Unusually gifted as both a physicist and a novelist, Alan Lightman has lived in the dual worlds of science and art for much of his life. In these brilliant essays, the two worlds meet. In A Sense of the Mysterious, Lightman records his personal struggles to reconcile certainty with uncertainty, logic ... more »

For the first time ever, revered spiritual leader Sakyong Mipham brings the lessons of the ancient Shambhala warriors and rulers to the Western world and shows us how to live our lives with confidence. Most of us are living in a haze--sometimes helping others, sometimes helping ourselves, sometimes happy ... more »

'Beam me up, Scotty' - ist so etwas tatsächlich möglich? Könnten wir Phaser und Warpantriebe bauen? Die Besiedelung des Mars durch die Menschen scheint in greifbare Nähe gerückt, doch werden wir auch zur großen Zeitreise aufbrechen? Stefan Thiesen hat die phantastische Welt des Trek-Universums mit aktuellen ... more »

A wealth of recent research into the continued deterioration of reinforced concrete structures has led to a review of methods of investigation and repair techniques. This thoroughly revised and updated edition brings together the fundamental aspects of this world wide problem and offers advice on how ... more »

Product Info Proceedings of the International Workshop on Intelligent Systems held in Perugia, Italy, 27-29 June 1991. more »

Product Info It forms the Proceedings of the International RILEM Workshop in Mainz, Germany, March 1990. more »

The solar system-our sun and the planets and other bodies that orbit it-has remained essentially the same for hundreds of millions of years. What, then, is the New Solar System? Quite simply, what's new is our understanding of what in fact makes up the solar system, and our deeper understanding of long ... more »

It was the most radical human-breeding experiment in American history, and no one knew how it turned out. The Repository for Germinal Choice-nicknamed the Nobel Prize sperm bank-opened to notorious fanfare in 1980, and for two decades, women flocked to it from all over the country to choose a sperm donor ... more »

Facade-retention schemes are being used more and more as a means of providing modern accommodation for commercial and industrial buildings in conservation areas and city centres. This book is the first authoritative guide to this highly complex technique and deals with the key issues associated with ... more »

Simulation modeling is becoming increasingly popular as a technique for evaluating the performance of resource allocation and alternate operating policies. It is a cost-effective method for improving process performance and can be used to evaluate the performance of capital equipment before making an ... more »

Providing the first major study of how Derrida discusses Hegel and how we must now read Hegel in the wake of deconstruction, some of the key commentators in continental philosophy present a comprehensive picture in eleven excellent essays. more »

Whether you're friends with a geek, work with one, love one, or hate one, here you'll find handy instructions for analyzing and understanding all things geek, for example: how your geek relates to others; geek organizations and gathering spots; getting your geek to exercise; the Geek Diet (soda, pizza ... more »