Limits of Thought is an important book by two very respected and important thinkers. Anyone interested to see how Krishnamurti and Bohm probe some of the most essential questions of our very existence will be drawn to this great work. more »

Product Info It will be essential reading for all those interested in continental philosophy, political and social theory and psychoanalysis. more »

Ethics and Values in Health Care Management provides a valuable and much needed analysis of the ethical problems associated with health care management and offers some solutions towards ameliorating health care organisations. more »

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, ainsi qu'on peut le voir dans l'histoire de sa vie, écrite par son fils, avait déjà, en 1795, soupçonné que ce que nous appelons les espèces ne sont que des déviations variées d'un même type. Ce fut seulement en 1828 qu'il se déclara convaincu que les mêmes formes ne se sont pas ... more »

Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161-180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ... more »

During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of ... more »

MANY works have been written on Expression, but a greater number on Physiognomy, - that is, on the recognition of character through the study of the permanent form of the features. With this latter subject I am not here concerned. The older treatises,[1] which I have consulted, have been of little or ... more »

From the INTRODUCTION: The completion of the rapid transit railroad in the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx, which is popularly known as the Subway, has demonstrated that underground railroads can be built beneath the congested streets of the city, and has made possible in the near future a comprehensive ... more »

If they are real, then UFOs function under laws of physics we as yet do not understand: If they've come from distant parts of the galaxy, they must travel faster than light, or somehow circumvent that limitation on the upper limits of speed. UFO flying maneuvers that have been reported as sightings defy ... more »

Specialists in building and civil engineering, architecture, traffic and transport engineering, urban planning and avalanche science came together at the Fifth International Conference on Snow Engineering, organized by the Federal Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), Davos, Switzerland ... more »

The Handbook of Pneumatic Conveying Engineering provides a complete understanding of every facet of pneumatic conveying system selection, design, maintenance, and optimization. This reference compares various conveying system types, components, and flow mechanisms and offers an abundance of practical ... more »

The third edition of this popular textbook has been extensively rewritten and expanded to conform to the latest versions of BS8110 and EC2. It sets out design theory for concrete elements and structures, and illustrates practical applications of the theory. Reinforced Concrete includes more than 60 clearly ... more »