro-organisms on body systems. Section 3 covers the nursing procedures for an animal and includes an introduction to medical terminology. Offering a clear, "student friendly" text which is enhanced with more than 150 illustrations, Animal Biology And Care is highly recommended, basic, essential reading for anyone training or working in the field of animal care.

This book must be read by everyone interested in learning more about the nuances of Icelandic culture. The various authors do well in researching their subjects. Their love of Iceland shines through their scholarly research. This book is one of my favorite books on Iceland because it reminds me of what a great anthropological study Iceland is.