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Geared toward undergraduate and graduate students, this text extends applications of the finite element method from linear problems in elastic structures to a broad class of practical, nonlinear problems in continuum mechanics. It treats both theory and applications from a general and unifying point...

Inhabited by both the living and the dead, Connor House is a place where ghosts as well as humans stalk the night. This tale of the paranormal is set in Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia ten years following the Civil War. Passion, loss, murder, and mayhem all form parts of the puzzle that surround...

The earth is doomed! Only ten people out of every 3,000 will escape aboard space ships to begin a new colony on Mars. For the rest of humanity . . . inevitable destruction. Bill Easson is a conscientious, straightforward guy. But as pilot of one of the ships, he holds the power of life...

A new race would inherit the Earth. Tormented by neuroses, psychoses, and instability, mankind changed, and two new breeds of humans were born: Normans - devoid of body hair, quiet, rational, hiding a strange new power. And Sexons - wild, animalistic, with lustful urges. And each one was convinced it was Earth’s true heir.

The friendship of three buddies, Adam, Nim, and Rocky, goes bad. Two die, but all of them enter into new life with the Prince in charge of world affairs. The mystery of their deaths in the old age looms in the background. Will anyone be held responsible? A crusty detective takes up their cause but...

Winnie, a professional woman who has been divorced for over five years, feels that it is finally time to find a nice gentleman to hang out with. Listening to the voices of her friends giving her dating advice on finding a man, she meets three handsome potential bachelors that she is interested in...

Humanity's pursuit of the origin of life, its meaning and its purpose, has gone a long way. Any single truth which the world would agree on remains to be found. Mankind uses knowledge to explore the possibilities of life, but as life evolves, more questions arise, making life appear more and more...

A “darkly engrossing” novel that “shines a stark light on the age-old question, what does it mean to be human?” (Julie Kagawa, New York Times–bestselling author of Shadow of the Fox) They look like us. Act like us. But they are not human. Created to perform the menial tasks real humans...

Where do you go from Limbo? He has no name and no memory. Awakening in a clearing, he has no tools, weapons, or guide to his new home. As he explores, he finds six gateways. But what lies beyond each of them? He finds a name - Rex - and a companion: Regina. But even as he imagines he has found paradise, the engines of its destruction are beginning to rumble . . .

A general consensus exists,that lumbosacral nerve root compression is the primary cause of sciatica and neurogenic claudication, although humoral and vascular factors certainly play a role as well. This book focuses on imaging the various ways in which nerve root compression can come about, and determining...

The general purpose of this book differs from those of most of the works found traditionally in the field of political philosophy. Firstly, the present approach is in no way prescriptive or normative, as the interest centres on explication rather than an evaluative assess­ ment of this, that or another...

The book is divided into chapters, but several themes run across them. This is, in fact, the reason for writing a book rather than a number of independent articles; for it appears that several moments of Kant's work are characterized by similar problems, and consequently we might be unable to see...

Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium provides an account of the changing world of archaeological theory and a challenge to more traditional narratives of archaeological thought. It charts the emergence of the new emphasis on relations as well as engaging with other current theoretical trends...

Marcus Barber, the immortal Roman centurion, must rescue his friend, Eddie, from maniacal mercenaries hired by his former lover, Joelle. In addition to saving Eddie, Marcus must also track down the location of the Egyptian Ancient, Apep, and rescue him from a cult attempting to use his essence...