Zorzi (American studies, Ca' Foscari U. of Venice) transcribes and edits 78 letters that James (1843-1916) wrote to Norwegian- American sculptor Anderson (1872-1940). Although the two rarely met durin
Meer deals with the interpretation of paintings or painted reliefs on 148 coffins of Etruscan stone sarcophagi that can be dated between about 350 and about 200 BC. After a historical outline, he look
A valuable guide to making technology work for your businessNow that the Internet bubble has burst, financial service professionals are looking for more realistic ways to use technology to their advan
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Mike Cappelletti, who has impressive credentials both as a bridge expert and as a poker authority, believes that the enlightened solution-or "preferred view"- to many difficult bridge bidding problems
Designed for students who have already developed a basic competence in Russian, this book expands and improves their vocabulary. It is invaluable as a guide to finding the right word for the context
Faghri (mechanical engineering, University of Rhode Island) and Sunden (heat transfer, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden) present the latest work in heat transfer and fluid flow in micro- and nanos
Compares the the climate, animals, plants, and population of two very different ecosystems--the Amazon rain forest and the Sahara desert--to demonstate the use of two different types of graphs.
Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. As Clifford Pickover briefly recounts in this enthralling bo
`If there is a single question that presses upon the intellect of the current generation of social scientists, it is surely: "what do the great insights of social theory imply for the way we conduct r
The 2000 presidential election was one of the closest and most dramatic elections in American history. Over the year 2000, the Annenberg Public Policy Center conducted the largest study ever undertake
