A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher 1891. In a remote and crumbling New England mansion, 12-year-old orphan Florence is neglected by her guardian uncle and banned from reading. Left to her own devices she devours books in secret and talks [...]
Giles of Rome was the archbishop of Bourges and a loyal champion of Pope Boniface VIII during the Franco-papal crisis of 1296--1303. On Ecclesiastical Power was written at the height of the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France and represents the earliest fully articulate[...]
From a leading Founding Fathers historian, a masterful biography of a towering figure in the American nation's formative years. He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln; lived with Franklin, studied with Jefferson, dined with Lafayette and Wellington, walked with Russia's Czar and talked with B[...]
In this outrageously farcical adventure, hero George Giles sets out to conquer the terrible Wescac computer system that threatens to destroy his community in this brilliant "fantasy of theology, sociology, and sex" (Time).[...]
The author recreates, with contemporary photographs alongside others taken by him plus eyewitness accounts and narrative, the atmosphere, past and present, of that once famous salient. He aims to present a tribute to the men who fought with such courage and tenacity in the horrendous conditions.[...]
This is an introduction to the analysis of metric and normed linear spaces for undergraduate students in mathematics. Assuming a basic knowledge of real analysis and linear algebra, the student is exposed to the axiomatic method in analysis and is shown its power in exploiting the structure of funda[...]
This text is a basic course in functional analysis for senior undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students. It aims at providing some insight into basic abstract analysis which is now the contextual language of much modern mathematics. Although it is assumed that the student will have familiari[...]
Bringing together the equipment and materials processing aspects, this comprehensive volume covers basic and advanced topics including thermoplastics and polymeric materials extrusion processing, coextrusion plus compounding, blown film and molding, and operating conditions.[...]
Designed to aid operators, engineers, and managers in extrusion processing in quickly answering practical day-to-day questions, this provides the fundamental principles, for operators and engineers, of polymeric materials extrusion processing in single and twin screw extruders.[...]