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The Silence of the Rational Center
Basic Books 2007; US$ 26.95A stinging indictment, from two distinguished conservative scholars, of how American foreign policy is mismanaged, and an urgent call for a return to sanity more...
The Prague Spring and the Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968
Lexington Books 2009; US$ 49.99The essays of a dozen leading European and American Cold War historians analyze the 'Prague Spring' and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in light of new documentary evidence from the archives of two dozen countries and explain what happened behind the scenes. They also reassess the weak response of the United States and consider whether Washington... more...
Case Studies in Epilepsy
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 44.00This selection of epilepsy case studies will inform and challenge clinicians at all stages in their careers. more...
Mathematical Understanding of Infectious Disease Dynamics
World Scientific Publishing Company 2008; US$ 104.00The Institute for Mathematical Sciences at the National University of Singapore hosted a research program on Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases: Dynamics and Control from 15 August to 9 October 2005. As part of the program, tutorials for graduate students and junior researchers were given by leading experts in the field. more...
The Greeks Who Made Us Who We Are
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 35.00Hellenic contributions to Western Civilization are acknowledged by all, but the details of their endowment are under-appreciated. This volume seeks to disclose two distinctive features of Western culture uniquely attributable to the ancient Greeks: A human-centered worldview that elevated humans to the threshold of divinity and a philosophical temperament... more...
The Lahu Minority in Southwest China
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95The Lahu, with a population of around 470,000, inhabit the mountainous country in Yunnan Province bordering on Burma, Laos and northern Thailand. Buddhists, with a long history of resistance to the Chinese Han majority, the Lahu are currently facing a serious collapse of their traditional social system, with the highest suicide rate in the world,... more...
Lipases and Phospholipases in Drug Development
Wiley 2006; US$ 225.00Lipases and Phospholipases are key control elements in mammalian metabolism. They share many common features that set them apart from other metabolic enzyme classes, most importantly their association with biological membranes. Their potential as drug targets for the treatment of metabolic diseases is widely recognized, and the first lipase inhibitor... more...
Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents
Packt Publishing 2013; US$ 17.99A playful, informal approach to using the Raspberry Pi for mischief!Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners who?d like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along and if you?re completely new to Linux,... more...
The Dark Road
Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 22.67Meili, a young peasant woman born in the remote heart of China, is married to Kongzi, a village school teacher, and a distant descendant of Confucius. They have a daughter, but desperate for a son to carry on his illustrious family line, Kongzi gets Meili pregnant again without waiting for official permission. When family planning officers storm... more...
Integratives Kennzahlensystem für den Werkzeugbau
Apprimus Wissenschaftsverlag 2013; US$ 42.05Hauptbeschreibung Das heutige Unternehmensumfeld im Werkzeugbau ist von einem verschärften internationalen Wettbewerb geprägt. Angesichts der hohen Veränderungsrate stehen die Unternehmen der Branche in einem konstanten Wettbewerb um Zeit. Der in der Branche bestehende Verdrängungswettbewerb toleriert keine Fehler und finanziert keinen Lernbedarf.... more...









