The Emancipation Proclamation is the most important document of arguably the greatest president in U.S. history. Now, Edna Greene Medford, Frank J. Williams, and Harold Holzer -- eminent experts in their fields -- remember, analyse, and interpret th…
The unique electronic band structure of graphene gives rise to remarkable properties when in contact with a superconducting electrode. In this thesis two main aspects of these junctions are analyzed: the induced superconducting proximity effect and…
Iran's role as a regional power is more significant than many in the West may realise. The country lies between Central Asia/the Caucasus and the Gulf region on the one hand, and, on the other, between the Mediterranean/Levant region and South Asia.…
We've all discovered that the competition between online sellers is so fierce that for both service and price they are usually the best suppliers. To buy anything online, you can browse a dozen sellers in a matter of minutes. All you have to do is l…
Edward O. Wilson has described Dr. Gideon Lincecum as "an American original, expansive passionate, and prone to make science out of what he could see with his own eyes. His life illuminates an important era, and mood, in Texas history, and he ranks…
You are attracted to a career in Marketing or in Public Relations, but wonder how to: - understand the range of jobs within the industry - how to stand out from the crowd. From Accountant and Advertising Account Executive to Viral Marketer and Webma…
Written by highly respected financial journalist Rodney Hobson, it takes you step by step through the most basic concepts of stock market investing, carefully explaining issues such as:- what shares are and how they are bought and sold- why share pr…
Contents: Wolfgang Kohler (1887-1967), by Carroll C. Pratt. I. Early Developments in Gestalt Psychology. II. Gestalt Psychology and Natural Science. III. Recent Developments in Gestalt Psychology. IV. What is Thinking? Originally published in 1969.…
With the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), commentators began to situate the evolution of the status of children within the context of the "property to persons" trajectory that other human rights stories ha…
In den Jahren 1991 - 2000 forderten das Land Schleswig-Holstein und die DFG im Kieler Graduiertenkolleg siebzig Forschungsarbeiten zum Innovations- und Technologiemanagement. Die Ergebnisse liefern die Basis fur eine betriebswirtschaftliche Realtheo…
This book enables intermediate-level students to discover, learn and practise words and phrases in authentic contexts. It helps develop an awareness of a wide range of vocabulary, including collocation, word-building, topic vocabulary, phrasal verbs…
Owing to the advances of vacuum ultraviolet and ultrafast lasers and third generation synchrotron sources, the research on photoionization, photoelectrons, and photodetachment has gained much vitality in recent years. These new light sources, togeth…
The movie theater has in many ways served as a barometer of the evolution of urban America over the past century. The Community of Cinema explores how the growth and decline of the inner city has been intertwined with the history of the movie theate…
. . . to the Clinician Although huge quantities of drugs are dispensed daily by psychiatrists, there appears to be insufficient concern about the short and long term effects of these exogenous agents on the recipients - our patients. Many clinicians…
Medieval assumptions about the nature of the representation involved in literary and historical narratives were widely different from our own. Writers and readers worked with a complex understanding of the relations between truth and convention, in…
This exciting volume marks the birth of a new field, one which attempts to study law with reference to an accurate understanding of human behavior. It reports new findings in cognitive psychology which show that people are frequently both unselfish…
This monograph contains original results in the field of mathematical and numerical modeling of mechanical behavior of granular materials and materials with different strengths. It proposes new models helping to define zones of the strain localizati…
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In the late 1960s, Bill Bollinger (1939-1988) was considered one of the foremost sculptors of his time, alongside Robert Smithson, Eva Hesse and Richard Serra. In his short life, Bollinger built up a sculptural oeuvre that explored the gravity and i…
"What would you do if you were told you had only 72 hours to live?" Let's face it. It's not an easy question to answer. Or is it? What really matters in your life? Who do you need to forgive? Who should you apologise to? What wrongs do you have to p…
The book presents an account of the Ohio Middle Woodland period embankment earthworks, ca 100 B.C. to A.D. 400, that is radically different from the prevailing theory. Byers critically addresses all the arguments and characterizations that make up t…
Una novela emocionante, tremendamente humana y real, que describe las peripecias de un grupo de ni os en un barco hasta su llegada a M xico. La ayuda del presidente General C rdenas del R o a los ni os republicanos.Recu rdame puede parecer una nove…
As the United States moved from Victorian values to those of modern consumerism, the religious component of Freemasonry was increasingly displaced by a secular ideology of service (like that of business and professional clubs), and the Freemasons' p…
Based on comprehensive research, this book focuses on purchase incidence models of consumer buying behavior, which provide answers to the questions 'when' and 'how much to purchase'. It discusses consumer buying behavior, including pre-purchase need…
This set features two texts edited by professors J. Steven Ott and Lisa A. Dicke: The Nature of the Nonprofit Sector, Third Edition, features classic and current readings on the existence, forms and functions of the nonprofit sector.Understanding No…
When a hungry young wolf spots a tasty-looking animal in the field above the rive, he thinks he has found some dinner - but the fluffy little lamb is more clever than he has bargained for. Will the lamb become a tasty snack, or will she escape the w…
A guide for scientists, pediatricians and students involved in metabolic studies in pediatric research * Addresses the availability of modern analytical techniques and how to apply these techniques in metabolic studies * Covers the whole range of av…
This book offers readers a concise introduction to Atwood's published novels and the central themes motivating her writing. The volume starts with an overview of the author's biography and the relationship of her writing to relevant literary traditi…
The contemporary strategic context is increasingly defined by the rapid growth of major Asian economies and the rapidly increasing interest the major powers are evincing in the region. It has also resulted in a perceptible shift in power to the Asia…
The 34th Saas-Fee advanced course of the Swiss Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics (SSAA) took place from March 15 to 20, 2004, in Davos, on the subject of The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate. PresentlytheSwissmountainresortofDavosisprobablymos…
During the last two decades the theory of abstract Volterra equations has under gone rapid development. To a large extent this was due to the applications of this theory to problems in mathematical physics, such as viscoelasticity, heat conduc tion…
Resume : L'Afrique est sur le bord d'un lancement potentiel de croissance economique soutenue. Cette ascension peut etre acceleree par un dividende demographique du aux changements dans la structure par age de la population. Les baisses de la mortal…
This volume addresses the structural and functional roles of the cytoskeleton and its dysfunctions which often lead to disease. It provides thorough discussion of microtubules, microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and cytoskeletal functions and d…
Wlodzimierz Staniewski's group Gardzienice Theatre has established an unparalleled reputation for a sensual and complex performance aesthetic. The work is inspired by the expressive traditions of indigenous culture and the musicality of the natural…
Walking out on his own wedding literally minutes before marrying high school sweetheart Miss California Amber St. Pedigreed, Lucas Campbell decides to move his entire life, including his veterinary practice, from San Diego to Monterrey. They reside…
This innovative textbook reconfigures generalist social work practice for the twenty-first century. Incorporating historical, ethical, and global perspectives, the volume presents new conceptualizations, definitions, and explanations for social work…
In this provocative, closely argued book, Ellen Handler Spitz explores three principal psychoanalytic approaches to art. The first considers the relations between an artist's life and work; the second focuses on the work of art itself; and the third…
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices R…
"This book moved me to my very core. As in all her writing, Nicole Chung speaks eloquently and honestly about her own personal story, then widens her aperture to illuminate all of us. All You Can Ever Know is full of insights on race, motherhood, an…
