Geoff Mueller's Books

George Muller

Unit Study Curriculum Guide

By: Janet Benge,Geoff Benge

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

George Muller

Unit Study Curriculum Guide

By: Janet Benge,Geoff Benge

Curriculum guide for use with the author's George M'uller, the guardian of Bristol's orphans.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

YWAM Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1576582035

ISBN 13

9781576582039

Spectacular Narratives

Hollywood in the Age of the Blockbuster

By: Geoff King

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Spectacular Narratives

Hollywood in the Age of the Blockbuster

By: Geoff King

What is the appeal of the contemporary Hollywood blockbuster? The sheer scale and impact of big special effects sequences is part of the attraction of films such as Independence Day, Jurassic Park, Titanic or Mission Impossible. But they also offer other appeals, including the dynamics of narrative. Spectacular Narratives is the first serious book-length treatment of the contemporary blockbuster, including the digital-effects-based spectacle, space fictions, the action film, war spectaculars, the recent wave of disaster movies and films evoking new technologies such as virtual reality. Consideration is also given to the impact of profitable spin-offs such as film-related theme park rides and computer games. Geoff King argues against the view that an emphasis on the spectacular has led to an erosion of the importance of narrative in Hollywood. Instead, he suggests, even the most spectacular and effects-led contemporary blockbuster offers a blend of appeals, mixing elements of spectacle and narrative. Narrative is explored at the levels of both linear story-telling and underlying thematic patterns, a particular emphasis being placed on the persistence of elements of the myth/ideology of the American frontier. Close textual analysis is combined with consideration of the industrial and social contexts of contemporary Hollywood in a readable, original and rewarding book on the cinema that dominates markets across the globe.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0857716972

ISBN 13

9780857716972

The Art of Public Strategy

Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the Common Good

By: Geoff Mulgan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Art of Public Strategy

Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the Common Good

By: Geoff Mulgan

The strategies adopted by governments and public officials can have dramatic effects on peoples' lives. The best ones can transform economic laggards into trailblazers, eliminate diseases, or sharply cut crime. Strategic failures can result in highly visible disasters, like the shrinking of the Russian economy in the 1990s, or the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. This book is about how strategies take shape, and how money, people, technologies, and public commitment can be mobilized to achieve important goals. It considers the common mistakes made, and how these can be avoided, as well as analysing the tools governments can use to meet their goals, from targets and behaviour change programmes, to innovation and risk management. Written by Geoff Mulgan, a former head of policy for the UK prime minister, and advisor to governments round the world, it is packed with examples, and shaped by the author's practical experience. The author shows that governments which give more weight to the long-term are not only more likely to leave their citizens richer, healthier, and safer; they're also better protected from being blown off course by short-term pressures. The book is essential reading for anyone involved in running public organizations - from hospitals and schools to national government departments and local councils - and for anyone interested in how government really works.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

320

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191615676

ISBN 13

9780191615672

Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual

By: Geoff Young

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual

By: Geoff Young

Since 1997, Ducksnorts (ducksnorts.com) has been the home of Geoff Young's insights and analysis of the San Diego Padres. Now his first book examines the organization in detail, featuring a recap of the 2006 season; an in-depth look at the Padres' game of the year against Colorado on September 4, 2006; a retrospective of the Padres' 1998 World Series appearance and Tony Gwynn's 3000th hit; analysis of Kevin Towers' trades as Padres' GM; a look at the best by position through Padres' history; a deconstruction of pitching prospects; tips on how to succeed despite having limited resources, including the art of building a bullpen for cheap; and more.--Publisher's description

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

210

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1435711033

ISBN 13

9781435711037

Cinematography Mailing List - CML- The First 5 Years

By: Geoff Boyle

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cinematography Mailing List - CML- The First 5 Years

By: Geoff Boyle

This book consists of edited conversations between DPs, Gaffers, their crew and equipment suppliers. ... These pages cover the period November 1996 to November 2001"--p. 1.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

485

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1411621425

ISBN 13

9781411621428

The Parthenon and Liberal Education

By: Geoff Lehman,Michael Weinman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Parthenon and Liberal Education

By: Geoff Lehman,Michael Weinman

Discusses the importance of the early history of Greek mathematics to education and civic life through a study of the Parthenon and dialogues of Plato.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

270

Publisher

SUNY Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1438468415

ISBN 13

9781438468419

Credit Derivatives

Risk Management, Trading and Investing

By: Geoff Chaplin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Credit Derivatives

Risk Management, Trading and Investing

By: Geoff Chaplin

The credit derivatives market has developed rapidly over the lastten years and is now well established in the banking community andis increasingly making its presence felt in all areas of finance.This book covers the subject from credit bonds, asset swaps andrelated ‘real world’ issues such as liquidity, poordata, and credit spreads, to the latest innovations in portfolioproducts, hedging and risk management techniques. The bookconcentrates on practical issues and develops an understanding ofthe products through applications and detailed analysis of therisks and alternative means of trading. Credit Derivatives: RiskManagement, Trading and Investing provides: A description of the key products, applications, and ananalysis of typical trades including basis trading, hedging, andcredit structuring Analysis of the industry standard ‘default andrecovery’ and Copula models including many examples, and adescription of the models’ shortcomings Tools and techniques for the management of a portfolio or bookof credit risks including appropriate and inappropriate methods ofcorrelation risk management A thorough analysis of counterparty risk An intuitive understanding of credit correlation in reality andin the Copula model The CD in the back of this book includes an Evaluation Versionof Mathcad® 12 Single User Edition, which is reproduced bypermission. This software is a fully-functional trial of Mathcadwhich will expire 30 days from installation. For technical supportor more information see http://www.mathcad.com.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

338

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0470024178

ISBN 13

9780470024171

The Nixon Conspiracy

Watergate and the Plot to Remove the President

By: Geoff Shepard

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Nixon Conspiracy

Watergate and the Plot to Remove the President

By: Geoff Shepard

Geoff Shepard’s shocking exposé of corrupt collusion between prosecutors, judges, and congressional staff to void Nixon’s 1972 landslide reelection. Their success changed the course of American history. Geoff Shepard had a ringside seat to the unfolding Watergate debacle. As the youngest lawyer on Richard Nixon’s staff, he personally transcribed the Oval Office tape in which Nixon appeared to authorize getting the CIA to interfere with the ongoing FBI investigation, and even coined the phrase “the smoking gun.” Like many others, the idealistic Shepard was deeply disappointed in the president. But as time went on, the meticulous lawyer was nagged by the persistent sense that something wasn’t right with the case against Nixon. The Nixon Conspiracy is a detailed and definitive account of the Watergate prosecutors’ internal documents uncovered after years of painstaking research in previously sealed archives. Shepard reveals the untold story of how a flawed but honorable president was needlessly brought down by a corrupt, deep state, big media alliance—a circumstance that looks all too familiar today. In this hard-hitting exposé, Shepard reveals the real smoking gun: the prosecutors’ secret, but erroneous, “Road Map” which caused grand jurors to name Nixon a co-conspirator in the Watergate cover-up and the House Judiciary Committee to adopt its primary Article of Impeachment. Shepard’s startling conclusion is that Nixon didn’t actually have to resign. The proof of his good faith is right there on the tapes. Instead, he should have taken his case to a Senate impeachment trial—where, if everything we know now had come out—he would easily have won.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

302

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1642937169

ISBN 13

9781642937169

Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals

By: Geoff Simm,Geoff Pollott,Raphael Mrode,Ross Houston,Karen Marshall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals

By: Geoff Simm,Geoff Pollott,Raphael Mrode,Ross Houston,Karen Marshall

Genetic Improvement of Farmed Animals provides a thorough grounding in the basic sciences underpinning farmed animal breeding. Relating science to practical application, it covers all the major farmed animal species: cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pigs and aquaculture species.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

505

Publisher

CABI

Published Date

ISBN 10

1789241723

ISBN 13

9781789241723

Drone Nation

The Political Economy of America's New Way of War

By: Geoff Martin,Erin Steuter

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Drone Nation

The Political Economy of America's New Way of War

By: Geoff Martin,Erin Steuter

Drone Nation unveils an unexpected scenario where international drone warfare leads to a state of permanent war through increasing numbers of assassinations of the western world’s declared enemies. It provides historical context for the rise and acceptance of drone warfare and examines likely future impacts. The book discusses the broad political-economic forces at play in the United States. Topics include US strategic traditions, domestic political institutions, military-industrial complex, intra-military pressures, think tanks, media, and international law. The authors argue that social progress is not necessarily continuous. While there was widespread social and economic progress from the 1950s through 1970s in the United States, the country is now in a period of economic and political regression. The rise of drone warfare, and the domestic use of drones, is partly to blame. This gradual and important change signals a major departure from the traditional embrace of international law, military ethics, and domestic privacy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

157

Publisher

Lexington Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1498549586

ISBN 13

9781498549585

Introduction to the New Statistics

Estimation, Open Science, and Beyond

By: Geoff Cumming,Robert Calin-Jageman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Introduction to the New Statistics

Estimation, Open Science, and Beyond

By: Geoff Cumming,Robert Calin-Jageman

This is the first introductory statistics text to use an estimation approach from the start to help readers understand effect sizes, confidence intervals (CIs), and meta-analysis (‘the new statistics’). It is also the first text to explain the new and exciting Open Science practices, which encourage replication and enhance the trustworthiness of research. In addition, the book explains NHST fully so students can understand published research. Numerous real research examples are used throughout. The book uses today’s most effective learning strategies and promotes critical thinking, comprehension, and retention, to deepen users’ understanding of statistics and modern research methods. The free ESCI (Exploratory Software for Confidence Intervals) software makes concepts visually vivid, and provides calculation and graphing facilities. The book can be used with or without ESCI. Other highlights include: - Coverage of both estimation and NHST approaches, and how to easily translate between the two. - Some exercises use ESCI to analyze data and create graphs including CIs, for best understanding of estimation methods. -Videos of the authors describing key concepts and demonstrating use of ESCI provide an engaging learning tool for traditional or flipped classrooms. -In-chapter exercises and quizzes with related commentary allow students to learn by doing, and to monitor their progress. -End-of-chapter exercises and commentary, many using real data, give practice for using the new statistics to analyze data, as well as for applying research judgment in realistic contexts. -Don’t fool yourself tips help students avoid common errors. -Red Flags highlight the meaning of "significance" and what p values actually mean. -Chapter outlines, defined key terms, sidebars of key points, and summarized take-home messages provide a study tool at exam time. -http://www.routledge.com/cw/cumming offers for students: ESCI downloads; data sets; key term flashcards; tips for using SPSS for analyzing data; and videos. For instructors it offers: tips for teaching the new statistics and Open Science; additional homework exercises; assessment items; answer keys for homework and assessment items; and downloadable text images; and PowerPoint lecture slides. Intended for introduction to statistics, data analysis, or quantitative methods courses in psychology, education, and other social and health sciences, researchers interested in understanding the new statistics will also appreciate this book. No familiarity with introductory statistics is assumed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

595

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317483375

ISBN 13

9781317483373

Human Blood Groups

By: Geoff Daniels

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Human Blood Groups

By: Geoff Daniels

Human Blood Groups is a comprehensive and fully referenced text covering both the scientific and clinical aspects of red cell surface antigens, including: serology, inheritance, biochemistry, molecular genetics, biological functions and clinical significance in transfusion medicine. Since the last edition, seven new blood group systems and over 60 new blood group antigens have been identified. All of the genes representing those systems have now been cloned and sequenced. This essential new information has made the launch of a third edition of Human Blood Groups, now in four colour, particularly timely. This book continues to be an essential reference source for all those who require clinical information on blood groups and antibodies in transfusion medicine and blood banking.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

950

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1118493540

ISBN 13

9781118493540

After the Nazi Racial State

Difference and Democracy in Germany and Europe

By: Rita Chin,Heide Fehrenbach,Geoff Eley,Atina Grossmann

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

After the Nazi Racial State

Difference and Democracy in Germany and Europe

By: Rita Chin,Heide Fehrenbach,Geoff Eley,Atina Grossmann

After the Nazi Racial State offers a comprehensive, persuasive, and ambitious argument in favor of making 'race' a more central analytical category for the writing of post-1945 history. This is an extremely important project, and the volume indeed has the potential to reshape the field of post-1945 German history." ---Frank Biess, University of California, San Diego What happened to "race," race thinking, and racial distinctions in Germany, and Europe more broadly, after the demise of the Nazi racial state? This book investigates the afterlife of "race" since 1945 and challenges the long-dominant assumption among historians that it disappeared from public discourse and policy-making with the defeat of the Third Reich and its genocidal European empire. Drawing on case studies of Afro-Germans, Jews, and Turks---arguably the three most important minority communities in postwar Germany---the authors detail continuities and change across the 1945 divide and offer the beginnings of a history of race and racialization after Hitler. A final chapter moves beyond the German context to consider the postwar engagement with "race" in France, Britain, Sweden, and the Netherlands, where waves of postwar, postcolonial, and labor migration troubled nativist notions of national and European identity. After the Nazi Racial State poses interpretative questions for the historical understanding of postwar societies and democratic transformation, both in Germany and throughout Europe. It elucidates key analytical categories, historicizes current discourse, and demonstrates how contemporary debates about immigration and integration---and about just how much "difference" a democracy can accommodate---are implicated in a longer history of "race." This book explores why the concept of "race" became taboo as a tool for understanding German society after 1945. Most crucially, it suggests the social and epistemic consequences of this determined retreat from "race" for Germany and Europe as a whole. Rita Chin is Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Heide Fehrenbach is Presidential Research Professor at Northern Illinois University. Geoff Eley is Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Michigan. Atina Grossmann is Professor of History at Cooper Union. Cover illustration: Human eye, © Stockexpert.com.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

274

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472025783

ISBN 13

9780472025787

Reed Rapture

The Saxophone on Movie Soundtracks

By: Geoff Wills

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Reed Rapture

The Saxophone on Movie Soundtracks

By: Geoff Wills

Movie soundtrack music is big business. In both film studios and at major record labels, entire divisions focus exclusively on marketing movie music. Film composers like John Williams have become internationally famous figures, and concerts of their music are regular occurrences. But while interest in movie music has greatly increased, both academically and among the public, focus on individual aspects of the music have been overlooked. Yet what movie-goer can forget the opening scene to Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver? Behind the taxicab emerging from a cloud of vapour and the eyes of Robert De Niro, a haunting, yearning alto saxophone melody is heard, and it’s just one example of the power of the saxophone, a presence throughout the history of movie music, from the 1930s to the present day, highlighting scenes of drama, romance, and comedy, and making a vital contribution to the music which can be urgent, immediate, sweet, seductive, intimate, and erotic. Reed Rapture is the first study to describe the background, the history, and the numerous important appearances of the saxophone on movie soundtracks, drawing on both jazz and classical influences, and, as such, makes a vital contribution to film music studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

180514832X

ISBN 13

9781805148326

The Black Child-Savers

Racial Democracy & Juvenile Justice

By: Geoff K. Ward

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Black Child-Savers

Racial Democracy & Juvenile Justice

By: Geoff K. Ward

During the Progressive Era, a rehabilitative agenda took hold of American juvenile justice, materializing as a citizen-and-state-building project and mirroring the unequal racial politics of American democracy itself. Alongside this liberal "manufactory of citizens,” a parallel structure was enacted: a Jim Crow juvenile justice system that endured across the nation for most of the twentieth century. In The Black Child Savers, the first study of the rise and fall of Jim Crow juvenile justice, Geoff Ward examines the origins and organization of this separate and unequal juvenile justice system. Ward explores how generations of “black child-savers” mobilized to challenge the threat to black youth and community interests and how this struggle grew aligned with a wider civil rights movement, eventually forcing the formal integration of American juvenile justice. Ward’s book reveals nearly a century of struggle to build a more democratic model of juvenile justice—an effort that succeeded in part, but ultimately failed to deliver black youth and community to liberal rehabilitative ideals. At once an inspiring story about the shifting boundaries of race, citizenship, and democracy in America and a crucial look at the nature of racial inequality, The Black Child Savers is a stirring account of the stakes and meaning of social justice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

346

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0226873196

ISBN 13

9780226873190

Son Of Hitler

By: Anthony Del Col, Geoff Moore

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Son Of Hitler

By: Anthony Del Col, Geoff Moore

She's a British spy handler who, in the darkest days of World War II, discovers the way to stopping the Nazis is to find a French baker's assistant. Who also happens to be Adolf Hitler's illegitimate son. When a trio of Nazi informants wash up on the shoes of Dover, spy handler Cora Brown is assigned their interrogation. Usually skeptical, she's shocked when they reveal to her a secret only a handful of Nazis know: that during the first World War Hitler fathered a child in France. Armed with these stolen Nazi files, she defies her orders and tracks down Pierre Moreau and convinces him to embark on a mission to find his biological father - and assassinate him. They make their way to Germany but discover that the road to discovery is filled with violence, spycraft, weird scientific experiments and death. Will Pierre make it to Hitler and end the war? Or will they discover something else along the way? SON OF HITLER is an acclaimed graphic novel of which NPR describes, “few war stories are this much fun.” If you like pulp spy thriller and alternative history thrillers like Inglourious Basterds, Man in the High Castle and the works of John Le Carre, you'll love this page-turning yarn by acclaimed creators Anthony Del Col (Assassin's Creed), Jeff McComsey (FUBAR) and newcomer Geoff Moore. Buy SON OF HITLER today to discover the greatest untold legend of World War II!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

196

Publisher

Image Comics

Published Date

ISBN 10

1534310886

ISBN 13

9781534310889

Looking Into Primary Headship

A Research Based Interpretation

By: Geoff Southworth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Looking Into Primary Headship

A Research Based Interpretation

By: Geoff Southworth

Offers an analytical description of a primary headteacher at work over the course of one school year using a mix of participant-observation and interviews.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

260

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1135719349

ISBN 13

9781135719340

London Underground Serial Killer

The Life of Kieran Kelly

By: Geoff Platt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

London Underground Serial Killer

The Life of Kieran Kelly

By: Geoff Platt

The full story of the life and times of Kieran Patrick Kelly, the London Underground Serial Killer, who wandered up and down the Northern Line of the London Underground between 1960 and 1983, pushing innocent people that he had never met under trains, and who finished up killing over thirty people. The book provides a full biography of Kelly, discussing the details of his crimes, his victims and his ability to evade justice; he managed to secure mistrials or acquittals in twenty-five trials before being eventually convicted and sentenced to die to prison, which he did in Durham, in 2001. It could be argued that Kelly is the most investigated serial killer in the history of the world. His murders were investigated as they occurred between 1953 and 1983; they were reinvestigated in 1983 and again in 2015. The author of this book played major roles in the two latter inquiries, conducting the entire inquiry in 1983 and acting as a consultant to the 2015 inquiry. More is known about Kelly than any other serial killer in history. He was arrested before he had finished killing, then murdered his cellmate in the police station and was interviewed by the author ten minutes after this final murder, before spending the next two years discussing his crimes and his motivations with the author. The end result is a truly unique insight into the mind of a serial killer!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

163

Publisher

Pen and Sword

Published Date

ISBN 10

1473872278

ISBN 13

9781473872271

Forging Democracy

The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000

By: Geoff Eley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Forging Democracy

The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000

By: Geoff Eley

Democracy in Europe has been a recent phenomenon. Only in the wake of World War II were democratic frameworks secured, and, even then, it was decades before democracy truly blanketed the continent. Neither given nor granted, democracy requires conflict, often violent confrontations, and challenges to the established political order. In Europe, Geoff Eley convincingly shows, democracy did not evolve organically out of a natural consensus, the achievement of prosperity, or the negative cement of the Cold War. Rather, it was painstakingly crafted, continually expanded, and doggedly defended by varying constellations of socialist, feminist, Communist, and other radical movements that originally blossomed in the later nineteenth century. Parties of the Left championed democracy in the revolutionary crisis after World War I, salvaged it against the threat of fascism, and renewed its growth after 1945. They organized civil societies rooted in egalitarian ideals which came to form the very fiber of Europe's current democratic traditions. The trajectories of European democracy and the history of the European Left are thus inextricably bound together. Geoff Eley has given us the first truly comprehensive history of the European Left--its successes and failures; its high watermarks and its low tides; its accomplishments, insufficiencies, and excesses; and, most importantly, its formative, lasting influence on the European political landscape. At a time when the Left's influence and legitimacy are frequently called into question, Forging Democracy passionately upholds its vital contribution.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

721

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199878773

ISBN 13

9780199878772

Matter: A Very Short Introduction

By: Geoff Cottrell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Matter: A Very Short Introduction

By: Geoff Cottrell

What is matter? Matter is the stuff from which we and all the things in the world are made. Everything around us, from desks, to books, to our own bodies are made of atoms, which are small enough that a million of them can fit across the breadth of a human hair. Inside every atom is a tiny nucleus and orbiting the nucleus is a cloud of electrons. The nucleus is made out of protons and neutrons, and by zooming in further you would find that inside each there are even smaller particles, quarks. Together with electrons, the quarks are the smallest particles that have been seen, and are the indivisible fundamental particles of nature that have existed since the Big Bang, almost 14 billion years ago. The 92 different chemical elements that all normal matter is made from were forged billions of years ago in the Big Bang, inside stars, and in violent stellar explosions. This Very Short Introduction takes us on a journey from the human scale of matter in the familiar everyday forms of solids, liquids, and gases to plasmas, exotic forms of quantum matter, and antimatter. On the largest scales matter is sculpted by gravity into planets, stars, galaxies, and vast clusters of galaxies. All the matter that that we normally encounter however constitutes only 5% of the matter that exists. The remaining 95% comes in two mysterious forms: dark matter, and dark energy. Dark matter is necessary to stop the galaxies from flying apart, and dark energy is needed to explain the observed acceleration of the expansion of the universe. Geoff Cottrell explores the latest research into matter, and shows that there is still a lot we don't know about the stuff our universe is made of. 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.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

177

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

019252917X

ISBN 13

9780192529176

Work Out Core Mathematics GCSE/KS4

By: Geoff Buckwell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Work Out Core Mathematics GCSE/KS4

By: Geoff Buckwell

Work Out Core Mathematics covers all the central ability band - Intermediate or Core - of the syllabuses set by the major examining groups. It is a practical and comprehensive aid to a thorough understanding of the mathematics taught at this level. The book includes concise notes, fully worked examples and over 120 actual and specimen examination questions with answers. Each section includes check-tests so that the reader can make a realistic assessment of progress and understanding in each topic.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

319

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1349138401

ISBN 13

9781349138401

Washed Away

How the Great Flood of 1913, America's Most Widespread Natural Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed It Forever

By: Geoff Williams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Washed Away

How the Great Flood of 1913, America's Most Widespread Natural Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed It Forever

By: Geoff Williams

The incredible story of a flood of near-biblical proportions -- its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's natural-disaster policies for the next century. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when they tried to flee. It was the nation's most widespread flood ever—more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless. The destruction extended far beyond the Ohio valley to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont. Fourteen states in all, and every major and minor river east of the Mississippi. In the aftermath, flaws in America's natural disaster response system were exposed, echoing today's outrage over Katrina. People demanded change. Laws were passed, and dams were built. Teams of experts vowed to develop flood control techniques for the region and stop flooding for good. So far those efforts have succeeded. It is estimated that in the Miami Valley alone, nearly 2,000 floods have been prevented, and the same methods have been used as a model for flood control nationwide and around the world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

359

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1639361383

ISBN 13

9781639361380

Crime Dot Com

From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global

By: Geoff White

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Crime Dot Com

From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global

By: Geoff White

From Anonymous to the Dark Web, a dizzying account of hacking—past, present, and future. “Brilliantly researched and written.”—Jon Snow, Channel 4 News “A comprehensive and intelligible account of the elusive world of hacking and cybercrime over the last two decades. . . . Lively, insightful, and, often, alarming.”—Ewen MacAskill, Guardian On May 4, 2000, an email that read “kindly check the attached LOVELETTER” was sent from a computer in the Philippines. Attached was a virus, the Love Bug, and within days it had been circulated across the globe, paralyzing banks, broadcasters, and businesses in its wake, and extending as far as the UK Parliament and, reportedly, the Pentagon. The outbreak presaged a new era of online mayhem: the age of Crime Dot Com. In this book, investigative journalist Geoff White charts the astonishing development of hacking, from its conception in the United States’ hippy tech community in the 1970s, through its childhood among the ruins of the Eastern Bloc, to its coming of age as one of the most dangerous and pervasive threats to our connected world. He takes us inside the workings of real-life cybercrimes, drawing on interviews with those behind the most devastating hacks and revealing how the tactics employed by high-tech crooks to make millions are being harnessed by nation states to target voters, cripple power networks, and even prepare for cyber-war. From Anonymous to the Dark Web, Ashley Madison to election rigging, Crime Dot Com is a thrilling, dizzying, and terrifying account of hacking, past and present, what the future has in store, and how we might protect ourselves from it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

345

Publisher

Reaktion Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1789142865

ISBN 13

9781789142860

Are We Screwed?

How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change

By: Geoff Dembicki

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Are We Screwed?

How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change

By: Geoff Dembicki

A declaration of resistance, and a roadmap for radical change, from the generation that will be most screwed by climate change. The Millennial generation could be first to experience the doomsday impacts of climate change. It's also the last generation able to do something about them. With time ticking down, 31-year-old journalist Geoff Dembicki journeyed to Silicon Valley, Canada's tar sands, Washington, DC, Wall Street and the Paris climate talks to find out if he should hope or despair. What he learned surprised him. Millions of people his age want to radically change our world, and they are at the forefront of resistance to the politicians and CEOs steering our planet towards disaster. In Are We Screwed?, Dembicki gives a firsthand account of this movement, and the shift in generational values behind it, through the stories of young people fighting for their survival. It begins with a student who abandons society to live in the rainforest and ends with a Muslim feminist fomenting a political revolution. We meet a Brooklyn artist terrifying the oil industry, a Norwegian scientist running across the melting Arctic and an indigenous filmmaker challenging the worldview of Mark Zuckerberg. Are We Screwed? makes a bold argument in these troubled times: A safer and more equitable future is more achievable than we've been led to believe. This book will forever change how you view the biggest existential challenge of our era and redefine the generation now battling against the odds to solve it.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

1632864819

ISBN 13

9781632864819

Films You Saw in School

A Critical Review of 1,153 Classroom Educational Films (1958-1985) in 74 Subject Categories

By: Geoff Alexander

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Films You Saw in School

A Critical Review of 1,153 Classroom Educational Films (1958-1985) in 74 Subject Categories

By: Geoff Alexander

Millions of dollars in public funds were allocated to school districts in the post-Sputnik era for the purchase of educational films, resulting in thousands of 16mm films being made by exciting young filmmakers. This book discusses more than 1,000 such films, including many available to view today on the Internet. People ranging from adult film stars to noted physicists appeared in them, some notable directors made them, people died filming them, religious entities attempted to ban them, and even the companies that made them tried to censor them. Here, this remarkable body of work is classified into seven subject categories, within which some of the most effective and successful films are juxtaposed against those that were didactic and plodding treatments of similar thematic material. This book, which discusses specific academic classroom films and genres, is a companion volume to the author's Academic Films for the Classroom: A History (McFarland), which discusses the people and companies that made these films.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

293

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

0786472634

ISBN 13

9780786472635

Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics 2nd ed

By: Mike Crundell,Geoff Goodwin,Chris Mee

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics 2nd ed

By: Mike Crundell,Geoff Goodwin,Chris Mee

Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education for full syllabus coverage. Foster a deeper understanding of theoretical concepts through clear guidance and opportunities for self-assessment throughout; offers clear coverage of the entire Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics syllabus (9702). - Navigate the different routes through the course with ease with clearly divided sections for AS and A Level. - Focus learning with learning outcomes clearly defined at the beginning of each section - Test knowledge and understanding with past paper and exam-style questions - Address the Key Concepts in the syllabus, which are clearly highlighted throughout the course The Revision and Practice CD included with every Student's Book provides interactive tests, summaries of each topic and advice on examination techniques.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

815

Publisher

Hodder Education

Published Date

ISBN 10

1471809226

ISBN 13

9781471809224

5G and Satellite RF and Optical Integration

By: Geoff Varrall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

5G and Satellite RF and Optical Integration

By: Geoff Varrall

5G and Satellite RF and Optical Integration, the latest ‘hot off the shelf’ groundbreaking book from Artech House authored by subject specialist Geoff Varrall is packed with essential time critical information. This updated edition has everything needed to know in order to understand the new world of terrestrial and non-terrestrial telecom technology. It analyzes the radio spectrum/band and technical specifications under consideration for 5G, along with the related performance, cost, and vertical market expectations. In addition, the book studies the cost of coexistence between 5G operators and other user communities' co-sharing spectrum, including GNSS; radio astronomers; radar; GSO, MEO, and LEO satellites in the Ku, K, and Ka bands and above; and satellite TV. Also covered is the role of free-space optical technology in 5G and satellite networks and what interference issues will arise from new band allocations. This includes co-shared allocations and how interference will be mitigated in and between next generation terrestrial and satellite 5G networks. The publication coincides with an inflection point where terrestrial, nonterrestrial, and RF and optical networks could be integrated in a financially useful way.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

287

Publisher

Artech House

Published Date

ISBN 10

1630819573

ISBN 13

9781630819576

How Recycling Works

By: Geoff Barker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

How Recycling Works

By: Geoff Barker

Paper, metal, and glass are all commonly recycled items. Most cities have a recycling program in place to make it easier for residents to contribute items to the process. But waste is still a big problem! Readers will be encouraged to reduce, reuse, and recycle containers and items that they are done using or have used up. Science and social studies content offers a look at what happens to each material as it’s recycled, including the cool process of composting food and other organics. From fact boxes highlighting the ecological issues surrounding waste and recycling to sidebars giving up-close information about more technical topics, the knowledge readers will gain can help them be better informed about how their actions—and the waste they produce—affect Earth. Full-color photographs will drive home the importance of reducing landfills, as well as amaze readers at what recycling can create.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published Date

ISBN 10

1433995670

ISBN 13

9781433995675

Cinematography Mailing List - Lighting - January 2001 to January 2005

By: Geoff Boyle

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cinematography Mailing List - Lighting - January 2001 to January 2005

By: Geoff Boyle

This book consists of edited conversations between DP's, Gaffer's, their crew and equipment suppliers. In common with the other CML books it doesn't have the same structure as a "normal" film reference book. The discussions have occasionally been edited for clarity and brevity. They will sometimes ramble a little but that's the nature of a conversation and some interesting information comes out in the process! All views expressed are those of the posters, please join CML and take it up with them if you have a problem! This book covers Lighting discussions during the period January 2001 to January 2005.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

472

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1411622847

ISBN 13

9781411622845

Stranger Than Paradise

Maverick Film-makers in Recent American Cinema

By: Geoff Andrew

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Stranger Than Paradise

Maverick Film-makers in Recent American Cinema

By: Geoff Andrew

(Limelight). A ground-breaking critical survey of the talented, audacious, and influential directors Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, John Sayles, Quentin Tarantino, among others who, dominating the "independent scene," have revitalized American film. Illustrated throughout, index.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

404

Publisher

Hal Leonard Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

0879102772

ISBN 13

9780879102777

Antarctica

The Impossible Crossing?

By: Geoff Somers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Antarctica

The Impossible Crossing?

By: Geoff Somers

The longest ever journey across Antarctica. The only traverse, via The South Pole, of the greatest axis of the continent: Six men from six countries, 36 husky dogs, 220 days, near 4,000 miles (6,000 Kms) through winter, summer and into the following winter. Battling through ferocious winter storms, isolation, crevasses, the team endured constant blizzards, little communication with the outside world and dwindling supplies. This unprecedented undertaking was considered absurd, ludicrous. However, seven months after starting, the team reached the far coast, proving the cooperation of so many cultures and the phenomenal stamina of the huskies could complete 'The Impossible'.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

391

Publisher

Grosvenor House Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786233355

ISBN 13

9781786233356

Delta Air Lines

75 Years of Airline Excellence

By: Geoff Jones

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Delta Air Lines

75 Years of Airline Excellence

By: Geoff Jones

The history of Delta Air Lines can be traced back to 1924 and the start of an aerial crop dusting outfit, but it was in 1929 that scheduled passenger services began. From the small beginnings at Macon, Georgia and then Monroe, Louisiana and a small five-passenger plane, Delta has grown to become one of the world's leading airlines. This book celebrates a remarkable 75-year history in words and pictures, highlighting the men and women who have helped to make Delta a tour de force. Monumental growth and change occurred at Delta throughout the second half of the 20th century. By the start of the new millennium, Delta Air Lines was the world's largest airline in terms of passengers carried-120 million in 2000-and operating from the world's largest hub airport, Atlanta Hartsfield International. This volume uncovers the earliest days of Delta, from it first scheduled passenger service on June 17, 1929, through the myriad developments of the 20th century. Images culled from the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum, Inc. and the author's personal collection are coupled with an engaging narrative in a collection sure to be treasured by Delta employees past and present, aviation enthusiasts, and the many who have flown with Delta over the years.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

134

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0738515833

ISBN 13

9780738515830

The Merger Mystery

Why Spend Ever More on Mergers When So Many Fail?

By: Geoff Meeks,J. Gay Meeks

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Merger Mystery

Why Spend Ever More on Mergers When So Many Fail?

By: Geoff Meeks,J. Gay Meeks

Statistical studies over the last forty-five years show that, although there are success stories, very many mergers and acquisitions do not result in the increased operating profits that economics textbooks would lead one to expect. As consultancy McKinsey have put it, ‘Anyone who has researched merger success rates knows that roughly 70% fail’. Yet—mysteriously—M&A activity has boomed across the globe, with a forty-fold increase in deals done each year now compared with four decades ago, in spite of the adverse general evidence. How can it be that talented, energetic, highly skilled, law-abiding, income-maximising participants in the M&A market will often promote mergers that lead to no operating gains, frequently with adverse effects on the wider economy too? Drawing on findings from a wealth of statistical analyses and case evidence from many businesses, the book presents answers to this merger mystery. In a synthesis of ideas from several disciplines, solutions are detected in misaligned incentives, distorted financial engineering and information asymmetry. By revealing how weaknesses at multiple points can interact and cumulate to produce inefficient outcomes, the discussion serves as a corrective to the overwhelmingly positive tone of most commentary on M&A, whilst also advocating changes in participants’ contracts, in taxation, and in regulation which could significantly reduce the number of mergers that fail. Designed to be accessible to a wide readership, the book will be of interest to investors, to M&A practitioners and commentators, to researchers and students of economics, political economy, finance, management and accounting, and—importantly—to policy makers working in these areas.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

108

Publisher

Open Book Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1800647824

ISBN 13

9781800647824

Cinematography Mailing List - High Definition - January 2001 to November 2004

By: Geoff Boyle

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cinematography Mailing List - High Definition - January 2001 to November 2004

By: Geoff Boyle

This book consists of edited conversations between DP's, Gaffer's, their crew and equipment suppliers. In common with the other CML books it doesn't have the same structure as a "normal" film reference book. It covers discussions on High Definition between Janaury 2001 and November 2004. The discussions have occasionally been edited for clarity and brevity. They will sometimes ramble a little but that's the nature of a conversation and some interesting information comes out in the process! Our aim is to promote the free exchange of ideas among fellow professionals, the cinematographer, their camera crew, manufacturer's, rental houses and related businesses. Kodak, Arri, Aaton, Panavision, Otto Nemenz, Clairmont, Optex, VFG, Schneider, Tiffen, Fuji, Panasonic, Thomson, K5600, BandPro, Lighttools, Cooke, Plus8, SLF, Atlab Kinetta and Fujinon are among the companies represented.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

502

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1411622685

ISBN 13

9781411622685

Society, Culture, and the State in Germany, 1870-1930

By: Geoff Eley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Society, Culture, and the State in Germany, 1870-1930

By: Geoff Eley

Bold new essays on Germany's critical Kaiserreich period.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

534

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

047208481X

ISBN 13

9780472084814

Justice Society of America: The Next Age Vol. 1

By: Geoff Johns

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Justice Society of America: The Next Age Vol. 1

By: Geoff Johns

Determined to rebuild the Justice Society, founding members Green Lantern, Flash, and Wildcat welcome the new lineup of heroes, who unite just in time as someone is hunting down blood descendants of former and current members.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

146

Publisher

DC Comics

Published Date

ISBN 10

1401253261

ISBN 13

9781401253264

What a Trout Sees

A Fly-Fishing Guide to Life Underwater

By: Geoff Mueller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

What a Trout Sees

A Fly-Fishing Guide to Life Underwater

By: Geoff Mueller

Do trout sleep? And if so, when? And how does that affect their feeding patterns? Does a rising or falling barometer affect feeding habits? How does refraction influence a fish’s approach to a surface fly, human shadow, or false cast? How much do fish need to eat, under what conditions will they grow the largest? For the first time, an accessible, well-written title shows us what the world is like under the water, from the fish’s perspective. Geoff Mueller, acclaimed senior editor with The Drake magazine, travels throughout some of the best trout habitat in America, talking with the experts and donning swim fins and mask to meet trout on their own turf. With What a Trout Sees, curious anglers interested in taking their skill levels up a notch or two will finally have all the information they need.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

222

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

0762794151

ISBN 13

9780762794157

Aspects of Extradition Law

By: Geoff Gilbert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Aspects of Extradition Law

By: Geoff Gilbert

This book examines those aspects of the law of extradition which reveal conflicts between different legal systems and where there is a need for an improvement in procedures, either in the interest of mutual legal assistance or for the better protection of the fugitive. The book starts from the assumption that, unless otherwise stated, the principles applied by domestic courts are of universal applicability. Such a broad generalisation is not guaranteed to be right in every circumstance, but it concentrates the study on extradition law itself, rather than on the various national interpretations of domestic extradition laws. The law is stated in accordance with the materials available at 1 December 1990. Most extradition agreements tend to focus on those matters which form the basis for this book. Throughout the discussion of these matters it will be noticed that there is a tension between extradition law as part of a process of mutual assistance by states in the area of criminal justice, and extradition law as a means of protecting the fugitives' rights and freedoms. Dr Geoff Gilbert is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and a member of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex. Within the H.C.R., he teaches International Criminal Law on the LL.M. in International Human Rights.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

297

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004482156

ISBN 13

9789004482159

Responding to International Crime

By: Geoff Gilbert

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Responding to International Crime

By: Geoff Gilbert

Following the wars in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the events of 11 September 2001, awareness of international crimes has come to the forefront of public consciousness. The very public responses seen in the establishment by the Security Council of the ad hoc tribunals and the international community coming together to create the International Criminal Court have done much to promote the idea that there should be no impunity for international criminals. Nevertheless, while those are incredibly significant steps in the attempt to combat international crime, there is no way due to their jurisdictional competence that such bodies could ever hope to address all the various crimes that are committed that are not confined to a single domestic jurisdiction either by reason of their nature or trans-border factors. As such, the response of the international community to international crime depends as much on extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction, mutual legal assistance agreements, extradition and other means of lawful rendition. Furthermore, given the fundamental rule that a person is innocent until proven guilty and that everyone within the jurisdiction of a State is owed certain basic minimum human rights guarantees, responses to international crime cannot be without limitation. Respect for the alleged transnational fugitive offender is as important a factor in responding to international crime as preventing impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and gross human rights violations.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

528

Publisher

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004152768

ISBN 13

9789004152762

Book's by Geoff Mueller

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email