Chemical Dynamics in Condensed Phases: Relaxation, Transfer, and Reactions in Condensed Molecular Systems
Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN: 0198529791 | 744 pages | May 15, 2006 | PDF | 3 Mb

This text provides a uniform and consistent approach to diversified problems encountered in the study of dynamical processes in condensed phase molecular systems. Given the broad interdisciplinary aspect of this subject, the book focuses on three themes: coverage of needed background material, in-depth introduction of methodologies, and analysis of several key applications. The uniform approach and common language used in all discussions help to develop general understanding and insight on condensed phases chemical dynamics.

The applications discussed are among the most fundamental processes that underlie physical, chemical and biological phenomena in complex systems. The first part of the book starts with a general review of basic mathematical and physical methods (Chapter 1) and a few introductory chapters on quantum dynamics (Chapter 2), interaction of radiation and matter (Chapter 3) and basic properties of solids (chapter 4) and liquids (Chapter 5). In the second part the text embarks on a broad coverage of the main methodological approaches. The central role of classical and quantum time correlation functions is emphasized in Chapter 6. The presentation of dynamical phenomena in complex systems as stochastic processes is discussed in Chapters 7 and 8. The basic theory of quantum relaxation phenomena is developed in Chapter 9, and carried on in Chapter 10 which introduces the density operator, its quantum evolution in Liouville space, and the concept of reduced equation of motions. The methodological part concludes with a discussion of linear response theory in Chapter 11, and of the spin-boson model in chapter 12. The third part of the book applies the methodologies introduced earlier to several fundamental processes that underlie much of the dynamical behaviour of condensed phase molecular systems. Vibrational relaxation and vibrational energy transfer (Chapter 13), Barrier crossing and diffusion controlled reactions (Chapter 14), solvation dynamics (Chapter 15), electron transfer in bulk solvents (Chapter 16) and at electrodes/electrolyte and metal/molecule/metal junctions (Chapter 17), and several processes pertaining to molecular spectroscopy in condensed phases (Chapter 18) are the main subjects discussed in this part.

Download

Uploading

Buddhism, Power and Political Order (Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies)
Publisher: Routledge | ISBN: 0415410185 | edition 2007 | PDF | 237 pages | 1,02 mb

Weber’s claim that Buddhism is an otherworldly religion is only partially true. Early sources indicate that the Buddha was sometimes diverted from supramundane interests to dwell on a variety of politically-related matters. The significance of Asoka Maurya as a paradigm for later traditions of Buddhist kingship is also well-attested. However, there has been little scholarly effort to integrate findings on the extent to which Buddhism interacted with the political order in the classical and modern states of Theravada Asia into a wider, comparative study.

This volume brings together the brightest minds in the study of Buddhism in Southeast Asia. Their contributions create a more coherent account of the relations between Buddhism and political order in the late pre-modern and modern period by questioning the contested relationship between monastic and secular power. In doing so, they expand the very nature of what is known as the ‘Theravada’.
Buddhism, Power and Political Order offers new insights for scholars of Buddhism, and it will stimulate new debates.

To start download click HERE:

DoWnLoAd

mirror

mirror

mirror

Money Mechanics
Publisher: EconAnalytics | ISBN: NA | edition 2008 | PDF | 310 pages | 3,9 mb

Monetary economics reengineered with an attitude and a policy agenda.

You will learn that coins and paper currency are not always money in the minds of economists. You will also learn that economists generally see no money in savings accounts.

Uploading

Qube

Megaupload

Mike Song, Vicki Halsey - The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
Berrett-Koehler Publishers | 2007 | ISBN: 1576754375 | Pages: 128 | PDF | 6.78 MB

Is email taking over your life? Meet Harold, an HR director so overwhelmed by email he feels like a hamster on a wheel.

Just in time, Harold meets a coach–a leading expert on email efficiency and etiquette with a simple system that helps Harold eliminate needless emails, write better messages, and file and find info in a flash. He gets immediate results–and reclaims his life.

The Hamster Revolution is chock-full of practical advice that really works. Included is a landmark case study that shows how 2,000 Capital One associates cut their email time by 23 percent while improving overall email quality by 52 percent.

Professionals waste up to a month per year on email–costing their companies billions in missed opportunities. The good news? Hope and help are here. The Hamster Revolution is the definitive book for our times.
DOWNLOAD

Mirror

Ian Sanders - Juggle!: Rethink work, reclaim your life
Capstone | 2009 | ISBN: 1906465371 | Pages: 216 | PDF | 8.53 MB

‘Juggle! Rethink Work, Reclaim your Life’shows people how to carve out a work life that goes beyond a job title; where The Work You is The Real You/ The Best You; where you can mix up your passions and celebrate your multi-dimensional talents. Where there are no limits to what you do, and where you mix up work and play to get the most out of life.

The book reveals the insight of leading Jugglers with contributions from Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi; Mike Southon, Financial Times columnist and best-selling business author; Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine entrepreneur and Internet celebrity; Roxanne Darling, Hawaii-based coach, speaker, new media advisor and video blogger. Juggle! is for anyone searching for fresh ideas and solutions to re-frame their worklife. “Jugglers Rule! And here’s your blueprint to living and loving the Juggle Life”. Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi
DOWNLOAD

Mirror

Ultraviolet Spectroscopy and UV Lasers
Publisher: CRC | ISBN: 0824706684 | edition 2002 | PDF | 584 pages | 23,73 mb

Presents a complete and thorough examination of the latest advances in the instrumentation, evaluation, and implementation of UV technology for reliable and efficient data acquisition and analysis.

Discusses the LIF technique for studying organic molecules at low vibrational temperatures.

My Links

uploading.com

depositfiles.com

megaupload.com

Peterjon Cresswell - Frommer’s Krakow Day by Day: 20 Smart Ways to See the City
Frommers | 2009 | ISBN: 0470697105 | Pages: 184 | PDF | 15.43 MB

20 Self-guided Tours. 34 Maps. One Great Trip. At last, a travel guide that tells you how to see the best of everything—in the smartest, most time-efficient way.

* The best of Krakow in one, two, or three days * Thematic tours for every interest, schedule, and taste * Hundreds of evocative photos * Bulleted maps that show you how to go from place to place * Hotels, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife for all budgets * A tear-resistant foldout map—enclosed in a handy plastic wallet you can also use for tickets and souvenirs
DOWNLOAD

Mirror

Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
Publisher: Random House | ISBN: 0375501568 | edition 2003 | PDF | 272 pages | 1,4 mb

Elaine Pagels, one of the world’s most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the National Book Award for her groundbreaking work The Gnostic Gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in the twenty-first century. This bold new book explores how Christianity began by tracing its earliest texts, including the secret Gospel of Thomas, rediscovered in Egypt in 1945.

When her infant son was diagnosed with fatal pulmonary hypertension, Elaine Pagels’s spiritual and intellectual quest took on a new urgency, leading her to explore historical and archeological sources and to investigate what Jesus and his teachings meant to his followers before the invention of doctrine–and before the invention of Christianity as we know it.

The astonishing discovery of the Gospel of Thomas, along with more than fifty other early Christian texts unknown since antiquity, offers startling clues. Pagels compares such sources as Thomas’s gospel (which claims to give Jesus’ secret teaching, and finds its closest affinities with kabbalah) with the canonic texts to show how Christian leaders chose to include some gospels and exclude others from the collection we have come to know as the New Testament. To stabilize the emerging Christian church in times of devastating persecution, the church fathers constructed the canon, creed, and hierarchy–and, in the process, suppressed many of its spiritual resources.

Drawing on new scholarship–her own, and that of an international group of scholars–that has come to light since the publication in 1979 of The Gnostic Gospels, Pagels shows that what matters about Christianity involves much more than any one set of beliefs. Traditions embodied in Judaism and Christianity can powerfully affect us in heart, mind, and spirit, inspire visions of a new society based on practicing justice and love, even heal and transform us.

Provocative, beautifully written, and moving, Beyond Belief, the most personal of Pagels’s books to date, shows how “the impulse to seek God overflows the narrow banks of a single tradition.” Pagels writes, “What I have come to love in the wealth and diversity of our religious traditions–and the communities that sustain them–is that they offer the testimony of innumerable people to spiritual discovery, encouraging us, in Jesus’ words, to ‘seek, and you shall find.’”

To start download click HERE:

DoWnLoAd

mirror

mirror

mirror

Wendy Conklin - Christopher Columbus: Early America
Teacher Created Materials | 2008 | ISBN: 0743987411 | Pages: 24 | PDF | 2.34 MB

Christopher Columbus set out on August 3, 1492, to find the East by sailing west. Over the course of a few years, he convinced the king and queen of Spain to pay for his trip, promising them fame and riches in return.

Columbus discovered more than he bargained for he had found a new continent.

DOWNLOAD

Mirror

Steven Otfinoski - Ukraine
Facts on File | 2004 | ISBN: 0816051151 | Pages: 130 | PDF | 1.50 MB

Ukraine, Second Edition traces the political, economic, and cultural history of this vibrant country, detailing recent changes and bringing coverage fully up to date. This compelling reference provides completely current information, including results from recent elections.

Also included are profiles on contemporary leaders, statistics and information regarding the country’s economic and political status, and a discussion of present and future problems.
DOWNLOAD

Mirror

Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation
American University in Cairo Press | 272 pages | 2007 | ISBN: 9774160533 | PDF | 31 mb

In this groundbreaking work, film scholar Viola Shafik examines popular and commercial movies from Egypt’s film industry, including a number of the biggest box-office hits widely distributed in Egypt and the Arab world. Turning a critical eye on a major player in Egyptian cultural life, Shafik examines these films against the backdrop of the country’s overall socio-political development, from the emergence of the film industry in the 1930s, through the Nasser and Sadat eras, up to the era of globalization.

This is the first comprehensive book on popular Egyptian cinema in English, a milestone at a time when numerous disciplines have shown an increasing interest in popular culture. As this book ably demonstrates, popular cinema is a form of wish-fulfillment that expresses mass audiences dreams and fears, while symbolically translating and negotiating social realities. In unearthing the largely contradictory meanings conveyed by different films, Popular Egyptian Cinema examines a broad array of themes, from gender relations to feminism, Islamism and popular ideas about sexuality and morality. Focusing on representations of religious and ethnic minorities primarily Copts, Jews, and Nubians Shafik draws out issues such as the formation of the Egyptian nation, cinematic stereotyping, and political and social taboos. Shafik also considers pivotal genres, such as melodrama, realism, and action film, in relation to public debates over highbrow and lowbrow culture and in light of local and international film criticism. Popular Egyptian Cinema marks an important contribution to international film studies while offering general readers an engrossing and informative look at some of the most popular films in Egyptian cinema.
Download FREE

Uploading.com
Mirror

Helyette Geman - Risk Management in Commodity Markets: From Shipping to Agricuturals and Energy
Wiley | 2009 | ISBN: 0470694254 | Pages: 320 | PDF | 2.44 MB

Commodities represent today the fastest growing markets worldwide. Historically misunderstood, generally under- studied and under- valued, certainly under- represented in the literature, commodities are suddenly receiving the attention they deserve.

Bringing together some of the best authors in the field, this book focuses on the risk management issues associated with both soft and hard commodities: energy, weather, agriculturals, metals and shipping. Taking the reader through every part of the commodities markets, the authors discuss the intricacies of modelling spot and forward prices, as well as the design of new Futures markets. The book also looks at the use of options and other derivative contract forms for hedging purposes, as well as supply management in commodity markets. It looks at the implications for climate policy and climate research and analyzes the various freight derivatives markets and products used to manage shipping and freight risk in a global commodity world. It is required reading for energy and mining companies, utilities’ practitioners, commodity and cash derivatives traders in investment banks, CTA’s and hedge funds
DOWNLOAD

Mirror

Connie Jankowski - Investigating the Human Body: Life Science
Teacher Created Materials | 2008 | ISBN: 0743905954 | Pages: 32 | PDF | 10.39 MB

Connect content-area literacy and science with differentiated readers featuring lab activities and profiles of related scientitists.

DOWNLOAD

Mirror

John D. Drake - Downshifting: How to Work Less and Enjoy Life More
Berrett-Koehler Publishers | 2001 | ISBN: 1576751163 | Pages: 135 | PDF | 3.43 MB

From the founder and former CEO of Drake Beam & Associates (now Drake Bean Morin, Inc.) the world’s largest human resources consulting firm
Offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to cut back on work—including how to convince employers to agree to downshifting
Details a wide range of practical downshifting options
Real-life stories from successful downshifters provide inspiration and encouragement

This practical how-to book will help you move from the “fast track” to a more satisfying, less work-focused lifestyle. It teaches you to cope with the extraordinary time commitments demanded by today’s downsized, re-engineered organizations and details a wide range of options to 12-hour workdays. John Drake, himself a successful executive who chose to downshift, describes doable approaches to downshifting and even offers practical advice on how to sell these plans to employers.
DOWNLOAD

Mirror