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Sherman Folland, Lorenzo Rocco
World Scientific Publishing Company
This book defines the field of social capital and health. Over the last two decades, there has been a recognition of the importance of social capital (usually defined as ties in the community, attachment to the community, and participation in …
Hong Sheng, Nong Zhao
World Scientific Publishing Company
This book provides a detailed description of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China with respect to both efficiency and income distribution. It demonstrates that state ownership in the form of SOEs does not use resources efficiently, holds a poor record in …

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A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art
Ivars Peterson
Turner Publishing Company
A visual journey to the intersection of math and imagination, guided by an award-winning authorMathematics is right brain work, art left brain, right? Not so. This intriguing book shows how intertwined the disciplines are. Portraying the work of many contemporary …

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90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning
Kirk Douglas
Turner Publishing Company
He was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen was mirrored in his personal life. As Kirk Douglas grew older, he became less impetuous and more reflective. In this poignant and inspiring …
Phillip Slater
Industrial Press, Inc.
Engineers and reliability professionals are increasingly being held accountable for materials and spare parts inventory management and in response they need to gain a better understanding of materials and spare parts inventory management principles and practices. This practical book delivers …
Ken Evans
Industrial Press, Inc.
Written in a simple, easy-to-understand language by a skilled programmer with many years of experience teaching CNC machining to industry and in the classroom, this new edition offers a new chapter on feature-based Machining using Siemens, plus a new chapter …

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Tokme Zongpo's Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
Ken McLeod
Unfettered Mind
Reflections on Silver River consists of a new translation of Tokme Zongpo's Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and a verse-by verse commentary. In just thirty-seven verses, Tokme Zongpo summarizes the bodhisattva path. While this revered and loved text from the …

View book details for Misadventures of a Parenting Yogi

Cloth Diapers, Cosleeping, and My (Sometimes Successful) Quest for Conscious Parenting
Brian Leaf
New World Library
In this hilarious, heartfelt book, Brian Leaf tackles parenting with a unique blend of research and humor. He explores Attachment Parenting, as well as Playful, Unconditional, Simplicity, and good old Dr. Spock parenting. He tries cloth diapers, no diapers, cosleeping, …

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The award-winning Cold War crime thriller
David Young
Bonnier Publishing Fiction
In the shadow of the Berlin Wall, murder is never an open-and-shut case . . .The award-winning, critically acclaimed Cold War crime thriller set in East Berlin - perfect for fans of Tom Rob Smith, Phillip Kerr and Joseph Kanon.____________________________________East …

View book details for Die KSZE im Ost-West-Konflikt

Internationale Politik und gesellschaftliche Transformation 1975-1990
Matthias Peter, Hermann Wentker
De Gruyter
Die KSZE-Schlussakte von 1975 markiert eine Zasur in der Geschichte des Kalten Krieges. Sie bot einen stabilen Rahmen fur die Ost-West-Entspannung und entfaltete zugleich enorme gesellschaftliche Wirkungen, da sich zahlreiche Burger Osteuropas auf die Bestimmungen von Helsinki beriefen, um insbesondere …

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30 walks exploring the AONB peninsula in South Wales
Andy Davies
Cicerone Press
This guidebook describes 30 circular day walks in the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, taking in the rich variety of landscapes across this beautiful area of South Wales. Ranging from 2.5 to 14 miles long, there are walks to …

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National Trail following the English-Welsh Border
Mike Dunn
Cicerone Press
This guidebook - which includes both a guide to the route and a separate OS map booklet - describes Offa's Dyke Path National Trail from south to north, following the longest linear earthwork in Britain, running 177 miles along the …
C N R Rao
World Scientific Publishing Company
This invaluable book is an autobiographical account of doing scientific research in India. It provides an insight to the perseverance of a scientist from a developing country. His relentless pursuit of excellence in chemistry for more than half a century …
Barry Desker, Cheng Guan Ang
World Scientific Publishing Company
Perspectives on the Security of Singapore: The First 50 Years explores the security of Singapore in the last 50 years and its possible trajectories into the future. This volume brings together the diverse perspectives of a team of academics with …
Alexander I Studenikin
World Scientific Publishing Company
This volume is devoted to a wide variety of investigations, both in theory and experiment, of particle physics such as electroweak theory, fundamental symmetries, tests of the Standard Model and beyond, neutrino and astroparticle physics, heavy quark physics, non-perturbative QCD, …
Julius Rebek, Jr
World Scientific Publishing Company
This monograph describes the behavior of molecules confined to small spaces. The small spaces are created by the self-assembly of modules into hollow capsular structures through hydrogen bonding; capsules assembled by metal/ligand binding or other forces are not included. Topics …
Frank Smith, Tom Fearn, Shaun Bullett
World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.
This book leads readers from a basic foundation to an advanced-level understanding of fluid and solid mechanics. Perfect for graduate or PhD mathematical-science students looking for help in understanding the fundamentals of the topic, it also explores more specific areas …
Yunquan Liu
World Scientific Publishing Company
This volume presents the latest advancements and future perspectives of atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics and its vital role in modern sciences and technologies. The chapters are devoted to a wide range of quantum systems, with an emphasis on …
Johan Bjorksten, Anders Hagglund, Daniel Olsson
World Scientific Publishing Company
This unique book discusses how to manage an organization in China. It is based on the invaluable practical experience of entrepreneur Johan Bjorksten, who successfully built a local consulting business with over 100 employees, and Anders Hagglund, a seasoned manager …

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Proceedings of the 2014 Congress on IEMDA 2014 & Proceedings of the 2nd Congress on CCSA 2014
Shihong Qin, Xiaolong Li
World Scientific Publishing Company
This proceedings put together 68 selected articles from the joint conferences of 2014 Congress on Industrial Engineering, Machine Design and Automation (IEMDA2014) and the 2nd Congress on Computer Science and Application (CCSA2014), held in Sanya, China during December 12 - …
Masayoshi Hata
World Scientific Publishing Company
This unique volume presents a fruitful and beautiful mathematical world hidden in Caianiello's neuronic equations, which describe the instantaneous behavior of a model of a brain or thinking machine. The detailed analysis from a viewpoint of dynamical systems, even in …
Gang Cao, Lance E Delong
World Scientific Publishing Company
This book is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduate students and other researchers who possess an introductory background in materials physics and/or chemistry, and an interest in the physical and chemical properties of novel materials, especially transition metal oxides.New materials often …

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Prison Reform in Singapore: 1999 to 2007
Chin Kiat Chua
World Scientific Publishing Company
This book tells a story of successful prison reform that brought the recidivism rate of prisoners down from 44% to 24%. In the process of this reform, the entire Prison Service was transformed from a custody focused mindset to a …
Anders Liljas, Mans Ehrenberg
World Scientific Publishing Company
This highly illustrated book provides an up-to-date description of the structure and function of the translation system including ribosomes, tRNAs, translation factors, antibiotics and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.Research on translation is undergoing rapid changes and is receiving significant attention as evidenced by …
Ashok K Raina, Victor G Kac, Natasha Rozhkovskaya
World Scientific Publishing Company
The first edition of this book is a collection of a series of lectures given by Professor Victor Kac at the TIFR, Mumbai, India in December 1985 and January 1986. These lectures focus on the idea of a highest weight …
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