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The first social history of Soviet women workers in the 1930s.

Semiconductor-On-Insulator Materials for NanoElectonics Applications” is devoted to the fast evolving field of modern nanoelectronics, and more particularly to the physics and technology of nanoelectronic devices built on semiconductor-on-insulator (SemOI) systems. The book contains the achievements in this field from leading companies and universities in Europe, USA, Brazil and Russia. It is articulated around four main topics: 1. New semicon...

Written in an outstandingly clear and lively style, this 1969 book provokes its readers to rethink issues they may have regarded as long since settled.

The last work of fiction by one of the twentieth century's greatest artists, Extinction is widely considered Thomas Bernhard's magnum opus. Franz-Josef Murau-the intellectual black sheep of a powerful Austrian land-owning family-lives in Rome in self-imposed exile, surrounded by a coterie of artistic and intellectual friends. On returning from his sister's wedding on the family estate of Wolfsegg, having resolved never to go home again, Murau ...

What Works in Corrections examines the impact of correctional interventions, management policies, treatment and rehabilitation programs on the recidivism of offenders and delinquents. The book reviews different strategies for reducing recidivism and describes how the evidence for effectiveness is assessed. Thousands of studies were examined in order to identify those of sufficient scientific rigor to enable conclusions to be drawn about the im...

This Handbook of Political Sociology provides the first complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology. Part I explores the theories of political sociology. Part II focuses on the formation, transitions, and regime structure of the state. Part III takes up various aspects of the state that respond to pressures from civil society, including welfare, gender, and military policies. And Part IV examines globalization. The Handbook is ...

Orientiert an musikalischen Prinzipien experimentieren die überwiegend kurzen Gedichte in "Ent-Gegenwart" mit Möglichkeiten: den Möglichkeiten der Sprache und damit zugleich den Möglichkeiten der Wahrnehmung, dabei Erfahrungen des Alltags sowie seiner fiktionalen Rückseite zur Sprache bringend: das, was möglich ist oder unmöglich, das, was geschehen kann oder nicht geschieht, das gesamte Lexikon menschlicher Existenz eben. Analog zu der Zerleg...

When a sinister old woman leaves Griffin Penshine a box of 12 shiny pennies, she sets in motion a desperate quest--because the old woman is a wish stealer, and each penny represents a wish she stole from a wishing fountain decades earlier.

From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Wake trilogy comes a riveting new paranormal thriller, set in the small, rural community of Cryer's Cross, Montana, where two high school students have mysteriously vanished.

Nancy may have successfully cleared Ned from suspicion when the local carnival's cash box went missing, but along the way she uncovered a deeper plot. In the stunning conclusion, Nancy finally uncovers who is sabotaging the Daughters of River Heights carnival.

A young journalist's vibrant account of contemporary Mexico City, focusing onthe city's distinctive "tribes" of urban youth.

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Simple, funny action words and onomatopoeia describe three silly ducks' rather impolite visit to their Auntie Goose's house. This rollicking, tongue-twisting, rhyming story of three enthusiastic houseguests, paired with the lively artwork of illustrator Viviana Garofoli, is sure to be a speedy favorite of beginning readers everywhere.Step 1 (Ready to Read) is for children who know the alphabet and are ready to read. Step 1 titles have big type...

In a small town in the Mississippi Delta, Luke May teaches local history to students too young to remember the turmoil of the civil rights era. Luke himself was just a child in 1962 when James Meredith's enrollment at Ole Miss provoked a bloody new battle in the old Civil War. But when a long-lost friend suddenly returns to town, bringing with her a reminder of the act of searing violence that ended her childhood, Luke begins to realize that h...

Who wouldn't want to wear gorgeous clothes, travel the world, hang out with stars, have adoring fans - and get paid a fortune for it? But is that what the life of a model is like? World-famous fashion guru Jeanne Beker offers a unique insider's look at the reality behind the glitz. She demystifies the industry for those who are thinking about a career in modeling and for those who simply want the scoop on an intriguing world. Strutting It! is ...

Kundalini has been called the energetic key to enlightenment and the secret to well-being and wisdom. Complex and powerful, this mysterious energy is often linked to sacred sex and our spiritual mission. Kundalini is one of the most discussed, but least understood, forms of divine energy. So what is it, really? Renowned intuitive healer Cyndi Dale presents concise yet comprehensive guidance to help you truly understand kundalini energy and how...

Most dream dictionaries contain brief, generic meanings of the universal symbols in dreams. Dream Sight offers the best of both worlds: classic meanings with a personal twist. This is the only book on the market that teaches an innovative and empowering technique for personalized dream interpretation, along with classic meanings for over three hundred dream scenarios and images. Based on twenty years of experience, psychologist Dr. Michael Len...

Tan chronicles her quest to recreate the dishes of her native Singapore during one Lunar Calendar year, as a way to connect food and family with her sense of home.

In award-winning author Thomas Mullen's evocative and spirited novel, we follow the Depression-era adventures of Jason and Whit Fireson-bank robbers known as the Firefly Brothers by an adoring public that worships their acts as heroic counterpunches thrown at a broken system. Late one night in August 1934, following a yearlong crime spree across the Midwest, the Firefly Brothers are forced into a police shootout and die in a hail of bullets. O...

From the Pulitzer Prize finalist and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Newjack, an absorbing book about roads and their power to change the world.Roads bind our world-metaphorically and literally-transforming landscapes and the lives of the people who inhabit them. Roads have unparalleled power to impact communities, unite worlds and sunder them, and reveal the hopes and fears of those who travel them.With his marvelous eye ...