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The Diamond Makers

By: Robert M. Hazen

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Humans have treasured diamonds for their exquisite beauty and unrivaled hardness for thousands of years. Deep within the earth, diamonds grow. Diamonds the size of footballs, the size of watermelons - billions of tons of diamonds wait for eternity a hundred miles beyond our reach. Spanning centuries of ground-breaking science, bitter rivalry, outright fraud, and self-delusion, The Diamond Makers is a compelling narrative centered around the brilliant, often eccentric, and controversial pioneers of high pressure research. This vivid blend of dramatic personal stories and extraordinary scientific advances - and devastating failures - brings alive the quest to create diamond. Scientists have harnessed crushing pressures and scorching temperatures to transform almost any carbon-rich material, from road tar to peanut butter, into the most prized of gems. The book reveals the human dimensions of research - the competition, bravery, jealousy, teamwork, and greed that ultimately led to today's billion-dollar diamond synthesis industry.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521654742

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9780521654746

The Castles of the Rhine

Recreating the Middle Ages in Modern Germany

By: Robert R. Taylor

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The Castles of the Rhine

Recreating the Middle Ages in Modern Germany

By: Robert R. Taylor

Far from being mere antiquarian or sentimental curiosities, the rebuilt or reused fortresses of the Rhine reflect major changes in Germany and Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Taylor begins The Castles of the Rhine with a synopsis of the major political, social and intellectual changes that influenced castle rebuilding in the nineteenth century. He then focuses on selected castles, describing their turbulent histories from the time of their original construction, through their destruction or decay, to their rediscovery in the 1800s and their continued preservation today. Reading this book is equivalent to looking at history though a romantic-nationalist kaleidoscope. Amply illustrated with maps and photographs, The Castles of the Rhine is a wonderful companion for anyone with dreams or experience of journeying along the Rhine.

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407

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889202680

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9780889202689

Bibliotheca Piscatoria; A Catalogue of Books on Angling, The Fisheries and Fish-Culture

By: Robert Bright Marston,Thomas Westwood,Thomas Satchell

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Bibliotheca Piscatoria; A Catalogue of Books on Angling, The Fisheries and Fish-Culture

By: Robert Bright Marston,Thomas Westwood,Thomas Satchell

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385306361

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9783385306363

Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Vector and Parallel Computers

By: James M. Ortega,Robert G. Voigt

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Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Vector and Parallel Computers

By: James M. Ortega,Robert G. Voigt

This volume reviews, in the context of partial differential equations, algorithm development that has been specifically aimed at computers that exhibit some form of parallelism. Emphasis is on the solution of PDEs because these are typically the problems that generate high computational demands. The authors discuss architectural features of these computers insomuch as they influence algorithm performance, and provide insight into algorithm characteristics that allow effective use of hardware.

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SIAM

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1611971772

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9781611971774

The Broken Voice

Reading Post-Holocaust Literature

By: Robert Eaglestone

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The Broken Voice

Reading Post-Holocaust Literature

By: Robert Eaglestone

Robert Eaglestone explores the interweaving of complicity, responsibility, temporality, and the often problematic powers of narrative which make up some part of the legacy of the Holocaust. He examines a range of texts by significant writers, as well as work by victims and perpetrators of the Holocaust and of atrocities in Africa.

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Oxford University Press

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0198778368

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9780198778363

Asian Americans

Achievement Beyond IQ

By: James Robert Flynn

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Asian Americans

Achievement Beyond IQ

By: James Robert Flynn

This authoritative book shows how the gap between a group's mean IQ and achievement can be precisely measured, and then partitioned between two factors -- an important methodology with potential application for all ethnic groups. In this case, the author shows that Chinese Americans' occupational achievements are generally far beyond their IQ -- as if they had a mean IQ 21 points higher than they actually do. This unique approach to explaining group achievement emphasizes non-IQ factors such as historical origins, family, work ethic, educational tradition, personality traits, and social institutions.

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186

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Psychology Press

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0805811109

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9780805811100

Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis

By: Robert De Levie

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Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis

By: Robert De Levie

This guide to Excel focuses on three areas--least squares, Fourier transformation, and digital simulation. It illustrates the techniques with detailed examples, many drawn from the scientific literature. It also includes and describes a number of sample macros and functions to facilitate common data analysis tasks. De Levie is affiliated with Bowdoin College. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195152751

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Real Ultimate Power

The Official Ninja Book

By: Robert Hamburger

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Real Ultimate Power

The Official Ninja Book

By: Robert Hamburger

Twenty thousand web fans ahve already signed up to learn more about the publication of Real Ultimate Power. Where the web site leaves off, the book picks up. Just a few of the many topics completely exclusive to the book are: The Official Ninja Code of Honor, Fighting Styles, Some Frigg'n Bad Ass Ninja Weapons, A Ninja's Ninjas, How to Make Your Own Ninja Suit out of Stuff, the Official Ninja Game, the Official Ninja Quiz, and much more.

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1016

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Citadel Press

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080652569X

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9780806525693

Advances in Game Theory

By: Robert J. Aumann

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Advances in Game Theory

By: Robert J. Aumann

The description for this book, Advances in Game Theory. (AM-52), Volume 52, will be forthcoming.

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698

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Princeton University Press

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0691079021

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9780691079028

Area 51

The Reply

By: Robert Doherty

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Area 51

The Reply

By: Robert Doherty

In the sequel to Area 51, scientist Lisa Duncan and Special Forces officer Mike Turcotte uncover the truth about an army training base in Nevada, where the government awaits the return of extraterrestrials and possibly the end of humankind. Original.

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Dell Publishing Company

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0440223784

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9780440223788

The Master Game

Unmasking the Secret Rulers of the World

By: Graham Hancock,Robert Bauval

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The Master Game

Unmasking the Secret Rulers of the World

By: Graham Hancock,Robert Bauval

Exposes the secret world order's true purpose and how it has affected the United States.

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Red Wheel Weiser

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193470864X

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9781934708644

Selected papers. 2 (1986)

By: Shizuo Kakutani,Robert R. Kallman

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Selected papers. 2 (1986)

By: Shizuo Kakutani,Robert R. Kallman

Works of Shizuo Kakutani, Japanese-American mathematician, best known for his eponymous fixed-point theorem.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0817632786

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9780817632786

Heinrich Schenker's Conception of Harmony

By: Robert W. Wason,Matthew Brown

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Heinrich Schenker's Conception of Harmony

By: Robert W. Wason,Matthew Brown

The first detailed study of Schenker's pathbreaking 1906 treatise, showing how it reflected 2500 years of thinking about harmony and presented a vigorous reaction to Austro-Germanic music theory ca. 1900.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1580465757

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9781580465755

Carrots and Sticks

Principles of Animal Training

By: Paul McGreevy,Robert Boakes

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Carrots and Sticks

Principles of Animal Training

By: Paul McGreevy,Robert Boakes

Have you ever wondered how a sheepdog, police horse, leopard or octopus is trained? Carrots and Sticks brings behavioural science to life, explaining animal training techniques in the language of learning theory. The first sections on instinct and intelligence, rewards and punishers are richly infused with examples from current training practice, and establish the principles that are explored later in the unique case studies. Drawing on interviews with leading animal trainers, Carrots and Sticks offers 50 case studies that explore the step-by-step training of a wide variety of companion, working and exotic animals. It reviews the preparation of animals prior to training and common pitfalls encountered. The book's accessible style will challenge your preconceptions and simplify your approach to all animal-training challenges. This exciting text will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest, amateur or professional, in the general basics of animal training, as well as to students of psychology, veterinary medicine, agriculture and animal science.

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DARLINGTON PRESS

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1921364157

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9781921364150

Reforming Memory

Essays on South African Church and Theological History

By: Robert Vosloo

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Reforming Memory

Essays on South African Church and Theological History

By: Robert Vosloo

Although we should acknowledge the fragility of memory, we should nevertheless affirm the remarkable ability of memory to reform and transform our identity. Our memories and ways of remembering are, however, often marked by trauma and violence. Memory, therefore, not merely reforms; it too is in need of reformation, redemption and transformation. With this emphasis in mind, Reforming Memory grapples with the question what a responsible engagement with the past entails, also for Christians and churches associated with the Reformed tradition. The history of Reformed churches in South Africa is, one can argue, a deeply divided and ambivalent one. The same figures are heroes to some and villains to others; historic events are deeply ambiguous and conflicting views surround different discourses. Yet the histories, and perhaps futures, of these churches and traditions are inextricably interwoven. Reforming Memory fundamentally combines an interest in the notion of "e;memory"e; with an interest in (South African) Reformed theology and history. Central is the question: how should we remember and represent the past responsibly? The essays collected in this book engage in different ways with this question, attending in the process to some episodes in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church, some influential Reformed theologians, and some important Reformed practices and confessional documents.

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AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

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1928314376

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9781928314370

Logic Minimization Algorithms for VLSI Synthesis

By: Robert K. Brayton,Gary D. Hachtel,C. McMullen,Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

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Logic Minimization Algorithms for VLSI Synthesis

By: Robert K. Brayton,Gary D. Hachtel,C. McMullen,Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

The roots of the project which culminates with the writing of this book can be traced to the work on logic synthesis started in 1979 at the IBM Watson Research Center and at University of California, Berkeley. During the preliminary phases of these projects, the impor tance of logic minimization for the synthesis of area and performance effective circuits clearly emerged. In 1980, Richard Newton stirred our interest by pointing out new heuristic algorithms for two-level logic minimization and the potential for improving upon existing approaches. In the summer of 1981, the authors organized and participated in a seminar on logic manipulation at IBM Research. One of the goals of the seminar was to study the literature on logic minimization and to look at heuristic algorithms from a fundamental and comparative point of view. The fruits of this investigation were surprisingly abundant: it was apparent from an initial implementation of recursive logic minimiza tion (ESPRESSO-I) that, if we merged our new results into a two-level minimization program, an important step forward in automatic logic synthesis could result. ESPRESSO-II was born and an APL implemen tation was created in the summer of 1982. The results of preliminary tests on a fairly large set of industrial examples were good enough to justify the publication of our algorithms. It is hoped that the strength and speed of our minimizer warrant its Italian name, which denotes both express delivery and a specially-brewed black coffee.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461328217

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9781461328216

Ayn Rand and Song of Russia

Communism and Anti-Communism in 1940s Hollywood

By: Robert Mayhew

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Ayn Rand and Song of Russia

Communism and Anti-Communism in 1940s Hollywood

By: Robert Mayhew

In October 1947, more than twenty years after leaving Russia, Ayn Rand testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), which was investigating communist infiltration of the motion picture industry. The focus of that testimony was Song of Russia, a 1944 pro-Soviet film that Rand decried for its unrealistic, absurdly flattering portrait of life in the communist country. Ayn Rand scholar Robert Mayhew focuses on this controversial period of American and Hollywood history by examining both the film and the furor surrounding Rand's HUAC testimony. His analysis provides the first detailed history of any of the pro-Soviet films to come out of 1940s Hollywood. Mayhew begins by offering a brief synopsis of the MGM film, followed by an account of its production, as well as its reception. Most significantly, Mayhew analyzes Rand's appearance before HUAC and discusses the response to her much-maligned testimony. By carefully scrutinizing this one episode in the history of communism and anti-communism in 1940s Hollywood, Mayhew presents a more accurate picture of those times and the issues surrounding them. His study allows for a re-evaluation of the role of communism in Hollywood, the nature of the HUAC, and even the Hollywood Ten. This book should be of interest to anyone interested in the life and thought of Ayn Rand, as well as to anyone interested in the history of Hollywood communism and of American film.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810852764

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9780810852761

Masters of Mathematics

The Problems They Solved, Why These Are Important, and What You Should Know about Them

By: Robert A. Nowlan

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Masters of Mathematics

The Problems They Solved, Why These Are Important, and What You Should Know about Them

By: Robert A. Nowlan

The original title for this work was “Mathematical Literacy, What Is It and Why You Need it”. The current title reflects that there can be no real learning in any subject, unless questions of who, what, when, where, why and how are raised in the minds of the learners. The book is not a mathematical text, and there are no assigned exercises or exams. It is written for reasonably intelligent and curious individuals, both those who value mathematics, aware of its many important applications and others who have been inappropriately exposed to mathematics, leading to indifference to the subject, fear and even loathing. These feelings are all consequences of meaningless presentations, drill, rote learning and being lost as the purpose of what is being studied. Mathematics education needs a radical reform. There is more than one way to accomplish this. Here the author presents his approach of wrapping mathematical ideas in a story. To learn one first must develop an interest in a problem and the curiosity to find how masters of mathematics have solved them. What is necessary to be mathematically literate? It’s not about solving algebraic equations or even making a geometric proof. These are valuable skills but not evidence of literacy. We often seek answers but learning to ask pertinent questions is the road to mathematical literacy. Here is the good news: new mathematical ideas have a way of finding applications. This is known as “the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.”

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Springer

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9463008934

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9789463008938

Hidden Harmonies

The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem

By: Ellen Kaplan,Robert Kaplan

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Hidden Harmonies

The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem

By: Ellen Kaplan,Robert Kaplan

A squared plus b squared equals c squared. It sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet this familiar expression is a gateway into the riotous garden of mathematics, and sends us on a journey of exploration in the company of two inspired guides, acclaimed authors Robert and Ellen Kaplan. With wit, verve, and clarity, they trace the life of the Pythagorean theorem, from ancient Babylon to the present, visiting along the way Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, President James Garfield, and the Freemasons-not to mention the elusive Pythagoras himself, who almost certainly did not make the statement that bears his name. How can a theorem have more than one proof? Why does this one have more than two hundred-or is it four thousand? The Pythagorean theorem has even more applications than proofs: Ancient Egyptians used it for surveying property lines, and today astronomers call on it to measure the distance between stars. Its generalizations are stunning-the theorem works even with shapes on the sides that aren't squares, and not just in two dimensions, but any number you like, up to infinity. And perhaps its most intriguing feature of all, this tidy expression opened the door to the world of irrational numbers, an untidy discovery that deeply troubled Pythagoras's disciples. Like the authors' bestselling The Nothing That Is and Chances Are . . .-hailed as "erudite and witty," "magnificent," and "exhilarating"-Hidden Harmonies makes the excitement of mathematics palpable.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608192911

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