crime and the computer

Computer Techniques in Preclinical and Clinical Drug

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jackson, Robert C. / Jackson, PUBLISHER: Informa Healthcare, It is estimated that 80 to 90% of drugs under development never make it to the marketplace due to insufficient clinical activity, unacceptable toxicity, rapid appearance of drug resistance, or other factors that should be, at least partially, predictable from preclinical testing. This new text asks the question, How can we use computational methods to improve the success rate in drug development? Computer Techniques in Preclinical and Clinical Drug Development shows how modeling makes it possible to extract the maximum amount of information and predictive value from preclinical data. Computer modeling methods from the areas of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, cytokinetics, and inhibition kinetics of multi-enzyme pathways are all discussed in this unique reference source.

Longarm 409: Longarm and the Banker's Daughter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evans, Tabor, PUBLISHER: Jove Books, DADDY'S LITTLE DOUBLE CROSSER Longarm has tangled with some dirty double-crossers in his day, but the luscious Lacy Sackett may be the dirtiest of them all. She's used her feminine wiles to hoodwink a long list of men--her banker father, the outlaws who've robbed her father's bank, clueless cavalry Captain Dickie Shafter, and even Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long. The lawman is determined to bring in the curvaceous catamount--no matter how many scratches he gets--and recover the loot she's hidden from her partners in crime. But until he's turned her in, he'd better not turn his back on her...

Lonely Planet Bluelist.: The Best in Travel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lonely Planet, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, Bigger and better than before The new Lonely Planet "BLUELIST " is here and it captures the best in travel - a collection of trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the year ahead. Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles traveled by the Lonely Planet community of authors, staff and travelers, and covering every country in the world, this year's edition is a selection of the best places to go and things to do all around the world right now.

Russia

Abraham Ascher From the emergence of the first Slavic state to the election of new President Dmitry Medvedev, this is a concise and thoughtful guide to the complex and turbulent history of Russia and its people. A skilful blend of detail and analysis, thi (cod. I_)

Logistics in the National Defense

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eccles, Henry E. / Logistics Research Project, The George W / Wriston, Henry M., PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press, The author develops the concept that logistics constitute a bridge between the national economy and the combat forces. He explains the role of the civilian as well as of the professional, and discusses the differences in their modes of thought and methods of operation.

In the Shadow of Mountains

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCurry, Steve, PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, - Steve McCurry is one of the most popular photographers working today - A new collection of portraits, landscapes and street photography - Covers almost 30 years of his deep involvement in the countryside and people of Afghanistan - Children and shepherds, warriors and labourers are presented alongside striking views of sandstone cities, mountainous landscapes and ancient temples - Evocative and timeless, these lyrical images capture the enduring spirit, grandeur and beauty of the land that lies at the foot of the Hindu Kush - McCurry's photographs capture human experience and transcend boundaries of language and culture

Catholicism in the English Protestant Imagination:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tumbleson, Raymond D., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This study examines the role of anti-Catholic rhetoric in late-seventeenth- and early-eighteenth-century England. Raymond Tumbleson shows how the fear of Popery, a potentially destabilizing force under the Stuarts, ultimately became a principal guarantor of the Hanoverian oligarchy. Discussing writers from Middleton, Milton and Marvell to Swift, Defoe and Fielding, as well as numerous pamphleteers, the book crosses traditional generic, disciplinary and chronological boundaries between poetry and prose, literature and polemic, the Reformation and the Augustan age.

Facilitating Preschool Literacy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, Robin, PUBLISHER: International Reading Association, The contributors to this volume -- representing Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and including both university educators and preschool teachers -- present ways to provide for, support, and guide children as they gain a greater understanding of reading and writing. The book considers the notion of children constructing literacy, looks at literacy in the context of the home and family, and looks more directly at literacy learning in preschool settings. The chapters discuss the role of parents and caregivers in supporting a child's literacy development, then explain how the preschool educator can build on and continue to link with the home literacy provision.

Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Isaac, Grant / Bigman, D. / Bigman, David, PUBLISHER: CABI Publishing, The globalization process and the internal policy reforms that the developing countries have implemented during the past decade have changed the relative prices of practically all their inputs and outputs. Agricultural producers have therefore been forced to change the structure and methods of their production. The objective of this book is to review the impact of globalization on a number of issues. These include the effects of changes in global trading rules and regulations, the removal of trade barriers and the elimination of many country-specific trade agreements.

Only Connect... in moduli A B C D E

Only Connect... A history and anthology of english literature second edition A The Origins and the Middle Ages. B The Renaissance and the Puritan Age. C The Restoration and the Augustan Age. D The Early Romantic Age and the Romantic Age. EThe Victorian Age. Autori: Marina Spiazzi Marina Tavella Il prezzo è di 5 euro a modulo. Libri originali e in ottime condizioni.

Tales from the Eternal Archives #1: Legends

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weis, Margaret, PUBLISHER: Daw Books, In the perfect memory of Eternity, stored deep within the very essence of the universe, are the history and legends of Earth. But there are also alternate tales of heroes and villains, and everything in-between. This first volume includes stories from such authors of the fantastic as Dennis L. McKiernan, Josepha Sherman, Margaret Weis and Don Perrin, and Mickey Zucker Reichert, exploring the legendary figures who shaped and changed the destiny of mankind.

Michel foucault ?the birth of the clinic ?

Michel foucault ?the birth of the clinic ? an archaeology of medical reception language american vintage books a division of random house,inc content: space and classes a politica consciousness the free field the hold age of the clinic the lesson of the hospitals signs and cases seeing and knowing open up a few corpses the visible invisible crisis in fevers spedisco anche

Barrio Bushido

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sierra, Benjamin Bac, PUBLISHER: El Leon Literary Arts, Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Set in the barrio of an unnamed California city in the early s, BARRIO BUSHIDO narrates the story and fate of three adolescent Latinos who join forces to rob organized crime gangsters. Lobo (wolf) hunts, scheming for street stardom, manipulating his homeboys for his Machiavellian goals. Unlike Lobo, Toro (bull), an ex-Marine, does not plot; he charges full-force at the red cape of life. Santo, the saint of the gang, venerates homeboy, not Christian, ideals. A genuine cholo, he never admits that paranoia and pressure take him to the brink of madness.

The Boardwalk Mystery (the Boxcar Children Mysteries #131):

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warner, Gertrude Chandler / Jessell, Tim, PUBLISHER: Albert Whitman & Company, The Aldens are visiting the New Jersey shore and enjoying the beach and the boardwalk attractions. A family friend has just bought an amusement pier, and the children are excited to help out. But there are rumors that the rides aren't safe, and someone has stolen a zombie from the haunted house Can the Boxcar Children find out what's behind all the trouble?

Jonah, the Whale and the Vine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arnsteen, Katy Keck, PUBLISHER: Pauline Books & Media, These Bible stories show the power of faith and love. The artwork recaptures the beauty of medieval illuminated manuscripts.

Inequality, Democracy, and Economic Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Midlarsky, Manus I., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The relationship between inequality and democracy is a compelling one for the contemporary social scientist. This book addresses questions raised as early as the time of Aristotle, and continue through Marx to the present day. Theories of inequality in relation to democracy are explored, and the book focuses on the sources of democracy, the relationship between economic development and thresholds of democracy, and finally responses to democratization. As the gap between rich and poor widens within and between nations, the subject of this book becomes increasingly important worldwide.

The Salem Witch Trials

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wilson, Lori L., PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles of high quality and appeal." Supports the national curriculum standards Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; and Power, Authority, and Governance as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

The Defender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gibbons, Alan, PUBLISHER: Orion Children's Books, Guns, violence, mob rule, or defending the cause? We all have choices. Or do we? Who would choose blood, sacrifice, and exile? At the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland Ian's dad did. In this real-life thriller, 14-year-old Ian Moore walks a tightrope of fear as two strangers reveal the shocking truth about his father. His father thought he was fighting for a cause, for his people. But the price was too high--after the murder of his sister's husband and his own wife's death, he's paying for trying to get out. Somewhere along the line the cause got blurred by organized crime and revenge, and all it's left is a bitter taste. He's still a target, still a victim. Now he faces a lifetime of running with nowhere to go and constantly putting at rish the son he loves. This page turner tackes a controversial topic head-on and makes for powerful and memorable reading.

Meals in a Social Context: Aspects of the Communal Meal in

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Aarhus University Press, Scholarly contribution provide insight into how social mores and etiquette were transmitted to children, the growing significance of family for Christians, the culture clashes of Greek and Roman, and the development of religious connotations around meals. The wide range of related interdisciplinary topics considered includes the development of the Eucharist as a ritual in its own right, funeral banquets, the role of women at meals, the architecture of the Greek and Roman meal and the provision of food for the poor.

Ali, Child of the Desert

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: London, Jonathan / Lewin, Ted, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, Captures the dramatic beauty and danger of the Sahara Seated atop his camel, Ali felt the desert roll beneath him. Three days' ride ahead lay the Moroccan market town of Rissani, at the edge of the Great Sahara, where Ali and his father would sell their camels. But suddenly, out of nowhere, the wind came howling, and the whirling sand swallowed the sun, the camel herd, and his father. Stranded on the vast Sahara, Ali must summon all his courage to first find food and shelter, then his father. In the process, he learns the true nature of the desert and its people.

Horizontal Yellow: Nature and History in the Near Southwest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flores, Dan L., PUBLISHER: University of New Mexico Press, Personal and historical meditations explore the human and natural history of the large expanse of land the Navajos once named the Horizontal Yellow.

High Technology, Space, and Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Castells, Manuel / Castells, Manuel, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The relationship between the technological revolution and the simultaneous process of worldwide urban-regional restructuring is examined in this book. Two overview chapters by Manuel Castells and Peter Hall summarize current research in the United States and Great Britain. Additional chapters examine locational patterns and regional effects of high-tech manufacturing; the impact of technological change on service industries and metropolitan economies; and the social, spatial, and political effects of new communications technologies.

The Tears of Hispaniola: Haitian and Dominican Diaspora

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Suarez, Lucia M., PUBLISHER: University Press of Florida, "The first book on the market that considers the experience of Haitians and Dominicans in the United States in one single effort of analysis and does so through the cultural venue of literary texts produced by writers from the two communities."--Silvio To

Fifty Key Television Programmes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Creeber, Glen, PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, This unique study offers a comprehensive and invaluable account of television from the perspective of the programs themselves. From I Love Lucy to The Simpsons, from The Twilight Zone to The X Files, from the moon landing to the events of September 11, the book chronicles some of the most fascinating and influential shows and global events ever to hit the small screen. Each entry will offer a basic guide to the history of the show, its textual and thematic context, and its critical and popular reception, while also explaining and frequently reconsidering ways in which it may have been analyzed in the past.

The Mountain and the Valley

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buckler, Ernest / Buckler, Ernest, PUBLISHER: New Canadian Library, "The Mountain and the Valley" is an affectionate portrait of David Canaan, a sensitive boy who becomes increasingly aware of the difference that sets him apart from his family and his neighbours. David' s desire to write is the secret that gives this haunting story its detailed focus and its poignant theme. Set in the years leading up to World War II and against the backdrop of the Annapolis Valley' s natural beauty, "The Mountain and the Valley" captures a young man' s spiritual awakening and the gradual growth of artistic vision.

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