Mesoamerica Regional Publications

Exploring Richard Avedon’s fascination with France, Avedon’s France brings together a collection of spectacular photographs; selected interviews, letters, publications, and writings (including new mat

This volume summarizes the scientific literature on the nutrient requirements of small ruminant animals. It updates material from two previous publications: Nutrient Requirements of Sheep (1985) and N

Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History: Dialect and Text presents cutting-edge research into issues regarding prestige colloquial languages in China in their spoken forms and as well as their relationship to written forms and the colloquial literary language. These include the standard regional languages and prestige dialects of the past, the influence of historical forms of spoken Chinese on written Chinese, the history of guānhuà and the history of báihuà, proto-dialects and supra-regional common languages (koines), and their relationship to spoken dialects. The various studies in this collection focus on the dialect groups with the most substantial written tradition, including Mandarin, Wu, Min, and Cantonese, in north, central and eastern coastal, and southern China respectively. The contributors explore the histories of these dialects in their written and spoken forms, presenting a variegated view of the history and development of the regional forms, including their evoluti

From well-known favorites such as Green Curry to regional specialities likeGaeng Gai Chian Rai (Northern Chicken Curry) and Stuffed Curry Mussels, celebrated Thai chef Vatcharin Bhumichitr presents 50

Recommendations to 60 attractive hotels and more than 300 delicious restaurants, representing 50 different cuisines, including 21 styles of regional Chinese cooking.

Textile artist, Jane Foster, makes toys and prints that appear throughout the world in iconic design publications and stores. Her retro-inspired designs have a strong Scandinavian influence and are se

Textile artist, Jane Foster, makes toys and prints that appear throughout the world in iconic design publications and stores. Her retro-inspired designs have a strong Scandinavian influence and are se

Winner of the Commonwealth Regional Prize, Africa For eleven-year-old Jack Viljee, apartheid Johannesburg is a rational and simple place. Whether he’s picking fights with his little sister or frettin

Contemporary Chinese art is nowadays a subject area widely taught and researched in academic and non-academic publications, but it has not yet been studied by 'localizing' the research in specific cul

This book is a study of the major events and publications in the world of translation in China and the West from its beginning in the legendary period to 2004, with special reference to works publishe

Magical realism is often regarded as a regional trend, restricted to the Latin American writers who popularized it as a literary form. In this critical anthology, the first of its kind, editions Lois

During the late imperial era (1500-1911), China, though divided by ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences at least as great as those prevailing in Europe, enjoyed a remarkable solidarity. What h

The topic of controversy in Time Magazine, Esquire, and numerous other publications across the country, Pyramid Power has captured the imagination of millions all over the world who have used these my

IBDP Mathematics (Standard Level) is part of NTK Academic Group's new and exciting IB360 series of publications. Designed to fill the gap between typical IB textbooks and IB study guides, the IB360 se

IBDP Biology (Standard & Higher Level) is part of NTK Academic Group's new and exciting IB360series of publications. Designed to fill the gap between typical IB textbooks and IB study guides, the

“Words are only valuable if they benefit others.”—Venerable Master Hsing Yun,Founder of Fo Guang ShanThe Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism: 2025 Edition contains over 10,000 terms in both Chinese and English covering works from Venerable Master Hsing Yun, Humanistic Buddhism, sutra titles, all publications from Fo Guang Shan’s cultural undertakings, Fo Guang Shan and BLIA. It goes in depth into Buddhist terminology, concepts, quotes, persons, places, expressions, and historical events. We offer this glossary to the Fo Gang Shan community, translators, and sentient beings from all walks of life to assist them in their understanding and rendition of Buddhist literature.

最近的研究表明，高中的語言藝術課對人的未來以及道德發展的影響最為深遠。美國Waldorf Publications負責人Patrice Maynard，強烈推薦此書為青春期教育的首選書籍。“還有什麼比一個受文學啟發的理想少年更動人的呢？”本書凝結了作者幾十年來在給華德福高中生教授文學課和戲劇課的教學經驗，詳細分析了9-12年級孩子的發展特點，將文學作品對應到每個階段孩子的發展特點，來引領和啟迪青春

The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Environment is an authoritative guide to the exciting new interdisciplinary field of environmental literary criticism. The collection traces the development of ecocriticism from its origins in European pastoral literature and offers fifteen rigorous but accessible essays on the present state of environmental literary scholarship. Contributions from leading experts in the field probe a range of issues, including the place of the human within nature, ecofeminism and gender, engagements with European philosophy and the biological sciences, critical animal studies, postcolonialism, posthumanism, and climate change. A chronology of key publications and bibliography provide ample resources for further reading, making The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Environment an essential guide for students, teachers, and scholars working in this rapidly developing area of study.

這套廣受推崇的《費曼物理學講義》，源自費曼對教學的一場實驗。內容涵蓋牛頓力學、相對論與量子理論，以淺白、生動的方式介紹物理核心概念，是入門學習與珍藏閱讀的經典之作。"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman’s lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight.Timeless and collectible, the lectures are essential reading, not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Feynman.

This commentary on the Analects will bring you back in time to meet the Sage whose teachings on benevolence and integrity are deeply infused within the Chinese culture。 Confucius’ students included political advisors，military strategists，educators，businessmen，philosophers，warlords，and kings。 How could he possibly teach his way so calmly and gracefully through states and kingdoms of hegemons vying for regional power？ Who was this man！？ This is a book by two masters，one ancient and one contemporary，both enigmatic。 The lives of Confucius and Master Nan Huai-Chin (Nan Huaijin)，in many ways，parallel each other。 Both lived through tumultuous times，both had to leave their home state and wander only to return in old age to their birthplace。 They were teachers，learned in many fields and arts and in life itself，but not scholars in the traditional sense；rather，they were masters of all they engaged in。 They had students from all walks of life，were advisors of statesmen of all ranks and were flan

With an increasing concern of personal data privacy in Hong Kong and around the world, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Hong Kong publishes this third edition of Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide on Compliance to provide practical guidance on the law of privacy, and the ways to protect personal data in everyday life.This third edition will guide readers through the recent developments of personal data privacy in the local, regional and global contexts with updates on recent Administrative Appeals Board and Court decisions, and investigation reports and materials from the PCPD. In addition, some most-concerned issues are discussed, such as ethical development and use of AI, the collection and use of personal data by employers during COVID-19, data protection under work-from-home arrangements, data security measures for ICT systems, guidelines on doxxing offences and data breach handling. This book will certainly provide readers a

Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Hong Kong covers some of the most serious mental health conditions that top the global disease burden and affect 3 per cent of the general population. However, most research on psychotic disorders is undertaken in the West, and few studies have been systematically carried out in Asia despite global interest in regional differences. This work offers a unique and coherent account of these disorders and their treatment in Hong Kong over the last thirty years.Chen and his research programme’s pioneering work has ranged from the impact of early intervention on outcomes and relapse prevention, to the renaming of psychosis to reduce stigma. The studies have contributed to wider international debates on the optimal management of the condition. Their investigations in semantics and cognition, as well as cognition-enhancing exercise interventions, have provided novel insights into deficits encountered in psychotic disorders and how they might be ameliorated. The re

The learning goals that center on the thematic units are set in accordance with the language proficiency levels, established by the ACTFL˙To Comply with the pedagogical principle of backward design to establish the teaching/learning goals for the intermediate learner of Chinese˙Integrates into its thematic contents the ACTFL-defined, three mores of language uses as well the 5C concepts˙Assist the learner to achieve holistic progress and to cultivate specific linguistic abilities of Chinese˙The selecting of keywords/phrases in thetextbooks is greatly in line with vocabulary levels defined by the HSK and by the TOCFL. The regional difference in language uses between the two sides of theTaiwan Strait are also meticulously annotated in the textbooks In recent years, the background of learners has become diversified, and the number of self-study students of elementary Chinese is also increasing. On the pedagogical front, however, learning materials, found to be biased towards school l

Debates about the origins and effects of European rule in the non-European world have animated the field of economic history since the 1850s. This pioneering text provides a concise and accessible resource that introduces key readings, builds connections between ideas and helps students to develop informed views of colonialism as a force in shaping the modern world. With special reference to European colonialism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in both Asia and Africa, this book:• critically reviews the literature on colonialism and economic growth;• covers a range of different methods of analysis;• offers a comparative approach, as opposed to a collection of regional histories, deftly weaving together different themes.With debates around globalization, migration, global finance and environmental change intensifying, this authoritative account of the relationship between colonialism and economic development makes an invaluable contribution to several distinct literatures in ec

Against the background of accelerating globalization and growing economic interdependence in Northeast Asia over the past two decades, including the recent global economic crisis, this book sets out t

Discover the land of Pilgrims and Patriots! New England crams more history, scenery and outdoor adventure into six states than most countries. Walk the Freedom Trail, admire fall foliage, spot humpbac

「書中豐富的知識可磨鍊強化您的工具集」 ―Joe Ivans╱California Regional MLS 「軟體開發職涯中很實用的建議和很有用的技巧」 ―George Thomas╱Manhattan Associates 「一本實用、內容豐富的書，旨在幫助開發人員寫出高品質、有效的程式碼」 ―Christopher Villanueva╱Independent Consultant 「書中的智慧、一流的內容和活用的資訊能幫您建立可維護的程式碼」 ―Hawley Waldman╱Consultant 軟體開發是團隊一起合作才能完成的工作。要讓應用程式成功，您的程式碼需要強固且易於讓別人理解、維護和運用。 無論您目前是在企業團隊中工作、為開放原始碼專案貢獻心力、或是在創業，都很值得去了解什麼是「好」的和「壞」的程式碼。 《Good Code, Bad Code》一書的內容針對怎麼寫出高品質程式碼有清晰和實用的介紹，本書內容很好閱讀、也很容易應用和很好記住。借助書中所介紹的多種即時又有用的技術，您能馬上學到需要多年經驗才能掌握的程式開發見解。在這本快節奏的書中，Google軟體工程師Tom Long會教您什麼時候套用書中所講述的規則，以及什麼時候去打破成規！ 本書內容包括： ‧寫出讀起來像句子的函式 ‧確保您的程式碼沒有錯誤 ‧如何嗅出不良程式碼 ‧為您自己和您的團隊節省時間 本書適用於職業生涯已熟悉Java或C#等物件導向程式語言的開發人員。

都市及區域計劃的目的，一方面為了調和土地使用過程中彼此的競爭衝突，避免因濫用或誤用降低環境品質；另一方面必須積極地引導都市及區域適度成長，提升土地資源使用效能。由於此學門涉及廣泛的學術領域，系統相當繁複龐雜，因此特別強調綜合應用之能力，本書作者有感於國內此領域綜觀性的著述較少，於是全面考量近年社會變遷、經濟政策等條件，並依學術發展的趨向，重新修訂此書，凡是關心台灣都市計畫發展歷程及社經應用研究者，

由前美軍陸戰隊員、耶魯法學院畢業生J.D.范斯所著，是一本深刻描寫白人勞工階級困境的回憶錄。出身美國鐵鏽地帶貧困家庭的他，以親身經歷道出階級流動的艱難與文化崩解的痛苦。從肯塔基到俄亥俄，祖父母為脫貧而努力打拼，三代人雖一度進入中產階級，但仍難逃創傷、酗酒與家庭混亂的陰影。本書不只是個人故事，更是一面映照美國夢幻滅與社會斷層的鏡子，真誠動人，引人深思，適合關注階級、家庭與當代美國社會變遷的讀者閱讀。From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerfulaccount of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader,probing look at the struggles of America’s white working classHillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over forty years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.’s grandparents were “dirt poor and in love,” and mov

在全球化已成日常的工作環境中，管理者必須具備跨文化理解與行動能力。本書第三版以「所有管理者都是全球管理者」為前提，重新梳理跨文化管理的理論與實踐。作者不僅介紹主要文化模型，也深入探討領導、溝通與倫理在不同文化脈絡中的差異與調適方式。更新後的內容更貼近現實職場，透過真實案例與具體策略，協助讀者面對國際指派、跨國團隊與多元勞動力的挑戰。語言清楚、結構明確，是學生建立基礎視野、也是專業人士精進能力的重要讀本。The third edition of this popular textbook has been thoroughly expanded and updated throughout to explore the latest approaches to cross-cultural management, presenting strategies and tactics for managing international assignments and global teams. With a clear emphasis on learning and development, this new edition introduces a global management model, along with enhanced 'Applications' and 'Manager's Notebooks', to encourage students to acquire skills in multicultural competence that will be highly valued by their future employers. These skills have never been more important, in a world where, increasingly, all managers are global managers and where management practices and processes can differ significantly across national and regional boundaries. This textbook is suitable for student

An endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven "nations" that continue to shape North America According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is

Interregional Interaction in Ancient Mesoamerica explores the role of interregional interaction in the dynamic sociocultural processes that shaped the pre-Columbian societies of Mesoamerica. Interdisc

Mesoamerica is one of several cradles of civilization in the world. In this book, Robert M. Rosenswig proposes that we understand Early Formative Mesoamerica as an archipelago of complex societies that interacted with one another over long distances and that were separated by less sedentary peoples. These early 'islands' of culture shared an Olmec artistic aesthetic, beginning approximately 1250 BCE (uncalibrated), that first defined Mesoamerica as a culture area. Rosenswig frames the Olmec world from the perspective of the Soconusco area on Pacifica Chiapas and Guatemala. The disagreements about Early Formative society that have raged over the past thirty years focus on the nature of inter-regional interaction between San Lorenzo and other Early Formative regions. He evaluates these debates from a fresh theoretical perspective and integrates new data into an assessment of Soconusco society before, during, and after the apogee of the San Lorenzo polity.

The Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica covers the history of Mesoamerica through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 900 cross-referenced dictionary entries cove

Mesoamerica is one of several cradles of civilization in the world. In this book, Robert M. Rosenswig proposes that we understand Early Formative Mesoamerica as an archipelago of complex societies that interacted with one another over long distances and that were separated by less sedentary peoples. These early 'islands' of culture shared an Olmec artistic aesthetic, beginning approximately 1250 BCE (uncalibrated), that first defined Mesoamerica as a culture area. Rosenswig frames the Olmec world from the perspective of the Soconusco area on Pacifica Chiapas and Guatemala. The disagreements about Early Formative society that have raged over the past thirty years focus on the nature of inter-regional interaction between San Lorenzo and other Early Formative regions. He evaluates these debates from a fresh theoretical perspective and integrates new data into an assessment of Soconusco society before, during, and after the apogee of the San Lorenzo polity.

規模化不是角色變多, 流程變複雜, 而是協作方式的改變！ 導入LeSS的最佳教戰手冊！ 深入淺出帶你解決協作開發會遇到的難題 擴展學習 漸進式學習進而拓展 團隊的能力和彈性 團隊協作 如何一起協作以減低 相依性帶來的延遲 開發導向 從開發角度協作而非 控制性的專案管理 叔公講古 進行講說的過程當中 適時加入補充資料 系統性/高效性/務實性 對於多團隊協作提供最好的解決方案！ 本書內容改編自第15屆iThome鐵人賽IT管理組的冠軍系列文章《多團隊如何協作進行敏捷開發的利器──Large Scale Scrum(LeSS)》。關於大規模敏捷的因應之道，目前市面上已經盛傳許多做法。有些增加了很多角色，導致流程變得十分複雜，讓人難以著手。有些則是過於簡陋，打算以不變應萬變，卻讓人不知如何在實務上應用。還有一些解法的發明者不是開發人員，因此有很多開發協作的問題並沒有得到解決。 LeSS的解法主要是採取反脆弱的精神，來面對黑天鵝的世界。不是讓你規避和別的團隊協作、完全切割得乾乾淨淨，而是在開發過程中，藉由不斷地協作，知道別的團隊在做什麼，並學習對方不同的觀點，來抵抗更多複雜的狀況。 ❖目標讀者 想要讓團隊成員擴展學習的範圍 對於多團隊間相互依賴感到困擾 想知道大規模敏捷框架如何運作 想知道從開發角度如何多人協作 ❖評審推薦 如果你想要了解 LeSS，這本書可做為你的第一本書，如果你想要在團隊中導入 LeSS，相信也可以從這本書中獲得指引。在此誠摯跟各位推薦本書，也預祝各位，在推動敏捷的路上，持續迭代，持續變強。 游舒帆 這本書有很多小故事、小實踐、小心法，即使不是跑大規模敏捷，即使不是跑 LeSS，也都相當有參考價值。它們背後都是有深刻的系統思考與具體的實驗佐證。 我很享受閱讀這本書，願你也能享受此樂趣。 敏捷魔藥師 葉秉哲(William Yeh) ❖專業推薦 本書是台灣少數談論大型組織敏捷導入的第一手經驗分享，它不僅僅是一個工具手冊，也是一份實踐指南，為那些希望在大規模開發環境中，認真推行敏捷的人提供了寶貴的經驗和見解。 董大偉 Microsoft MVP｜Microsoft Regional Director 這本書不僅是敏捷實踐者的寶典，更是引領您在敏捷旅途上邁向成功的指南。David 的經驗和智慧將陪伴每一位敏捷愛好者，幫助您在打造符合市場需求的產品與服務的同時，共

The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica covers some of the major discoveries throughout ancient Mesoamerica from the last 100 years. The results of previous and continuing research and explorations, plus re