Studies in neuroscience have revealed that the human brain is built for change across the entire lifespan, and that through mindfulness and contemplative-meditational practices it is possible to calm
American Navy cruisers built prior to World Wat II saw extensive action throughout the Pacific War, in both surface actions like Guadalcanal, and carrier battles like Midway.Designed and produced unde
Future Park invites Australian policy-makers and built environment professionals to consider the future of parks in our cities. It describes the economic, social and environmental benefits of urban pa
In A Working People, historian Steven A. Reich examines the economical, political and cultural forces that have built and broken America’s black workforce for centuries. From the abolition of slavery
The NanoScience and Technology Institute (NSTI) nanotechnology conferences have built a tradition of being the most prestigious forum in the world for leading nano scientists, and Nanotech 2013 is no
The NanoScience and Technology Institute (NSTI) nanotechnology conferences have built a tradition of being the most prestigious forum in the world for leading nano scientists, and Nanotech 2013 is no
A response to radical changes in contemporary architecture and the built environment since September 11 contains essays that explore such issues as urban design and public space, sharing provocative a
This volume directly addresses the complexities involved in data mining and the development of new algorithms, built on an underlying theory consisting of linear and non-linear dynamics, data selectio
Offering a rare opportunity to view a regional collection of design work from professionals who champion sustainability, this collection showcases the products?both in progress and already built?and c
Librarians specializing in science and engineering offer colleagues advice on how to built, maintain, and use special collections, up to entire libraries, devoted to a single branch of engineering. Af
Until recently, available screenwriting tools, built around traditional discrete roles and tethered to paper output, have struggled to keep up with the rapid changes in industry practices and needs. H
Archaeological and historical scholarship completed over the past decade has revealed much about the built environments of slavery and the daily lives of enslaved workers in North America. Cabin, Qua
In Looking Beyond the Structure, architect Dan Bucsescu and philosopher Michael Eng record their conversations about the relationship of the built environment and other forms of design to the culture
In graphic novel format, relates the story of how twins Romulus and Remus were raised by wolves, took revenge upon their uncle, who had imprisoned their mother, and built Rome.
Explains the dynamics of federalism in today’s policymaking processThe checks and balances built into the U.S. Constitution are designed to decentralize and thus limit the powers of government. This s
This clinical resource is purpose-built to help primary caregivers take a lead role in diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of diverse pediatric kidney diseases. Diagnose and manage renal diseases wit
With advances in medical technology and with many large scale, longitudinal studies now underway, social and biological science have built a convincing case that the varieties of madness subsumed by
Describes in graphic novel format how and why the Transcontinental Railroad was built and tells how it affected the westward expansion of settlers, told through the eyes of fictional adolescents.
Rethought, reformatted, and redesigned, it’s Sandra Boynton’s reusable, cheerily illustrated birthday calendar. The size has been trimmed to a compact, shelf-friendly 6" x 12", and a built-in magnetic
There are many approaches to multimedia indexing that are limited in their scope, argue Hidderly (computing) and Rafferty (media and communication, both U. of Central England), because they are built
Widely assigned and taught in senior capstone and social theory courses, Sociology After the Crisis offers the first systematic theory of social differences built on the sociological traditions by emb
The acclaimed author and illustrator celebrates the remarkable relationship between humans and their canine companions as he describes the chapel he built for dogs in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. 30,000 fi
Arthur Rimbaud's invented Splendide-Hotel, "built in the chaos of ice and of the polar night," provides the occasion for Gilbert Sorrentino's imaginative meditation on letters and language. Each chapt
Smart, ambitious, competitive, and courageous, Belinda Mulrooney was destined through her legendary pioneering in the wilds of the Yukon basin to found towns and businesses. She built two fortunes, su
Built on the core concepts of social justice, individual rights, equality of opportunity and public participation in decision making, this volume provides an analysis of the changing needs and demands
Built on the core concepts of social justice, individual rights, equality of opportunity and public participation in decision making, this volume provides an analysis of the changing needs and demands
The Bauhaus originated in Weimar and returns to a new building there in the spring of 2019. In the newly built Bauhaus Museum Weimar the treasures of the world’s oldest Bauhaus collection will be show
Camp Huntsville was one of the first and largest POW camps constructed in America during World War II. Located roughly eight miles east of Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County, the camp was built in 19
This book is all about the favelas or slums of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil where a fifth of Rio's six million inhabitants live in favelas: self-built, improvised and populous neighborhoods in which life
In an ancient age, when the pyramids were being built in Egypt, and Mesopotamia was rising under the rule of the Akkadians, the Indus Valley Civilisation grew in the plains of western India...Four tim
“Built at the dawn of the American Revolution, the one-man wooden submersible, its creation, and its attacks on the Royal Navy in New York harbor is a story still surrounded in mystery. In thi
Built in lavish Victorian style in 1886 atop Bacon Hill, the Raymond Hotel was the most regal feature on the skyline in the San Gabriel River Valley--a sundown silhouette of the wealth and prominence
National identity cards are in the news. While paper ID documents have been used in some countries for a long time, today's rapid growth features high-tech IDs with built-in biometrics and RFID chips.
The remarkable Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse arrived in New Amsterdam from Holland in 1659, a brash and ambitious twenty-two-year-old bent on making her way in the New World. She promptly built an e
This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus’s arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early nineteenth century.
The remarkable Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse arrived in New Amsterdam from Holland in 1659, a brash and ambitious twenty-two-year-old bent on making her way in the New World. She promptly built an e
Overwhelmingly, visitors agree that The Frick Collection in New York City is one of their favorite museums in the world. The elegant Fifth Avenue mansion, built in 1914 for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Fr
It's hard not to give in to the magic of pop-up books. Everyone, adults and children, we can not stop marveling each time we turn a page and suddenly something is built in three dimensions before our
At the heart of Tamson House is the Wood. And in that Wood is the MysteryTamson House, in modern, urban Ottawa, is a rambling, eccentric curiosity of a houseand a place of hidden Power. Built a
The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous Greek temple in the world and an icon of Ancient Greek art. It was built to house a colossal statue of the goddess Athena, and the temple itself was decorate
