A unique textbook on urban geography, taking a global perspective with a through theoretical grounding and an extensive and diverse range of case studies.[...]

Abbas Kiarostami's films - Close-Up, Life and Nothing More, Through the Olive Trees, Taste of Cherry (winner of the 1997 Palme d'Or at Cannes), and Ten - have taken their place alongside the masterworks of world cinema. Yet Kiarostami, the most influential filmmaker of post-revolutionary Iran, has p[...]

American psychologist Alberto Villoldo recounts his journey to Peru to explore the visionary ceremonies of the Quecha shamans. In this magical realm of enigmatic sorcerers and powerful animal totems, Villoldo confronts the hidden powers of his own mind as he unlocks the secrets of the human psyche.[...]

This book covers the integration of chemical fate modeling for use in Geographic Information System (GIS) functions.[...]

Innovative and multidisciplinary, Diagnostic Imaging of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases thoroughly and systematically presents the state-or-the-art in the diagnostic uses of radiologic imaging and nuclear medicine in the diagnosis and management of infectious and inflammatory diseases.[...]

The design, synthesis, and characterization of peptide-based materials is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field, with opportunities to design new bio-hybrid materials and bio-inspired molecular devices.[...]

Since their explosion in the mid-1990s, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have turned into a global phenomenon with growing prevalence. A large number of theoretical and empirical studies focus on cross-border deals from several perspectives, such as motives, strategic issues, and performance. Most bo[...]

Written by Joshua Dysart Art by Alberto Ponticelli Cover by Igor Kordey "UNKNOWN SOLDIER could be a new Vertigo classic." - The Onion "A story with teeth, unafraid to confront some horrific truths about the world we live in, Joshua Dysart's UNKNOWN SOLDIER is a comic that genuinely matters." - Gart[...]

Written by JOSHUA DYSART Art by ALBERTO PONTICELLI Cover by DAVE JOHNSON A brutal murder at an IDP camp sends The Unknown Soldier spiraling into the dark underground of the refugee population in this new collection of issues #15-20. On sale NOVEMBER 10 - 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US MATURE READERS[...]

Every journey starts with a single step. Cicero's started when he crashed into a TV repair shop and eventually landed in the FBP Academy. This book collects FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics numbered 14-19.[...]

This fascinating book by Psychologist and medical anthropologist Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., explains the practices for healing outside of ordinary time and space. It shows how to enter the timeless now to heal events that occurred in the past, and to correct the course of destiny. Dr Villoldo discusse[...]