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Mechanisms in Organic Reactions

Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004

The wonderful complexity of organic chemistry involves thousands of different reactions which allow the synthesis and interconversions of millions of compounds, some of great complexity. The key to understanding this vital branch of chemistry is the concept of the reaction mechanism.

This book starts with a...

Proteasomes: The World of Regulatory Proteolysis (CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability)

CRC Press, 2000

This book highlights proteasome structures and how they are related to different aspects of proteasome function. Moreover, the book reports on the functional roles these highly developed proteolytic machines play within the cell. It was a great surprise to the scientific world that proteolysis provides crucial functions in cellular...

Development and Sustainability: India in a Global Perspective

Springer, 2013

Following the reforms undertaken in the last two decades, India’s economic landscape has been radically transformed. This book examines the new economic map, which is shown to be shaped by two intertwined currents: globalization and sustainability. Weaving extensively through these currents and the canvas of development in the Indian...

Handbook of Quantum Logic and Quantum Structures: Quantum Logic

Elsevier Limited, 2009

Quantum Mechanics owes it's success to mathematical formalism. Through a discussion of various achievements in Mathematical and logical formalism, this handbook will ultimately address larger issues surrounding Quantum Mechanics.

Quantum mechanics is said to be the most successful physical theory ever. It is, in fact,...

Ancient China and its Enemies: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History

Cambridge University Press, 2002

In the time of Duke Huan of Ch’i [the position of] the son of Heaven had become humble and weak, while the feudal lords used their energies in attacking [one another]. The Southern Yi and Northern Ti engaged the Central States in battle, and the continued existence of the Central States seemed [to hang by] a thin thread...

The Theory of Composites

Cambridge University Press, 2001

"...there existed no book or review paper that would allow a newcomer to get a general knowledge of the state of the art. The book of Graeme Milton fills this gap, and it does the job in a splendid manner that will make it the reference book on composite materials for a long time." Mathematical Reviews

The theory...

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Ballantine Books, 1997

"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS."
--The Washington Post Book World (front page review)

In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the...

The Dynamics and Complexities of Interracial Gay Families in South Africa: A New Frontier: Gay Relationships in South Africa (SpringerBriefs in Sociology)

Springer, 2019

This book provides an in-depth account of a qualitative study on the familial arrangements and domestic settings shaping interracial gay partnerships in the South African context, and it offers both empirical and theoretical insights on the topic. While heterosexual intimate relationships, particularly mixed-race couples, have attracted societal...

Wild West 2.0: How to Protect and Restore Your Reputation on the Untamed Social Frontier

AMACOM, 2010

The Internet is like the Old West a frontier rich with opportunity and hope, but also a rough-and-tumble land of questionable characters, dubious legal jurisdictions, and hidden dangers. And just like the Old West, if you want to stake out your territory, you have to get there first and fend for yourself. On the web, that means defending your...

Wireless Networks: From the Physical Layer to Communication, Computing, Sensing and Control

Academic Press, 2006

This multidisciplinary volume originates from lectures presented at a short course on wireless communications in Capri, Italy. This globally attended conference has produced an exceptional book written by pioneers in the field. Lecturers at Capri included pillars in the fields of electromagnetics, communications, information technology and...

A Mathematical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (Texts in Applied Mathematics) (v. 4)

Springer, 1993

The goal of this text is to present some of the basic ideas of fluid mechanics in a mathematically attractive manner, to present the physical background and motivation for some constructions that have been used in recent mathematical and numerical work on the Navier-Stokes equations and on hyperbolic systems and to interest some of the...

Buying Trances: A New Psychology of Sales and Marketing

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Praise for Buying Trances

"The genius of Joe Vitale has never shone brighter. This thoroughly documented and easy-to-read book is the first of its kind. Vitale gives you the keys to their minds. All you have to do is turn the keys. They said 'yes' to you long before you said a word and they were begging to buy from you...

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