Der Band untersucht das OEuvre Ostades erstmals unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Komik. Es wird dabei in Bezug gesetzt zur Kultur des Komischen im 17. Jahrhundert im Bereich der Literatur und der...
This book provides an in-depth insight of different multi criteria decision making (MCDM) techniques, with particular enphasis to their application. Among others, techniques such as Analytic...
Jessica Fletcher investigates a mysterious manuscript with deadly consequences in the latest mass-market reprint in this USA Today bestselling series.... Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry...
Initially known for its beautiful images of the faces of babies, 3D ultrasound has become an important tool in prenatal diagnosis for its ability to image fetal organs in normal and abnormal...
Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time. If you're a fan of Acme anvils and know that the question "What's up, Doc?" needs no answer, this...
A family psychologist offers parents clear and simple techniques for disarming the strategies kids use to manipulate them. Filled with informative and practical advice, this insightful guide is...
Despite the relevance of astrology in Graeco-Roman mentality, our information about the early period of Hellenistic astrology is marred żeby the scarcity of original sources. Personal astrology did...
The book provides an up-to-date overview of the fast growing area of vibrational spectroscopy. Analytic methods using vibrational spectroscopy allow for the chemical analysis of materials....
Based on the hit TV detective series }Monk{, this follows the obsessive compulsive sleuth as he comes up against a killer who not only understands him, but is one step ahead.
Public corporations and private businesses operate in an increasingly complex, uncertain, and interconnected world. When evaluating investment decisions, business managers can no longer base their...
Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson had no idea two stray cats could nuzzle their way into her life. But when murder interrupts Maryville Heights' music festival, Kathleen finds herself the...
In dieser Neuauflage von Band 1 der Bergmann/Schaefer-Reihe werden die Grundlagen von Mechanik, Akustik und Thermodynamik vermittelt. Alle behandelten Themen werden in der bewährten, diese Reihe...
This book offers a compact overview on crystallography, symmetry, and applications of symmetry concepts. The author explains the theory behind scattering and diffraction of electromagnetic...
At one time the most popular of Melville's works, Typee was known as a travelogue that idealized and romanticized a mysterious South Sea island for readers in the ruthless, industrial,...
§To Persians, the fourteenth-century poems of Hafiz are not classical literature from a remote past, but cherished love, wisdom, and humor from a dear and intimate friend. Perhaps, more than any...
From an editor at the popular humor site Cracked.com and one of the writers of the bestselling You Might Be a Zombie and The De-Textbook, a rollicking look at vice throughout history, complete with...
The series Texts and Monographs in Theoretical Physics collects advanced texts on selected topics from the broad and varied field of Theoretical Physics. The works in the series will enable the...
Landmark translations of the Sufi poet/mystic Rumi from the acclaimed interpreter of the "Tao Te Ching." Jonathan Star has assembled selections of Rumi's verse in a treasury that spans...
What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial...
As entertaining today as it was when first published in 1726, "Gulliver's Travels" has been read aby generations of children as an adventure story and aby adults as a devastating satire...
This revised 3rd edition details the factors involved in the injection moulding process, from material properties and selection to troubleshooting faults, and includes the equipment types currently...
Drawing on extensive case studies from his private practice over the past 20 years, Alasko reveals that whether it's a casual I forgot, or a premeditated deception, lack of personal...