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The Russian Arctic includes several great seas including the Barents, Kara, Laptev seas, East-Siberian Sea and Chukchi Sea. Arctic regions have a huge influence on practically every environment on the planet. Global changes of atmospheric and oceanic circulation have led to periodic cooling and warming, development and degradations of glacial covers, drainage of extensive territories of a shelf and the subsequent subaqual processing of a relie...

Forty years ago, a young playwright muscled his way onto the scene with a clutch of time-defining plays, including Don's Party. With this sequel, David Williamson celebrates four decades of telling the tribe their story. It is 21 August 2010, the night of yet another federal election and, of course, yet another election night party at Don's place. Over the decades, as he and his friends watched governments come and go, they have also closely f...

Providing a sophisticated critique of contemporary foundationist debate, this work contributes significantly to the current revaluation of theoretical discourse with implications for philosophers as well as literary theorists.

A comprehensive account of the techniques of sampling which are essential to modern archaeological practice.

Spätestens seit der Novellierung des Gesetzes für den Vorrang Erneuerbarer Energien (EEG) im Jahr 2004 hat die Biogasproduktion insbesondere zur Erzeugung von Strom und Wärme eine zunehmend bedeutende Rolle im erneuerbaren Energiemix aber auch in der deutschen Landwirtschaft eingenommen. Die seit diesem Zeitraum vergleichsweise hohen Einspeisevergütungen für Strom auf der Basis von Boni für nachwachsende Rohstoffe, Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung sowie b...

A fascinating analysis of the relationship between mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt.

An examination of different aspects of women's activities in litigation in sixteenth-century England.

Dieses Buch schildert die dreihundertjährige wechselvolle Geschichte einerdeutschen Familie im westlichen Grenzland. Einzelschicksale verdeutlichen, mitunter in Form anekdotischer Skizzen, den Gang historischer Entwicklungenüber das rein Persönliche hinaus. Dies gilt auch für die sich nahtlosanschließenden Lebenserinnerungen des Autors selbst, der nach einer imAusland verbrachten Kindheit und Jugend zu seiner deutschen Heimat zurückfindet und ...

Die Untersuchung der Mikrozirkulation kann entscheidend zur vorzeitigen Diagnose folgenschwerer Krankheiten und lebensbedrohlicher Zustände sowie zur gesundheitsfördernden Behandlung von Patienten beitragen. Die Messung des Blutstromes über die Geschwindigkeit der im Blut vorhandenen Teilchen in den kleinsten Blutgefäßen stellt eine Möglichkeit zur präzisen lokalen Erfassung der Mikrozirkulation dar. Am Nagelfalz der Finger lässt sich dazu die...

Toma's clear and well-integrated review of the latest research, as well as his advice for decision makers applying the book's lessons in practice, ensures this volume's place in the growing literature on strategy and management in higher education.

Description: In this book, Gordon Heath and James Dvorak bring together three traditions that are not often brought together under one roof: Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant. Authors from a number of Protestant traditions, as well as one from Orthodoxy and one from Catholicism, have contributed to a volume that provides a grander vision of the diversity of the church as well as a deeper sense of the differences that divide and the similarit...

Deciphering maps as poetry, and poems as maps.

This book offers a careful and measured response to Noam Chomsky's criticism against deconstructive theories of language. The author reveals the connections between Chomsky's linguistic theories and politics by demonstrating their shared philosophical basis.

How to Paint Abstract Sunsets: Step by Step is the first and only instructional book about the art of painting abstract sunsets. The book will be of interest to art enthusiasts of all ages. No previous painting experience is required. A list of all necessary materials is included, along with detailed step by step instructions and plenty of painting tips and beautiful samples. How to Paint Abstract Sunsets is a great tool for art therapy, ar...

Photorealism, naturally, is a style of painting that looks like a photo, but not just a photograph but your personal creation of a wonderful painting. One of the greatest pleasures I have in life, is when I complete a colorful photorealistic painting. All you need is a little know-how. This book can bring you there. In exacting detail, it will take you step-by-step into the world of photorealism.

In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

A fascinating analysis of the relationship between mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt.

The textile industry found its roots in Connecticut along the banks of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers between Waterbury and Bridgeport. From the early 1800s, when David Humphries, former aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington, brought the woolen industry to America, to the 1950s, when the vast Sidney Blumenthal Mills moved to the South, the textile industry shaped life in the Naugatuck Valley. The industry witnessed labor actions, inspire...

The essential junkiness of our culture and biology.

A Patient's Guide to Heart Rhythm Problems will help readers understand, how the heart works and what can go wrong, the tests and other diagnostic procedures they may undergo, how their doctor reaches a diagnosis, what their diagnosis means, how their doctor might treat the problem, when medication alone is sufficient treatment, when pacemaker, defibrillator, or biventricular therapy is appropriate, how to get the best possible medical care--i...