In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo--Tartar emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts the emperor with tales of the cities he has seen in his travels around the empire: cities and memory, cities and desire, c[...]

This book is an introductory graduate-level textbook on the theory of smooth manifolds. Its goal is to familiarize students with the tools they will need in order to use manifolds in mathematical or scientific research--- smooth structures, tangent vectors and covectors, vector bundles, immersed and[...]

The year is 3326. Nigel Sheldon, one of the founders of the Commonwealth, receives a visit from the Raiel--self-appointed guardians of the Void, the enigmatic construct at the core of the galaxy that threatens the existence of all that lives. The Raiel convince Nigel to participate in a desperate sc[...]

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Mingle with myriad local artists as you make your way around the studios of Granville and Salt Spring Islands
Glide through reflections of mountains and glass towers on a sunset kayak tour of English Bay
Claim a spot on a Commercial Drive patio and introduce your ta[...]

"Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher"Lonely Planet's Discover Canada is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hit the ski slopes at Whistler, wander Quebec's stunning Old Town, marvel at Niagara Fal[...]

Here is an entertaining collection of John Muir's most exciting adventures, representing some of his finest writing. Each included adventure has been selected to show the extent to which Muir courted and faced danger, i.e. lived "wildly, " throughout his life. From the famous avalanche ride off the [...]

I höst är det 40 år sedan Ernesto Che Guevara stupade i Bolivias djungler. Leopard ger på nytt ut Jon Lee Andersons klassiska biografi i storpocketformat i två delar.

Berättelsen om Che är som en äventyrsberättelse, hämtad ur verkliga livet. På motorcykel utforskade den unge ar[...]

Cognitive engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis, modeling, and design of engineered systems or workplaces in which humans and technologies jointly operate to achieve system goals. As individuals, teams, and organizations become increasingly reliant on information technology an[...]

"Provides a wealth of information that frames specific historical, biographical, and autobiographical background for names, persons, places, and situations alluded to and invoked by the epitaphs in the Anthology. Hallwas brings to bear on the text and its history a detailed overview of previous scho[...]

All the strips that are fit to print And since we're talking about Spider-Man comic strips writt en by Stan "The Man" Lee and drawn by "Jazzy" John Romita...that means ALL of 'em Collecting all of Stan and John's "Amazing Spider-Man" newspaper strips in chronological order, this first volume bring[...]

This applied, self-contained text provides detailed coverage of the practical aspects of multivariate statistical process control (MVSPC) based on the application of Hotelling's T2 statistic. MVSPC is the application of multivariate statistical techniques to improve the quality and productivity of a[...]

Reissued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, "Marina and Lee" is an indispensable account of one of America's most traumatic events, and a classic work of narrative history. In her meticulous, at times even moment by moment, account of Oswald's progress toward the assassinatio[...]

Surgical Anatomy and Technique: A Pocket Manual, consistently places in the top 10 bestsellers for Springer. The third edition will ensure its continued place on the list. The authors know exactly what makes this book popular: expansive scope; concise descriptions of anatomy and technique; illustrat[...]