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Of Mind and Murder

Toward a More Comprehensive Psychology of the Holocaust

By: George R. Mastroianni

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Of Mind and Murder

Toward a More Comprehensive Psychology of the Holocaust

By: George R. Mastroianni

How could the Holocaust have happened? How can people do such things to other people? Questions such as these have animated discussion of the Holocaust from our earliest awareness of what had happened. These questions have engaged the lay public as well as academics from many different fields. Psychologists have taken an active role in trying to understand and explain the motivation, thinking, and behavior of all those involved in and affected by the Holocaust. The present volume is, in part, an attempt to provide a kind of historical roadmap to the diverse psychological explanations and interpretations that have been developed by psychologists over the last several decades. While many psychological discussions of the Holocaust dismiss or diminish the significance of work that antedates the Milgram obedience experiments in the early 1960s, this book engages some of these earlier formulations in detail. It strives to be, in this sense, a more complete history of psychological thought on the Holocaust. As many psychologists now accept the idea that a comprehensive psychology of the Holocaust must include more than social influence, the book addresses the question, "What, then?" The answer can be found by looking both backward and forward in time. Gordon Allport's 1954 book The Nature of Prejudice remains one of the best psychological attempts to grapple with the Holocaust written, though that was not its primary purpose. In this volume, the reader will find both echoes of Allport and new ideas for ways psychologists can engage this profoundly important subject.

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Oxford University Press

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0190638249

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Approximation Theory

Moduli of Continuity and Global Smoothness Preservation

By: George A. Anastassiou,Sorin Gal

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Approximation Theory

Moduli of Continuity and Global Smoothness Preservation

By: George A. Anastassiou,Sorin Gal

We study in Part I of this monograph the computational aspect of almost all moduli of continuity over wide classes of functions exploiting some of their convexity properties. To our knowledge it is the first time the entire calculus of moduli of smoothness has been included in a book. We then present numerous applications of Approximation Theory, giving exact val ues of errors in explicit forms. The K-functional method is systematically avoided since it produces nonexplicit constants. All other related books so far have allocated very little space to the computational aspect of moduli of smoothness. In Part II, we study/examine the Global Smoothness Preservation Prop erty (GSPP) for almost all known linear approximation operators of ap proximation theory including: trigonometric operators and algebraic in terpolation operators of Lagrange, Hermite-Fejer and Shepard type, also operators of stochastic type, convolution type, wavelet type integral opera tors and singular integral operators, etc. We present also a sufficient general theory for GSPP to hold true. We provide a great variety of applications of GSPP to Approximation Theory and many other fields of mathemat ics such as Functional analysis, and outside of mathematics, fields such as computer-aided geometric design (CAGD). Most of the time GSPP meth ods are optimal. Various moduli of smoothness are intensively involved in Part II. Therefore, methods from Part I can be used to calculate exactly the error of global smoothness preservation. It is the first time in the literature that a book has studied GSPP.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0817641513

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9780817641511

Human Experimentation and Research

By: George F. Tomossy,David N. Weisstub

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Human Experimentation and Research

By: George F. Tomossy,David N. Weisstub

This title was first published in 2003: As new medical technologies and treatments develop with increasing momentum, the legal and ethical implications of research involving human participants are being called into question as never before. Human Experimentation and Research explores the philosophical foundations of research ethics, ongoing regulatory dilemmas, and future challenges raised by the rapid globalisation and corporatisation of the research endeavour. This volume brings together some of the most significant published essays in the field. The editors also provide an informative introduction, summarizing the area and the relevance of the articles chosen.

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Routledge

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1351772384

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9781351772389

A Star is Born

The Moment an Actress becomes an Icon

By: George Tiffin

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A Star is Born

The Moment an Actress becomes an Icon

By: George Tiffin

Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve... Feted, adored and desired, successful movie actresses are icons of modern culture. But what was it that made them true stars? Was it looks, talent, drive, personality – or just plain luck? What was the first captivating image or unforgettable line that etched them indelibly on our collective memory – and transformed the screen actress of the passing movie credit into the screen goddess of eternal legend? In a sequence of elegant pen-portraits, George Tiffin takes a microscope to the movies and the moments that established 75 female icons of cinema. These penportraits are supplemented by quotes, notes and anecdotes, including script excerpts from key scenes. From Oscar-winners to ingénues, and from grande dames to femmes fatales, A STAR IS BORN is a seductive celebration of the eternal feminine at the heart of the movie business – and an informal and engaging history of cinema itself.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1781859361

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My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene

Memoir of an Opera Commentator

By: George Jellinek

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My Road to Radio and The Vocal Scene

Memoir of an Opera Commentator

By: George Jellinek

Born in Ujpest, Hungary, in 1919, George Jellinek began his musical career playing violin with gypsies in the family's garden restaurant. He spent his adolescence doing much the same, honing his talent and enriching his own musical education with frequent trips to the Hungarian Royal Opera House. But when Hitler and Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact in 1938, Jellinek's quiet life was shattered. How the exiled teenager survived World War II, worked his way up from a poor Hungarian immigrant in Cuba and became one of the most important and influential musical administrators in New York is an unconventional but truly American success story. This memoir documents the inspiring life of George Jellinek, beginning with his childhood in his beloved Hungary. The crisis of World War II soon invaded his life and, leaving behind his family and homeland, he fled west. Having been finally allowed to enter the United States, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, obligated to bear arms against the country of his birth. This ironic turn of events culminated in his firsthand role in the capture of Ferenc Szalasi, the leader of Hungary's Hitlerite faction. The latter half of the book reveals how music helped Jellinek piece back together his broken life in America. After rising to the post of musical director for radio station WQXR, he went on to become the producer and host of The Vocal Scene. His 36 years with that program established it as a revered fixture of New York's opera life. The epilogue documents the day on which Hungary's president bestowed upon Jellinek the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.

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McFarland

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078648053X

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9780786480531

Wax Museum Movies

A Comprehensive Filmography

By: George Higham

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Wax Museum Movies

A Comprehensive Filmography

By: George Higham

Spanning over a century of cinema and comprised of 127 films, this book analyzes the cinematic incarnations of the "uncanniest place on earth"--wax museums. Nothing is as it seems at a wax museum. It is a place of wonder, horror and mystery. Will the figures come to life at night, or are they very much dead with corpses hidden beneath their waxen shells? Is the genius hand that molded them secretly scarred by a terrible tragedy, longing for revenge? Or is it a sinner's sanctum, harboring criminals with countless places to hide in plain sight? This chronological analysis includes essential behind the scenes information in addition to authoritative research comparing the creation of "real" wax figures to the "reel" ones seen onscreen. Publicly accessible or hidden away in a maniac's lair, wax museums have provided the perfect settings for films of all genres to thrillingly play out on the big screen since the dawn of cinema.

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1476640114

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A Warrior's Guide to Psychology and Performance

What You Should Know about Yourself and Others

By: George Mastroianni

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A Warrior's Guide to Psychology and Performance

What You Should Know about Yourself and Others

By: George Mastroianni

This timely, well-organized, and practical guide for the warfighter offers the collaborative contributions of dedicated military and civilian experts. Each chapter examines specific demands of military life and service, such as nutrition and its role in physical and cognitive performance, including details about military rations like Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). It also explores sleep: why you need it, how much you need, what happens when you are deprived of it, and how to recognize deprivation’s effects. The authors also discuss various aspects of stress: what it is, what its effects are on your body and mind, and how to recognize it, prevent it, and handle it. The book devotes an extensive discussion to hardiness and resilience, focusing on preparing yourself and your family and friends for stressful military deployments in order to avoid or minimize their associated pressures. Finally, the authors address common problems experienced after a deployment and offer tips on how to make your transition back home as smooth as possible for yourself and your family. In each case, the expert contributors have emphasized specific skills, strategies, behavior, and support measures that you can apply to benefit your own overall psychological health, performance, and longevity.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1612341209

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9781612341200

Hydrocarbon Chemistry

By: George A. Olah,Arpad Molnar,G. K. Surya Prakash

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Hydrocarbon Chemistry

By: George A. Olah,Arpad Molnar,G. K. Surya Prakash

This book provides an unparalleled contemporary assessment of hydrocarbon chemistry – presenting basic concepts, current research, and future applications. • Comprehensive and updated review and discussion of the field of hydrocarbon chemistry • Includes literature coverage since the publication of the previous edition • Expands or adds coverage of: carboxylation, sustainable hydrocarbons, extraterrestrial hydrocarbons • Addresses a topic of special relevance in contemporary science, since hydrocarbons play a role as a possible replacement for coal, petroleum oil, and natural gas as well as their environmentally safe use • Reviews of prior edition: “...literature coverage is comprehensive and ideal for quickly reviewing specific topics...of most value to industrial chemists...” (Angewandte Chemie) and “...useful for chemical engineers as well as engineers in the chemical and petrochemical industries.” (Petroleum Science and Technology)

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119390524

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9781119390527

BIRIMISA: Portraits, Plays, Perversions

The Work of George Birimisa

By: George Birimisa

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BIRIMISA: Portraits, Plays, Perversions

The Work of George Birimisa

By: George Birimisa

An anthology featuring some of the playwright George Birimisa's own favorite works, including ten of his plays and excerpts from his satirical novel S&M Gym. Also included are prose portraits by colleagues, students, friends and rivals.

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Moving Finger Press through its subsidiary Sweetheart Press

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0977421449

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The Secret Codes of Hypnosis

Spiritual Energy

By: George Spiric Fraxon

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The Secret Codes of Hypnosis

Spiritual Energy

By: George Spiric Fraxon

Nothing is ever coincidental. Everything happens for a reason. “Reason is around and within each one of us.” Learn to create the reason within. George Spiric Fraxon This book is a work on the discovery of the Energy of Life. It has been forty years old, and it reveals to you the potentials of spiritual energy that has not been known so far. By identifying the power, you will be able to put all your potentials at the maximum and put into the function of the present moment and a healthy and effective functioning! Getting a chance for big changes, go to your eternity! Let’s be the creator of our future . . . GSF

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664100504

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9781664100503

Stan Musial

An American Life

By: George Vecsey

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Stan Musial

An American Life

By: George Vecsey

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Veteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this twenty-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the biographical treatment he deserves. Stan Musial is the definitive portrait of one of the game’s best-loved but most unappreciated legends—told through the remembrances of those who played beside, worked with, and covered “Stan the Man” over the course of his nearly seventy years in the national spotlight. Away from the diamond, Musial proved a savvy businessman and a model of humility and graciousness toward his many fans in St. Louis and around the world. From Keith Hernandez’s boyhood memories of Musial leaving tickets for him when the Cardinals were in San Francisco to the little-known story of Musial’s friendship with novelist James Michener, Vecsey weaves an intimate oral history around one of the great gentlemen of baseball’s Greatest Generation.

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ESPN

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0345517075

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9780345517074

The 7 Energies of Life

Spiritual Energy

By: George Spiric Fraxon

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The 7 Energies of Life

Spiritual Energy

By: George Spiric Fraxon

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Xlibris Corporation

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1796001511

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9781796001518

Handbook of Endocrinology, Second Edition, Volume I

By: George H. Gass,Harold M. Kaplan

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Handbook of Endocrinology, Second Edition, Volume I

By: George H. Gass,Harold M. Kaplan

Stay on top of the rapid changes sweeping endocrinology today with the latest information on important selected topics in The Handbook of Endocrinology. This extensive two-volume text provides an impressive breadth and depth of coverage difficult to find in other sources. After a broad survey of the functions of major endocrine glands, the book launches into detailed reviews of both established and hot, new research areas. Selected topics include:

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CRC Press

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1000722856

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9781000722857

Handbook of Odors in Plastic Materials

By: George Wypych

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Handbook of Odors in Plastic Materials

By: George Wypych

Handbook of Odors in Plastic Materials, Third Edition analyzes the reasons behind unwanted odor formation and outlines methods for prevention. This new edition contains a thorough review of the most recent data, achievements and information in this less known but very significant field of polymer modification. The book covers the fundamentals of odor formation and its transport within a material, the relationship between odor and toxicity, and various methods of odor removal and unwanted odor formation. Three chapters are devoted to the analysis of odor-related matters in different polymers, products and methods of processing. Dozens of polymers and product groups are analyzed, and the book also discusses regulations related to odor in products, effects of odor on health and safety, the effect of odors from plastic materials on indoor air quality, information on testing of odor changes, as well as a selection of raw materials for fog-free products. - Analyzes the reasons behind odor formation - Provides the best methods to prevent odors in various plastic materials - Contains information on testing odor changes and the relationship between odor and toxicity - Includes a comprehensive list of methods for removal of unwanted odors from plastic materials

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Elsevier

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1774670216

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9781774670217

Introduction to Emergency Management

By: Jane Bullock,George Haddow,Damon Coppola

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Introduction to Emergency Management

By: Jane Bullock,George Haddow,Damon Coppola

Introduction to Emergency Management sets the standard for excellence in the field and has educated a generation of emergency managers. Haddow, Bullock, and Coppola return for the sixth edition with an emphasis on climate change as a major hazard. Fully updated throughout for new regulations and workflows, with new case studies covering the latest in best practices, this classic textbook prepares students for the challenges of a career in emergency management. - Expanded information on disaster recovery coordination structures - Emphasis on climate change as a key hazard faced by disaster managers - Coverage of social media as critical tool in emergency management - Fully updated throughout for the latest regulations and workflows - New examples and case studies throughout - Updated ancillaries to keep course instruction fresh

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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0128030658

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9780128030653

Stardust Dads

The Afterlife Connection

By: Josephine C. George,David R. George

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Stardust Dads

The Afterlife Connection

By: Josephine C. George,David R. George

The e-mail Danny and Allison read on their new computer in 1996 looks no different from the millions of others received by Web users around the world, with one glaring exception--it was sent by their dads who died during the 1970s. While residing in the afterworld at an amenity-laden paradise called Midway Manor, guitar-strumming Mickey Parks and piano-playing Lloyd Wallace monitor and manipulate the lives of their adult children on earth from the mid-'70s through the 1990s. Tampering with the facility's sophisticated computer, the dads thrust Mickey's daughter Allison and Lloyd's son Danny into a passionate but sometimes stormy relationship-a relationship steeped in Danny's heavy drinking and entangled in the often-zany world of men's adventure magazine publishing. After carefully implementing a plan to send their son and daughter a gift of knowledge that could enrich their lives forever, the dads' brief contact is cut short. They are banished to another destination in the afterworld, but not before they impart indisputable proof of life after death--and unwittingly put Danny's and Allison's earthbound lives on the line.

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iUniverse

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0595618154

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9780595618156

Medical Error, Ethics, and Apology

By: Richard George Boudreau

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Medical Error, Ethics, and Apology

By: Richard George Boudreau

Ethicists and medical scholars agree that adverse medical events should be disclosed to patients and families. However, defining what constitutes a medical error can be difficult. Richard George Boudreau, a maxillofacial surgeon, bioethicist, attorney, and forensic expert, examines medical errors and adverse medical events – as well as how apologies and disclosures can actually reduce litigation costs. Get the answers to questions such as: • Why is litigation the wrong way to deal with medical error? • What has led to the medical culture of deny and defend? • How can disputes be resolved without litigation? • Can communication and resolution programs be more effective? The book contains a history of medicine, medical errors, and litigation; outlines what philosophers have said about medical error; and contains case studies on what to do and what not to do.

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Archway Publishing

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148089060X

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9781480890602

Don't Mind If I Do

By: George Hamilton,William Stadiem

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Don't Mind If I Do

By: George Hamilton,William Stadiem

A longtime film, television, and stage performer offers his behind-the-scenes assessment of Hollywood, in an account that also describes his relationships with high-profile politicians.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416545026

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9781416545026

Numerical Methods for Stochastic Partial Differential Equations with White Noise

By: Zhongqiang Zhang,George Em Karniadakis

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Numerical Methods for Stochastic Partial Differential Equations with White Noise

By: Zhongqiang Zhang,George Em Karniadakis

This book covers numerical methods for stochastic partial differential equations with white noise using the framework of Wong-Zakai approximation. The book begins with some motivational and background material in the introductory chapters and is divided into three parts. Part I covers numerical stochastic ordinary differential equations. Here the authors start with numerical methods for SDEs with delay using the Wong-Zakai approximation and finite difference in time. Part II covers temporal white noise. Here the authors consider SPDEs as PDEs driven by white noise, where discretization of white noise (Brownian motion) leads to PDEs with smooth noise, which can then be treated by numerical methods for PDEs. In this part, recursive algorithms based on Wiener chaos expansion and stochastic collocation methods are presented for linear stochastic advection-diffusion-reaction equations. In addition, stochastic Euler equations are exploited as an application of stochastic collocation methods, where a numerical comparison with other integration methods in random space is made. Part III covers spatial white noise. Here the authors discuss numerical methods for nonlinear elliptic equations as well as other equations with additive noise. Numerical methods for SPDEs with multiplicative noise are also discussed using the Wiener chaos expansion method. In addition, some SPDEs driven by non-Gaussian white noise are discussed and some model reduction methods (based on Wick-Malliavin calculus) are presented for generalized polynomial chaos expansion methods. Powerful techniques are provided for solving stochastic partial differential equations. This book can be considered as self-contained. Necessary background knowledge is presented in the appendices. Basic knowledge of probability theory and stochastic calculus is presented in Appendix A. In Appendix B some semi-analytical methods for SPDEs are presented. In Appendix C an introduction to Gauss quadrature is provided. In Appendix D, all the conclusions which are needed for proofs are presented, and in Appendix E a method to compute the convergence rate empirically is included. In addition, the authors provide a thorough review of the topics, both theoretical and computational exercises in the book with practical discussion of the effectiveness of the methods. Supporting Matlab files are made available to help illustrate some of the concepts further. Bibliographic notes are included at the end of each chapter. This book serves as a reference for graduate students and researchers in the mathematical sciences who would like to understand state-of-the-art numerical methods for stochastic partial differential equations with white noise.

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Springer

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3319575112

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9783319575117

A FLAME

By: George Vafiadis

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A FLAME

By: George Vafiadis

This is a "how-to" book for lovers of theater. Follow one man's successful career in acting, directing, and finally founding theaters. A FLAME entertains and serves as a road map to a meaningful life in the performing arts.

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Lulu.com

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1387670743

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9781387670741

Some Kind of Hero

The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films

By: Matthew Field,Ajay Chowdhury,George Lazenby

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Some Kind of Hero

The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films

By: Matthew Field,Ajay Chowdhury,George Lazenby

For over 50 years, Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions has navigated the ups and downs of the volatile British film industry, enduring both critical wrath and acclaim in equal measure for its now legendary James Bond series. Latterly, this family run business has been crowned with box office gold and recognised by motion picture academies around the world. However, it has not always been plain sailing. Changing financial regimes forced 007 to relocate to France and Mexico; changing fashions and politics led to box office disappointments; and changing studio regimes and business disputes all but killed the franchise. And the rise of competing action heroes has constantly questioned Bond’s place in popular culture. But against all odds the filmmakers continue to wring new life from the series, and 2012’s Skyfall saw both huge critical and commercial success, crowning 007 as the undisputed king of the action genre. Some Kind of Hero recounts this remarkable story, from its origins in the early ‘60s right through to the present day, and draws on hundreds of unpublished interviews with the cast and crew of this iconic series.

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The History Press

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0750966505

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9780750966504

Progress in Mycology

By: M.K. Rai,George Kovics

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Progress in Mycology

By: M.K. Rai,George Kovics

The present book is aimed to provide the readers with current trends in the field of Mycology in general and fungal biotechnology in particular. The book would be of utmost importance to students, researchers and teachers of botany, mycology, microbiology, fungal biotechnology and nanotechnology. The readers should find the book full of information and reader-friendly.

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Scientific Publishers

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9387869849

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9789387869844

Non-state Actors in the Human Rights Universe

By: George J. Andreopoulos,Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat,Peter H. Juviler

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Non-state Actors in the Human Rights Universe

By: George J. Andreopoulos,Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat,Peter H. Juviler

* Examines broad range of non-state actors engaged in activities that violate, promote, or protect human rights * Looks at human rights issues in bioethics, armed conflicts, labor, and welfare reform Despite the widespread acceptance of human rights at the normative level, actual progress toward the realization of human rights globally has been far from satisfactory. Concerned with human rights outcomes, this book departs from analyses that focus on the role of the state in human rights promotion and urges the study of the entire human rights universe. Transcending as well the literature on the role of NGOs, the book examines a broad range of non-state actors engaged in various activities that violate, promote or protect human rights. Contributing authors examine several important issues, such as bioethics, armed conflicts, and welfare reform, while stressing the need for accountability and mechanisms for curbing human rights violations. Other Contributors: Michael Goodhart, Herbert F. Spirer, Louise Spirer, Rainer Braun, Judy Gearhart, James L. Gunderson, J. Paul Martin, Richard Falk, Ruth Macklin, Alice Page, Anne Nelson, Thomas R. Lansner, Kevin Bales, Dana-Ain Davis, and Willy Fautre.

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Kumarian Press

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1565492137

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9781565492134

A Baedeker of Decadence

Charting a Literary Fashion, 1884-1927

By: George C. Schoolfield

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A Baedeker of Decadence

Charting a Literary Fashion, 1884-1927

By: George C. Schoolfield

During the final decades of the nineteenth century, a common mind-set emerged among many intellectuals--"la decadence." Many novels and novellas of the period were populated with protagonists who were fragile, refined, self-absorbed, and preoccupied with a trivially exquisite aesthetic. A Baedeker of Decadence presents thirty-two international works of literary decadence written between 1884 and 1927. George C. Schoolfield, a world authority on the decadent novel, offers an entertaining and wide-ranging commentary on this highly significant literary and cultural phenomenon. Schoolfield tracks down the symptoms of decadence in narrative works written in more than a dozen languages, providing synopses and passages in English translation to give a sense of each author's style and tone. Schoolfield throws new light on the close intellectual kinship of authors from August Strindberg to Bram Stoker to Thomas Mann, and on the ingredients, themes, motifs, and preconceptions that characterized decadent literature.

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Yale University Press

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0300047142

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9780300047141

Of Mind and Murder

Toward a More Comprehensive Psychology of the Holocaust

By: George R. Mastroianni

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Of Mind and Murder

Toward a More Comprehensive Psychology of the Holocaust

By: George R. Mastroianni

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Oxford University Press

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0190638249

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9780190638245

Rome Encounter Travel Guide

By: George McDonald

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Rome Encounter Travel Guide

By: George McDonald

Highly pictorial, these Eyewitness Travel Guides are now offered in a tenth anniversary edition, with all the information savvy travelers need to know.

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0130475645

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9780130475640

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