Nature, History, State: 1933-1934 presents the first complete English-language translation of Heidegger's seminar 'On the Essence and Concepts of Nature, History and State', together with full introductory material and interpretive essays by five leading thinkers and scholars: Robert Bernasconi, Pet[...]
Today's media landscape is changing faster than ever, and students are experiencing these developments firsthand. "Media & Culture" pulls back the curtain on the media and shows students what all these new trends and developments "really" mean -- giving students the deeper insight and context they n[...]
Mass media have taken the digital turn: they have made the transition from the analog past into our digital future. Today's communication students need a book that keeps pace with those changes--and with their own experiences as media consumers. While students may be familiar with the latest technol[...]
This is a textbook about linear and integer linear optimization. There is a growing need in industries such as airline, trucking, and financial engineering to solve very large linear and integer linear optimization problems. Building these models requires uniquely trained individuals. Not only must [...]
Organized around specific psychological disorders, this important work brings together leading scientist-practitioners to present strategies for maximizing the benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Described are effective ways not only to overcome frequently encountered treatment obstacles[...]
Based on Geoff Colvin's bestselling book, Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior in the Classroom, this practitioner-friendly guide provides special and general education teachers of autistic students with a six-phase positive behavior support model that includes interventions for each phase. Out[...]
The new paperback edition of "Khaki Drill & Jungle Green" offers the most detailed examination ever published of the tropical uniforms issued to all three services in the Mediterranean theatre and in South-East Asia during World War II. The evolution of tropical uniforms under the pressure of campai[...]
This is a cookbook and you may read the chapters in any order. The recipes need not be read sequentially. There are a good amount of code examples and relevant screenshots to ease learning pains. The target audience are Python developers with basic knowledge of web2py who want to gain further knowle[...]
Despite working in different media, Francis Bacon and Henry Moore were exhibited together from end of the Second World War into the 1960s when Marlborough Fine Art represented both. Carefully chosen to highlight the important influences and experiences which they shared, the works included here brin[...]
This is a paperback edition of this classic work, which describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings.[...]
HIGHLIGHTErlang and OTP in Action offers an introduction to concurrent programmingand shows how to develop distributed systems.DESCRIPTIONErlang, together with the Open Telecom Platform (OTP), is a functionalprogramming model designed to facilitate concurrency?programming thatexploits the capabiliti[...]
The only account of the life of the man known as the "Boss of Bosses." Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian-born, naturalized American mobster born in Sicily. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for splitting New York City into five different Mafia crim[...]
One hundred and two years ago Teddy Roosevelt split the Republican Party to advance his progressive agenda. Progressivism, or Big Government Republicanism, became the philosophy of the Republican Party's establishment elite. Fifty years ago conservatives began a battle for control of the party. Now [...]
Agnes Martin (1912-2004) wrote "Religion of Love," a late statement on her work and thought, sometime in the 1990s. Composed of short, aphoristic statements and paragraphs, it lucidly states her art credo and life advice: "Love makes us want to do all the good things. Get up in the morning and work [...]
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Få svenska restauranger har ett sådant renommé som Operakällaren. I mer än tvåhundra år har den legat som ett smycke i kungliga kvarter i Kungsträdgården i Stockholm och generationer av svenskar förknippar dess namn med ett etablissemang av högsta kl[...]
Founded in Copenhagen by Lars Larsen, Bjarke Ingels and Jens Martin Skibsted, KiBiSi is one of Scandinavias most influential design studios. KiBiSi works across a wide range of disciplines, from furniture and household objects, to bicycles, aircraft and signature designs for clients across the g[...]