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Summary: Though early 1984 in coverage, this short text is still excellent for social science students as an introduction to microcomputing. Various chapters present general overviews of microcomputer hardware, operating systems, word processing, programming, statistics, database management, graphics, and other topics.

Outlines the book publishing process for political scientists. Discussion opens with a comparison between a successful dissertation vs successful book & the revisions required to make the transition from the former to the latter. How to identify appropriate publishers & then solicit them is addressed, along with some of the things an editor might be looking & their production limitations. The problem of multiple submissions is then considered, as well as variations in publishers' review processes, particularly in terms of time frame. Following manuscript acceptance, issues related to contract negotiation & marketing are looked at. In closing, some remarks are offered about publishing conditions in political science in terms of the three types of books produced for intradisciplinary/scientific, classroom, or interdisciplinary or lay audiences, & the sometimes unrecognized lack of overlap between them. 1 Reference. J. Zendejas

Anew assistant professor of political science, who we shall call "Dr.
Politics," stands at the door of the exhibit hall at the Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association gazing at the
crowds gathering at the booths of the leading publishers of
scholarly work in political science. Dr. Politics' dissertation has
been finished, defended, and filed with the graduate school. The
dissertation committee members have told Dr. Politics that the
dissertation is but one revision away from being a completed book
manuscript that will be attractive to many academic presses. Dr.
Politics' prestigious department requires at least one published
book and one on the way for tenure. The chair expects the first book
to be a revised version of the dissertation. How does Dr. Politics
navigate the new world of publishing?

Bioethics for Scientists provides an introduction to the ethics of modern life sciences and encompasses a wide range of environmental, social, scientific and medical issues. Subjects such as global warming, GM crops and the recent advances in genetics and cloning affect all areas of society. Scientists in all fields are frequently reminded of their own responsibilities, not just within their own profession but also to society

The article reviews the book of the famous archaeologist Lev Klein "Dialogues. Theoretical archeology and not only, "summed up the results of the author's multifaceted activities in science.

Why study science? -- God and the book of nature -- Christianity and the history of science -- Science and ethics -- Characteristics of faithful scientists -- Hope in the face of adversity -- Life together: working with others in a scientific community -- The known unknowns: science and intellectual humility -- Science and Christian faith -- Science and scripture -- Are scientists mostly atheists? -- Science for the good of the church

Intro -- Preface -- Preface to the 2nd edition -- Contents -- List of principal symbols -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chemistry under environmental conditions -- 3 Fundamentals of physical chemistry -- 4 Chemistry of elements and their compounds in the environment -- 5 Chemical processes in the environment -- 6 Green chemistry -- A List of acronyms and abbreviations in environmental sciences found in literature -- B Quantities, units and some useful numerical values -- C List of the elements (alphabetically) with the exception of transactinides (z = 103-118) -- blue: radioactive elements -- Bibliography -- Author index -- Subject index.