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Successful writer Phil Martin wakes up one Monday morning not knowing who or where he is - "...in another man's world, in another man's house, wearing another man's beige silk pajamas..." Trying to make sense of what's happening, he becomes bombarded with non-stop phone calls from people he doesn't recognize, demanding answers to questions - when he has none. In a quest for his identity he travels to the remote reaches of Appalachia retracing ...

Being brilliant at networking is the essential skill for personal and career success, whether going after a dream job, branching out and starting a business or simply to meet new people. With new and updated chapters, the second edition of this book will show you how to become a brilliant networker. Packed full of tried and tested techniques and secrets from some of the UK's most successful networkers, Brilliant Networking, Second Edition cont...

In this colorful, eye-opening memoir, Jayanti Tamm offers an unforgettable glimpse into the hidden world of growing up "cult” in mainstream America. Through Jayanti's fascinating story-the first book to chronicle Sri Chinmoy-she unmasks a leader who convinces thousands of disciples to follow him, scores of nations to dedicate monuments to him, and throngs of celebrities (Sting, Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela) to extol him.When the short, ba...

Invitation To A HangingThey're hanging Billy Ray Cabot in Cloverdale, Nevada on Friday. Or so they think. Thursday brings Smoke Jensen to town. In another life, Billy Ray was almost kin to Smoke, and guilty or not, Smoke will blast Cloverdale sky high if that's what it takes to set his old friend free. By midnight, Smoke and Billy Ray are riding hell-for-leather out of Cloverdale, and into a war between cunning railroad robbers and the organiz...

This title discusses the idea that there is a specific Islamic form of entrepreneurship. Based on extensive original research amongst small and medium sized enterprises in Saudi Arabia, it shows how businesses are started and how they grow in the context of an Islamic economy and society.

Now that we are able to go beyond the discovery of gas giants to locate smaller planets, the hunt is on for a planet that exhibits those just right conditions for supporting life. Expanding upon a series of lectures for graduate students and young researchers held in the summer of 2007 in Scotland, this book includes the contributions of recognized world leaders writing in their areas of expertise. While the text offers the solid foundation re...

This is a study of the great, and curiously underappreciated, engagement of a medieval European Jewish community with the philosophic tradition. The lucid description of southern French Jewry's multigenerational cultivation of - and acculturation to - scientific and philosophic teachings fulfills a major desideratum in Jewish cultural history.

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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This book is the fruit of the author¿s six years of research and fieldwork undertaken while at the Centre for Sustainable Development Research and Interdisciplinary Studies¿Troyes University of Technology. The research and field work were concentrated on material and energy flow loops, the principal tool that industrial ecology puts forward in order to limit environmental and economic impacts caused by the abuse of natural resources. The book ...

Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Conn., Sept. 16-Jan. 2, 2010.

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Formative assessment is a major driver of teacher and student actions in all educational systems, and it is an increasingly high-profile topic. This book scrutinises the relationship between testing and learning, as well as the role of cultural context in influencing assessment options, by using data from schools in the Confucian-heritage setting of Hong Kong.

Phonics Bug is a pretty special Phonics programme that gives children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. It uses research-based teaching methods so it's proven to work, and it joins 100% decodable books with CBeebies videos and an online reading world, so it's the ideal way to get today's little readers started on their journey to reading success. Phonics Bug books are ideal for use at home too, and are a great way to help your child take thei...

The Sixsmiths are a family of suburban Satanists who've fallen prey to the global recession. Now their life is in turmoil: Ralf needs to find a new job, the twins, Cain and Lilith, need to survive the public school system, and Annie needs to keep them all sane and under budget.

Due to safety reasons, energetic materials are rarely studied at research facilities. Therefore, theoretical and empirical models are needed for studying the behavior of these materials. This book provides insight into the depth and breadth of theoretical and empirical models and experimental techniques being developed for energetic materials.

Focuses on theoretical models to understand the organic-inorganic interfaces in polyolefins and also provides a detailed description of the recently developed models for property prediction of these nanocomposites. This text looks at developments in aluminosilicate fillers, and also important fillers like layer double hydroxides and nanotubes.

Emphasizing concepts and practical examples, this book presents an introduction to applications of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in various fields of research. It covers the principle of FPGAs and their functionality. The book explores how FPGAs work and how they are programmed to specific areas of applications in physics.

A work on the use of Cell BE and GPUs as accelerators for numerical kernels, algorithms, and computational science and engineering applications. It covers a range of topics on the increased role of these accelerators in scientific computing.

In this original study, Thompson explores the complicated relationships between Americans and television during the 1950s, as seen and effected through popular humor. Parody and Taste in Postwar American Television Culture documents how Americans grew accustomed to understanding politics, current events, and popular culture through comedy that is simultaneously critical, commercial, and funny. Along with the rapid growth of television in the 1...