Climate change poses one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. The European Union (EU) has developed into a leader in international climate change politics although it was originally set up as a 'leaderless Europe' in which decision-making powers... Zobraziť viac
A triple perspective - the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. Zobraziť viac
The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth is the first major history in English of the origins and early development of trigonometry. Glen Van Brummelen identifies the earliest known trigonometric precursors in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Greece,... Zobraziť viac
In a book that challenges the most widely held ideas of why individuals engage in collective conflict, Russell Hardin offers a timely, crucial explanation of group action in its most destructive forms. Contrary to those observers who attribute group... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the 2017 JPBM Communications Award for Expository and Popular Books. A delightful meta-biography-playful indeed-of a brilliant iconoclast. James Gleick, author of The Information John Horton Conway is a singular mathematician with a lovely... Zobraziť viac
This book which provides an overview of contemporary topics related to the modelling of financial time series, is set against a backdrop of rapid expansions of interest in both the models themselves and the financial problems to which they are applied.... Zobraziť viac
Athenaeus aeMechanicus' - the surname differentiates him from better-known homonyms - wrote a treatise on Greek siege-machinery. Uniquely in the genre, it combined general cultural erudition, historical survey, and new proposals... Zobraziť viac
Non-international armed conflicts now far outnumber international ones, but the protection afforded by international law to combatants and civilian is not always clear. This book will set out the legal rules and state practice applicable to internal... Zobraziť viac
Energy supply depends on the means of transport to the consumer. Cables and pipelines are necessary to transport oil, gas, and electricity. Their construction and use depend on developments in technology, policies, and laws. This book analyzes the... Zobraziť viac
Brain imaging has revolutionised the field of Psychology, yet it can be a minefield whichever discipline you approach it from. This book shows how brain imaging can advance a true neuroscience of human cognition. It is accessible for those starting out... Zobraziť viac
Your essential guide to the cosmos, updated through 2025. Discover updated charts, equipment advice, digital photography tips, and stunning new space imagery. Perfect for backyard astronomers. Zobraziť viac
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet’s great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long story ... Zobraziť viac
It is perhaps the eighth wonder of our world that despite modern mapping and satellite photography our planet continues to surprise us. Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, ... Zobraziť viac
Few brands conjure up the same status as Ferrari. Finely engineered for both beauty and performance, these evocative automobiles are true works of art — designed for the discerning, and priced for the privileged... Zobraziť viac
Enjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey from your own chickens, pigs, and bees, or a holiday meal with your own heritage-breed turkey as the main attraction. Gail Damerow covers everything you need to ... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to a revolution in the science of human health...This book takes us to the frontier of medical research and reveals stunning recent advances that are changing our understanding of how human body works, how we combat and prevent disease... Zobraziť viac
This is the story of a group of strangers, each summoned in different ways by the natural world, brought together to save it from catastrophe.... Zobraziť viac
It's not possible for Powers to write an uninteresting book.' Margaret Atwood A monumental novel about trees and people by one of our most 'prodigiously talented' (The New York Times Book Review) novelists. The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings... Zobraziť viac
The publication of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought, but it also ignited a firestorm of controversy. More than two decades following his intercontinental voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, ... Zobraziť viac
