In 1947 the first of the Dead Sea Scroll discoveries was made near the site of Qumran, at the northern end of the Dead Sea. This handbook seeks to probe the main disputed issues in their study. Lively debate continues over the archaeology and history of the site, the nature and identity of the sect,[...]
In The Anti-Intellectual Presidency, Elvin Lim draws on interviews with more than 40 presidential speechwriters to investigate this relentless qualitative decline, over the course of 200 years, in our presidents' ability to communicate with the public. Lim argues that the ever-increasing pressure fo[...]
Policymakers need quantitative as well as qualitative answers to pressing policy questions. Because of advances in computational methods, quantitative estimates are now derived from coherent nonlinear dynamic macroeconomic models embodying measures of risk and calibrated to capture specific characte[...]
With the danger in Okinawa now passed, Keita, Kuro, and Akane return to Tokyo. Though Kuro and he were ultimately victorious in Okinawa, Keita worries that his own weakness is holding back the team and begins training even harder to face the battles that lie ahead. Unfortunately, more than danger is[...]
Keita and Kuro learn more about Ghost, the masked man who serves as the face of the Shishigami clan to those mototsumitama living in Tokyo. When Arie Souyou describes how Ghost convinced her father to agree to an alliance with the Shishigami before mudering him before her eyes, Kuro and Keita decide[...]
Though Mana is somewhat able to counteract the effects of the Tribal Ends' tranquilizer, victory against Kaien seems impossible in her weakened state. But Mana would rather admit defeat fighting on her own than accept the help offered by Kuro, Keita, and Arie. Will the strict laws of her clan preven[...]
In the pure home of the Shishigami clan,Kuro and Keita prepare to face Reishin Shishigami and stop him before his terrible vision for the future is realized. Though the rise of mototsumitama and humans to a position of power over the rest of the world's creatures was largely spurred on by the interf[...]
Modern methods of agriculture have led to cities growing out of control and reducing the available agricultural land, threatening the sustainability of our food system. The previous mutually sustaining relationships of animals, humans and the land have been lost with the progress of industry. The Sm[...]
Kim Jong Il came to power after the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994. Contrary to expectations, he has succeeded in maintaining enough political stability to remain in power. Kim Jong Il's Leadership of North Korea is an examination of how political power has been developed, transmitted from [...]
Combining place and fiction in an imaginative interpretation of ten sites in the city of London, CJ Lim and Ed Liu take well-known institutions, epochs and lifestyles in the British capital and renders them fantastic in a string of architectural short stories. The medium is an intersection of paper [...]
"Medicine and Surgery" is a stunning new hybrid textbook that has evolved as a direct response to the increasing integration of the two disciplines of medicine and surgery in today's medical curricula. The advantage of this combined approach is it reduces the amount of reading by the elimination of [...]
* Presents an up-to-date description of modern multi-function antenna systems and microwave components* Examines circuit miniaturization techniques, such as the low-temperature-cofired-ceramic, system-on-package, and system in package* Discusses design considerations of the frequency- and pattern-re[...]
Author Mark Lim introduces his proprietary Vibratrading(TM) system for equity traders and investors "Vibratrading" introduces a new and revolutionary perspective to trading and investing, with a powerful methodology to extract profit in every type of market environment. It is a non-directional metho[...]
"Principles of Econometrics" clearly shows why econometrics is necessary and provides you with the ability to utilize basic econometric tools. You'll learn how to apply these tools to estimation, inference, and forecasting in the context of real world economic problems. In order to make concepts mor[...]
In this collection of passionately argued essays, the internationally acclaimed poet and critic Wai-lim Yip calls Western scholarship to account for its treacherous representation of non-Western literature. Yip moves from Plato to Hans-Georg Gadamer, from Chuang-tzu to Mao Tse-tung, from John Donne [...]