Part memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John Adams, one of today's most admired and frequently performed composers.
This book helps the reader to understand the specific properties of piezoelectric ceramic resonators. It provides their theoretical description by immitance and equivalent circuit method. The nummeric
Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: The 5-Tier System, Third Edition reviews the practice of fetal heart rate monitoring. Beginning with a description of the anatomy of fetal circulation, placenta
In the early 2000s, theorising in the field of New Literacy Studies (NLS) began to address the idea that there is not just one kind of literacy but multiple literacies associated with diverse sociocul
The Ohio River Valley was a place of violence in the nineteenth century, something witnessed on multiple stages ranging from local conflicts between indigenous and Euro-American communities to the Bat
In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the New York Times bestselling author ofAmerica America and The Palace Thief, explores the nature of genius, rivalry, ambition, and love among multiple generati
The seventh volume of Q. David Bowers’s multiple-book Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money covers in great detail the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee,
The bond valence model, a description of acid-base bonding, is widely used for analysing and modelling the structures and properties of solids and liquids. Unlike other models of inorganic chemical bo
As you face a changing job market, you may be struggling to adjust and survive. To survive you need to embrace the online market and create multiple streams of income. But how do you do that online?
This volume draws attention to the ways philanthropic activities reacted, anticipated, adapted and resisted to the multiple regime changes in twentieth-century Germany. It presents a differentiated un
You are a busy professional and you don’t have time to search through multiple books to learn how to transition to a new career. "The Easy Guide for Finding Your Next Career: Top 10 Lists on Job Prep
This heavily illustrated directory describes canine breeds recognized by the AKC, including newly recognized breeds. A succinct description of each dog cites its origins, its physical and temperamenta
Farm level models have been widely used in agricultural economic studies. This book provides an in-depth description of different methodologies and techniques currently used in farm level modeling. Wh
"He-Man and other characters in Mattel's Masters of the Universe toy line found their way into comic books, video games, multiple television series and a Hollywood film. The original animated series (
Much like Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, Maulding-Green and Leonard have, in Leadership Intelligence: The Journey to Your True North, postulated a theory regarding the age old question, ‘are leader
Much like Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, Maulding-Green and Leonard have, in Leadership Intelligence: The Journey to Your True North, postulated a theory regarding the age old question, ‘are leader
Multiagent systems are made up of multiple interacting intelligent agents -- computational entities to some degree autonomous and able to cooperate, compete, communicate, act flexibly, and exercise co
Heat Transfer in Aerospace Applications is the first book to provide an overall description of various heat transfer issues of relevance for aerospace applications. The book contains chapters relating
This book covers sensors and multiple sensor systems, including sensor networks and multi-sensor data fusion. It presents the physics and principles of operation and discusses sensor selection, rating
The 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa shocked the world with its devastation and its rapid migration to multiple continents. As the systems meant to respond to this sort of epidemic failed, the
A loving and hilarious—if occasionally spiky—valentine to Bill Bryson’s adopted country, Great Britain. Prepare for total joy and multiple episodes of unseemly laughter.Twenty years ago, Bill Bry
"Vulture in a cage," Solomon Ibn Gabirol's own self-description, is an apt image for a poet who was obsessed with the impediments posed by the body and the material world to the realization of his sp
Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international center and home to multiple cultures, faiths, and languages. Harmonious and dissonant influences from Persian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian, Armenian, Georgia
From the author of Multiple Exposure, the second “intriguing…compelling” (Publishers Weekly) novel in the thrilling Sophie Medina mystery series that features a photojournalist as she races to find an
Childhood obesity is an enormous problem throughout the world and has huge impacts on public health. This book reviews multiple causes and consequences of obesity in children as well as various strate
This book summarizes the advanced manufacturing technology of original innovations in hot stamping of lightweight car body. A detailed description of the technical system and basic knowledge of sheet
This book focuses on the circumstances that lead to the marked increased vulnerability of seniors and are most challenging to clinicians including the presence of multiple chronic medical
The series Culture and Conflict aims to promote a dynamic, pluridisciplinary dialogue meant to discuss the multiple ways in which conflict influences, supports or constrains the production of meaning
Predictive Modeling of Pharmaceutical Unit Operations chronicles the progress this practice has made in the pharmaceutical industry in recent years. Modeling serves multiple purposes, not only enhanci
The book gives an overview of developments in Quantitative Genetics and variance component analysis in an era of Big Data and Sequenced Genomes. It provides a detailed description of a direct method o
Hans Haacke's art articulates the interdependence of multiple elements. An artwork is not merely an object but is also its context -- the economic, social, and political
This volume is the first comprehensive description of the most spectacular landforms of Hungary. It is a richly illustrated book which presents a collection of significant sites, capturing the geodive
Nuclear Power is a very concise, up-to-date and accessible guide to the most controversial form of power generation. Breeze provides a comprehensive description of the various ways of generating power
Bier proposes here a strong new understanding of the Book of Lamentations, drawing on Bakhtinian ideas of multiple voices to analyse the poetic speaking voices within the text; examining their theolog
