As a transformative thinker of the twentieth century, whose work spanned all branches of the humanities, Michel Foucault had a complex and profound relationship with literature. And yet this critical aspect of his thought, because it was largely expressed in speeches and interviews, remains virtuall[...]
Catholics around the world rely on the Catholic saints for guidance and inspiration . . . so it's important that the saints and their stories be easy to find. "Voices of the Saints" by Bert Ghezzi provides readers with many convenient ways to look up 365 Catholic saints: chronologically, alphabetica[...]
"The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal" is a practical and effective agenda for revitalizing the corporation. Through an in depth analysis of six companies that have undergone fundamental changes, the authors describe what works and what doesn't in corporate renewal. It describes the many common er[...]
Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system-fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner. These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an artist in [...]
Covers a series of projects with PIC microcontrollers. This book provides explanations, schematics, and pictures of various projects on a breadboard. It discusses four microcontrollers - the 12f675, 16f628, 16f876A, and 16f877, as well as how to migrate programs from one microcontroller to another.[...]
A work about art tool Flowcode[registered], and how you can use Flowcode to develop microcontroller applications. It covers 45 projects for beginners and experts such as: timer; secret doorbell; cell phone remote control; youth deterrent; GPS tracking; pulse width modulated motor control; persistenc[...]
Contains 23 artificial intelligence machine-learning projects, for microcontroller and PC. This book teaches how to set up a neural network in a microcontroller, and how to make the network self-learning. It tells how you can breed robots, and how changing a fitness function results in a totally dif[...]
First published in 2006, this book has become the standard reference on nano-optics. Now in its second edition, the text has been thoroughly updated to take into account new developments and research directions. While the overall structure and pedagogical style of the book remain unchanged, all exis[...]
Sustainable development is becoming the guiding principle for the twenty-first century. This textbook - based on the author's course and rigorously class-tested by his students - provides an introduction into patterns of past and present (un)sustainable development and into the emergence of the noti[...]
This collection adopts an interdisciplinary approach in order to understand the various factors at work in genocidal processes and their aftermath. The strong emphasis on legal norms, legal concepts and legal measures in other studies fails to consider further significant issues in relation to genoc[...]
A collection of outrageous stories by the standup comic, TV host, and inspiration for the movie "National Lampoon's Van Wilder""" Bert Kreischer doesn't know how to say "no." If he did, he wouldn't have gotten himself mixed up with a group of Russian mobsters on a class trip to Moscow, earning him h[...]
A New York Times Bestseller! The best-selling prequel to the hit video game picks up right where it left off! Year one is over - now, year two begins. The death of one of their own has divided Earth's protectors as hero turns against hero. As Superman's iron grip on the world tightens, at the edge o[...]
Bert Whitehead, named one of the 'Best 60 Financial Advisors in America' by "Worth" magazine, has a unique 'behavioural finance' approach that goes beyond mere number crunching to help people understand and overcome the complex psychological baggage they bring to their financial decisions. Tested an[...]
Comprehensive, authoritative, interdisciplinary, and up-to-date, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements contains over 400 entries across three volumes, exploring social and political movements and related collective phenomena throughout the world.COMPREHENSIVE: Comprising[...]
Written specifically to address the application of Lean practices in government and the public sector, this highly original reference covers the basic philosophy of Lean before detailing specific methods to improve processes in the public sector. It addresses concerns unique to the public sector env[...]
Aligning business intelligence (BI) infrastructure with strategy processes not only improves your organization's ability to respond to change, but also adds significant value to your BI infrastructure and development investments. Until now, there has been a need for a comprehensive book on business [...]
Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing systemfifty-five "e;keys"e; that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner. These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an[...]