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An expert and informative appraisal of all of Elgar's works - from his juvenilia to the unfinished 3rd symphony - by the author of the acclaimed Gerald Finzi.

First-passage properties underlie a wide range of stochastic processes, such as diffusion-limited growth, neuron firing and the triggering of stock options. This book provides a unified presentation of first-passage processes, which highlights its interrelations with electrostatics and the resulting powerful consequences. The author begins with a presentation of fundamental theory including the connection between the occupation and first-passa...

Provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the theory and practice of psychodrama, integrating different psychodramatic schools of thought. This work looks at how psychodrama has contributed to the development of psychotherapy, introducing concepts that have had a profound influence on other therapies.

In Winning Chess Tournaments, chess coach Robert M. Snyder takes his Chess for Everyone book a step further by providing a guide for students and coaches to prepare for tournament competition. The author reveals secrets of training that resulted in students winning thirty-six individual first place titles in championship sections at the national championships. Additional study materials to extend and supplement Chess for Everyone. Training and...

Challenging the view of Islamic extremists and critics of Islam, this book explores the very topical issue of Islam¿s compatibility with democracy.

During the last decades, measurements of various geodynamic processeshave gained ever increasing importance. Temporal variations of thedeformation and gravity fields monitored by geodetic measuring techniquesreflect isostatic, tectonic or volcanic processes in the earth’s interior.Recordings of hydrologic or oceanographic phenomena allow conclusions onsurface processes. This volume reflects the major developments duringrecent years in these ar...

Coming out of Fundamentalist Christianity is an autobiographical account of one woman's journey from growing up in a rigid, troubled fundamentalist Christian home where she discovered at an early age her attraction to women, and how she survived and fled the oppression of her family of origin, later coming to terms with and joyously embracing her sexual orientation and a life-affirming spiritual path. It is an account of foolish errors and wis...

An examination of the frequently elaborate rituals of food and feasting in Anglo-Saxon funeral rites.

International Handbook of Organizational Crisis Management reflects the latest understanding of the field from prominent scholars and practitioners around the globe. Pushing the boundaries of crisis management research and practice, the handbook offers new frameworks and findings that capture insights and guidance for researchers and executives.Key Features· Provides the latest thinking on and encourages growing support of crisis management in...

This major theoretical work takes existing work on the emotions in significantly new directions. It gives a comprehensive account of emotions, beginning with general sociological principles, moving over important theory construction of social formation and applying this to a detailed and unified 'grand' theory of human emotions. Presenting a unified view of the emotions in the social universe, the book explores the relationships between emoti...

Mnemonic devices have helped countless students, teachers, and trivia buffs recall key information. In this comprehensive guide, readers find a wide spectrum of simple anagrams, clever rhymes, and word games that cover a variety of subjects.

Providing practical, evidence-based strategies for working with students in grades 6-12, this book is affordable and accessible. It includes reproducible clinical tools plus resources for referrals. This is the first book of its kind to cover both prevention and intervention.

Probably no decade saw as many changes in the Hollywood film industry and its product as the 1930s did. By 1939, popularly called "Hollywood's Greatest Year, " films like Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz used both color and sound to spectacular effect, and remain American icons today. The "mature oligopoly" that was the studio system had not only weathered the Depression and become part of mainstream culture through the establishment an...

This is a readable and incisive analysis of American foreign policy and international politics since the end of the Cold War. It is organized around two key themes, the role of culture in international politics and the changing nature of American power. Richard Crockatt addresses such key issues as: the relationship between US power and the post-Cold War international system US relations with Europe and Islam the intensity of anti-American fe...

This is the first modern scholarly edition of what is considered the most detailed ethnographic account of Cherokee life in the late 18th century. TimberlakeAAA1/2s memoirs describe the months he spent living with the Cherokees then escorting a delegation to London to meet King George III. He provides details of daily life, including ceremonies, games, the role of women, the preparation of food, and the creation of weapons, baskets, and potter...

The wider repercussions and consequences of Charles II's personal rule are discussed, with special reference to the fledgling Tory and Whig parties.

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Military, political, cultural and religious dimensions of Irish loyalism are examined to show it as more complex than hitherto imagined.

A reappraisal of the links between Hanover and Great Britain, highlighting their previously un-explored importance.

A survey of the Crown Agents during a turbulent and eventful period.