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In addressing new concepts and methods of advanced digital signal processing and their applications, this book looks at recent research in Fourier analysis. Instead of focusing on well-known fundamental properties of thetransformations found in many books, this work shows readers new approaches and new forms of signal and image representation that can be used effectively in signal and image processing. It includes new algorithms for integer ap...

--New edition of this highly acclaimed guide-- 'Creative and compelling.' Guardian 'Essential reading.' Head of the IPCC 'A new phrase has entered the language.' Anita Roddick This is the second edition of Andrew Simms's highly regarded guide to ecological debt. Simms shows how millions of us in the West are running up huge ecological debts: from the amount of oil and coal that we burn to heat our houses and run our cars, to what we consume an...

Zoe is happy to be back at Ballet Academy after the holidays & looks forward to starting work on her character dance, where she can give free reign to her creativity. Outside lessons she has to put up with best friend Leda's up and down moods, but she consoles herself with shopping trips with new friend Bianca.

This collection is dedicated to Patrick Wormald in honour of his long and distinguished contribution to the field of early medieval history. Covering key theses including, kingship, law, image, ideology and culture the collection offers original contributions from an international cast of leading medieval scholars. This volume not only provides a fascinating cross-section of the latest research, but provides a fitting tribute to an outstanding...

The resort towns of Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida, are traced back to the early twentieth century through 375 postcard images. Revisit the early days of Ringling Bros. Circus, tour Sarasota Jungle Gardens, visit Asolo Theater, and sail the Sarasota Bay. Relive the grandeur of the Hotel Sarasota. Ride along the Tamiami Trail to Sunshine Skyway Bridge or the Manatee River Bridge and stop at surrounding communities Sebring, Venice, and Anna Mar...

Often called "The World's Playground, " Atlantic City is seen over 100 years. More than 250 color images display its evolution into a popular vacation destination. From the beach, boardwalk, and the Miss America Pagent in Convention Hall, to the Apollo Theatre, the world famous Steel Pier, and Traymore Hotel, the city's first 100 years put it on the map and made it a major destination. Relive the magic as you explore the streets that inspired ...

The Pennsylvania capital city has dynamic architecture and a remarkable skyline, beautiful parks, and important transportation routes along the mighty Susquehanna River near the middle of the state. Learn why the city thrived during the 19th century due to its location, commerce, and leading citizens. See the government buildlings and many street scenes as they are portrayed on over 400 postcards of the 20th century. Tourism emerged here with ...

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Between 1931 and 1935, Bertrand Russell contributed some 156 essays to the literary pages of the American newspaper New York American. These were often fun, humorous observations on the very real issues of the day, such as the Depression, the rise of Nazism and Prohibition, to more perennial themes such as love, parenthood, education and friendship. Available for the first time in the Routledge Classics series in a single volume, this pithy, p...

Dreizehn Vorträge, gehalten in Berlin zwischen dem 6. Januar und 11. Juni 1908 Textidentisch mit Gesamtausgabe Band 102

Sinn Féin is a growing force in Irish politics. Now the country's third largest party, Sinn Féin have been one of the central architects of the peace process and are increasingly setting the terms of political debate in Ireland north and south. Despite this, the party remains much misunderstood and often misrepresented. Sinn Fein and The Politics of Left Republicanism explores the ideological and organisational origins of the party, charts the...

First published in 1925, Bertrand Russell's ABC of Relativity was considered a masterwork of its time, contributing significantly to the mass popularisation of science. Authoritative and accessible, it provides a remarkable introductory guide to Einstein's theory of Relativity for a general readership. One of the most definitive reference guides of its kind, and written by one of the twentieth century's most influential philosophers, ABC of Re...

Written in a lively and accessible style, Globalization: The Making of World Society shows how globalization affects everyday experience, creates new institutions, and presents new challenges. With many examples, Lechner describes how the process unfolds in a wide range of fields, from sports and media to law and religion. While sketching the outlines of a world society in the making, the book also demonstrates that globalization is inherentl...

Nachdem die Einwohner von Fabletown wissen, wer der Feind ist, ist es an der Zeit, sich auf die Verteidigung dieser Festung inmitten der Welt der Normalsterblichen vorzubereiten - und das bedeutet, neue Allianzen zu schmieden mit allen, die von den Legionen des Feindes noch nicht erobert wurden. Doch als eine Delegation der arabischen Märchenländer in Fabletown eintrifft, zeigt sich, wie verzwickt es sein kann, neue Verbündete zu gewinnen - be...

SANDMAN ist aus gutem Grund die meistgelobte und mit Preisen ausgezeichnete Comic-Serie der 90er-Jahre: Die intelligente, tiefgründige Story, elegant geschrieben von Neil Gaiman und abwechselnd illustriert von den gefragtesten Künstlern der Comic-Branche, bietet eine reichhaltige Mischung moderner Mythen und finsterer Fantasy, in der zeitgenössische Literatur, historisches Drama und Legenden nahtlos ineinander übergehen. Die Saga des Sandman e...

Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell".

Our Knowledge of the External World is a compilation of lectures Bertrand Russell delivered in the US in which he questions the very relevance and legitimacy of philosophy. In it he investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge and questions the means in which we have come to understand our physical world. This is an explosive and controversial work that illustrates instances where the claims of philosophers hav...

Alexander von Humboldt ist jedermann als einer der größten deutschen Forschungsreisenden und Geographen ein Begriff. Vor allem wurde er bekannt als der "wissenschaftliche Entdecker" des südamerikanischen Halbkontinents.Kaum bekannt ist indes seine russisch-sibirische Forschungsreise vom 12. April bis 15. Dezember 1829. Mit 12 244 Pferden und Halt auf 658 Poststationen reiste er 14.900 km von St. Petersburg über Moskau, Kasan, über den Ural nac...

Living Memory investigates the complex question of language and its place at the heart of Bergamasco culture in northern Italy. As in other multilingual nation-states in Europe and elsewhere, linguistic revival and survival represent the promise of local solidarity, but also a threat to larger social and political relationships and unification. Jillian Cavanaugh offers an in depth look at this mixed or bivalent language use in Italy today. She...