The Emergence of Numerical Weather Prediction: Richardson's Dream
Lewis Fry Richardson dreamt that scientific weather prediction would one day become a practical reality. Before his ideas could bear fruit several advances were needed: better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere; stable computational a...
Blagodat
Vpervye na russkom - roman sovremennogo irlandskogo klassika Pola Lincha, laureata Bukerovskoj premii 2023 goda za roman 'Pesn proroka', kotoryj uzhe nazyvajut 'irlandskim '1984' i 'novym 'Rasskazom sluzhanki'. Ot 'odnogo iz velichajshikh pisatelej sovremennosti' (Marianne) - 'epicheskaja freska, plutovskoj roman i zakhvatyvajuschaja istorija vzroslenija odnovremenno' (La Vie). Itak, poznakomtes s chetyrnadtsatiletnej Grejs. Odnazhdy moroznym utrom mat vyvolakivaet ee na ulitsu, ostrigaet ej volosy, velit pereodetsja v muzhskuju odezhdu i otpravitsja v put - inache v Irlandii na zare Velikogo goloda ej ne vyzhit. Tak nachinaetsja galljutsinatorno jarkaja odisseja po nevynosimomu miru, voploschennaja v gipnoticheskoj proze, kotoraja 'struitsja, kak khoroshij irlandskij viski'... (RT Book Reviews)'Pronzitelnoe literaturnoe tvorenie liricheskoj... krasoty, kotoroe chitaetsja kak organicheskij splav 'Grozdev gneva' Dzhona Stejnbeka i 'Dorogi' Kormaka Makkarti' (The Washington Post).
Beating the Street
Develop a Winning Investment Strategy-with Expert Advice from "The Nation's #1 Money Manager." Peter Lynch's "invest in what you know" strategy has made him a household name with investors both big and small. An important key t...
One Up On Wall Street
Peter Lynch believes that average investors have advantages over Wall Street experts. Since the best opportunities can be found at the local mall or in their own places of employment, beginners have the chance to learn about potentially successful...
Understanding Theology and Popular Culture
Understanding Theology and Popular Culture is one of the first books to give an overview of the key issues and methods in this field of study. Provides a detailed introduction to key theories and debates in popular cultural studies Presents a reas...
Understanding Theology and Popular Culture
Understanding Theology and Popular Culture is one of the first books to give an overview of the key issues and methods in this field of study. Provides a detailed introduction to key theories and debates in popular cultural studies Presents a reas...
The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800
In the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the poetry published in Britain between the Restoration and the end of the eighteenth century, forty-four authorities from six countries survey the poetry of the age in all its richness and dive...
One Up on the Wall Street
पीटर लिंच अमेरिका के नं. 1 मनी मैनेजर रहे हैं। उनका मंत्र है आम निवेशक अपने क्षेत्र में विशेषज्ञ बन सकते हैं और वॉल स्ट्रीट के पेशेवर मैनेजरों जितनी ही सफलता से लाभकारी शेयर चुन सकते हैं, जिसमें थोड़े शोध की ज़रूरत होती है। लेखक ने पुस्तक के इस नवीन संस्करण के लिए नई प्रस्तावना लिखी है। इसमें वे इंटरनेट शेयरों के गगनचुंबी भावों पर अपना द़ृष्टिकोण बताते हैं। उन्होंने 1990 के दशक की बीस विजेता कंपनियों की सूची भी दी है। इनमें से कई कंपनियाँ हाई-टेक नहीं हैं, जिससे उनके इस विचार की पुष्टि होती है कि शौकिया निवेशक अपने रो
Learn to Earn
LEARN TO EARN "Public companies are everywhere, and they surround you from morning to night. . . . Nearly everything you eat, wear, read, listen to, ride in, lie on, or gargle with is made by one. Perfume to penknives, hot tubs to hot dogs, n...
Learn to Earn
Mutual fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain the basic principles of the stock market and business in an investing guide that will enlighten and entertain anyone who is high school age or older. Many investors, including som...
Climbing Rock
Following the seasonal migratory journey of rock climbers across the stunning and diverse landscapes of North America, this gorgeous photographic monograph will transport readers into a different world. The reader is invited to follow one cycle of...
The Origins of Genome Architecture
Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. With official genomic blueprints now available for hundreds of species, and thousands more expected in the near future, the field of biology has been forever transformed. Such...
Emotional Healing in Minutes
Conquer your fears, phobias and negative emotions with this simple proven technique. The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a psychological version of acupressure, incorporating methods from Ancient Chinese Medicine and modern-day Applied Kinesi...
Routledge Revivals: Art and Artifact in Laboratory Science (1985)
First published in 1985, this book provides a descriptive study of social activities in a neurosciences laboratory. Based on fieldwork conducted by the author in the laboratory during 1975 and 1976, and taking an ethnomethodological approach, it f...
Arab Uprisings Explained
Why did Tunisian protests following the self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi lead to a massive wave of uprisings across the entire Arab world? Who participated in those protests, and what did they hope to achieve? Why did some leaders fall in the ...
The Oxford Companion to Scottish History
The Oxford Companion to Scottish History interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, and the langauages of Scotland. It covers more than 20 centuries of history, including immigrants, mi...
Interpreting International Politics
Interpreting International Politics addresses each of the major, "traditional" subfields in International Relations: International Law and Organization, International Security, and International Political Economy. But how are interpretiv...
Study Listening
A course for intermediate and advanced level students focusing on listening to lectures and note-taking. Study Listening is for intermediate and advanced level students who are planning to study at a university or college where English is the lang...
Practical Guide to Joint Ventures and Corporate Alliances
How to set up a joint venture--where to start, how to find partners, analyze finances, negotiate deals, put the legal elements together, and manage operations, while avoiding common mistakes. This ``how-to'' guide is filled with sound management a...
The Partition of Ireland
Partition represents the most fundamental revolution in modern Irish history. By 1925 the country had been divided into two states embodying rival religious and political identities, an outcome unthinkable only a decade before. While often analyse...
Scientific Practice and Ordinary Action
Philosophers, historians, and sociologists of science have grown interested in the daily practices of scientists. Recent studies have drawn linkages between scientific innovations and more ordinary procedures, craft skills, and sources of sponsors...
Guide to Effective School Leadership Theories
Educational administrators know that leadership requires hundreds of judgments each day that require a sensitivity and understanding of various leadership strategies. Bridging the gap between the academic and practical world, A Guide to Effective ...
Good City Form
Good City Form
Truth as One and Many
What is truth? Michael Lynch defends a bold new answer to this question. Traditional theories of truth hold that truth has only a single uniform nature. All truths are true in the same way. More recent deflationary theories claim that truth has no...
Fool And His Money - Odyssey Of An Average Investor
Fool And His Money - Odyssey Of An Average Investor [Bok / Pocket]
Lucky Laundry: longlisted for 2022 Walkley Award and 2022 winner of Financial Crime Fighter Award
How the Aussie economy got hooked on the world's dirtiest cash. Longlisted for a 2022 Walkley Award and earning the author the 2022 Financial Crime Fighter Award. In today's ruthless world of organised crime, the best criminals aren't foolish enou...
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LAYERS BOOK
Layers are the building blocks for working in Photoshop. With the correct use of the Layers Tool, you can edit individual components of your images nondestructively to ensure that your end result is a combination of the best parts of your work. De...
Sewing Made Easy
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text...
Beyond the Sea
Chosen as a Book of the Year by Sebastian Barry, Martina Devlin and Peter Cunningham Winner of the Prix Gens de Mer, 2022 Hector and Bolivar set sail from their South American fishing village on what they believe to be a routine expedition. But th...
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