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Data Engineering
Wiley 2004; US$ 153.00Although data engineering is a multi-disciplinary field with applications in control, decision theory, and the emerging hot area of bioinformatics, there are no books on the market that make the subject accessible to non-experts. This book fills the gap in the field, offering a clear, user-friendly introduction to the main theoretical and practical... more...
Cowboy Capitalism
Cato Institute 2004; US$ 10.00Almost all European pundits believe that, while the U.S. economy may create more growth, Europeans have it better when it comes to job security, income equality, and other factors. Olaf Gersemann, found the reality quite different. He found that what almost everyone in Europe "knows" is wrong: the greater market freedoms in America create a more flexible,... more...
The Physics of Thin Film Optical Spectra
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 199.99The book is intended to bridge the gap between fundamental physics courses (such as optics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and solid state physics) and highly specialized literature on the spectroscopy, design, and application of optical thin film coatings. Basic knowledge from the above-mentioned courses is therefore presumed. Starting from fundamental... more...
Wood and Tree Fungi
Springer 2006; US$ 99.99Providing an overview of the various wood and tree fungi that damage trees, lumber, and timber, this book focuses on the identification, prevention, and remediation techniques. It addresses the fundamentals of cytology and morphology, growth and reproduction, formal genetics, and enzymatic wood decay. It also describes the habitats of wood fungi. more...
Walking Into the Night
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2007; US$ 13.95As butler to William Randolph Hearst at San Simeon castle, Christian Benediktsson lives quietly, almost invisibly. He completes his tasks efficiently and with aplomb, catering to the whims of the volatile Chief and overseeing the running of the hectic household. Privy to the goings-on of the celebrity guests who visit as well as to Hearst?s intimate... more...
The Journey Home
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2007; US$ 13.00A lyrical and arresting novel by acclaimed Icelandic writer Olaf Olafsson about one woman's redemptive journey home. Disa Jonsdottir has managed an inn for years with her companion, Anthony, in the English countryside. Compelled by the demands of time to revisit the village of her childhood, she departs England for her native Iceland. Along the way... more...
Der Gruppenstil der RAF im "Info"-System
De Gruyter 2008; US$ 168.00The study is located at the interface of text linguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatic stylistics and system theory. It is the first to analyse what is known as the Red Army Faction's "Info" system ? the written communication used by the members during their imprisonment between 1973 and 1977 ? on the basis of a newly developed system-theoretical approach... more...
Offenders or Victims?
University of Nebraska Press 2009; US$ 50.00Antisemitism is generally thought to derive from chimerical images of Jews, who became the victims of these projections. Some scholars, however, allege that the Jews own conduct was the main cause of the hatred directed toward them in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Olaf Blaschke takes up this provocative question by considering the tensions... more...
World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 25/01/2010
Springer 2010; US$ 399.99The congress's unique structure represents the two dimensions of technology and medicine: 13 themes on science and medical technologies intersect with five challenging main topics of medicine to create a maximum of synergy and integration of aspects on research, development and application. Each of the congress themes was chaired by two leading... more...
World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 25/02/2010
Springer 2010; US$ 399.99The congress 's unique structure represents the two dimensions of technology and medicine: 13 themes on science and medical technologies intersect with five challenging main topics of medicine to create a maximum of synergy and integration of aspects on research, development and application. Each of the congress themes was chaired by two leading... more...









