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Naomi Mitchison, daughter of a distinguished scientist, sister of geneticist J B S Haldane, was always interested in the sciences, especially genetics. Her novels did not tend to demonstrate this, and she did not publish a Science Fiction novel until almost forty years into her fiction-writing career. Isobel Murray's Introduction here argues that it is by no means 'pure' Science Fiction: the success of the novel depends not only on the extraor...

This Dover edition, first published in 2011, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1992 by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., New York.

How Yvonne Rainer's art shaped new ways of watching and performing.

Artists, art historians, and critics look at the legacies of feminism and critical theory in the work of women artists, more than thirty years after the beginning of the modern women's movement and Linda Nochlin's landmark essay "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?

Description: The Passion of Christ is observed by people all around the world as one of the more significant days on the Christian calendar. In certain parts of the world, such as the Philippines, the re-enactments of the crucifixion can go so far as to include actual nails driven through the hands of participants as they wail in pain. Is this the way we are to learn about the crucifixion? Will a re-enactment teach us the truth of the cross? ...

This volume of essays, which is dedicated to the late Richard Bales, one of the doyens of Proust studies, considers Proust's pivotal role at the threshold of modernity, between nineteenth- and twentieth-century forms of writing and thinking, between the Belle Epoque and the First World War, between tradition and innovation. More than just a temporal concept, this threshold is theorized in the volume as a liminal space where borders (geographic...

Author and photographer Barry Broman has compiled a stunning visual overview of the country of Cambodia. The lavish illustrations are accompanied by succinct text providing an overview of the countrys history and culture.

The evolution of arapidly growing mode of offshoring, captive centers: basic models, strategies, and case studies of Fortune Global 250 firms.

« L'affaire Boulin » et ses rebondissements ont troublé l'image de celui qui fut ardent compagnon gaulliste et ministre pendant 20 ans (1961-1979). Ce livre analyse et évalue les politiques économiques, financières et sociales que Boulin a menées dans ses divers postes ministériels où furent mis en avant son savoir-faire, son talent à conduire des débats parlementaires et sa maîtrise des dossiers de budgets et de réformes. Voici enfin établi u...

Going beyond traditional play therapy, this innovative book presents a range of evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches that incorporate play as a key element. It is grounded in the latest knowledge about the importance of play in child development. Leading experts describe effective strategies for addressing a wide variety of clinical concerns, including behavioral difficulties, anxiety, parent-child relationship issues, trauma,...

An examination of the promise and peril of digital communication technologies.

In the Arab States, globalization and economic development have had a significant effect on education. Serious concerns have been expressed over the state of education in the Arab world. Even in the oil-rich Gulf States, with over 200 higher education institutions, education is problematic with a notable lack of emphasis on specialized science and innovative learning. The Gulf States are in a race to become 'knowledge economies' and, as a resu...

Im Rahmen des Konzeptes "Die BuchBande - Junges Wissen schafft Geschichte" schreiben jugendliche Schüler Geschichten, die sich um Technik, Technologien oder Wissenschaft drehen. Welche Technik fasziniert die Jungend von heute? Wie beeinflusst sie ihr Denken?Junge Menschen wachsen umgeben von Technik auf. Mobile IT-Technologien wie Smartphones, Netbooks und iPads, Computerspiele, soziale Netzwerke und autonome Geräte auf der einen Seite, neue E...

Description: Pastors and ministers have one of the most challenging jobs on Earth. Of all their tasks, one responsibility they cannot neglect is teaching the word of God. Unfortunately, church leaders seldom have enough time to prepare Bible studies for their congregation. This book is a quick resource to help fill that gap. These thematically arranged Bible studies each contain an introduction to a topic and a list of relevant Scripture read...

This book is a brief introduction to the fundamental concepts of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It is addressed to beginners, and presents the ABC's or bare essentials of CFD in their simplest and most transparent form. The approach taken is to describe the principal analytical tools required, including truncation-error and stability analyses, followed by the basic elements or building blocks of CFD, which are numerical methods for treati...

This book is a brief introduction to the fundamental concepts of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It is addressed to beginners, and presents the ABC's or bare essentials of CFD in their simplest and most transparent form. The approach taken is to describe the principal analytical tools required, including truncation-error and stability analyses, followed by the basic elements or building blocks of CFD, which are numerical methods for treati...

Uncovers an early collection of sayings, called N, that are ascribed to Jesus and are similar to those found in the "Gospel of Thomas" and in "Q", a document believed to be a common source, with Mark, for Matthew and Luke. In the process, this book reveals the literary methods of Mark and Thomas.

This biography is about one of North Carolina's early governors, an advocate for public education in the post-Colonial period. Benjamin Smith (1757-1826) came from a distinguished South Carolina family and acquired enormous wealth in the Cape Fear region as a member of the planter class. Like his elite white peers, Smith was active in public life, in county government and as a legislator in state politics. He promoted public schools, the Unive...

This narrative tracks the experiences of three veterans while providing a comprehensive account of Troop G activities during the war years. The text follows the regiment from its time as a mounted cavalry based in Fort Clark to New Caldonia, where the men gave up their horses to become infrantymen in General Douglas MacArthur's conquest of New Guinea and the Philippines. Never as famous as the federalized infantrymen of the Texas 36th, the men...

There's fun on every page of this book of easy at-home activities. Kids can make their own amusements with pets, papercrafts, painting, modeling, and simple experiments involving chemistry and electricity.