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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 98, held in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in September 1998. The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 57 submissions. The papers provide current results from research and development in design and specification of security policies, access control modelling and protocol analysis, m...

For years I have heard about buildings and their applications to group theory. I finally decided to try to learn something about the subject by teaching a graduate course on it at Cornell University in Spring 1987. This book is based on the not es from that course. The course started from scratch and proceeded at a leisurely pace. The book therefore does not get very far. Indeed, the definition of the term "building" doesn't even appear until ...

The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Talent--or the Job--You Need I have always been very impressed by Nancy Garrison-Jenn's knowledge and consider her the world's foremost expert on executive search. Her book will provide invaluable information to companies and individuals evaluating global search companies and consultants. --John de Leeuw, group human resources director, DIAGEO No matter the geographic scope of your business, this is the defi...

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This book presents a comprehensive description of the scientific principles and the very latest advances in research in this important area of surface and colloid science.

For Aldous Huxley it was the next step in human evolution, for the CIA it was a potential tool for mind control, for Timothy Leary it was the liberator of humankind (a belief that led to his being branded "the most dangerous man in America"), for Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters it fueled the notorious Acid Tests, and it was the improbable common denominator that united such disparate figures as Allen Ginsberg, Cary Grant, G. Gordon Liddy, a...

Is there life after death? This is a question that has intrigued mankind since the beginning of history. Now Colin Wilson, author of The Outsider and The Psychic Detectives, assesses the evidence for this widely held and much contested belief. From Adam Crabtree's patients who heard "voices inside their heads" to Elizabeth Kübler-Ross on death and dying, from Rudolf Steiner and Madame Blavatsky to Kenneth Ring and Raymond Moody, Colin Wilson e...

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CELEBRATING THE SINGLE LIFE is a book that tells how to have a seriously committed, spiritually grounded single life. For the fifty million people in the United States who live alone -- whether by choice or circumstance -- the author suggests concrete dynamic ways in which single men and women can live fully human, fully Christian lives."The single state is the foundation of all human formation, " notes Susan Muto. "We are born single (that is...

Jill Ker Conway, author of one of the most celebrated memoirs of recent decades, is also the premier anthologist of women's autobiographical writing. In Her Own Words is Conway's distillation of women's experience from the British Commonwealth world she came from, compared with major themes in women's lives in the United States, which is now her home.In this dazzling collection, we meet twelve remarkable women-from Shirley Chisholm, the West I...

A convert to Islam describes his pilgrimage to Mecca, recounting his preparations for the trip, the significance of the pilgrimage, and his journey across Muslim North Africa.

Well-known fashion designer Linda Allard offers a charmingly illustrated cookbook featuring recipes for more than 150 easy-to-make, sure-fire interpretations of classic dishes. Lovingly illustrated in Allard's own watercolors.

The Duke of Havana is the inside story of Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, fallen hero of the Cuban revolution. Banned by the Castro government for plotting to defect and shunned by Cuban society, the finest pitcher in Cuba's history fearlessly turned his internal exile into a political crusade. He ultimately escaped his country in a twenty-four-foot boat and, nine months later, triumphed in the World Series with the New York Yankees. Present thr...

A one-stop resource for healthy eating, offering convenient, delicious, nonfat recipes each with one gram of fat or less-as well as a complete guide to reducing the fat in your dietAs cardiac patients, dieters, and just about anyone interested in maintaining good health can tell you, "fat free" too often means "flavor free." With The Garden Variety Cookbook and The Low-Cholesterol Olive Oil Cookbook, Sarah Schlesinger proved there's no reason ...

So, it's official. You've been diagnosed with cancer. And from this moment on your life will neverbe the same. No matter how much others may wish to help, you alone must initiate the journey. This is the first step.From This Moment On offers its hand to anyone dealing with cancer. Following a positive cancer diagnosis, you may feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. From This Moment On walks you through the stages of illness, treatmen...

The handsome student who lived at 57 West Street died there too, his brutal murderer never brought to justice. For Terry Williams, returning to Oxford University to complete a doctorate in detective fiction, the house's macabre history simply means it's cheap. She never suspected the twisted passsions that led to the student's death would entwine around her own life. A stray cat traumatized by some past act of cruelty, a hidden cache of pornog...

He is a damned good cop-a burned-out homicide detective wrapped around a Smith & Wesson .38 and a vodka bottle. She is his partner-twice divorced, nursing a grudge against men, obsessed by the awful temptation of love.Praise for The Black Marble "[Joseph] Wambaugh sidesteps all the clichés."-Baltimore Sun "Superb . . . his best book!"-St. Louis Post-Dispatch"First-rate . . . fast, colorful, and gripping . . . as touching as it is breathlessly ...

Irini Spanidou's highly praised first novel, God's Snake, introduced a writer of rare perception and a character, Anna Karystinou, with whom readers fell in love. In Fear, the author returns to Anna as she comes of age.It is now 1959, and thirteen-year old Anna is a perpetual newcomer, moving from place to place with her family. Her father, a demanding army colonel, has raised her to be invulnerable and proud. But Anna's confident air belies h...