Author:
Publisher: The Book Foundation
Keywords: qur, message
Number of Pages: 1200
Published: 2008-12-01
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 1904510353
ISBN-13: 9781904510352

At just six pounds, this reduced-size version of Muhammad Asad’s classic English translation and explanation of the Qur’an is much easier to handle. With a prologue by the Gai Eaton and original artwork by Ahmed Moustafa, this translation is widely considered to be the foremost in conveying the meaning and sensibility of the original Arabic text, making this edition a must-have for both veteran scholars and English readers with a budding interest in Islamic studies.

Author: Giff Beaton
Publisher: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book
Keywords: foundation, nature, book, wormsloe, southeast, damselflies, georgia, dragonflies
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0820327956
ISBN-13: 9780820327952

Visit any pond on a summer day and the air will be alive with dragonflies and damselflies--shimmering aerobatic daredevils that dart above the water and even into nearby fields and woodlands. Organized for easy use in the field, this abundantly illustrated guide, with more than 400 color photographs, is the first to cover Georgia’s dragonflies and damselflies (odonates). It details more than 150 species--species that are also the ones most likely to be seen throughout the U.S. Southeast north of Florida.The guide first explains dragonfly and damselfly body parts, taxonomy, life cycles, a

Authors:Charles T. Bryson, Michael S. DeFelice,
Publisher: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book
Keywords: nature, book, foundation, wormsloe, south, weeds
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2009-06-25
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0820330469
ISBN-13: 9780820330464

Weeds threaten the safe, efficient, and sustainable production of food, feed, fiber, and biofuel throughout the world. Featuring more than fifteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on four hundred of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants found in the southern United States.Drawing on the expertise of more than forty weed scientists and botanists, the guide identifies each plant at various stages of its life and offers useful details about its origin, habitat, morphology, biology, distribution, and known toxic properties. The book also incl

Author: Steven Shavell
Publisher: Foundation Pre
Keywords: casebook, university, law, analysis, economic
Number of Pages: 121
Published: 2004-08-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1587788152
ISBN-13: 9781587788154

"Economic Analysis of Law" is a spin-off title from the legal casebook "Analytical Methods for Lawyers." This book offers an overview of economic analysis, and how it applies to various areas of the law, including property law, torts, contracts, civil litigation and more.

Authors:Kirk J. Stark, Steven A. Bank,
Publisher: Foundation Pre
Keywords: code, regulations, tax, income, sections, federal, selected
Number of Pages: 616
Published: 2008-06-25
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 1599415283
ISBN-13: 9781599415284

This best-selling statutory supplement provides selected federal income tax statutes, including edited sections and significant amendments, additions, and revisions. Designed to offer maximum flexibility and ease-of-use in dealing with individual federal income tax, this resource examines fundamental procedures and administration involved in the Code, and regulations governing federal income tax. Explains basic and complex tax provisions in a clear and succinct manner, discussing such issues as liability, taxable income, contributions, special limitations, penalties, definitions, judicial proc

Author: Marvin a Chirelstei
Publisher: Foundation Pre
Keywords: concepts, insights, series, taxation, income, federal
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2009-05-15
List price: $43.00
ISBN-10: 1599414031
ISBN-13: 9781599414034

Highly acclaimed as both a supplemental text and a law student self-help aid, Federal Income Taxation focuses on the conceptual aspects of federal income tax to improve student understanding of this complex subject. Designed to help students quickly pull together the entire subject area for end-of-semester review, the textbook provides a sense of perspective about where a topic fits within the federal income tax scheme. While the present income tax is the main object of interest in this book, Federal Income Taxation also includes an explanation of the often-discussed consumption tax concept an

Author: Douglas G. Baird
Publisher: Foundation Pre
Keywords: insights, concepts, fourth, bankruptcy, elements
Number of Pages: 299
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 1599410621
ISBN-13: 9781599410623

This casebook is an authoritative introduction to bankruptcy. Case studies, case notes, and examples illustrate points under consideration. Thought-provoking questions generate classroom discussion and hone students’ legal reasoning. Students reap the benefit of the author’s expert opinions, insight, and experience. Representative topics include the individual debtor, corporate reorganizations, and claims, property of the state, and the "Strong-Arm Powers."