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“John Tyler Bonner’s latest book is a masterly summary of more than fifty years of thinking about why organisms are the size they are, and it is presented in the elegant prose we have come to expect from him. The theme is lucidly set out, developed using clear examples, and illustrated with drawings and graphs that enhance the text and his explanations of topics.”~ Brian K. Hall, Dalhousie University

“Bonner argues that size is a driving force for all of biology.”~ Wray Herbert, Washington Post Book World

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This edition represents a thorough-going revision of what has become a classic text in biomedical ethics. Major structural changes mark the revision. The authors have added a new concluding chapter on methods that, along with its companion chapter on moral theory, emphasizes convergence across theories, coherence in moral justification, and the common morality. They have simplified the opening chapter on moral norms which introduces the framework of prima facie moral principles and ways to specify and balance them. Together with the shift of advanced material on theory to the back of the book, this heavily revised introductory chapter will make it easier for the wide range of students entering bioethics courses to use this text. Another important change is the increased emphasis on character and moral agency, drawing the distinction between agents and actions. The sections on truth telling, disclosure of bad news, privacy, conflicts of interest, and research on human subjects have also been throughly reworked. The four core chapters on principles (respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice) and the chapter on professional-patient relationships retain their familiar structure, but the authors have completely updated their content to reflect developments in philosophical analysis as well as in research, medicine, and health care. Throughout, they have used a number of actual cases to illuminate and to test their theory, method, and framework of principles.

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“This indispensible resource for teachers and clinicians will be enthusiastically welcomed, in particular by a new generation of students and general readers who have little background in philosophy.”~ JAMAMarch 2002

“Even more than the previous edtitions, Principles of Biomedical Ethics provides a very comprehensive and accessible introduction into the field of biomedical ethics.”~ Georg Marckmann

“The 5th edition of this book is, as all the previous ediions, well written and…very persuasively argued.”~ Journal of Medical Ethics

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Researchers such as myself will find it an excellent reference book on statistics. ~ Manjit S. Kang, PhD, Professor, Quantitative Genetics, Agronomy & Environmental Management, Louisiana State University

A comprehensive review of the commonly used statistical methods in the agricultural sciences. ~ Karl Guillard, PhD, Professor of Agronomy, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Connecticut

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An important resource for answers to questions on how climate and weather impact on agricultural production. ~ Barry J. White, PhD, National Coordinator (Climate Variability R&D Program), Land & Water Australia

A very wide-ranging book which delivers an information-rich overview of application and contemporary issues faced by agrometeorology. ~ Stephen Lellyett, Deputy Regional Director NSW, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Darlinghurst, Australia

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　★David W. Pearce所編的現代經濟學辭典內容相當豐富，可以滿足財經商學等相關專業領域的需要，其深入淺出的說明方式更可讓有興趣的人士做為學習的參考。

　　本辭典以深入淺出的方式闡述理論，與應用方面相輔相成。內容覆蓋經濟學各個分支和經濟生活面相，一些詞條以圖表輔助列示，以幫助讀者理解和掌握相關的知識。該辭典使用方便，以英文字母排列方式及英漢詞目索引、漢音詞目索引供讀者查詢。

　　本辭典不僅適合研修經濟學課程的學生，也可作為工商業界與一般讀者的參考工具書。

本書特色

　　1.詞條近3000則，提供基本定義和解釋，並於末尾提供參考詞彙，引導讀者汲取相關的概念。

　　2.廣泛收錄經濟學重要主題──凱因斯經濟學、貨幣學派、價值理論、股票與債券、賽局理論等，以及對經濟學有所貢獻的學者。

　　3.收錄眾多商業業務方面術語，並包羅傳統市場所需之內容，為經濟系學子必備的知識。

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近幾年來，由於發生在台灣的災害頻率增加，而災害所造成災情與損失規模也日益增大。因此，近年來災害管理、災害防救已成為台灣社會十分重要的課題。有鑑於國內的災害管理實務與研究仍屬初創階段，許多觀念與專有詞彙多由國外引入，每個人對相關專有名詞或語彙的認知與解釋不盡相同，常常造成學習時或實務操作上不小的困擾。

　　因此，本書就災害管理的需求與角度將這些詞彙予以系統化的整理與解釋，期待能夠提供從事或關心災害管理的各界朋友，甚至有志於此一領域的諸多學子一本可參考的資料。

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當火盃中出現哈利波特的名字時,哈利就成為三巫鬥法大會的參賽者之一,問題是,哈利並沒有報名,這究竟是怎麼回事?哈利費了九牛二虎之力擺平了致命的惡龍,兇猛的人魚和魔法迷宮,結果卻發現自己落入了”那個不能說出名字的人”的圈套.在這部由J. K. 羅琳所著的”哈利波特”系列第四集所改編的”哈利波特:火盃的考驗”中,哈利,榮恩和妙麗揮別了童年,迎戰了他們做夢也想不到的艱困考驗.
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“Everybody had the same expression in their eyes.Like a deep sea fish looking up into the blue sky. I’ve never seen sadder expressions in the eyes since then. You only know that when you see them. Those young people around 20, in the prime of their youth.” Former kamikaze pilot kenichiro Ooonuki
How did the Japanese earn their wartime reputation for inhumane cruelty and self-barbarism? In World War Ⅰ, Japan was noted for its civil treatment of German POWs, yet just 20 years later they were displaying horrific brutality against the Chinese and merciless treatment of POWs in Singapore, Burma and Malaya. The Beliefs of racial superiority that inspired these atrocities were matched by concepts of honour and humiliation that motivated kamikaze pilots, brought mass civilian suicides and led thousands of Japanese soldiers to chose to die rather than surrender.
Using newly-studied archive film and specially-shop footage as well as interviews with former Japanese soldiers, kamikaze pilots, Allied POWs and victims of atrocities, this compelling film investigates Japanese millitary brutality and their psyche at war. It reveals both the unimaginable inhumanity - including cannibalism and crucifixion - and the complex truth behind the kamikazes and the mass suicides.

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60 years after liberation, the astonishing story of the most horrific single place on the planet is finaly unveiled…
This is the definitive screen history of the evolution of Auschwitz, how it fitted into the Nazis’ plan for the conquest of the East and how scarcely a country in Europe was untouched by its existence.
Recognising the horror is not enough, This series reveals how and why the NAzis did what they did - knowledge that is crucial if we are to ensure such appalling events never happen again, Through rare archive footage, dramatic reconstructions of key decision - making moments and the first major CGI reconstruction, the reality of life in the camp is exposed in unflinching detail. Ground-breaking interviews with witnesses, political prisoners and former SS members shed light on the mentality of the perpetrators and lay bare the harsh moral choices of all those involved.
By BAFTA-winning writer and producer Kaurence Rees.

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“When oyur guide is Professor Richard Holmes you know you are in for a compelling journey through history.”
Richard Holmes, one of the foremost military historians of our time, uncovers the stories of four campaigns that mark significant turning points in the war. He explores the events leading up to each attack, the difficulties faced and the sacrifices maed. Using eyewitness acounts, he puts these battles in the context of the conflict’s broader strategy.
Ei AlameinMontgomery’s victory over Rommel, Germany’s commander in North Africa, in October 1942 was a brilliant success but was not without great human cost.
CassinoThe Allies’ attempt to breakthrough a German fortified mountain pass saw a combination of hostile terrain, atrocious winter weather and poor leadership frustrate every attack.
BomberArchive film footage, dramaised reconstructions and the accounts of aircrew veterans are used in theis examination of the terrifying missions undertaken by the men of Bomber Command.
ArnhemIn September 1944, a daring airborne bid to shorten the war found the Allies attempt to seize the bridges over the Rhine.
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D-Day…the turning point in the Second World War…the most audacious invasion in history…24 hours of bloody fighting and heroism…the day on which peace became possible.
D-DAY brings to life the true stories of a momentous day, told through the experiences and memories of those who were there. It tells of the plans, the people, the courage and the sacrifice. This is the day on which ordinary people were called upon to extraordinary things.
January 1944 and the war is at a critical stage. Hitler’s troops are committed on the Russian front and the Allies have supremaay on land and sea. The moment has come to invade France and create a second front.
While Rommel and Hitler argue over stratege, Eisenhower’s plan is threatened by a naval disaster in which 700 men drown. As British Paratroopers attmpt to capture a key gun position, double agent Garbo devises a deception plan that keeps the Germans guessing.
D-Day finally dawns, Robert Capa, armed with only a camera lands on Omaha beach in the first wave. Teenage soldiers from both sides, see war for the first time and come of age in the bloody heat of battle. The imprisoned heroes of the French Resistance wait in hope of liberation…
The clock is ticking. Can the Allies establish a foothold on French soil? Is victory possible?
D-Day: true drama, real history, living memories.
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“We always kept the last bullet for ourselves…” Walter Schaefer-Kehnert, 11th Panzer Division
The war between Hitler’s Germany and Soviet Russia was fought on a scale unpercedented in human history. It is estimated that it left more than thirty million dead and the life expectancy of a Soviet soldier at Stalingrad was just 24 hours.
Civilian casualties were on an unimaginable scale. More than thirteen million Soviet citizens died, trapped between regimes indifferent to suffering and in pursuit of their own racial agendas.
The sheer scale of the horror of the war on the Eastern Front is hard to appreciate, but WAR OF THE CENTURY brings the human experience into focus by concentrating on stories of individuals. Soldiers and civilians, members of the SS, the Soviet NKVD and high-ranking officers and officals, all tell their stories, illustrated, with combat footage(including rare colour material) and supported by recently de-classified documents from Russian archives.
Written and produced by Laurence Rees - producer of the award-winning THE NAZIS: AWARNING FROM HISTORY.
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