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By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into nothing less than a household word. He remains the only seismologist whose name anyone outside of narrow scientific circles would likely recognize. Yet few understand the Richter scale itself, and even fewer have ever understood the man. Drawing on the wealth of papers Richter left behind, as well as dozens of interviews with his family and colleagues, Susan Hough takes the reader deep into Richter's complex life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, his academic career, and the history of seism...
A timely and stimulating collection of essays about the impact of Darwin's ideas on visual culture
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Interspersing consideration of Marga Richter's (born 1926) musical works with discussion of her life, her musical style, and the origins and performances of her works, this book documents a successful composer's professional and private life throughout the twentieth century.
Has all the marriages in Montgomery from 1803-1851.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychological problem. The symptoms - which can be seriously disabling in extreme cases - can include excessive hand-washing or other cleaning rituals, repeated checking, extreme slowness and unwanted, repugnant intrusive thoughts. This book covers the nature, symptoms, causes and theories of OCD. It discusses the treatments that are available and provides valuable practical advice to those who may need help. Numerous case histories are given throughout the book, highlighting various aspects of the disorder and its treatment. There are in-depth sections on scrupulosity, culture and OCD, mental pollution, OCD in children and on the si...
“Gary Marting’s dream of becoming an FBI Agent drives this narrative of his determination to prove his worth to his abusive father, Harold, and himself. The abuse took a toll: Marting graduated from high school near the bottom of his class. Desperate to get away, he took advantage of a serendipitous opportunity to enroll in Southern Illinois University and thrived there. Sworn in as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, he served as an intelligence officer in Vietnam and, in 1971, became an FBI agent. Harold had died the year before without ever showing any pride in his son. Marting skillfully describes his challenging and often-dangerous work for the Bureau. His last job before retirement in 1996 was conducting interviews of White House staff for the Whitewater Investigation. The author is unusually introspective and emotionally open for a man of his age and experience. Marting has realized his goal of honestly sharing his life with the next generation of Martings. And what a gift if his book is discovered by a struggling kid with a dream.” - Blueink Review