From 1927 to 1933, Walter Benjamin wrote and presented more than eighty broadcasts over the new medium of radio. Radio Benjamin gathers, for the first time in English, the surviving transcripts. This eclectic collection shows the range of Benjamin's thinking and includes stories for young and old, p[...]
The most complete two-volume collection ever published of Franklin's brilliant writings, including
High quality journals, Singer sewn binding. Cover images were selected among uploads on the myMoleskine gallery on moleskine.com. Author: Benjamin Barrios from Mexico City. Two plain journals in one pack.
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This book is an exhibition catalogue published by The University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong. It includes more than 200 illustrations of Vintage menus, cabin trunks, programs, postcards, photographs, luggage labels, travel guides and brochures, together with other miscellan[...]
Mucosal Health in Aquaculture is an essential reference on mucosal health for the diverse aquaculture community. Rich in explanatory figures and schematics, the book includes important concepts such as structural and cellular composition of mucosal surfaces in fish and shellfish, known functional ro[...]
As doctors and biologists have learned, to their dismay, infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways by which disease spread. By taking an approach focused on th[...]
An accessible guide to mathematical calculation reveals the secrets of rapid mental calculation, memorization, and other feats of the mind, with tips on how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and work with fractions, squares, and cube roots. Original. 15,000 first printing.[...]
"An important new book."
--Newsweek
"Mr. Barber is. . . the first to put Jihad and McWorld together in an inescapable
dialectic . . . . [It] stands as a bold invitation to debate the broad contours and future of society."
--Barbara Ehrenreich
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More than a thousand years before Homer or the Bible, Mesopotamian poets sang of the hero-king Gilgamesh, who sought to crown his superhuman exploits by finding eternal life. This Norton Critical Edition presents translations by Benjamin R. Foster, Douglas Frayne, and Gary Beckman of the entire Gilg[...]
The carbon markets are in the middle of a fundamental crisis - a crisis marked by collapsing prices, fleeing actors, and ever increasing greenhouse gas levels. Yet carbon trading remains at the heart of global attempts to respond to climate change. Not only this, but markets continue to proliferate [...]
From drone warfare in the Middle East to digital spying by the National Security Agency, the U.S. government has harnessed the power of cutting-edge technology to awesome effect. But what happens when ordinary people have the same tools at their fingertips? Advances in cybertechnology, biotechnology[...]
A fascinating compilation of weather forecasts, recipes, jokes, and aphorisms, "Poor Richard's Almanack" debuted in 1732. This new edition presents hundreds of Franklin's maxims, along with selections from the" Letters, Autobiography, " and "Franklin's Way to Wealth. "An ideal resource for writers, [...]
This text covers the development of decision theory and related applications of probability. Extensive examples and illustrations cultivate students' appreciation for applications, including strength of materials, soil mechanics, construction planning, and water-resource design. Emphasis on fundamen[...]