Faced with a proposal from a man she despises, impetuous Mei Lin makes a daring declaration: she will only marry the man who can defeat her in a sword fight. She has bested everyone who has so far tried to teach her a lesson. . . until a handsome stranger comes to her village. In captivating swordsm[...]

A memorable and mouthwatering cook's tour of today's China As a freelance journalist and food writer living in Beijing, Jen Lin-Liu already had a ringside seat for China's exploding food scene. When she decided to enroll in a local cooking school--held in an unheated classroom with nary a measuring [...]

Addresses the construction, analysis, and intepretation of mathematical models that shed light on significant problems in the physical sciences. The authors' case studies approach leads to excitement in teaching realistic problems. The exercises reinforce, test and extend the reader's understanding.[...]

Drama i stallenHestegale Elsa på 8 år har en egen ponni i stallen rett utenfor huset. Men en dag våkner hun av en ukjent lyd fra stallen. Der inne finner hun Teddy. Han ligger på ryggen og vrir seg fra side til side.Elsa må ha glemt å sette på lokket på tønnen med fôret hans! Teddy har spi[...]

Splat's friends are having a band rehearsal for their rock band, the Cat Gang. They want Splat to play with them, too But what will he play?[...]

Suitable for resident rotations or operational refresher for junior attendings, this title features: easy-to-understand illustrations on the left hand page with step-by-step procedural guidance on the facing page; 400 full-color photos and 200 illustrations and more.[...]

Nonlinear chromatography is a field that borders both chemical engineering and physical chemistry. This book describes the different mathematical models of chromatography, examines the assumptions on which they are based, considers their properties, and discusses their solutions.[...]

Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) provides two major advantages: an efficient approach for weighting maintenance objectives, and a method for specifying physical methods for achieving those objectives. In this section, the authors deal with the multi-objective condition based maintenance optimizatio[...]

Bridge the gap between analytics and execution, and actually translate analytics into better business decision-making! Now that you've collected data and crunched numbers, Applied Business Analytics reveals how to fully apply the information and knowledge you've gleaned from quants and tech teams. N[...]

Among the most important texts of Zen literature, the Lin-Chi lu details the insights and exploits of the great ninth century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the T'ang period masters. PEN Translation Prize-winner Burton Watson presents here an eloquent translation -- [...]