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Floating Like the Dead
McClelland & Stewart 2012; US$ 22.00In this sharply observed and erotically charged debut collection, Journey Prize-winner Yasuko Thanh immerses us in the lives of people on the knife edge of desire and regret, hungry for change yet still yearning for a place to call home, if only for a little while. In a story set in 1960s Germany and crackling with sexual tension, a young woman... more...
Advanced Methods for Inconsistent Knowledge Management
Springer 2007; US$ 119.99Inconsistent knowledge management is a common sub-field of knowledge management and conflict resolution. It deals with methods for reconciling inconsistent contents of knowledge originating from different sources. This book presents description of a class of miscellaneous problems of inconsistent knowledge management. more...
Developing Cross-Cultural Measurement
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 27.991. Overview of Cross-Cultural Research. 2. Process of Cross-Cultural Instrument Development and Assessment. 3. Preliminary Steps in Cross-Cultural Instrument Development. 4. Adopting or Adapting Existing Instruments. 5. Developing New Instruments. 6. Assessing Measurement Equivalence. 7. Testing Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance. 8. Concluding... more...
Knowledge Economy and Sustainable Economic Development
De Gruyter 2010; US$ 98.00In this book, the author focuses on the intersection of two major bodies of policy and practice: knowledge economy and ICTs on one hand, and sustainable economic development on the other. It aims to provide a broad-ranging account of the social and economic terrain demarcated by this intersection in order to reach conclusions and offer guidelines for... more...
International Institutions and Economic Development in Asia
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 135.00Are international and Asian regional institutions serving the development goals of Asian and Pacific Economies as well they should? The global economy, led by the Asia Pacific region, has undergone immense change and growth. Have the existing institutions and arrangements been able to keep pace with those changes in the global economy? International... more...
Magnetic Nanoparticles
CRC Press 2012; US$ 189.95Offering the latest information in magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) research, Magnetic Nanoparticles: From Fabrication to Clinical Applications provides a comprehensive review, from synthesis, characterization, and biofunctionalization to clinical applications of MNPs, including the diagnosis and treatment of cancers. This book, written by some of the most... more...
High-Speed DSP and Analog System Design
Springer 2010; US$ 99.99High-Speed DSP and Analog System Design is based on the author's over 25 years of experience in high-speed DSP and computer systems and courses in both digital and analog systems design at Rice University. It provides hands-on, practical advice for working engineers, including: * Tips on cost-efficient design and system simulation that minimize... more...
Step by Step Cooking Vietnamese
Marshall Cavendish 2009; US$ 15.99Step-by-Step Cooking: Vietnamese is a collection of authentic recipes from Vietnamthe land of fresh herbs and dipping sauces. From flavourful dishes such as Beef Noodles, Duck Cooked in Fermented Bean Curd and Fried Crab in Tamarind Sauce, to refreshing salads such as Green Mango Salad and Chicken Salad with Polygonum Leaves, and hearty stews... more...
Transnational Migration and Human Security
Springer 2011; US$ 139.99The volume places the migration-development-security nexus in the field of transnational studies. Rather than treating these three categories as self-evident, the essays excavate aspects of power and privilege built into their governing frameworks and conflicting rationales apparent in practices of control. Bringing together diverse experiences and... more...
Trauerrituale im vietnamesischen Buddhismus in Deutschland
Tectum Verlag 2012; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Thanh Ho, Religionswissenschaftler und zugleich buddhistischer Mönch, zeigt im Detail und unter Berücksichtigung aller praktischen Aspekte anschaulich und konkret, wie mahayana-buddhistische Trauerrituale vollzogen werden. Dabei beschreibt und analysiert er in Vietnam und in Deutschland durchgeführte Zeremonien der vietnamesischen... more...









