With Pessoa's digitized private library online, the importance of English to Pessoa has become indisputable, particularly in his formative years: numerous English authors served as the bedrock from which his poetic sensibility emerged, developed and soared. In fact, a significant amount of Pessoa's [...]

"Authored by pioneers in the field, the Atlas of Acoustic Neurinoma Microsurgery--now in a fully updated second edition--provides step-by-step descriptions of the various surgical approaches complemented by clearly labeled, full-color intraoperative photographs. Numerous cases derived from the exper[...]

Eine der geheimnisvollsten Figuren der Weltliteratur, der bedeutendste portugiesische Lyriker dieses Jahrhunderts, ein unscheinbarer Angestellter, der in seiner Freizeit Gedichte schrieb: mit diesem Mann beschäftigt sich Tabucchi seit vielen Jahren. Die Texte des vorliegenden Bandes versuchen, dem [...]

Since work-up procedures in industry are both time- and energy consuming processes, the interest in solid phases for industrial purposes is very high. For this reason, fast and simple synthesis has become a major focus of research over the last few years. Applications of solid-phase synthesis range [...]

This book presents essential learning approaches. It introduces educational and training activities, as well as various innovative methods aiming at the development of practical skills, in order to strengthen the continuous process of environmental education, and in particular the education for sust[...]

In 1983, the Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana began to develop furniture made with everyday materials such as cardboard, rope, fabric and wood scraps, plastic tubes and aluminum wire. By the early 1990s their often controversial designs had won champions across the world, especially[...]

Rufino Jos Cuervo was a remarkable man: in the country of doctors aspiring to become presidents, he was neither a doctor nor did he aspire to anything. A self-taught man, he becomes an expert in the language and decides to settle in France, where he undertakes a colossal piece of work: the Dictionar[...]