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This book is an exposition of the lesser-known work of one of the giants of the 18th century longitude story, the maverick clockmaker John Harrison (1693-1776). Harrison's background, methodology, and thinking. For those with a practical interest, the book is an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to make a clock of this type.

Integrating forgotten tales of literary communities across Iran, Afghanistan and South Asia - at a time when Islamic empires were fracturing and new state formations were emerging - this book offers a more global understanding of Persian literary culture in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Canadians are deeply worried about wait times for health care. Entrepreneurial doctors and private clinics are bringing Charter challenges to existing laws restrictive of a two-tier system. They argue that Canada is an outlier among developed countries in limiting options to jump the queue. This book explores whether a two-tier model is a solution. In Is Two-Tier Health Care the Future?, leading researchers explore the public and private mix i...

THIS PAIN DOES NOT YET HAVE A NAME...Thanks to a confrontation with a girl from another school, Tsukasa, Washio, and Kotooka are fighting! Will their close-knit trio fall apart? Meanwhile, Subaru and Asakura are still fighting, and they can't seem to find the right moment to make up... The tangled tale of lonely youths and their two love triangles comes to an end in the climactic finale!

An inspiring celebration of the accomplishments of African-American professionals in Minnesota, highlighting the contributions of individuals and organizations in a wide range of fields.

The first book-length introduction to the philosophy of Western music to fully integrate consideration of popular music and hybrid musical forms, especially song.

A clear, comprehensive guide to VMware's latest virtualization solution Mastering VMware NSX for vSphere is the ultimate guide to VMware's network security virtualization platform. Written by a rock star in the VMware community, this book offers invaluable guidance and crucial reference for every facet of NSX, with clear explanations that go far beyond the public documentation. Coverage includes NSX architecture, controllers, and edges, prepa...

Insider Dealing: Law and Practice, second edition, provides a thorough, practical and straightforward guide to this complex area of law, covering both the criminal and civil regimes, treatment of recent cases and developments, investigation, enforcement, penalties and sentencing.

From the acclaimed author of Just Add Magic—now a hit streaming original series—comes a story of two sisters, one summer vacation, and one big mystery for them to solve.Stella and Josie live for their summers at the boardwalk—each one a carbon copy of the last. Josie lives in Australia most of the year, her half-sister, Stella, lives in New Jersey. But every year, they come together for a beach vacation with their dad, and to make more memorie...

I am Renata Convida.I have lived a hundred stolen lives.Now it's time to live my own.Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the crown. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, she was used to carry out the King's Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people.Now Renata is one of the Whispers, a rebel spy working against the crown. When Dez, her commander - and the boy she's grow...

Advance Praise for Burn Pits: “Shocking and ugly. Glad this story is finally coming out.” — Oliver Stone Praise for Murder at Camp Delta: “Disturbing account of abuse and secrecy at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, tied to the deaths of three detainees...[Murder at Camp Delta is] a plainly told, unsettling corrective to the many jingoistic accounts of post-9/11 military action.” -Kirkus “[A] disturbing account of the mysterious deaths of t...

With wry wit and touching humor, Louie Anderson, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning comedian currently starring in Zach Galifianakis's Baskets, shares his journey of turning life's challenges into joy, as well as plenty of wisdom he's still discovering from his late mother. "I started out writing these letters to my mom, but a few friends said I should write a book. I said 'okay' because next to 'we'll see, ' 'okay' is as...

Both a memoir and a call to action, this book is a gripping account of the author's quest to eradicate landmines from the face of the earth.Heidi Kühn's commitment to fostering peace and raising awareness has been a driving force in her life-from her early days as a student at the University of California, Berkeley, to her time as a reporter in Juneau, Alaska, covering the Exxon Valdez oil spill and US-Russia relations. After overcoming a pote...

A collection of papers for practitioners and researchers in the maintenance, repair and retrofitting of concrete structures and pose a base for further discussion and research.

Große Teile des Wissens werden in Texten weitergegeben, z.B. durch Lehrbücher oder Bedienungsanleitungen. Um die Wissensvermittlung mit Texten zu erleichtern, kann man entweder die Voraussetzungen der Lesenden verbessern oder die Texte so gestalten, dass sie leichter verstanden werden. Dieser Band geht zentralen Fragen des zweiten Ansatzes nach: Wann sind Texte verständlich und wie kann man Textverständlichkeit messen?Der Autor diskutiert die ...

This book investigates the roles that ideas and constructs associated with Eurasia have played in the making of Kazakhstan¿s foreign policy during the Nazarbaev era.

The Routledge Guidebook to Paine¿s Rights of Man is essential reading for students of eighteenth-century American and British history, politics and philosophy, and anyone approaching Paine¿s work for the first time.

A comprehensive introduction to the art of sound for games and interactive media using Unity. This accessible guide encompasses both the conceptual challenges of the artform as well as the technical and creative aspects, such as sound design, spatial audio, scripting, implementation and mixing.

Masculinity in American Fiction of the Mid-Twentieth Century

BEWARE THE SWARMIt's all-out war as Gob-Rou-now Ogre-Rou-and his new mercenary group Parabellum intervene in the epic clash between humans and elves. But the human army has an ace up its sleeve-a strange young boy with the ability to command insects. Has Ogre-Rou finally met his match?