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Natalie was country music’s darling until her affair with married star Amelia Hart torpedoed her career when she was 25. Now at 43, Natalie’s left Nashville’s drama behind, settling into small-town anonymity, any hopes of singing on stage again long gone. Sienna’s got the raw talent, but at 26, she’s still waiting on her big break. And she’s stayed in the closet since she was seventeen, fearing that coming out would definitely keep her from being discovered. Their worlds collide when Natalie hears Sienna’s raw, intimate performance at a county fair. Natalie’s spellbound. She can’t believe this young woman hasn’t hit it big yet. Natalie knows her days in the music industry are over, but maybe she can use her knowledge and talent to help guide Sienna towards her dream. Just as their friendship starts to develop into something more, Amelia crashes back into Natalie’s life—freshly divorced and ready to rekindle old flames. Sienna’s confidence crumbles as she inevitably compares herself to Natalie’s glamorous ex. Can Natalie rewrite her past? Will Sienna find the courage to pursue both Natalie and her dreams of being a country music star? Or will outside pressures once again keep Natalie from finding true love?

Hormones, Fourth Edition provides a report on the field of human hormones viewed in light of our current understanding of cellular and subcellular architecture, along with the molecular details of their modes of action. Comprehensive information about hormone action on canonical and non-canonical signaling pathways at cellular and subcellular level and effects on architecture and function of organ systems are discussed. All chapters in this new edition have been completely updated to cover advances in endocrinology research, which has expanded significantly in the last few years. Vast coverage of hormones not previously covered and newly discovered aspects of hormone action are also included. This new fourth edition is intended to be used by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the biological sciences. It will also provide useful background information for health professionals, clinicians and researchers in the field of endocrinology, metabolism and biochemistry. Includes updates on all chapters Covers sleep hormones, growth factors, intestinal hormones, calcium-sensing receptor of parathyroid, and others Provides essential basics for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in the biological sciences, as well as clinical aspects and applications for clinicians Presented in separate hormone systems, covering the subcellular mode of action of selected hormones and a detailed understanding of their human anatomy and physiology

封面页......Page 1 书名页......Page 3 版权页......Page 4 前言页......Page 5 目录页......Page 24 《中国思想家评传丛书》序[匡亚明]......Page 29 一、儒学世家......Page 31 (一)幕宾之召......Page 34 (二)京官生涯......Page 36 (三)江西、云南正副主考......Page 38 (四)宣南诗社......Page 42 (五)“三叹作吏难”......Page 44 一、清理积案,赈灾恤民......Page 51 二、参与漕政改革......Page 56 三、科举考试的改良......Page 59 四、河政的改革......Page 61 五、与经世派在江苏的改革......Page 66 一、鸦片流毒......Page 72 二、湖广地区的禁烟......Page 83 三、整顿盐政......Page 87 一、临危受命,君臣决策......Page 91 二、广州禁烟,光耀千古......Page 99 (一)制定和颁布严禁鸦片令......Page 112 (二)照会英国政府,宣告中国禁烟法令......Page 115 (一)反对破坏“具结”的斗争......Page 119 (二)反对义律拒绝交凶的斗争......Page 122 五、加强澳门安全的措施......Page 128 (一)英国侵华战争的酝酿......Page 131 (二)义律的战争策划......Page 136 (三)英国发动可耻的鸦片战争......Page 139 (一)反击英国的战争挑衅......Page 144 (二)相信“民心可用”......Page 146 (一)抗英有罪,报国无门......Page 151 (二)身处逆境,坚持抗英......Page 163 (三)“江山两戒图”......Page 168 (四)历史的悲剧......Page 172 一、遣戍伊犁,热情筹边......Page 182 二、对国内民族矛盾的处理......Page 197 (一)失望和希望交集的晚年......Page 216 (二)逝世之谜......Page 225 一、经世思想的来源......Page 233 (一)治国必须“重民”......Page 242 (二)“民惟邦本”的发挥......Page 245 (三)“为官恤民”论......Page 247 (四)“民本”思想的内涵......Page 251 三、重视“经世”的人才思想......Page 255 四、重视调查研究的作风......Page 262 五、歉收并蓄与经世思想理论基础......Page 269 第二章 “师夷”、“制夷”、“款夷”的思想......Page 272 一、“师夷”的提出......Page 273 二、传统观念的裂变......Page 283 三、“制夷”:“严而不恶”......Page 293 四、主张“款夷”,反对“封关禁海”......Page 298 一、强烈的主权意识......Page 302 二、反对投降妥协......Page 310 三、理性主义:爱国与忠君......Page 318 一、“足食安民”的改革思想......Page 324 二、废除漕运的改革方案......Page 330 三、黄河改道的设想......Page 335 四、“富民”思想的提出......Page 339 五、进步的货币改革思想......Page 343 六、对云南矿政的改革......Page 352 一、制海权思想的萌芽......Page 360 二、人与武器并重的思想......Page 366 三、塞防、海防并重......Page 369 一、忧国忧民的情操......Page 376 二、“无欲则刚”、“宠辱皆忘”的品格......Page 382 三、个人情操与艺术的交融......Page 388 一、林则徐简明大事年表......Page 405 二、征引书目......Page 426 人名索引......Page 431 文献索引......Page 439 词语索引......Page 445 附录页......Page 0

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Review"A feast of nonstop storytelling, and arguably Richler's funniest book yet."—Maclean's favourite books of 1997"[A] triumph ... at once hilarious, poignant, satiric and elegiac.... Barney's 30-year marriage to Miriam, their mutual love, and the two sons and one daughter they produce ... are the novel's heart and soul... Barney's Version has an embarrassment of riches ... woven here into a wantonly generous, seamless whole." —*The Globe and Mail"I couldn't put it down.... There is no other writer among us at the moment who can so deftly deploy pure dialogue to create such rich atmosphere of period and place.... In Barney's Version, the women are his finest achievement. This is wholly a wonderful novel.... By turns gripping, hilarious, ridiculous and even poignant." —The Montreal Gazette"A rollicking novel laden with rue, a self- portrait of a creative personality who never found a creative outlet he could respect, a paean to the pleasures and perils of drink, a celebration of ice hockey and tap dancing, a lament for a multicultural Montreal now torn and depressed by Quebeçois separatism and a murder mystery with an uproarious solution." —New Yorker*From the Trade Paperback edition.Product DescriptionEbullient and perverse, thrice married, Barney Panofsky has always clung to two cherished beliefs: life is absurd and nobody truly ever understands anybody else. But when his sworn enemy publicly states that Barney is a wife abuser, an intellectual fraud and probably a murderer, he is driven to write his own memoirs. Charged with comic energy and a wicked disregard for any pieties whatsoever, Barney's Version is a brilliant portrait of a man whom Mordecai Richler has made uniquely memorable for all time. It is also an unforgettable love story, a story about family and the riches of friendship.From the Trade Paperback edition.

José de Alencar, um dos grandes patriarcas da literatura brasileira, pelo volume e mensagem de sua obra, deu à ficção produzida no século XIX, um tratamento monumental. Escritor romântico, enfocou os mais importantes aspectos da nossa realidade: o índio e o branco; a cidade e o campo; o sertão e o litoral. A presente obra, que lhe granjeou popularidade ao ser lançado em folhetim, era lido avidamente, até nas ruas, à luz dos lampiões. O romance conta a história de amor entre o índio Peri e a moça branca Ceci, tendo como cenário o Brasil do século XVII.

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“With his pioneering research, Corey Keyes put languishing on the map. In this powerful book, he brings it to life. Get ready to rethink your understanding of mental health, update your views on happiness, and come closer to realizing your potential.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden PotentialIf you’re muddling through the day in a fog, often forgetting why you walked into a room . . . If you feel emotionally flattened, lacking the energy to socialize or feel joy in the small things . . . If you feel an inner void—like something is missing, but you aren’t sure what . . . Then this book is for you.Languishing—the state of mental weariness that erodes our self-esteem, motivation, and sense of meaning—can be easy to brush off as the new normal, especially since indifference is one of its symptoms. It is...

A creative titan of the Victorian age, William Morris (1834–96) produced a prodigious variety of literary and artistic work in his lifetime. In addition to his achievements as a versatile designer at the forefront of the arts and crafts movement, Morris distinguished himself as a poet, translated Icelandic sagas and classical epics, wrote a series of influential prose romances, and gave lectures promoting his socialist principles. His collected works, originally published in 24 volumes between 1910 and 1915, were edited by his daughter Mary (May) Morris (1862–1938), whose introductions to each volume chart with insight and sympathy the development of her father's literary, aesthetic and political passions. Volume 23 contains two sets of lectures from the 1880s and 1890s with socialist aims and themes.

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. He compares the obstacles facing them, and the processes that shape their lives, their families, and their futures. He shows how economics uncovers these processes, finds explanations for them, and how it forms policies and solutions. Along the way, Dasgupta provides an intelligent and accessible introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, efficiency, equity, development, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.ISBN : 9780192853455

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Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level. Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

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Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. He compares the obstacles facing them, and the processes that shape their lives, their families, and their futures. He shows how economics uncovers these processes, finds explanations for them, and how it forms policies and solutions. Along the way, Dasgupta provides an intelligent and accessible introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, efficiency, equity, development, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level. Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

This book covers such plants with edible  modified storage subterranean stems (corms, rhizomes, stem tubers) and unmodified subterranean stem stolons,  above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls,  storage roots (tap root, lateral roots,  root tubers), and bulbs,  that  are eaten as conventional or functional food  as  vegetables and spices,  as herbal teas,  and may provide a source of food additive or neutraceuticals. This volume covers  selected plant species  with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs in the families Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Marantaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae and Simaroubaceae.  The edible species dealt with in this work include wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown ornamentals. To help in identification of the plant and edible parts coloured illustrations are included. As in the preceding ten volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other  non-edible uses; and selected/cited  references for further reading. This volume has  separate  indices for scientific and common names; and separate scientific and medical glossaries. ** From the Back Cover This book continues as volume 11 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers such plants with edible  modified storage subterranean stems (corms, rhizomes, stem tubers) and unmodified subterranean stem stolons,  above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls,  storage roots (tap root, lateral roots,  root tubers), and bulbs,  that  are eaten as conventional or functional food  as  vegetables and spices,  as herbal teas,  and may provide a source of food additive or neutraceuticals. This volume covers  selected plant species  with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs in the families Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Marantaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae and Simaroubaceae.  The edible species dealt with in this work include wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown ornamentals. To help in identification of the plant and edible parts coloured illustrations are included. As in the preceding  ten volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other  non-edible uses; and selected/cited  references for further reading. This volume has  separate  indices for scientific and common names; and separate scientific and medical glossaries. About the Author TK Lim (Tong Kwee Lim) obtained his Bachelor and Masters in Agricultural Science from the University of Malaya and his PHD (Botanical Sciences) from the University of Hawaii. He worked in the University of Agriculture Malaysia for 20 years as a lecturer and Associate Professor; as Principal Horticulturist for 9 years for the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Darwin, Northern Territory; 6 years as Manager of the Asia and Middle East Team in Plant Biosecurity Australia, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia; and 4 years as Research Program Manager with the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia before he retired from public service. He has published over a hundred scientific papers including several books: "Guava in Malaysia: Production, Pest and Diseases", "Durian Diseases and Disorders", "Diseases of Mango in Malaysia", chapters in books, international refereed journals, conference proceedings (as editor) and technical bulletins in the areas of plant pathology, crop protection, horticulture, agronomy and quarantine science. He was also a reviewer of scientific papers for several international scientific journals. As Principal Horticulturist in Darwin, he and his team were instrumental in establishing the horticultural industry in the Northern Territory, Australia, especially on tropical fruits, vegetables, culinary herbs, spices / medicinal herbs and tropical flowers. During his tenure with Plant Biosecurity, he led a team responsible for conducting pest risk analyses and quarantine policy issues dealing with the import and export of plants and plant products into and out of Australia for the Middle East and Asian region. During his time with ACIAR, he oversaw and managed international research and development programs in plant protection and horticulture covering a wide array of crops that included fruits, plantation crops, vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs and spices mainly in southeast Asia and the Pacific. In the course of his 4 decades of working career he has travelled extensively worldwide to many countries in South Asia, East Asia, southeast Asia, Middle East, Europe, the Pacific Islands, USA and England, and also throughout Malaysia and Australia. Since his tertiary education days he always had a strong passion for crops and took an avid interest in edible and medicinal plants. Over the four decades, he has taken several thousands of photographs of common, known and lesser known edible, medicinal and non-medicinal plants, amassed local literature, local indigenous knowledge, books, and has developed and established close rapport with many local researchers, scientists, growers and farmers during the course of his work and travels. All relevant available and up-to-date information collated on more than a thousand species of edible, medicinal and non-medicinal plants will be provided in a comprehensive reference series fully illustrated with coloured images to help in plant identification. This work will cover scientific names, synonyms, common and vernacular names, origin and distribution, agroecology, edible plant parts and uses, plant habit /description, nutritive and medicinal value, other uses and selected current references. Additional information is provided on the medicinal uses and pharmacological properties of the plants. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, practitioners (medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, herbalogists, herbologists, naturalists, conservationists, extension scientists, teachers, lecturers), students and the general public.

Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level. Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level. Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level. Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level. Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. He compares the obstacles facing them, and the processes that shape their lives, their families, and their futures. He shows how economics uncovers these processes, finds explanations for them, and how it forms policies and solutions. Along the way, Dasgupta provides an intelligent and accessible introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, efficiency, equity, development, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the'Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did. It examines the state of Europe in 1914 and the outbreak of war; the onset of attrition and crisis; the role of the US; the collapse of Russia; and the weakening and eventual surrender of the Central Powers. Looking at the historical controversies surrounding the causes and conduct of war, Michael Howard also describes how peace was ultimately made, and the potent legacy of resentment left to Germany. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

xvi, 368 pages : 23 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, Critical reasoning and moral theory -- Computing professions and professional ethics -- Privacy -- Intellectual nd intangible property -- Trust, safety, and reliability -- How computing is changing who we are -- Democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press -- Computing and vulnerable groups -- Autonomous and pervasice technology

Telling the story of humankind from the Paleolithic to the present, this book widens and lengthens human history. Renowned historian Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families, kin groups, gender hierarchies, sexuality, race and ethnicity, labor, religion, consumption, and material culture. She examines how these structures and activities changed over time, highlighting key developments that defined eras, such as the growth of cities or the creation of a global trading network. The book makes comparisons and generalizations, but also notes diversities and particularities. This new edition includes updates to each chapter, drawing on material from the history of the emotions, Indigenous history, material culture studies, and the history of sexuality. Wiesner-Hanks also expands discussions of climate and the environment, and examines the matters that are at the heart of big questions in world history today.

Il volume raccoglie due capolavori della fantascienza visionaria. "Cronache Marziane" non è un romanzo vero e proprio, ma nasce dalla fusione di una serie di racconti, pubblicati nelle riviste negli anni '40: sono tutte avventure ambientate sul pianeta Marte dal 1999 al 2026. "Fahrenheit 451", un classico della narrativa di fantascienza, è il libro più riuscito di Ray Bradbury. Science Fiction,Literary Collections,General,Fiction

Essential to a proper understanding of the Old Testament is a knowledge of the political, historical, and theological environment of the ancient Near East. While there is an abundance of material explaining this environment, primary source texts are often unavailable or inaccessible to the beginning Old Testament student. This volume in the Encountering Biblical Studies series fills that void. Readings from the Ancient Near East takes the student through a wide variety of primary source texts from the ancient Near East that illuminate every book of the Old Testament. It is the companion volume to Encountering the Old Testament , coauthored by Bill Arnold and Bryan Beyer. The editors have compiled this volume with the beginning Old Testament student in mind. The selections are intended to move a learner with little or no knowledge of the ancient Near East to a basic understanding of its significant texts and authors. Texts spanning more than two thousand years include Sumerian creation accounts, epic literature from Mesopotamia, cultic ritual texts from Egypt, and prophetic references from Syria. Readings from the Ancient Near East will surely become a standard text for professors, students, pastors, Sunday school teachers, and serious lay readers.

Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online webcomic sensation “His Face All Red,” in print for the first time. Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, where you can travel to “Our Neighbor’s House”—though coming back might be a problem. Or find yourself a young bride in a house that holds a terrible secret in “A Lady’s Hands Are Cold.” You might try to figure out what is haunting “My Friend Janna,” or discover that your brother’s fiancée may not be what she seems in “The Nesting Place.” And of course you must revisit the horror of “His Face All Red,” the breakout webcomic hit that has been gorgeously translated to the printed page. Already revered for her work online, award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll’s stunning visual style and impeccable pacing is on grand display in this entrancing anthology, her print debut.

Together they will rise. Or together they will fall.Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people-but at a tremendous cost. Locked in an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve unravels with each passing day.With Aelin captured, her friends and allies have scattered. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. But as destinies weave together at last, all must stand together if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation.

A Frequency Dictionary of German is an invaluable tool for all learners of German, providing a list of the 4,034 most frequently used words in the language. Based on a 4.2 million-word corpus which is evenly divided between spoken, fiction and non-fiction texts, the dictionary provides a detailed frequency-based list plus alphabetical and part of speech indexes. All entries in the rank frequency list feature the English equivalent, a sample sentence plus an indication of major register variation. The dictionary also contains twenty-one thematically organized lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics as well as eleven special vocabulary lists. A Frequency Dictionary of German aims to enable students of all levels to maximize their study of German vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way. Book Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Series Title 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Thematic vocabulary lists 7 Series preface 8 Acknowledgments 10 Abbreviations 11 Introduction 12 References 22 Frequency index 23 Alphabetical index 194 Part of speech index 246

"The highest sadhana in life is mind management, not meditation. The highest awareness is how the mind responds to different situations. Sadhana is not an abstract idea; it is a practicable, step by step method. This is the approach that the yogis and seers have adopted in order to harness the potential of the mind. The Yogadrishti (Yogavision) series of satsangs consists of discourses given by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati in Munger as part of the new phase of sannyasa life that he has embarked upon since 2009. Mind, mind management and raja yoga were the theme of the satsangs Swamiji gave in April and May 2010 at Ganga Darshan. In these illuminating discourses, Swamiji puts the vast experience of the mind into easily comprehensible capsules. He approaches the subject from the classical, psychological as well as practical points of view, providing guidelines on managing the various expressions and experiences of the mind. These satsangs are a fine example of the depth and range of Swamijis vision and understanding.

Python’s simplicity lets you become productive quickly, but often this means you aren’t using everything it has to offer. With the updated edition of this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to write effective, modern Python 3 code by leveraging its best ideas.Don’t waste time bending Python to fit patterns you learned in other languages. Discover and apply idiomatic Python 3 features beyond your past experience. Author Luciano Ramalho guides you through Python’s core language features and libraries and teaches you how to make your code shorter, faster, and more readable.Featuring major updates throughout the book, Fluent Python, second edition, covers:Special methods: The key to the consistent behavior of Python objectsData structures: Sequences, dicts, sets, Unicode, and data classesFunctions as objects: First-class functions, related design patterns, and type hints in function declarationsObject-oriented idioms: Composition, inheritance, mixins, interfaces, operator overloading, static typing and protocolsControl flow: Context managers, generators, coroutines, async/await, and thread/process poolsMetaprogramming: Properties, attribute descriptors, class decorators, and new class metaprogramming hooks that are simpler than metaclasses

This book develops some of the extraordinary richness, beauty, and power of geometry in two and three dimensions, and the strong connection of geometry with topology. Hyperbolic geometry is the star. A strong effort has been made to convey not just denatured formal reasoning (definitions, theorems, and proofs), but a living feeling for the subject. There are many figures, examples, and exercises of varying difficulty. This book was the origin of a grand scheme developed by Thurston that is now coming to fruition. In the 1920s and 1930s the mathematics of two-dimensional spaces was formalized. It was Thurston's goal to do the same for three-dimensional spaces. To do this, he had to establish the strong connection of geometry to topology--the study of qualitative questions about geometrical structures. The author created a new set of concepts, and the expression "Thurston-type geometry" has become a commonplace. __Three-Dimensional Geometry and Topology__ had its origins in the form of notes for a graduate course the author taught at Princeton University between 1978 and 1980. Thurston shared his notes, duplicating and sending them to whoever requested them. Eventually, the mailing list grew to more than one thousand names. The book is the culmination of two decades of research and has become the most important and influential text in the field. Its content also provided the methods needed to solve one of mathematics' oldest unsolved problems--the Poincaré Conjecture. In 2005 Thurston won the first AMS Book Prize, for __Three-dimensional Geometry and Topology__. The prize recognizes an outstanding research book that makes a seminal contribution to the research literature. Thurston received the Fields Medal, the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize, in 1982 for the depth and originality of his contributions to mathematics. In 1979 he was awarded the Alan T. Waterman Award, which recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the National Science Foundation.

"上谕"指皇帝的命令和指示, 又称"谕旨".它是清代的高级下行文书之一, 具有权威的法律和行政约束作用.清代自雍正年间设立军机处以后, "上谕"由军机大臣秉承皇帝的意旨撰拟, 经皇帝阅后封发.上谕在封发之前, 均抄录一份存根, 原稿则逐日检齐销, 这份留存的底册, 就是"上谕档".作为清廷中央存留下来的唯一一份完整的备查本," 上谕档"具有与正本同样的法律效力和史料价值.因此, 军机处的" 上谕档"实际上是清代皇帝所发布的日常政令的总汇.不仅如此, 其中还附有相关的其他档案文件, 包含着丰富的具体史实.凡清王朝对当时国家各项重要事务的最后决策及终极处置情况都反映在"上谕档"内.它是研究清代政治, 经济, 军事, 外交, 文化, 民族, 宗教等方面不可缺少的第一手资料.嘉庆, 道光, 咸丰, 同治, 光绪, 宣统几朝是发生重大事件最多, 社会变化最激烈, 影响最深远的时期.鸦片战争, "南京条约"的签订, 太平天国运动, 中国边疆危机, 日本侵占琉球, 左宗棠收复新疆, 洋务运动的发展和衰落, 新疆与台湾建省, 甲午战争, "马关条约", 香港问题的最终形成, 戊戌变法, 义和团运动, 八国联军侵略中国, "辛丑条约"的签订, 预备立宪, 保路运动, 辛亥革命等重大事件均发生在此期间, 因而"清代历朝上谕档"的内容尤为丰富, 其作为史料的研究和参考价值之大, 更不待言.中国第一历史档案馆是专门保存和研究明清两代档案的国家档案馆, 由于清代有严格的存档制度, 军机处的"上谕档"虽卷帙浩繁, 但历经百年仍保存完好.本丛书收录了该馆所藏雍正, 乾隆, 嘉庆, 道光, 咸丰, 同治, 光绪, 宣统各朝上谕档, 按年月日编排, 原文影印出版.它构成一个完整体系, 从清代最高决策者皇帝方面反映清代全貌, 极具史料和收藏价值

"上谕"指皇帝的命令和指示, 又称"谕旨".它是清代的高级下行文书之一, 具有权威的法律和行政约束作用.清代自雍正年间设立军机处以后, "上谕"由军机大臣秉承皇帝的意旨撰拟, 经皇帝阅后封发.上谕在封发之前, 均抄录一份存根, 原稿则逐日检齐销, 这份留存的底册, 就是"上谕档".作为清廷中央存留下来的唯一一份完整的备查本," 上谕档"具有与正本同样的法律效力和史料价值.因此, 军机处的" 上谕档"实际上是清代皇帝所发布的日常政令的总汇.不仅如此, 其中还附有相关的其他档案文件, 包含着丰富的具体史实.凡清王朝对当时国家各项重要事务的最后决策及终极处置情况都反映在"上谕档"内.它是研究清代政治, 经济, 军事, 外交, 文化, 民族, 宗教等方面不可缺少的第一手资料.嘉庆, 道光, 咸丰, 同治, 光绪, 宣统几朝是发生重大事件最多, 社会变化最激烈, 影响最深远的时期.鸦片战争, "南京条约"的签订, 太平天国运动, 中国边疆危机, 日本侵占琉球, 左宗棠收复新疆, 洋务运动的发展和衰落, 新疆与台湾建省, 甲午战争, "马关条约", 香港问题的最终形成, 戊戌变法, 义和团运动, 八国联军侵略中国, "辛丑条约"的签订, 预备立宪, 保路运动, 辛亥革命等重大事件均发生在此期间, 因而"清代历朝上谕档"的内容尤为丰富, 其作为史料的研究和参考价值之大, 更不待言.中国第一历史档案馆是专门保存和研究明清两代档案的国家档案馆, 由于清代有严格的存档制度, 军机处的"上谕档"虽卷帙浩繁, 但历经百年仍保存完好.本丛书收录了该馆所藏雍正, 乾隆, 嘉庆, 道光, 咸丰, 同治, 光绪, 宣统各朝上谕档, 按年月日编排, 原文影印出版.它构成一个完整体系, 从清代最高决策者皇帝方面反映清代全貌, 极具史料和收藏价值

Wang Zhonghan Dian Jiao. Includes Index. 王鍾翰點校.

Wang Zhonghan Dian Jiao. Includes Index. 王鍾翰點校.

Ben shu jie shao le cheng xuan ying ji qi zhong xuan xue de si xiang,Yi dui zhe xue wen ti yu fang fa lun de shuo ming wei zhong xin,Ju ti kao cha le bu tong shi dai zhe xue jia dui bu tong zhe xue wen ti de ren shi li jie yi ji cheng bai de shi,Zhan shi le dao jiao de si xiang ju ren jing shen chuang zao de li shi feng mao 本书介绍了成玄英及其重玄学的思想, 以对哲学问题与方法论的说明为重心, 具体考察了不同时代哲学家对不同哲学问题的认识理解以及成败得失, 展示了道教的思想巨人精神创造的历史风貌 成玄英是初唐时期著名的道教理论家, 是重玄学最主要的思想代表, 陕州(今河南三门峡市)人

Describing the geometric theory of discrete groups and the associated tesselations of the underlying space, this work also develops the theory of Mobius transformations in n-dimensional Euclidean space. These transformations are discussed as isometries of hyperbolic space and are then identified with the elementary transformations of complex analysis. A detailed account of analytic hyperbolic trigonometry is given, and this forms the basis of the subsequent analysis of tesselations of the hyperbolic plane. Emphasis is placed on the geometrical aspects of the subject and on the universal constraints which must be satisfied by all tesselations.