When the vision came, he was in the bathtub. So begins the madness of Louis Daguerre. In 1847, after a decade of using poisonous mercury vapors to cure his daguerreotype images, his mind is plagued by
In What’s Your Story? Using Stories to Ignite Performance and Be More Successful, author, entrepreneur, and master story teller Craig Wortmann demonstrates the powerful impact stories have on the thre
With their famous wit, seasoned advice, and impeccable business savvy, the bestselling financial duo explains how to build wealth and security -- and how to afford anything you want when the work is d
A man sets out on an ordinary business trip to Valparaiso, Indiana. It turns out to be a mock-heroic journey toward identity and transcendence. This is Don DeLillo's second play, and it is funny, sha
A fresh new approach to tapping into our own creativity, using the images and artifacts of our dreams.Getting inspired is one of the toughest parts of being an artist, whether we're a beginner or a se
A step-by-step guide to writing your own scripture using selections from major sacred texts, secular sources and your own words.Create Your Personal Sacred Text is a unique step-by-step guide to selec
* When should children start using computers? * How should schools incorporate computer use into their curriculum? * Which types of computer software programs should be avoided? * Are children who don
A fictional account, using actual names and events, of the 1973 return from exile of Argentina's most enigmatic leader details his struggle to retain control over his party, his nation, and his own li
A collection of fourteen haunting stories introduces a series of women struggling not only to define their identity and a sense of personal purpose, but also to make themselves heard in a world that m
A plain-English cookbook provides more than sixty delicious recipes using the traditional healing foods of Chinese natural medicine, along with important information about their effects, the use of he
In Turning Japanese, poet David Mura chronicled a year in Japan in which his sense of identity as a Japanese American was transformed. In Where the Body Meets Memory, Mura focuses on his experience gr
This companion text to Introduction the Reading of Lacan focuses on the concept of the psychic structures of desire. Using case examples, Dor explains the crucial difference between symptomsowhich can
The most basic, clear principles of Tibetan Buddhism are here lucidly presented by a renowned modern teacher and monk. Tai Situpa illuminates Buddhist teachings in commonsense terms, using down-to-ear
In this masterful and charming book, food historian Barbara Ketcham Wheaton takes the reader on a cultural and gastronomical tour of France, from its medieval to the pre-Revolutionary era. Using a del
An exploration of fidelity and identity, Lopate’s novel follows the lives of three young New Yorkers caught in a tangled love triangle. Eric, returning to the Big Apple after years on the west coast,
In her superbly accomplished new novel, Anita Brookner proves that she is our mast profound observer of women's lives, posing questions about feminine identity and desire with a stylishness that conve
To abuse or neglect a child, to deprive the child of his or her own identity and ability to experience joy in life, is to commit soul murder. Soul murder is the perpetration of brutal or subtle acts a
Using experiences from other women and her own expertise, the author discusses how to overcome the emotional trauma and deal with breast cancer from diagnosis to recovery
Based on a series of university lectures on nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, this textbook covers a wide range of topics, from the birth of quantum mechanics to the fine-structure levels of heavy at
This book lays out a new, general theory of light propagation and imaging through Earth’s turbulent atmosphere. Current theory is based on the – now widely doubted – assumption of Kolmogorov turbulenc
Based on 30 years of clinical and research experience, backed by a careful assessment of four decades of published data, Dr. Faguet documented inThe War on Cancer (Springer 2005), early advances in ca
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2012, held in San Sebastian, Spai
Representing a significant extension to the current theory of innovation, this analysis offers a novel paradigm based on US and Asian data that applies the Schumpeterian model of innovation to today’s
Based on detailed analysis of applications in business and government sectors, this book discusses the current state and future trends of virtual advisory services in digital environments. Shows how t
This book focuses on the notion of “vintage innovation” and its application in various old technology-based communities of practice. Some communities of practice resist and react to technological chan
This SpringerBrief presents a survey of data center network designs and topologies and compares several properties in order to highlight their advantages and disadvantages. The brief also explores sev
Not only are European industries shrinking and experiencing diminishment of their capability to add value, but Europe has lost more than a third of its GDP, which had been primarily based on manufactu
Based on the life of the Author's great uncle, this novel begins in June of 1914, at the time of two apocalyptic events which took place within three days of each of each other: the Great Fire of Sale
Based on the life of the Author's great uncle, this novel begins in June of 1914, at the time of two apocalyptic events which took place within three days of each of each other: the Great Fire of Sale
Woman the powerhouse is written to educate, inspire, motivate and transform the thinking pattern of women. Based on the daily challenges of life, women most times allow the pressures and demands of ot
Woman the powerhouse is written to educate, inspire, motivate and transform the thinking pattern of women. Based on the daily challenges of life, women most times allow the pressures and demands of ot
My first book is a murder mystery that has several adventures with twists and turns that are based on things I know to be true or could have happened or maybe this all happened in my mind. When 2 a.m.
German Colonel Wilhelm Lessing of the German Abwehr, the German Military Intelligence Organization, is interrogating captured British soldiers of the World War Two German Army Blitzkrieg in Belgium an
MANipulated Into Fear is based on a true story about a man I went to high school with and years later married and divorced three times within thirteen years. His name was Rolf. During this time, I was
MANipulated Into Fear is based on a true story about a man I went to high school with and years later married and divorced three times within thirteen years. His name was Rolf. During this time, I was
The content of the book is based on the lectures on the theory of elasticity, stability, and dynamics of structures. The importance of these disciplines in the preparation of young structural engineer
The content of the book is based on the lectures on the theory of elasticity, stability, and dynamics of structures. The importance of these disciplines in the preparation of young structural engineer
This Guideline Book is based on the facts of the Nobel Prize, and how you can contribute knowledge to humanity in order to win in any fields of the awarding Nobel Prizes from the Nobel Prize Foundatio
