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Bitext Alignment
Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2011; US$ 45.00This book provides an overview of various techniques for the alignment of bitexts. It describes general concepts and strategies that can be applied to map corresponding parts in parallel documents on various levels of granularity. Bitexts are valuable linguistic resources for many different research fields and practical applications. The most predominant... more...
No Ordinary Life
PublicAffairs 2012; US$ 21.00A biography of Elizabeth McCormack, regarded by many as the very soul of philanthropy whose unstinting practical advice and compassion have helped to inform the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars to worthy causes around the world. more...
God and Man at Yale
Regnery Publishing 2012; US$ 18.95In 1951, a twenty-five-year-old Yale graduate published his first book, which exposed the ?extraordinarily irresponsible educational attitude? that prevailed at his alma mater. The book, God and Man at Yale , rocked the academic world and catapulted its young author, William F. Buckley Jr., into the public spotlight. Now, half a century later, read... more...
The Chamberlain Case: the legal saga that transfixed the nation
Scribe Publications 2012; US$ 21.99A baby disappears from a tent near Uluru in the sandy desert of central Australia. The Aboriginal trackers say she has been taken by a dingo. But amidst a melange of sinister rumours, suspicion falls on the parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain. There are no eyewitnesses, no body, no confession, no motive — and, apparently, credible evidence... more...
Satellite Television
Elsevier Science 1999; US$ 64.95Satellite television is part of the lives of millions of television viewers worldwide and its influence is set to increase significantly with the launch of digital satellite television services. This comprehensive reference book, written by the author of the highly successful 'Digital Television', provides a technical overview of both analogue and... more...
Power, Knowledge, Animals
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 88.00This work contributes to the development of a theoretical context of the politics of truth about animals. By applying and extending Foucault's theory of power, this work uncovers dominant and subjugated discourses about animals and describes power-knowledge associated with statements about animals that are understood to convey true things. more...
Together We Can
Texas A&M University Press 2011; US$ 25.00Together We Can recounts effective strategies for institutional change and focuses on collective leadership within the land-grant university system, with reflections on Hiler?s long and successful career in academic leadership, both at Texas A&M University and within the larger Texas A&M System. Although many books discuss leadership and organizational... more...
Rice University
Texas A&M University Press 2012; US$ 50.00?From its founding, Rice University has been an institution devoted to making a strong impact on the world,? according to current president David Leebron. Nestled near Houston?s cultural heart, Rice University is characterized by seriousness of purpose as well as by such quirky traditions as the MOB (Marching Owl Band). In Rice University: One Hundred... more...
Praxisfelder des kreativen und therapeutischen Schreibens
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2013; US$ 38.03Hauptbeschreibung Wirst du jetzt Schriftstellerin? Dieser Frage begegnen Absolventinnen von Masterstudiengängen zu kreativem und therapeutischem Schreiben oft. Den Autorinnen dieses Bandes geht es jedoch um wissenschaftlich gesicherte Handlungs- und Wirkungsfelder ihrer Methode. So kann kreatives und therapeutisches Schreiben in der Beratung,... more...









