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In 3 Hours or less, the sport of tennis is transformed into a simple one that offers its participants unlimited opportunities for success. Whether in preschool or high school, playing on the ITF Junior Circuit or the tennis team at Stanford, or even on the ATP or WTA pro tour, Six Sigma Tennis students are required to master 3 things with a tennis ball: 1. Hit it Over the Net 2. Place it Inside the Lines 3. Do It Every Single Time. Six Sigma T...

Recounts the extraordinary personal journey and scientific story of Hungarian-born mathematician and physicist Cornelius Lanczos. His life and his mathematical accomplishments are inextricably linked, reflecting the social upheavals and historical events that shaped his odyssey in 20th-century Hungary, Germany, the United States, and Ireland.

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Law and Outsiders is a collection of essays examining cutting edge developments in law. Thirteen essays from leading young scholars cover five important areas of legal scholarship: adjudication, European law and politics, migration, vulnerable minorities, and legal values. The recurring theme in the volume is the way in which rules and processes are contributing to the creation of 21st Century 'others' in areas such as domestic constitutional ...

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The conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians is considered intractable by many, and is frequently characterised by the violence between the two sides. In attempts at peace, the starting point for negotiations is a cessation of violence, beneath this, however, lies a plethora of other issues to be addressed. This unique text brings together Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints on a number of key issues and topics, making clear the point...

In this thoroughly and rigorously researched book, Edward Walden carefully and meticulously presents his case that the mysterious woman known as Beethoven's 'Immortal Beloved' was Bettina Brentano, an artistic and talented musician in her own right.

Here is the inspiring story of a man who overcame childhood polio to live an adventure-filled life as captain of Maine's most famous windjammer, the schooner Adventure, now a National Historic Landmark in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Captain Jim shares his adventures afloat, his battles with bureaucracy, and even how he created one of Maine's most unusual restaurants.

Building Communities has been a source of inspiration for faculty, staff, and trustees at community colleges. The landmark publication charts a course for community colleges planning for the 21st century and addresses such topics as partnerships, curriculum, the classroom as community, and the college as community. Includes 77 recommendations for institutional improvement.

Als die erste Auflage dieses Buchs in Druck ging, waren Seltene Erden der breiten Öffentlichkeit nahezu unbekannt. Mittlerweile wird das Thema aber regelmäßig im Wirtschaftsteil der großen Zeitungen behandelt und rückte in den letzten Monaten auch verstärkt in der Fokus zahlreicher TV-Reportagen. Seltene Erden sind, wie der Name sch0n sagt, selten, finden sich aber in unzähligen Geräten - vom Handy bis zur Mikrowelle. Dieses Missverhältnis mac...

Presents the thirteen basic schools of twentieth-century literary theory and criticism in their historical and philosophical contexts. Unlike other introductions to literary criticism, this text explores the philosophical assumptions of each school of criticism and provides a clear methodology for writing essays according to each school's beliefs and tenets.

They were the big screen royalty that left us too soon - the brilliantly talented icons whose premature deaths continue to fill the hearts of movie lovers with rue and pain. From Robert Harron and Rudolph Valentino of the silent era to Heath Ledger and Natasha Richardson of today's cinema, the history of movies is filled with too many legends and rising stars who died before fulfilling their career destinies. But what would have happened if f...

Noted campaign scholars James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney Jr. take readers along on the longest, most expensive, and in many ways most dramatic presidential campaign in American history. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of political history and deep resources of current political science, the authors capture the astonishing twists of fate, uncanny detours, and remarkable surprises that made the 2008 election truly histor...

Geheimnisvolle Geräusche in der Wand, eine tote Taube auf dem Asphalt, ein Lächeln auf der Rambla, ein Furunkel am Hintern, ein Tattoo in einem Schwimmbad, eine Schweizer Bahnhofsuhr, ein Satz von Tschechow, der über die Geleise fliegt. Alltägliche Beobachtungen, merkwürdige Begebenheiten und sprachliche Versatzstücke hat Karl-Gustav Ruch zu 31 absurd-realistischen Geschichten verarbeitet. Der schimpfende Curro, der schwerhörige Avelino, der s...

Schooling Poor Minority Children: New Segregation in the Post-Brown Era explores the "redesign of school segregation" and explains why resegregation of schools in the post-Brown era is so destructive for poor minority students.

Retrieving insights from a variety of approaches, the author defends an account of human rights that straddles the minimalist-maximalist divide, one that links human rights to a conception of our common humanity and to the notion that ethical realism gives the most satisfying account of our commitment to the equal moral worth of all human beings.

The Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg have inspired scrutiny from virtually every angle. Standing out amid the voluminous scholarship, this book is not merely one more narrative history of the events that transpired before, during, and after those three momentous July days in southern Pennsylvania. Rather, it focuses on and analyzes 19 critical decisions by Union and Confederate commanders that determined the particular ways in which those eve...