Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known as G.K. Chesterton, was an English writer. He wrote on philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and debates, literary and art criticism,
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America is addicted to fossil fuels, and the environmental and geopolitical costs aremounting. A public-private program-- at an expanded scale-- to stimulate innovation in energy policyseems essential
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Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with segmented presentation of new concepts and introducing ensemble playing. Isolating concepts and tea
This highly regarded text provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to modem particle physics. Extensively rewritten and updated, this fourth edition includes all the recent developments
Three outsiders in an unfamiliar city slide from friendship into suspicion, jealousy and humiliation as they expose each other’s weaknesses and secrets. This award-winning psychological thriller recei
A short biography of Michelle Obama covers her girlhood in Chicago, her education and professional experience, her marriage to Barack Obama, and her life in the White House.
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Paul Kiparsky's work in linguistics has been wide-ranging and fundamental. His contributions as a scholar and teacher have transformed virtually every subfield of contemporary linguistics, from gener
Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is
As terrorist attacks continue around the world, from London and Madrid to Afghanistan and Iraq, questions multiply about the effectiveness of current antiterrorist strategies. America's reliance on m
An interdisciplinary, quantitative assessment of the health and economic costs of air pollution in China, and of market-based policies to build environmental protection into economic development. Ch
Introduces the human respiratory system, explaining the roles of each of its parts, including the mouth, the larynx, and the lungs, and describing what happens with each breath.
Single copy of First Flight. Meet Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors and pioneers of the first successful flight. Also, learn about the adventures of pilot Amelia Earhart.
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A fascinating look at planets, stars, space exploration and more.Search for alien worlds and life-forms with the Space Quest board game.Build a glow-in-the-dark planetarium.Warning:
This affordable color photography book by landscape photographer Steve Terrill features a sensitive and thoughtful introduction by Craig Lesley, author of Burning Fence, The Sky Fisherman, and Winterk
The process of inductive inference -- to infer general laws and principles from particular instances -- is the basis of statistical modeling, pattern recognition, and machine learning. The Minimum Des
The basic concepts of relativity theory are conveyed through worked and unworked examples in this text, which requires no mathematics beyond elementary algebra. Suitable for undergraduates and gradua
A revised edition of this popular map of China that highlights the key tourist features and classified road network against a background of hillshading and attractive layer colouring.
All academic disciplines periodically appraise their effectiveness, evaluating the progress of previous scholarship and judging which approaches are useful and which are not. Although no field could s
Compiled and edited by a board of distinguished educators, this single-volume encyclopedia contains vital information on the world's greatest literary masterpieces-and is an essential reference source
Poetry. Drawing equally on Buddhist sutras and country blues, William Fuller's SADLY derives compassion from its ironic vision. Quick and sometimes elusive, these poems observe fluctuations in economi
Scientists from many disciplines, including physics, chemistry, biology, and neuroscience, contribute to the study of cognition. Cognitive psychology, the science of the human mind and of how people
The NBER Macroeconomics Annual presents, extends, and applies pioneering work in macroeconomics and stimulates work by macroeconomists on important policy issues. Each paper in the Annual is followed
In an artful pastiche of observation, personal narrative, interviews, and investigative reporting, S.L. Price, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, describes sports and athletes in today's Cuba. On
The book provides an overview of recent developments in large margin classifiers, examines connections with other methods (e.g., Bayesian inference), and identifies strengths and weaknesses of the met
This new edition offers students and duet teams a treasure. Bruckner's own transcription of his Symphony No. 7 follows the orchestral score, and makes an exciting piano duet.
Once stolid, strictly regulated organizations that epitomized lifetime employment, retail banks are now highly competitive enterprises with fragmented career structures and a new focus on sales and pe
This is a colourful and entertaining survival kit for teenagers visiting (or living in) Florence. It was thought up, written and designed in collaboration with Amici Musei Fiorentini.
With endorsements from two of the largest and most influential public speaking groups -- the National Speakers Association and Toastmasters International -- this book is a professional's key to succes
Historically, economists sought to understand the economic significance of macro fluctuations associated with seasons. During the 1920s and 1930s, the focus shifted to business cycles, and seasonal fl
Sociomedia examines the use of integrated multimedia to support social or collaborative research, learning, and instruction in the university, one of the best environments for developing and analyzing
This comprehensive collection of current research in the development of speech perception and perceptual learning documents the striking changes that take place both in early childhood and throughout
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From legendary studio and recording artist Barry Galbraith comes this logical, cohesive method that covers sliding, slurring, and positioning of the fingers on the fingerboard. Exercises rotate throug
