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Thought Without Language

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weiskrantz, L. / Weiskrantz, Lawrence, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Does thought depend crucially on language, as some philosophers maintain, or can abstract reasoning and oong>theong>r faculties exist in ong>theong> absence ong>ofong> language? This voume, based on a Fyssen Foundation ong>symposiumong> held in Versailles in April , addresses this crucial question in a new way, bringing togeong>theong>r experts on non-verbal thinking in adults, in pre-linguistic infants, and in animals. ong>Theong> nineteen chapters, discussion and editorial comment represent an impressive body ong>ofong> material, shedding new light on many aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong> problem. Topics covered include ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> non-verbal right cerebral hemisphere in humans; ong>theong> investigation ong>ofong> non-verbal aspects ong>ofong> various categories ong>ofong> cognition (such as abstract reasoning, spatial awareness, and pattern recognition); evidence for cognition without concious awareness; and neurological and developmental evidence. ong>Theong> concluding chapter is a personal account by a gifted but dyslexic maong>theong>matician ong>ofong> ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> his handicap and ong>theong> non-vebal reasoning that he has developed to cope with this. various

Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications: Third

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pan, Y. / Pan, Yi / Chen, Daoxu, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes ong>theong> refereed ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Third International ong>Symposiumong> on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications, ISPA , held in Nanjing, China in November . ong>Theong> 90 revised full papers and 19 revised short papers presented togeong>theong>r with 3 keynote speeches and 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 645 submissions. ong>Theong> papers are organized in topical sections on cluster systems and applications, performance evaluation and measurements, distributed algorithms and systems, fault tolerance and reliability, high-performance computing and architecture, parallel algorithms and systems, network routing and communication algorithms, security algorithms and systems, grid applications and systems, database applications and data mining, distributed processing and architecture, sensor networks and protocols, peer-to-peer algorithms and systems, internet computing and Web technologies, network protocols and switching, and ad hoc and wireless networks.

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, and economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf and wants to know ong>theong> full story ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

Recent Trends in Algebraic Development Techniques: 15th

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cerioli, M. / Reggio, G. / Cerioli, Maura, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes ong>theong> thoroughly refereed post-workshop ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> 15th International Workshop on Algebraic Development Techniques, WADT , held jointly with ong>theong> General Workshop ong>ofong> ong>theong> ESPRIT Working Group Cong>oFong>I in Genova, Italy, in April . ong>Theong> book presents 16 papers selected from 32 workshop presentations. Among ong>theong> topics addressed are formal specification, specification languages, term rewriting, and proong>ofong> systems.

IUTAM Symposium on Integrated Modeling of Fully Coupled

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haym Benaroya, PUBLISHER: Springer, NA

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The Discomfort Zone: a Personal History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jonathan Franzen, PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate, A "New York Times" Notable Book ong>ofong> ong>theong> Year "ong>Theong> Discomfort Zone" is Jonathan Franzen's tale ong>ofong> growing up, squirming in his own uber-sensitive skin, from a "small and fundamentally ridiculous person," into an adult with strong inconvenient passions. Wheong>theong>r he's writing about ong>theong> explosive dynamics ong>ofong> a Christian youth fellowship in ong>theong> s, ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> Kafka's fiction on his protracted quest to lose his virginity, or ong>theong> web ong>ofong> connections between bird watching, his all-consuming marriage, and ong>theong> problem ong>ofong> global warming, Franzen is always feelingly engaged with ong>theong> world we live in now. "ong>Theong> Discomfort Zone" is a wise, funny, and gorgeously written self-portrait by one ong>ofong> America's finest writers.

Modern Methods of Optimization Proceedings of the Summer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: J Zowe W Krabs, PUBLISHER: Springer Verlag, NA Acquista Ora

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In ong>theong> three lectures which give ong>theong>ir title to this delightful collection ong>ofong> esays, ong>theong> author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Enchanted Voyage" and "ong>Theong> Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> evolution. ong>Theong> first lecture considers ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on oong>theong>r bodies; ong>theong> second examines ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> ecological niche; and ong>theong> third discusses some ong>ofong> ong>theong> possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on ong>theong> extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> selective forces that act on man, as on oong>theong>r animals. Anoong>theong>r ong>ofong> ong>theong> pieces deals with ong>theong> problem ong>ofong> ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> natural beauty to works ong>ofong> art, particularly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. ong>Theong> final essay, "ong>Theong> Cream in ong>theong> Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman and ong>ofong> ong>theong> European magpie most in one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora

The Red Badge of Courage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crane, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Smk Books, ong>Theong> Red Badge ong>ofong> Courage is considered one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most influential works in American literature. ong>Theong> novel, a depiction on ong>theong> cruelty ong>ofong> ong>theong> American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on ong>theong> battlefield. ong>Theong> book made Crane an international success.

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buhalis, Dimitrios / Tjoa, A. Min / Jafari, Jafar, PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>Theong> ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> conference ENTER - International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism - provide an international forum for ong>theong> discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> telecommunication and information systems in tourism, inform potential users and people concerned with ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> such technologies and explain ong>theong>ir functioning. ong>Theong> following topics are treated in this volume: Dynamic Marketing Applications Using IT. - Designing Information Systems. - Using ong>theong> Internet. - Transformation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Travel Industry. - Re-engineering Management Approaches. - Enhancing Tourism Intermediaries. - New Horizons for Destination Management Systems. - Strategic Management in Tourism. - New IT Uses in Tourism.

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at ong>theong> major areas ong>ofong> constitutional and administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on ong>theong> protection ong>ofong> citizens' rights and good governance. ong>Theong> third edition ong>ofong> this book builds on ong>theong> success ong>ofong> ong>theong> previous two editions, setting-out ong>theong> established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique and commentary ong>ofong> ong>theong> law where appropriate. Contemporary issues and changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: ong>theong> refining ong>ofong> ong>theong> rules governing judicial review; recent cases dealing with ong>theong> death penalty; and ong>theong> likely impact on CARICOM initiatives on ong>theong> rights ong>ofong> citizens.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

Aluminium in Biology and Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciba Foundation ong>Symposiumong> / Chadwick, Derek J. / Whelan, Julie, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Prominent contributors address issues regarding ong>theong> toxicity ong>ofong> aluminum which causes an encephalopathy in renal dialysis patients and is also known to damage animals and plants via acid rain. Examines ong>theong> chemistry and biology ong>ofong> aluminum compounds focusing on ong>theong> evidence for and against aluminum's role in Alzheimer's disease.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>theong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> Buddhist philosophy on ong>theong>m. Equally poignant are ong>theong> accounts ong>ofong> oong>theong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>theong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied and meaningful, ong>Theong> Path ong>ofong> ong>theong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social and political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule and ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, economic and cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins and course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, and ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, For over a century ong>theong> ten-volume Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible has been ong>theong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old and New Testaments, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>theong> Authorized and Revised English Versions, and with constant reference to ong>theong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>theong> names ong>ofong> all Persons and Places, on ong>theong> Antiquities and Archaeology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, and Natural History, on Biblical ong>Theong>ology and Ethic, and even on ong>theong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>theong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar and pastor. He was founder and editor ong>ofong> ong>theong> Expository Times and is also well known for editing ong>theong> Encyclopaedia ong>ofong> Religion and Ethics, ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> Christ and ong>theong> Gospels, and ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Apostolic Church.

Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells and Gene Therapies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elcin, Y. Murat / Elc'in, Y. Murat / Elgin, Y. Murat, PUBLISHER: Springer, In recent years cell-based technologies have gained significant scientific attention, and have become a matter ong>ofong> intense public debate as well. Namely, (i) tissue engineering, ong>theong> construction ong>ofong> tissues and whole organs using molecularly-designed resorbable biomaterials to create new tissue de novo with or without transplanting cells; (ii) ong>theong> potential use ong>ofong> human embryonic stem cells for transplantation and regenerative medicine (with similar potential for adult-derived stem cells); (iii) and gene ong>theong>rapy, in relation with cell transplantation, have taken ong>theong>ir places as ong>theong> most discussed biomedical issues ong>ofong> ong>theong> day. New findings in biomimetic materials, cell signalling pathways, extracellular matrix receptors and ligands, growth factors, and ong>theong> human genome project are motivating ong>theong> developments in ong>theong>se challenging research areas. This book includes manuscripts on tissue engineering, stem cells and gene ong>theong>rapies authored by world-renowned scientists ong>ofong> ong>theong> field. ong>Theong> first section ong>ofong> ong>theong> volume consists ong>ofong> four chapters giving perspectives for ong>theong> current status and potential future ong>ofong> tissue engineering and stem cell technologies. ong>Theong> second section ong>ofong> ong>theong> volume includes five chapters based on experimental and clinical data. In this section, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> stem cells in liver tissue engineering, cell-based ong>theong>rapies in diabetes mellitus, and chronic degenerative diseases ong>ofong> ong>theong> central nervous system, and adult-derived stem cell ong>theong>rapies are discussed. ong>Theong> two chapters ong>ofong> ong>theong> third section focus on ong>theong> biomarkers for tissue-engineered products, namely for tissue-engineered skin. ong>Theong> eight chapters ong>ofong> ong>theong> fourth section discuss novel biomaterials developed for neural-, vascular-, aortic-, bone-, cartilage- and endocrine pancreas-tissue engineering applications. ong>Theong> last section ong>ofong> ong>theong> book includes chapters on practical gene targeting applications, controlled release in gene ong>theong>rapy and tissue engineering, antibodies in cancer, acute-phase genes and phage-displayed peptide libraries. ong>Proceedingsong> ong>ofong> BIOMED a" ong>Theong> 9th International ong>Symposiumong> on Biomedical Science and Technology, held September , in Antalya, Turkey.

Pictorial History of Hockey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romain, Joseph / Duplacey, James, PUBLISHER: Thunder Bay Press (CA), This lively volume begins with ong>theong> first games resembling ice hockey, played on ong>theong> frozen lakes ong>ofong> Europe and North America, and traces ong>theong> game's development to ong>theong> dazzling speed and puck-handling that characterize it today. From ong>theong> first Stanley Cup playong>ofong>f in through ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific Coast Hockey Association, ong>theong> proliferation ong>ofong> boomtown hockey, ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> NHL, ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> All-Star game, ong>theong> advent ong>ofong> international competition, and ong>theong> rival leagues to ong>theong> expansion teams, this illustrated volume tells ong>theong> complete story ong>ofong> ong>theong> fastest game on ice.

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aurora, G., PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, Based on research carried out in a few villages in South India, this book's chief concern was to examine ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> economic reforms on ong>theong> poor with a focus on levels and intensity ong>ofong> poverty, social dimensions ong>ofong> deprivation, food security, and ong>theong> role ong>ofong> MNCs.

Sole Survivor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forster, David, PUBLISHER: Dales Large Print Books, Steve Yarborough was ong>theong> sole survivor ong>ofong> an attack on a wagon train by a band ong>ofong> renegade outlaws. He takes on ong>theong> job ong>ofong> sheriff, with a mission to rid ong>theong> territory ong>ofong> ong>theong> outlaws.

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The Duke of Naxos: Of the House of Nasi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, Cecil, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society ong>ofong> America, Read ong>theong> story ong>ofong> Joseph Nasi, Duke ong>ofong> Naxos, Lord ong>ofong> Tiberias, a heroic leader who prong>ofong>oundly affected ong>theong> history ong>ofong> sixteenth-century Jews ong>ofong> Eastern Europe. A biography based on meticulous research, a study ong>ofong> human character and ong>theong> effect ong>ofong> a hero upon his age.

The Art of Fieldwork

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wolcott, Harry F., PUBLISHER: Altamira Press, One ong>ofong> anthropology's premier writers on fieldwork methodology looks at ong>theong> essential elements that constitute ong>theong> art ong>ofong> his discipline. In ong>Theong> Art ong>ofong> Fieldwork, Wolcott compares ong>theong> fieldworker to ong>theong> artist, while recognizing ong>theong> inherent differences between ong>theong> labors ong>ofong> each.

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