Strategic Vision
By 1991, following the disintegration first of the Soviet bloc and then of the Soviet Union itself, the United States was left standing tall as the only global super-power. The 21st century seemed destined to be yet another American century. But t...
Grand Chessboard
In The Grand Chessboard , renowned geostrategist Zbigniew Brzezinski delivers a brutally honest and provocative vision for American preeminence in the twenty-first century. The task facing the United States, he argues, is to become the sole politi...
Second Chance
Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations' foreign policy. Though they cover less than two decades, these three administrations span a vitally imp...
Choice
American power and a pervasive globalization are the central realities of today's world, and the source of its thorniest dilemmas. Yet while America's unprecedented might should be the source of global security, Americans today feel less secure th...
Out of Control
If America is to reassert its moral legitimacy, Brzezinski argues, it must address its basic dilemmas, including deepening poverty, inadequate health care and education, a greedy wealthy class opposed to progressive taxation, and the mass media's ...
Between Two Ages
Between Two Ages
Soviet Bloc
This is the first full-length study of relations among the communist states. The study explores the implications of the status of Yugoslavia and China, the significance of the Hungarian revolution and the position of Poland in the Soviet bloc, and...
Comeback Careers
You are a focused professional: skilled, accomplished, driven. You understand your field and are good at what you do... or what you did, before you decided to take some time off. Maybe you decided to switch careers. Maybe you stayed at home with t...
America and the World
America's status as a world power remains at a historic turning point. The strategies employed to win the wars of the twentieth century are no longer working, and the US must contend with the changing nature of power in a globalized world. In Amer...
Gaston Bachelard: A Philosophy of the Surreal
The first English-language analysis of this highly influential French philosopher's work on epistemology, poetic imagination and temporalityGaston Bachelard (1884 1962) was a seminal figure in contemporary French philosophy. Together with Michel F...
Corings and Comodules
Corings and comodules are fundamental algebraic structures, which can be thought of as both dualisations and generalisations of rings and modules. Introduced by Sweedler in 1975, only recently they have been shown to have far reaching applications ranging from the category theory including differential graded categories through classical and Hopf-type module theory to non-commutative geometry and mathematical physics. This is the first extensive treatment of the theory of corings and their comodules. In the first part, the module-theoretic aspects of coalgebras over commutative rings are described. Corings are then defined as coalgebras over non-commutative rings. Topics covered include module-theoretic aspects of corings, such as the relation of comodules to special subcategories of the category of modules (sigma-type categories), connections between corings and extensions of rings, properties of new examples of corings associated to entwining structures, generalisations of
Lützen 1632
A richly illustrated, compact take on a high-drama battle of the Thirty Years War. The Thirty Years War, a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants, raged across Europe between 1618 and 1648, devastating huge areas of Germany. By 1632 ...
Drinking the World
A book for those who travel with their tastebuds. In this unique and evocative blend of food, drink and travel writing, Victoria Brzezinski and Bert Blaize give winemakers the floor to take us on a journey around the landscapes, cultures, cuisines and, of course, wines, that they know and love better than anyone. Where there’s good wine, there’s almost always a rich history, beautiful landscape, great food and intriguing characters who can give you the insider tips. From the daughters reclaiming lands from former Soviet states to rockstars-turned-winemakers, the people behind the glass make for fascinating reading. This is the book for anyone who travels with their tastebuds, covering winemaking regions in 20 countries across the world, from 200-year-old vines growing up peppercorn trees in Bolivia, to the fertile glacial soils of New York state. Each of the winemakers share their insider tips for the best spots to eat and drink. Join Victoria Brzezinski and Bert Blaize as they
Knowing Your Value (Revised)
A revised and expanded edition of Mika Brzezinski's Knowing Your Value-her bestselling self-help title about women and negotiating, featuring interviews and advice from the likes of Sheryl Sandberg, Elizabeth Warren and many others-now with update...
Vinyl Age. a Guide to Record Collecting Now Book
Vinyl Age. a Guide to Record Collecting Now Book [Bok / Inbunden]
Polish Winged Hussar 1576-1775
This book examines the origins and development of the Polish Winged Hussars. Using many years' painstaking research drawn from unpublished Polish sources, the author provides a rounded view of the training, tactics, appearance and experiences of t...
Calculus in 3D
Calculus in 3D is an accessible, well-written textbook for an honors course in multivariable calculus for mathematically strong first- or second-year university students. The treatment given here carefully balances theoretical rigor, the developme...
Jerzy Grotowski's Journeys to the East
Jerzy Grotowski's Journeys to the East is an unusual collection of facts, quotations, and commentaries documenting the real and metaphorical journeys of the Polish theatre director and 'teacher of performers' into a geographical and cultural dimen...
Fundamentals of Biofilm Research
The six years that have passed since the publication of the first edition have brought significant advances in both biofilm research and biofilm engineering, which have matured to the extent that biofilm-based technologies are now being designed a...
Fernando Pessoa
This a revised edition of Zbigniew Kotowicz's pioneering essay on the work of Pessoa, who is finally being recognised as one of the great European writers, and one of the great modernist poets of the 20th Century. Published in a uniform format wit...
Curtiss P-40 Vol. I
Curtiss P-40, known to Americans as Warhawk, and to their allies of the British Commonwealth as Tomahawk and Kittyhawk, fought on nearly all fronts of the Second World War, serving with the American, British, Australian, New Zealand, South African...
Near Abroad
From the Soviet perspective, Eastern Europe was the near abroad - more accessible than the capitalist West, yet also unambiguously foreign. Observing their western neighbours, citizens of the USSR developed new ideas about the role of states, bord...
Lutoslawski on Music
The writings of twentieth-century Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski reveal many important aspects of his approach to music and his viewpoints as an artist and as a man. In Lutoslawski on Music, the first full collection of writings by this famous...
Quantum Physics for Beginners
The textbook covers the background theory of various effects discussed from first principles, as clearly as possible, to introduce students to the main ideas of quantum physics and to teach the basic mathematical methods and techniques used in the...
På Rullstol Genom Världen
En utmärkt, tankeväckande bok. Skriven med otrolig verve, en självbiografisk berättelse om att möta dina egna svagheter. Positivt, rörande och inspirerande. Det är en rolig men informativ historia om livet för en funktionshindrad resenär. Det visar kampen med motgångar och ett fantastiskt avstånd till sig själv och världen. Författaren generar läsaren med sin beslutsamhet, styrka och idéer. En välberättad historia som ger en kick till handling. Tills du vill resa långt eller nära ...
Zygmunt Bauman and the Theory of Culture
One of the most influential intellectuals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) made reflection on culture a fundamental part of his academic work. He published a substantial number of ...
Theatre in Health and Care
Theatre in Health and Care
Life and Death of Lord Erroll
The true story of the life and mysterious murder of the most talked-about and glamorous member of Kenya' s notorious Happy Valley set. Since Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll, was discovered dead in his car with a bullet through his head just outsi...
The Lives of Beryl Markham
A woman of captivating presence whose affairs scandalized Kenya, Beryl Markham became famous after her pioneering transatlantic solo flight in 1936.
Kenya Pioneers
Drawing on interviews, diaries, and letters, The Kenya Pioneers tells the story of the European colonization of the Kenya Highlands in the early twentieth century.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
As National Security Adviser to President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017) guided U.S. foreign policy at a critical juncture of the Cold War. But his impact on America's role in the world extends far beyond his years in the White Hous...
Metabolites as Signals in Immunity and Inflammation
Metabolites as Signals in Immunity and Inflammation
Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical Coherence Tomography gives a broad treatment of the subject which will include 1)the optics, science, and physics needed to understand the technology 2) a description of applications with a critical look at how the technology will s...
Galois Theory Through Exercises
This textbook offers a unique introduction to classical Galois theory through many concrete examples and exercises of varying difficulty (including computer-assisted exercises). In addition to covering standard material, the book explores topics r...