Human lives are full of pleasures and pains. And humans are creatures that are able to think: to learn, understand, remember and recall, plan and anticipate. Ancient philosophers were interested in both of these facts and, what is more, were interested in how these two facts are related to one anoth[...]

An invaluable resource that will guide new research on the major groups within the fungal kingdom. Provides illuminating insights into the molecular details of cell-type specification, mating-type switching, pheromone perception and signaling, and cellular and nuclear fusion. Includes chapters on b[...]

Services like social networks, web analytics, and intelligent e-commerce often need to manage data at a scale too big for a traditional database. As scale and demand increase, so does Complexity. Fortunately, scalability and simplicity are not mutually exclusive- rather than using some trendy techno[...]

Remo Williams and his mentor, Chiun, embark on a perilous mission to stop a walking bioweapon, Mustafa Mohammed, a young guinea pig with a special genetic mutation that allows him to carry--but not succumb to--a lethal virus that he plans to unleash on an American city, at the behest of his own mast[...]

This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War. * Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one[...]

In Forging the Modern World: A History, authors James Carter and Richard Warren offer an accessible explanation of key transformations in global economic, political, and ideological relationships since the fifteenth century. The book is distinct from most world history texts in three important ways.[...]

Leads students to accounting mastery while increasing Excel[registered] proficiency. Written with the modern business world in mind, this adaptation of the principles text offers an innovative four-step system for students.[...]