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Forging a new association, main group elements and organic chemistry Covering the essentials of all main group elements in organic chemistry, along with the synthesis and reactions of their organic compounds in just one volume, Organo Main Group Chemistry breaks important new ground. While main group chemistry has traditionally been classified as part of inorganic chemistry, this book establishes the organic chemistry of main group elements f...

Description: The doctrine of divine simplicity has long played a crucial role in Western Christianity's understanding of God. It claimed that by denying that God is composed of parts Christians are able to account for his absolute self-sufficiency and his ultimate sufficiency as the absolute Creator of the world. If God were a composite being then something other than the Godhead itself would be required to explain or account for God. If this ...

Over the past 15 years, photographer Autumn de Wilde and musician Beck Hansen s friendship and collaboration have yielded a body of work every bit as playful, innovative, and lyrical as his music. This beautifully designed volume featuring a circular fold-out poster jacket collects the best of these amazing photographs, including intimate portraits as well as images documenting the recording of his seminal album Mutations, and gorgeous photo s...

Twenty years after its fall, the wall that divided Berlin and Germany presents a conceptual paradox: on one hand, Germans have sought to erase it completely, on the other, it haunts the imagination in complex and often surprising ways

This glossary contains approximately 1000 Russian philosophical terms, arranged in Russian alphabetical order, numbered and followed by English, German and French equivalents. The terms chosen are (a) those having a specific meaning in Soviet philosophy (e.g. zakony dialektiky) , (b) central terms appearing in Russian philosophical texts (e.g. poznanie), (c) terms regularly appearing in Russian philosophical texts, being in different degrees n...

Though West Virginia was founded for the purpose of remaining loyal to the Union, severing ties with Virginia, home of the capital of the Confederacy, would prove difficult. West Virginia's fate would be tested on its battlegrounds. In August 1863, Union general William Woods Averell led a six-hundred-mile raid culminating in the Battle of White Sulphur Springs in Green Brier County. Colonel George S. Patton, grandfather of the legendary World...

Narrated by the cosmopolitan Rodrigo S.M., this brief, strange, and haunting tale is the story of Macabéa, one of life's unfortunates. Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a poor living as a typist, Macabéa loves movies, Coca-Colas, and her rat of a boyfriend, she would like to be like Marilyn Monroe, but she is ugly, underfed, sickly and unloved. Rodrigo recoils from her wretchedness, and yet he cannot avoid the realization that for all h...

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The modern world began with the clash of civilisations between Spaniards and native Americans. Their interplay and struggles ever since are mirrored in the fates of the very languages they spoke. The conquistadors wrought theirs into a new 'world language', yet the Andes still host the New World's greatest linguistic survivor, Quechua. Historians and linguists see this through different - but complementary - perspectives. This book is a meetin...

In order to fight for a more just society, it is necessary to elaborate upon the theoretical reflections that critically analyze the faith and myths that support and legitimize the trajectory of contemporary capitalism and its utopia, as well as the faith and the complex relation that exists in between the notions of the subject and societies.

Cattoi and McDaniel present a selection of articles on the role of the body and the spiritual senses - our transfigured channels of sensory perceptions - in the context of spiritual practice. The volume investigates this theme across a variety of different religious traditions within Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism.

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The study of international relations now goes well beyond state-to-state politics and even regional politics. Technological forces are working their effects on the world as a whole, bringing state and non-state actors into contact with one another. Globalization, Institutions and Governance provides students with a sophisticated and engaging exploration of the often differing impacts of these technological forces and the wider implications of ...

Women in the American Revolution picks up where usual historical accounts of the Revolutionary War leave off -- with the varied roles and contributions of women in camp, on the homefront, and serving as spies, messengers, and soldiers. This anthology of letters, journals, and eyewitness accounts tells a part of the story of women who helped on both sides of the war, from colonist Molly Pitcher to Hessian Baroness von Riedesel, from messenger D...

The rapid shift in business and government communications from mail and telephone to computer services, email, web transactions, and mobile devices has created a demand for a variety of new specialists and expertise. This multidisciplinary book focuses on information and communication technology, security, and safety. It presents material on governmental regulations in cryptology and telecommunications as well as on privacy and biometrics. The...

...Washington, Berlin, London, Moskau, Paris und Peking sind ohne Gegenwehr gefallen - die Erde ist in der Hand der Union. Lordprotektor Kangan Shrump startet mit seinen Troopers die Deportation von Millionen, und die Nilas verbreiten Angst und Schrecken. Jetzt hat die Union nur noch ein Ziel: Die Erde mit ihren Reichtümern muss ausgeblutet werden. Aber das Böse hat seine Pläne ohne die Ritter mit ihren Schmetterlingen gemacht. Denn Held Sebas...

...Washington, Berlin, London, Moskau, Paris und Peking sind ohne Gegenwehr gefallen - die Erde ist in der Hand der Union. Lordprotektor Kangan Shrump startet mit seinen Troopers die Deportation von Millionen, und die Nilas verbreiten Angst und Schrecken. Jetzt hat die Union nur noch ein Ziel: Die Erde mit ihren Reichtümern muss ausgeblutet werden. Aber das Böse hat seine Pläne ohne die Ritter mit ihren Schmetterlingen gemacht. Denn Held Sebas...

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This informative, pocket-sized guide is a travelling companion for the growing number of visitors to the sites of the Early Church. The guide includes practical information for tourists such as maps, a language guide and information on local services and facilities. It also features historical background, notes on Paul's letters and devotional insights. This volume covers all the major places featured in the Book of Acts as well as the seven c...