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An illuminating history of an aircraft that became an icon of American airpower

Including several images in various media to help paint a fuller picture of Howells's time and place. A rich selection of correspondence to and from Howells, some material from his notebooks, and a section detailing his changes to two specific controversial passages from the novel, give a sense of the writer at work.

This book is a revised and updated version of Introductory Quantum Physics and Relativity. Based on lectures given as part of the undergraduate degree programme at the University of Leeds, it has been extended in line with recent developments in the field. The book contains all the material required for quantum physics and relativity in the first three years of a traditional physics degree, in addition to more interesting and up-to-date extens...

From feathers to fur, this stunning book takes a timely look at fashion's relationship with the natural world

This book is a revised and updated version of Introductory Quantum Physics and Relativity. Based on lectures given as part of the undergraduate degree programme at the University of Leeds, it has been extended in line with recent developments in the field. The book contains all the material required for quantum physics and relativity in the first three years of a traditional physics degree, in addition to more interesting and up-to-date extens...

Wahrnehmen, Sprechen, Denken und Handeln sind zeichenverfasste und interpretative Vorgänge. Deren Verständnis ist Ziel der Allgemeinen Zeichen- und Interpretationsphilosophie Günter Abels. Insofern hierbei Zeichen nicht bloß als Stellvertreter-für-etwas und Interpretationen nicht bloß als Deutungen-von-etwas begriffen werden, rücken die Zeichen- und Interpretationsverhältnisse in eine fundamentale Stellung. Mit diesen Grundwörtern zeitgenössis...

Die "Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie" urteilte 1904 über den Dichter, Journalisten und Historiker Gustav Freytag (1816-1895), dieser sei "in seiner Gesammterscheinung als deutscher Schriftsteller [...] zeitgemäß und namhaft wie kein anderer". Freytag galt lange als der deutsche Nationaldichter. Die Bedeutung, die ihm von seinen Zeitgenossen und bis weit hinein ins 20. Jahrhundert zugeschrieben wurde, gründet sich in erster Linie auf seine nachm...

Dass sich in der Forschung bislang kein Konsens darüber abzeichnet, wie die Semantik und Pragmatik pejorativer Personenbezeichnungen am besten gefasst werden kann, hat damit zu tun, dass Beleidigungswörter mehrere Bedeutungsarten miteinander kombinieren, die ihre jeweils eigenen Herausforderungen an die Semantik/Pragmatik-Unterscheidung stellen.Das Buch entwickelt auf Grundlage empirischer Daten ein semantisches Analysemodell für verschiedene ...

The volume focuses on topics relevant to the developing field of "NMR crystallography", that is the use of solids NMR as a complement to diffraction crystallography, and will be of interest to every solid-state NMR researcher working in the chemical sciences.

Documenting the latest research in the field of different pathogenic organisms, this book presents the current scenario about promising antimicrobials in the following areas: Part I. Plants as source of antibacterials, Part II. Naturally occurring antifungal natural products, Part III. Antiparasitic natural products, Part IV. Antiviral natural products. Renowned scientists from the globe have been selected as authors to contribute chapters. Us...

The problem of domestic violence and partner abuse knows no bounds, can affect anyone, and when kept silent and in the dark can become deadly. Hon. John Leventhal presided over the Brooklyn Felony Domestic Violence Court, the first felony domestic violence part in the nation, since it opened in June 1996 until he was elevated to the appellate court January 2008. While domestic violence has greater social and legal visibility today then it did ...

In this book, leading experts employ an evidence-based approach to provide clear practical guidance on the important question of when and how to facilitate return to play after some of the most common injuries encountered in football. Detailed attention is paid to biomechanics, the female athlete, risk factors, injury prevention, current strategies and criteria for safe return to play, and future developments. Specific topics discussed in dept...

This book investigates contemporary British and Irish performances that stage traumatic narratives, histories, acts and encounters. It includes a range of case studies that consider the performative, cultural and political contexts for the staging and reception of sexual violence, terminal illness, environmental damage, institutionalisation and asylum. In particular, it focuses on 'bodies in shadow' in twenty-first century performance: those w...

This groundbreaking volume, now revised and updated, has given thousands of educators and clinicians a deeper understanding of executive function (EF) processes in typically developing children and those with learning difficulties and developmental disabilities. The book elucidates how PreK-12 students develop such key capacities as goal setting, organization, cognitive flexibility, working memory, and self-monitoring. Leading experts in educa...

China has become a superpower, exerting significant influence globally. This accessible text integrates thematic and regional coverage to provide a panoramic view of China--its physical geography, population, including ethnic diversity, urban development, agriculture and land use, transportation networks, dynamic economic processes, and environmental challenges.

This book is for: anyone interested in apocalyptic thinking in politics, who will find examples of how this thinking shapes contemporary discourse, scholars of the history of political thought, who will find new interpretations of Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Morgenthau, and scholars of international relations, who will find a novel account of the political realist tradition.

Telling the stories behind the world's most extraordinary drinks - from European favourites such as Mastichato Chios, which saved 2, 000 Greeks from a bloody massacre at the hands of vengeful Turks, to legendary drinks such as Amarula, invented by African elephants!

There's an ancient proverb that states, "When the winds of change are blowing, some build a wall and others build a windmill". This is a radical approach to capitalising on change for executives at all levels.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics

Containing interviews with the developers of thirty-six of the coolest games in video game history from Deus Ex and Night Trap to Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam, The Minds Behind the Games gives you an inside look at how some of the most influential, iconic, infamous and forgotten games of all-time were created.