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At the age of three, in 1964, Tim Bascom is thrust into a world of eucalyptus trees and stampeding baboons when his family moves from the Midwest to Ethiopia. Unflinchingly observant, young Tim reveals his missionary parents' struggles in a sometimes hostile country.

Polysaccharide esters (cellulose and starch) are among the first polymeric materials applied commercially. The way of producing these technically relevant derivatives, mainly the carboxylic acid esters of C2 to C4 acids, have not been changed significantly during their history of manufacture. The investigation of new acylation methods and strategies of analysis was revived during the last decade by the search for tailored, biocompatible, mater...

Paul Brauner escaped from Berlin days before the clouds of War descended. His family perished in the Holocaust. He re-entered the city in 1945 as a captain in a British infantry regiment and found himself enmeshed in its geo-political turmoil. He matured to make a career in metals and took on the giants of the business to beat them at their own game. The two giant aluminum smelters he built in Bahrain and Dubai were at the end of the 20th cent...

This book reviews fault-tolerance techniques for SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), outlining many methods for designing fault tolerance systems. Some of these are based on new fault-tolerant architecture, and others on protecting the high-level hardware description before synthesis in the FPGA. The text helps the reader choose the best techniques project-by-project, and to compare fault tolerant techniques for programmable log...

The force behind the popular Web site DatingAmy.com brings readers her hilarious insights on love in this funny memoir that is a cross between a naughty, irreverent dating diary and a self-help book.

Presents a comprehensive account of the wildlife of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay. This book summarizes the key facts from the writings on Aran, and illustrates them with many colour photographs. It includes chapters such as: In the Beginning - The Geology of Aran, Climate, Flora, Fauna, Seashore, and Farming in Aran.

What does it mean to come after Blanchot? Three things, at least. First, it is to recognise that it is no longer possible to believe in an essentialist determination of literary discourse or of aesthetic experience. Second, there is the question of history. Here, a third meaning to the phrase "after Blanchot" comes into view.

Jedermann, den Geschäftsleben, Philosophie, Religion, oder ähnliche Unregelmäßigkeiten des menschlichen Tuns interessieren, sollte dieses Buch mindestens zweimal lesen.

Joseph Murphy calls this 'finely crafted and beautifully written' book 'the most comprehensive and extensive treatment of the school leadership literature available to date' - from the Foreword by Joseph Murphy A set of key leadership behaviours can help create the right kind of conditions in schools for learning to occur. How can school leaders excel in those behaviours? An important and trusted resource for 25 years, this fourth edition ...

The contributors to this Handbook examine the differences as well as the similarities of political advertising among the electoral processes of democracies globally. For each country or region, chapter authors provide an overview of research on political advertising and address political advertising history, political and regulatory systems related to political advertising, the effects of media system structures and the effects of new technolo...

This book is a constructive contribution to a Christian spirituality for the late modern religiously plural society. Based on a description of contemporary religion, in which the author refers to modern sociologists (some general and some specifically involved with religion), this study outlines certain recent characteristics of our contemporary way of relating to religion, and formulates a spirituality for the late modern religiously plural s...

This retrospective shows hundreds of stunning rock posters by Jim Phillips made over 40 years, from 1965 to 2005. Phillips tells his life story and records an evolution of Rock Age music. Iconic images advertise concerts featuring emerging and established musicians. His ground-breaking computer painted posters and old-world style are sure to bring a smile. A bonus section presents Phillips son Jimbos rock posters.

Nachrichten von Misserfolgen ausländischer Unternehmen in China sind in den letzten Jahren keine Seltenheit. Die einst euphorische Berichterstattung weicht zunehmend einer kritischen Analyse, und die Frage nach nachhaltigen Erfolgsfaktoren gewinnt bei Unternehmen mit China-Engagement immer mehr an Bedeutung. Umfassend und fundiert gibt dieses Werk Antworten und verdeutlicht anhand zahlreicher Praxisbeispiele sowohl Fehler- als auch Erfolgsquel...

Its name derived from the Nez Perce language, Latah County is the only county in the United States to have been created by an Act of Congress. The abundance of its natural resources--from blue fields of camas to deep veins of gold, from great stands of white pine trees to vast green grasslands--attracted a diversity of dreamers seeking only the opportunity to build their own futures. Nestled in the heart of the Palouse, an agricultural area of...

Norwood has long used the tagline "Gem of the Highlands." While the origin of this name is not clear, it is believed to refer to Norwood's beautiful locale among the hills and valleys of southwestern Ohio. Norwood got its start in 1809, when Samuel D. Bowman opened a tavern for travelers at the intersection of present-day Montgomery and Smith Roads. During the early 1900s, industries flocked to the area because of easy access to crisscrossing ...

Bene ha fatto dunque l'Università di Aquisgrana a puntare sui due versanti della qualità letteraria e della singolare dimensione dell'esperienza umana di Beppe Fenoglio, offrendo il contributo delle analisi dei migliori specialisti del settore accanto al resoconto commosso e partecipe dei diretti testimoni di questa esperienza di vita. Al centro del convegno la voce di Marisa Fenoglio, la sorella dello scrittore che ha fatto valere la trama bi...

By examining theological and literary narratives through an engagement with well-known theorists of reading and religion, this collection of essays, international in perspective, brings together varied, refreshing and provocative responses to well-established literary and critical theories.

Drawing on multi-archival research in Korean, Russian and English, this book looks at the complexity and changes in Stalin's policy toward Korea for answers about the division of Korea in 1945 and the failure of reunification between 1945 and 1948. Lee argues that the trusteeship decision is key to the division's origins and permanency.

Parsi defends U.S. foreign policy for its current understanding of the 'new world disorder, ' despite expressing his concern over the unilateralism shown by the present U.S. administration. Parsi is optimistic about the relationship between the U.S. and Europe and argues that as both sides remember the values that unite them, it will grow stronger.

Fort Thomas, located high on a bluff in Northern Kentucky, is a beautiful community with many older homes, wooded hillsides, parks and playgrounds, and five miles of Ohio River shoreline. Until the arrival of the U.S. Army in 1888, this was a rural area with few residences or businesses. The construction of the Fort Thomas Military Post brought with it a streetcar line, the thriving Midway business district, and rapid population growth. Incorp...