A concise guide to mathematical modeling and analysis of pharmacokinetic data, this book contains valuable methods for maximizing the information obtained from given data. It is an ideal resource for scientists, scholars, and advanced students.
This new book delves into the mysterious arts of tarot, I Ching, and casting runes. Using knowledge that has been passed down through generations, this guide will help yoou find the answers to life-changing questions within yourself.
It is an intrinsic part of human nature to want to know what the future holds for us. The future is a voyage we are trying to navigate safely and skillfully, yet we face a joumey through uncharted waters, aware that there are events that we cannot control. In this informative, easy-to-read book you will discover that, although the only certainty in life is change, there are pattems in change that can be identified, and over the centuries many different cultures have developed systems of divination to help us gain greater knowledge about ourselves and our future lives. Palm reading, the I Ching and the Tarot have all, since ancient times, relied on the predictability of change, and can offer astonishing insights. If you are looking for a greater understanding of yourself, or simply want to learn about the arts of prophecy, then this fascinating book will give you all the information you need. Book jacket.
Featuring more than 250 images, a practical guide to the art of tarot divination explains how to prepare for a reading and interpret card layouts for deeper awareness and understanding.
Amidst the debates about ‘austerity’ a number of vital debates in public finance have been sidelined. Because the reductions in government spending – small though they have been so far- have been designed to reduce the government’s borrowing requirement, there has been little discussion of whether the size of the state should be reduced in order to facilitate long-run reductions in the burden of taxation. This book traces the history of the growth of the size of the state over the last 100 years whilst also making international comparisons. There is a particular focus on recent and projected future developments which shows that, though the total level of government spending has not decreased significantly in recent years, there has been a big redirection of spending from some areas to others. The authors then examine the evidence on the relationship between taxation and economic growth. As well as reviewing recent literature, they also undertake new modelling that higher taxes are detrimental for growth. In the final part of the book, the whole UK tax system is reconsidered in a proper economic framework. The UK has one of the world’s most complex tax systems and its incoherence has increased over the last five years. Sweeping reforms are proposed to the system which wold involve abolishing around 20 taxes and the development of a simple, predictable tax system based on principles that should gain wide acceptance.
In Hemingway, Style, and the Art of Emotion, David Wyatt shows that the work of Ernest Hemingway is marked more by vulnerability and deep feeling than by the stoic composure and ironic remove for which it is widely known. This major reassessment of the shape of Hemingway's career recovers the soul of the author's work, revealing him as a multifaceted writer rather than a cold, static icon. Wyatt claims that Hemingway's famous early style does not embrace emotional reticence but works instead to measure the cost of keeping thoughts and feelings under the surface. By the early 1930s Hemingway also turned away from the art of 'the omitted' and began to develop a vision and style more accommodating of the awkwardness and embarrassments of everyday life. Relying on a thorough knowledge of the vast archive Hemingway left behind at his death, this book shows Hemingway as a thoroughly complex and transmutable figure.
Saving the World and Healing the Soul treats the heroic and redemptive trials of Jason Bourne, Bruce Wayne, Bella Swan, and Katniss Everdeen. The Bourne films, Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, the Twilight saga, and the Hunger Games series offer us stories to live into, to make connection between our personal loves and trials and a good order of the world.
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