Over the last century quantum field theory has made a significant impact on the formulation and solution of mathematical problems and inspired powerful advances in pure mathematics. However, most acco...
What is the meaning of love and death in a remote, forgotten, impossibly conflicted part of the world? In "Rebel Land" the acclaimed author and journalist Christopher de Bellaigue journeys to Turkey's...
'Hamlet' without Hamlet sets out to counter the modern tradition of abstracting the character Hamlet from the play. For over two centuries, Hamlet has been valued as the icon of consciousness: but onl...
The belief that managers and potential managers will profit from understanding the major conflicting approaches to strategy forms the point of departure for this book. Ignoring the profound difference...
A compelling, highly readable, scrupulously factual, and unbiased history of the Bible as a book, with over 200 rich, fascinating and varied illustrations of Bibles from all times and places. The bibl...
This book provides a quick reference to Java's most frequently used keywords and APIs. It is clear and easy-to-use, integrating syntax examples, keyword descriptions, and programming tips in a way tha...
The increasingly bizarre murders have baffled the police--but each death is somehow connected with the city's elusive Gypsy community. The police are searching for a human killer, but the Romany know ...
Der Pschyrembel ist -Kein Wörterbuch. Er ist -- vor hundert Jahren -- aus einem Wörterbuch hervorgegangen. Der Pschyrembel ist jetzt eine -Enzyklopädie der aktuellen klinischen Medizin. Um das zu blei...
Cat Midhir has made a name for herself as the author of popular fantasy novels, but her fans do not know that Cat's mysterious Otherworld is no fantasy--it is a real place where she wanders at night w...
When Brian de Jongh's two classic Companion Guides, Southern Greece and Mainland Greece, were first published they were greeted with acclaim and immediately established themselves as the essential gui...
A selection of famous quips, observations and witticisms from a wide range of celebrities and personalities from Woody Allen to Orson Welles, Marilyn Monroe to Virginia Woolf.
On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program, from a sample of a request for p...
This volume includes the first 14 chapters of the monograph "DNA Replication in Eukaryotic Cells", and provides a broad account of the basic principles of DNA replication and related functions such as...
This book is a MUST for everyone in and around the optics community! Fiber Optic Essentials provides professionals and students new to the field of fiber optics with a high-level knowledge of principl...
Praise for the First Edition `Marieke de Mooij's insightful book on the cultural similarities and differences that exist among consumers in the global market place makes for fascinating reading ... Nu...
Strategic Performance Management provides students with the tools and understanding to evaluate how a business is performing. Grounded in the latest academic research, it integrates practical insights...
Belle de Jour is the nom de plume of a high-class call girl working in London. This is her story.From the summer of 2003 to the autumn of 2004 Belle charted her day-to-day adventures on and off the fi...
In Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter Simone de Beauvoir describes her early life, from her birth in Paris, 1908, to her student days at the Sorbonne, where she met Jean-Paul Satre. She remains a powerful ...
Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic and timeless...
Anyone can join the positive revolution. All you need is creativity. Historically, revolutions have been negative – defining, overthrowing or destroying an enemy, fuelled by a sense of mission and dir...
Think, don't fight. In today?s world we use an out of date thinking system to navigate our way through modern society, especially when it comes to conflicts and disagreements. Conflicts argues that in...
Two very intelligent, very idealistic young women leave the convent school where they became the fastest of friends to return to their families and embark on their new lives. For Renee de Maucombe, th...
Happiness − was it right to name it without knowing it? It sounded shameless in my mouth, like when someone shows off about knowing a celebrity and just uses their first name, saying Marcello when the...
Sparkling, darkly humorous tales of high society, playboys, courtesans, peasants, sex and savagery in nineteenth-century France, from the father of the short story.
'That ending . . . It had me questioning everything!' Elle Croft, bestselling author of The Guilty Wife 'A startling and clever twist' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of In the Dark 'Could-never-have-...
I tried hard not to fall for the bad guy. My new roommate, Blake, is a jerk—an unemployed artist with a chip on his shoulder. I can’t stand him unless his hands are on me. He makes me desperate for ...
A selection of Maupassant's brilliant, glittering stories set in the Parisian beau monde and Normandy countryside.
A heartfelt, witty story of one woman's journey from heartbreak to adventure, full of gorgeous Italian flavour. Emily Robertson looks like the woman who has it all: the lovingly restored Tuscan farmh...
Niemiecki autor rekapituluje historyczne korzenie islamskiego radykalizmu i zestawia je z rozwojem judaizmu i chrześcijaństwa. Pierwsze wydania francuskie i niemieckie ukazały się w 1991 Obecne to wy...
Eisner Award-nominated writer KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) present the premiere volume of BITCH PLANET, their critically acclaimed and delicio...