Ever since the 1910s Zurich Kunstgewerbemuseum, or Museum of Arts & Crafts - which was founded in 1875 and is known today as the Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich - has been focussing on producing high-qua
Bringing together annotated images and anatomical terms, this reference book is a unique combination of a practical, clinically oriented textbook and pictorial atlas of avian anatomy. Containing very
The Hugo award finalist continues! Jump into this fast-paced poli-sci-fithriller and see why critics call INVISIBLE REPUBLIC "smart" and "fantasticallysordid."When idealism becomes brutality, it's har
Authors Tom King, Corinna Bechko, Genevieve Pearson, Will Pfeifer, and a dozen more tell the swashbuckling tales of globetrotting aviatrix Athena Voltaire! With illustrations by Steve Bryant, this col
"On March 2, 1998, ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped, and found herself locked in a house that would be her home for the next eight years. She was starved, beaten, treated as a slave, and f
Presents recent work by the Brooklyn-based artist known for unsettling works that contend with such topics as domesticity, the body, consumer culture, fashion, and violence.
Dozens of voices celebrate-in essays, stories, plays, poetry, songs, and art-the Franco-American and Acadian experience in Maine. They explore subjects as diverse as Quebec-Maine frontier history, im
Outlines current research on bullying in the United States, discussing who bullies and why, who the victims are, the correlation of depression and anxiety to bullying, peer influences, and methods for
The Bible itself calls the Jewish people 'a company of nations,' suggesting that differences within Judaism is not a new phenomenon. It has continued throughout Jewish history, and this book investiga
Commentary on the migrant crisis and healthcare has primarily focused on the allocation of resources with little discussion of the needs of and provision for the migrants. Presenting a comparative stu
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 6.6 International Conference on Intelligent Mechanisms for Network Configuration and Security, AIMS 2015, held in Ghent, Belgium, in J
The introduction of micro CHP – the simultaneous production of heat and power in a single building based on small energy conversion units such as Stirling and reciprocating engines or fuel cells – is
This book offers a comprehensive overview of current, innovative approaches to assessing generic and domain-specific learning outcomes in higher education at both national and international levels. It
Presents a detailed account of the ecological functions of, threats to, and current state of the planet's coral reefs, providing eighty-four detailed maps, more than 200 color photos, and informative
This collection of rarely seen masterpieces from The Phillips Collection traces the development of American art from Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism. During the Gilded Age, American artists li
