Algorithm of Words

A translation of the 1910 edition of commentary by Gunkel (1862-1913), a pioneer of form-critical and history-of-religion methods of studying the Old Testament. He draws on an extensive knowledge of r

n celebration of the 40th anniversary of its original publication, here is the only paperback edition now available of the classic story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of

Eric John is one of the most distinguished and provocative of Anglo-Saxonists. This new and original analysis is the fruit of thirty years of scholarship and therefore has something of the nature of a

A collection of 23 articles first published as a special issue of the Journal of Engineering in Medicine the date of which is not noted; they may originally have been presented at a conference of th

An extraordinary study of the politics of representation, this book explores the discursive construction of a ‘city of intensities‘.The author analyses representations of Calcutta in a wide variety of

An extraordinary study of the politics of representation, this book explores the discursive construction of a ‘city of intensities‘.The author analyses representations of Calcutta in a wide variety of

Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle (1969), the longest of Nabokov's novels, is a witty and parodic account of a man's lifelong love for his sister. All of his favorite themes and most characteristic techniques are woven into this culminating work of Nabokov's imagination.Transparent Things (1972) is a haunting novella of the anguished life of Hugh Person, a young American editor and proofreader: his marriage, the murder of his wife, and his lone journey to uncover the truth about the past. With its multiple narrative voices and fusion of dream and memory, it is among the most formally experimental of Nabokov's works.Look at the Harlequins! (1974), Nabokov's final novel, concerns Vadim Vadimovitch N., a novelist very much like Nabokov himself. This ironic, intricate hall of mirrors, startling in its shifts of tone and off-key echoes of Nabokov's earlier books, often blurs the line between the worlds of reality and of literary invention.The texts of this volume incorporate Nabokov's penci

Eric Carle is one of the world's most beloved artists of children's books. Creator of the classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, he has captured the imagination of millions of children and adults with h

A picture book about making a picture book takes a step-by-step approach to explaining how a book is created, from an initial idea through the final product

《大學英國文學史(下冊)》內容包括：English Literature of the Mid-19th Century (Song Wenlin)；English Literature of the Last Quarter of the 19th Century (Song Wenlin) ；English Literature of the First Four Decades of the

From two of the greatest imaginations of our time comes a magnificent novel of adventure and magic...SHADOW MOON: First in the Chronicles of the ShadowWar.The genius of Star Wars(r) creator George Luc

In recent years, the introduction of the combined use of fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy has opened up exciting new arenas of scientific investigation. The combination of spectroscopic techni

A simple description of how seasons are caused by the positions of the Earth and the Sun also discusses the delights of each of the seasons

This unique dictionary defines troublesome homonyms like banned and band, barred and bard in groups--so readers can quickly compare and distinguish between meanings.

Freshly and excitingly written, this is the story of Helen and the judgement of Paris; of the gathering of the heroes and the siege of Troy; of Achilles with his vulnerable heel; of Odysseus, the last

An Invitation to Cognitive Science provides a point of entry into the vast realm of cognitive science, offering selected examples of issues and theories from many of its subfields. All of the volumes

Discusses the transformation of Jesus' focus on the Kingdom of God into Christianity's belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ, Son of God

Drawing on a number of virtually uptapped sources of data, this book presents a vivid and extremely detailed picture of the daily lives of working and middle class American families from the end of Wo

A masterful retelling of the last great legend of the Heroic age! This is the story of Helen and the judgment of Paris; of the gathering of the heroes and the siege of Troy; of Achilles with his vulne

With an Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. This anthology of tales by Rudyard Kipling contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the ge

Winner of the Pultizer PrizeIn the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation’s history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far m

Empowerment and the Path of Liberation presents an in-depth clarification of the key points of Vajrayana by one of the most accomplished masters of 17th-century Tibet. The empowerment ritual is someti

This unique book provides a concise account of the rheological properties of the principal dairy products from the point of view of a physicist whose interest lies in the direction of material science

This collection of new and previously published essays reflects the major research and thought of one of today's preeminent philosophers of mind.

Introduces basic weather terms and concepts, including thunderstorm, fog, hurricane, and rainbow

Patai's 1992 Guide to the Chemistry of Functional Groups Saul Patai, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Ever since the publication of the first volume of 'The Chemistry of Functional Groups' i

Woven around the pursuits of the energetic spirits and erudite scholars of the University of St. John and the Holy Ghost, this dazzling trilogy of novels lures the reader into a world of mysticism, hi

In "The Aesthetics of Disappearance," Paul Virilio traces out the relationship of biological optics to the technological "production of appearance." In the perceptual gaps demanding illusions of conti

A splendid introduction to the world of the European cabaret in the first period of its meteoric rise as a form of artistic creativity."--Harold Segel, author of Turn-of-the-Century Cabaret.

Partial table of contents: Reductive Coupling of Carbonyls to Alkenes: Adamantylideneadamantane. Reduction of Quinones with Hydriodic Acid: Benz[a]anthracene. Conversion of Ketones to Cyanohydrins: Be

A brief account of the life of the "Father of Our Country"

The self-proclaimed Mad Potter of Biloxi, Mississippi, and creator of more than seven thousand unique works of pottery art is the subject of this work

Deep in the heart of the darkest region of the Congo, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an eight-person field expedition dies mysteriously and brutally in a matter of minutes.Ten thou

A Unifying Model of the Thermodynamics of Formation of Dehydrogenase-Ligand Complexes (H. Fisher). Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (J. Jeffery and H. Jornvall). Molecular Size Determination of Enzymes by Radia

Making extensive use of new research and material, Belinda Thomson's incisive text gives a comprehensive and accessible account of the life and work of one of the most original artists of the late nin

For Taoists everywhere, the New York Times bestseller from the author of The Te of Piglet The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh!?! In which it is revealed that one of the world's great Taoi

Analyzes the essential problems of human organizations--the motivation to work, the resolution of conflict, the exercise of leadership, and the creation of organizational change. Examines the relation

From the Preface: This book represents the implementation of a decision adopted by the Council of the National Academy of Sciences relating to the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of