Tamara has always lived a life on the edge, but nothing quite prepared her for the journey that she was about to take. As a young woman, she strips for a living with the support of her significant oth
Tamara has always lived a life on the edge, but nothing quite prepared her for the journey that she was about to take. As a young woman, she stripes for a living with the support of her significant ot
To Brian, hockey is the best thing in the world. He loves to watch it on TV, but he loves to play it even more.Even though Brian's mom encourages him to do his best in this rough sport, she is too str
The ELFNET Book on Failure Mechanisms, Testing Methods, and Quality Issues of Lead-Free Solder Interconnects is the work of the European network ELFNET which was founded by the European Commission in
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Reflecting on 2 decades of postsocialist transformations, Globalization on the Margins explores the continuities and changes in Central Asian education development since the collapse of the Soviet Uni
Reflecting on 2 decades of postsocialist transformations, Globalization on the Margins explores the continuities and changes in Central Asian education development since the collapse of the Soviet Uni
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Canadian AI 2010, held in Ottawa, Canada, in May/June 2010. The 22 revised full papers presented toget
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, NLDB 2009, held in Saarbrucke
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference, CPC 2010 , held in Hualien, Taiwan in May 2010. The 67 full papers are carefully selected from 184 submissions and focus on t
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Foundations of Software Science and Computational Structures, FOSSACS 2010, held in Paphos, Cyprus, in March 2010
The 26th International Symposium on Shock Waves in Gottingen, Germany was jointly organised by the German Aerospace Centre DLR and the French-German Research Institute of Saint Louis ISL. The year 200
This book describes and analyses the rules and provisions of the United Nation Convention on the International Sale of Goods of 1980 - CISG-. The authors explain the details of the CISG’s text, report
Of the three lecture courses making up the CIME summer school on Fluid Dynamics at Cetraro in 2005 reflected in this volume, the first, due to Sergio Albeverio describes deterministic and stochastic m
This is a collection of contemporary writings on the work of Holmes Rolston, III. The authors contributing to this volume are a mixture of senior scholars in environmental ethics and new voices in phi
Beyond sending a "get-well card," many people know little about supporting someone through a serious illness -- let alone passing through one themselves. Life on Hold answers the need of many people w
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2005.The 40 revised full papers, 15 rev
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th Iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition, CIARP 2005, held in Havana, Cuba in November 2005.The 107 revised full papers presented togeth
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Possessing the power to heal others with her hands, octogenarian Miss Munchie looks back on her life to get an understanding about why she was unable to help those she loved the most and remembers the
The year is 1861, and America shudders on the brink of disunion. Elisha Eaker, scion of a wealthy Manhattan banking family, joins the Navy against his father's wishes. He does it as much to avoid an a
Written for intermediate to advanced healers, RELIANCE ON THE LIGHT explains how to identify negative interference and create psychic protection in daily life through meditation and visualization. Di
Competing on Internet time means competitive advantage can be won and lost overnight. In this penetrating analysis of strategy-making and product innovation in the dynamic markets of commercial cybers
Success often depends on the strength of a single quality: leadership. Winston Churchill is universally recognized as one of the 20th century's great political leaders and his words ring just as true
Once upon a time we knew the origins of things: what piece of earth the potato on our dinner plate came from, which well our water was dipped from, who cobbled our shoes, and whose cow provided the le
In illuminating commentaries on the biblical texts read on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipper, a number of contemporary female authors, scholars, theologians, and educators offer a fresh perspective on Jewi
From an overview of how the Internet works--including a primer on computer communication and explanations of how providers like America Online, CompuServe, Microsoft Network, and the many lesser-known
Acclaimed personal writing from one of our most out-spoken essayists, on disability, on family, on being an impolite woman, and on the opporunities and "gifts" of a difficult life.
From Thomas McGuane on Idaho's Snake River to Louise Erdrich on the tallgrass prairies of her native North Dakota to Carl Hiaasen combing the imperiled fishing grounds of the Florida Keys, some of the
According to ancient Black Forest legend, on the Night of the Seventh Moon, Loke, the God of Mischief, is at large in the world. It is a night for festivity and joyful celebration. It is a night for s
"A professional memoir of a gifted, good-humored and gracious man...The book has the feel of good conversation on a long trip."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWJohn Charles Kuralt on the journey of his l
The authors of Smart Money focus on family finances with ideas for saving, investing, and maximizing resources, including ways to reduce credit card payments, save on mortgages, buy insurance, and inc
Seattle mental health counselor Lustbader here compells attention to and sympathy for those who must rely on caregivers for their needs. Stories are related by?patients themselves. From incapacitated
The author draws on his years of experience with the nuclear-powered submarine fleet of the U.S. Navy to discuss leadership principles that can be applied to entrepreneurial organizations
