360 Ergebnisse - Zeige 41 von 60.

This book throws some light on poorly understood aspects of the motion of magnetization in magnetic solids, particularly the effects of dissipative mechanisms. Aside from its practical aspects (such as magnetic recording), it addresses readers interested in the basic physics of nonlinear phenomena.

How can the advocate of universal rights avoid being a moral imperialist? In this book, Talbott builds on the work of Rawls, Habermas, Mill, Sen, and Shue to explain how, over the course of history, human beings have learned how to adopt a distinctively moral standpoint from which it is possible to make universal, though not infallible, judgments of right and wrong. He explains how this distinctively moral standpoint has led to the discovery o...

This book will undertake the research and development activities on ultra clean transportation fuels that in recent years have significantly increased to meet the progressively more demand. This symposium series book describes various aspects (production, processing, upgrading, and utilization) of recent research and developments related to ultra clean transportation fuels from a variety of hydrocarbon feedstocks (coal, petroleum coke, biomass...

Ken Binmore's previous game theory textbook, Fun and Games (D.C. Heath, 1991), carved out a significant niche in the advanced undergraduate market, it was intellectually serious and more up-to-date than its competitors, but also accessibly written. Its central thesis was that game theoryallows us to understand many kinds of interactions between people, a point that Binmore amply demonstrated through a rich range of examples and applications. T...

Addresses the objectives of biosecurity and the ways in which they overlap or conflict with those of biosafety. This book describes the risks of working with dangerous pathogens and toxins in the current era of international terrorism.

This book focuses on the fascinating connection between Wittgenstein and Oswald Spengler and in particular the acknowledged influence of Spengler's Decline of the West. His book shows in meticulous detail how Spengler's dark conception of an ongoing cultural decline resonated deeply for Wittgenstein and influenced his later work. In so doing, the work takes into account discussions of these matters by major commentators such as Malcolm, Von Wr...

This comprehensive survey takes as its focus a stylistic analysis of the music of the French composer and virtuoso pianist Charles Valentin Alkan (1813-1888). There is also consideration of Alkan the performer, and on issues of performance practice in relation to his music, and on its reception history. Useful appendices provide a guide to archival sources for further research, a list of works and a basic discography.

A straight-talking women's guide to tending to a partner's unrequited libido and reigniting the sexual sparks in a long-term relationship. Many couples are all too familiar with the classic bedroom balancing act-managing His and Her sex drives. As men clamor for more action and women grumble for more sleep, the topic of "maintenance sex"-those dutiful two minutes to "get it over with"-invariably arises to divide and conquer a couple's sex life...

New financial instruments —such as structured financial products and exchange-traded funds —and new financial institutions —including hedge funds and private-equity funds —present opportunities as well as policy and regulatory challenges in U.

Girls like attention-even the ones that are taken. Twenty-six-year-old Charlie is still in school and works in a bookstore. All his friends, however, have grown-up careers and committed relationships. Charlie seems to be left behind. But one attractive dancer has the power to change that. Charlie's best friend, Doug, and Doug's fiancée, Marisol, throw the ultimate parties, the key element of which is couple-driven drama. Charlie has always bee...

La presente raccolta di problemi ed esercizi nasce dall'esperienza maturata durante il corso di Equazioni a Derivate Parziali (EDP), tenuto nell'ambito delle lauree di primo e secondo livello presso il Politecnico di Milano. Il volume è diviso in due parti, nei primi quattro capitoli l'obiettivo è l'uso di tecniche classiche, come la separazione delle variabili, il principio di massimo o le trasformate di Laplace e Fourier, per risolvere probl...

A brilliant and hilarious new collection of essays from the award-winning author of the bestseller "Infinite Jest".

Mitte der siebziger Jahre vollzieht Anita Neugebauer einen mutigen Schritt. Die 1916 in Berlin geborene ausgebildete Fotografin eröffnet in Basel die erste Galerie für Kunstfotografie in der Schweiz. Dieses Engagement findet nach rund dreissig Jahren Ausstellungstätigkeit in einem spannungsvollen Beziehungsfeld mit lokalen und internationalen Namen wie Derek P. Bennett, Edouard Boubat, Robert Doisneau, Yvan Dalain, Gisèle Freund, Monique Jacot...

Segeln ist bei Kindern und jungen Leuten im Kommen - zahlreiche Wassersportinitiativen wie "Alsterkids", "Wannseekids" oder "Trau dich aufs Wasser" zeigen es. Doch Bücher für den Nachwuchs sind rar.Mit "Lass uns segeln!" liegt nun ein gut aufgemachtes, illustriertes Einsteigerbuch für Kinder der Altersgruppe acht bis zwölf vor. Der Comicstil ist ansprechend, die Sprache dicht an der Zielgruppe, die Inhalte reichen vom absoluten Einstieg ins Se...

This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is based on methods clinically proven to reduce the recurrence of chronic unhappiness and demonstrates powerful ways to strengthen resilience in the face of lifes misfortunes. Includes a CD of guided meditations.

In this irreverent, entertaining and thought-provoking memoir, Ronald Bell recounts episodes from his childhood, his time in the Royal Navy and his working life in artist and repertoire, or A&R, (working with artists as diverse as Bing Crosby, Dizzy Gillespie, Connie Francis, Ike and Tina Turner, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Crystal Gayle), interspersed with jokes, poems and passages discussing the changes in politics and society that have...

Ein mutiger Film! Un film courageux! LE JURY, REGARDS NEUFS Fuenfundzwanzig Jahre iranische Revolution. Die Exil-Iranerin Afsar Sonia Shafie kehrt zurueck in ihre Heimat und erzaehlt uns ihre Geschichte: Vom Traum des Maertyrertods bis zur Sehns

The Hurricane story

The second volume of this comprehensive handbook addresses such topics as the transition to school, the teacher-child relationship, vocabulary development, neuroimaging work, Vygotskian theory, findings from international studies, and more.

Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach Robert Plonsey and Roger C. BarrThe study of electrophysiology has progressed rapidly because of the precise, delicate, and ingenious experimental studies of many investigators. The field has also made great strides by unifying these experimental observations through mathematical descriptions based on electromagnetic field theory, electrochemistry, etc., which underlies these experiments. In turn, these ...