The author of the popular Marcus Didius Falco mystery series pens a tale of love and intrigue set in first-century Rome and featuring a female slave who becomes the mistress of the emperor Vespasian.
Rainer Maria Rilke, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Emily Dickinson, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud and the Tao Te Ching are just some of the influences evident in this book which brings poetry to bear on theolo
Grammar is central to language pedagogy and teachers need a clear description of what constitutes grammar and how it can best be taught in the English language classroom. This book illustrates a new w
Cyrenaica is thought to have had extensive commercial links with the rest of the Greek world in the 4th and 5th centuries BC. This study aims to examine the nature, frequency and routes of trading bet
The underwater excavation of Dor D, a Byzantine shipwreck off the Carmel coast, began in 1999. This volume forms the report of the survey and excavation of the wreck and of its cargo and associated fi
台灣是一個盛產甘蔗的國家，我們幾乎一年四季都可以吃到甘蔗，但是千萬不要小看了，甘蔗甘蔗經過高科技的生化技術，竟能萃取出比降膽固醇藥品還有效的天然成份甘蔗原素(Policosanol)台灣大學醫學院生化研究所教授呂鋒洲與中國醫藥學院營養系系主任楊新玲博士在從事學術研究中，發現古巴的國家科學研究發展中心(NationalCenter for Scientific Research)所屬的天然產品研究中
Despite tripping along, dropping stuff, and spilling things over, a little girl knows that they are just mistakes and her parents still love her despite her clumsy nature, in a simple tale with lift-t
On a San Francisco street dark and dense with fog, somebody has shot and killed United States Senator Jeremy Fullerton in the front seat of his car. The police arrest Jamaal Washington, a young black
A two-year-old penguin named Flop is sad when his five-year-old brother, Flip, would rather play with Hip, a polar bear friend his own age, in an Arctic romp that will warm the hearts of little siblin
作者以詼諧、戲謔的筆觸，寫出時下程式員共同的心聲。無論您是程式員與否，本書都可以帶給現代社會的年輕人一個借鏡或指引。本書內容總共歷經三年，大部分收集自美商歐萊禮台灣分公司網站專欄“Sleepless in Java”，內容兼具新聞性、技術性、評論性、啟發性、娛樂性，廣受兩岸資訊業界的迴響。尤其是《程式與香雞排》一篇，更引爆香雞排話題，久久不歇。本書集結短篇隨筆成冊，印刷出版，讓蔡式文章風格愛好者可
與坊間書籍最大的不同，在於作者運用了目前人力資源發展與教育界最流行的體驗取向(experiential approach)來促進學習者對研習主題有更務實的理解與內化，以成功系統模型(Success System Model)，藉系統化的流程圖來表達人力資源管理各主題間的關係，並在章節中安排各類型的習題：(1)HRM in Action Examples以案例來描述理論的實際應用與是否適用；(2)C
In this stirring sequel to the epic dramas Bloodwinter and Springwar, a new king must strive to heal a war-torn land, master a dangerous and world-altering magic, and defeat a secret and fanatical rel
This hybrid text/Web product is a comprehensive introduction to astronomy, covering all of the major topics in a thorough, yet concise approach. The authors take students on a threefold journey throug
Aboriginal People and Other Canadians discusses a wide variety of issues in Native studies including social exclusion, marginalization and identity; justice, equality and gender; self-help and empower
Aboriginal People and Other Canadians discusses a wide variety of issues in Native studies including social exclusion, marginalization and identity; justice, equality and gender; self-help and empower
A dramatic personal memoir by the chairman of Intel describes growing up in Europe on the eve of Nazi Germany's invasion of his native Hungary, how he and his family were forced into hiding from the N
Margaret Mead collaborated with her long-time colleague Rhoda M?traux in this unique study of French culture. The Hoover Institute at Stanford University originally published this volume, which grew o
This incisive analysis of where Palestinians and Israelis are and the possible avenues to a just and durable peace has been fully updated in the aftermath of September 11 and the Israeli Defence Force
This incisive analysis of where Palestinians and Israelis are and the possible avenues to a just and durable peace has been fully updated in the aftermath of September 11 and the Israeli Defence Force
本書譯自《Linux in a nutshell 3/E》，原文書從第一版開始，就是美國最有口碑、最權威、也是目前公認內容最齊全的 Linux 工具書。 Linux 是為個人電腦設計的免費 UNIX 作業系統，在一群來自世界各地的程式設計師與高手的奉獻栽培下，這作業系統持續地成長當中。因為它是一個開放原始碼的作業系統，在釵h人不斷的開發之下，漸漸地威脅到微軟的 Windows 作業系統。 Linu
Set onboard an ocean liner travelling to Australia in 1864, this novel is both a love story and an historical tour-de-force that relates the developing romance between Oscar Hopkins, an Oxford seminar
Earn $1,000 of profit in one hour on the Internet-starting from scratch!On the heels of the success of his national bestseller Multiple Streams of Income, renowned author and entrepreneur Robert Allen
A work of literary criticism in which Kundera argues that the European novel is "born out of the laughter of God". The author's previous novels include "The Joke", "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Based on the author's thesis, this study presents a detailed analysis of traditional African weapons, namely types of daggers, swords and knives, most of which were collected in the 20th century. 504
This book addresses the acquisition of pragmatics in second and foreign language classrooms, offering two state-of-the-art survey chapters, and eleven chapters reporting the results of empirical resea
A thematic, refereed annual publication covering current issues, emerging trends, and future scenarios in the field of library science and information management. This year's theme is collection manag
* Will the United States dominate the 21st century?* How does the United States see its role in the coming years?* Can a single superpower make the world a safer and more just place inwhich to live?At
* Will the United States dominate the 21st century?* How does the United States see its role in the coming years?* Can a single superpower make the world a safer and more just place inwhich to live?At
"I have spent most of my life in New Jersey, but the blood of a geisha courses through me yet."If Kiki Takehashi's life is dramatically different from that of her reserved Japanese-American
Nineteen political scientists, historians, lawyers, statisticians, and sociologists address the origins and evolution of the Civil Rights Act, its consequences in several different policy domains, and
The answer can kill you...From Bethany Campbell, the nationally bestselling author of Don't Talk to Strangers and Hear No Evil, comes a roller-coaster ride of relentless suspense in the tradition of J
Cambridge English Worldwide offers: ‧ a school-based approach with links to other subject areas throughout the course, and to other classes in different countries ‧ content and concepts related to lea
Cambridge English Worldwide offers: ‧ a school-based approach with links to other subject areas throughout the course, and to other classes in different countries ‧ content and concepts related to lea
「害怕數學的人，請舉手！」相信全地球有2/3以上的人都會怯生生地把手舉起來吧。但《Strength in Numbers》作者斯坦教授卻不認為那是因為大家都沒有數學細胞的緣故，他認為數學就像那頭被盲人辨識的大象，沒人認得清全貌。因此「（學校老師應該）第一次就把數學教對！」 這本書將數學的正確觀念傳遞給每個人。對於那些在學校裡有不愉快經驗而放棄數學（通常是12歲以前），或漠不關心數學的人，作者希
Following on the heels of Comeback, a New York Times Notable Book, a new Parker adventure finds the master thief deep in troubled waters when his plan to hijack a riverboat casino goes awry. Reprint.
