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The Mumford-Shah functional was introduced in the 1980s as a tool for automatic image segmentation, but its study gave rise to many interesting questions of analysis and geometric measure theory. The main object under scrutiny is a free boundary K where the minimizer may have jumps. The book presents an extensive description of the known regularity properties of the singular sets K, and the techniques to get them. It is largely self-contained,...

A much-needed introduction to a modern master of film.

Jackie Chan's high-flying stunts, giant pandas, and even the unintentionally hilarious English subtitles that often accompany Hong Kong's films are among the many targets of Kwai-Cheung Lo's in-depth study of Hong Kong popular culture. Drawing on current concepts of globalization as well as the theories of Jacques Lacan and Slavoj Zizek, "Chinese Face/Off explores the way in which fantasy operates in relation to ethnic and national identity. T...

Faster, faster come the German shouts. Louder and more impatient. Into the ravine they run. 'Schnell! Schnell!' No time to think. No time to escape. Fear chokes their hearts. Breathing comes quick and shallow. No place to hide. No place to go but down the bank, down into nature's quiet embrace, open to greet them, open to enfold them." The brutality and terror of the Holocaust is chillingly brought back to life in this series of fictional acco...

Saving money is always a welcome idea and this book is the perfect tool to make sure you do just that when building your dream home. Why settle for something that someone else is selling when you can build exactly what you want and do it for a lot less? This book teaches everything you need to know such as how to find land, what subcontractors you will need and how to get financing to name a few. You will also learn how to deal with title comp...

Cowboy Ricky Rides Like the Wind is the story of one little boy and his desire to ride horses. When Ricky was two years old, he was not afraid to be put on a horse, and he wanted to ride in the gymkhana rodeos! Before he was five years old, he won a beautiful belt buckle. He is following his dream and next spring, he will again enter the gymkhana events. Ricky has learned that if he tries and fails, he must try again! Little Ricky Casas, Jr. -...

This readable, accessible narrative story of the Protestant Reformation is written for lay audiences. It is part of the popular Westminster John Knox Press Armchair series and is illustrated with memorable cartoons by Ron Hill. The chapters of the book are suitable for use in church adult education settings to provide a solid grounding in the history of the Reformation and its leading ideas. Questions for discussion and suggestions for further...

About the book: Rugger, shrapnel, letters home from the Front, a girl waiting for her Captain--all this and more--are present in this dramatization of PAGEANT OF LIFE, based on the novel of Owen Francis Dudley. Set in the England of WWI, PAGEANT OF LIFE plunges four teens, their families and country into the whirlwind of tension, moral testing, and fear--not only of shrapnel--that is all too familiar a century later. Cyril Rodney, the athlete,...

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This first edition gives readers a general information about of the Soviet-Jewish immigration 1990 and other years to America. The big attention author devotes to the question of surviving and growing up of a creative person in new country and as these problems were solved by him. By the material for writing of this book were used the reliable data taken by author from his "Diary of immigration" of 1989 to 1992 period. Author, who resided in f...

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Highly publicized accounts of abuse in military weapons procurement have raised both citizen awareness of and citizen concern with the properly monitored spending of US defense dollars. Not long ago, media reports of spare parts overpricing and related problems ignited harsh public criticism of the handling of the multibillion dollar defense contracts for the F100 jet engine. According to Colonel Robert Drewes, US Air Force, though, the outcom...

Scholarly writing on Nordic cinema has historically focused on such auteurs as Carl Dreyer and Ingmar Bergman. Recent work has neglected to contextualize contemporary Nordic film within the increasingly global climate of the five Nordic countries. While each country retains idiosyncratic themes and cinematic identity, Nordic cinema also shows increasing homogenization in production strategies, aesthetics, and audience taste. At the same time, ...

The United States Lodging Directory. Includes Hotels, Resorts, Country Inn's, Resort Ski Towns, Golf Communities And Beach Front Communities. All The National Parks With Listings For Each Community In And Around The Park Areas. Carries Over 40 Of The Top National Lodging Carriers, Top Independent Resorts, America's Bed And Breakfast Association, National Innkeepers Of America, Resort Ski Villages And The Top Ski Resorts In The Country. Ranches...

The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law is a groundbreaking book that presents legal and psychological perspectives on how society has responded to the most vital (and often controversial) contemporary women's issues. The Handbook covers such important topics as abortion, rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, divorce, poverty, welfare, and mental health. Written by experts in the fields of jurisprudence,...

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose love visiting their friend Sammi, the prince of Costra. But the owners of a yacht they admire are acting a little suspicious. And there's suddenly been a robbery on the island. Can the kids find a connection between the robbery and the mysterious yellow yacht? Illustrations.

Lorry or truck? Potato chips or crisps? Autumn or fall? From the chemist to the chippy, whether you're at sixes and sevens, chuffed to bits or over the moon, this book may surprise anyone who thinks that the same language is spoken in the United States and in Britain. The Illustrated American Tourist Guide to English English contains nearly 3, 500 definitions and translations to aid the American visitor in understanding and being understood in...

An Almost Kosher Cookbook" is for anyone who wants to prepare good food that is usually Kosher or Kosher-style.Author Sharyn J. Rosler brings a new dimension to Jewish cuisine by reconstructing some old recipes and adding new recipes to bring diversity to the Jewish kitchen. She has utilized recipes from family, friends, and her own repertoire and offers them for enjoyment and years of tasty delights.Rosler presents a unique array of recipes t...

Die Versuchung des hl. Antonius, Madame Bovary, Salammbo, Die Erziehung des Herzens, Drei Geschichten, Bouvard und Pecuchet, Memoiren eines Irren, Leidenschaft und Tugend

Der Weg des heiligen Antonius zu völliger Askese und Einsamkeit, seine Versuchung durch Luxus, Sinnlichkeit und Macht - ein Thema, das Flaubert sein Leben lang beschäftigte. Zwischen den ersten Entwürfen, die der 13-jährige Flaubert niederschrieb, und der endgültigen Fassung liegen beinahe vierzig Jahre. Flauberts wahrscheinlich geheimnisvollstes Werk.