The author of "Get the Fat Out" now offers a down-to-earth instruction manual for bringing peace and sacredness back to that place where everyone most craves to be--home.
Packed with more than 700 challenging questions on the history of NASCAR, this fact-filled trivia book is sure to put even the most dedicated racing fan to the test.
The Maine communities of Madison, Norridgewock, and Smithfield all have their own unique ties to the waters on which they were founded. Madison depends on the waterfalls of the Kennebec River, the backbone of central Maine, to support its manufacturing roots. Wool mill operations began in 1881, but soon gave way to the still prosperous paper mill. Norridgewock also rests on the shores of the Kennebec, but lacking the falls it was able to remai...
Residents of and seasonal visitors to the Berkshires greeted the publication of Bill Tague's Berkshires with tremendous enthusiasm in 1996. Many lifelong fans of Tague's work were delighted to view it in compiled form, and others were introduced to the majesty and vividness of his work for the first time. The editor of this volume--Tyler Resch--has worked together again with the photographer's wife--Irene Tague--to produce an all-new, second b...
Ocean View, a rich historical beachfront hamlet on the northern-most reaches of the city of Norfolk, was at one time a major resort destination for beachgoers and amusement park lovers, from Florida to Maine and west to the Mississippi. Ocean View presents a comprehensive pictorial history of this resort, its development as an important residential and recreational section of Norfolk, and the people who made it happen from 1862 to 1965. Using ...
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Die Diplomarbeit gliedert sich im Hauptteil in drei Teile. Der erste Teil umfaßt die Grundlagen der Europäischen Währungsunion. Hier wird vor allem auf den zeitlichen Rahmen und die rechtlichen Aspekte der Euro-Einführung eingegangen. Bei den rechtlichen Aspekten werden die beiden Euro-Verordnungen und die Auswirkungen auf deutsche Gesetzestexte untersucht.
Im zweiten Teil werden die Auswirkungen der Euro...
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Bundesdeutsche Kommunen machen seit geraumer Zeit von einer Möglichkeit Gebrauch, die ihnen das Bundesbaugesetz bietet. Der §172 stellt sich als eines der wenigen, wenn nicht das einzige rechtliche Mittel dar, um gegen die Verdrängung alteingesessener Bevölkerungsteile durch einkommens- und/oder statushöhere Bevölkerungsteile aus ihren angestammten (groß-)städtischen Quartieren vorzugehen. Luxusmodernisier...
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Moderne Informationstechnologien relativieren in zunehmendem Maße die Bedeutung von Zeit und Ort der Leistungserstellung. Die Märkte werden transparenter und Leistungen sind künftig mit Hilfe eines Mausklick vergleichbar. Beschleunigte Innovationszyklen stellen zudem eine neue Herausforderung an die Innovationskraft und Flexibilität der Unternehmen dar. Kunden entscheiden sehr viel individueller, wann, wo und wie bes...
A practical introduction to one of today's most exciting and rapidly growing areas of polymer science.
Introduction to Ionomers affords chemists, engineers, and graduate students an opportunity to familiarize themselves quickly and thoroughly with one of today's most commercially important classes of polymers. Featuring a balanced, fully integrated presentation of basic science and state-of-the-art applications, the book provides the depth of...
This book, which is divided into three parts, gives a state-of-the-art report on technical developments in instrumentation and on theoretical advancements in acoustic remote sensing. It explains the utilization of acoustic techniques in studies related to the structure of the lower atmosphere and oceans and discusses various atmospheric and oceanic applications. The potential and limitations of acoustic remote sensing are also described. This ...
In the three decades since the introduction of the Kobayashi distance, the subject of hyperbolic complex spaces and holomorphic mappings has grown to be a big industry. This book gives a comprehensive and systematic account on the Carathéodory and Kobayashi distances, hyperbolic complex spaces and holomorphic mappings with geometric methods. A very complete list of references should be useful for prospective researchers in this area.
herzog (seit 1623 auch Kurfürst) Maximilian I. von Bayern (1573-1651) zählt zu den herausragenden Reichsfürsten in der deutschen Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit, zugleich ist er der bedeutendste Wittelsbacher neben Kaiser Ludwig dem Bayern und König Ludwig I. Im Rahmen der großen Zeitströmungen von Konfessionalisierung, Gegenreformation und Grundlegung des frühmodernen Staates hat er im Laufe einer fünfzigjährigen Regierung in beachtlichem Ausma...
Das Handbuch bietet grundlegende und weiterführende Informationen über Archive der Wirtschaft: ihre Geschichte, Quellen, Methoden und Tätigkeitsfelder. Besondere Probleme des Schriftguts der Wirtschaft sowie zukunftweisende Fragen der Digitalisierung sind Themenschwerpunkte. Die zweite Auflage nimmt zu den Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre Stellung und enthält ein aktualisiertes Literaturverzeichnis.
The propagation of three-dimensional shock waves and their reflection from curved walls is the subject of this volume. It is divided into two parts. The first part presents a ray method. The second part discusses the shock reflection from a concave body.
In North Attleborough, Bob Lanpher, Dorothea Donnelly, and George Cunningham have combined an exquisite collection of images with unique historical perspectives to tell the story of life in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. Separated from Attleborough in 1887, North Attleborough boasts a rich and colorful heritage. It was the home of Joe Martin, who served as Speaker of the House under Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. It i...
Lake Winnipesaukee has a long and well-deserved history as one of the most scenic and popular resort lakes in New England. Within this, the second volume of Boats and Ports of Lake Winnipesaukee, you can observe the lake's beauty and enjoy the continued history of the people, boats, and port towns which hug its shore. Lake Winnipesaukee has long drawn visitors to the area, offering a beautiful landscape and an abundance of natural treasures. B...