Fully revised and updated, Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, 2nd edition, builds on the highly successful 1st edition -- now the leading reference for researcher and technologists in photovoltaic engineering.[...]
Practical issues in FX options and smile risk FX Options and Smile Risk takes readers through the main technicalities of the FX spot and options markets, helping them develop practical trading skills that will enable them to run an FX options book in the real world. It describes how to build FX vo[...]
China CEO provides insight from senior executives of multinational corporations who have survived the initial set up of operations in China; the critical establishment of relationships with Chinese authorities; the successful hiring, training, and development of local talent; and the foray into Chin[...]
This is the first book to comprehensively tackle both the theory of this rapidly developing topic and its application across a broad field of scientific and engineering disciplines, from traditional engineering to physics of particulates, nano-technology, and micro-flows.[...]
Antonio Lopez (1943-1987) is the Picasso of fashion illustration. An unparalleled virtuoso, he captured the pulse of style at ground zero from the Sixties to the Eighties. Recording and predicting contemporary style trends, he also used his omnivorous versatility to adopt a broad range of art moveme[...]
"Fashion Box" is a stylish collection of 16 classic fashion items, as worn by the icons who made them famous. Each of the 16 key pieces has its own chapter, introduced by a text from fashion writer Antonio Mancinelli and packed with unforgettable images, from Audrey Hepburn in a little black dress a[...]
The early seventeenth century, when the first operas were written and technical advances with far-reaching consequences - such as tonal music - began to develop, is also notable for another shift: the displacement of aristocratic music-makers by a new professional class of performers. In this book, [...]
As Andres Bello predicted in 1823, the glory of Simon Bolivar has continued to grow since the Spanish American Revolution. The Revolution is still viewed as an almost mythical quest, and the name of the Libertador has become synonymous with the region's hopes for integration. In this 1992 book, the [...]
The emerging field of neuroeducation, concerned with the interaction between mind, brain and education, has proved revolutionary in educational research, introducing concepts, methods, and technologies into many advanced institutions around the world. The Educated Brain presents a broad overview of [...]
The language of Ancient Egypt has been the object of careful investigation since its decipherment in the nineteenth century, but this is the first accessible account which uses the insights of modern linguistics. Antonio Loprieno traces Ancient Egyptianâs historical development from Old Egyptia[...]