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The Design of Climate Policy (CESifo Seminar Series)
The Design of Climate Policy (CESifo Seminar Series)
Debates over post-Kyoto Protocol climate change policy often take note of two issues: the feasibility and desirability of international cooperation on climate change policies, given the failure of the United States to ratify Kyoto and the very limited involvement of developing countries, and the optimal timing of climate policies. In this book...
The Fall of the Roman Empire: Film and History
The Fall of the Roman Empire: Film and History
For over a century, epic cinema has significantly shaped popular interest in Roman history and culture. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), the last of the silver-screen epics about ancient Rome before Gladiator, stands out as the only epic that attempted, and largely succeeded, to show the greatness of Roman civilization rather...
The Legacy of Albert Einstein: A Collection of Essays in Celebration of the Year of Physics
The Legacy of Albert Einstein: A Collection of Essays in Celebration of the Year of Physics
"In this slender volume, about a dozen experts reflect succinctly on a variety of currently interesting topics, from black hole entropy in string theory to the challenge of dark energy. The book should interest primarily graduate students in physics and also some undergraduates ... is a fine reflection of the internationalism of modern science...
The complete book of beer drinking games (and other really important stuff)
The complete book of beer drinking games (and other really important stuff)
The Complete Book Of Beer Drinking Games lives up to its name with descriptions of fifty hilarious beer games like "Thumper and Quarters" to obscure but wild matches like "Slush Fund" and "Boot-a-Bout". The Complete Book Of Beer Drinking Games celebrates a popular pastime for "towns & gowns" young adults...
Bridge to Abstract Mathematics: Mathematical Proof and Structures
Bridge to Abstract Mathematics: Mathematical Proof and Structures
Intended to bridge the gap between the standard calculus sequence and more abstract upper-division mathematics courses, this successful text provides a firm foundation in sets, logic, and mathematical proof methods. The Second Edition includes a smoother transition from the concepts of logic to actual use of these concepts in proving theorems;...
Beautiful Security: Leading Security Experts Explain How They Think
Beautiful Security: Leading Security Experts Explain How They Think
In this thought-provoking anthology, today's security experts describe bold and extraordinary methods used to secure computer systems in the face of ever-increasing threats. Beautiful Security features a collection of essays and insightful analyses by leaders such as Ben Edelman, Grant Geyer, John McManus, and a dozen others who have found...
A Social History of Byzantium
A Social History of Byzantium
Western civilization owes an incalculable cultural and historical debt to the Byzantine Empire. Before falling to the Ottoman Turks in the mid-fifteenth century, the empire flourished for more than a thousand years, bridging the ancient and modern worlds. Byzantium profoundly influenced the pattern of cultural and political development in the lands...
Cartesian Reflections: Essays on Descartes's Philosophy
Cartesian Reflections: Essays on Descartes's Philosophy
John Cottingham explores central areas of Descartes's rich and wide-ranging philosophical system, including his accounts of thought and language, of freedom and action, of our relationship to the animal domain, and of human morality and the conduct of life. He also examines ways in which his philosophy has been misunderstood. The Cartesian...
Infinitesimal Differences: Controversies between Leibniz and his Contemporaries
Infinitesimal Differences: Controversies between Leibniz and his Contemporaries
The essays offer a unified and comprehensive view of 17th century mathematical and metaphysical disputes over status of infinitesimals, particularly the question whether they were real or mere fictions. Leibnizs development of the calculus and his understanding of its metaphysical foundation are taken as both a point of departure and a...
The First Computers--History and Architectures (History of Computing)
The First Computers--History and Architectures (History of Computing)
"A cohesive, well-defined discussion of the architecture of early computers."
Mary Croarken, Business History

"A well-balanced and fascinating perspective on a wide range of early computing devices."
Nathan Ensmenger, IEEE Spectrum
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Power and Security in the Information Age: Investigating the Role of the State in Cyberspace
Power and Security in the Information Age: Investigating the Role of the State in Cyberspace
The marriage of computers and telecommunications, the integration of these technologies into a multimedia system of communication that has global reach, and the fact that they are available worldwide at low cost seems to be bringing about a fundamental transformation in the way humans communicate and interact. But however much consensus there may...
California For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
California For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
With two of the nation’s largest megalopolises — Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area—California has the largest, wealthiest, and most urbanized population of any state in the nation. Yet it’s also an agricultural wonderland, a nature-lovers paradise, a wine-lover’s dream, an outdoor enthusiast’s ideal...
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