Marcus: 2128 books

Written for advanced undergraduate students, this highly regarded book presents an enormous amount of information in a concise and accessible format. Beginning with the assumption that the reader has never seen a matrix before, the authors go on to provide a survey of a substantial part of the field,...

In I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl, the author explains a threefold thesis of a study that language influences how human beings perceive reality, that the development of theoretical constructs can help explain resistances to and possibilities for inclusive language, and that the implementation of...

Esta obra é uma coletânea de tratados internacionais de direitos humanos. No início são feitas breves considerações sobre o Sistema Global de Proteção de Direitos Humanos da ONU e os Sistemas Regionais de Proteção de Direitos Humanos. Em seguida foram selecionados os principais tratados...

The following is a simple way to obtain your hearts desires working with the infernal spirits of the abyss.

New atheism is best known as a literary and media phenomenon which has resulted in the widespread discussion of the anti-religious arguments of authors such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens, yet it also has strongly political dimensions. This book analyses the political aspects...

A collection of challenging and unusual cases from the author's extensive experience as a Medical Toxicologist, these cases demonstrate medical problem solving and differential diagnosis in action from the perspective of an experienced clinician. Written in an engaging style and giving a fascinating account...

◆《週日泰晤士報》2017年度科學選書 ◆ 暢銷科普作家 馬特．瑞德利盛讚：當代最好的宇宙學作家！ 國立清華大學天文研究所專任教授 江國興 審訂導讀 國立自然科學博物館館長、國立臺灣大學物理系暨天文物理研究所教授...

Humor and Satire from the ancient world! Check out the old epigrams from Martial as translated by Henry George Bohn for the Bohn Classical Library Series in 1897.  Fourteen books in all! With an extensive active and navigable table of contents.

Cicero introduces the Roman concept of friendship through a dialogue between Laelius and his two sons-in-law one of them being Ciceros teacher who later recounted the dialogue to him. Laelius bereaved by the recent death of his close friend Scipio describes various aspects of friendship. Cicero has captured the emotions and actualities brilliantly. Touching and thought-provoking!

This edited volume reveals how a permanent war economy has made the United States unable to spread democracy abroad and has worsened domestic problems. The editors draw from classical readings in political theory, from primary documents (including key court decisions), and from social science research...

The water resources of the Selenga River/Lake Baikal system are of fundamental importance for the ecosystems and socio-economic development of the region. In this large-scale river and lake basin, there are strong contrasts between regions of relatively pristine nature and massive anthropogenic impacts...

The revealing and surprising inside story of the legendary BMC Works Competitions Department told by the three Competition Managers of the highly successful BMC/British Leyland race and rally teams based at Abingdon. The book reveals the inner workings and machinations of one of the most successful motor...

This evocative novel “weaves together the journeys of a contemporary Montana teen and an 1870s Cheyenne girl” (School Library Journal).   After her mother’s sudden death, Erin Douglass is virtually alone in the world. When she witnesses the exhumation of a Cheyenne girl along the side of a...

The new Fourth Edition of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Review Manual for Ophthalmology provides a comprehensive self-assessment review and serves as a valuable study aid for any ophthalmologist or ophthalmologist-in-training.  The text contains over 1,500 multiple-choice questions covering...