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James Friedman provides a thorough survey of oligopoly theory using numerical examples and careful verbal explanations to make the ideas clear and accessible.

A description of Jamaica in the late 1680s was written by a contemporary English observer, John Taylor, who spent some months on the island.

Experts critically examine the belief that other intelligent life exists in our galaxy.

Commedia Oz" is designed to assist the interpretation and playing of Commedia in an Australian context and is a training manual for teachers, students, actors and directors. Chapters cover the history and influence of Commedia, suggestions for modern interpretations, activities and exercises, the role of the director and the actor's journal, training actors, an interview with Jacques Lecoq (the French Commedia actor/trainer), a professional sc...

Two one-act plays by Daniel Keene. "Citizens" is set at the dividing wall of an unspecified war-torn country. Over the course of the play, the fragility and nobility of the human spirit at its most vulnerable is carefully probed and laid bare (1 act, 9 male, 5 female). "Soldiers" has been commissioned for the STC Actors Company as a companion piece to Citizens. Set in an echoing Air Force hangar, family members gather to receive the bodies of ...

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Each study comprises a well-resourced survey of the topic under discussion, with a variety of carefully- thought-out questions, prayer and action points, and suitable books and websites for further exploration. The book is copiously illustrated. Topics include: Justice and the heart of God, Climate change: hazards, disaster, action, Gender: education for women, trafficking, sex work, Conflict: Sudan, Sierra Leone, Israel and Occupied Palestini...

Written by leading market risk academic, Professor Carol Alexander, Practical Financial Econometrics forms part two of the Market Risk Analysis four volume set. It introduces the econometric techniques that are commonly applied to finance with a critical and selective exposition, emphasising the areas of econometrics, such as GARCH, cointegration and copulas that are required for resolving problems in market risk analysis. The book covers mate...

Davis begins with the dramatic "Amistad" case, and then looks at slavery in the American South and the abolitionists who defeated one of human history's greatest evils.

Ancient peoples understood that individual consciousness is rooted in a universal field of consciousness and is therefore eternal. Through their spiritual practices they developed a soul body, a vehicle that could carry consciousness beyond physical death and achieve "immortality.

This is a reprint of the orginal book released in 1968. Our primary goal in this book is to sharpen the skill, sophistication, and in- tuition of the reader in the interpretation of mental test data, and in the construction and use of mental tests both as instruments of psychological theory and as tools in the practical problems of selection, evaluation, and guidance. We seek to do this by exposing the reader to some psychologically meaningful...

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Karen McCreadie's thoroughly up-to-date interpretation of Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich illustrates Hill's thirteen principles of achievement with modern case studies and reviews of recent scientific research to enable 21st century readers to learn how to manage their thinking and transform their quality of life.

The text is a series of independent but related chapters authored by the foremost researchers of insulin resistance, and it presents a wealth of information to assist the biomedical and research community.

Probability and statistics impinge on the life of the average person in a variety of ways ¿ as is suggested by the title of this book. Very often, information is provided that is factually accurate but intended to present a biased view. This book presents the important results of probability and statistics without making heavy mathematical demands on the reader. It should enable an intelligent reader to properly assess statistical information ...

Teaching Grammar Creatively offers more than 50 complete lessons covering a wide range of grammar structures, learner levels, and age groups. Each lesson is divided into two main sections: Language Awareness Activities and Creative Grammar Practice. The Language Awareness Activities are designed to introduce and provide initial practice of items that may still be unfamiliar to your students. The Creative Grammar Practice section provides ide...

Das vorliegende Buch zeichnet sowohl die Biographie wie die dichterische und spätere wissenschaftliche Entwicklung Arthur Koestlers nach, dessen Geburtstag sich 2005 zum 100. Mal jährte. Biographie wie Werk sind gleichermaßen faszinierend, da Koestler ein Autor ist, der nicht nur in besonderem Ausmaß seine Zeit verkörpert, sondern der auch in ungewöhnlicher Weise direkt und nachhaltig auf diese Zeit Einfluss genommen hat. Der angesehene Litera...

Silicon photonics is currently a very active and progressive area of research, as silicon optical circuits have emerged as the replacement technology for copper-based circuits in communication and broadband networks. The demand for ever improving communications and computing performance continues, and this in turn means that photonic circuits are finding ever increasing application areas. this text provides an important and timely overview of ...

This edition includes annotated texts of all three plays, prefaced by an account of Etherege's life and the reception of his plays on the stage and in criticism.

Everyone has money issues! There's a growing epidemic in our midst. Nearly 10% of people are compulsive shoppers or spenders! Bought Out and $pent! delivers a timely analysis of what's really behind this problem and new solutions to it!