Casting new technology in an operational business framework, this is the first accessible guide to grid computing that describes current and future implementations of this evolving technology. Grid computing is a way of networking computers, databases, and applications together in such a way that co[...]

Pawel Althamer is responsible for some of the most expansive artworks of the past decade -- expansive not in the traditional, physical sense but in the social and experiential sense. Though he creates stunning sculptures of the human form, much of his work consists of human interaction, often placin[...]

This book shows religion and politics to be a key connecting link between European and global affairs. Debates on religion and politics have often focused on contrasts between Europe and other parts of the world, because modernity and secularism seem to go together in Europe. But if European moderni[...]

Over the past twenty years, Pawe? Althamer has established a singular artistic practice featuring an expanded approach to sculptural representation and experimental models of social collaboration. This publication includes extensive documentation of his groundbreaking sculptures, performances, and p[...]

In 1940, Carlos Tejada arrives for his first independent command at a mountain village in Spain. But he soon discovers that the officer he is replacing was shot to death and that the village is a center of smuggling and guerrilla activity. Even worse, a new outbreak of the Civil War may be about to [...]

The LEGO(r) Technic system opens a new realm of building possibilities. Using motors, gears, pneumatics, pulleys, linkages, and more, you can design LEGO models that really move. The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide is filled with building tips for creating strong yet elegant machines and me[...]

Den Witold Gombrowicz som träder fram i Svart ström brottas med kaos, dårskap och det egna livets bottenlösa orimlighet. Denna nydanande omtolkning av ett av 1900-talets viktigaste författarskap är framför allt ett försök att riva ner bilden av Gombrowicz som en rationell kritiker och syste[...]