Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism studies distributive politics: how parties and governments use material resources to win elections.[...]
How does mind fit into nature? Philosophy has long been concerned with this question. No contemporary philosopher has done more to clarify it than Jaegwon Kim, a distinguished analytic philosopher specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. With new contributions from an outstanding line-up [...]
The theory of Lyapunov exponents originated over a century ago in the study of the stability of solutions of differential equations. Written by one of the subject's leading authorities, this book is both an account of the classical theory, from a modern view, and an introduction to the significant d[...]
Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism studies distributive politics: how parties and governments use material resources to win elections.[...]
Consists of 19 papers in a mixture of reviews and case studies Provides a method of predicting reservoir quality by integrating diagenesis and sequence stratigraphy Explores different aspects of this integration in carbonate, siliciclastic, and mixed carbonate-siliciclastic successions from vario[...]
Hellblazer continues to be the last word in edgy and intelligent supernatural suspense. In Highwater, John Constantine concludes arduous trek across America and answers the burning questions that put him on the road in the first place. Trying to make amends with the ex-girlfriend he wronged, and cle[...]
Marcelo Sandoval has autism and has always attended a special school, an idyllic, protected place. But the summer before high school, his father demands that Marcelo works in his law firm's mailroom in order to experience "the real world". There Marcelo meets Jasmine, beautiful and surprising, and W[...]
Successful interaction with products, tools and technologies depends on usable designs, accommodating the needs of potential users and does not require costly training. In this context, this book is concerned about emerging concepts, theories and applications of human factors knowledge focusing on t[...]
The Marvel titles in Disney's World of Reading line are designed to offer reluctant readers, specifically boys, books that they will want to read by featuring characters they love. The series is broken into three levels that invoke the rigorous training courses that their favorite Marvel heroes must[...]
The Marvel titles in Disney's World of Reading line are designed to offer reluctant readers, specifically boys, books that they will want to read by featuring characters they love. The series is broken into three levels that invoke the rigorous training courses that their favorite Marvel heroes must[...]
Stripped of her magic and memory, the sword-wielding and suddenly human Lady Death travels to exotic locations worldwide to face terrifying enemies and reclaim her former glory.Long ago, a young woman sacrificed her humanity to become the otherworldly femme fatale known as Lady Death. But now, Lady [...]
For the first time ever, the entire IDW Transformers Universe is presented in hardcover, in chronological order! Featuring series cover design by EJ Su, this run is sure to redefine your experience with the Robots in Disguise. Volume 1 collects "Megatron Origin" numbered 1-4, "Spotlight: Blurr", "Sp[...]
The search for universal truth, the underlying "oneness" connecting all things, has been the abiding obsession of philosophers and alchemists, prophets and string theorists. We would cross a bridge from Occam's razor to quantum theory on a path of symmetry and elegance toward a grand, unifying Theor[...]
When the Transformers lose their powerful Allspark, it ends up on Piggie Island - and the world of Angry Birds turns robotic! Prepare to meet...the Aatobirds and Deceptihogs![...]
'Transconstitutiononalism' is a concept used to describe what happens to constitutional law when it is emancipated from the state, wherein can be found the origins of constitutional law. Transconstitutionalism exists partly because a multitude of new constitutions have appeared, but mainly because o[...]