HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This bo[...]
The only textbook designed specifically for the one-semester short course in organic chemistry, this market leader appeals to a range of non-chemistry science majors through its emphasis on practical, real-life applications, coverage of basic concepts, and engaging visual style. In contrast to other[...]
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Server Sprawl and escalating IT costs have managers and system administrators scrambling to find ways to cut costs and reduce Total Cost of Ownership of their physical infrastructure. This book details the requirements for such a project, and includes sample forms and templates, and delivers several[...]
Energy innovation offers us our best chance to solve the three urgent and interrelated problems of climate change, worldwide insecurity over energy supplies, and rapidly growing energy demand. But if we are to achieve a timely transition to reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy, the U.S. energy inno[...]
Currently it is fashionable to be devoutly undevout. Religion's most passionate antagonists - Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and others - have publishers competing eagerly to market their various denunciations of religion, monotheism, Christianity, and Roman Catho[...]
Despite recent ferocious public debate about the likelihood of the existence of God, the most central concept in such arguments remains strangely obscure. What is God? Are those engaged in the debate all talking about the same thing? In this beautifully written contribution to reasoned discussion, a[...]
The first edition, published in 1973, has become a classic reference in the field. Now with the second edition, readers will find information on key new topics such as neural networks and statistical pattern recognition, the theory of machine learning, and the theory of invariances. Also included ar[...]
Complete IELTS combines the very best in contemporary classroom practice with stimulating topics aimed at young adults wanting to study at university. The Teacher's Book contains full teaching notes, answer keys and advice on exam tasks, and also provides extra photocopiable resources, including te[...]
The global financial crisis has renewed concern about whether capitalist markets are the best way of organizing economic life. Based on decades of engaged research, this title brings a fresh economic vision to general readers. It is suitable for students of the contemporary world.[...]
The global financial crisis has renewed concern about whether capitalist markets are the best way of organizing economic life. Based on decades of engaged research, this title brings a fresh economic vision to general readers. It is suitable for students of the contemporary world.[...]
This collection of essays, reviews, and columns published in popular journals and newspapers over the past few years comprise observations on culture, religion, and society at large--the virtuosic prose that readers expect from Hart.[...]
As news reports of the horrific December 2004 tsunami in Asia reached the rest of the world, commentators were quick to seize upon the disaster as proof of either God s power or God s nonexistence, asking over and over, How could a good and loving God -- if such exists -- allow such suffering?In "Th[...]
In The Story of Christianity, acclaimed theologian David Bentley Hart provides a sweeping and informative portrait of a faith that has shaped the western world and beyond for over 2,000 years. From the persecutions of the early church to the papal-imperial conflicts of the Middle Ages, from the reli[...]
Nykyinen uskonnonvastainen polemiikki (Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennet, Harris) perustuu käsitesekaannuksiin, pinnallisiin yksinkertaistuksiin ja suoranaiseen tietämättömyyteen. Näin väittää David Bentley Hart, eräs aikamme johtavista uskonnonfilosofeista. Hart hahmottelee, miten kristinusko on p[...]