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The Archaeology of Athens

Yale University Press, 2001

The city of Athens has played a leading role in the development of European civilization. When we look back through time to the origins of so many of the institutions and activities which thrive or are valued today, we are led to ancient Greece and, most often, to Athens in the Classical period (480–323 B.C.). Time and again...

Smashing WordPress Themes: Making WordPress Beautiful (Smashing Magazine Book Series)

John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Smashing WordPress Themes is all about making your WordPress site look beautiful. But, the beautiful part is a very personal thing, because we all have different preferences. So in essence, my book isn’t on Web design, but rather about giving you, dear reader, the tools to build the kind of site that you want to create, using WordPress...

Document Security: Protecting Physical and Electronic Content

Charles Thomas, 2007

Several electronic layers exist in most documents, a fact overlooked by many writers. Probing these sublayers often reveals information not intended for release by the author. Documents in electronic formats create a “palimpsest” that even semiskilled investigators can probe for sensitive data.

Palimpsest seems...

The School of History: Athens in the Age of Socrates

University of California Press, 2000

History, political philosophy, and constitutional law were born in Athens in the space of a single generation--the generation that lived through the Peloponnesian War (431-404 b.c.e.). This remarkable age produced such luminaries as Socrates, Herodotus, Thucydides, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and the sophists, and set the stage for the...

The Art of Memory (Frances Yates: Selected Works)

Routledge, 1999

"Once in a very great while, historical scholarship produces a book which makes one immediately begin re-thinking many of one's major suppositions about the thought systems of the past. Professor Yates has given us such a book."--Norman D. Hinton, The Modern Schoolman

The Art of...

Biology Demystified (TAB Demystified)

McGraw-Hill, 2003

Guide to understanding basic and applied scientific information, for those who've had not formal training in biology. Includes more than 150 illustrations, a pronunciation guide, self-tests, and reviews. Softcover. DLC: Biology.

UNDERSTAND BIOLOGY -- WITHOUT DISSECTING ANYTHING!

If you're years removed...

Light Years and Time Travel: An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination With Light

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

According to Einstein, nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. Of all the mind-bending theories in modern physics, that, at least, seemed a rule the universe–let alone mankind–could never break.

But in 1994 Professor Gunter Nimtz sent a recording of Mozart’s 40th Symphony through a physical barrier at four times...

Java How to Program, 7th Edition

Prentice Hall, 2007

The Deitels' groundbreaking How to Program series offers unparalleled breadth and depth of object-oriented programming concepts and intermediate-level topics for further study. The Seventh Edition has been extensively fine-tuned and is completely up-to-date with Sun Microsystems, Inc.’s...

Geometric Problems on Maxima and Minima

Birkhauser, 2005

Questions of maxima and minima have great practical significance, with applications to physics, engineering, and economics; they have also given rise to theoretical advances, notably in calculus and optimization. Indeed, while most texts view the study of extrema within the context of calculus, this carefully constructed problem book takes a...

Sacred Schisms: How Religions Divide

Cambridge University Press, 2009

Schism (from the Greek 'to split') refers to a group that breaks away from another, usually larger organisation and forms a new organisation. Though the term is typically confined to religious schisms, it can be extended to other kinds of breakaway groups. Because schisms emerge out of controversies, the term has negative connotations. Though they...

The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa (Hellenistic Culture and Society)

University of California Press, 2006

This is the second of a three-volume study of the Hellenistic settlements. The first, The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia Minor, dealt with foundations in those regions. The present volume focuses on the Hellenistic settlements of Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa. The third volume will deal with the...

Picture Yourself Learning Microsoft Office 2007

Course Technology PTR, 2007

Featured in the four-color, visual Picture Yourself series, Picture Yourself Learning Microsoft Office 2007 is a valuable resource for all readers, beginner to intermediate. Clear, step-by-step instructions walk you through the basics of each application from beginning to end. Helpful tips provide additional information and advice to enhance...

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