Entropy Theory for Hydrological and Environmental Sciences introduces entropy theory for practical applications. The range of applications of entropy is constantly expanding and new areas finding a use for the theory are continually emerging.[...]

Do you feel trapped by chronic pain? Do you avoid going places and doing things you once loved, because getting there simply hurts too much? If you are one of the estimated 50 million people who suffer with chronic pain, you know the impact it has on your life. But now, with advances in our understa[...]

HVDC and FACTS Controllers: Applications of Static Converters in Power Systems focuses on the technical advances and developments that have taken place in the past ten years or so in the fields of High Voltage DC transmission and Flexible AC transmission systems. These advances (in HVDC transmission[...]

The gap between rich nations and emerging economies is closing. As a result, the global dynamics of innovation are changing. No longer will innovations traverse the globe in only one direction, from developed nations to developing ones. They will also flow in reverse. Authors Vijay Govindarajan and [...]

Genre theory in the past few years has contributed immensely to our understanding of the way discourse is used in academic, professional and institutional contexts. However, its development has been constrained by the nature and design of its applications, which have invariably focused on language t[...]

Foods have the potential to carry pathogens to consumers. This book addresses a wide range of microbiological food safety issues; such as modes of contamination, food processing operations, and interventions to control pathogens in food. It provides factual material on pathogens written by some of t[...]

The winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, now in paperback
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First I had three""apocalyptic visions, each more terrible than the last.""The graves open, and the sea rises to kill us all.""Then the doorbell rang, and I went downstairs and signed for two packages--"--from "This Morning"In[...]

An essential guide to understanding the Cisco IOS architecture In-depth coverage of Cisco's IOS Software architecture provides crucial information to: * Prevent network problems and optimize performance through more efficient design and configuration * Isolate and resolve network problems more qui[...]

As a physician specializing in treating athletes, Dr. Vijay Vad has spent years researching how to cure back pain using medical yoga and Pilates. Profiled in The Wall Street Journal, his program requires just fifteen minutes a day for eight weeks to restore flexibility and prevent future injuries. [...]

Outlines an eleven-day fitness program designed to retrain the body for specific muscle movements pertaining to golf, in a guide that draws on golf swing theory to provide coverage of seven key positions, practice drills, range drills, and stretching routines. Original.[...]

In The Darker Nations, Vijay Prashad provided an intellectual history of the Third World and traced the rise and fall of the Non-Aligned Movement. With The Poorer Nations, Prashad takes up the story where he left off. Since the '70s, the countries of the Global South have struggled to build politic[...]