Alien Vs. Predator

Throughout their entire history, the sedentary civilizations of China and Europe had to deal with nomads and "barbarians." This unique volume explores their drastically different responses: China "ch

In this book, G. Lynn Stephens and George Graham examine verbal hallucinations and thought insertion as examples of what they call "alienated self-consciousness." In such cases, a subject is directly

Mesmerist, musician, and Jew, the character, Svengali, was invented by the Anglo-French illustrator and writer, George Du Maurier in his novel, Trilby , first serialized in Harper's and then publis

This documentary study of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton focuses on their differing views of society and government in the formative years of the new American nation. Interweaving more than

就算母語是英語的人， 有時也會搞不清楚某些字正確的拼法， 你是否常為一些長相接近、語意易混淆的字而苦惱？ 《沙漠 V.S. 甜點－相似詞不混淆》 在此為您一一澄清 因為背單字最有效的方法， 就是熟悉每個字的正確用法。

Science fiction cinema is too often left at the margins of serious critical film study. While a handful of films are the subject of general theoretical works, the genre as a whole, and especially its

繼《星座奇緣》之後，占星專家吳安蘭這次特別針對職場人士撰寫此書，無論您是職場資深人士或新起之秀，本書皆能讓您掌握星座人際地圖，得意工作職場。本書共分兩大篇，老闆篇與員工篇。每篇再分 12 章，各論 12 星座的老闆與員工。老闆篇從星座觀點與心理分析的角度，分析不同星座老闆的人格特質與行事風格，並提供和平相處的因應之道。員工篇除解析不同星座員工的個性之外，也提供「職場速配指數表」，告訴您何種星座的同

本書最為創新的地方，是兼收國字的繁體和簡體；而且，把漢語拼音、羅馬拼音、注音符號並列。本書亦附台灣各地地名，以及台北捷運路線站名的漢語拼音。

Examines the psychological, cultural, and political implications of Gothic fiction, and helps to explain why horror writers and filmmakers have found such large and receptive audiences eager for the e

Offers papers from a winter 1998 symposium investigating fundamentals of fracture, with special emphasis on the ductile/brittle transition across a broad spectrum of material classes, fracture at inte

Two veteran intelligence agents, one from the CIA and the other from the KGB, join together in an unprecedented collaboration to trace the activities of the two intelligence agencies at the start of t

Addresses not only the importance of Presley's Southern heritage in understanding the phenomenon surrounding his career but also differences in the representation of that heritage depending on cultura

A vivid grasp of the story and the characters in "The Ring of Niebelung" brings Richard Wagner's mythic four-opera cycle to life.The Ring Cycle has a hold on our imagination like no

In the bestselling The Physics of Star Trek, the renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss took readers on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the Star Trek universe to see how it stacked up

Ten years ago, publishers, authors, scholars, and the reading public watched anxiously for the results of two lawsuits involving the family of John Cheever, famed short story writer, and Academy Chica

Convincing evidence that the Egyptian, Sumerian, and Dogon civilizations were founded by aliens from the Sirius star system who are now ready to return• Updated with 140 pages of new scie

This selection of letters, essays, and speeches demonstrates how the clashing perspectives of two individuals shaped and exemplified the major issues of national politics between the War of 1812 and t

Sir Leon Brittan, Vice-President of the European Commission, has worked at the very highest levels of the European Union for most of the last decade. Sir Leon has shaped some of the landmarks of European policy, including the development of new political and economic relations between the EC and the former satellite states of the Soviet Union, has been Europe's architect of the most ambitious global trade deal ever undertaken, and has been responsible for the dramatic evolution in Europe's competition policy and the building of strong European relations with the United States, China, Japan, and many other countries. In this publication, some of Sir Leon's most important speeches are gathered together. They explain in clear and succinct terms what the implications of European integration are in the context of an increasingly globalised international economy. How should traditional concepts of sovereignty be adapted? What is the real logic and purpose of European Economic and Monetary Un

This is the funniest book that you will read about English people! Why are the English different from Europeans? George Mikes’ book describes the strange things the English do and say. And the English don’t get angry when they read the book. They love it! You will too!

A Civil War portrays American college football in what the author believes is its purest form: two teams who play for love of the game & the honour of their schools, rather than for money or fame. He