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Adrienne Sharp writes with breathtaking perception about the needs and desires of the body, its resilience and its vulnerabilities. Art, passion, history intersect with burning immediacy in this beautifully crafted book.”-CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI Author of The Mistress of SpicesThe world's most famous choreographer becomes infatuated with a talented young dancer who proves both siren and muse . . . A rising star plunges into an affair with a...

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Nutrition in Early Life is a comprehensive authoritative text providing an in -depth scientific basis for nutrition during prenatal, postnatal and childhood growth and development. The book is an up-to-date reference for all those seeking to understand the application of science in support of a successful outcome of the reproductive cycle. It has a strong public health emphasis, dealing with nutritionally related health promotion issues from t...

Dieses Buch soll die Aufgabe erfüllen, einen umfassenden Überblick über den gegenwärtigen Stand von Corporate Identity zu geben und anhand von Beispielen praktische Hilfestellungen für die CI-Arbeit zu leisten. An erster Stelle steht die Absicht der Herausgeber, den Entscheidungsträgern in den Unternehmen Kriterien für die Urteilsfindung von CI-Projekten zu geben, um nicht nur beim visuellen Erscheinungsbild, dem Corporate Design, stehenzublei...

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Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott propose an alternative policy framework based explicitly on welfare and suggest where cuts in consumption, working hours and ecological risks might be made most usefully.

This book contains the numerical methods, mathematical analysis, algorithms, software aspects and comparative results of a six year joint project of nine German University institutes, supported by the German National Science Foundation (DFG). It covers new progress for efficient and reliable error estimates mainly of the Finite Element Method for non-linear problems in solid mechanics, as well as efficient re-meshing techniques and solution a...

As he did so brilliantly in his bestselling book, jewish literacy, Joseph Teluslikin once again mines a subject of, Jewish history and religion so richly that his book becomes an inspiring companion and a fundamental reference. In Biblical Lileracy, Telushkin turns his attention to the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Old Testament), the most iniluential series of books in human history. Along with the Ten Commandments, the Bible's most famous ...

This bold, wide-ranging collection -- his sixth book of poems -- demonstrates the unmistakable lyricism, fierce observation, and force of feeling that have made Mark Doty's poems special to readers on both sides of the Atlantic. The poems in "Source" deepen Doty's exploration of the paradox of selfhood. They offer a complex, boldly colored self-portrait, their muscular lines argue fiercely with the fact of limit, they pulse with the drama of p...

An extraordinary artist with few rivals in his chosen arena, Dan Simmons possesses a restless talent that continually presses boundaries while tantalizing the mind and touching the soul. Now he offers us a superb quintet of novellas -- five dazzling masterworks of speculative fiction, including "Orphans of the Helix, " his award-winning return to the Hyperion Universe -- that demonstrates the unique mastery, breathtaking invention, and flawles...

In this title, experts in public transport address the current problem of improving public transit systems by taking advantage of new technologies and advanced modelling techniques. The key areas open to improvement are service planning and operations management.

In fascinating detail, Ivan Solotaroff introduces us to the men who carry out executions. Although the emphasis is on the personal lives of these men and of those they have to put to death, "The Last Face You'll Ever See" also addresses some of the deeper issues of the death penalty and connects the veiled, elusive figure of the executioner to the vast majority of Americans who, since 1977, have claimed to support executions. Why do we do it? ...

This must-have companion to the bestselling "Body-for-Life" is designed to allow readers to integrate and record their workout day by day as they successfully complete Phillips' 12-week fitness program.

A recognized expert in child development delivers an insightful and compassionate parenting guide that incorporates the latest research on pediatric brain development with wisdom, humor, and real life examples. Photos throughout.

Three of the Newbery Honor author's masterful retellings of classic fairy tales are presented together in this omnibus volume.

Get ready, every "Futurama" and Groening fan, here comes "Futurama-o-Rama, " the very first comic compilation based on the television show. Blast off with the all-new comics collection and leap feet first into a fun-filled future. Illustrations.

Dieses Buch ist kein Buch, das einmal geschrieben wurde und damit beendet ist. Vielmehr ist es ein sich ständig änderndes und neu zu überdenkendes Werk, das nie einen Abschluss haben wird, solange sich Menschen über das Leben Gedanken machen. Es soll eigene Ideen und Vorstellungen fördern, neue Gedanken unterstützen, die Sie, lieber Leser, vielleicht in der einen oder anderen Art schon einmal im Hinterkopf hatten. Ich selber sehe es als ständi...

The last century saw two great revolutions in genetics, the development of classic Mendelian theory and the discovery and investigation of DNA. Each fundamental scientific discovery in turn generated its own distinctive technology. Biotechnology is the offspring of the latter and is expected to be the driving force behind economic growth in the twenty-first century. These two case studies enable the author to conduct a philosophical exploratio...

Over recent decades vast amounts of biological data have been accumulated. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to apply traditional theoretical methods to the formulation of coherent pictures of cell and organ function because it is no longer possible for a human theorist to integrate all of the available information. Instead, computer technologies must now be used to perform this integration. This book brings together contributions...

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