Mike Peng and Klaus Meyer have direct, first-hand, experience of researching and teaching in Europe, Asia and North America. This combined experience makes them uniquely qualified to write this textbook, which offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to international business that starts f[...]
What determines the success and failure of firms around the globe? This title offers an introduction to international business that starts from Europe but ultimately encompasses the globe.[...]
Control engineering seeks to understand physical systems, using mathematical modeling, in terms of inputs, outputs and various components with different behaviors. This book provides a view of the technologies that are implemented in most varieties of modern industrial control engineering.[...]
Today, when a security accident occurs, the top three questions security administrators ask are: What has happened? Why did it happen? What should I do? Answers to the first two questions form the 'core' of "Cyber Situational Awareness". Whether the last question can be well answered is greatly depe[...]
Embedded computer systems are now everywhere: from alarm clocks to PDAs, from mobile phones to cars, almost all the devices we use are controlled by embedded computers. An important class of embedded computer systems is that of hard real-time systems, which have to fulfill strict timing requirements[...]
In computational science, reproducibility requires that researchers make code and data available to others so that the data can be analyzed in a similar manner as in the original publication. Code must be available to be distributed, data must be accessible in a readable format, and a platform must [...]
Energy Practices for Happiness, Longevity, and Awakening Is it possible to maintain a youthful flow of abundant vitality throughout our entire lives? Qigong masters such as Robert Peng know that we can by using time-tested practices to amplify our physical, mental, and spiritual energy. With The Mas[...]
"Palace Architecture" explores the transformation of the palace in ancient China, from the primitive state of early palaces to the ornate and luxurious imperial palaces of the great dynasties. Chinese palace architecture was closely related to the Chinese ideology of land, agriculture, and the worsh[...]
Hunan is a legendary London restaurant which attracts customers from all over the world. At Hunan, diners don't choose - they simply say what they don't eat and how spicy they like their food. This book features 70 such as 'absurdly delicious' prawn dumplings, and lettuce wraps filled with diced chi[...]
Originating from Europe's largest and most respected eye hospital, the goal of the 1st edition of Moorfields Manual of Ophthalmology, published in 2007, was to provide a practical resource for those caring for patients with eye disease. Similarly the goal of this 2nd edition is to provide both pract[...]
Asia's tattoo art embodies the vibrant culture and aesthetics of the Orient. Its uniquely expressive forms and imagery are rich in allegorical content. Today, the Asian tattoo industry is growing increasingly international, favoured by more and more tattoo artists and hobbyists worldwide. This book [...]