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Adobe Acrobat 6 PDF for Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764537601
• Authors:
• Greg Harvey

* Covers accessing and distilling PDF files; converting Microsoft Office documents; capturing paper documents and Web pages; printing, annotating, editing and securing PDF files; extracting text and graphics; cataloging and distributing PDF files; creating interactive forms; and building multimedia presentations. * Readers can convert any document to this universal file format, preserving all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of the...

Adobe Acrobat 6 PDF Bible

• ISBN:
• 0764540475
• Authors:
• Ted Padova

* One of the most authoritative and comprehensive books on Adobe's Acrobat and PDF (Portable Document Format) by the leading Acrobat guru, enhanced and expanded to cover the latest release of Acrobat * Features complete coverage of using Acrobat and PDF for print prepress, the Internet, CD-ROMs, and all the new media * Packed with real-world insights and techniques gained from the author's daily use of Acrobat and PDF under deadline situations *...

The Composer as Intellectual: Music and Ideology in France 1914-1940

• ISBN:
• 0195342968
• Authors:
• Jane Fulcher

In The Composer as Intellectual, musicologist Jane Fulcher reveals the extent to which leading French composers between the world wars were not only aware of, but engaged intellectually and creatively with the central political and ideological issues of the period. Employing recent sociological and historical insights, she demonstrates the extent to which composers, particularly those in Paris since the Dreyfus Affair, considered themselves and...

Adobe After Effects 6.5 Studio Techniques

• ISBN:
• 0321316207
• Authors:
• Mark Christiansen

Ready to learn the visual effects secrets used at such leading-edge studios as Industrial Light + Magic and The Orphanage? Adobe After Effects 6.5 Studio Techniques inspires you to take your work to the next level with realworld examples and insider techniques. Get blockbuster results without the big budget as you delve deep into the essence of visual effects. This book goes beyond conventional step-by-step instruction, teaching you...

Mathematical Aspects of Nonlinear Dispersive Equations (AM-163) (Annals of Mathematics Studies)

• ISBN:
• 069112860X

This collection of new and original papers on mathematical aspects of nonlinear dispersive equations includes both expository and technical papers that reflect a number of recent advances in the field. The expository papers describe the state of the art and research directions. The technical papers concentrate on a specific problem and the related analysis and are addressed to active researchers. The book deals with many topics that have been...

Broadcast Graphics On the Spot: Timesaving Techniques Using Photoshop and After Effects for Broadcast and Post Production (On The Spot {Series})

• ISBN:
• 1578202736
• Authors:
• Richard Harrington

Packed with more than 350 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know - on the spot. If you create graphics for television, this book is for you. 'Broadcast Graphics on the Spot' show you how to produce more compelling TV graphics. From gathering images for use in broadcast graphics to working with fonts, mastering keying and rotoscoping, or working with logo motion, this book includes step-by-step procedures for creating...

How to Do Everything with Adobe Illustrator CS

• ISBN:
• 0072230924
• Authors:
• David Karlins

This handy resource teaches you how to generate professional graphics for multiple media, including print and Web. Master Illustrator's defining feature: creating and editing drawings by defining anchor points and the paths between them. Plus, the book features an art gallery displaying professional work to help illustrate the lessons and inspire you.

The Beautiful Burial in Roman Egypt: Art, Identity, and Funerary Religion (Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture & Representation)

• ISBN:
• 019927665X
• Authors:
• Christina Riggs

This important new study looks at the intersection of Greek and Egyptian art forms in the funerary sphere of Roman Egypt. A discussion of artistic change, cultural identity, and religious belief foregrounds the detailed analysis of more than 150 objects and tombs, many of which are presented here for the first time. In addition to the information it provides about individual works of art, supported by catalogue entries, the study explores...

Adobe Illustrator CS2 Classroom in a Book

• ISBN:
• 0321321839
• Authors:
• Adobe Creative Team

How often have you wished you had access to the team behind your favorite software--in this case, Adobe Illustrator--so that you could really pick their brains about all of its coolest features? With this book, you do. In these pages, the Adobe Creative Team gives you a guided tour of the graphics powerhouse, Adobe Illustrator CS2. Best of all, it does so at your pace. Whether your beautifully designed graphics end up in print, the Web,...

Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2

• ISBN:
• 0321337026
• Authors:
• Mordy Golding

How do you define a serious Illustrator user? How about  one who uses Illustrator to produce robust and professional-looking  vector graphics but also needs the program to be flexible and efficient in workflow and production cycles. If this describes you or  the user you strive to be, then you need this book Filled with the industrial-strength techniques and best practices required to get you up to speed fast on Illustrator CS2 without...

Illustrator CS4 Digital Classroom

• ISBN:
• 0470436352
• Authors:
• Aquent Creative Team, AGI Creative Team

Illustrator CS4 Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 11 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Illustrator CS4. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions. Learning is reinforced with video tutorials and lesson files on a companion DVD...

Adobe Illustrator CS2 @work: Projects You Can Use on the Job

• ISBN:
• 0672328011
• Authors:
• Pariah S. Burke

There are plenty of books available to teach you how to use the different tools that are a part of Adobe Illustrator CS2. But how many will actually show you how to work with the tools and techniques and apply them to real-world, relevant projects that you encounter every day at work? This one will. Adobe Illustrator CS2 @ Work: Projects You Can Use on the Job is a project-based guide that will help you complete workplace projects while you...

Illustrator CS for Dummies

• ISBN:
• 076454084X
• Authors:
• Ted Alspach

Includes companion Web site with bonus chapters and more! Here’s how to make friends with the top graphics software for both Mac® and Windows® So you thought Illustrator should really be called "Intimidator"? Not so! Let this book draw you a map through the jungle of pages, paths, pixels, and Pen tools, and before you know it, you’ll have your creations in print, on the Web, or even on a PDA. Then, just smile mysteriously when folks say...

How to Do Everything: Adobe Illustrator CS4

• ISBN:
• 0071603107
• Authors:
• Sue Jenkins

Maximize the power of the number-one vector graphics program This full-color guide is perfect for designers and artists looking to master the most powerful graphics program available. Whether new to the software or upgrading from an earlier version, you will learn how to use the most important features of the latest version and create print, Web, and motion graphics. The examples in the book demonstrate how to develop logos, editorial and book...

Jesus in the Talmud

• ISBN:
• 0691129266
• Authors:
• Peter Schafer

Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schäfer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used the New Testament Jesus narrative to assert, ultimately, Judaism's superiority over Christianity. The Talmudic stories make fun of Jesus' birth from...

InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows

• ISBN:
• 0321322010
• Authors:
• Sandee Cohen

You already know why it makes sense for you to learn Adobe InDesign: because major magazines, newspapers, book publishers, ad agencies, graphic-design firms, and corporate creative groups worldwide use it to increase productivity and refine creative results. And you need to get up to speed on the very newest version--Adobe InDesign CS2--today! Enter Adobe InDesign CS2 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide. Using the task-based,...

Reliability and Risk Issues in Large Scale Safety-critical Digital Control Systems (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering)

• ISBN:
• 1848003838
• Authors:
• Poong Hyun Seong

Reliability and Risk Issues in Large Scale Safety-critical Digital Control Systems provides some important coverage of reliability issues and their corresponding countermeasures in the field of large-scale digital control systems, from the hardware and software in digital systems to the human operators who supervise the overall process of large-scale systems. Unlike other books which examine theories and issues in individual fields, this book...

InDesign CS4 Bible

• ISBN:
• 0470405112
• Authors:
• Galen Gruman

The soup-to-nuts guide on everything InDesign users need to know about the much-anticipated CS4 release! Packed with more than one thousand pages of real-world insight and valuable guidance, this authoritative resource describes the power and potential of InDesign—whose popularity as a page-layout program is growing stronger and gaining new converts every day No matter what your skill level, you will get everything you need to know in order to...

PC Recording Studios For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))

• ISBN:
• 0764577077
• Authors:
• Jeff Strong

Here's how to make sound decisions about a desktop studio Get the lowdown on equipment, design your studio space, and set your music free! If you've been dreaming of making music with your computer, wake up and get started! Musician Jeff Strong clears a path for you through all the confusing options, helping you sort out hardware and software choices, coax the sound you want from your equipment, work with equalizers and processors, and start...

Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom

• ISBN:
• 0470410906
• Authors:
• Jennifer Smith, Aquent Creative Team, AGI Creative Team

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 13 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions. Learning is reinforced with video tutorials and lesson files on a companion DVD that...

The Road to Success: A Career Manual - How to Advance to the Top

• ISBN:
• 0123705878
• Authors:
• Alexander R. Margulis

The exciting new follow-up to Alexander Margulis' Be in Charge this book offers a guide for those who desire advancement to top positions in business and academia. It discusses and presents advantages of progress and presents the inherent sacrifices to the individual and family in that pursuit. Essential 'do-s' and 'don't-s' are included as well as some hilarious items from the Internet and illustrated with 14 cartoons by Tom Reese a respected...

Dragon Multinational: A New Model of Global Growth

• ISBN:
• 0195121465
• Authors:
• John A. Mathews

Describes the extraordinary success of a handful of multinationals from the 'Periphery' in globalizing their operations extremely rapidly. Offers unprecedented opportunities for firms that know how to enmesh themselves in global networks.

Ancient Egyptians: People of the Pyramids (Oxford Profiles)

• ISBN:
• 0195122216
• Authors:
• Rosalie F. Baker, Charles F. Baker

The ultimate who's who of ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptians is an engaging look at the ancient world through its important leaders. Included are biographies of: * The magnificent Imhotep, who set the standard for pyramid-building * Nefertiti, the renowned beauty * Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid * Hatshepsut, a woman pharaoh who defied tradition and called herself "king" * Tutankhamun, whose tomb unveiled fantastic riches * Rameses the...

Was Hinduism Invented?: Britons, Indians, and the Colonial Construction of Religion

• ISBN:
• 0195326008
• Authors:
• Brian K. Pennington

Drawing on a large body of previously untapped literature, including documents from the Church Missionary Society and Bengali newspapers, Brian Pennington offers a fascinating portrait of the process by which "Hinduism" came into being. He argues against the common idea that the modern construction of religion in colonial India was simply a fabrication of Western Orientalists and missionaries. Rather, he says, it involved the active agency and...

The Man Who Believed He Was King of France: A True Medieval Tale

• ISBN:
• 0226145255
• Authors:
• Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri

Replete with shady merchants, scoundrels, hungry mercenaries, scheming nobles, and maneuvering cardinals, The Man Who Believed He Was King of France proves the adage that truth is often stranger than fiction—or at least as entertaining. The setting of this improbable but beguiling tale is 1354 and the Hundred Years’ War being waged for control of France. Seeing an opportunity for political and material gain, the demagogic dictator of...

The Impact of Globalization on the World's Poor: Transmission Mechanisms (Studies in Development Economics and Policy)

• ISBN:
• 0230004792

While the economic opportunities offered by globalization can be large, a question is often raised as to whether the actual distribution of gains is fair, in particular, whether the poor benefit less than proportionately from globalization and could under some circumstances be hurt by it. This book examines the various channels and transmission mechanisms, such as greater openness to trade and foreign investment, economic growth, effects on...

Hijacking Sustainability

• ISBN:
• 0262013061
• Authors:
• Adrian Parr

The idea of "sustainability" has gone mainstream. Thanks to Prius-driving movie stars, it's even hip. What began as a grassroots movement to promote responsible development has become a bullet point in corporate ecobranding strategies. In Hijacking Sustainability, Adrian Parr describes how this has happened: how the goals of an environmental movement came to be mediated by corporate interests, government, and the military. Parr argues that the...

Exchange Rate Economics: Where Do We Stand? (CESifo Seminar Series)

• ISBN:
• 0262042223

Recent theoretical developments in exchange rate economics have led to important new insights into the functioning of the foreign exchange market. The simple models of the 1970s, which could not withstand empirical evaluation, have been succeeded by more complex models that draw on theoretical work in such areas as the microstructure of financial markets and open economy macroeconomics. Additionally, new and powerful econometric techniques allow...

Global Trade and Conflicting National Interests (Lionel Robbins Lectures)

• ISBN:
• 0262072092
• Authors:
• Ralph E. Gomory, William J. Baumol

In this book Ralph Gomory and William Baumol adapt classical trade models to the modern world economy. Trade today is dominated by manufactured goods, rapidly moving technology, and huge firms that benefit from economies of scale. This is very different from the largely agricultural world in which the classical theories originated. Gomory and Baumol show that the new and significant conflicts resulting from international trade are inherent in...

Contracts in Trade and Transition: The Resurgence of Barter

• ISBN:
• 0262133997
• Authors:
• Dalia Marin, Monika Schnitzer

Difficulties in contract enforcement impede international transactions in the world economy and domestic transactions in transition economies. In Contracts in Trade and Transition , Dalia Marin and Monika Schnitzer explain how barter as an economic institution can facilitate contract enforcement across national borders in international trade and within borders in transition countries. The authors show that international countertrade--tying an...

The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers After the Expedition

• ISBN:
• 0300109725
• Authors:
• Larry E. Morris

The story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition has been told many times. But what became of the thirty-three members of the Corps of Discovery once the expedition was over? The expedition ended in 1806, and the final member of the corps passed away in 1870. In the intervening decades, members of the corps witnessed the momentous events of the nation they helped to form—from the War of 1812 to the Civil War and the opening of the transcontinental...

Colossians, Philemon (NIV Application Commentary)

• ISBN:
• 0310484804
• Authors:
• David E. Garland

This part of the NIV Application Commentary Series helps readers learn how the message of Colossians and Philemon can have the same powerful impact today that they did when Paul first wrote them.

The Tristan Betrayal

• ISBN:
• 0312990685
• Authors:
• Robert Ludlum

Moscow-a city under siege by hardcore Communists threatening to plunge the country back into Stalinist darkness. Into the heart of the firestorm, American ambassador Stephen Metcalf has been summoned to find the one man who controls the levers of power in absolute secrecy-an official known only as the Dirizhor. His support of the bloody coup will bring the entire world to the brink of nuclear war. Metcalfe is the only man with the cunning to...

Photoshop CS4 Down & Dirty Tricks

• ISBN:
• 0321563174
• Authors:
• Scott Kelby

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE HOTTEST TRICKS, AND MOST REQUESTED PHOTOSHOP EFFECTS IN ONE AMAZING BOOK! Scott Kelby, co-host of Photoshop User TV and the world’s #1 bestselling Photoshop author, is back to unlock the secrets of an amazing new collection of the latest eye-popping, jaw-dropping, Photoshop special effects—the same kind that made Scott’s previous editions of this book one of the top selling Photoshop books in history. You’ll...

Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals (2nd Edition)

• ISBN:
• 0321563662
• Authors:
• Richard Harrington

Photoshop is the foundation of every digital career. It is the most pervasive technology on the market. Many users think they know it, but in truth they have gaping holes. This book covers what a professional truly needs to know about Photoshop to be employable. For students (whether in formal programs, certified training centers, or self-paced) this book offers a chance to explore the many aspects of the program interactively.  The book cuts...

Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility)

• ISBN:
• 0415776228

Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World is the first book of its kind to synthesize global and regional issues, challenges, and practices related to cultural heritage and tourism, specifically in less-developed nations. The importance of preservation and management of cultural heritage has been realized as an increasing number of tourists are visiting heritage attractions. Although many of the issues and challenges developing...

International Business: Strategy and the Multinational Enterprise

• ISBN:
• 0415800579
• Authors:
• John B. Cullen, K. Praveen Parboteeah

This book covers the same material and more when compared with other international business texts, yet it is priced for the student’s pocketbook. A new international business text for a new and ever changing global environment. With a unique chapter covering International E-Commerce, Cullen is written in a unique way. Issues link the chapters. The logic is that to choose and implement strategies in international business, you need to...

Photoshop CS3 Bible

• ISBN:
• 0470115416
• Authors:
• Laurie Ulrich Fuller, Robert C. Fuller

Get the book you need to succeed in any Photoshop endeavor -- Photoshop CS3 Bible . In this totally updated edition to the international bestseller, the authors show you how to master every aspect of Photoshop -- from image-editing basics to new techniques for working with camera raw images. You'll learn how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images using Photoshop. You'll discover how to create cutting-edge special effects for...

Living the Policy Process

• ISBN:
• 0195335384
• Authors:
• Philip B. Heymann

Policymaking in large bureaucracies is hardly a simple process. Even the most respected policymakers have to contend with obstacles that seemingly have little to do with the issue at hand--office politics, work structure, and shifting political environments. Yet learning to manage such complex environments is necessary for good policymaking. In Living the Policy Process, Philip Heymann outlines the complex thought processes of policymakers as...

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Classroom in a Book

• ISBN:
• 0321321847
• Authors:
• Adobe Creative Team

Photoshop is one of those programs that's so cool you just want to dive right in and start creating–but by plunging in head-first, without any guidance, you're likely to miss a lot. There's a solution: With this book, you learn by doing, getting your feet wet immediately as you progress through a series of hands-on projects that build on your growing Photoshop knowledge. Simple step-by-step instructions, review questions at the end of each...

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Studio Techniques

• ISBN:
• 0321321898
• Authors:
• Ben Willmore

If you're ready to go from blindly following step-by-step instructions to "Aha, I finally GET Photoshop!" this is the place to start. In these pages, world renowned Photoshop instructor and best-selling author Ben Willmore writes in his signature style–intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth–helping you gain the deep understanding needed to master Photoshop's most essential features. Complex concepts like Curves and Channels are broken down...

Great Women of Imperial Rome: Mothers and Wives of the Caesars

• ISBN:
• 0415408970
• Authors:
• Burns

"All women, because of their innate weakness, should be under the control of guardians" writes Cicero, curtly summarizing the status of women in Ancient Rome. Yet Roman women had more control than many believe. Stories of female artists, teachers, doctors, and even gladiators are scattered through the history of Imperial Rome; a Roman woman did not change her name when she married, her husband could not control her property or dowry, and she was...

Photoshop CS3 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

• ISBN:
• 047011195X
• Authors:
• Barbara Obermeier

Get your picture-perfect guide to using all the cool features of Photoshop CS3. Whether you're new to Photoshop, want to take your skills up a notch, or want to quickly master the new features and enhancements in Photoshop CS3, you've come to the right place. Nine easy-to-follow minibooks cover Photoshop fundamentals plus the newest tools and techniques. "Putting It Together" exercises give you hands-on experience. This is your one-stop guide to...

Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World's Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage

• ISBN:
• 0470284242
• Authors:
• Anil K. Gupta, Haiyan Wang

This book is the first strategic guide for multi-national corporations (MNCs)who are contemplating expanding into both China and India. Gupta and Wang explain how many MNCs view China and India solely from the lens of off-shoring and cost-reduction, and focusing their marketing strategies on only the top 5-10% of the population. This is a missed opportunity. China and India are the only two countries that constitute four realities that are...

Photoshop CS4 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide

• ISBN:
• 0470381280
• Authors:
• Tim Grey

In this latest edition of his bestselling guide, expert digital photographer and author Tim Grey explains how proper workflow can alleviate repetitive parts of a project to allow you to focus on producing stunning results and he reveals expert tips and techniques that automate tasks, optimize output, and reduce time spent at the computer, and offers insights to using Lightroom and Bridge. He also demonstrates how to process RAW captures; crop,...

Photoshop CS4 After the Shoot

• ISBN:
• 0470389869
• Authors:
• Mark Fitzgerald

If you’re a photographer on the go and want the ability to edit your photos wherever the shoot takes you, then this book is for you. Whether you’re on location, in a coffee shop, on vacation, or on a business trip, you’ll find everything you need in this 6" x 9" guide that fits easily into your camera bag or laptop case. But, don’t be fooled by the book’s size. Within it are over 300 full-color pages walks you through the workflow,...

Photoshop CS4: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks)

• ISBN:
• 0470442549
• Authors:
• Lynette Kent

Beyond-the-basic techniques show you how to take your Photoshop CS4 skills to the next level With more than 4 million users worldwide, Photoshop is the world-standard image-editing solution for print and the Web and the CS4 release promises exciting new creative possibilities for adventurous Photoshop users Packed with 100 cool and useful tips and tricks, this visual tutorial investigates the bells and whistles that come with the new CS4 release...

Global and Transnational Business: Strategy and Management

• ISBN:
• 0470851260
• Authors:
• George Stonehouse, David Campbell, Jim Hamill, Tony Purdie

In this new edition of a successful textbook the authors assess the turbulent environment in which international businesses operate and the approaches to strategy formulation and implementation which can be adopted. They also examine the functional and operational management of companies and fuse together the theoretical and empirical aspects of international management. New material includes coverage of leadership in transnational companies,...

Quality of Service Control in High-Speed Networks

• ISBN:
• 0471003972
• Authors:
• H. Jonathan Chao, Xiaolei Guo

The explosion of traffic over data communications networks has resulted in a growing demand for Quality of Service (QoS) techniques to ensure network reliability, particularly in regard to e-commerce applications. Written by two experts in the field, this book covers the implementation of QoS techniques from an engineering point of view. Readers will find practical, up-to-date coverage of all key QoS technologies, real-world engineering examples...

Pursuit of Passionate Purpose: Success Strategies for a Rewarding Personal and Business Life

• ISBN:
• 0471703249
• Authors:
• Theresa M. Szczurek

In Pursuit of Passionate Purpose, self-help guru Theresa Szczurek reveals that the real key to a successful and happy life is in knowing what it is that you truly desire and pursuing it with determination. Based on the everyday wisdom of eighty successful people from all walks of life, along with the practical strategies she used to pursue her own passion, Szczurek presents a proven, step-by-step plan for effectively pursuing whatever your...

Resorts: Management and Operation

• ISBN:
• 047174722X
• Authors:
• Robert Christie Mill

Effectively Develop and Manage a Resort Property-Revised and Updated In recent years, the definition of "resort" has expanded to include any facility that provides recreation and entertainment in combination with lodging. Revised and updated for these changes, Resorts: Management and Operation, Second Edition covers both new trends, like the increasing popularity of timeshares and cruise ships, and tried-and-true businesses like ski areas, golf...

Photoshop CS2 Before & After Makeovers (Before & After Makeovers)

• ISBN:
• 047174901X
• Authors:
• Taz Tally

You're no stranger to Photoshop. But sometimes, it certainly would simplify your life if you had a step-by-step recipe for fixing this problem or creating that effect. And wouldn't it be nice if you could see the expected result? Open this book and that's what you'll find. From basic enhancements like sharpening contrast and tweaking lighting to radical makeovers that change backgrounds or add elements, you simply pick your project, follow the...

Emotions in Finance: Distrust and Uncertainty in Global Markets

• ISBN:
• 052182785X
• Authors:
• Jocelyn Pixley

Fear and greed are terms that make light of the uncertainty in the finance world. Huge global financial institutions rely on emotional relations of trust and distrust to suppress the uncertainties. Many financial firms develop policies towards risk, rather than accepting the reality of an uncertain future. They amass data in the futile hope of gaining certainty and to claim their options are more risk-freea than competitors. Emotions in Finance...

On Trans-Saharan Trails: Islamic Law, Trade Networks, and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Nineteenth-Century Western Africa

• ISBN:
• 0521887240
• Authors:
• Ghislaine Lydon

This study is the first of its kind to examine the history and organization of trans-Saharan trade in western Africa using original source material. It documents the internal dynamics of a trade network system based on a case-study of the Wad Nun traders, who specialized in outfitting camel caravans in the nineteenth century. Through an examination of contracts, correspondence, fatwas, and interviews with retired caravaners, Lydon shows how...

The Plains of Passage

• ISBN:
• 0553381652
• Authors:
• Jean M. Auel

Jean M. Auel’s enthralling Earth’s Children series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M. Auel returns us to the earliest days of humankind and to the captivating adventures of the courageous woman called Ayla. With her companion, Jondalar, Ayla sets out on her most dangerous and daring journey--away from the...

The Valley of Horses

• ISBN:
• 0553381660
• Authors:
• Jean M. Auel

This unforgettable odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of The Clan of the Cave Bear , and to Ayla, now grown into a beautiful and courageous young woman. Cruelly cast out by the new leader of the ancient Clan that adopted her as a child, Ayla leaves those she loves behind and travels alone through a stark, open land filled with dangerous animals but few people, searching for the...

The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children)

• ISBN:
• 0553382616
• Authors:
• Jean M. Auel

The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Europe and are greeted by Jondalar’s people: the Zelandonii. The people of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii fascinate Ayla. Their clothes, customs, artifacts, even their homes—formed in great cliffs of vertical limestone—are a source of wonder to her. And in the woman Zelandoni, the spiritual...

Judges Through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries)

• ISBN:
• 0631222510
• Authors:
• David M. Gunn

This bible commentary traces the reception of Judges through the ages, not only by scholars and theologians, but also by preachers, teachers, politicians, poets, essayists and artists. A bible commentary focusing on The Book of Judges , best known for the tale of Samson and Delilah, but full of many other rich and colourful stories. Treats the text story by story, making it accessible to non-specialists, Considers the stories of women in Judges...

Alexander the Great in his World (Blackwell Ancient Lives)

• ISBN:
• 063123246X
• Authors:
• Carol G. Thomas

Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and ancestry in order to discover what influences shaped his life and career. The book begins with an exploration of the Macedonia that conditioned the lives of its inhabitants. It also traces such influences on Alexander's life as his royal Argead ancestry, his father,...

STRAIGHT FROM THE CEO: WORLD'S TOP BUS LEADERS REV: The World's Top Business Leaders Reveal Ideas That Every Manager Can Use

• ISBN:
• 0671872273

Working closely with the Price Waterhouse management team, CEOs who are successfully managing today's rapid pace of economic change present their ideas about motivating people, unleashing innovation and creativity and revitalizing the corporation. These are insights of leaders who every day must find ways to test and validate new ideas, implement change to improve the bottom line, and ultimately focus on the core ideas that will truly reshape...

Magic in Ancient Egypt

• ISBN:
• 0714119369
• Authors:
• Geraldine Pinch

Reclaims Egyptian mysticism from the loony fringe. A serious exploration of how different sorts of `magic' were used in very practical ways by a society known throughout the ancient world as the `mother of magicians'. A final chapter examines its persistent fascination.

Modern Egypt: Studies in Politics and Society

• ISBN:
• 071463168X
• Authors:
• Elie Kedourie

Invisible Giant: Cargill and its Transnational Strategies

• ISBN:
• 0745319599
• Authors:
• Brewster Kneen

* No hold's barred exposé of the world's largest food company * Uncovers predatory activities and unfettered monopoly that effect every American consumer Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly in the world. Cargill trades in food commodities and produces a great many of them: grains, flour, malt,...

Islam in the Digital Age: E-Jihad, Online Fatwas and Cyber Islamic Environments (Critical Studies on Islam)

• ISBN:
• 0745320996
• Authors:
• Gary R. Bunt

The Internet is an increasingly important source of information for many people in the Muslim world. Many Muslims in majority and minority contexts rely on the Internet -- including websites and e-mail -- as a primary source of news, information and communication about Islam. As a result, a new media culture is emerging which is having a significant impact on areas of global Muslim consciousness. Post-September 11th, this phenomena has grown...

The Road To Al-Qaeda: The Story of Bin Laden's Right-Hand Man (Critical Studies on Islam)

• ISBN:
• 0745321763
• Authors:
• Montasser al-Zayyat, Ahmed Fekry, Sara Nimis

The Road to Al-Qaeda is a controversial book. Written by an Egyptian human rights lawyer, it is the first English-language account of the development of tensions between violent and non-violent factions in radical Islamist movements, from the perspective of an insider. It is also a biography of one of the world's most-wanted terrorists: Egyptian-born Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri. Widely recognized as the man who will take over the leadership of Al-Qaeda...

Leadership and Motivation: The Fifty-Fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others

• ISBN:
• 0749447982
• Authors:
• John Adair

What motivates people is an important consideration for captains of industry, commerce, and the public sector -- in fact anyone in a position of leadership. Leadership and Motivation explores the subject in depth. Leadership guru John Adair reassesses the theories of Herzberg and Maslow -- still the major contributors to our understanding of motivation -- in the context of Action-Centered Leadership, the concept pioneered and developed by the...

50 Fast Photoshop CS Techniques

• ISBN:
• 0764541749
• Authors:
• Gregory Georges

"All Photoshop books should have this level of image quality and step-by-step instructions." — George Lepp, internationally acclaimed nature photographer If you’re eager to enhance your photos and create breathtaking effects with the world’s leading digital imaging tool, this book shows you how to achieve 50 terrific effects quickly and easily. Fully updated for Photoshop CS, it covers both Windows® and Mac® versions and illustrates not...

Adobe Photoshop CS in 10 Simple Steps or Less

• ISBN:
• 0764542370
• Authors:
• Micah Laaker, Christopher Schmitt

If you are looking to create exciting Web graphics and need to define and edit images quickly and easily, then this book is for you--whether you’re new to Adobe’s latest graphics editing software or you need a refresher on Photoshop’s wide range of resources. Open the book and you’ll discover clear, easy-to-follow instructions for more than 250 key Photoshop tasks, each presented in ten quick steps--or less. Easy - to - navigate pages,...

Photoshop CS for Dummies

• ISBN:
• 0764543563
• Authors:
• Deke McClelland, Phyllis Davis

* Covers the main features of Photoshop-the industry standard software package for image creation, correction, and enhancement * Explores the essentials: menu bar, tool palette, modifying images, retouching images, painting and drawing, creating type, adding special effects, creating and managing layers, preparing images for the Web, and much more * Updated to cover all the new features in both the Mac and Windows versions of the latest...

Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century

• ISBN:
• 0765610272

Drawing on newly accessible archives as well as memoirs and other sources, this biographical dictionary documents the lives of some two thousand notable figures in twentieth-century Central and Eastern Europe. A unique compendium of information that is not currently available in any other single resource, the dictionary provides concise profiles of the region's most important historical and cultural actors, from Ivo Andric to King Zog. Coverage...

Photoshop Secrets of the Pros: 20 Top Artists and Designers Face Off

• ISBN:
• 0782141919
• Authors:
• Mark Clarkson

If you're a Photoshop user in search of creative inspiration, you'll find it in this original, full-color book, in which 20 of the world's top artists and designers (from classic print designers to cutting-edge web designers) challenge each other to games of Photoshop "tennis." The result is a fascinating look at how they create stunning images under pressure, from their favorite tools and techniques to how they approach creative challenges and...

Don't Worry, Make Money: Spiritual and Practical Ways to Create Abundance and More Fun in Your Life (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series)

• ISBN:
• 0786863218
• Authors:
• Richard Carlson

From the bestselling coauthor of Handbook for the Soul and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff comes a collection of 100 short essays that feature brilliant strategies for achieving financial success by giving up stress, worry, anger, and fear.

Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations

• ISBN:
• 078798454X
• Authors:
• Boaz Ronen, Joseph S. Pliskin, Shimeon Pass

Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations offers managers and staff the practical knowledge and tools they need to accomplish much more within existing resources. This text identifies common bottlenecks and constraints and focuses on the critical issues and processes faced by managers in the health care field. The book provides tools to significantly improve organizational operations as well as enhance quality and customer...

The Song of the Goddess: The Devi Gita : Spiritual Counsel of the Great Goddess

• ISBN:
• 0791453936

A reader-friendly translation of the medieval Indian text, which presents a powerful, compassionate goddess as ruler of the universe.

Jakub's World: A Boy's Story of Loss and Survival in the Holocaust

• ISBN:
• 0791464075
• Authors:
• Alicia Nitecki, Jack Terry

When German troops come to the small village of Be³zyce, Poland, in 1939, nine-year-old Jakub Szabmacher's world is forever changed. At first the humiliations inflicted by the Germans seem small, but the conditions worsen until eventually Jakub's family and much of his village are murdered, and he is sent to various concentration camps in Poland and Germany, where he struggles to survive the terrible conditions of camp life. Finally liberated...

Description of the HDM-III Model (World Bank)

• ISBN:
• 0801835917
• Authors:
• Professor Thawat Watanatada

Informatics for Healthcare Professionals

• ISBN:
• 0803606192
• Authors:
• Kathleen M. Young

Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo, MI. Discusses basic applications of informatics in conceptual theory, evidence-based healthcare, taxonomy, security and confidentiality, electronic and Web-based tools, and telehealth. Also covered are human factors, the systems cycle, managing change, and managed care. For students. Softcover. DNLM: Medical Informatics.

Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth

• ISBN:
• 0807059099
• Authors:
• Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, Mahadev H. Desai

Translated by Mahadev Desai and with a New Preface The only authorized American edition Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and countless other nonviolent struggles of the twentieth century. In a new foreword, noted peace expert and...

William Lowndes Yancey and the Coming of the Civil War (Civil War America)

• ISBN:
• 0807830275
• Authors:
• Eric H. Walther

In the first comprehensive biography of William Lowndes Yancey (1814-63), one of the leading secessionists of the Old South, Eric H. Walther examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater. Born in Georgia but raised in the North by a fiercely abolitionist stepfather and an emotionally unstable mother, Yancey grew up believing that abolitionists were cruel, meddling, and hypocritical. His personal journey led him...

Evolution: The History of Life on Earth (Genetics & Evolution)

• ISBN:
• 0816066795
• Authors:
• Russ Hodge

The theory of evolution can be observed anywhere - from exotic tropical rain forests to our own backyards - and is based on three main principles: heredity, variation, and selection. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace sought to explain how these processes work together to produce new species. Evolution provided the first scientific system to investigate the origins and relationships of living creatures, and today it...

India and the WTO (World Bank Trade and Development Series)

• ISBN:
• 0821354108

This book is designed to clarify India's interests in the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda and to provide a blueprint for its strategy in multilateral negotiations. The focus is on facilitating domestic and external policy reforms that can serve to bolster India's participation in the multilateral trading system and to enhance the effectiveness of India's trade and related policies in achieving developmental goals. Individual...

Global Information Warfare: How Businesses, Governments, and Others Achieve Objectives and Attain Competitive Advantages

• ISBN:
• 0849311144
• Authors:
• Andy Jones, Gerald L. Kovacich, Perry G. Luzwick

Like no other book before it, Global Information Warfare illustrates the relationships and interdependencies of business and national objectives, of companies and countries, and of their dependence on advances in technology. This book sheds light on the "Achilles heel" that these dependencies on advanced computing and information technologies create. It underscores how hostile countries, business competitors, terrorists, hacktivists and others...

The Sudan Campaigns 1881-98 (Men-at-Arms)

• ISBN:
• 0850452546
• Authors:
• Robert Wilkinson-Latham

In the Sudan in 1881 an obscure son of a carpenter pronounced himself the ‘Mahdi’ or ‘Guided One of the Prophet’, the long-expected Messiah of the Islamic faith. His influence was so strong that Egypt (co-ruled by Britain and France) was plunged into war. Robert Wilkinson-Latham provides an absorbing account of the Sudan campaigns, including the siege of Khartoum, the unpredictable General Charles Gordon, and the Nile Expedition. The...

The Greek and Persian Wars 500-323 BC (Men-at-Arms)

• ISBN:
• 0850452716
• Authors:
• Jack Cassin-Scott

In the early 5th century BC, after the fall of the Lydian Empire, the Persian Wars began. It was an ideological conflict which pitted a proud, democratic, freedom-loving people against a tyrannical and mighty empire. The stories of the many battles fought between the Greeks and the Persians are here splendidly brought to life by Jack Cassin-Scott, who details the tactics, organisation and uniforms of the armies of both sides in a volume...

The Spanish Civil War 1936-39 (Men-at-Arms)

• ISBN:
• 0850452821
• Authors:
• Patrick Turnbull

By the spring of 1936 it was becoming increasingly evident that Spain was heading for an armed clash between the forces of the extreme Left, led by 'Largo Caballero' – who, backed by the ultras and their militia groups intended to impose a Stalin-type Communist government – and the extreme Right: a clique of high-ranking army officers led by veteran General Sanjurjo, who planned a similar coup and counted on the support of anti-Communist,...

Napoleon's Guard Cavalry (Men-at-Arms)

• ISBN:
• 0850452880
• Authors:
• Emir Bukhari

This title examines some of the most colourful and fanciful uniforms in military history, those of Napoleon's Guard Cavalry. The detailed text covers units such as the Grenadiers à Cheval; the Empress's Dragoons; the Chasseurs à Cheval; the Mamelukes; the Gardes d'Honneur; the Polish Lancers; the Dutch Lancers; the German Lancers and the Lithuanian Tartars. A plethora of illustrations complement the text, including eight fine full page colour...

The Samurai (Elite)

• ISBN:
• 0850458978
• Authors:
• Anthony J. Bryant

Perhaps the greatest warriors in history, the Samurai were a product of a social system totally geared to war. The Samurai became expert in fighting both on horseback and on the ground. Their way of life was dictated by the code of Bushido or 'way of the warrior' and clad in their magnificent, multi-coloured armour they were perfectly suited to the violent clan and dynastic warfare that dominated medieval Japan as the most powerful families vied...

Attila and the Nomad Hordes (Elite)

• ISBN:
• 0850459966
• Authors:
• David Nicolle

Of all the conquerors who swept out of Central Asia, two names stand out in European memory – Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan the Mongol. Both are remembered for massacres and devastation; yet whereas Genghis is also famous for the laws he imposed on half of Asia and for the trade which flourished under Mongol rule, Attila's notoriety seems unrelieved by positive achievements. But what was Attila's short-lived empire really like? What happened...

European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution

• ISBN:
• 0851157890
• Authors:
• Ewart Oakeshott

Both a work of scholarship, and a treasury of information, for anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution. The author chooses as his starting-point the invasion of Italy by France in 1494, which sowed the dragon's teeth of all the successive European wars; the French invasion was to accelerate the trend towards new armaments and new methods of warfare. The author...

Benchmarking in Tourism and Hospitality Industries

• ISBN:
• 0851995535
• Authors:
• K. W. Wober

Benchmarking is a buzzword of the last decade that describes a method for comparing different companies, by measuring various data, performance and goals. This management approach to identify who is best and what makes them so successful is increasingly popular, as it encourages managers and staff to consider performance measures and practices to increase profitability. This book focuses on the methodological aspects of the right selection of...

Spion Kop: The Boer War (Great Battles)

• ISBN:
• 0855242515
• Authors:
• H.G. Castle

Ancient Egypt (Eyewitness Guides)

• ISBN:
• 0863184448
• Authors:
• George Hart

Part of a series, this visual encyclopaedia looks at the story of ancient Egypt. From the humblest worker to the luxurious world of the pharaoh himself, the author builds up a picture of every aspect of ancient Egyptian life, including their mummies, jewels and musical instruments.

U.S. Military Tracked Vehicles (Crestline Series)

• ISBN:
• 087938672X
• Authors:
• Fred Crismon

Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS

• ISBN:
• 0966638980
• Authors:
• Johann Voss

Originally written while the author was a prisoner of the US Army in 1945–46, Black Edelweiss is a boon to serious historians and WWII buffs alike. In a day in which most memoirs are written at half a century’s distance, the former will be gratified by the author’s precise recall facilitated by the chronologically short-range (a matter of one to seven years) at which the events were captured in writing. Both will appreciate and enjoy the...

The Egyptologist: A Novel

• ISBN:
• 1400062500
• Authors:
• Arthur Phillips

From the bestselling author of Prague comes a witty, inventive, brilliantly constructed novel about an Egyptologist obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king. This darkly comic labyrinth of a story opens on the desert plains of Egypt in 1922, then winds its way from the slums of Australia to the ballrooms of Boston by way of Oxford, the battlefields of the First World War, and a royal court in turmoil. Just as Howard Carter unveils...

Efficiency, Justice and Care: Philosophical Reflections on Scarcity in Health Care (International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine)

• ISBN:
• 1402052138
• Authors:
• Yvonne Denier

India and the IT Revolution: Networks of Global Culture

• ISBN:
• 1403939438
• Authors:
• Anna Greenspan

India and the IT Revolution explores the contemporary emergence of cosmopolitan, high-tech India as marking the arrival of a truly global cyberculture. It argues against the notion that globalization is a process of "Westernization," which radiates out unilaterally from the core, imposing itself upon a passive, backward periphery. Instead, it conceives of global culture as a dynamic, innovative network, which proceeds primarily from its edges.

The European Central Bank, Second Edition

• ISBN:
• 1403941599
• Authors:
• David J. Howarth, Peter Loedel

David Howarth and Peter Loedel provide a theoretically inspired account of the creation, design and operation of the European Central Bank. Issues explored include the theoretical approaches to the ECB, the antecedents of European monetary authority, the different national perspectives on central bank independence, the complex organization of the bank, the issues of accountability and the difficult first years of the ECB in operation.

The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an (Blackwell Companions to Religion)

• ISBN:
• 1405117524

The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an is a reader’s guide, a true companion for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qur’an as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. Comprises over 30 original essays by leading scholars Provides exceptionally broad coverage - considering the structure, content and rhetoric of the Qur’an; how Muslims have interpreted the text and how they interact with it; and the Qur’an’s place in Islam...

The Complete Pyramid Sourcebook

• ISBN:
• 1410780422
• Authors:
• John DeSalvo

This is the the ultimate reader and sourcebook about the Great Pyramid of Giza and current Pyramid Research Go on the most extensive photo tour of the Great Pyramid and read about the latest discoveries and findings See exclusive photos of the large pyramids built in the former Soviet Union and about the research carried out in them Learn about the New Scientific Breakthroughs in Pyramid Research and incredible Hyperspace experiments Read about...

Tourism and Hospitality Marketing: A Global Perspective

• ISBN:
• 1412946875
• Authors:
• Simon Hudson

This textbook gives in depth and comprehensive coverage of key marketing principles applied to tourism and hospitality. Over 70 global case studies and vignettes colorfully illustrate how these concepts work in practice and demonstrate the diverse range of tourism and hospitality products on offer. Readers are also introduced to contemporary marketing issues such as internet marketing and branded entertainment. Tourism and Hospitality Marketing...

Selling You!: A Practical Guide to Achieving the Most by Becoming Your Best

• ISBN:
• 1559276177
• Authors:
• Napoleon Hill

From the multi-million selling author of Think and Grow Rich® No matter who you are or what you do...every time you meet someone, explain an idea, talk on the telephone, or give your opinion, you are selling your most valuable asset: YOU! Let Napoleon Hill teach you how to sell yourself. The author spent thirty years investigating how the most successful people got to be that way. His studies resulted in the biggest-selling self-help book of...

100 Ways To Motivate Others: How Great Leaders Can Produce Insane Results Without Driving People Crazy

• ISBN:
• 1564147711
• Authors:
• Steve Chandler, Scott Richardson

100 Ways to Motivate Others is the culmination of many years of successful leadership coaching and training by best-selling author Steve Chandler and attorney Scott Richardson, and the natural follow-up to Steve's two previous best-sellers-100 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Reinventing Yourself. Chandler and Richardson have crafted a vital, user-friendly, inspirational guide for executives, managers, and professionals...and those aspiring to...

The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy

• ISBN:
• 1568582544
• Authors:
• James S. Henry

From 1970 to 2003, over three trillion dollars—$3,000,000,000,000—were loaned to developing countries by the West. Yet the gap between rich and poor is worse than ever. What happened? Where did all that money go? A financial insider, Jim Henry looks unsparingly at the snarl of transactions, often legal but usually immoral, that resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor, poorer. Like tentacles on a vast octopus, the firsthand...

Feng Shui for the Classroom: 101 Easy-to-Use Ideas

• ISBN:
• 1569761744
• Authors:
• Renee Heiss

For educators, working and teaching in a harmonious classroom environment not only makes sense, it can improve the quality and meaningfulness of their instruction. Feng Shui for the Classroom translates ancient Chinese interior decoration concepts to the school, providing teachers with strategies and suggestions for improving harmony and positive energy in their classrooms. The text gives suggestions for arranging the ideal classroom in such a...

Biographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt (Writings from the Greco-Roman World)

• ISBN:
• 1589832108
• Authors:
• Elizabeth Frood

The Ramessid period in Egypt (ca. 1290-1075 B.C.E.) corresponds to the Late Bronze Age, a time of great change both in Egypt and the Near East. This period of empire, dominated by the figure of Ramesses II, witnessed crucial developments in art, language, and religious display. Biographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt offers insights into these cultural transformations through the voices of forty-five priests, artists, civil officials, and...

Isandlwana 1879: The Great Zulu Victory (Campaign)

• ISBN:
• 1841765112
• Authors:
• Ian Knight

The battle of Isandlwana fought on 22 January 1879 was the greatest defeat suffered by the British Army during the Victorian era. A Zulu army of 24,000 warriors had moved undetected to within striking distance of the British camp in the shadow of Isandlwana Mountain. From the start the 1,700 defenders underestimated the danger descending upon them. They were swept aside with horrifying speed and the final stage of the battle consisted of...

British Infantryman in South Africa 1877-81 (Warrior)

• ISBN:
• 1841765554
• Authors:
• Ian Castle

For many people the epitome of the British soldier of the late Victorian period is the Redcoat who fought in southern Africa in the 1870s. This title covers the key period of the wars against the Zulu and Boers; the dramatic battles of Rorke's Drift, Isandlwana, Ulundi, Laing's Nek and Majuba are some of the most famous engagements in the history of the British Army. The journey of the British soldier from the back streets of Britain's inner...

French Soldier in Egypt 1798-1801: The Army of the Orient (Warrior)

• ISBN:
• 1841766283
• Authors:
• Terry Crowdy

This book concentrates on the dramatic experiences of Napoleon's Army of the Orient in Egypt and the Holy Land. The fighting of the Mamelukes and Turks are covered in depth, detailing desert combat, siege warfare, cavalry skirmishes and the suppression of uprisings. It examines the French treatment of prisoners as well as the fate of captured Frenchmen, and describes caring for the wounded, outbreaks of bubonic plague, and the terrible retreat...

Boer Commando 1876-1902 (Warrior)

• ISBN:
• 1841766488
• Authors:
• Ian Knight

Their lifestyle of hunting for sport and profit honed the Boers' skills of field-craft, horsemanship, and marksmanship, making them a formidable force in the field and well suited to guerrilla operations. This book describes the life and combat experiences of a typical Boer in this key period. Using meticulously researched analysis and comment, and the experiences of a composite character, Johannes de Bruyn, a revealing portrait of Boer life and...

Solution: The Values Of The Qur'an

• ISBN:
• 1842000268
• Authors:
• Harun Yahya

Can NGOs Make a Difference?: The Challenge of Development Alternatives

• ISBN:
• 1842778927

Can non-governmental organisations contribute to more socially just, alternative forms of development? Or are they destined to work at the margins of dominant development models determined by others?  Addressing this question, this book brings together leading international voices from academia, NGOs and the social movements. It provides a comprehensive update to the NGO literature and a range of critical new directions to thinking and acting...

NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations

• ISBN:
• 1844073688

*NGOs are under fire for being "unaccountable" to anyone; this is the first book to tackle fully the politics, pitfalls, and benefits of NGO accountability * Offers principles and innovative solutions for assessing and developing viable accountability *Input and cases studies from NGOs such as Action Aid, and from every part of the globe including China, Indonesia, Latin America, and Africa As the fastest growing segment of civil society, as...

Islam and Democracy in Iran: Eshkevari and the Quest for Reform (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

• ISBN:
• 1845111338
• Authors:
• Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Richard Tapper

Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari is a former revolutionary and clerical reformer who became one of the Islamic Republic’s most outspoken critics. His ideas of "Islamic democratic government" have attracted considerable attention in Iran and elsewhere. In presenting a selection of Eshkevari’s writings, this book reveals a trajectory of dissent common to all Islamic nations today and makes a highly original contribution to our understanding of the...

The Quest for the Ark of the Covenant: The True History of the Tablets of Moses

• ISBN:
• 1845112482
• Authors:
• Stuart Munro-Hay

In a chapel in the old crenellated church of Mary of Zion in Aksum, Ethiopia, is kept an object that emperors, patriarchs and priests have assured the world is the most important religious relic of all time: the Tabota Seyon, Ark of the Covenant, the Ark of Zion. This Ark is alleged to be no less than the Ark that Moses had constructed at Sinai and which destroyed the walls of Jericho. It was brought into Jerusalem by King David and installed in...

Mau Mau Warrior

• ISBN:
• 1846030242
• Authors:
• Charles Abiodun Alao

The Mau Mau Freedom Fighters waged a guerrilla war for eight years (1952-1960) against their British colonial rulers, which became known as the Mau Mau Uprising. The Mau Mau sought to win back their land and independence. This underground militia was an extremely powerful force employing tactics, which included the assassination of British settlers and the Africans who collaborated with the British, as well as raiding colonial prisons for...

Beauty and Islam: Aesthetics in Islamic Art and Architecture

• ISBN:
• 1860646913
• Authors:
• Valerie Gonzalez

Five essays explore aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought in light of contemporary theories, offering new perspectives on Islamic with examples ranging from the Qur'an and the Alhambra to the works of present day artists and philosophers. Tracing the roots of Islamic aesthetics back to the works of the philosophers of the Middle Ages such as Avicenna and Averroes, Valerie Gonzalez finds that aesthetic theory in Islam must be seen...

Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest-Growing Faith

• ISBN:
• 1893554775
• Authors:
• Robert Spencer

Taking on the hard questions about what the Islamic religion actually teaches, Robert Spencer sets forth the potentially ominous implications of those teachings for the future of both the Muslim world and the West.

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Innovation: New Roles for Key Players

• ISBN:
• 1848442572

`The tasks confronting European governments intent on innovation will need to shift from simple quantitative measures of how much (R&D, etc.) to how good such magnitudes are in augmenting competitiveness - from quantity to quality. In this book the editors and their contributors move the debate on to concerns over the effectiveness of innovation. This is not just a matter of making linkages among increasingly diverse players, but of making these...

Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East & North Africa

• ISBN:
• 0028657691

Alexander the Great: Journey to the End of the Earth (Eminent Lives)

• ISBN:
• 0060570121
• Authors:
• Norman F. Cantor

"Alexander's behavior was conditioned along certain lines -- heroism, courage, strength, superstition, bisexuality, intoxication, cruelty. He bestrode Europe and Asia like a supernatural figure." In this succinct portrait of Alexander the Great, distinguished scholar and historian Norman Cantor illuminates the personal life and military conquests of this most legendary of men. Cantor draws from the major writings of Alexander's contemporaries...

Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt

• ISBN:
• 006125276X
• Authors:
• Barbara Mertz

An eye-opening, edifying, and endlessly entertaining tour through an astonishing bygone world—the acclaimed classic history of ancient Egypt, now newly revised and updated Writing as Elizabeth Peters, world-renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz is the author of the phenomenally popular New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring archaeologist Amelia Peabody. In Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs , Dr. Mertz explores the breathtaking reality...

Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World

• ISBN:
• 0061451878
• Authors:
• Simon T. Bailey

Each of us is born brilliant. Then we spend the rest of our lives having our brilliance buried by people, circumstances, and experiences. Eventually, we forget that we ever had genius and special talents, and our brilliance is locked away in a vault deep within. So we settle for who we are, instead of striving for who we were meant to be. Release Your Brilliance provides the combination to the vault where your brilliance is kept. After...

Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0

• ISBN:
• 0061626635
• Authors:
• Rick Pitino, Pat Forde

Rick Pitino is a basketball icon: the only coach in college history to lead three different schools to the Final Four, the winner of the 1996 NCAA championship, the owner of a sparkling career record, a bestselling author, and a lock for the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Yet Pitino's journey has not been without life-altering adversity: He's experienced profound personal and professional losses. In 2001, after three losing seasons as coach...

Tuna: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution, Volume 19: Physiological Ecology and Evolution (Fish Physiology)

• ISBN:
• 0123504430

This book is a multidisciplinary volume that overviews the most recent literature covering the physiology, biomechanics, evolution, and ecology of tunas. It examines critical areas of molecular and organismal physiology, phylogeny, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Recently developed techniques for electronic tagging of fish are presented. The book covers all aspects of tuna biology, from metabolism and cardiovascular research to reproductive...

The Power of Impossible Thinking: Transform the Business of Your Life and the Life of Your Business

• ISBN:
• 0131425021
• Authors:
• Jerry Wind, Colin Crook, Robert Gunther

This book is about getting better at making sense of the world...so you can make decisions that respond to reality, not some obsolete model of reality. Drawing on the latest neuroscientific research and their experience with corporate transformations, Jerry Wind and Colin Crook explain how your mental models stand between you and reality, distorting all your perceptions...and how they create both limits and opportunities. You'll learn how to...

The Japanese Money Tree: How Investors Can Prosper from Japan's Economic Rebirth

• ISBN:
• 0132343908
• Authors:
• Andrew H. Shipley

Front Flap For over a decade, investors shunned Japan, which had been stuck in an economic quagmire. But reforms have unleashed the world's second largest economy. Andrew H. Shipley's The Japanese Money Tree challenges the stale conventional wisdom regarding Japan's grim prospects, and highlights how foreign investors are making the most of exciting opportunities in Tokyo. He also reveals how readers themselves, whether institutional money...

Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

• ISBN:
• 0192854577
• Authors:
• Bhikhu Parekh

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and cultural fronts. During his time as a lawyer in South Africa he developed his strategy of non-violence: the idea of opposing unjust laws by non-violent protest. He led the Indian National Congress party in three major campaigns against British rule, each culminating in his arrest. In Gandhi, a...

The Samnyasa Upanisads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation

• ISBN:
• 0195070453

The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and...

The Transplanted Executive: Why You Need to Understand How Workers in Other Countries See the World Differently

• ISBN:
• 019508795X
• Authors:
• P. Christopher Earley, Miriam Erez

With the passage of NAFTA and GATT, the steady integration of the European Community, and the emergence of promising new markets in Eastern Europe and the Pacific Rim, businesses around the world are globalizing their operations with unprecedented speed. But as executives working in foreign countries have discovered, organizational cultures can differ dramatically from country to country, and management practices effective back home can fail...

Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power (Religion and Global Politics)

• ISBN:
• 0195144260
• Authors:
• Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr

Islamization is commonly seen as the work of Islamist movements who have forced their ideology on ruling regimes and other hapless social actors. There is little doubt that ruling regimes and disparate social and political actors alike are pushed in the direction of Islamic politics by Islamist forces. However, Islamist activism and its revolutionary and utopian rhetoric only partly explain this trend. Here, Nasr argues that the state itself...

Pyramids

• ISBN:
• 0195305213
• Authors:
• Joyce Filer

Pyramids tells the story of these Egyptian monuments from their earliest beginnings, following their development from the first step pyramid to the Great Pyramid of Giza. Unlike most books on the subject, the volume describes not only the pyramids themselves but also the complexes of temples and walls that surrounded them. It also tells the stories of the kings and builders who created them. Filer follows the story of the pyramids through a...

The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought

• ISBN:
• 019532563X
• Authors:
• Frederick Quinn

Current global tensions and the spread of terrorism have resurrected in the West a largely negative perception of Islamic society, an ill will fueled by centuries of conflict and prejudice. Shedding light on the history behind these hostile feelings, Frederick Quinn's timely volume traces the Western image of Islam from its earliest days to recent times. Quinn establishes four basic themes around which the image of Islam gravitates throughout...

God of Justice: Ritual Healing and Social Justice in the Central Himalayas

• ISBN:
• 0195335856
• Authors:
• William S Sax

God of Justice deals with ritual healing in the Central Himalayas of north India, focusing on the cult of Bhairav, a local deity associated with the lowest castes, who are frequently victims of social injustice. When they are exploited or abused they often turn to Bhairav for justice, beseeching him to afflict their oppressors with disease and misfortune. In order to bring their suffering to an end, the oppressors must make amends with their...

Language and National Identity in Africa

• ISBN:
• 0199286744

This book focuses on language, culture, and national identity in Africa. Leading specialists examine countries in every part of the continent - Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanbia, South Africa, and the nations of the Horn, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia. Each chapter describes and examines the country's linguistic and political history and the...

The Global Business Leader: Practical Advice for Success in a Transcultural Marketplace (INSEAD Business Press)

• ISBN:
• 0230522157
• Authors:
• J. Frank Brown

This new book introduces up and coming leaders to the skills and techniques needed to succeed in todays, and tomorrow's, organizations. Covering areas such as networking, building teams, crisis management and the work/life balance, this is a practical and accessible guide. Written with 25 years of leadership experience, this is an invaluable guide for success.

Agatha Christie: Power and Illusion (Crime Files)

• ISBN:
• 0230525016
• Authors:
• Richard York

How cozy are Agatha Christie's novels? They may seem to depict a stable world of respect for tradition, shared culture, settled gender and class roles, political conservatism and unambiguous morality, in which reason suffices to control disorder. But this world is threatened by modernity and uncertainty: war, social mobility, extremist politics, moral liberalization. Prominent citizens may be criminals, detectives are not wholly unlike...

Inside Photoshop CS

• ISBN:
• 0672326442
• Authors:
• Gary D. Bouton

Gary Bouton has made Inside Photoshop CS a perennial best-seller due to the loyalty of his audience. A lot of people simply love the way Gary explains what Photoshop is all about. In this revised edition, Gary truly puts the outsider "inside", demystifying such intangibles as pixels, color wheel, resolution, line screens, and more of vital information for the hobbyists and professional. He covers all the new features and adds expert tips and...

The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs

• ISBN:
• 0674012119
• Authors:
• Jan Assmann

"The Mind of Egypt" presents an account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization - the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic and archaeological sources, Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection.

Historical Atlas of Islam

• ISBN:
• 0674013859
• Authors:
• Malise Ruthven

Among the great civilizations of the world, Islam remains an enigma to Western readers. Now, in a beautifully illustrated historical atlas, noted scholar of religion Malise Ruthven recounts the fascinating and important history of the Islamic world. From the birth of the prophet Muhammed to the independence of post-Soviet Muslim states in Central Asia, this accessible and informative atlas explains the historical evolution of Islamic societies....

A Reader on Classical Islam

• ISBN:
• 0691033943

To enable the reader to shape, or perhaps reshape, an understanding of the Islamic tradition, F. E. Peters skillfully combines extensive passages from Islamic texts with a fascinating commentary of his own. In so doing, he presents a substantial body of literary evidence that will enable the reader to grasp the bases of Muslim faith and, more, to get some sense of the breadth and depth of Islamic religious culture as a whole. The voices recorded...

The CBI Skills and Training Handbook

• ISBN:
• 0749433752
• Authors:
• Mark Parkinson

How to Motivate People (Creating Success)

• ISBN:
• 0749445513
• Authors:
• Patrick Forsyth

Illustrates how managers can inspire individuals or teams to develop. Sets out guidelines on how to reduce negativity, boost positive feelings and foster enthusiasm and involvement.

Architect's Guide to Feng Shui: Exploding the Myth

• ISBN:
• 0750656069
• Authors:
• Cate Bramble

Cate Bramble has devoted her career to highlighting the differences between 'feng shui-lite' as a fashionable pursuit in contrast to the original intentions of the Chinese masters. Here she presents the authentic principles in a technical, no-nonsense pocket book specifically for architects. As clients become more demanding and the competition for projects heats up, the architect is well advised to have many strings to their bow. This practical...

International Business: A Global Perspective

• ISBN:
• 0750679832
• Authors:
• Marios Katsioloudes, Spyros Hadjidakis

Traditionally, international business (IB) texts survey the field from a U.S. perspective, going on to compare the U.S. to the rest of the business world. This text addresses IB from a purely multinational perspective. International Business is examined from the U.S. angle, going on to address IB issues from other countries' perspectives, what we call the "Reverse Perspective". In accomplishing the U.S. and the Reverse Perspective approaches,...

Aviation and Tourism

• ISBN:
• 0754671879
• Authors:
• Anne Graham, Andreas Papatheodorou and Peter Forsyth

Transport is an essential element of tourism, providing the vital link between the tourist generating areas and destinations. Good accessibility, which is determined by the transport services provided, is a fundamental condition for the development of any tourist destination. Moreover the transport industry can be a major beneficiary of tourism because of the additional passenger demand that may be generated.Aviation is an increasingly important...

Ancient Greece (DK/Google E.guides)

• ISBN:
• 0756619564
• Authors:
• Peter Chrisp

Each of these richly illustrated, fact-packed guides has its very own Web site, maintained by DK and Google, providing readers with a continually updated library of links to supplement the information in the book with the best of the Net.

Eyewitness Experts: Ancient Egypt

• ISBN:
• 0756631343
• Authors:
• DK Publishing

Written by today's experts for the experts of tomorrow, Eyewitness Experts are great big gift packs that blitz the top-selling topics children really love. Open them up and you'll find everything you need to nurture their interest, whether novice or nerd. These are gifts to treasure and return to and grow with.

Global Business Citizenship: A Transformative Framework for Ethics And Sustainable Capitalism

• ISBN:
• 0765616270
• Authors:
• Donna J. Wood, Jeanne M. Logsdon, Patsy G. Lewellyn

This practical and engaging book provides a coherent approach to global business responsibility and ethics based on the latest research, theory, and practice. The authors incorporate numerous interesting and current real world examples to support the argument that corporations need to - and can - identify and implement processes that foster ethical conduct, ensure basic human rights, protect the natural environment, and enhance social justice...

E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals

• ISBN:
• 0787966185

E-Health Care Information Systems is a comprehensive collection written by leading experts from a range of disciplines including medicine, health sciences, engineering, business information systems, general science, and computing technology. This easily followed text provides a theoretical framework with sound methodological approaches and is filled with numerous case examples. Topics include e-health records, e-public information systems,...

The Consumer or Else!: Consumer-Centric Business Paradigms

• ISBN:
• 0789015684
• Authors:
• Erdener Kaynak, Global Interactions, Donald F Dufek

"The customer is the only one who can fire all of us." -Sam Walton Doing business in today's economy and surviving requires a new paradigm. What is at the center of this new approach to doing business? CONSUMERS. Historically, power struggles have raged between suppliers and distributors. Recently, both parties awakened to the fact that neither of them has the ultimate power . . . it now resides solely with the consumer. This valuable book...

Darius the Great (Ancient World Leaders)

• ISBN:
• 0791096335
• Authors:
• J. Poolos

In ancient history, Darius I stands alone as an administrator with unparalleled insight into the workings of an empire. Under his leadership, the Persian Empire grew to be the largest and most powerful diplomatic and economic force in the world. After he cleverly seized the throne and quelled a series of revolts, Darius undertook a radical reorganization of the different peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau, instituting the practices of...

Yoga and the Luminous: Patanjali's Spiritual Path to Freedom

• ISBN:
• 0791474763
• Authors:
• Christopher Key Chapple

A fresh look at Yoga philosophy.

Breeding Bin Ladens: America, Islam, and the Future of Europe

• ISBN:
• 0801885051
• Authors:
• Zachary Shore

While American leaders wage war on extremists in the Middle East, they are dangerously detached from a potentially greater threat closer to home. In Breeding Bin Ladens, Zachary Shore asserts that the growing ambivalence of Europe's Muslims poses risks to national identities, international security, and the transatlantic alliance.Europe's failure to integrate its Muslim millions, combined with America's battered image in the Muslim world, have...

International Assignments: An Integration of Strategy, Research, and Practice

• ISBN:
• 0805850503
• Authors:
• Linda K. Stroh, J. Stewart Black, Mark E. Mendenhall, Hal B. Gregersen

Although firms have been sending employees on international assignments for decades, systematic understanding is sorely lacking. This volume looks at such critical aspects of the assignment process as the selection process, the training required, factors that affect adjustment, performance and commitment, and how to retain and capitalize on the international experience once employees return home. This book is written for human resource managers...

The Great Goddesses of Egypt

• ISBN:
• 0806132027
• Authors:
• Barbara S. Lesko

Business Planning for Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios (Science in Society Series)

• ISBN:
• 1844075672

The world is an increasingly turbulent and complex environment, awash with tipping points and knock-on effects ranging from the impact of warfare in the Middle East on energy futures, investment and global currencies to the vast and unpredictable impacts of climate change. This book is for business and organizational leaders who feel the ever increasing turbulence of the environment and are interested in thinking through how to deal with related...

AFRIKA KORPS (Images of War)

• ISBN:
• 1844156834
• Authors:
• Ian Baxter

Afrika Korps is an illustrated record of Field-Marshal Erwin Rommel and his desert troops that fought in North Africa against British and Commonwealth forces between 1941 and 1943. Using previously rare and unpublished photographs, many of which have come from the albums of individuals who took part in the desert campaign, it presents a unique visual account of the famous Afrika-Korps' operations and equipment. Thanks to an informative caption...

Multinational Banking in China: Theory and Practice (New Horizons in International Business Series)

• ISBN:
• 1845425898
• Authors:
• Chen Meng

Multinational Banking in China examines key issues in the market entry and development of foreign banks in the People's Republic of China using data collected from 37 in-depth interviews and questionnaire surveys. A wide range of factors is discussed including motives, entry mode, location choice, entry strategies and competitive advantages. Empirical evidence reveals the key trends and characteristics of foreign banking activities in China as...

Desert Rats: British 8th Army in North Africa 1941-43 (Battle Orders)

• ISBN:
• 1846031443
• Authors:
• Tim Moreman

Tim Moreman examines the creation and deployment of British 8th Army, probably the most famous military formation raised by the British during World War II. Formed in September 1941 from the Western Desert Force, it went on to wage a lengthy, hard-fought campaign against German and Italian troops across the deserts of North Africa. It was composed of British and Commonwealth troops - as well as smaller numbers of French and Polish troops....

Doing Business with India (Global Market Briefings)

• ISBN:
• 1846730228
• Authors:
• Roderick Millar

Now in its second edition, this is the most comprehensive guide available to business and investment opportunities and to all aspects of commercial engagement in India. It analyses the key industry sectors which offer good opportunities for foreign investment and trade. It looks at the 'outsourcing' revolution and considers best practice through a number of recent cases studies. It also provides authoritative insight into commercial law;...

Knowledge, Organizational Evolution and Market Creation: The Globalization of Indian Firms from Steel to Software

• ISBN:
• 1847204562
• Authors:
• Gita Sud De Surie

Where do new multinationals come from? How do firms in developing economies become global players? Gita Sud de Surie provides new perspectives on internationalization and the multinational corporation by focusing on firms in emerging markets rather than established multinationals in industrialized economies. She shows that firms in developing countries are not passive recipients of technology; rather, the attempt to absorb new technologies...

Mathematical Tools for Data Mining: Set Theory, Partial Orders, Combinatorics (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing)

• ISBN:
• 1848002009
• Authors:
• Dan A. Simovici, Chabane Djeraba

The maturing of the field of data mining has brought about an increased level of mathematical sophistication. Such disciplines like topology, combinatorics, partially ordered sets and their associated algebraic structures (lattices and Boolean algebras), and metric spaces are increasingly applied in data mining research. This book presents these mathematical foundations of data mining integrated with applications to provide the reader with a...

Cutting Tool Technology: Industrial Handbook

• ISBN:
• 1848002041
• Authors:
• Graham T. Smith

It is a well acknowledged fact that virtually all of our modern-day components and assemblies rely to some extent on machining operations in their manufacturing process. Thus, there is clearly a substantive machining requirement which will continue to be of prime importance for the foreseeable future. Cutting Tool Technology provides a comprehensive guide to the latest developments in the use of cutting tool technology. The book covers new...

Advanced Design and Manufacture to Gain a Competitive Edge: New Manufacturing Techniques and their Role in Improving Enterprise Performance (v. 2)

• ISBN:
• 1848002408

The globalization of manufacturing industries leads to a thirst for rapid advancements in technological development and expertise in advanced design and manufacturing. Both industry and academia have an urgent need to equip themselves of the latest knowledge and trends relating to design and manufacture. “Advanced Design and Manufacture to Gain a Competitive Edge” collects together papers from the 2008 International Conference on Advanced...

Handbook of Texture Analysis

• ISBN:
• 1848161158

Texture analysis is one of the fundamental aspects of human vision by which we discriminate between surfaces and objects. In a similar manner, computer vision can take advantage of the cues provided by surface texture to distinguish and recognize objects. In computer vision, texture analysis may be used alone or in combination with other sensed features (e.g. color, shape, or motion) to perform the task of recognition. Either way, it is a...

Salam + 50: Proceedings of the Conference

• ISBN:
• 1848161905

The year 2007 marked not only the centenary of Imperial College London but also the 50th anniversary of the late Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam's arrival at the College. Accordingly, a conference entitled "Salam + 50" organized by the Theoretical Physics Group was held at Imperial College on 7 July 2007. Many distinguished guests attended and paid their respects to the great man. Their contributions recorded in these proceedings are...

RANDOMNICITY: Rules and Randomness in the Realm of the Infinite

• ISBN:
• 1848162057
• Authors:
• Anastasios A. Tsonis

This unique book explores the definition, sources and role of randomness. A joyful discussion with many non-mathematical and mathematical examples leads to the identification of three sources of randomness: randomness due to irreversibility which inhibits us from extracting whatever rules may underlie a process, randomness due to our inability to have infinite power (chaos), and randomness due to many interacting systems. Here, all sources are...

Molecules With Silly Or Unusual Names

• ISBN:
• 1848162073
• Authors:
• Paul W. May

This popular science book shows that chemists do have a sense of humor, and this book is a celebration of the quirky side of scientific nomenclature. Here, some molecules are shown that have unusual, rude, ridiculous or downright silly names. Written in an easy-to-read style, anyone - not just scientists - can appreciate the content. Each molecule is illustrated with a photograph and/or image that relates directly or indirectly to its name and...

Quantum Aspects Of Life

• ISBN:
• 1848162537
• Authors:
• Derek Abbott

This book presents the hotly debated question of whether quantum mechanics plays a non-trivial role in biology. In a timely way, it sets out a distinct quantum biology agenda. The burgeoning fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, quantum technology, and quantum information processing are now strongly converging. The acronym BINS, for Bio-Info-Nano-Systems, has been coined to describe the synergetic interface of these several disciplines. The...

Applications of Fuzzy Logic in Bioinformatics (Series on Advances in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology)

• ISBN:
• 1848162588
• Authors:
• Dong Xu

Many biological systems and objects are intrinsically fuzzy as their properties and behaviors contain randomness or uncertainty. In addition, it has been shown that exact or optimal methods have significant limitation in many bioinformatics problems. Fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic are ideal to describe some biological systems/objects and provide good tools for some bioinformatics problems. This book comprehensively addresses several important...

Genome Informatics 2008: Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Workshop on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (IBSB 2008) (Genome Informatics Series)

• ISBN:
• 1848162995

This volume contains 25 peer-reviewed papers based on the presentations at the 8th Annual International Workshop on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (IBSB 2008) held at the Teikyo Hotel, Zeuten Lake, near Berlin, from June 9 to June 10, 2008. This workshop started in 2001 as an event for doctoral students and young researchers to present and discuss their research results and approaches in bioinformatics and systems biology. It is part of a...

Safety-Critical Systems: Problems, Process and Practice: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Safety-Critical Systems Symposium Brighton, UK, 3 - 5 February 2009

• ISBN:
• 1848823487

"Safety-Critical Systems: Problems, Process and Practice" contains the papers presented at the seventeenth annual Safety-critical Systems Symposium, held at Brighton, UK, in February 2009. The Symposium is for engineers, managers and academics in the field of system safety, across all industry sectors, so the papers making up this volume offer a wide-ranging coverage of current safety topics, and a blend of academic research and industrial...

Handbook of Remote Biometrics: for Surveillance and Security (Advances in Pattern Recognition)

• ISBN:
• 1848823843

This comprehensive and innovative handbook covers aspects of biometrics from the perspective of recognizing individuals at a distance, in motion, and under a surveillance scenario. Features: Starts with a thorough introductory chapter; Provides topics from a range of different perspectives offered by an international collection of leading researchers in the field; Contains selected expanded contributions from the 5th IAPR International Summer...

Fault-tolerant Flight Control and Guidance Systems: Practical Methods for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Advances in Industrial Control)

• ISBN:
• 1848825609
• Authors:
• Guillaume J.J. Ducard

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer an incomparable means of gathering intelligence and carrying out missions without needing an onboard human pilot. The benefits are considerable in terms of cost, efficiency, and reduced pilot risk. In order to complete a mission efficiently and with a high level of safety and security, the following key design points must be met: • the flight control system must be robust against the aircraft’s model...

Picturing the Self: Changing Views of the Subject in Visual Culture

• ISBN:
• 1850434123
• Authors:
• Gen Doy

Ideas of selfhood, from Descartes to postmodern notions of the fragmented and de-centred self, have been crucial to the visual arts. Gen Doy explores this relationship, primarily in relation to contemporary art but also going back to the early modern period and Holbein's Ambassadors. She argues that the importance of subjectivity for art goes far beyond self-portraits, exploring the self and identity--both the artist's and the viewer's--and...

The Sacred Neuron: The Extraordinary New Discoveries Linking Science and Religion

• ISBN:
• 1850434816
• Authors:
• John W. Bowker

A new way of understanding our emotionsand faith W hy do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Or, that some things are beautiful, and other things ugly, some good, and others evil? In the past these questions have been answered by separating our emotional from our rational responses, but recent work in the neurosciences suggests that the questions now deserve very different answers. In his new book, John Bowker shows that reason...

Art and Science (Art and... Series)

• ISBN:
• 1850435847
• Authors:
• Sian Ede

While demonstrating how science is affecting the creation and interpretation of contemporary art, this book proposes that artistic insights are as important on their own terms as those in science and that we can and should accommodate both forms of knowledge. Featuring the work of artists such as Damien Hirst, Christine Borland, Bill Viola and Helen Chadwick, and art-science collaborative ventures involving Dorothy Cross, Eduardo Kac and...

Battle for Budapest: One Hundred Days in World War II

• ISBN:
• 1850436673
• Authors:
• Krisztian Ungvary

The battle of Budapest (December 1944 to February 1945) was one of the longest and bloodiest city sieges of the Second World War. From the appearance of the first Soviet tanks on the outskirts of the capital to the capture of Buda Castle, 102 days elapsed. In terms of human trauma, it comes second only to Stalingrad, comparisons to which were even being made by soldiers, both German and Soviet, fighting at the time. This definitive history...

A Search for the Origins of Judaism: From Joshua to the Mishnah (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

• ISBN:
• 1850754454
• Authors:
• Etienne Nodet

Battleships: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare)

• ISBN:
• 1851094105
• Authors:
• Stanley Sandler

From ancient times to World War II and the postwar period, Battleships charts the evolution of the vessel that ruled the seas-a vessel that, until the arrival of the aircraft carrier, would be the most expensive and complex human-made moving object in history. The battleship has long been the vessel by which a nation's naval power is measured, a vessel essential to any country hoping to dominate the seas; a vessel so costly only an elite circle...

Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2002

• ISBN:
• 1851094288
• Authors:
• John R. Vile

Extensively revised and updated, the second edition of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789–2002 provides everything students of the Constitution might ever want to know about amendments and the amendment process. This title provides background historical material on successful and unsuccessful amendments and an overview of the thousands of failed amendments, including...

Pop Culture Arab World!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Popular Culture in the Contemporary World)

• ISBN:
• 1851094490
• Authors:
• Andrew Hammond

This volume explores Arab cultural life since World War II. Chapters cover topics such as radio/TV, the press, cinema, music, theatre, popular religion, belly dance, western consumerism, sport and the Arabic language.

Pop Culture Latin America!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Popular Culture in the Contemporary World)

• ISBN:
• 1851095047
• Authors:
• Lisa Shaw, Stephanie Dennison

This is a survey of contemporary Latin American popular culture, covering topics from music and film to popular festivals and fashion. The book aims to show how different music and cultural traditions take different forms with peoples throughout the region.

World War II: A Student Encyclopedia (5 volume set)

• ISBN:
• 1851098577

ABC-CLIO's World War II: A Student Encyclopedia captures the monumental sweep of the "Big One" with accessible scholarship, a student-friendly, image-rich design, and a variety of tools specifically crafted for the novice researcher. For teachers and curriculum specialists, it is a thoroughly contemporary and authoritative work with everything they need to enrich their syllabi and meet state and national standards. Ranging from the conflict's...

Religion and the Law in America: An Encyclopedia of Personal Belief and Public Policy

• ISBN:
• 185109864X
• Authors:
• Scott A. Merriman

The relationship between church and state was contentious long before the framers of the Constitution undertook the bold experiment of separating the two, sparking a debate that would rage for centuries: What is the role of religion in government—and vice versa? Religion and the Law in America explores the many facets of this question, from prayer in public schools to the addition of the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance, from...

Management and Engineering of Fire Safety and Loss Prevention: Onshore and offshore

• ISBN:
• 1851666761
• Authors:
• Bhr Group Ltd.

Onshore and Offshore (Papers presented at the Third International Conference on Management and Engineering of Fire Safety and Loss Prevention, Aberdeen, UK, 18-20 February 1991

What Muslims Believe (Studies in Writing)

• ISBN:
• 1851681698
• Authors:
• John Bowker

The interviewees in this book provide through-provoking commentary on a wide range of issues, from the interpretation of the Qur'an and the nature of Islamic law, to the role of women and the concept of holy war.

A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism (Concise Encyclopedia of World Faiths)

• ISBN:
• 1851681752
• Authors:
• Klaus K. Klostermaier

With entries on everything from Manu to Gandhi and the Ramesvaram to the Himalayas, this is an invaluable reference book.

As Through A Veil, New Edition: Mystical Poetry in Islam

• ISBN:
• 1851682740
• Authors:
• Annemarie Schimmel

This new edition of a classic work contains five lectures from a world-renowned scholar on the development of Islamic mystical poetry, from individual Sufi poets like the legendary Rumi, to the intricacies of sacred verse and the joys of nonsense poetry.

Kierkegaard (Philosophers)

• ISBN:
• 1851683178
• Authors:
• Michael Watts

A lucid and understandable guide to Soren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher and founding father of Existentialism.

Ahmad Riza Khan (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851683593
• Authors:
• Usha Sanyal

Introduces the legendary leader of the great 20th-century Sunni movement.

Islam: Past, Present and Future

• ISBN:
• 1851683771
• Authors:
• Hans Kung

For more than two decades the world religions have been a central topic for Hans Kung. In books which have inspired millions throughout the world, he has pioneered work towards a new dialogue between cultures. In this extraordinarily comprehensive book, he gives an in-depth account of Islam, the second largest world religion after Christianity. Describing paradigm shifts in its 1400-year history, outlining the various currents and surveying the...

Shaykh Mufid (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851683836
• Authors:
• Tamima Bayhom-Daou

An account of the great Shi'ite scholar-theologian.

Fazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851683852
• Authors:
• Shahzad Bashir

Captures the achievements of this Sufi thinker and founder of gnostic hurufism.

Ibn Arabi (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851683879
• Authors:
• William Chittick

Renowned expert William Chittick covers the life and works of this legendary Sufi writer.

Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan: From Arabia to Empire (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851684026
• Authors:
• R. Stephen Humphreys

In this accessible study, Stephen Humphreys introduces the most elusive of the early caliphs, Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan (602-680). Throughout history, some have accused him of being the first caliph to diverge from Muhammed's model of ideal Muslim leadership whilst others credit him with uniting an empire in disarray and transforming the Caliphate into a practicable form of government. In light of this, Humphreys critically analyses his sources,...

Ghazali (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 185168414X
• Authors:
• Eric Ormsby

This fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111), the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. Appointed head of the Nizamiyyah College at Baghdad, he attracted interested audiences from across the Islamic world. Due to a spiritual crisis, he went into self-imposed exile, during which he wrote the Sufi masterpiece, Revival of the Sciences of Religion. This is a stimulating introduction to the great man's life...

Ashraf Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851684158
• Authors:
• Muhammad Qasim Zaman

Ashraf `Ali Thanawi (1863-1943) was one of the most prominent religious scholars in Islamic history. Author of over a thousand books on different aspects of Islam, his work sought to defend the Islamic scholarly tradition and to articulate its authority in an age of momentous religious and political change. In this authoritative biography, Muhammad Qasim Zaman offers a comprehensive and highly accessible account of Thanawi's multifaceted career...

Karim Khan Zand (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851684352
• Authors:
• John R. Perry

A forward thinking and notably popular leader, Karim Khan Zand (1705-1779) was the founder of the Zand dynasty in Iran. In this insightful profile of a man before his time, esteemed academic John Perry shows how by opening up international trade, employing a fair fiscal system and showing respect for existing religious institutions, Karim Khan succeeded in creating a peaceful and prosperous state in a particularly turbulent epoch of history.

Bioterror and Biowarfare: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)

• ISBN:
• 1851684476
• Authors:
• Malcolm Dando

In this essential guide to the past, present and future of bio-warfare, international security expert Malcolm Dando draws a wealth of ecperience and research to uncover the truth about the alarming failure of international community to place effective curbs on the use of this deadly weapon.

Sa'di: The Poet of Life, Love and Compassion (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851684735
• Authors:
• Homa Katouzian

One of greatest Persian writers of both classical prose and poetry, Sa'di was revered in his time as a man of great wisdom and passion. Filled with extracts of the poet's melodious and insightful writing, and critical analysis thereof, this revealing biography examines why he was so idolized until the 1950s, and why since then he has fallen into relative obscurity.

A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700

• ISBN:
• 1851684964
• Authors:
• Adnan A. Husain

Contemporary academia relies upon categorization. One can study Africa or Europe; East or West; the Middle Ages or the Early Modern period. In this innovative collection of essays, the Mediterranean is taken as a whole. The birthplace of the three principal monotheistic religions, it is shown to be a distinct cultural space characterized by hybridity, diversity, and cultural dynamism.

Chinggis Khan (Makers of the Muslim World)

• ISBN:
• 1851685022
• Authors:
• Michal Biran

Chinggis Khan was perhaps the most influential man of the last millennium, and yet he was not a Muslim. So, why is he included in a series profiling Makers of the Muslim World? In this novel perspective on a much-maligned figure, Michal Biran explains the monumental impact Chinggis Khan had upon the Islamic World, both positive and negative. Often criticized as a mass-slaughterer, pillager, and arch-enemy of the faith, Biran shows that his...

The Wine of Wisdom: The Life, Poetry and Philosophy of Omar Khayyam

• ISBN:
• 1851685049
• Authors:
• Mehdi Aminrazavi

Nourished by an admiration of Khayyam that has been with him since childhood, Aminrazavi's comprehensive new biography reintroduces the figure of Khayyam, and his great achievements, to the Western world. Blending a readable and accessible narrative with scholarly ambition and years of research, Aminrazavi's work covers not only Khayyam's well-known poetry, but also his extraordinary life, his neglected philosophical writings and the impact of...

Complex Analysis of Infinite Dimensional Spaces (Springer Monographs in Mathematics)

• ISBN:
• 1852331585
• Authors:
• Sean Dineen

This book considers basic questions connected with, and arising from, the locally convex space structures that may be placed on the space of holomorphic functions over a locally convex space. The first three chapters introduce the basic properties of polynomials and holomorphic functions over locally convex spaces. These are followed by two chapters concentrating on relationships between the compact open topology, the ported or Nachbin topology...

Robust Control Design Using H Methods (Communications and Control Engineering Series)

• ISBN:
• 1852331712
• Authors:
• Ian R. Petersen, Valery A. Ugrinovskii, Andrey V. Savkin

This book provides a unified collection of important, recent results for the design of robust controllers for uncertain systems. Most of the results presented are based on H¿ control theory, or its stochastic counterpart, risk sensitive control theory. Central to the philosophy of the book is the notion of an uncertain system. Uncertain systems are considered using several different uncertainty modeling schemes. These include norm bounded...

Discrete-Time Markov Jump Linear Systems (Probability and its Applications)

• ISBN:
• 1852337613
• Authors:
• O.L.V. Costa, M.D. Fragoso, R.P. Marques

Safety critical and high-integrity systems, such as industrial plants and economic systems can be subject to abrupt changes - for instance due to component or interconnection failure, and sudden environment changes etc. Combining probability and operator theory, Discrete-Time Markov Jump Linear Systems provides a unified and rigorous treatment of recent results for the control theory of discrete jump linear systems, which are used in these...

Urological Emergencies in Clinical Practice

• ISBN:
• 1852338113
• Authors:
• Hashim Hashim, John Reynard, Nigel Cowan

This book provides a comprehensive summary of urological emergencies and their management, a concise, relevant and readily available form. The book focuses on the management of acute urological emergencies including their diagnosis and treatment. Signs and symptoms are listed and specific treatments explained. It provides a simple yet practical guide to the management of urological emergencies with an emphasis on common urological emergencies...

A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics: Understanding Why and How (Springer Texts in Statistics)

• ISBN:
• 1852338962
• Authors:
• F.M. Dekking, C. Kraaikamp, H.P. Lopuhaä, L.E. Meester

Probability and Statistics are studied by most science students. Many current texts in the area are just cookbooks and, as a result, students do not know why they perform the methods they are taught, or why the methods work. The strength of this book is that it readdresses these shortcomings; by using examples, often from real-life and using real data, the authors show how the fundamentals of probabilistic and statistical theories arise...

Propositional and Predicate Calculus: A Model of Argument

• ISBN:
• 1852339217
• Authors:
• Derek Goldrei

At the heart of the justification for the reasoning used in modern mathematics lies the completeness theorem for predicate calculus. This unique textbook covers two entirely different ways of looking at such reasoning. Topics include: the representation of mathematical statements by formulas in a formal language; the interpretation of formulas as true or false in a mathematical structure; logical consequence of one formula from others; formal...

Bulwer Lytton: The Rise and Fall of a Victorian Man of Letters

• ISBN:
• 1852854235
• Authors:
• Leslie Mitchell

After a prolific life as an author with a European reputation, outselling Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton was ennobled and, on his death, buried in Westminster Abbey. Since World War I, however, his literary reputation has sunk and he is now little read. Bulwer Lytton is the first modern biography of an extraordinary man whose literary output was prodigious. Leslie Mitchell’s biography, written to mark the two hundredth anniversary of Bulwer...

Norwich since 1550

• ISBN:
• 1852854502

Norwich remained the second largest city in England until the eighteenth century. Its history over the last 450 years is of exceptional interest. Norwich since 1550 is a full account of the post medieval history of the city and covers all aspects of Norwich life, including its population, housing, churches and chapels, politics, work, education, arts, architecture and medical card. While it changed and developed in many ways over the centuries,...

From Cranmer to Sancroft

• ISBN:
• 1852855045
• Authors:
• Patrick Collinson

Patrick Collinson is the leading historian of English religion in the years after the Reformation. The topics covered by this collection of essays ranges from Thomas Cranmer, who was burnt at the stake after repeated recantations in 1556, to William Sancroft, the only other post-Reformation archbishop of Canterbury to have been deprived of office. Patrick Collinson's work explores the complex interactions between the inclusive and exclusive...

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at Home: A Parent's Guide

• ISBN:
• 1853029408
• Authors:
• Pamela B. Tanguay

Do you know a child who is bright, charming and articulate, but has no friends? A child who showed early signs of intelligence, but is now floundering, academically and emotionally? Children with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD) are an enigma. They're children with extraordinary gifts and heartbreaking challenges that go far beyond the classroom. Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at Home explores the variety of daily life problems children...

Restenosis: A Guide to Therapy

• ISBN:
• 1853178977
• Authors:
• David Faxon

Univ. of Chicago, IL. Provides a thorough review of the subject and the most current information relative to it. Extensive references and color and halftone illustrations are included.

Creativity in the Primary Curriculum

• ISBN:
• 1853468711
• Authors:
• Russell Jones

Addressing the primary curriculum as a whole, this book: defines a clear, philosophical rationale for more creative practices in the classroom; offers help and advice on the planning and implementation of effective creative teaching; and includes examples of good practice that aid teacher development in this area. Written by leading practitioners and experts, this is a core text for teachers who wish to maintain high standards when approaching...

Power And Identity in the Creative Writing Classroom: The Authority Project (New Writing Viewpoints)

• ISBN:
• 185359847X

Power and Identity in the Creative Writing Classroom remaps theories and practices for teaching creative writing at university and college level. This collection critiques well-established approaches for teaching creative writing in all genres and builds a comprehensive and adaptable pedagogy based on issues of authority, power, and identity. A long-needed reflection, this book shapes creative writing pedagogy for the 21st century.

Living And Studying Abroad: Research And Practice (Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education)

• ISBN:
• 1853599115

Presents studies of students who travel to other countries for study. This work includes students travelling within Europe, from Europe and America to East Asia and China and vice versa. It includes articles that report the results of research and also give detailed accounts of the research methods used. It is of interest to other researchers.

Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual of Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat

• ISBN:
• 1853674184
• Authors:
• Hans Talhoffer, Mark Rector

268 illustrations 6 x 9 This brilliant and attractive new book makes one of the most influential fencing manuals of the middle ages available in English for the first time. The authentic fifteenth-century techniques of master-of-arms Hans Talhoffer are illustrated in detail, presenting not only a unique historic record but also a visual guide for modern practitioners. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary...

Protecting the Ozone Layer: The United Nations History

• ISBN:
• 1853839051
• Authors:
• Stephen O. Andersen, K. Madhava Sarma

This book tells the story of the ozone layer and how the Montreal Protocol averted a grave threat to the whole of humanity through the destruction of this layer. In 1974 scientists Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland warned that chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants, solvents, aerosol product propellants and foam blowing agents would destroy the stratospheric ozone layer which protects the Earth against the harmful effects of ultraviolet...

A-6 Intruder: Carrier-Borne Bomber

• ISBN:
• 1854090038
• Authors:
• Robert F. Dorr

An album of the A-6 Intruder and its prowler variants. The aircraft, perhaps most notably deployed in the Vietnam conflict, changed the character of carrier-borne aviation by offering its commanders bombing capability where before only strike and fighter aircraft could be used.

German Bombers of World War I

• ISBN:
• 1854090151
• Authors:
• Alex Imrie

A collection of archive photographs of the first German warplanes used in World War I, this book provides important data for historians and modellers about primitive aeronautics.

Heinkel Combat Aircraft

• ISBN:
• 1854090259
• Authors:
• Manfred Griehl

With the Messerschmitt factory, Heinkel designs dominated the Luftwaffe throughout the years of World War II. This collection of rare archive photographs features both well-known and experimental bomber and fighter aircraft from the Heinkel production line.

Simple Workshop Devices (Workshop Practice Series) (Workshop Practice Series) (Workshop Practice Series)

• ISBN:
• 1854861506
• Authors:
• Tubal Cain

This volume features methods created by the author, a skilled model engineer, to reduce frustration in the small-scale workshop and achieve accurate work in simple ways. It includes: difficult jobs in the vice; special jigs and fixtures; 12 lathe solutions; safety guards; and cutting solutions.

Workshop Drawing (Workshop Practice)

• ISBN:
• 1854861824
• Authors:
• Tubal Cain

This guide to making and reading technical workshop drawings explains the rules of the trade and the reasons they are important, and gives details of engineering "conventions". The topics covered include: the rules and "grammar" of drawing, the conventions of "projection", hidden details and sections, dimensioning, conventional representation, tolerances, machine marks, making drawings and sketches, reading drawings, developments and...

Lathework: A Complete Course (Workshop Practice)

• ISBN:
• 1854862308
• Authors:
• Harold Hall

Here is a complete course by Harold Hall, based upon the author's successful series of lathe projects originally written for Model Engineers' Workshop magazine. When read together, they represent a complete course in model engineering from basic techniques to ambitious projects.

Tool & Cutter Sharpening (Workshop Practice)

• ISBN:
• 1854862413
• Authors:
• Harold Hall

Sharpening workshop tools is probably the most diverse of all workshop activities and the one that is least understood by the majority of workshop owners. This is not unreasonable in view of the wide range of equipment suggested for the task, ranging from the complex (typically an industrial tool and cutter grinder) through to the humble off hand grinder. This book illustrates how most sharpening tasks can be carried out using an off hand...

English Longbowman 1330-1515 (Warrior)

• ISBN:
• 1855324911
• Authors:
• Clive Bartlett

The English military ascendancy which lasted from the mid-14th to the early 15th century was founded upon defensive tactics based on the use of the longbow. This weapon, distinctive in that it was used by English forces alone, was probably the most effective missile weapon of the Late Middle Ages: its arrow had the same penetrative ability as a modern day bullet and the bow's rate of fire was not equalled by any weapon used by English forces...

Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

• ISBN:
• 1861979657
• Authors:
• Joyce A. Tyldesley

The Romans regarded her as 'fatale monstrum', a female Saddam Hussein. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was Cleopatra, really?She was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for three centuries. Highly educated (she was the only one of the Ptolemies to read and speak ancient...

The Secret History of the Sword: Adventures in Ancient Martial Arts

• ISBN:
• 1892515040
• Authors:
• J Christopher Amberger

King of Egypt, King of Dreams (Insomniac Library)

• ISBN:
• 1894663608
• Authors:
• Gwendolyn MacEwen

The Insomniac Library is proud to reissue Gwendolyn MacEwen’s second novel, more than thirty years after its original appearance in 1971. The novel bears important resemblances to MacEwen’s earlier Julian the Magician. Writing to poet Al Purdy, MacEwen confessed she wanted her second novel to be "bulky, readable, and not overly mysterious." Unlike in Julian, however, here MacEwen sets out to write a deeply serious novel that also functions...

Doing Business with Russia (Global Market Briefings)

• ISBN:
• 1905050011

This fourth edition of Doing Business with Russia provides authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the climate for foreign investment, including the legal structure and corporate governance issues, an examination of banking, finance, accountancy and taxation issues, and profiles of key industry and business sectors. While some political analysts have been critical of President Putin since the 2004 election, economists and business people...

Doing Business with Saudi Arabia (Global Market Briefings)

• ISBN:
• 1905050062

This third edition of Doing Business with Saudi Arabia is the definitive English language guide to business practice and commercial opportunity in the Kingdom, the largest economy in the Middle East. This authoritative guide provides an up-to-date appraisal of the current economic and investment climate, a review of market potential in the key sectors, and unique 'best practice' advice on all aspects of commercial engagement with Saudi Arabia....

Doing Business with the Czech Republic

• ISBN:
• 1905050216

Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this edition of Doing Business with the Czech Republic has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with...

Managing Global Innovation: Uncovering the Secrets of Future Competitiveness

• ISBN:
• 3540254412
• Authors:
• Roman Boutellier, Oliver Gassmann, Maximilian von Zedtwitz

What are the secrets of competitive R&D on a global scale? Based on empirical research with hundreds of R&D executives from more than 80 companies amd 1000 R&D laboratories, the authors present new concepts and trends in global R&D management. Case studies from 22 best-practice companies illustrate how to put these concepts into practice. Adding new examples and management models, this third edition has been completely revised and updated...

Fringe 2005: The 5th International Workshop on Automatic Processing of Finge Patterns

• ISBN:
• 3540260374

The purpose of the Fringe Proceedings is to present to engineers, scientists and industrial experts the state-of-the-art and the impact of Computer aided Evaluation in Structured Light Techniques, Holographic Interferometry, Classic Interferometry, Speckle Metrology, Moiré and Grid Techniques for Stress Analysis, Nondestructive Testing, Shape Measurement, Fault Detection, Quality Control and related fields. Topics of particular interest are: ...

The Manager's Pocket Guide to Workplace Coaching (Manager's Pocket Guide Series)

• ISBN:
• 0874256348
• Authors:
• Daniel A. Feldman

This guide is designed to help people become better managers. When a person is elevated to a management position, it is usually because he or she has done well at mastering the prerequisite technical skills. While knowledge of the technical side of the job is important, it doesn’t provide guidance for effectively managing subordinates. This guide will help managers Recognize the importance of assuming the role of coach while managing...

A Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection

• ISBN:
• 0953451305
• Authors:
• Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi

Widely used for centuries in Sufi circles, the prayer known as "The Most Elevated Cycle" ( al-Dawr al-a’la ) or "The Prayer of Protection" ( Hizb al-wiqaya ), written by the great Sufi master Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi, has never before been available in English. This book provides a lucid English translation and an edited Arabic text of this beautiful and powerful prayer. It includes a transliteration for those unable to read Arabic, who wish to...

Ibn 'Arabi and Modern Thought: The History of Taking Metaphysics Seriously

• ISBN:
• 0953451372
• Authors:
• Peter Coates

Ibn 'Arabi and Modern Thought is an invitation to reconsider the central and defining ideas of modernity in the light of Ibn 'Arabi's writings on the Unity of Existence. In these global times it is a curious fact that the writings of Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, which since the 12th century have incalculably influenced the metaphysical structure of much Oriental thought and practice, should still remian relatively unknown and undiscussed in the Western...

The Universal Tree and the Four Birds (Mystical Treatises of Muhyiddin Ibn 'Ara)

• ISBN:
• 0953451399
• Authors:
• Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi

Through the story of the universal tree, representing the complete human being, and the four birds, representing the four essential aspects of existence, Ibn 'Arabi explains his teaching on the nature and meaning of union with God. Providing an excellent initiation into the often complex works of Ibn 'Arabi, this brief, delightful tale is the first English translation of an important, early work, complete with Arabic text, commentary, and...

Archaea: Evolution, Physiology, and Molecular Biology

• ISBN:
• 1405144041

Introduced by Crafoord Prize winner Carl Woese, this volume combines reviews of the major developments in archaeal research over the past 10-15 years with more specialized articles dealing with important recent breakthroughs. Drawing on major themes presented at the June 2005 meeting held in Munich to honor the archaea pioneers Wolfram Zillig and Karl O. Stetter, the book provides a thorough survey of the field from its controversial beginnings...

What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

• ISBN:
• 1414201648
• Authors:
• John Hanning Speke

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Dec.] MARCH RESUMED. 67 CHAPTER III. YAFIR PASS—EHUT TUG—THE RUINS AT KIN'S CITY—ABBAN APPREHENDS FUTURE CONSEQUENCES—HYENAS — THE DUL- BAHANTAS — CAMEL DRIVERS' TRICKS — BRINY WATER —...

Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: For Leaders of Change

• ISBN:
• 1576754936
• Authors:
• David L Cooperrider, Diana Whitney, Jacqueline M Stavros

One of today's most popular change methods, Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has been used to undertake transformational initiatives in dozens of organizations, ranging from McDonald's to the U.S. Navy to Save the Children. The assumption of AI is simple. Every organization has something that works right -- things that give it life when it is vital, effective, and successful. AI begins by identifying this positive core and connecting organizational...

Environmental Crime: A Sourcebook

• ISBN:
• 1593320000
• Authors:
• Ronald G. Burns, Michael J. Lynch

Environmental Crime: A Sourcebook provides ideas, tools, and data to investigate environmental offenses. Burns and Lynch urge readers to recognize the availability of a wide array of data regarding environmental offenses and provide bibliographic tools to locate this data. They also provide data sets and examples of data available from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state agencies charged with enforcing environmental laws....

Against Destiny

• ISBN:
• 1601641737
• Authors:
• Alexander Dolinin

This fictional account of imprisonment and escape from the Gulag brings the horrors of Stalin's reign of terror to vivid life. A highly decorated infantry captain is unjustly charged with treason, tortured, and sentenced to 25 years of labor that he knows he will never survive. He befriends three other desperate prisoners, and together they plot to elude months of agony and certain death in the camp. They are aided in their escape by the camp's...

The Beautiful and Damned

• ISBN:
• 1607620022
• Authors:
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED (1922) by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a psychological novel of the Jazz Age, a term coined by the author himself. Fitzgerald, one of the greatest 20th century writers and a member of the "Lost Generation," portrayed a decadent society of glittering and depraved Roaring Twenties socialites, money and marriage. Privilege, aimless love, and misdirected urges fill the world of Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria, both figures as...

The Anthropology of Islam

• ISBN:
• 1845202848
• Authors:
• Gabriele Marranci

An increasing number of people have questions about Islam and Muslims. But how can we approach and study Islam after September 11th? Which is the best methodology to understand an Islam that is changing in a globalized world?  The Anthropology of Islam argues that Islam today needs to be studied as a living religion through the observation of everyday Muslim life. Drawing on extensive original fieldwork, Marranci provides provocative analyses...

Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi: A Movement of Sufi Spirituality in the Modern World

• ISBN:
• 1905937008
• Authors:
• Suha Taji-Farouki

Investigating sufi-inspired spirituality in the modern world, this multi-faceted and interdisciplinary volume focuses on Beshara, a spiritual movement that applies the teachings of Ibn ‘Arabi in a non-Muslim context. It traces the movement’s emergence in sixties Britain and analyses its major teachings and practices, exploring through this case-study the interface between sufism and the New Age, and the encounter between Islam and the West....

The Seven Days of the Heart: Prayers for the Nights and Days of the Week

• ISBN:
• 1905937016
• Authors:
• Ibn 'Arabi

Providing a precious glimpse into the real practice of the mystical life within the Sufi tradition, this volume marks the first time any of Ibn ‘Arabi's prayers have been translated into another language. The 14 prayers include not only the most astounding expressions of devotion and contemplation, but also an unparalleled depth of knowledge of union. The very structure of the prayers is itself a mode of contemplation, making for a unique...

Contemplation of the Holy Mysteries: The Mashahid al-asrar of Ibn 'Arabi

• ISBN:
• 1905937024
• Authors:
• Ibn 'Arabi

A major work of mystical literature, this account focuses on 14 visions in the form of dramatic conversations with the divine, interspersed with dazzling visionary episodes regarding the nature of existence, humans' relationship with reality, and the way to achieve true happiness. The introduction presents a resume of Ibn 'Arabi's life and examines in detail the style and symbolism of the contemplations. Presented for the first time in English,...

Islam: Religion of Life

• ISBN:
• 1929694083
• Authors:
• Abdul Wadod Shalabi

This concise book is among the finest introductions to Islam for an educated readership. Its content is authentic, reliable, and powerfully presented -- written by an Islamic scholar, Dr. Abdul Wadod Shalabi, who combines traditional religious training from al-Azhar University and Western education from the University of Cambridge, where the author received his doctorate. Also, it has been edited by Abd al-Hakim Murad, himself a scholar....

Flight to Freedom: African Runaways And Maroons in the Americas (Caribbean History)

• ISBN:
• 9766401802
• Authors:
• Alvin O. Thompson

African slavery in the Americas has left indelible marks on the geographical, political, economic, social and cultural landscapes of the Americas. An important part of that indelibility is marronage that involved both flight from slavery and the establishment of free communities. This book is about the struggles of enslaved Africans in the Americas who achieved freedom through flight and the establishment of Maroon communities in the face of...

Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999

• ISBN:
• 9774161467
• Authors:
• Radwa Ashour, Ferial Ghazoul, Hasna Reda-mekdashi

This book is an invaluable new reference source and critical review of Arab women writers from the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth.Arab women's writing in the modern age began with A'isha al-Taymuriya, Warda al-Yaziji, Zaynab Fawwaz, and other nineteenth-century pioneers in Egypt and the Levant. This unique study - first published in Arabic in 2004 - looks at the work of those pioneers and then traces the development of Arab...

The Universal Paradigm and Islamic World Systems: Economy, Society, Ethics and Science

• ISBN:
• 9812704604
• Authors:
• Masudul Alam Choudhury

Written by a contemporary pioneer in the area of the universal paradigm and Islamic world-systems, this book offers a fresh post-modernist outlook on new epistemological investigations in the universal paradigm. It addresses the problems of the unity of knowledge in learning systems, thereby invoking the foundations of Islamic epistemology. The author presents a phenomenological model of unity of knowledge in economics, ethics, science and...

Madame Tussaud: A Life in Wax