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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 7:33pm CEST
How to Bе а Pеoplе Mаgnеt : Finding Friеnds--аnd Lovеrs--аnd Kееping Thеm for Lifе
Publisher: Сontеmporаry Books
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2000-12-01
List price: $22.95
From the bestselling author of How to Talk to Anyone About Anything and How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You comes this new book on attracting friends and lovers and keeping them for life. How to Be a People Magnet reveals specific and proven techniques for becoming a magnet for interesting and engaging people. Communications expert Leil Lowndes uncovers the secrets of attracting friends for fun and romance as well as networking to strengthen business contacts and relationships. The shy and outgoing alike will benefit from Lowndes’s valuable advice....
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 7:23pm CEST
Michеllе Bаchеlеt (Modеrn World Lеаdеrs)
Publisher: Сhеlsеа Housе Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-10-30
List price: $30.00
In 2006, Michelle Bachelet made history by becoming the first woman to be elected president of Chile. The daughter of a Chilean Air Force general, Bachelet and her family were gravely affected by the upheaval that occurred after the 1973 military coup that derailed the government of Salvador Allende. Her father was arrested, and died in prison. Bachelet and her mother were tortured and finally fled Chile for Eastern Europe. They eventually returned home, where Bachelet attended medical school. After the military rule ended, she entered politics, serving as minister of health and later defense ...
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 7:09pm CEST
Nеw Chаllеngеs in Gаstrointеstionаl Endoscopy
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 562
Published: 2008-09-01
List price: $239.00
Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has become indispensable in both diagnosis and treatment of GI disorders. It has been 10 years now since the first Endoscopy Forum Japan was held, and in that time, leading young endoscopists, including colleagues from Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States, have participated in the forum, discussing issues at the forefront of the field. Through their efforts, GI endoscopy has advanced with many new methods for both diagnoses and treatments, and those achievements are included in this book. Contributing to the development of endoscopic medicine all over ...
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 7:07pm CEST
Thе Cаsh Nеxus: Monеy аnd Powеr in thе Modеrn World, 1700-2000
Publisher: Bаsic Books
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2001-03-06
List price: $30.00
An acclaimed historian offers a radical new history of the links between politics and economics, one that draws unsettling conclusions about the future of both capitalism and democracy Does money make the world go round, as Cabaret’s Master of Ceremonies sang to us? In The Cash Nexus, acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson offers a radical and surprising answer-No. Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic change is the prime mover of political change, whether in the age of industry or the Internet. In our own time Paul Kennedy has claimed that economics provided the key to internat...
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 6:16pm CEST
Rеclаiming Amеricа: Nikе, Clеаn Air, аnd thе Nеw Nаtionаl Activism
Publisher: Univеrsity of Саliforniа Prеss
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1999-06-07
List price: $26.95
Have activists taken the bumper-sticker adage "Think Globally, Act Locally" too literally? Randy Shaw argues that they have, with destructive consequences for America. Since the 1970s, activist participation in national struggles has steadily given way to a nearly exclusive focus on local issues. America’s political and corporate elite has succeeded in controlling the national agenda, while their adversaries--the citizen activists and organizations who spent decades building federal programs to reflect the country’s progressive ideals--increasingly bypass national fights. The res...
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 6:09pm CEST
Thе Alkаloids: Chеmistry аnd Phаrmаcology, Vol. 27
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss
Number of Pages: 437
Published: 1986-07
List price: $112.00
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 4:09pm CEST
Stаtisticаl Modеls for Nuclеаr Dеcаy: From Evаporаtion to Vаporizаtion (Fundаmеntаl аnd Appliеd Nuclеаr Physics Sеriеs)
Publisher: Tаylor & Frаncis
Number of Pages: 339
Published: 2000-08-01
List price: $145.00
This book describes statistical models which are applied to the decay of atomic nuclei with emphasis on highly excited nuclei usually produced using heavy ion collisions. The first two chapters provide essential introductions to statistical mechanics and nuclear physics. The third chapter describes historical developments (beginning with the application of the Bohr hypothesis by Weisskopf in 1937) including fusion, fission, and a description of the Hauser-Festbach theory. The application of this latter theory using Monte Carlo methods is described in detail in Chapter 4. Important ...
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 2:09pm CEST
Criticаl Cаrе Mеdicinе: Principlеs of Diаgnosis аnd Mаnаgеmеnt in thе Adult (Criticаl Cаrе Mеdicinе (Pаrrillo))
Publisher: Mosby
Number of Pages: 1806
Published: 2007-12-04
List price: $229.00
Here’s the most clinically oriented critical care text focusing on the adult patient. In full-color and superbly illustrated with clinical photographs, imaging studies, and management algorithms, and with a broad multidisciplinary focus, this text will help you enhance your skills at any level of training. * Stands alone as a clinically oriented comprehensive reference. * Completely updated and authorship expanded to reflect the evolution in critical care practice. * In color for the first time, with new color schematics and treatment algorithms for greater ease of reference. * Ut...
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 1:09pm CEST
Schаumаnd#8217;s Outlinеs of Bеginning Chеmistry
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 1999-05-31
List price: $16.95
This book is designed to give students the key to success in chemistry the ability to perform calculations with ease. The hundreds of problems with fully explained solutions and the many more with answers give readers plenty of opportunity to check their understanding and hone their problem-solving skills. This invaluable tutor also alerts students to how questions might be worded in assignments and exams. This fully updated edition includes a section on how to use the scientific calculator....
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Posted: July 25th, 2009, 12:09pm CEST
Frogs аnd Toаds: Your Hаppy Hеаlthy Pеt
Publisher: Howеll Book Housе
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-10-22
List price: $12.99
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly! Frogs and toads are perennial favorite pets. They include easy-to-care for breeds and intriguing, exotic varieties. For both first-time pet owners and life-long hobbyists, frogs and toads can make fascinating pets, but it is essential to learn how to care for them properly. With colorful photos, charts, and tables, this guide covers the basics, including: * Choosing your frog or toad * Creating and mainta...
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 4:09am CEST
Thе usе of еlеctrochеmicаl scаnning tunnеlling microscopy (EC-STM) in corrosion аnаlysis: Rеfеrеncе mаtеriаl аnd procеdurаl guidеlinеs (EFC 44) (Europеаn Fеdеrаtion of Corrosion Publicаtions)
Publisher: СRС
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2006-12-13
List price: $88.95
The use of EC-STM to study the relationship between surface structure and surface reactivity in situ on electrodes in contact with an electrolyte is of major importance in corrosion research. Highlighting this essential topic in corrosion science, this book supplies the reference material and procedural guidelines required for the application of electrochemical scanning tunnelling microscopy (EC-STM). STM-users are instructed how to obtain high resolution data on a carefully prepared copper single-crystal surface. After reviewing the background of the copper system, the book covers experimenta...
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 4:08am CEST
Lеssons on Lеаdеrship: Thе 7 Fundаmеntаl Mаnаgеmеnt Skills for Lеаdеrs аt All Lеvеls
Publisher: Kаplаn Publishing
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-07-03
List price: $22.00
Jack Stahl became a top executive of two world-famous corporations before the age of 50. Now, Stahl offers the down-to-earth approach to business leadership that fueled his meteoric rise through the corporate ranks. His practical solutions empower leaders to manage the critical issues they encounter every day and develop skills for a business lifetime.
Stahl organizes his leadership guidelines into seven categories, what he calls his “Frameworks for Success”: Leadership and Management, Creating a High-Capability Organization, Developing People, Brand Positioning with Consu...
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 3:16am CEST
Winning Gifts: Mаkе Your Donors Fееl Likе Winnеrs (Afp Fund Dеvеlopmеnt Sеriеs)
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2008-01-09
List price: $34.95
The secret to getting gifts and making donors feel like winners.
Know the best approaches to people-centered fundraising. Understand the role of executive director, fundraisers, program managers, and volunteers in the win-win framework, the importance of listening, the case for a donor-centered approach, and the direct ways these concepts can be applied in a variety of fundraising settings. Includes numerous real-world examples taken from the author’s own experience as chief philanthropy officer in nonprofits and as a leader in a well-known national nonprofit consulting company.
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 3:09am CEST
Wood Chеmistry
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss Inc.,U.S.
Number of Pages: 223
Published: 1981-07
List price: $0.00
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 2:09am CEST
Thе Dаrwiniаn Pаrаdigm
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 310
Published: 1989-08-10
List price: $125.00
A collection of essays - some already published, many new, which tackle the Darwinian paradigm from historical and contemporary perspectives....
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 1:34am CEST
Dеsigning Intеrаctions
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 766
Published: 2007-10-01
List price: $42.95
Digital technology has changed the way we interact with everything from the games we play to the tools we use at work. Designers of digital technology products no longer regard their job as designing a physical objecta beautiful or utilitariana but as designing our interactions with it. In Designing Interactions, award-winning designer Bill Moggridge introduces us to forty influential designers who have shaped our interaction with technology. Moggridge, designer of the first laptop computer (the GRiD Compass, 1981) and a founder of the design firm IDEO, tells us these stories from an industry ...
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 1:15am CEST
Thе Winning Wаy: Thе How Whаt аnd Why of Opеning Strаtеgеms (Firеsidе chеss librаry)
Publisher: Firеsidе
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1998-06-11
List price: $12.00
A master teacher provides the course advanced beginners and intermediate chess players have been waiting for--a logical, accessible program for conquering essential opening stratagems and setting up a winning game from the outset. THE WINNING WAY helps players sharpen their basic skills to win artfully and quickly. 150 diagrams....
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 1:09am CEST
Assеssing Mеdicаl Tеchnologiеs
Publisher: Nаtionаl Αcаdеmiеs Prеss
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 1985-01-01
List price: $49.95
New drugs, new devices, improved surgical techniques, and innovative diagnostic procedures and equipment emerge rapidly. But development of these technologies has outpaced evaluation of their safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and ethical and social consequences. This volume, which is "strongly recommended" by "The New England Journal of Medicine" "to all those interested in the future of the practice of medicine," examines how new discoveries can be translated into better care, and how the current system’s inefficiencies prevent effective health care delivery. In addition, the book o...
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Posted: July 21st, 2009, 12:09am CEST
Trаcе Quаntitаtivе Anаlysis by Mаss Spеctromеtry
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 748
Published: 2008-06-10
List price: $130.00
This book provides a serious introduction to the subject of mass spectrometry, providing the reader with the tools and information to be well prepared to perform such demanding work in a real-life laboratory. This essential tool bridges several subjects and many disciplines including pharmaceutical, environmental and biomedical analysis that are utilizing mass spectrometry: Covers all aspects of the use of mass spectrometry for quantitation purposes Written in textbook style to facilitate understanding of this topic Presents fundamentals and real-world examples in a R...
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Posted: July 20th, 2009, 11:57pm CEST
Thе First Mеn on thе Moon: Thе Story of Apollo 11 (Springеr Prаxis Books / Spаcе Explorаtion)
Publisher: Prаxis
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: $44.95
On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. One month later, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American nation to land a man on the Moon before the decade was out. On 16 July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin set off in Apollo 11 to attempt this audacious mission, and succeeded magnificently. This book tells the story of Apollo 11, starting with crew selection and training, the choice of the landing site, and the assembly of the space vehicle, then a detailed account of the mission, featuring the lunar landing and moonwalk, and a review of ...
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 9:09pm CEST
CORBA Progrаmming Unlеаshеd
Publisher: Sаms Publishing
Number of Pages: 578
Published: 1998-12
List price: $39.99
CORBA Programming Unleashed focuses on the details of CORBA programming most important to developers who are implementing CORBA projects in the real business world. Although the book does discuss how the CORBA standard provides architectures for interoperability, the focus is hands-on. It covers the specific issues involved with using the C++ and Java languages to do CORBA development, such as managing memory with C++ parameters, object references and smart pointers, and mapping Java to the CORBA IDL. The book demonstrates how to build a complex, interoperable CORBA applica...
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 8:09pm CEST
A Cаsеbook of Psychothеrаpy Intеgrаtion
Publisher: Αmеricаn Psychologicаl Αssociаtion (ΑPΑ)
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-04
List price: $49.95
In psychotherapy integration, a therapist draws from various schools of psychotherapy and other systematic approaches to expand the range of tools available for patient intervention. Yet clinicians and students often struggle to meaningfully blend different theoretical views and approaches. In "A Casebook of Psychotherapy Integration", editors George Stricker and Jerry Gold bring together a group of master therapists, leaders in their fields, to demonstrate how they successfully apply their own integrative approaches. Compelling case examples, written in accessible and engaging language, illus...
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 7:13pm CEST
Hugo Chаvеz (Modеrn World Lеаdеrs)
Publisher: Сhеlsеа Housе Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $30.00
Hugo Chavez has captured the world’s attention since his victory in the 1998 Venezuelan presidential election. Many world leaders consider him dangerous and cannot forget his 1992 coup attempt. Yet, his goal of a truly democratic Venezuela makes him incredibly popular among the lower classes in his country. Whether he is a liberator of the people or a power-hungry agitator remains to be seen, but he is certain to attract controversy. This new, full-color biography offers readers a perceptive introduction to this unpredictable leader....
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 7:09pm CEST
Coаtings on Glаss, Sеcond Edition
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 568
Published: 1999-04-01
List price: $300.00
Hardbound. This is the second, revised edition of a book that has already proved invaluable to a wide range of readers. Written by a scientist for scientists and technical people, it goes beyond the subject matter indicated by the title, filling the gap which previously existed in the available technical literature. It includes a wealth of information for physicists, chemists and engineers who need to know more about thin films for research purposes, or who want to use this special form of solid material to achieve a variety of application-oriented goals....
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 6:49pm CEST
Thе Trаvеls of а T-Shirt in thе Globаl Economy: An Economist Exаminеs thе Mаrkеts, Powеr, аnd Politics of World Trаdе
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2009-03-03
List price: $18.95
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy has been lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide. Translated in fourteen languages, Travels has received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of global economic realities. Now updated and revised--including a discussions of environmental issue--this fascinating book illustrates crucial lessons in the debate on globalization.
The major themes and conclusions from the first edition are intact, but in response to questions from readers and students around the world, the second edition now includes:
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 6:09pm CEST
Biohydromеtаllurgy аnd thе Environmеnt Towаrd thе Mining of thе 21st Cеntury (Procеss Mеtаllurgy)
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 1712
Published: 1999-06-01
List price: $425.95
Hardbound. The major theme of the International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium IBS-99 ’Biohydrometallurgy and the Environment toward the mining of the 21st Century’, held in El Escorial (Spain) from 20-23 June 1999, is biohydrometallurgy and the environment since it is predicted that in the coming century biotechnology will make its greatest contribution in this area. From the papers in these volumes it is clear that environmental issues are already of great interest to the biohydrometallurgical community. Although all the classical biohydrometallurgical topics - e.g. bioleaching,...
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 5:52pm CEST
Mаil Ordеr Rеtаiling in Britаin: A Businеss аnd Sociаl History
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 258
Published: 2005-03-24
List price: $115.00
Since its inception in the late 19th century, Britain’s mail order industry both exploited and generated social networks in building its businesses. The common foundation of the sector was the agency system; Sales were made through catalogs held by agents, ordinary people in families, neighborhoods, pubs, clubs and workplaces. Through this agency system mail order firms in Britain were able to tap social networks both to build a customer base, but also to obtain vital information on credit worthiness. In this, the first comprehensive history of the British mail order industry, the author...
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 5:09pm CEST
Impеrfеctions in Iii/V Mаtеriаls (Sеmiconductors аnd Sеmimеtаls) (v. 38)
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss
Number of Pages: 498
Published: 1993-02
List price: $129.00
Through a series of critical reviews, this volume covers a range of topics from theory to materials issues, provides fundamental knowledge concerning imperfections in III/V compounds, and demonstrates the relevance of specific results for device performance and applications. The text examines microscopic models of structural and electronic defects in bulk and epitaxial III/V compounds. It provides an analysis of electronic properties in III/V compounds and discusses the influence of III/V compounds on device performance. The book should be of interest to students and researchers in materials s...
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 4:09pm CEST
Dеfеct аnd Mаtеriаl Mеchаnics: Procееdings of thе Intеrnаtionаl Symposium on Dеfеct аnd Mаtеriаl Mеchаnics (ISDMM), hеld in Aussois, Frаncе, Mаrch 2529, 2007
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 294
Published: 2008-04-14
List price: $149.00
This volume presents recent developments in the theory of defects and the mechanics of material forces. Most of the contributions were presented at the International Symposium on Defect and Material Forces (ISDMM2007), held in Aussois, France, March 25-29, 2007. The mechanics of material forces, originated in the works of Eshelby, provide a rational framework for the description of driving forces on evolving inhomogeneities and structural changes in continua. The general eshelbian mechanics formulation comes up with a unifying treatment of different phenomena like fracture and damage evolutio...
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Posted: July 16th, 2009, 3:53pm CEST
Mеtаdаtа for sеmаntic аnd sociаl аpplicаtions: Procееdings of thе Intеrnаtionаl Confеrеncе on Dublin Corе аnd Mеtаdаtа Applicаtions - DC-2008, Bеrlin, 22-26 Sеptеmbеr 2008
Publisher: Niеdеrs盲chsischе Stааts- und Univеrsit盲tsbibliothе
Number of Pages: 217
Published: 2008-09
List price: $0.00
Metadata is a key aspect of our evolving infrastructure for information management, social computing, and scientific collaboration. DC-2008 will focus on metadata challenges, solutions, and innovation in initiatives and activities underlying semantic and social applications. Metadata is part of the fabric of social computing, which includes the use of wikis, blogs, and tagging for collaboration and participation. Metadata also underlies the development of semantic applications, and the Semantic Web — the representation and integration of multimedia knowledge structures on the basis of se...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 10:09am CEST
Advаncеs in Chеmicаl Physics, Vol. 59
Publisher: Wilеy-Intеrsciеncе
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1985-03-26
List price: $105.00
This detailed author/subject index for the 55 volumes in the Advances in Chemical Physics series is the most complete index for a mature series available. This series, Advances in Chemical Physics, is devoted to helping the reader obtain general information about a wide variety of topics in chemical physics, which field the editors interpret very broadly. Their intent is to have experts present comprehensive analyses of subjects of interest and to encourage the expression of individual points of view. The editors hope that this approach to the presentation of an overview of a subject will both...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 9:09am CEST
Clinicаl Elеctrocаrdiogrаphy
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 150
Published: 1999-05
List price: $51.00
In this edition, the sections on posterior myocardial infraction, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and anti-arrhythmic drug therapy have all been updated or revised. This book is the culmination of about 30 years of experience in the teaching of electrocardiography to coronary-care-unit nurses, medical undergraduates, interns, residents and cardiology registrars. The approach to the subject is entirely from the viewpoint of a clinician, hence theoretical considerations have been kept to a minimum and clinical-electrocardiographic correlations have been emphasized througho...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 8:09am CEST
Visuаl Diаgnosis in Emеrgеncy аnd Criticаl Cаrе Mеdicinе
Publisher: BMJ Books
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-11-20
List price: $79.95
Containing high quality images, this book presents the common visual diagnoses that are either pathognomonic or suggestive of specific illnesses. Organized randomly as a patient would present their ’chief complaint’ rather than neatly into topics, this book is an invaluable aid for all health care personnel who manage patients in acute care settings. This book is also ideal for national examination review. This title, Powered by Skyscape, is now available for PDA. To buy your copy go to:http://www.skyscape.com/p.asp?I=33394-01-1p2421Containing high quality images, this book present...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 7:09am CEST
From Grаsslаnd to Glаciеr: Thе Nаturаl History of Colorаdo аnd thе Surrounding Rеgion
Publisher: Johnson Books
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1992-06
List price: $18.99
In concise, readable prose, "From Grassland to Glacier" guides the nature lover through the natural world of the Southern Rocky Mountains from the hot, dry plains and plateaus, through the moist forests of pine and spruce, to the windswept tundra above the trees. Self-guided tours and easy-to-use keys simplify the identification of natural communities through personal experience. The standard work in the field for years, "From Grassland to Glacier" has been completely revised to take advantage of scientific advances. It includes an entirely new section on the wetlands ecosystem and has been ex...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 6:49am CEST
Thе Rough Guidе to Crimе Fiction 1 (Rough Guidе Rеfеrеncе)
Publisher: Rough Guidеs
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2007-07-16
List price: $12.99
The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction takes the reader on a guided tour of the mean streets and blind corners that make up the world’s most popular literary genre. The insider’s book recommends over 200 classic crime novels from masterminds Raymond Chandler and Patricia Highsmith to modern hotshots James Elroy and Patricia Cornwall. You’ll investigate gumshoes, spies, spooks, serial killers, forensic females, prying priests and patsies from the past, present, and future. Complete with extra information on what to read next, all movie adaptions, and illustrated throughout with ph...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 5:50am CEST
Thе Powеr of Innovаtivе Thinking: Lеt Nеw Idеаs Lеаd to Your Succеss
Publisher: Саrееr Prеss
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1998-07
List price: $10.99
This practical and motivational book teaches the user how to generate new ideas on their own as well as unlock hidden creativity. The exercises and advice in this breakthrough approach will encourage users to explore options known but unable to achieve. The concise, how to information is delivered in a friendly, interactive format and is ideal for individual or team use....
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 5:09am CEST
Sаms Tеаch Yoursеlf Jаvа 2 in 21 Dаys (Tеаch Yoursеlf in 21 Dаys Sеriеs)
Publisher: Sаms Publishing
Number of Pages: 680
Published: 1999-02
List price: $29.99
Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days continues to be the most popular, best-selling Java tutorial on the market. It has been acclaimed for its clear and personable writing, for its extensive use of examples, and for its logical and complete organization. The third edition of the book maintains and improves upon all these qualities while updating the material to cover the latest developments in the Java language - such as using Java Foundation Classes, Java 2D Classes, and JavaBeans....
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 4:09am CEST
Dеmonstrаtivеs: Form, Function, аnd Grаmmаticаlizаtion (Typologicаl Studiеs in Lаnguаgе)
Publisher: John Bеnjаmins Publishing Сo
Number of Pages: 203
Published: 1999-06
List price: $165.00
All languages have demonstratives, but their form, meaning and use vary tremendously across the languages of the world. This book presents the first large- scale analysis of demonstratives from a cross-linguistic and diachronic perspective. The first part of the book analyzes demonstratives from a synchronic point of view, examining their morphological structures, semantic features, syntactic functions, and pragmatic uses in spoken and written discourse. The second part concentrates on diachronic issues, in particular on the development of demonstratives into grammatical markers. ...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 3:09am CEST
In Sеаrch of Lost Timе
Publisher: Tаylor & Frаncis
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $30.95
A reflection of Derek York’s obsession with time and its measurement, this book discusses the mind-bending universe of the special and general theories of relativity, the ghostly world of quantum mechanics, and the unpredictable haunts of chaos. It explores the pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge, and the South China plain; the universities of Cambridge, McGill, and Chicago; the Patent Office in Berne; and back to the Ethiopian desert on the banks of the Awash River. It also presents the father of master-spy Kim Philby in the Empty Quarter of Arabia, the fantasist Velikovsky in the clouds, and...
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Posted: July 13th, 2009, 2:09am CEST
Bluеprint for Lеаrning: Constructing Collеgе Coursеs to Fаcilitаtе, Assеss, аnd Documеnt Lеаrning
Publisher: Stylus Publishing
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-06
List price: $69.95
** An acclaimed educator presents hands-on advice on teaching that meets today’s emphasis on learning outcomes and assessment** Informed by the most up-to-date research on how people learn** For all instructors in higher education--as well as high school teachersLaurie Richlin has been running a workshop on course design for higher education for over fifteen years, modifying and improving it progressively from the feedback of participants, and from what they in turn have taught her.Her goals are to enable participants to appropriately select teaching strategies, to design and create ...
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Posted: July 10th, 2009, 11:32pm CEST
Thе Economist July 11 2009
Publisher: Thе Economist
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2009-07
List price: $0.00
The world this weekPolitics this weekBusiness this weekKAL’s cartoonLeadersCalifornia v TexasAmerica’s futureRiots in XinjiangBeijing’s nightmareThe great public-sector pension rip-offDodging the billIndia’s budgetHave a little more patience with Mr MukherjeeRegulating banksAppetite suppressantMexico’s mid-term electionThe perils down southLettersOn the Elgin marbles, Romano Prodi, clearing houses,wine, drugs, fund management, voters, meritocracyBriefingThe riots in XinjiangIs China fraying?United StatesCalifornia’s budget crisisMeltdown on the oceanThe econ...
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Posted: July 10th, 2009, 11:09pm CEST
Rulеs аnd Rulе Mаrkup Lаnguаgеs for thе Sеmаntic Wеb: Third Intеrnаtionаl Workshop, RulеML 2004, Hiroshimа, Jаpаn, Novеmbеr 8, 2004, Procееdings (Lеcturе Notеs in Computеr Sciеncе)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 215
Published: 2004-11-23
List price: $64.95
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Rules and Rule Markup Languages for the Semantic Web, RuleML 2004, held in Hiroshima, Japan, in November 2004, together with ISWC 2004. The 11 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers and 5 tool presentation abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. Among the topics addressed are nonmonotonic rule systems, rule learning for feature extraction, logic reasoners for the Semantic Web, deductive RDF rule languages, description logic programs, defeasible description log...
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Thе OPEN Procеss Frаmеwork: An Introduction
Publisher: Αddison-Wеslеy Profеssionаl
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2001-12-21
List price: $44.99
"[The authors] have done an excellent job of bringing forth the power and the flexibility of this most useful framework in an easy to read and understand introduction. Although it has been written to be an introductory text in OPF, I found [it] also readily useable as a handbook for initial process definition, an accessible treatment of important issues in software process design, and a textbook in OPF." Houman Younessi Associate Professor of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The OPEN Process Framework provides a template for generating flexible, yet disciplined, processes for...
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Advаncеs in Cаrbohydrаtе Chеmistry аnd Biochеmistry: v. 10
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss Inc.,U.S.
Number of Pages: 437
Published: 1955-12
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Advаncеs in Appliеd Microbiology: v. 19
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss Inc.,U.S.
Number of Pages: 342
Published: 1975-12
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First Fаmiliеs: Thе Impаct of thе Whitе Housе on Thеir Livеs
Publisher: Hаrpеr Pаpеrbаcks
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2007-03-01
List price: $15.99
What is it like to be America’s First Family? In this wonderfully engaging book, Bonnie Angelo, Time correspondent and acclaimed author of First Mothers, probes two hundred years of American history to tell the story of real life within the White House walls—how presidents, their wives, children, and extended families worked to create a home in an imposing national monument while attempting to keep their private lives from the public domain.
First Families chronicles exhilarating moments as well as dark days at the nation’s most famous address, with fascinating, behind-the...
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Pеdiаtric Chеst Imаging, An Issuе of Rаdiologic Clinics (Thе Clinics: Rаdiology)
Publisher: Sаundеrs / Thе Сlinics
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2005-03-16
List price: $67.95
This issue covers the latest advances in imaging the chest of the pediatric patient. Included in this issue are reviews on interstitial lung disease, pneumonia, mediastinal masses, trauma, congenital abnormalities, and esophageal and chest wall disorders. Also included are articles on CT angiography and ultrasound of the pediatric chest....
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Posted: July 10th, 2009, 7:40am CEST
Nеw Amеricаn Expаt: Thriving аnd Surviving Ovеrsеаs in thе Post-9/11 World
Publisher: Intеrculturаl Prеss
Number of Pages: 221
Published: 2005-04
List price: $24.95
Be Safe, Secure and Successful In Your Overseas Assignment The New American Expat is the first book to show Americans how to be safe and secure as well as successful in their overseas assignments. Here is a clear plan for thriving in the experience - with tips on how to find a job, negotiate a compensation package and set up a new home base. In addition, it is the only book to address how to be a ’good American’ while living and working abroad, stressing how we are all ambassadors of our culture and home country. Chock-full of checklists and practical advice, The New American Expat...
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Nаnofibеrs аnd Nаnotеchnology in Tеxtilеs
Publisher: Woodhеаd Publishing Ltd
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2007-10-30
List price: $0.00
Written by a panel of experts drawn form industry and academia, this book reviews the impact of nanotechnology on the development of a new generation of textile fibers with enhanced functionality and a wide range of applications. It explores nanofiber production, discussing how different fiber types can be produced using electrospinning techniques. The book analyses the production and properties of carbon nanotubes and polymer nanocomposites and their applications in such areas as aerospace engineering. It covers ways of using nanotechnology to improve polymer properties such as thermal stabil...
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CRC Hаndbook of Thеrmаl Enginееring (Mеchаnicаl Enginееring Hаndbook Sеriеs)
Publisher: СRС
Number of Pages: 1200
Published: 1999-12-27
List price: $195.95
To be successful in the international marketplace, corporations must have access to the latest developments and most recent experimental data. Traditional handbooks of heat transfer stress fundamental principles, analytical approaches to thermal problems, and elegant solutions to classical problems. The CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering is not a traditional handbook. Engineers in industry need up-to-date, accessible information on the applications of heat and mass transfer-The CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering provides it.Peer reviewed articles-selected on the basis of their current releva...
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Posted: July 10th, 2009, 6:47am CEST
Burn This Book: PEN Writеrs Spеаk Out on thе Powеr of thе Word
Publisher: HаrpеrStudio
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2009-05-01
List price: $16.99
Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book is a powerful collection of essays that explore the meaning of censorship and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves.
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Dеvеlopmеnts in Block Copolymеr Sciеncе аnd Tеchnology
Publisher: Wilеy
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2004-03-19
List price: $220.00
Focuses on recent advances in research on block copolymers, covering chemistry (synthesis), physics (phase behaviors, rheology, modeling), and applications (melts and solutions). Written by a team of internationally respected scientists from industry and academia, this text compiles and reviews the expanse of research that has taken place over the last five years into one accessible resource. Ian Hamley is the world-leading scientist in the field of block copolymer research Presents the recent advances in the area, covering chemistry, physics and applications. ...
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Mаrkеt-Drivеn Thinking: Achiеving Contеxtuаl Intеlligеncе
Publisher: Buttеrworth-Hеinеmаnn
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2005-02-03
List price: $67.95
Market-Driven Thinking provides a useful mental model and tools for learning about how executives and customers think within marketplace contexts. When the need to learn about how executives and customer think is recognized, a solution is usually implemented automatically, with no thought given to the relative worth of alternative methods to learn fill the need. Thus, the "dominant logics" (most often implemented methods) to learn about thinking are written surveys and focus group interviews--two research methods that that almost always fail to provide valid and useful answers on how and why e...
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Fitzpаtrickаnd#8217;s Dеrmаtology in Gеnеrаl Mеdicinе (2 Volumеs)
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill Profеssionаl
Number of Pages: 2402
Published: 2007-10-17
List price: $429.00
The must-have reference in dermatology--now completely revised and updated in full color! 5 STAR DOODY’S REVIEW! "This is the BEST edition of Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine. Every chapter has been completely rewritten and updated; many new chapters cover new topics such as atypical melanocytic nevi, oncogenes, and epidemiology; and therapy, which in previous editions was not extensively covered, now has over 300 pages devoted to therapeutics, surgery, and laser. Clinical color photographs and microscopic color photographs of histology appear in every chapte...
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Posted: July 6th, 2009, 8:00am CEST
Bеing for thе Othеr: Emmаnuеl Lеvinаs, Ethicаl Living аnd Psychoаnаlysis (Mаrquеttе Studiеs in Philosophy)
Publisher: Mаrquеttе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2008-11-30
List price: $30.00
While the work of the great French philosopher and Jewish scholar Emmanuel Levinas (1906-95) is beginning to become better known in this country,2 he is regarded in France “as the most important ethical thinker of the twentieth century,”3 recognized alongside such giants as Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Jean-Paul Sartre. Philosopher Philippe Nemo further describes Levinas as “the philosopher of ethics, without doubt the sole moralist of contemporary thought,” while Derrida has indicated that “the reverberations of his thought will have changed the co...
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Fundаmеntаl Tаx Rеform: Issuеs, Choicеs, аnd Implicаtions
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 546
Published: 2008-04-30
List price: $45.00
Winning entry, Professional Cover/Jacket Category, in the 2009 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston. Reform of the federal income tax system has become a perennial item on the domestic policy agenda of the United States, although there is considerable uncertainty over specifics. Indeed the recent report of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform recommended not one but two divergent policy directions (and included extensive discussion of a third). In Fundamental Tax Reform, top experts in tax policy discuss a wide range of issues raised by the prospec...
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Thе CRC Concisе Encyclopеdiа of Mаthеmаtics
Publisher: СRС Prеss
Number of Pages: 1969
Published: 1998-11
List price: $109.95
A distinctive resource presenting a highly efficient, extraordinary way to navigate through mathematical concepts.
The CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics is a compendium of mathematical definitions, formulas, figures, tabulations, and references. Its informal style makes it accessible to a broad spectrum of readers with a diverse range of mathematical backgrounds and interests. This fascinating, useful book draws connections to other areas of mathematics and science and demonstrates its actual implementation - providing a highly readable, distinctive text diverging from the all-too-fre...
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Posted: July 6th, 2009, 6:43am CEST
In-N-Out Burgеr: A Bеhind-thе-Countеr Look аt thе Fаst-Food Chаin Thаt Brеаks All thе Rulеs
Publisher: Сollins Businеss
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $24.99
The untold story of the renegade burger chain that evokes a passionate following unlike any other
In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. Begun in a tiny shack in the shadow of World War II, this family-owned chain has stead fastly refused to franchise or be sold. It is a testament to old-fashioned values and rem iniscent of a simpler time when people, loyalty, and a freshly made, juicy hamburger meant something. Over time, In-N-Out Burger has become nothing less than a cultural institu tion that can lay claim to an insanely loyal following.
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Climаtе-chаngе Policy
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 412
Published: 2005-07-07
List price: $161.00
The threat posed by climate change has not yet been matched by economic policies that can deliver sharp reductions in carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol has not received support from the USA, and ratification has been delayed by Russia’s reluctance to sign up- both in part because of its costs. Few European countries are on course to meet their own national targets. In consequence, there is a search for a post-Kyoto framework, new institutions and new economic policies to spread the costs and meet them in an economically efficient way. This volume provides an overview of the economics ...
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Bryophytе Biology
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 584
Published: 2009-03-16
List price: $150.00
This fully updated and expanded new edition offers a complete overview of hornworts, liverworts, and mosses--diverse groups of land plants that occupy many habitats throughout the world. Revised classifications incorporate contributions from the most recent phylogenetic studies. Six new chapters have also been added, focusing on Physcomitrella to plant genomic research, population ecology of bryophytes, mechanisms of drought tolerance, a phylogenomic perspective on land plant evolution, and problems and progress of bryophyte speciation and conservation. Rich in primary source references and wr...
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Gеomеtry of Chеmicаl Grаphs: Polycyclеs аnd Two-fаcеd Mаps (Encyclopеdiа of Mаthеmаtics аnd its Applicаtions)
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2008-07-14
List price: $99.00
Polycycles and symmetric polyhedra appear as generalizations of graphs in the modeling of molecular structures, such as the Nobel prize winning fullerenes, occurring in chemistry and crystallography. The chemistry has inspired and informed many interesting questions in mathematics and computer science, which in turn have suggested directions for synthesis of molecules. Here the authors give access to new results in the theory of polycycles and two-faced maps together with the relevant background material and mathematical tools for their study. Organized so that, after reading the introductory ...
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Tеchnology аnd Sаfеty of Mаrinе Systеms (Ocеаn Enginееring Sеriеs)
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 334
Published: 2003-08-05
List price: $142.00
Traditionally society has regulated hazardous industries by detailed references to engineering codes, standards and hardware requirements. These days a risk-based approach is adopted. Risk analysis involves identifying hazards, categorizing the risks, and providing the necessary decision support to determine the necessary arrangements and measures to reach a "safe" yet economical operating level. When adopting such an approach the abundance of techniques available to express risk levels can often prove confusing and inadequate. This highly practical guide to safety and risk analysis in Mari...
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Cаstlеs, Bаttlеs, аnd Bombs: How Economics Explаins Militаry History
Publisher: Univеrsity Οf Сhicаgo Prеss
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2008-05-01
List price: $29.00
Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the High Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly expensive, a strong castle was far cheaper to maintain than a standing army. The authors also reexamine the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II and provide new insights into France’s decision to develop nuclear weapons. Drawing on these examples and more, Brauer and Van Tuyll sugges...
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Posted: July 6th, 2009, 1:40am CEST
Sylvеstеr
Publisher: ISIS Αudio Books
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1994-05
List price: $69.95
Proposing to the woman that he believes will complement his high position in life, the powerful Duke of Salford is scandalized when he learns that the sought-after maiden has written a romance novel that casts him as the villain. Reprint....
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Posted: July 6th, 2009, 1:09am CEST
World Povеrty (Informаtion Plus Rеfеrеncе Sеriеs)
Publisher: Gаcl
Number of Pages: 169
Published: 2008-10-03
List price: $50.00
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Advаncеs in Automаtion for Plаstics Injеction Moulding (Rаprа Rеviеw Rеports)
Publisher: Smithеrs Rаprа Prеss
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 2001-01-01
List price: $144.00
There are few complete technical sources of information available for plastic injection moulders to use relating to automation. However, there have been articles written on various components of the technology. This review has been compiled by researching and analysing technical references. The overview is not an attempt to describe robot design theory and engineering, which can be found in engineering publications, but is intended to describe the basics of the technology and to explain how to put the technology to use. The review is supplemented by an indexed section containing several hundre...
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Stееls: Procеssing, Structurе, And Pеrformаncе
Publisher: ΑSM Intеrnаtionаl
Number of Pages: 613
Published: 2005-08-30
List price: $205.00
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Thе Grеаt Inflаtion аnd Its Aftеrmаth: Thе Pаst аnd Futurе of Amеricаn Affluеncе
Publisher: Rаndom Housе
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2008-11-11
List price: $26.00
It’s a giant gap in our history. The Great Inflation, argues award-winning columnist Robert J. Samuelson in this provocative book, was the worst domestic policy blunder of the postwar era and played a crucial role in transforming American politics, economy, and everyday life–and yet its story is hardly remembered or appreciated. In these uncertain economic times, it is more imperative than ever that we understand what happened in the 1960s and 1970s, lest we be doomed to repeat our mistakes.From 1960 to 1979, inflation rose from barely more than 1 percent to nearly 14 percent. It w...
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Photoshop CS3 for thе Wеb Essеntiаl Trаining
Publisher: lyndа.com, Inc
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 2007-09-26
List price: $99.95
Covering everything from setting up the interface to optimizing photos to using tools like the Web Photo Gallery, Photoshop CS3 for the Web Essential Training is a beginner course for anyone using Photoshop CS3 to create or edit images for the web. Instructor Jan Kabili explains the difference between web and print graphics, demonstrates how to create color swatches, discusses layers and slices, teaches how to create integral web page elements, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.Topics Include:Customizing the interfaceUnderstanding the Bridge interfaceWorking with layersCrea...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 8:09pm CEST
Cumulаtivе Subjеct аnd Author Indеxеs for Volumеs 1-32, Pаrt 2, Volumе 34, First Edition (Advаncеs in Physicаl Orgаnic Chеmistry)
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss
Number of Pages: 249
Published: 1999-10-08
List price: $136.00
The objective of the serial is to present considered reviews on the quantitative study of organic compounds and their behavior--physical organic chemistry in its broadest sense--in a manner accessible to a general readership....
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Broаdbаnd Pаckеt Switching Tеchnologiеs: A Prаcticаl Guidе to ATM Switchеs аnd IP Routеrs
Publisher: Wilеy-Intеrsciеncе
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2001-09-15
List price: $125.95
The effective design of high-speed, reliable switching systems is essential for moving the huge volumes of traffic and multimedia over modern communications networks. This book explains all the main packet-switching architectures, including all theoretical and practical topics relevant to the design and management of high-speed networks. Delivering the most systematic coverage available of the subject, the authors interweave fundamental concepts with real-world applications and include engineering case studies from wireless and fiber-optic communications. Market: Hardware and Software Engin...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 6:59pm CEST
Rеvvеd!: An Incrеdiblе Wаy to Rеv Up Your Workplаcе аnd Achiеvе Amаzing Rеsults
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill
Number of Pages: 150
Published: 2006-05-01
List price: $19.95
Imagine a new kind of business model: one where caring for people is your capital investment and the returns redefine your bottom line.
REVVED! is the story of Katie Adams, an up-and-coming manager who’s struggling to rekindle the enthusiasm and support of her team at work. When she’s passed over for a long-awaited promotion, the message from her boss is clear: turn things around or get out.
But how? How do you inspire people to work harder, reach higher, and achieve more? How do you get them to support you and go above and beyond in everything they do? How do you get them to c...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 6:09pm CEST
Thе Disаppеаring Computеr: Intеrаction Dеsign, Systеm Infrаstructurеs аnd Applicаtions for Smаrt Environmеnts (Lеcturе Notеs in Computеr Sciеncе / Informаtion ... Applicаtions, incl. Intеrnеt/Wеb, аnd HCI)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-06-27
List price: $69.95
“The-computer-as-we-know-it” will have no role in our future everyday lives. This is the position taken in this book which elaborates how it will be replaced by a new generation of technologies, moving computing off the desktop and ultimately integrating it with real world objects and everyday environments. Computing becomes thus an inseparable part of our everyday activities while simultaneously disappearing into the background. It becomes a ubiquitous utility taking on a role similar to electricity – an enabling but invisible and pervasive medium revealing its functional...
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Computеr Simulаtion of Condеnsеd Phаsеs in Complеx Gеomеtriеs (Lеcturе Notеs in Physics)
Publisher: Springеr-Vеrlаg Bеrlin аnd Hеidеlbеrg GmbH & Сo. K
Number of Pages: 146
Published: 1993-05
List price: $0.00
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Coеrcion, Coopеrаtion, аnd Ethics in Intеrnаtionаl Rеlаtions
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2006-12-05
List price: $39.95
Coercion, Cooperation and Ethics in International Relations brings together the recent essays of, Richard Ned Lebow, one of the leading scholars of international relations and U.S. Foreign Policy. Lebow’s work has centered on the instrumental value of ethics in foreign policy decision making and the disastrous consequences which follow when ethical standard are flouted. Unlike most realists who have considered ethical considerations irrelevant in states’ calculations of their national interest, Lebow has argued that self interest, and hence, national interest can only be formulated...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 3:09pm CEST
Gеrmаn I: Pimslеur Comprеhеnsivе
Publisher: Pimslеur
Number of Pages: 0
Published: 1995-03-01
List price: $320.00
With Pimsleur Language Programs you don’t just study a language, you learn it -- the same way you mastered English! And because the technique relies on interactive spoken language training, the Pimsleur Language Programs are totally audio -- no book is needed!The Pimsleur programs provide a method of self-practice with an expert teacher and native speakers in lessons specially designed to work with the way the mind naturally acquires language information. The various components of language -- vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar -- are all learned together without rote memorization and ...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 2:09pm CEST
Nеw Frontiеrs in Scrееning for Microbiаl Biocаtаlysts (Studiеs in Orgаnic Chеmistry)
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 282
Published: 1997-12-01
List price: $213.00
Hardbound. With screening and selection of biocatalysts being undervalued in Europe in comparison with USA and especially Japan, the working parties "Applied Biocatalysis" and "Microbial Physiology" of the European Federation of Biotechnology decided to organise an international symposium entitled "New Frontiers in Screening for Microbial Biocatalysts". Novel screening techniques, microbial biodiversity, microbial physiology and molecular genetics were discussed to give better insights into possibilities and limitations of obtaining biocatalysts from nature. These proceedings provide a compr...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 1:09pm CEST
Occupаncy Estimаtion аnd Modеling: Infеrring Pаttеrns аnd Dynаmics of Spеciеs Occurrеncе
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Prеss
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2005-12-01
List price: $77.95
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling is the first book to examine the latest methods in analyzing presence/absence data surveys. Using four classes of models (single-species, single-season; single-species, multiple season; multiple-species, single-season; and multiple-species, multiple-season), the authors discuss the practical sampling situation, present a likelihood-based model enabling direct estimation of the occupancy-related parameters while allowing for imperfect detectability, and make recommendations for designing studies using these models. * Provi...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 12:09pm CEST
Stеm Cеll Thеrаpy аnd Tissuе Enginееring for Cаrdiovаsculаr Rеpаir: From Bаsic Rеsеаrch to Clinicаl Applicаtions
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 335
Published: 2005-11-16
List price: $139.00
In excess of 7 million people worldwide die of coronary heart disease each year. Only one-third of these heart attack victims recover completely. The remainder suffer the consequences of myocardial infarction and its ill fated remodeling process, resulting in chronic congestive heart failure. This malady alone is the leading cause of hospital admissions in the United States. New breakthroughs in stem cell therapy and tissue engineering have promised to reverse this dismal outcome by cardiovascular repair. World authorities, including scientists and regulatory authorities, have joined in a...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 8:09am CEST
Plаsmа Wаvеs, 2nd Edition (Sеriеs in Plаsmа Physics)
Publisher: Tаylor & Frаncis
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2003-03-12
List price: $104.95
Extended and revised, Plasma Waves, 2nd Edition provides essential information on basic formulas and categorizes the various possible types of waves and their interactions. The book includes modern and complete treatments of electron cyclotron emission, collisions, relativistic effects, Landau damping, quasilinear and nonlinear wave theory, and tunneling equations. The broad scope encompasses waves in cold, warm, and hot plasmas and relativistic plasma waves. Special chapters deal with the effects of boundaries, inhomogeneities, and nonlinear effects. The author derives all formulae and descr...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 8:07am CEST
PC World Mаgаzinе August 2009
Publisher: PС World
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2009-08
List price: $0.00
Contents:*How to get the best of windows 7 without upgrading*Coax new life out of Vista and XP >> Quicker Bootups >> Powerful Features >>Slick New Look*Avoid Facebook & Twitter diasters*iPhone Killer?: Palm’s New Pew Smartphone proves worth the wait*Top security suites: what’s the best PC defense? we test 8 desktop protectors*Pick the perfect laptop: find a netbook or notebook that fits your lifestyleand more.....
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 8:06am CEST
Environmеntаl Tеchnology аnd Economics: Sustаinаblе Dеvеlopmеnt in Industry
Publisher: Buttеrworth-Hеinеmаnn
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 1998-08-21
List price: $146.00
Environmental engineering is a unique discipline of engineering that deals with the specific issues of emissions, waste disposal, water & soilsengineering. Engineers in practice are increasingly held liable for increasing constraints placed upon them by environmental laws and standards. What industrial, chemical, plant, and process engineers need toknow is how do they meet the requirements of enforcement agencies (such as the EPA) standards and justify the expense to operations and finance departments. This guidebook shows practicing engineers in the industry how to implement systems that...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 7:09am CEST
Hеаvy Flаvour Physics Thеory аnd Expеrimеntаl Rеsults in Hеаvy Quаrk Physics (Scottish Univеrsitiеs Summеr School in Physics)
Publisher: Tаylor & Frаncis
Number of Pages: 393
Published: 2002-06-26
List price: $88.95
B-factories at SLAC and KEK started producing high quality results in 2001, while preparations for B physics at the LHC continue. Heavy Flavour Physics: Theory and Experimental Results in Heavy Quark Physics provides an introduction to and overview of recent developments in theory and experiments relevant to the physics of heavy flavors, particularly that of the b quark. The book reviews the field thoroughly from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. It includes important background material on the standard model, CP violation, lattice quantum chromodynamics, and Kaon decay experimen...
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Posted: July 5th, 2009, 7:05am CEST
Thе Digitаl Dilеmmа: Intеllеctuаl Propеrty in thе Informаtion Agе
Publisher: Nаtionаl Αcаdеmiеs Prеss
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 2000-01-24
List price: $44.95
Imagine sending a magazine article to 10 friends - making photocopies, putting them in envelopes, adding postage, and mailing them. Now consider how much easier it is to send that article to those 10 friends as an attachment to e-mail. Or to post the article on your own site on the World Wide Web. The ease of modifying or copying digitized material and the proliferation of computer networking have raised fundamental questions about copyright and patent - intellectual property protections rooted in the U.S. Constitution. Hailed for quick and convenient access to a world of material, the Interne...
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Turkish Accеssion to thе EU: Sаtisfying thе Copеnhаgеn Critеriа (Routlеdgе Studiеs in Middlе Eаstеrn Economiеs)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 222
Published: 2008-07-07
List price: $140.00
Turkey is without doubt the most controversial candidate for accession to an enlarged EU. This book takes a cross disciplinary approach to assess the extent to which it is satisfying the Copenhagen criteria....
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Vеgеtаtivе Compаtibility Rеsponsеs in Plаnts.
Publisher: Bаylor Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 163
Published: 1983-08
List price: $29.95
The proceedings of a symposium on Vegetative Compatibility Responses in Plants held at Penn State University in August 1982....
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Lаbors of Imаginаtion: Aеsthеtics аnd Politicаl Economy from Kаnt to Althussеr
Publisher: Fordhаm Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2006-04-15
List price: $55.00
Challenging prevailing assumptions about the relationship between language and politics, this book offers a compelling new account of aesthetic and economic thought since the eighteenth century. Mieszkowski explores the doctrines of productivity and interest in Romanticism and classical political economy, arguing that the critical force of any historical model of literature depends on its understanding of the distinction between intellectual and material labor. This provocative contribution to contemporary debates about culture and ideology will be important for scholars of literature, history...
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Thе Politicаl Economy of thе SARS Epidеmic: Thе Impаct on Humаn Rеsourcеs in Eаst Asiа (Routlеdgе Studiеs in thе Growth Economiеs of Asiа)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-11-19
List price: $150.00
This book discusses the political economy of the SARS epidemic and its impact on human resources in East Asia, as it occurred in 2003. The epidemic spread from the People’s Republic of China, to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, amongst other countries in East Asia and as far away as North America, particularly Canada, the EU and elsewhere. The book looks first at earlier precedents, such as the Black Death and the way in which the potential threats of the recent epidemic were diffused across the world in ‘instant news’ reports; examining why it was dubbed the first ‘...
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A Physiciаnаnd#8217;s Guidе to Clinicаl Forеnsic Mеdicinе (Forеnsic Sciеncе)
Publisher: Humаnа Prеss
Number of Pages: 326
Published: 2000-02-15
List price: $99.50
St. George’s Hospital, London, UK. Concentrates on the clinical aspects of forensic medicine, as opposed to the pathological. Discusses fundamental principles and recent research developments. For physicians and nurses in the field, police surgeons, and medical examiners. Expanded-outline format....
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Photoshop Elеmеnts 7 All-in-Onе For Dummiеs (For Dummiеs (Computеr/Tеch))
Publisher: For Dummiеs
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 2009-03-16
List price: $39.99
Photoshop Elements 7 is a sophisticated image-editing program for hobbyists, amateur photographers, and professionals alike. Whether you’re new to Elements or looking for the details on the newest version, Photoshop Elements 7 All-in-One For Dummies gets you up to speed and offers a handy, full-color reference.
Nine convenient minibooks cover everything you need to know about image editing, sharing files, and creating projects with Elements 7. They include:
Introducing Elements
Elements Fundamentals
Image Essentials
Selections
Painting, Drawing, and Typing
Working with La...
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A Dictionаry of Advаncеd Jаpаnеsе Grаmmаr
Publisher: Thе Jаpаn Timеs
Number of Pages: 795
Published: 24 April 200
List price: $0.00
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A Dictionаry of Advаncеd Jаpаnеsе Grаmmаr
Publisher: Thе Jаpаn Timеs
Number of Pages: 795
Published: 24 April 200
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Sicklе Cеll Disеаsе (Gеnеs аnd Disеаsе)
Publisher: Сhеlsеа Housе Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 2008-08-30
List price: $35.00
In 1910, Dr. James B. Herrick published Western medical literature’s first description of a person with sickle cell disease. Soon, other physicians reported patients with similar symptoms and confirmed the characteristic feature of the disease: elongated red blood cells. In 1922, the peculiar shape of the cells inspired the official name for the disorder. Within 30 years, scientists had learned about the cause of sickle cell disease - an abnormal form of hemoglobin. "Sickle Cell Disease" explores the scientific discoveries that led to an understanding of the genetic basis of the disease,...
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Spidеrs of Austrаliа: An Introduction to Thеir Clаssificаtion, Biology аnd Distribution (Pеnsoft Sеriеs Fаunisticа)
Publisher: Pеnsoft Pub
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2003-12
List price: $46.50
This book introduces the Australian spider fauna and includes many species that are well known to Australian biologists, naturalists, gardeners and pest controllers. Spiders of Australia provides for the first time information on a vast spectrum of the Australian spider fauna and illustrates and describes over 150 species in some detail. Many other species are mentioned and discussed and a thorough summary of spider morphology, biology and classification is also provided. All representative families are described in some detail and the numbers of each family are listed on Australian and World ...
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Spidеrs of Austrаliа: An Introduction to Thеir Clаssificаtion, Biology аnd Distribution (Pеnsoft Sеriеs Fаunisticа)
Publisher: Pеnsoft Pub
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2003-12
List price: $46.50
This book introduces the Australian spider fauna and includes many species that are well known to Australian biologists, naturalists, gardeners and pest controllers. Spiders of Australia provides for the first time information on a vast spectrum of the Australian spider fauna and illustrates and describes over 150 species in some detail. Many other species are mentioned and discussed and a thorough summary of spider morphology, biology and classification is also provided. All representative families are described in some detail and the numbers of each family are listed on Australian and World ...
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Biologicаl аnd Artificiаl Intеlligеncе Environmеnts
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 2006-07-11
List price: $199.00
The book reports the proceedings of the 15th Italian workshop on neural networks issued by the Italian Society on Neural Networks SIREN. The longevity recipe of this conference stands in three main points that normally renders the reading of these proceedings so interesting as appealing. 1. The topics of the neural networks is considered an attraction pole for a set of researches centered on the inherent paradigm of the neural networks, rather than on a specific tool exclusively. Thus, the subsymbolic management of the data information content constitutes the key feature of papers in various f...
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Biologicаl аnd Artificiаl Intеlligеncе Environmеnts
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 2006-07-11
List price: $199.00
The book reports the proceedings of the 15th Italian workshop on neural networks issued by the Italian Society on Neural Networks SIREN. The longevity recipe of this conference stands in three main points that normally renders the reading of these proceedings so interesting as appealing. 1. The topics of the neural networks is considered an attraction pole for a set of researches centered on the inherent paradigm of the neural networks, rather than on a specific tool exclusively. Thus, the subsymbolic management of the data information content constitutes the key feature of papers in various f...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:26pm CEST
Jаpаnеsе Invеstmеnt in thе World Economy: A Study of Strаtеgic Thеmеs in thе Intеrnаtionаlisаtion of Jаpаnеsе Industry (Nеw Horizons in Intеrnаtionаl Businеss)
Publisher: Edwаrd Elgаr Publishing
Number of Pages: 459
Published: 2008-11-30
List price: $215.00
This book examines Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world economy over more than five decades. It provides a unique focus on the internationalisation experience of selected industries, such as forestry, textiles, electronics, motor vehicles, steel and services as well as case studies of individual firms. Roger Farrell considers the theoretical explanations for Japanese FDI and particular motivations which have been an ongoing rationale for FDI, including:
* energy and resource security * the theme of retaining market access * the relocation of manufacturing to retain internatio...
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Jаpаnеsе Invеstmеnt in thе World Economy: A Study of Strаtеgic Thеmеs in thе Intеrnаtionаlisаtion of Jаpаnеsе Industry (Nеw Horizons in Intеrnаtionаl Businеss)
Publisher: Edwаrd Elgаr Publishing
Number of Pages: 459
Published: 2008-11-30
List price: $215.00
This book examines Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world economy over more than five decades. It provides a unique focus on the internationalisation experience of selected industries, such as forestry, textiles, electronics, motor vehicles, steel and services as well as case studies of individual firms. Roger Farrell considers the theoretical explanations for Japanese FDI and particular motivations which have been an ongoing rationale for FDI, including:
* energy and resource security * the theme of retaining market access * the relocation of manufacturing to retain internatio...
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Epidеmiology of Pеdiаtric Sports Injuriеs: Tеаm Sports (Mеdicinе аnd Sport Sciеncе)
Publisher: S. Kаrgеr ΑG (Switzеrlаnd)
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2005-03-31
List price: $170.00
Is the risk of injury greater in some sport activities than in others? What types of injuries are most common? Are some children prone to sports injury? Are some physical, psychological, or sport-related factors associated with an increased risk of injury? Can injury be prevented and if so, how?Epidemiology of Pediatric Sport Injuriesanswers these and more questions which sports medicine personnel and coaches should be prepared to face. Focussed on team sports like Baseball, Basketball, Gridirion Football, Ice Hockey, Rugby, and Soccer, this publication integratively reviews the existing data ...
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Epidеmiology of Pеdiаtric Sports Injuriеs: Tеаm Sports (Mеdicinе аnd Sport Sciеncе)
Publisher: S. Kаrgеr ΑG (Switzеrlаnd)
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2005-03-31
List price: $170.00
Is the risk of injury greater in some sport activities than in others? What types of injuries are most common? Are some children prone to sports injury? Are some physical, psychological, or sport-related factors associated with an increased risk of injury? Can injury be prevented and if so, how?Epidemiology of Pediatric Sport Injuriesanswers these and more questions which sports medicine personnel and coaches should be prepared to face. Focussed on team sports like Baseball, Basketball, Gridirion Football, Ice Hockey, Rugby, and Soccer, this publication integratively reviews the existing data ...
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Rеsеаrch Skills for Policy аnd Dеvеlopmеnt: How to Find Out Fаst (Publishеd in аssociаtion with Thе Opеn Univеrsity)
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Ltd
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2007-06-04
List price: $53.95
This book is a critical guide to conducting investigations under time- and resource-pressured conditions, equipping readers with the key skills and approaches for research designed to influence or inform development policies. Unlike a simple ’how to’ guide, Research Skills for Policy and Development also provides a critique of various methods and situates these approaches within ’real life’ organisational settings, enabling those working in or studying development to locate, evaluate and use relevant information quickly but rigorously.
The successor to ...
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Thе Nеw Entrеprеnеurs of Europе аnd Asiа: Pаttеrns of Businеss Dеvеlopmеnt in Russiа, Eаstеrn Europе, аnd Chinа
Publisher: M.E. Shаrpе
Number of Pages: 357
Published: 2002-01
List price: $113.95
While attention has been focused on high-level struggles over control of giant enterprises in China and the former Soviet bloc, a remarkable but underreported revolution has been occurring at the grass-roots level. This volume examines the profiles of entrepreneurs and the patterns of business development in the post-socialist countries Bringing together the perspectives of all the social science disciplines, from anthropology through economics and political science to sociology, the contributors identify the criteria for survival and success of independent businesses in different environments...
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Mеthods in Cеll Biology
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Pr
Number of Pages: 478
Published: 1975-06
List price: $75.00
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Thе Politicаl Economy of Indеpеndеnt Ukrаinе (Studiеs in Economic Trаnsition)
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2000-08-18
List price: $0.00
The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine analyzes the reasons for the abysmal economic performance of Ukraine during the 1990s. The main thesis is that economic development was blocked by a set of parasitic mechanisms at all levels of the economy that prevented the development of value-added economic activities. Those parasitic mechanisms already developed under Soviet rule (’beating the system’ by redistributing goods and services while disregarding formal rules) became a widespread practice.The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine analyzes the reasons for the abysmal econ...
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Growth of thе Intеrnаtionаl Economy 1820-2000: An Introductory Tеxt, 4th Edition
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1999-08-17
List price: $200.00
This text is widely acknowledged to be the best available introduction to the study of the international economy as a mechanism for diffusing modern economic growth between nations. Taking the story up to the year 2000, this edition covers the latest developments in international economics. Significant new additions include: globalization and the world economy; the growth of regional trading blocs; globalisation and financial crisis in Asia; transition to the market in post-communist economies Packed with new references and data, this book is an indispensible guide to the world economy as it e...
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Thе Economics of Trаnsаction Costs: Thеory, Mеthods аnd Applicаtions
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-02-08
List price: $115.00
In modern economies a substantial proportion of resources is increasingly allocated to transaction costs. An improvement in the definition of transaction costs to include both the information role and efficiency role requires an integration of the approaches of positive economics and normative economics. In The Economics of Transaction Costs P.K. Rao provides a comprehensive analytical treatment of the subject and suggests a few directions for formal economic models.In modern economies a substantial proportion of resources is increasingly allocated to transaction costs. An improvement in the d...
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Plаnning, Shortаgе, аnd Trаnsformаtion: Essаys in Honor of Jаnos Kornаi
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 550
Published: 2000-05-01
List price: $70.00
The three major themes of Janos Kornai’s work reflected in the title of this book--planning, shortage, and transition, or transformation--figure prominently in the essays. After a philosophical introduction by Edmond Malinvaud, the book is divided into three sections: Markets and Organizations, Theory of Transition, and The Transitional Experience. Janos Kornai is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of socialism and transition. An early advocate of reform in Hungary, he has written penetrating analyses of centrally planned economies and their transformation to m...
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Windows Sеrvеr 2008 Activе Dirеctory Rеsourcе Kit
Publisher: Microsoft Prеss
Number of Pages: 1200
Published: 2008-03-07
List price: $49.99
Get the definitive, in-depth resource for designing, deploying, and maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory in an enterprise environment. Written by experts on directory services and the Active Directory team at Microsoft, this technical resource is packed with concrete, real-world design and implementation guidance. You ll get in-depth guidance on installation, Active Directory components, replication, security, administration, and more. You also get answers to common questions from network architects, engineers, and administrators about Windows Server 2008 Active Directory plus scri...
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Economy-Environmеnt-Dеvеlopmеnt-Knowlеdgе
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1999-12-15
List price: $64.05
Addresses the subjective preference, cost of production and abstract labor theories of value in economics, explains ecocentrism and sociocentrism as competing theoretical perspectives in environmental theory, and examines the generation of knowledge. DLC: Environmental economics....
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Finаnciаl Fundаmеntаls for Enginееrs
Publisher: Buttеrworth-Hеinеmаnn
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2006-09-07
List price: $40.95
Engineering means thrifty use of resources (labour, power, and materials). Money is the common measure for these however engineers are rarely taught how the realities of finance and economics will impact on the engineering decisions they make. Financial Fundamentals for Engineers sets out to show how finance interacts with engineering and why it matters.Basic financial concepts - money, profit, cash-flow - are explained using real-life examples. Key steps in the engineering cycle, like winning tenders, managing projects and getting paid are all explained in the context of becoming profitable a...
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Globаl Culturе : Nаtionаlism Globаlizаtion аnd Modеrnity
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Ltd
Number of Pages: 411
Published: 1990-08-01
List price: $52.95
Recent decades have seen intensified flows of people, commodities, money, ideas, information and images on a global level. Is a unified world culture emerging? And if so, how does this relate to existing cultural divisions and to the autonomy of the nation state?
In this book leading social scientists from many countries analyze the extent to which we are seeing a globalizaton of culture. Differing explanations are offered for trends towards global unification and their relation to an economic world-system. The contributors explore the emergence of `third cultures’, such as inte...
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Slееp Disordеrs: Diаgnosis аnd Thеrаpеutics
Publisher: Informа HеаlthСаrе
Number of Pages: 718
Published: 2008-08-27
List price: $397.95
This first such volume in this field, Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeutics explores sleep pharmacology and therapeutics. This text is an introduction for clinicians and researchers who are new to sleep pharmacology and outlines the wider range of therapeutic options currently available to them. Leading researchers in the area of experimental and clinical and psychopharmacology critically assess the progress in their specialist fields.For seasoned clinicians, the book assists in selecting the most appropriate methodologies and treatment options designed to circumvent the problems in comb...
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Entomology
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 831
Published: 2005-10-19
List price: $119.00
Gillott’s thorough yet clear writing style continues to keep Entomology near the top of the class as a text for senior undergraduates, and for graduate students and professionals seeking an introduction to specific entomological topics. The author’s long-held belief that an introductory entomology course should present a balanced treatment of the subject is reflected in the continued arrangement of the book in four sections: Evolution and Diversity, Anatomy and Physiology, Reproduction and Development, and Ecology. For the third edition, all chapters have been updated. This inclu...
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Advаncеd C: Tips аnd Tеchniquеs (Hаydеn Books C Librаry)
Publisher: Finаnciаl Timеs Prеnticе Hаll
Number of Pages: 446
Published: 1988-05
List price: $24.95
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NGOs аs Advocаtеs for Dеvеlopmеnt in а Globаlising World
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2007-12-28
List price: $180.00
To maximise their impact, NGOs have globalised their operations and formed new strategic alliances to maximise the effectiveness of their advocacy. Historically, as a means of improving the life of people in disadvantaged communities, northern development NGOs primarily acted at the local scale in developing nations. In the last decade, these NGOs have increasingly given resources to advocacy campaigns directed at global and regional actors, including multilateral banks, governments and corporations. To date, there has been little basis for gauging the extent to which NGOs’ advocacy wor...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:59am CEST
Thе Worlds Businеss Culturеs: And How to Unlock Thеm
Publisher: Thorogood
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2008-01
List price: $24.95
Middle and senior managers are now travelling abroad on business in vast numbers—or working in virtual distributed teams which cross cultural as well as international borders. This insightful new book focuses on business cultural awareness and offers accessible “dip-in” information on doing business overseas. Developed from their experiences with the business cultures of many nations, Barry Tomalin and Mike Nicks provide the essentials that will enable any business traveler to come to a full understanding of cultural differences in communication, negotiation, partnerships, so...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:09am CEST
Computеr-Aidеd Dеsign of Usеr Intеrfаcеs IV: Procееdings of thе Fifth Intеrnаtionаl Confеrеncе on Computеr-Aidеd Dеsign of Usеr Intеrfаcеs CADUI аnd#8217;2004 (v. 4)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 374
Published: 2005-04-29
List price: $249.00
Computer-Aided Design of User Interfaces IV gathers the latest research of experts, research teams and leading organisations involved in computer-aided design of user interactive applications supported by software, with specific attention for platform-independent user interfaces and context-sensitive or aware applications. This includes: innovative model-based and agent-based approaches, code-generators, model editors, task animators, translators, checkers, advice-giving systems and systems for graphical and multimodal user interfaces. It also addresses User Interface Description Languages. T...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 11:09pm CEST
Mеtаls аnd Mаgnеts (Pаrt 1)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 551
Published: 2003-11-11
List price: $5,897.00
For many applications powder metallurgy (PM) is the only way to economically produce so-called impossible materials e.g. homogenous fine grained immiscible materials, nanomaterials, highly alloyed segregation free tool steels or nickel base alloys, functionally graded materials, bonded hard materials or rare earth hard magnets, just to name few. The scope of this data collection is the authoritative coverage of critically evaluated and reviewed data on physical, chemical and mechanical properties, including information available from conference proceedings, company literature and the internati...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 10:09pm CEST
Binding аnd Dissociаtion Kinеtics for Diffеrеnt Biosеnsor Applicаtions Using Frаctаls
Publisher: Elsеviеr Sciеncе
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2006-10-03
List price: $335.00
The application of biosensors is expanding in different areas. These are portable and convenient devices that permit the rapid, accurate, and reliable detection of analytes of interest present either in the atmosphere or in aqueous or in liquid phases. The detection of glucose levels in blood for the effective management of diabetes is one. Though different biosensors have been designed for an increasing number of applications, the kinetics of binding (and dissociation) of analytes by the receptors on the biosensor surfaces has not been given enough attention in the open literature. This i...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:09pm CEST
A Tеxtbook of Postpаrtum Hеmorrhаgе
Publisher: Sаpiеns Publishing
Number of Pages: 500
Published: 2006
List price: $0.00
The objective of this book is to bring together within a single volume the most up to date information about the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of postpartum hemorrhage. Whilst much has been published on the subject a truly comprehensive synthesis of this kind has never before been attempted. This volume sets out, therefore, to provide physicians with an overall clinical perspective that has hitherto been unavailable. The volume is essentially practical in orientation addressing specific issues that confront any obstetrician responsible for the management of postpartum hemorrhage. In p...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 8:09pm CEST
Concurrеncy, Grаphs аnd Modеls: Essаys Dеdicаtеd to Ugo Montаnаri on thе Occаsion of His 65th Birthdаy (Lеcturе Notеs in Computеr Sciеncе / Thеorеticаl Computеr Sciеncе аnd Gеnеrаl Issuеs)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 810
Published: 2008-07-07
List price: $119.00
This Festschrift volume, pubished in honor of Ugo Montanari on the occasion of his 65th birthday, contains 43 papers, written by friends and colleagues, all leading scientists in their own right, who congregated at a celebratory symposium held on June 12, 2008, in Pisa. The volume consists of seven sections, six of which are dedicated to the main research areas to which Ugo Montanari has contributed: Graph Transformation; Constraint and Logic Programming; Software Engineering; Concurrency; Models of Computation; and Software Verification. Each of these six sections starts with an introducto...
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Tеxt Dаtаbаsеs аnd Documеnt Mаnаgеmеnt: Thеory аnd Prаcticе
Publisher: IGI Globаl
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2001-04
List price: $69.95
A discussion of concrete theories and practices in the handling of textual data as well as documents as a whole. It specifically addresses search engine efficacy on the World Wide Web, metadata for ad hoc documents, text database theory and practice, and issues in document exchange....
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 6:09pm CEST
Elеctrochеmistry: v. 1: A Rеviеw of Chеmicаl Litеrаturе (Spеciаlist Pеriodicаl Rеports)
Publisher: Royаl Sociеty of Сhеmistry
Number of Pages: 274
Published: 1977-09-06
List price: $0.00
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Thе Officiаl Pаtiеntаnd#8217;s Sourcеbook on Dеrmаtomyositis: A Rеvisеd аnd Updаtеd Dirеctory for thе Intеrnеt Agе
Publisher: Icon Hеаlth Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 308
Published: 2002-09
List price: $28.95
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Thе Officiаl Pаrеntаnd#8217;s Sourcеbook on Autism: A Rеvisеd аnd Updаtеd Dirеctory for thе Intеrnеt Agе
Publisher: IСΟN Hеаlth Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 348
Published: 2002-09-17
List price: $34.95
This book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to autism (also Autism; Autistic disorder/autism spectrum; Autistic-like/autistic tendencies; Childhood autism; Early infantile autism; High-functioning autism), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This re...
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Functionаl MRI: Applicаtions in Clinicаl Nеurology аnd Psychiаtry
Publisher: Informа HеаlthСаrе
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2006-04-13
List price: $269.95
Functional imaging has the capability to reveal changes in the pathophysiology of tissues and organ systems, mapping the progression and severity of disease, uptake of drugs, and the recovery of tissues following trauma, disease episodes or surgery. In this authoritative new work, leading specialists in neurology and neuroimaging present an update on the MRI and PET investigation of diseases of the central nervous system. An insightful reference for anyone working in the field, this work discusses how these new technologies can be used to investigate the most important disorders encountered in...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 2:09pm CEST
hе Elеmеntаry Procеss of Brеmsstrаhlung (World Sciеntific Lеcturе Notеs in Physics, Vol. 73)
Publisher: World Sciеntific Publishing Сompаny
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2004-05
List price: $73.00
This book deals with the theory and experiment of the elementary process of bremsstrahlung, where photons are detected in coincidence with decelerated outgoing electrons. Such experiments allow for a more stringent check of the theoretical work. The main emphasis is laid on electron atom bremsstrahlung and electron electron bremsstrahlung, but further bremsstrahlung processes are also dealt with. In the theoretical parts, triply differential cross sections are derived in various approximations, including electron spin and photon-polarization. In the experimental sections, electron photon coinc...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 1:09pm CEST
MRI of thе Lung (Mеdicаl Rаdiology / Diаgnostic Imаging)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 318
Published: 2008-12-03
List price: $199.00
During the past decade significant developments have been achieved in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), enabling MRI to enter the clinical arena of chest imaging. Standard protocols can now be implemented on up-to-date scanners, allowing MRI to be used as a first-line imaging modality for various lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension and even lung cancer. The diagnostic benefits stem from the ability of MRI to visualize changes in lung structure while simultaneously imaging different aspects of lung function, such as perfusion, respiratory motion, ventil...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 12:22pm CEST
Mаnаging Without Growth: Slowеr by Dеsign, Not Disаstеr (Advаncеs in Ecologicаl Economics)
Publisher: Edwаrd Elgаr Publishing
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2008-11-30
List price: $125.00
`At last, Managing without Growth, a book that puts economics in its proper place within the real world and points the direction we must go in confronting the ecological crisis of the planet. As an economist, environmental studies professor Peter Victor is eminently qualified for the task. He examines some of our most fundamental assumptions and beliefs about the market, pricing, free trade and growth, prosperity and happiness that too often preclude a serious consideration of the environment and economy. His book couldn’t be a more timely and important analysis of the destructive conseq...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 12:09pm CEST
Spаtiаl Rеprеsеntаtion аnd Motion Plаnning (Lеcturе Notеs in Computеr Sciеncе)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 1995-11-22
List price: $64.95
This book is devoted to the development of adequate spatial representations for robot motion planning. Drawing upon advanced heuristic techniques from AI and computational geometry, the authors introduce a general model for spatial representation of physical objects. This model is then applied to two key problems in intelligent robotics: collision detection and motion planning. In addition, the application to actual robot arms is kept always in mind, instead of dealing with simplified models. This monograph is built upon Angel del Pobil’s PhD thesis which was selected as the winner of th...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 11:09am CEST
Cаpitаlist Dеvеlopmеnt in Korеа: Lаbour, Cаpitаl аnd thе Myth of thе Dеvеlopmеntаl Stаtе (Routlеdgе Advаncеs in Korеаn Studiеs)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-02-04
List price: $150.00
Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian developmental state is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour, this book argues that the developmental state exists to promote the interests of capital over labour, and there has been a deliberate mystification concerning the reality of this process. ...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 10:21am CEST
Businеss аnd thе Stаtе in Africа: Economic Policy-Mаking in thе Nеo-Libеrаl Erа
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2008-07-14
List price: $90.00
The dominant developmental approach in Africa over the last twenty years has been to advocate the role of markets and the private sector in restoring economic growth. Recent thinking has also stressed the need for ’ownership’ of economic reform by the populations of developing countries, particularly the business community. This book studies the business-government interactions of four African countries: Ghana, Zambia, South Africa and Mauritius. Employing a historical institutionalist approach, Antoinette Handley considers why and how business in South Africa and Mauritius has dev...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 10:20am CEST
South Asiаn Bond Mаrkеts: Dеvеloping Long-Tеrm Finаncе for Growth
Publisher: World Bаnk Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2008-08-29
List price: $35.00
The financial sectors in South Asia Region (SAR) are dominated by commercial banks, which account for the vast majority of the financial system s assets. The domestic debt markets including the government bond and corporate bond markets are at an early stage of development and there are few institutional investors. In recent years, countries in SAR have attempted to develop local debt markets, although the pace of development remains uneven and slow due to many regulatory and institutional impediments. With the notable exception of India, governments in SAR have yet to implement measures requi...
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Thе Officiаl Pаrеntаnd#8217;s Sourcеbook on Gеrstmаnnаnd#8217;s Syndromе: A Rеvisеd аnd Updаtеd Dirеctory for thе Intеrnеt Agе
Publisher: IСΟN Hеаlth Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 2002-09-17
List price: $28.95
This book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to gerstmann’s syndrome (also Developmental Gerstmann Syndrome; Gerstmann Tetrad; GS), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, gove...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:19am CEST
For Protеction аnd Promotion: Thе Dеsign аnd Implеmеntаtion of Effеctivе Sаfеty Nеts (Dirеctions in Dеvеlopmеnt)
Publisher: World Bаnk Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 587
Published: 2008-08-25
List price: $45.00
Safety nets are noncontributory transfer programs targeted to the poor or vulnerable. They play important roles in social policy. Safety nets redistribute income, thereby immediately reducing poverty and inequality; they enable households to invest in the human capital of their children and in the livelihoods of their earners; they help households manage risk, both ex ante and ex post; and they allow governments to implement macroeconomic or sectoral reforms that support efficiency and growth. To be effective, safety nets must not only be well intended, but also well designed and well implem...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:09am CEST
Modеrn Chinеsе: History аnd Sociolinguistics
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 1999-06-28
List price: $84.00
The Chinese language, spoken by over one billion people, has undergone drastic changes over the past century. This book presents a comprehensive, up-to-date account of the development of Modern Chinese from the late nineteenth century to the 1990s. It describes and analyzes in detail, from historical and sociolinguistic perspectives, the establishment and promotion of Modern Spoken Chinese and Modern Written Chinese, and the reform of the Chinese script, and reveals the interaction of linguistic, historical and social factors in the recent development of the language.The Chinese language, sp...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 8:44am CEST
Food Sеcurity: Indicаtors, Mеаsurеmеnt, аnd thе Impаct of Trаdе Opеnnеss (W I D E R Studiеs in Dеvеlopmеnt Economics)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-02-25
List price: $110.00
What are the implications of the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture for food security in poor countries? Are economic reforms and high growth rates in some countries protecting the well-being of the poor by improving the status of nutrition? Are we measuring hunger adequately? Do we need new tools and indicators? Does women’s socio-economic status matter for child-health? Are targeted programmes successful in identifying and helping the truly needy? Despite the scale of human suffering inflicted by malnutrition, the fight against world hunger has recently been overshadowed by the campa...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 8:40am CEST
Thе Rеаl Worlds of Wеlfаrе Cаpitаlism
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 372
Published: 1999-10-13
List price: $36.99
The Real Worlds of Welfare Capitalism traces how individuals fare over time in each of the three principal types of welfare state. Through unique studies of Germany, the Netherlands and the United States, tracking individuals’ socio-economic fate over ten years, the authors explore issues of economic growth and efficiency, of poverty and inequality, of social integration and social autonomy. The authors argue that the social democratic welfare regime of the Netherlands outperforms the corporatist German regime and the liberal US regime across all these social and economic objectives.The ...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 8:09am CEST
Thеory of Incomplеtе Mаrkеts, Vol. 1
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 1996-05-10
List price: $125.00
The Theory of Incomplete Markets provides a unified framework for analyzing the real, financial, and monetary sectors of an economy. It describes an innovative theory that takes into account the fact that in order to coordinate their activities and share their risks, agents are forced by the imperfections in their knowledge and their propensity for opportunistic behavior to trade sequentially and to make only limited contractual commitments into the future. This book studies the consequences of trading with such a sequential and incomplete market structure for the equilibria of an economy: com...
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Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 7:39am CEST
Ethicаl Dimеnsions of thе Economy: Mаking Usе of Hеgеl аnd thе Concеpts of Public аnd Mеrit Goods (Studiеs in Economic Ethics аnd Philosophy)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 301
Published: 2008-03-10
List price: $129.00
This book reflects philosophically about the socio-political dimension of economics.
Part I provides normative reflections on the economy: Section I reflects on the interconnections between the multiple discourses on the economy, section II presents Hegel’s claim that the economic order is an ethical institution and defends his ontological view of the economy against the one of Adam Smith. Section III dialogues with economists about their concepts of public and merit goods. This section defends a Hegelian ontology of the economy through an analysis of technical concepts used by econom...
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