Authors
- Dawn M. Taylor
- Patrick A. Tresco
- Walid V. Soussou
- Dennis J. McFarland
- Theodore W. Berger
- John K. Chapin
- José C. Principe
- Greg A. Gerhardt
Publication date: 2008-11-07
Dewey code: 660
List Price: $159.00
Price: $118.00
Review Brain-Computer Interfaces: An international assessment of research and development trends / Springer:Brain-computer interface (BCI) research deals with establishing communication pathways between the brain and external devices where such pathways do not otherwise exist. Throughout the world, such research is surprisingly extensive and expanding. BCI research is rapidly approaching a level of first-generation medical practice for use by individuals whose neural pathways are damaged, and use of BCI technologies is accelerating rapidly in nonmedical arenas of commerce as well, particularly in the gaming, automotive, and robotics industries. The technologies used for BCI purposes are cutting-edge, enabling, and synergistic in many interrelated arenas, including signal processing, neural tissue engineering, multiscale modeling, systems integration, and robotics. This WTEC study gathered information on worldwide status and trends in BCI research to disseminate to government decisionmakers and the research community. The study reviewed and assessed the state of the art in sensor technology, the biotic-abiotic interface and biocompatibility, data analysis and modeling, hardware implementation, systems engineering, functional electrical stimulation, noninvasive communication systems, and cognitive and emotional neuroprostheses in academic research and industry. The study also compared the distinctly different foci, range, and investment levels of BCI research programs in the United States, Canada, China, Europe, and Japan.
Authors
- Meg Cabot; Narrator Johanna Parker
Price: $118.37
Review Shadowland / RECORDED BOOKS:
Publication date: 2005-07-31
Review Handbuch Controlling. / Gabler, Betriebswirt.-Vlg:
Authors
- Gregory Laurence Bowden
- Kerryn Maguire
Dewey code: 371
List Price: $118.00
Price: $118.00
Review Practice IT Book 2 Teacher CD-ROM (Cambridge Secondary IT) / Cambridge University Press:Practice IT Book 2 Teacher CD-ROM is an essential support resource for Practice IT Book 2, for both teachers and students. Features include: comprehensive support notes covering a variety of software types including Microsoft Office, AppleWorks, ClarisWorks, Microsoft Paint, Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer; notes in simple step-by-step format for self-motivated student learning; and easy to use, easy to print PDF documents - no additional software needed. Support notes can be downloaded to the school network for collective student use, or printed directly from the CD for individual use. Teachers can select relevant support topics according to the software appropriate to the school, making Practice IT Book 2 Teacher CD-ROM a relevant resource for every school, no matter what software is being used. The CD-ROM is self-loading on both Macintosh and PC computers.
Publication date: 1996-07
Review Ironman : A Novel / Demco Media Inc:
Edition: Large Print Ed
Publication date: 1988-03-08
Review The Eighteenth Emergency (Lythway Large Print Books) / Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C:
Creator: Jason Cockroft
Edition: UK Deluxe
Publication date: 2007-07-21
Price: $118.95
Review Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) Deluxe / Bloomsbury Pub'g PLC; Clay's Printing:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Deluxe Bloomsbury UK Special Collector's Edition. THE FINAL CHAPTER: The pub date of the seventh and final Harry Potter book has been announced, and the rumours are already circulating - what are the Deathly Hallows? Who will make it through to the end? This special edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is for any major fan of the series, offering a luxury jacket and binding, this is set to make the perfect present for any muggle! SYNOPSIS: His hand closed automatically around the fake Horcrux, but in spite of everything, in spite of the dark and twisting path he saw stretching ahead for himself, in spite of the final meeting with Voldemort he knew must come, whether in a month, in a year, or in ten, he felt his heart lift at the thought that there was still one last golden day of peace left to enjoy with Ron and Hermione. ' With these words "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" draws to a close. And here, in this seventh and final book, Harry discovers what fate truly has in store for him as he inexorably makes his way to that final meeting with Voldemort. In this thrilling climax to the phenomenally bestselling series, J. K. Rowling will reveal all to her eagerly waiting readers. PRODUCT DETAILS: Black cloth-bound boards with gilt lettering, gilt-stamped JK Rowling signature & gilted page-ends; pictorial onlay; full-color harlequin endpapers; sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker; unique typeset, illustrations and paper quality all make this a valuable addition to any collector's library. Ships well-packaged and protected.
Edition: New Ed
Publication date: 1985-10-31
Review Benjamin and Tulip (Viking Kestrel Picture Books) / Viking Children's Books:
Publication date: 1997-03
Price: $118.00
Review Chasing Redbird / Joanna Cotler Books:It started out as an ordinary summer. But the minute thirteen-year-old Zinny covered the old, overgrown trail that ran through the woods behind her family's house, she realized that things were about to change. Right from the start, Zinny knew that uncovering the trail would be more than just a summer project. It was her chance to finally make people notice her, and to have a place she could call her very own. But more than that, Zinny knew that the trail somehow held the key to all kinds of questions. And that- the only way to understand her family, her Aunt Jessie's death, and herself, was to find out where it went. From the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Walk Two Moons, here is an intricately woven tale of a young girl who sets out in search of her place in the world - and discovers it in her own backyard. Always the quiet (and often forgotten) middle child in a bustling family, Zinnia's life begins to change when she stumbles upon a hidden, overgrown pathway that stretches from the edge of her family's farm into the great unknown. Determined to find where the path leads, Zinnia begins the daunting task of uncovering brambles and weeds along every inch of its length. In powerful, honest, down-home prose, Newbery-winner Sharon Creech delivers a dazzling portrait of a girl who's not afraid to journey into her family's mysterious past in order to find her own way into adulthood. [+]Watching Zinnia bloom will warm your heart.
Authors
- Charles Perrault
- Mauro Cavallini
Review Cenerentola / Bulgarini:
Publication date: 1990-07-19
Review Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? / Mammoth:The tale of how a family copes with an uninvited guest who threatens to move in permanently, by the author of "Fire and Hemlock", "Hidden Turnings" and "A Tale of Time City".
Edition: UNABRIDGED
Publication date: 2001-02
List Price: $35.00
Price: $121.03
Review The Trumpet of the Swan / Listening Library:Swan SongLike the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him. Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection-he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love? Although he lacks a voice in the traditional "Ko-hoh!" sense, trumpeter swan Louis learns to speak to the world with a trumpet stolen from a music store by his father. With the support of an unusual boy named Sam, who helps Louis learn how to read and write, the swan has some rather unswanlike adventures and ultimately wins the love-and the freedom-of a beautiful swan named Serena. For over 30 years, E. [+]B. White's masterpiece has captured the fancy of countless readers. Now, with stunning new art by award-winning illustrator Fred Marcellino, the beloved story can be experienced anew. The sepia-colored drawings lend an old-fashioned charm to the story-it's almost as if, with their complementary dry wit and uniquely creative talents, White and Marcellino originally worked together. Marcellino received the Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in Charles Perrault's Puss in Boots. (Ages 8 to 12) -Emilie Coulter.
Edition: Tra
Publication date: 2002-11-30
List Price: $79.95
Price: $120.98
Review Alicia en el pais de las maravillas, a Traves del espejo Y la caza del snark/ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass and The Hunting of the Snark / Edhasa:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-08
Dewey code: 618.92855406
List Price: $32.80
Price: $125.00
Review Fun With Fluency: Direct Therapy With the Young Child / Imaginart Press:
Creator: Rita Wolf
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2002-08
List Price: $23.00
Price: $118.00
Review The Breadwinner / Listening Library:Afghanistan: Parvana's father is arrested and taken away by the Taliban solders. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed to leave home. Parvana, her mother and sisters must stay inside. Four days later, the food runs out. They face starvation. So Parvana must pretend to be a boy. It is a dangerous plan, but their only chance. In fear she goes out - and witnesses the horror of avoiding landmines, and the brutality of the Taliban. She suffers beatings and the desperation of trying to survive. But even in despair lies hope. [+]The media is bombarding children with images. How are they to understand the reality of a girl's life under Taliban rule? This book tells about real life in Afghanistan. By an award-winning author, this novel tells the story of Parvana, who must disguise herself as a boy to save her mother and sisters from starvation. Based on impeccable research in an Aghan refugee camp. An honest, heart-breaking and positive story of an act of enormous courage and creative survival in an intolerable environment. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, the heroine of Deborah Ellis's engrossing children's novel The Breadwinner is trapped inside her family's one-room home. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby brother. Set in the early years of the Taliban regime, this topical novel for middle readers explores the harsh realities of life for girls and women in modern-day Afghanistan. A political activist whose first book for children, Looking for X, dealt with poverty in Toronto, Ellis based The Breadwinner on the true-life stories of women in Afghan refugee camps. In the wily Parvana, Ellis creates a character to whom North American children will have no difficulty relating. The daughter of university-educated parents, Parvana is thoroughly westernized in her outlook and responses. A pint-sized version of Offred from Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Parvana conceals her critique of the repressive Muslim state behind the veil of her chador. Although the dialogue is occasionally stilted and the ending disappointingly sketchy, The Breadwinner is essential reading for any child curious about ordinary Afghans. Like so many books and movies on the subject, it is also eerily prophetic. "Maybe someone should drop a big bomb on the country and start again," says a friend of Parvana's. "'They've tried that,' Parvana said, 'It only made things worse. '" (Ages 9 to 12) -Lisa Alward.
Creator: Mark Teague
Publication date: 1999-10
Price: $11.80
Review Mr. Potter's Pet / Econo-Clad Books:All his life, Mr. Potter wanted a pet, and when he steps into the local pet shop he chooses the most unlikely one-a wisecracking mynah bird that fancies shouting rude remarks. But when he gets home, Mr. Potter realizes that not only can his pet skeap, he can carry on whole conversations. When , finally, the lonely Mr. Potter falls in love, there is one mynah problem-Everest feels he's being ignored.
Publication date: 2003-03
List Price: $119.70
Price: $119.70
Review Where Are You Going? to See My Friend! Display / Orchard:
Publication date: 1986-05
Review Mystery Squad and the Cannonball Kid / Blackie:
Publication date: 1997-09-01
Review Using Tools (Discovery World) / Heinemann Educational Publishers:
Publication date: 2001
Review Lirael Daughter of the Clayr / Harper Collins:
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Brain-Computer Interfaces: An international assessment of research and development trends, Shadowland, Handbuch Controlling., Practice IT Book 2 Teacher CD-ROM (Cambridge Secondary IT), Ironman : A Novel, The Eighteenth Emergency (Lythway Large Print Books), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) Deluxe, Benjamin and Tulip (Viking Kestrel Picture Books), Chasing Redbird, Cenerentola, Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?, The Trumpet of the Swan, Alicia en el pais de las maravillas, a Traves del espejo Y la caza del snark/ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass and The Hunting of the Snark, Fun With Fluency: Direct Therapy With the Young Child, The Breadwinner, Mr. Potter's Pet, Where Are You Going? to See My Friend! Display, Mystery Squad and the Cannonball Kid, Using Tools (Discovery World), Lirael Daughter of the ClayrTop headlines: Police chief, club indicted in boy's Uzi death: A police chief and a gun club in western Massachusetts were indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself. ›21:24 European court makes ruling on DNA rights: In a landmark decision, Europe's top human rights court struck down a British law that allows the government to store DNA and fingerprints from people with no criminal record. ›21:15 Amid crisis, automakers look green in L.A.: Even as the auto industry is engulfed in a crisis, automakers are showing off their greenest rides at the Los Angeles auto show. Heres a round-up of whats on show. 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