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With an all-new illustrations, experience this classic pioneering tale of science fiction by H.G. Wells. West Sussex. A mysterious man in a long-sleeved trench coat, gloves, and a wide-brimmed hat arrives at Mr. and Mrs. Hall's inn. His face is almost entirely concealed (much like most of his personality and identity), except for a fake pink nose. He keeps to himself, working in his rooms during the day, only leaving at night. Griffin's peculi...

Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology offers expert instruction on writing creative nonfiction in any form-including memoir, lyric essay, travel writing, and more-while taking an expansive approach to fit a rapidly evolving literary art form. From a history of creative nonfiction, related ethical concerns, and new approaches to revision and publishing, this book offers innovative strategies and ideas beyond what's tradit...

Part history, part political analysis, and part memoir, Mexifornia is an intensely personal work by one of our most important writers. Victor Davis Hanson, known for his military histories and his social commentary, is a fifth-generation Californian who lives on a family farm in the Central Valley and has written eloquent elegies on the decline of agrarianism, Fields Without Dreams and The Land Was Everything. Here too, he ponders what has cha...

This volume is a carefully curated selection of recently published academic research, critical essays, translations, and interviews on Pakistani cinema. Indispensable for film enthusiasts, students, and scholars of cinema in Pakistan and beyond, it brings cutting edge works previously trapped behind paywalls together with neglected writings by figures such as Manto, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and Muhammad Hasan Askari. Certain to become a classic in the...

Discover what lies beyond the bleeding-edge of autonomous airborne networks with this authoritative new resource Autonomous Airborne Wireless Networks delivers an insightful exploration of recent advances in the theory and practice of using airborne wireless networks to provide emergency communications, coverage and capacity expansion, information dissemination, and more. The distinguished engineers and editors have selected resources that co...

Walden Bello, one of the leading figures of the anti-globalisation movement, reveals how an impending financial crash in China may well bring the rest of world's economy down with it.

This work is unique in treating Augustine's The City of God book by book in depth with expertise commentary. It will prove valuable to any student interested in Augustine and to any advanced scholar working with issues of theology, philosophy, cultural studies and political theory in the ancient world and today.

This work is unique in treating Augustine's The City of God book by book in depth with expertise commentary. It will prove valuable to any student interested in Augustine and to any advanced scholar working with issues of theology, philosophy, cultural studies and political theory in the ancient world and today.

The book will appeal to academics with interests in the use of weapons within different legal regimes, including arms control treaties, humanitarian, human rights and criminal law. Furthermore, the book is addressed at policymakers and public authorities who encounter less-lethal weapons in practice.

Learn more about the history, foundations, and applications of fuzzy logic in this comprehensive resource by an academic leader Introduction to Fuzzy Logic delivers a high-level but accessible introduction to the rapidly growing and evolving field of fuzzy logic and its applications. Distinguished engineer, academic, and author James K. Peckol covers a wide variety of practical topics, including the differences between crisp and fuzzy logic, ...

A fundamental understanding of acoustic detection principles, study planning, data handling, properties of bat calls, manual identification of species, automatic species recognition, analysis of results, quality assurance and the background physics of sound.

A damming assessment of the current global policy assumptions behind increased War on Terror-led surveillance on Muslim charities and communities, and its repercussions on individuals, communities and charitable giving.

A damming assessment of the current global policy assumptions behind increased War on Terror-led surveillance on Muslim charities and communities, and its repercussions on individuals, communities and charitable giving.

Endlessly insightful and full of surprises - exactly what you would expect from Tim Harford' BILL BRYSON'Entertaining . . . A lively introduction to some of the most ingenious, yet often overlooked inventions that have changed the way we live' The Times'Every Tim Harford book is cause for celebration' MALCOLM GLADWELL'Harford is a fine, perceptive writer, and an effortless explainer of tricky concepts. His book teems with good things, and will...

Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment focuses on the recent development of novel polymeric adsorbents that are green and eco-friendly or biodegradable in nature. The book reviews the synthesis, properties and adsorption applications of natural and green polymer-based adsorbents. It discusses adsorption processes in biopolymer systems, remediation technologies developed to remove environmental pollutants, the usage of natu...

PALATE PALETTE was inspired by a simple but intriguing question: 'What do some of the best artists and illustrators around the world love to eat?'. Brimming with colourful and characterful artwork, the book will feature a variety of food-related illustrations as well as charming personal anecdotes written/sketched by the artists/illustrators themselves - making it a feast for the senses that will fill fans of visual appeal with delight. Beside...

Winner of the American Academy of Religion's Borsch-Rast Prize. An Oxford Alumni Book of the Month pick While place-based pilgrimage is an embodied practice, can it be experienced in its fullness through built environments, assemblages of souvenirs, and music? Imaging Pilgrimage explores contemporary art that is created after a pilgrimage and intended to act as a catalyst for the embodied experience of others. Each chapter focuses on a contem...

Mechanical and Electro-chemical Interactions under Tribocorrosion: From Measurements to Modelling for Building a Relevant Monitoring Approach looks at progress in the field of tribocorrosion. The work is a result of the efforts of the European tribocorrosion community gathered under the auspices of the European Corrosion Federation (EFC) within WP18 Tribocorrosion. In addition to the handbook, Testing Tribocorrosion of Passivating Materials Su...

The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN) program trains health care providers to stabilize that most challenging and enigmatic of medical patients: the unwell newborn. The ACoRNS pneumonic defines stabilization steps and chapter structure: Alerting Signs, Core Steps, Organization of Care, Response, Next Steps, and Specific Diagnosis and Management. Each chapter includes educational objectives, key concepts, learning points, and at least one ...

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