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On Air Defense

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crabtree, James D., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This book is a study of all aspects of air defense from its beginnings during the French Revolution when artillery gunners tried to hit primitive balloons with their cannons to the use of Patriot missiles in the Gulf War to shoot down tactical ballistic missiles. Crabtree's history focuses on the ong>developmentong> of tactics ong>andong> technology from the Franco-Prussian War to the present. The strategic air defense of World War I ong>andong> World War II are featured, as are the ong>developmentong> of surface-to-air missiles by Germany in World War II ong>andong> by the United States ong>andong> the USSR in Vietnam ong>andong> the Middle East.

Administration of Desert and Drought-Prone Arid Areas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hooja, Rakesh / Choubisa, R. K., PUBLISHER: Rawat Publications, The ong>developmentong> of desert areas, administration of drought-prone regions, arid zone agriculture, watershed ong>developmentong> ong>andong> 'watershed plus, ' water use in arid ong>andong> semi-arid areas, coping with drought - these are all of the vital importance for both the rainfed ong>andong> dry farming areas in India. Their administration provides a special challenge, as well as an exciting opportunity, for innovative sustainable ong>developmentong>. This book - which contains 24 articles by experts ong>andong> practitioners, divided into four sections - will be of special relevance to those interested in the ong>developmentong> of desert ong>andong> drought-prone arid areas in India. The book examines: scientific ong>andong> planned approaches to arresting or combating desert areas * monitoring desertification to social aspects of desert ong>developmentong> * the ong>developmentong> delivery system in desert districts * integrative machinery for desert ong>developmentong> administration * grasslong>andong> management ong>andong> health problems in deserts * area ong>developmentong> programs ong>andong> area ong>developmentong> authorities *various aspects of watershed ong>developmentong>, including the role of the government watershed departments, community-based organizations, ong>andong> panchayats in watershed ong>andong> 'watershed plus' * the undertaking of water harvesting projects * water as a tool in desert ong>developmentong> * agriculture ong>andong> long>andong> water management in arid areas * optimizing crop production * agriculture marketing * forestry * predicting ong>andong> facing drought.

English Drama: Forms and Development: Essays in Honour of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradbrook, M. C. / Axton, M. / Axton, Marie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, These ten original essays on English drama from Tudor times onwards were first published in . Each is written by a former member of the Cambridge English Faculty. Each author has an individual approach ong>andong> makes a fresh contribution to the study of dramatic form seen in a changing historical setting. There are essays on genres, on individual playwrights ong>andong> on social conditions affecting the ong>developmentong> of the drama. Together, the essays make a valuable contribution to the study of drama.

Golf: Implements and Memorabilia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGimpsey, Kevin / Neech, David / Neach, David, PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson Publishers, A detailed study covering golfing art ong>andong> memorabilia, patents, designs, the origins of the game ong>andong> related sports. Many books have been written on the various aspects of golf, but this is the first that attributes the game's popularity to the introduction of the solid gutta percha gof ball in ong>andong> the American rubber-cored ball in . The book describes, in the light of these dramatic gof ball changes, how the ball ong>andong> club have evolved, the types of material used, the people who made the clubs ong>andong> balls, those who have excelled at the game, ong>andong> the effects the implements had on the ong>developmentong> of the swing ong>andong> on gof-course design. There are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art ong>andong> golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs ong>andong> the origins of the game ong>andong> related games. Included is a directory of golf-club- ong>andong> ball-makers ong>andong> golf artists.

Fundamentals of Physics, a Student's Companion E-Book to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Jearl / Resnick, Robert / Halliday, David, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, No other book on the market today can match the success of Halliday, Resnick ong>andong> Walker's Fundamentals of Physics In a breezy, easy-to-understong>andong> style the book offers a solid understong>andong>ing of fundamental physics concepts, ong>andong> helps readers apply this conceptual understong>andong>ing to quantitative problem solving. The extended edition provides coverage of ong>developmentong>s in Physics in the last 100 years, including: Einstein ong>andong> Relativity, Bohr ong>andong> others ong>andong> Quantum Theory, ong>andong> the more recent theoretical ong>developmentong>s like String Theory. This book offers a unique combination of authoritative content ong>andong> stimulating applications.

Nber Macroeconomics Annual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fischer, Stanley / Blanchard, Oliver Jean / Blanchard, Olivier J., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), This is the eighth in a series of annuals from the National Bureau of Economic Research that are designed to stimulate research on problems in applied economics, to bring frontier theoretical ong>developmentong>s to a wider audience, ong>andong> to accelerate the interaction between analytical ong>andong> empirical research in macroeconomics. Olivier Blanchard ong>andong> Stanley Fischer are both Professors of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Contents: U.S. "Commercial Banking. Trends, Cycles, ong>andong> Policy, "John Boyd ong>andong> Mark Gertler. "The Effects of Government Purchases: Theory ong>andong> Evidence, "Anton Braun ong>andong> Ellen McGrattan. "Macroeconomic Growth with Microeconomic Empirics, "Ricardo Caballero ong>andong> Adam Jaffe. "The Chinese ong>andong> East European Routes to Reform, "Alan Gelb, Gary Jefferson, ong>andong> Inderjit Singh. "Waiting ong>andong> the Option to Invest. Theory ong>andong> Evidence, "Robert Pindyck ong>andong> ong>Andong>res Solimano. "Unemployment in Europe, "Gilles Saint Paul.

The Photography Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Terence / Wright, Terence, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Revised ong>andong> updated, this second edition of The Photography Hong>andong>book provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice ong>andong> theory ong>andong> offers guidelines for the systematic study of photographic media. Including a new chapter on the ethics of photojournalism, ong>andong> an expong>andong>ed chapter on digital photography, as well as a new section on research in photography, The Photography Hong>andong>book includes: new case studies of the war photographer James Nachtwey photographic representations of Marilyn Monroe ong>andong> Adolf Hitler an analysis of photographic theory ong>andong> the 'Bert is Evil' website an introduction to conceptual skills necessary for photography the historical background ong>andong> rationale for photographic representation the camera as a documentary tool interviews with editors, photographers, picture editors ong>andong> readers the effect of new technologies on photographic practice ong>andong> an exploration of the shift from analogue to digital imagery over seventy images. Each chapter now ends with a useful summary of its key points, ong>andong> equip the reader with a vocabulary for photographic phenomena ong>andong> help develop visual awareness ong>andong> visual literacy. The Photography Hong>andong>book will enable students to familiarize themselves with current theoretical viewpoints ong>andong> to evolve critical frameworks for their own photographic practice.

Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foltz, Richard C. / Denny, Frederick Mathewson / Baharuddin, Azizan, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Islam is the religion of over one billion people ong>andong> is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of an Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural ong>andong> philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order ong>andong> reviews the ways an Islamic world view can be interpreted, reassessed, ong>andong> applied to such environmental problems as pollution ong>andong> water scarcity. Sections on social justice ong>andong> on issues of sustainability ong>andong> ong>developmentong> look at the history ong>andong> roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural ong>andong> social resources; ong>andong> at the interconnectedness of environmental protection ong>andong> the alleviation of human poverty.

Neutrino Physics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winter, Klaus, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Thoroughly revised ong>andong> updated, this new edition presents a comprehensive overview of modern neutrino physics. The book covers all the major areas of current interest. An international group of distinguished contributors discuss the intrinsic properties of neutrinos, the theory of the interaction of neutrinos with matter, experimental investigations of the weak interaction in neutrino processes, the theory ong>andong> supporting experiment for the basic properties of the interaction of neutrinos with fermions, ong>andong> neutrinos in astrophysics ong>andong> cosmology. This edition presents new data on solar neutrinos ong>andong> an update of the results of searches for double beta decay. It also contains a new chapter on direct measurements of the neutrino mass, with high precision data from experiments at Fermilab ong>andong> CERN, ong>andong> at the Kamiokong>andong>e Laboratory in Japan. This is an essential reference text for particle physicists, nuclear physicists ong>andong> astrophysicists.

Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor / Taylor, Ronald D. / Wang, Margaret C., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to families' well-being, many of which cut across divisions of class ong>andong> race. These challenges include: changes in the labor market ong>andong> economy; the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force; the changing nature of family structure ong>andong> the composition of households; ong>andong> the increase in the number of immigrant families. Key institutions in the lives of families, including places of employment ong>andong> schools, can play a significant role in fostering families' capacity to adapt to the potential challenges they face. "Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, ong>andong> Community" presents papers--written by leading scholars in varied disciplines including economics, ong>developmentong>al ong>andong> educational psychology, education, ong>andong> sociology--discussing factors that influence resilience ong>developmentong>. The authors' research focuses on emerging issues that have significant implications for policy ong>andong> practice in such areas as employment ong>andong> new technologies; maternal employment ong>andong> family ong>developmentong>; family structure ong>andong> family life; immigration, migration, acculturation, ong>andong> education of children ong>andong> youth; ong>andong> social ong>andong> human services delivery. The book's overall goal is to take stock of what is known from research ong>andong> practice on some of the challenges facing children ong>andong> families for policy ong>developmentong> ong>andong> improvement of practices.

Alternatives to Neoliberal Globalization: Studies in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lo, Dic, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book seeks to clarify the positive ong>andong> negative lessons in the experiences of late ong>developmentong> under neoliberal globalization. Dic Lo explores competing theories, with a view to constructing an alternativesynthesis that transcendsneoliberalism, placing greater emphasis on solidarity ong>andong> humanistic ong>developmentong>.

Breaking in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimm, Joe, PUBLISHER: David Crumm Media, LLC, This is the insider's guide to long>andong>ing -- ong>andong> acing -- your newspaper internship. These are your strategies for applying, interviewing, succeeding ong>andong> then using your newspaper internship to launch your career. This book is based on the www.JobsPage.com Web site, which Detroit Free Press Recruiting ong>andong> ong>Developmentong> Editor Joe Grimm created as a strategy guide to newspaper careers. Twenty recruiters, editors ong>andong> journalists have contributed their advice on interviewing, choosing, negotiating these entry-level jobs ong>andong> then managing newsroom policies ong>andong> politics.

Developing Inquiry for Learning: Reflecting Collaborative

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ovens, Peter / Wells, Frances / Wallis, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Developing Inquiry for Learning shows how university tutors can help students to improve their abilities to learn ong>andong> to become professional inquirers. Participation in higher education is widening ong>andong> students have increasingly diverse needs ong>andong> learning styles ong>andong> many bring powerful expectations that learning tends to be a passive process. University tutors required to teach ever larger groups are finding increasing difficulty to meet these needs ong>andong> help people to become more independently motivated ong>andong> more collaborative learners. In the innovative ong>andong> proven approach developed by the authors however, students are guided to perform action research into their learning practices, actions ong>andong> ong>reflectionsong>. Using a rolling programme of cyclical inquiries ong>andong> whole group a conferencesa (TM) on improving learning, students write a patchesa (TM) on learning ong>developmentong> which are then shared across the year group online. Each studenta (TM)s cumulative set of patches, together with their regular reflective writing, provide the basis for assembling a composite final assignment, a a patchwork texta (TM), for assessment. This style of curriculum ong>andong> assessment organization encourages regular peer feedback ong>andong> formative assessment, as part of the whole module process, to build personal confidence within students both as learners ong>andong> as professionals. While providing teaching materials ong>andong> examples of studentsa (TM) responses, including the use of Blogs, Wikis ong>andong> Discussion Boards, the book also analyses ong>andong> theorises on the deeper characteristics of the difficulties being addressed, using several theoretical perspectives. Readers are thus equipped to adopt, adapt ong>andong> experiment with their own ong>developmentong>s in their teaching ong>andong> curricula with relevant frameworks of theory ong>andong> values.

Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bregman, Ona Cohn / White, Charles M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, In a single volume, Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expong>andong>ing the Horizons for Bowen Family Systems Theory presents the extraordinary diversity ong>andong> breadth of Bowen theory applications that address human functioning in various relationship systems across a broad spectrum of professions, disciplines, cultures, ong>andong> nations. Providing three chapters of never-before-published material by Dr. Bowen, the book also demonstrates the transcendent nature ong>andong> versatility of Bowen theory-based social assessment ong>andong> its extension into fields of study ong>andong> practice far beyond the original psychiatric context in which it was first formulated including social work, psychology, nursing, education, literary studies, pastoral care ong>andong> counseling, sociology, business ong>andong> management, leadership studies, distance learning, ecological science, ong>andong> evolutionary biology - ong>andong> providing ample evidence that Bowen theory has joined that elite class of theories that have enjoyed broad application to social phenomena while lending credibility to the claim that Bowen theory is one of the previous ong>andong> current centuriesa (TM) most significant social-behavioral theories. More than a a oeresource manuala for Bowen theory enthusiasts, this book helps put a new great theory on the intellectual long>andong>scape.

Determinations: Essays on Theory, Narrative and Nation in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larsen, Neil, PUBLISHER: Verso, Determinations interrogates notions of nationalism in postcolonial criticism, taking issue with the works of Bhabha, Garcia Marquez, Spivak ong>andong> Benedict ong>Andong>erson.

Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carroll, John B. / Whorf, Benjamin L., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf () grasped therelationship between human language ong>andong> human thinking: how language can shape ourinnermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world ong>andong> ourways of thinking about it are deeply influenced by the structure of the languages wespeak. The writings collected in this volume include important papers on the Maya, Hopi, ong>andong> Shawnee languages as well as more general ong>reflectionsong> on language ong>andong>meaning.

Talent in Context: Historical and Social Persepectives on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Friedman, Reva C. / Rogers, Karen B., PUBLISHER: APA Books, This Division 15 series, "Psychology in the Classroom", is geared toward elementary, middle, ong>andong> high school teachers. This series encourages teachers to base daily classroom practices on sound principles derived from the latest educational psychology research. The series bridges the gap between theory ong>andong> practice, with each book including real-life case illustrations, sample classroom activities, self-study questions, ong>andong> suggested readings.

A Man to Cross Rivers with

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davis, Richard, PUBLISHER: Western ong>Reflectionsong> Publishing Company, A Man to Cross Rivers With is a historical novel based on Gunnison Sheriff "Doc" Shores, who moved west as soon as he was old enough. He became a frontiersman, gunman, ong>andong> eventually one of the most noted ong>andong> respected lawmen in Gunnison County. This fictionalized novel describes adventures on the frontier from Montana to Kansas ong>andong> Texas ong>andong> finally Doc Shore's move to Gunnison with his beloved wife.

In Search of the Split Subject: Psychoanalysis,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mycak, Sonia, PUBLISHER: ECW Press, Examining a striking ong>andong> recurrent aspect of her work--the divided self--this study focuses on the work of Margaret Atwood, offering detailed readings of six of her novels. Through a critical method that borrows freely from both psychoanalytic ong>andong> phenomenological theorists, chapters on each novel place distinct emphasis on the concepts of each theory, covering such complex topics as secularization, oedipal relations ong>andong> connections with the maternal, aggressive relativity, the Imaginary, the symbolic, mimesis, space ong>andong> the dynamics of location, signification, ong>andong> enunciative positioning. The result is an examination of the ways in which the identity of each protagonist is dislocated, alienated, splintered, ong>andong> split according to the divisions that mark the subject, ong>andong> new interpretations of each novel that take into account its characterization, narrative ong>developmentong>, thematic content, ong>andong> setting. An appendix serves to show how Atwood's remaining two novels could be best accounted for by other approaches, making the book a complete account of Atwood's novels to date.

George Kelly

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fransella, Fay, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), George Kelly's personal construct theory, first published in , is as radical today as it was then. Describing how each one of us goes about our daily life trying to make sense of the events around us, it maintains that we are in charge of what we do in the world, that we do not merely react to events. This book reveals that George Kelly was a man of enormous intellect, of many talents ong>andong> of great complexity. Fay Fransella outlines how his views have influenced the theory ong>andong> practice of psychotherapy, ong>andong> illustrates how his training in physics ong>andong> mathematics influenced his theory ong>andong> led to the ong>developmentong> of one of his methods of measurement - the repertory grid. The book also describes Kelly's phil

China

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrons Educational Series / Dauber, Maximilien, PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Ten brightly illustrated books are ideal for supplementary use in social studies classes. Featuring Tintin, the popular cartoon character also seen on cable-TV's Nickelodeon, these books are entertaining enough to fit the reading-for-pleasure category. Tintin ong>andong> his cartoon pals explore countries around the world, look in on local customs ong>andong> cultures, while also learning geography. Cartoon art ong>andong> photos throughout. How many people live in ong>Chinaong>, ong>andong> how are they different in various parts of the country? These are just a few of the questions Tintin asks, ong>andong> answers.

Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feener, R. Michael / Cammack, Mark E., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Although often neglected in the literature on Islamic law, contemporary Indonesia is an especially rich source of insight into the diverse understong>andong>ings ong>andong> uses of the Islamic legal tradition in the modern world. Indonesian Muslims are engaged in vibrant ong>andong> far-reaching debates over the terms, relevance, ong>andong> ong>developmentong>al limits of Islamic law, ong>andong> Indonesia is home to a variety of dynamic state ong>andong> non-state institutional structures for the generation ong>andong> application of Islamic doctrine. The essays in this volume provide focused examinations of the internal dynamics of intellectual ong>andong> institutional elements of Islamic law in modern Indonesia in its recent formations. The first five chapters address issues relating to Islamic legal theory, both its historical ong>developmentong> over the past century ong>andong> analysis of the work of specific groups of contemporary scholars, jurists, ong>andong> activists. The final seven chapters contain studies of more concrete manifestations of Islamic law in modern Indonesia, including court systems, positive law, the drafting of new "Islamic" legislation, ong>andong> contemporary debates over the implementation of the Shari'a. Taken together these essays offer a series of substantive introductions to important ong>developmentong>s in both the theory ong>andong> practice of law in the world's most populous Muslim society.

Guides to Collection Development for Children and Young

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gillespie, John Thomas / Folcarelli, Ralph J., PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Designed to assist librarians with collection ong>developmentong>, this work identifies, describes, ong>andong> evaluates more than 800 significant bibliographies of children's ong>andong> young adult materials. Emphasis is on print ong>andong> nonprint works published from through , with some earlier but still useful publications. Special attention is given to such electronic media as CD-ROMs ong>andong> the Internet. The book is arranged by broad subjects with essential ong>andong> highly recommended titles noted. Annotations indicate scope of a work, purpose, contents, suitability, special features, ong>andong> general usefulness. A separate section indicates sources that are particularly useful in building professional collections for parents ong>andong> educators. Author, title, ong>andong> subject indexes help users locate specific information. This work updates Guides to Library Collection ong>Developmentong> by the same authors (Libraries Unlimited, ). Its deep ong>andong> comprehensive coverage makes it invaluable to school ong>andong> public libraries.

The Electrical Properties of Disordered Metals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dugdale, J. S. / Clarke, D. R. / Suresh, S., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The theory of metallic conduction has, until recently, been confined to crystalline metals with atoms in regular arrays. The discovery of solid amorphous alloys led to an explosion of measurements of their electronic properties, ong>andong> the emergence of a range of interesting low temperature phenomena. The book describes in physical terms the theory of the electrical conductivity, Hall coefficient, magnetoresistance ong>andong> thermopower of disordered metals ong>andong> alloys. The author begins by showing how conventional Boltzmann theory can be extended ong>andong> modified when the mean free path of the conduction electrons becomes comparable with their wavelength ong>andong> interionic separation. Dugdale explores the consequences of this ong>andong> tests the theory by applying it to experimental data on metallic glasses. Designed as a self-contained review, the book will appeal to nonspecialist physicists, metallurgists ong>andong> chemists with an interest in disordered metals.

Decorating in Blue and White: Creative Ideas for the Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burgess, Lynda, PUBLISHER: Cassell, The combination of blue ong>andong> white can express timeless elegance or classic simplicity. In depth ong>andong> detailed, here are decorating ideas, inspiration, ong>andong> solutions, ong>andong>, as a bonus, finishing touches are provided throughout. The 20 schemes are simple ong>andong> affordable -- simple blue borders for existing white curtains, hong>andong>-painting your own blue-ong>andong>-white ong>chinaong>, block-printing on walls to making a blue-ong>andong>-white patchwork quilt, ong>andong> a whole host of others. A beautifully illustrated guide for home decorating, it's equal parts practical ong>andong> inspirational.

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