For twenty years I have given a good part of the minutes or hours that could be spared from very engrossing daily office-work to the study of Oriental seal cylinders. I first hoped to be able to master the cuneiform texts, and had begun the study as far back as I862; but the driblets of time which could be taken for it, often with long periods when nothing could be done, were not sufficient to achieve a task which needed all one's time if merely to keep in memory the forms of so complex a system of writing.

The postmodern condition is often associated with metaphysical relativism; the suspicion that others live in different worlds and that there are many actual worlds and truths. Through a discussion of the views of other philosophers, the implications for social and literary theory are considered.

The classical description can however not be complete, as it rests on the hypothesis of local equilibrium. This has fostered the development of many theories going beyond local equilibrium and which cannot be put aside. The second part of the book is concerned with these different approaches, and will be of special interest for PhD students and researchers. For the sake of homogeneity, the authors have used the general structure and methods presented in the first part. Indeed, besides their differences, all these formalisms are not closed boxes but present some overlappings and parallelisms which are emphasized in this book. For pedagogical reasons, some problems have been analysed within the different formalisms to underline their differences and their convergences.

Biologists, physicists and engineers are working together to make ever-smaller devices capable of studying the properties of tiny biological particles. Using nano-electrodes, encapsulated in a device with dimensions of a few hundred millionths of a meter, it is now possible to manipulate and trap single nano-scale biological particles such as a virus. The precisely controlled electric fields generated within the device can be used to trap single particles in field-cages or separate different viruses from each other, for example.

During the second half of the 19th century Leopold Kronecker cherished a dream, his Jugendtraum, that he should see the formulation of a complete theory of complex multiplication. In this important book Serge Vladut has studied this dream, tracing the development of elliptic function theory from its genesis to themost recent achievements.

A new and updated edition of this bestselling student recipe book, containing a wide selection of popular and easy to prepare recipes. Featuring laid-back, witty and user-friendly instructions, this is an informal guide to food and drink by a former struggling and starving student. Includes main meals for one or for entire households; all the basics of cooking explained; sections on vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free diets; cheap and healthy eating; dinner parties and booze-ups.

Love Drugs is a sequel to Amphetamine Syntheses (2002) Expanded coverage of the synthesis of MDMA and other empathogens and stimulants. Expanding the chemistry of empathogens. MDMA from scratch. Small and large scale production is described in detail. Hot new formulas abound. Piperonyl-acetone from both safrol and isosafrol. Multiple reduction methods using common and locally available metals.

Numbers and other mathematical objects are exceptional in having no locations in space or time or relations of cause and effect. This makes it difficult to account for the possibility of the knowledge of such objects, leading many philosophers to embrace nominalism, the doctrine that there are no such objects, and to embark on ambitious projects for interpreting mathematics so as to preserve the subject while eliminating its objects. This book cuts through a host of technicalities that have obscured previous discussions of these projects, and presents clear, concise accounts of a dozen strategies for nominalistic interpretation of mathematics, thus equipping the reader to evaluate each and to compare different ones. The authors also offer critical discussion, rare in the literature, of the aims and claims of nominalistic interpretation, suggesting that it is significant in a very different way from that usually assumed.

Prophets, saints, martyrs, sages, and seers--one of the richest repositories of lore about such exemplary religious figures belongs to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims. Illuminating some of the most delightful tales in world religious literature, this engaging book is the first truly global overview of Islamic hagiography. John Renard tells of the characters beyond the Qur'an and Hadith, whose stories of piety and service to God and humanity have captured hearts and minds for nearly fourteen hundred years.

The Interpretation of the Flesh argues that the solution to Freud's ``riddle of femininity'' entails a different approach to mind and flesh, ideas and matter, from that traditionally mooted by Freudian studies. Teresa Brennan states that the riddle can only be solved once outdated assumptions of the dualism of mind versus body are discarded--and such assumptions can only be discarded by a theory that goes beyond biological reductionism. The Interpretation of the Flesh offers a new way of thinking about the relation between the psychical, the social, and the physical, pointing out that the real riddle of femininity is primarily a problem for women suffering from what Freud described as ``femininity's'' negative effects on curiosity, intelligence and activity.

This is a popular book among professional astrophysicists, produced with that meticulous detail and completeness of the house of Springer … This is indeed a theoretician’s book [and] Harwit has made a prodigious effort in organizing all this information in a logical sequence … A masterly mathematical exposition of a galaxy of astrophysical processes.

You're no idiot, of course. You plan successful business trips, run your new snow blower, and even walk the dog to the corner and back every day. But when it comes to considering a camping or hiking trip, you think it sounds like all work and no play. Don't head back to the office yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hiking, Camping, and the Great Outdoors helps you build the skills you need to enjoy your outdoor experiences. Feel confident about choosing and using your equipment, even for overnight hiking trips.

Grade 6 Up-This is the reference tool librarians have longed for-a single volume that presents dishes from 122 nations. Albyn and Webb have organized their book into seven sections devoted to countries that share similar cooking styles and traditions. Each begins with a bit of general data about the country or region with emphasis on the foods grown and prepared there, cooking utensils, and a tiny bit about the culture of the people. Recipes are introduced with specific information about their country of origin, especially its food production and general dietary practices. The number of servings, a clear and complete list of ingredients, equipment needed, and step-by-step directions are included.

Presents an historical account of the Pharmacopoeia and describes methods and procedures for the quality control of pharmaceutical substances and dosage forms, including a special section on quality control of anti-malarials.

This brilliant idiosyncratic book conveys a crystalline insight into category theoretic accounts of structure. The most original aspect is the theory of relations. The approach is spartan in its simplicity. In effect we assume that each relation Rxy has an opposite (as "x is less than y" has opposite "x is greater than y") and suitably matched relations have composites (as the composite of "x is brother to y" with "y is a parent of z" is "x is uncle to z"). We make a few more assumptions none of which involve set theory, and we get a very powerful theory with applications in many situations in logic and category theory.