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One of the most enduring American urban myths concerns the death of the Red Car Trolley, an extensive and equitable system in Los Angeles County that some say was weakened and then eradicated by US car manufacturers. Yet as Nicholas Dagen Bloom shows, an array of larger yet less tangible forces together interacted to practically murder public transportation of all kinds in cities nationwide. Most centrally, public transit collapsed because ess...

What God wants his people to know about the end times. Christians' fixation on the end times is not new. While eschatological speculation has sometimes resulted in distraction or despair, Scripture does speak about the end. So what does God most want us to know and do with prophecy? In After Dispensationalism, Brian P. Irwin and Tim Perry sympathetically yet critically sketch the history, beliefs, and concerns of dispensationalism. Though a mi...

Hybrid Computational Intelligent Systems-Modeling, Simulation and Optimization unearths the latest advances in evolving hybrid intelligent modeling and simulation of human-centric data-intensive applications optimized for real-time use thereby enabling researchers to come up with novel breakthroughs in this ever-growing field.

This book focuses on geospatial information in living spaces, providing many examples of its collection and use as well as discussing the problems of how it is used and its future prospects.Geospatial information science is in the process of evolving and being systematized, with the technical and usage aspects of the real world stimulating each other. This book systematizes the technical aspects of positioning, of geography, which manages and ...

A big, ambitious, over-the-top masterpiece that was hailed an immediate classic upon first publication in German. Set in the East Friesia region of Germany in the mid-1970s, Against the World tells the story of Daniel Kuper, the nominal heir to a drugstore dynasty, and his struggle to free himself from the petty suspicions and violence of small-town life. A delicate, secretive boy with too much imagination and too few opportunities, he becomes...

Including a number of short essays by Bataille and Leiris on aspects of the other's work as well as excerpts on Bataille from Leiris' diaries, this collection of correspondence throws new light on two of Surrealism's most radical dissidents.   In the autumn of 1924, just before André Breton published the Manifeste du surréalisme, two young men met in Paris for the first time.  Georges Bataille, 27, starting work at the Bibliothÿque Nationale, ...

Drawing on twenty years of research, this is the definitive biography of Primo Levi. Over the last seventy years, Primo Levi (1919‿87) has been recognized as the foremost literary witness of the extermination of the European Jews. In Primo Levi: An Identikit, a product of twenty years of research, Marco Belpoliti explores Levi‿s tormented life, his trajectory as a writer and intellectual, and, above all, his multifaceted and complex oeuvre.   ...

A novel at once about social justice, romance, and Gramsci. Is it possible to fight for social justice if you‿ve never really loved another person? Can you save a country if you‿re in love? Forty-six-year-old Anton Stöver‿s marriage is broken. His affairs are a thing of the past, and his career at the university has reached a dead end. One day he is offered the chance to go to Rome to conduct research on Antonio Gramsci, at one time the leadin...

A playfully postmodern novel exploring questions of identity from a major Swiss writer.   A man walks out of a bar and is later found dead at the wheel of his car. On the basis of a few overheard remarks and his own observations, the narrator of this novel imagines the story of this stranger, or rather two alternative stories based on two identities the narrator has invented for him, one under the name of Enderlin, the other under the name Gan...

Anders reisen und dabei das Besondere entdecken: Mit den aktuellen Tipps aus den Michael-Müller-Reiseführern gestalten Sie Ihre Reise individuell, nachhaltig und sicher. Seit Jahrzehnten bereist Autor Hans-Peter Siebenhaar den Bodensee. Die achte Auflage unseres Reiseführers "Bodensee" zeigt auf 360 Seiten mit 156 Farbfotos die ganze Pracht des Dreiländerecks. Alles vor Ort akribisch recherchiert und für Sie ausprobiert. Dank der 40 Karten ...

Die beliebtesten und bekanntesten Ballettwerke für Kinder vorgestellt - zum Immer-wieder-Lesen und -Hören Wird der böse Zauber um den weißen Schwan gebrochen? Werden Clara und der Nussknacker den fiesen Mäusekönig besiegen? Und wie hält man seine Hände in der ersten Position? All das und noch viel mehr können kleine Ballettfans in diesem wunderschönen Standardwerk erfahren.Märchenhafte Nacherzählungen der berühmtesten Ballette werden erg...

NATION stellt weiterhin die häufigste Form der politischen, d.h. staatlichen Organisation dar und wird als zentrale Ausprägung sozialer Ordnung im Sinne imaginierter Gruppenzugehörigkeit wahrgenommen. Sowohl im globalen als auch im europäischen Kontext, der im Mittelpunkt dieses Sammelbandes steht, scheinen verschiedene "Krisen" der letzten Jahre NATION geradezu zu fördern, indem Formen und Inhalte von Inklusion/Exklusion, An-/Aberkennung, Sic...

Mehr als die Hälfte aller Veränderungsprozesse erreicht nicht die gewünschten Ziele. Warum ist das so? Ein wichtiger Faktor wird immer wieder vergessen: der Mensch. Dieser praxisorientierte Leitfaden für Führungskräfte zeigt auf, warum weiche Faktoren und Kommunikation zu den wichtigsten Fähigkeiten von Führungskräften gehören und in Veränderungsprozessen benötigt werden. Denn: Kommunikation konstruiert Wirklichkeit und gestaltet Beziehungen. ...

This book presents the making of Mexican modernist architecture mainly through five power structures : academic, social status, economic/political, gender, and post-colonial, and through interviews with thirteen key Mexican architects.

This book presents the making of Mexican modernist architecture mainly through five power structures : academic, social status, economic/political, gender, and post-colonial, and through interviews with thirteen key Mexican architects.

Develop the strong problem-solving skills and foundation in fundamental principles you need to become an analytical, detail-oriented and creative engineer with Moaveni's ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING, SI, 7th Edition. You begin by studying what engineers do with special behind-the-scenes glimpses into areas of specialization. Updates throughout this edition candidly examine what is required to succeed as an engineer ...

With its clear, easy-to-understand style, Gordon/Browne's BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND: FOUNDATIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 11th Edition, uses the latest research and practical examples to thoroughly explain the key concepts you need to know. Coverage of the current Developmentally Appropriate Practices is woven throughout, as is material on diversity and inclusion. In every chapter, brain-based research highlights the connection between neuros...

A Poetics of Handel's Operas explores the concurrence between the narratives of Handelian operas and how these stories are represented through actions, words, and music. Nathan Link offers a new approach for interpreting and constructing the stories of Handel's operas while highlighting the representational fabric by which they are conveyed to the viewer.

Anders reisen und dabei das Besondere entdecken Mit den aktuellen Tipps aus den Michael-Müller-Reiseführern gestalten Sie Ihre Reise individuell, nachhaltig und sicher. Portugal - die westlichste Region Kontinentaleuropas ist ideales Reiseziel für Individualtouristen, ebenso wie für Familien mit Kindern. Algarve, Lissabon und Porto sind bekannte und lohnende Reiseziele dieser einst mächtigen Seefahrernation. Doch das sonnenverwöhnte Lan...

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?: Emergency Medicine" series, Pediatric Emergency Radiology is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize for effective imaging of pediatric patients in emergency situations.