Written for an advanced-level course in digital systems design, this book integrates the use of the industry-standard hardware description language VHDL into the digital design process. It emphasizes the practical use of VHDL in the digital design process.[...]
Delivers a comprehensive examination of the history of the criminal justice system. This title begins with a discussion of system's roots in the ancient world and Great Britain and carries the narrative all the way through the 21st Century and the impact of terrorism and white collar crime on crimin[...]
Between 1947 and 1998, Dieter Roth made 524 prints, culminating in one of the richest and most diverse printmaking oeuvres ever. Many are unique prints, created by the inventive manipulation of the various stages in the printmaking process, achieving remarkable editions in which not one print is ide[...]
Dieter Roth was a multi-faceted artist, as is shown in this third volume in a series of books featuring works from the Dieter Roth Foundation. He worked in many media and "Books + Multiples" includes over 200 artist's books, 40 multiples, jewellery, films, videos, tapes, records and posters produced[...]
Composed in honour of the sixty-fifth birthday of Lloyd Shapley, this volume makes accessible the large body of work that has grown out of Shapley's seminal 1953 paper. Each of the twenty essays concerns some aspect of the Shapley value. Three of the chapters are reprints of the 'ancestral' papers: [...]
Testing economic propositions in laboratory experiments has proven a very fruitful research endeavor in recent years. This volume brings together the major contributors to experimental economics. The papers present their views on the way experiments should be done, on the power and limitations of th[...]
Roman Warfare surveys the history of Rome's fighting forces from their inception in the 7th century BCE to the fall of the Western Empire in the 5th century CE. In non-technical, lively language, Jonathan Roth examines the evolution of Roman war over its thousand-year history. He highlights the chan[...]
From the moment that his debut book, Goodbye, Columbus (1959), won him the National Book Award, Philip Roth has been among the most influential and controversial writers of our age. Now the author of more than twenty novels, numerous stories, two memoirs, and two books of literary criticism, Roth ha[...]
Many legal writing texts emphasize how one writes; this book is unique because it also focuses on why one writes. Every chapter challenges the reader to write to achieve a strategic objective. Each assignment has been carefully considered by the authors, and fully vetted to simulate the decision-mak[...]
Error-correcting codes constitute one of the key ingredients in achieving the high degree of reliability required in modern data transmission and storage systems. This 2006 book introduces the reader to the theoretical foundations of error-correcting codes, with an emphasis on Reed-Solomon codes and[...]
A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities both mundane and life-changing in which money may play little or no role.
If you ve ever sought a job or hired someone, applied to college or guided your child into a good kindergarten, asked someone out [...]
During the US-led attack on Fallujah, Iraq, Marines find a tiny puppy left behind when most of the city's population fled before the bombing. Despite military law that forbids the keeping of pets, the Marines de-flea, de-wormand feed him. Thus begins the dramatic rescue attempt of a dog named Lava a[...]
Keeping your financial house in order is more important than ever. But how do you deal with expenses, debt, taxes, and retirement without getting overwhelmed? This book points the way. It's filled with the kind of practical guidance and sound insights that makes J.D. Roth's GetRichSlowly.org a criti[...]
For decades the diet industry has proclaimed that everyone's favorite foods would make them fat, bloated and sluggish. Millions have jumped on the low-carb bandwagon and become fatter than ever. The truth is that eating resistant starch carbs can be one of the most effective ways to get and stay sl[...]
The CarbLover's Diet revealed that eating pasta, bread, potato and pizza will actually make you happier, healthier, and thinner - for good! The CarbLover's Diet Cookbook contains over 150 delicious recipes that you'll enjoy eating and that will help you lose weight.[...]
One choice decides your friends One choice defines your beliefs One choice determines your loyalties--forever One choice can transform you[...]
Prayer is the key to tapping into the healing energy of the Divine. Yet for many people, prayer has been reduced to a rote practice that has lost its basic meaning and efficacy.
In his long-awaited book for an ecumenical readership, internationally renowned spiritual healer Ro[...]
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences collects newly commissioned essays that examine fundamental issues in the social sciences.[...]
(Guitar Recorded Versions). 30 songs from his days as the frontman for Van Halen (with legendary Eddie Van Halen) and his solo career featuring the inimitable Steve Vai on lead guitar in his back-up band. Includes: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love * And the Cradle Will Rock * Beautiful Girls * Dance the Nig[...]
Distinctively coauthored by a Christian scholar and a Jewish scholar, this monumental, interdisciplinary study explores the various ways in which the Holocaust has been studied and assesses its continuing significance. The authors develop an analysis of the Holocaust's historical roots, its shatteri[...]
In "American Homicide", Randolph Roth charts changes in the character and incidence of homicide in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. Roth argues that the United States is distinctive in its level of violence among unrelated adults - friends, acquaintances, and strangers. America was extra[...]