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A Theory of Transformative Change in Living SystemsEvery organism has visible, macroscopic traits that represented dramatic,        transformative innovations when they first arose, changing not only organismal        lifestyles, but also the future evolutionary path of life. This book provides the        first major synthesis of existing knowledge...

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How to Make Great Audio Recordings Without Breaking the BankAudio recordings are the calling card with which musicians share and promote their work so a knowledge of recording techniques and technologies is essential to the 21st century musician. Recording On a Budget provides a comprehensive introduction to the recording arts from a...

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Gioachino Rossini was one of the most influential, as well as one of the most        industrious and emotionally complex of the great nineteenth-century composers.          Between 1810 and 1829, he wrote 39 operas, a body of work, comic and serious, which        transformed Italian opera and radically altered the course of opera in France....

Women with epilepsy have different needs to men with epilepsy, especially at        various stages in their life cycle. Epilepsy and its treatment can affect or        compromise the menstrual cycle, contraception, fertility and pregnancy, child        development in the womb, child care and the menopause. Conversely the menstrual        cycle,...