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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...
Encyclopaedia of Language
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 420.00* Examines how language works, accounting for its nature, its use, its study and its history * Two comprehensive indexes of Topics and Technical Terms, and Names * Carefully illustrated to explain key points in the text `This rich repository of information on all aspects of language is a must for all libraries in higher education, schools and larger... more...
The Laws of Indo-European
John Benjamins Publishing Company 1985; US$ 49.95This book collects all the named laws of Indo-European, presents each in its original form and rationale and then provides an evaluation of all major attacks, revisions and exploitations, along with a full bibliography and index. Complete ? thorough ? exhaustive. 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...
Inorganic Syntheses
Wiley 2009; US$ 294.00The volumes in this continuing series provide a compilation of current techniques and ideas in inorganic synthetic chemistry. Includes inorganic polymer syntheses and preparation of important inorganic solids, syntheses used in the development of pharmacologically active inorganic compounds, small-molecule coordination complexes, and related compounds.... more...
Introduction to the theory of finite automata
Elsevier Science 2000; US$ 250.00Provability, Computability and Reflection more...
The Confidant
The Text Publishing Company 2012; US$ 29.95Sifting through letters of condolence after her motherâ??s death, Camille discovers a strange missive. Alternating Camilleâ??s story with a series of mysterious letters, GrĂ©millon transports us to Paris, 1939 to tell a powerful story of surrogacy, love, jealousy, revenge and reconciliation. more...
Renewable Energy Sources
Spon Press 1990; US$ 360.00Presents and analyses the sources of renewable energy, including advantages and disadvantages, projects implemented internationally, cost and environmental implications, and the benefits of system integration. more...
Media, Technology and Copyright
Edward Elgar Publishing 2004; US$ 40.00Economic consultant Einhorn combines discussion of law and economics in his examination of copyright and other intellectual property issues of media content. Eight chapters consider such topics as the economic uncertainty produced by the fair use regime, the economics of digital rights management. more...









