This book began with the aim of telling the almost forgotten story of Thomas Hancock, the rubber developer who in his own day was acknowledged as one of the great scientific pioneers of the Industri……続きを見る
In order to compete in the modern world, any society today must rank education in science, mathematics, and technology as one of its highest priorities. It's a sad but true fact, however, that most ……続きを見る
This is the second of the two closely linked but self-contained volumes that comprise James Hurford's acclaimed exploration of the biological evolution of language. In the first book he looked at th……続きを見る
For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously……続きを見る
In this, the first of two ground-breaking volumes on the nature of language in the light of the way it evolved, James Hurford looks at how the world first came to have a meaning in the minds of anim……続きを見る
著者：Leonard Holmes
出版社： Taylor & Francis
発売日： 2016年03月23日
This book offers a controversial reanalysis of the rise and dominance of managerialist approaches to development. Linking two British inner-city community development projects with projects in the d……続きを見る
Provides a summary of current research results on the physiological and psychological effects of sound on people
Covers how the operation of the hearing mechanism affects our reactions to sounds
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With an estimated 70 percent of new projects failing to add value to the organization, reducing project failure rate represents one of the biggest improvement opportunities available today. This boo……続きを見る
Adaptive Stochastic Optimization Techniques with Applications provides a single, convenient source for state-of-the-art information on optimization techniques used to solve problems with adaptive, d……続きを見る
Written by a team of international experts, Extremes and Recurrence in Dynamical Systems presents a unique point of view on the mathematical theory of extremes and on its applications in the natural……続きを見る
Comparing observation and the Big Bang theory, observation tells us that the early universe, over a period of about 3.3 bly, consisted of radiation which later evolved into the galactic system we ob……続きを見る
The taxicab makes a significant contribution to the accessibility of a city, and provides a wide range of services across many different social groups and urban environments. This study considers th……続きを見る
Academic global health programs are proliferating, and global health partnerships between North American academic institutions and institutions in low- and middle-income countries are steadily incre……続きを見る
著者：James W. Dow
出版社： James W. Dow
発売日： 2016年04月12日
This ebook describes an approach (using mobile computing devices such as smart phones and tablet computers) to maximize the effectiveness/efficiency of ground survey crews while collecting ground po……続きを見る
Sustainability is a major concern when considering the construction of a new building project as there is a definite effect of any construction on its surrounding environment. One tool to measure th……続きを見る
著者：Warlord Games
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2016年02月25日
With Duel in the Sun, players can take command of the doughty Desert Rats of Montgomery's 8th Army, the fast-moving and hard-hitting raiders of the Long Range Desert Army (LRDG), or Rommel's mighty ……続きを見る
Humanity is deeply committed to living along the world’s shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandyーwhich took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damagesーshines a bright lig……続きを見る
著者：Stephen Games
出版社： Taylor & Francis
発売日： 2016年04月22日
This book brings together the surviving texts of the 113 talks on art and architecture that we know of, given by the art historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner on radio and television between 1945--1977. It……続きを見る
著者：Dave Holmes
出版社： Taylor & Francis
発売日： 2016年04月22日
Critical Interventions in the Ethics of Healthcare argues that traditional modes of bioethics are proving incommensurable with burgeoning biotechnologies and consequently, emerging subjectivities. D……続きを見る
No amount of the hard, sweating work you do on the ranch, if you continue to make poor decisions -- can bring you to the reality of successful ranching. Holmes has found that to be really successful……続きを見る
Teaches the fundamentals of mass transport with a unique approach emphasizing engineering principles in a biomedical environment
Includes a basic review of physiology, chemical thermodynamics, chem……続きを見る
Death is at once a universal and everyday, but also an extraordinary experience in the lives of those affected. Death and bereavement are thereby intensified at (and frequently contained within) cer……続きを見る
Featuring detailed explanations of the major algorithms used in quantum Monte Carlo simulations, this is the first textbook of its kind to provide a pedagogical overview of the field and its applica……続きを見る
The book covers the following topics: Creation Itself Testifies of God, The Vast Universe, Little Things, The Sea, The Plant World, Insects and Arachnids, Sea Creatures, Reptiles and Amphibians, The……続きを見る
Winner of the 2017 IDEC Book Award, 2017 EDRA Great Places Award (Book Category), 2017 American Society of Interior Designers Joel Polsky Prize and the 2016 International Interior Design Association……続きを見る
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR
From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and i……続きを見る
This volume is a tutorial for the study of dynamical systems on networks. It discusses both methodology and models, including spreading models for social and biological contagions. The authors focus……続きを見る
Contemporary popular culture has created a slew of stereotypical roles for girls and women to (willingly or not) play throughout their lives: The Princess, the Nymphette, the Diva, the Single Girl, ……続きを見る
In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the con……続きを見る
More tales of family fun and run-ins with nature at the cottage.
In the sequel to Cottage Daze, James Ross is back with more tales from the family cottage. Organized by nature’s changing seasons and……続きを見る
