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The articles in this book summarize the work presented at the final workshop of the COST (European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research) Action on Molecular Materials and Functional Polymers for Advanced Devices, which was held in June 2000 in Patras, Greece. The collection gives an excellent overview of the state-of-the-art in this field and the progress made by the coordinated research projects. The results range ove...

How to stick to the rules -- and avoid the traps of the gameFilled with tips and anecdotes from the pros plus the 34 rules of golf, this ideal companion to the top-selling "Golf For Dummies, " 2nd Edition includes: Expert advice on the do's and don'ts of golf etiquette -- from dress code to betting on the gameAdvice on how to survive a business golf outing -- plus tips on behavior as both a spectator and a playerThe inside scoop on proper etiq...

This is the first full-length study of five US banking panics of the Great Depression.

This is a graduate textbook on the theory of contracting under asymmetric information, a key part of modern microeconomic theory. It examines the characteristics of optimal contracts when one party has certain relevant knowledge that the other party does not. The various problems are presented in the same framework to allow easy comparison of the different results. This updated second edition substantially extends the exercises that test stude...

The Cold War was the longest conflict in American history, and the defining event of the second half of the twentieth century. Since its recent and abrupt cessation, we have only begun to measure the effects of the Cold War on American, Soviet, post-Soviet, and international military strategy, economics, domestic policy, and popular culture. The Columbia Guide to the Cold War is the first in a series of guides to American history and culture t...

Infant research observations and hypotheses have raised serious questions about previous mainstream psychoanalytic theories of earliest childhood development. In Jungian Psychotherapy and Contemporary Infant Research, Mario Jacoby looks at how these observations are relevant to psychotherapeutic and Jungian analytical practice. Using recent findings in infant research, along with practical examples from therapeutic practice, he shows how early...

This excellent book covers editing in the digital age, demonstrating the tools needed for effective text editing. Learn how to write powerful headlines and captions, and how to edit body text quickly and cleanly. It also concentrates on design in the digital environment, introducing typography and the related issues of readability and legibility. The skills of picture editing are explored, including image selection, cropping, manipulation and ...

Couples spend an enormous amount of time and energy planning for the perfect wedding. But what about planning for the perfect marriage? In these times of rampant divorce and "relationship" crises, it makes sense to think seriously about the many challenges of married life that loom so large today. The Book of Marriage offers a treasury of marital wisdom from across the ages. Intellectually engaging, morally rich, and ideologically balanced, th...

Der Fluch der schwarzen Magie" schildert eine abenteuerliche Liebesgeschichte, die sich in Thailand im Jahre 2539 buddhistischer Zeitrechnung zwischen Menschen extrem unterschiedlicher Rasse abgespielt hat. In diesem Buch wird der Leser mit Ereignissen konfrontiert, die vermutlich als absolut unglaubhaft, als wahnwitzige Hirngespinste, als weit übertriebene Erfindungen, abklassifiziert werden. Aber genau so, wie erzählt, hat sich das zugetrage...

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Die Handlung spielt in Schlesien. Im II. Weltkrieg toben stählerne Donnerwetter und Marcus erlebt sie unter Todesgefahr, mit 18 Jahren unfreiwilig... Es folgt 1945 im Osten die Kriegsgefangenschaft, zuletzt im KZ Auschwitz... Nach der Heimkehr in ein anderes Land arbeitet er nachdenklich in Polen, bis er 1946 in die Hungerzone über die Neiße vertrieben wird. Trotzdem bauen jungen Leute neben den Älteren mit Elan an der Zukunft und nutzen alle ...

MERCI, GUY ROUX ist ein Porträt über den französischen Erstdivisionär AJ Auxerre, den Guy Roux aus der Anonymität der unteren Fußball-Ligen bis in die Division I geführt hat. Im Jahr 2000, kurz vor Ende der Saison legte er sein Traineramt nieder und ist nun Generalmanager des Clubs. Das Buch beschreibt die Historie des Clubs, sein Ausbildungszentrum, hat eine ausführliche Statistik und ein lückenloses Spielerlexikon aufzuweisen. Und vieles mehr.

Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Isserman expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worker movement, his abandonment of his once deeply-held Catholicism, his life in 1950s Greenwich Village, and is evolution as a thinker. Along the way he dispels numerous myths, including several Harrington himself encouraged. And he explains why Harr...

A New York Times Notable Book and the March 2001 selection of Oprah's Book Club® ! Icy Sparks is the sad, funny and transcendent tale of a young girl growing up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky during the 1950's. Gwyn Hyman Rubio's beautifully written first novel revolves around Icy Sparks, an unforgettable heroine in the tradition of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird or Will Treed in Cold Sassy Tree. At the age of ten, Icy, a bright, curious...

Back in print after twenty years, from one of America's preeminent living authors: a resonant novel about a midwestern newspapering family during and after the Korean War.

If you're ready to do powerful magick without using any wands, robes, or altars, you need "Practical Guide to Creative Visualization" by Denning & Phillips. In it you'll learn everything you need to know to do this powerful system of magick with the mind. First, the book explains exactly what creative visualization is and what it is not. Then it gives you a technique to relax your body and mind, a necessity in order to get the most out of your...

Considered as his finest novel, this is number 39 in the Millennium "Science Fiction Masterworks" series set in the Dome of a futuristic world.