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A personal journey into the roots of anxiety, through science, history, literature and the classics.

The new novel from a master of the Cold War thriller . . .'This is Robert Harris storytelling territory' Daily Mail'Outstanding' Sunday Times'Tense, exciting and authentic' Charles Cumming, author of Judas 62'Stunning' The Times'Brilliantly plotted' John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin'A standout thriller' Financial Times1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, a radio broadcasts news of the killing of President John F. Kennedy . . ....

When Eddie's dad lets off an utterly UNCONTROLLABLE fart, they must embark on a father-son, rip-roaring, world-spanning adventure to catch it! From Matt Coyne, AKA Man vs Baby and the Sunday Times Bestselling author of Man vs Toddler.

Find out about the science of materials, atoms and states of matter through hilarious cartoon strips

The astonishing story of the ejection seat and the pilots who have had to rely on it

In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope famously unpicks the threads of a shroud at night to put off marrying a hapless suitor. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Philomela weaves the story of her rape into a tapestry after she is deprived of the power of speech. Male writers were generally happy to imagine mythological women turning their daily chores into creative exercises in self-expression. It did not always occur to men that real women might be up to somethi...

In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope famously unpicks the threads of a shroud at night to put off marrying a hapless suitor. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Philomela weaves the story of her rape into a tapestry after she is deprived of the power of speech. Male writers were generally happy to imagine mythological women turning their daily chores into creative exercises in self-expression. It did not always occur to men that real women might be up to somethi...

Bioprocessing in Food Science" is a series of volumes covering the entirety of unit operations in food processing. This latest volume covers nonthermal food engineering operations, focusing on packaging techniques, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies and their use and relevance within food engineering, fluid extraction, nanotechnology, and many other topics. As the demand for healthy food is increasing, manufacturers are se...

Kaum ein Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts hat in den letzten Jahren eine a¿hnliche Renaissance erfahren wie James Baldwin. Was zum einen mit der einzigartigen Scho¿nheit seiner Prosa zu tun hat - aber auch damit, dass die Themen, die ihn bereits vor sechzig Jahren umtrieben, noch heute dra¿ngend sind. 1924 in a¿rmlichen Verha¿ltnissen in New York geboren, bekam Baldwin fru¿h zu spu¿ren, dass nicht alle Menschen gleich sind. Auch aus Hass ge...

One day, Ari discovers a piece of pink confetti under the sofa. She throws is up into the air and watches it helicopter down: a small, bright moment of celebration.And before long, Ari discovers confetti in other places: at her birthday party, at the Pride parade, in autumn's falling leaves, in the magical sprinkling of snowflakes. She finds that when you look around, life is full of celebrations, each moment bursting with colour and joy - jus...

A gripping tale of a woman wrestling with the past, while boldly making her own future. Haunting and powerful' Madeline Miller, author of CirceAn exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her lifeAt a lavish party in the hills outside of San Francisco, Jin Han meets Lidija Jung and nothing will ever be the same for either woman. A brilliant young photographer, Jin is at a crossroads in her work, in her marria...

Essential perspective on the emerging role of techno-nationalism in global relations, trade and geopolitics Techno-nationalism holds that a nation's security, economic competitiveness and social stability are linked to the technological prowess of its institutions and enterprises. Alex Capri draws upon decades of experience in US-China commerce and reveals how techno-nationalism has accelerated Washington and Beijing's cold war. You'll see, f...

Paris steht unter Schock: Ein Gebäudeflügel des hochmodernen Sanatoriums von Clairfond ist eingestürzt, hundertachtundzwanzig Kinder sind zu Tode gekommen. Weil das einstige Prestigeprojekt mit öffentlichen Geldern finanziert wurde, geraten auch politische Würdenträger ins Visier der Ermittler. Da erhält Maigret einen Anruf vom zuständigen Minister, Auguste Point: Ein brisanter Bericht zur Clairfond-Katastrophe ist aus seinem Dienstzimmer gest...

Das Buch führt anschaulich und verständlich in das Gebiet der intelligenten Verfahren ein. Nach den theoretischen Grundlagen erläutert der Autor praktische Beispiele, wobei er auch auf fehlerhafte Ansätze hinweist. In dem Band werden verschiedene Verfahren vorgestellt und intelligente Verfahren entwickelt. Diese wurden bereits erfolgreich in der Medizin, in der Robotik sowie u. a. in der Getriebesteuerung von Hybridfahrzeugen eingesetzt.

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A celebrated metaphysician, epistemologist, political philosopher, and a seminal figure of the Enlightenment, Benedict de Spinoza remains one of the most radical thinkers of the early modern period. Controversial in his time for his critiques of scripture, Spinoza is widely considered to be one of the great rationalists of the 17th century, and his thought has had a lasting influence on a range of fields including metaphysics, ethics, politica...

This new title deals with core issues such as the history of child migration, jurisdiction issues (domicile, habitual residence and the presence of the child) as well as the family and immigration issues associated with family travel, family separation, the creation of family relationships through adoption, surrogacy, guardianship and the movement of unaccompanied and trafficked children. In each of these cases, the parties and courts are like...

Das Buch befasst sich mit den erkenntniskritischen Grundlagen der verstehenden Soziologie.