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The 100th anniversary of cinema was marked throughout the world in 1995/6. Amongst the widespread celebrations it was largely overlooked that genuine motion pictures had been commercially shown 101 years earlier, and that the origins of the film industry lay in a peepshow device rather than the more familiar movie projector. Introduced in New York in April 1894 and in Paris and London later in the same year, Thomas Edison's electrically-driven...

Looks at the ways social change is expressed through debates over identities and bodies. In bodies and selves, we can see politics, economics, and culture play out, and the tensions and crises of society made visible. The women's movement, lobbies for the elderly, pro-choice and pro-life movements, AIDS research and education, pedophilia and repressed memory, global sports spectacles, organ donor networks, campaigns for safe sex, chastity, or ...

This important 3-volume set unravels societal issues so that readers can examine and study various forms of violence in America from many different perspectives. In 600 A-Z articles, illustrated with over 300 photos, charts, and maps, the "Encyclopedia" addresses criminal justice issues, violence in the media, historical acts of violence, and the cultural and biological roots of violence. Biographies of over 100 Americans associated with viole...

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An authoritative handbook, this volume offers both a comprehensive review of the current science of mindfulness and a guide to its ongoing evolution. Leading scholars explore mindfulness in the context of contemporary psychological theories of attention, perceptual processing, motivation, and behavior, as well as within a rich cross-disciplinary dialogue with the contemplative traditions. After surveying basic research from neurobiological, co...

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In the arena of public-administration scholarship, one of the most prominent performers is Dwight Waldo. Such an outstanding position was not given to him, he achieved it by giving his entire career--more than forty years--to the study of institutions and ideas. His prolific writing and lecturing took him to six continents but often put him in the controversial position of steadfast neutrality when volatile issues dramatically polarized his co...

A book about financial investment - gives a clear path to build investments and for the reader to reach their life goals.

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It's a doctor's duty to "do no harm, " but in a world where healthcare is completely in the hands of the government, meet physicians whose main mission is taking life instead of giving it. Lieutenant Jaye Osgood is lucky to have a good government job. It offers him and his family of five all the comforts of a good life: security, money and access. Until now he had never questioned the tasks he carried out for the Ministry of Health: missions t...

Flight of the Old Dog is the runaway bestseller that launched the phenomenal career of Dale Brown. It is the riveting story of America's military superiority being surpassed as our greatest enemy masters space-to-Earth weapons technology--neutralizing the U.S. arsenal of nuclear missiles. America's only hope: The Old Dog Zero One, a battle-scarred bomber fully renovated with modern hardware--and equipped with the deadliest state-of-the-art arm...

When Iran is invaded, America responds in a grueling counterattack by a brave new technology that will redefine war. Silver Tower is the most sophisticated laser defense system ever--and it will change the balance of world power forever. Abridged. 5 CDs.

Detectors for Liquid Chromatography Edited by Edward S. Yeung Written by an expert in the field, this comprehensive guide explains the basic principles behind detector response instrumentation and selected applications.

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Colour coded and flexible programmes to help runners achieve their goals.

Dieses Buch erklärt die kompliziertesten mathematischen Theorien leicht verständlich auf jeweils zwei Seiten, in rund dreihundert Wörtern und anhand einer Abbildung. Möchten Sie die grundlegenden Unterschiede zwischen Exponent und Logarithmus verstehen oder der Frage nachgehen, ob es mehr als eine Unendlichkeit gibt? Diese Ausgabe ist eine Offenbarung für alle, die in der Schule mit Mathe ihre Mühe hatten. Lesen Sie in Ihrem eigenen Tempo und ...