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Human beings are the 'all-rounders' of the natural world - while they aren't naturally the quickest biggest or strongest creatures they can achieve more amazing physical feats than any other animal. Nowhere is this ability more pronounced than in sporting performance the ideal area for studying the ...

This is a rare book on a rare topic: it is about 'action' and the Principle of Least Action. A surprisingly well-kept secret these ideas are at the heart of physical science and engineering. Physics is well known as being concerned with grand conservatory principles (e.g. the conservation of energy)...

The al-Qaeda Franchise asks why al-Qaeda adopted a branching-out strategy introducing seven franchises spread over the Middle East Africa and South Asia. After all transnational terrorist organizations can expand through other organizational strategies. Forming franchises was not an inevitable outgr...

Civil Liberties and Human Rights provides a straightforward and stimulating account of this fascinating area of law. This essential textbook covers all the key topics on undergraduate human rights modules including crucial areas such as police powers privacy freedom of expression terrorism and publi...

In Money Payments and Liquidity Guillaume Rocheteau and Ed Nosal provide a comprehensive investigation into the economics of money liquidity and payments by explicitly modeling the mechanics of trade and its various frictions (including search private information and limited commitment). Adopting ...

Human Modelling for Bio-inspired Robotics: Mechanical Engineering in Assistive Technologies presents the most cutting-edge research outcomes in the area of mechanical and control aspects of human functions for macro-scale (human size) applications. Intended to provide researchers both in academia an...

Equity & Trusts: Text Cases and Materials provides a comprehensive guide to trusts and equity in a single volume. Drawing on a judiciously balanced selection of case extracts journal articles and academic writing Davies and Virgo present their authoritative commentary on the law with clarity and rig...

Most people assume that climate change is recent news. A Temperate Empire shows that we have been debating the science and politics of climate change for a long time since before the age of industrialization. Focusing on attempts to transform New England and Nova Scotia's environment in the seventee...

Raffaella A. Del Sarto examines the creation of Israel's neo-revisionist consensus about security threats and regional order which took hold of Israeli politics and society after 2000 and persists today. The failed Oslo peace process and the trauma of the Second Palestinian Intifada triggered this s...

In the imaginations of early Americans the Middle Kingdom was the wealthiest empire in the world. Its geographical distance did not deter commercial aspirations-rather it inspired them. Starting in the late eighteenth century merchants from New York Philadelphia Boston Salem Newport and elsewhere ca...

The leading narrative history that students love to read now made more relevant and accessible....

The leading narrative history that students love to read in a more concise format....

Hadith is understood here in its broader meaning as the bulk of the texts which contain information on the prophet Muhammad and his Companions having the form of transmissions from them. The reliability of this material as a source for early Islam is still a highly debated issue. This selection of a...

OCA: Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate Study Guide: Exams 1Z0-051 and 1Z0-052 (Paperback) by Thomas Biju...

3d Bioprinting by Ozbolat Ibrahim Tarik (Associate Professor Dept. Of Engineering Science And Mechanics The Huck Institutes Of The Life Sciences Pe......

OCA: Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I Study Guide: Exam 1Z0-808 (Paperback) by Boyarsky Jeanne Selikoff Scott...

Full coverage of functional programming and all OCA Java Programmer exam objectives OCA Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I Study Guide Exam 1Z0808 is a comprehensive study guide for those taking the Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I exam 1Z0808. With complete coverag...

iPlaying Doctor/i is an engaging and highly perceptive history of the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as well as a detailed history of the programs an analysis of changing public perceptions of doctors and me...

This volume provides a new annotated edition of the two layers of the 'Sanaa palimpsest' one of the oldest Qur'an manuscripts yet discovered together with a critical introduction that offers new hypotheses concerning the transmission of the Qur'an during the first centuries of Islam. The palimpsest ...

Complete Musician by Laitz Steven G. (Associate Professor Eastman School Of Music) Sewell Ian...

Each objective is addressed using a series of programming examples. When the topic impacts memory stack and heap illustrations are used to provide the reader with a more in depth understanding of the topic. At the end of each chapter a series of sample questions are provided to reinforce your knowle...

CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (640-802) (Paperback) by Keller Eric Lammle Todd...

In this provocative book Norman Wirzba argues that the doctrine of creation-as presented in the Bible and as developed through the centuries-actually holds the key to a true understanding of our place in the environment and our responsibility toward it. Wirzba contends that an adequate response to...

University campuses and their academic libraries are increasingly interconnected. A major sign of this is the transformation of interlibrary loan into resource sharing. The emergence of resource sharing has brought with it new challenges for the university library. These challenges can be overcome a...

BRDisc 1BR1: Boys Keep SwingingBR2: The Affectionate PunchBR3: Tell Me Easter's On A FridayBR4: KitesBR5: Q QuartersBR6: Kitchen PersonBR7: ABR8: Message Oblique SpeechBR9: White Car In GermanyBR10: Party Fears TwoBR11: Club CountryBR12: 18 Carat Love AffairBR13: Love HangoverBR14: Ice Cream Factory...

Before markets opened in 1978 China was an impoverished planned economy governed by a Maoist bureaucracy. In just three decades it evolved into the world's second-largest economy and is today guided by highly entrepreneurial bureaucrats. In How China Escaped the Poverty Trap Yuen Yuen Ang explains t...

Opening with the statement 'The anthropocene is no time to set things straight' Stacy Alaimo puts forth potent arguments for a material feminist posthumanism in the chapters that follow.From trans-species art and queer animals to naked protesting and scientific accounts of fishy humans Exposed argue...

This concise easytoread title addresses the wide variety of challenges that associate professors encounter in academic medicine. Derived from the broader acclaimed text The Academic Medicine Handbook this guidebook emphasizes cultivation of soft and hard skills and offers important insights on a...

This concise easy-to-read title addresses the wide variety of challenges that associate professors encounter in academic medicine. Derived from the broader acclaimed text The Academic Medicine Handbook this guidebook emphasizes cultivation of 'soft' and 'hard' skills and offers important insights on...

In this monograph the firm's recent work is showcased highlighting new residential cultural academic and religious projects. Throughout the work what stands out is the architectural virtuosity that marries the very best of classical architecture and modern design....