Moses Mendelssohn
Alexander Altmann's acclaimed, wide-ranging biography of Moses Mendelssohn (1729-96) was first published in 1973, but its stature as the definitive biography remains unquestioned. In fact, there has been no subsequent attempt at an intellectual bi...
Practical Process Control for Engineers and Technicians
This book is aimed at engineers and technicians who need to have a clear, practical understanding of the essentials of process control, loop tuning and how to optimize the operation of their particular plant or process. The reader would typically ...
Band Theory of Solids
The structure of much of solid-state theory comes directly from group theory, but until now there has been no elementary introduction to the band theory of solids which adopts this approach. This book provides such an introduction, employing only ...
Little Pianist. Piano Songbook for Kids
One of the biggest mistakes when someone starts learning to play the piano is playing songs with their index finger instead of using all fingers and both hands. Most piano sheet music for kids has notes for practicing with the right hand only, which encourages the 'plinky-plonk' playing that children should avoid. In this book, however, all songs have treble and bass clef notes for practicing with both hands So, suppose you are looking for a diverse collection of 55 large print piano songs for children, young learners, or adult students that are simple enough for beginners to play and show letters (note names), numbers (fingerings), and lyrics. In that case, this is the perfect book for you. In this book, you will get: * 55 EASY PIANO SONGS FOR KIDS - All songs have been arranged especially for young learners. This means that all complex chords and rhythms have been simplified. Also, all the pieces are kept relatively short, only one or two pages long. This will allow your child to
Primo Piano. Easy Piano Music for Adults
If you have just started reading sheet music you probably noticed that there are not many options for adult piano beginners besides children music (we all know Twinkle, Twinkle or Mary Had a Little Lamb) or songs that just are not so inspiring to play. If you are just starting out at the piano and want to play easy songs that sound sophisticated, then this is the perfect book for you. In this book you will find a wonderful and diverse selection of many evergreen pieces in simplified versions, along with corresponding fingerings. In this book will get: * 55 EASILY ARRANGED PIANO PIECES - All songs have been specifically arranged for learners. This means that all complex chords and rhythms have been simplified. In addition, all the pieces are kept relatively short, only one or two pages long. This will allow you to play otherwise complicated but beautiful melodies without any trouble. * BEAUTIFUL MELODIES - Most pieces for beginners often sound quite boring. However, in this book you
TAT*
Tat* is a bit of a graphic designer's curse. Walk into any design studio and you will see tat pinned to the walls or placed with loving care on top of a computer screen. Even the purist will have a secret cache hidden away somewhere. Andy Altmann ...
Sehnsucht Leben
Sehnsucht Leben
Rotations, Quaternions, and Double Groups
This self-contained text presents a consistent description of the geometric and quaternionic treatment of rotation operators, employing methods that lead to a rigorous formulation and offering complete solutions to the many illustrative problems. Geared toward upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, it begins with chapters covering the fundamentals of symmetries, matrices, and groups and presenting a primer on rotations and rotation matrices. Subsequent chapters explore rotations and angular momentum, tensor bases, the bilinear transformation, projective representations, and the geometry, topology, and algebra of rotations. 336pp. 63 illustrations. 53/8 x 81/2.
My Secret Life
'My Secret Life' is a dark work of Victorian erotica, and an explicit memoir of unspoken desires in the English class system - encapsulating the joy of hidden sins in an age of moral fervour. Would you undress with the curtains open? A champagne-d...
Numbers
The book of Numbers has had something of a renaissance in scholarly engagement in recent years - and this careful and contemporary commentary by Altmann and Peres distils that conversation with sensitivity and rigour. The joint nature of this comm...
Long Covid Handbook
Understand, manage, and treat Long Covid. Reports suggest that over 100m people around the world are living with Long Covid (more than 1.5m in the UK) yet reliable, clear information and guidance remains scarce. This book is the definitive guide t...
A History of the University in Europe: Volume 4, Universities since 1945
This is the final volume in a four-part series covering the development of the university in Europe (east and west) from its origins to the present day, focusing on a number of major themes viewed from a European perspective. The originality of th...
SQL QuickStart Guide
SQL QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Managing, Analyzing, and Manipulating Data With SQL 'THE BEST SQL BOOK FOR BEGINNERS IN 2020 - HANDS DOWN ' *INCLUDES FREE ACCESS TO A SAMPLE DATABASE, SQL BROWSER APP, COMPREHENSION QUIZES & SEVERAL OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES * Not sure how to prepare for the data-driven future? This book shows you EXACTLY what you need to know to successfully use the SQL programming language to enhance your career Are you a developer who wants to expand your mastery to database management? Then you NEED this book. Buy now and start reading today Are you a project manager who needs to better understand your development team's needs? A decision maker who needs to make deeper data-driven analysis? Everything you need to know is included in these pages The ubiquity of big data means that now more than ever there is a burning need to warehouse, access, and understand the contents of massive databases quickly and efficiently. That's where SQL comes in.
Background and Future Prospects in Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become the recognized instrument to assess the ecological burdens and human health impacts connected with the complete life cycle (creation, use, end-of-life) of products, processes and activities, enabling the asse...
The Logic of Regional Integration
In the late 1980s regional integration emerged as one of the most important developments in world politics. It is not a new phenomenon, however, and this 1999 book presents an analysis of integration across time, and across regions. Walter Mattli ...
Mathematics for the Environment
Mathematics for the Environment shows how to employ simple mathematical tools, such as arithmetic, to uncover fundamental conflicts between the logic of human civilization and the logic of Nature. These tools can then be used to understand and eff...
Death in the Modern World
Death comes to all humans, but how death is managed, symbolised and experienced varies widely, not only between individuals but also between groups. What then shapes how a society manages death, dying and bereavement today? Are all modern countrie...
The Beatles as Musicians
Given the phenomenal fame and commercial success that the Beatles knew for the entire course of their familiar career, their music per se has received surprisingly little detailed attention. Not all of their cultural influence can be traced to lon...
Scripting Hitchcock
Scripting Hitchcock explores the collaborative process between Alfred Hitchcock and the screenwriters he hired to write the scripts for three of his greatest films: Psycho, The Birds, and Marnie. Drawing from extensive interviews with the screenwr...
Greek Religion
"Greek Religion . . . already has the standing of a classic, and the publication of an English version, which incorporates new material and is in effect a second edition, demands a toast . . . Anyone who pretends to survey Greek religion must...