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Creating Belonging in San Francisco Chinatown’s Diasporic Community: Morphosyntactic Aspects of Indexing Ethnic Identity

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This book presents a much-needed discussion on ethnic identification and morphosyntactic variation in San Francisco Chinatown?a community that has received very little attention in linguistic research. An investigation of original, interactive speech data sheds light on how first- and second-generation Chinese Americans...

Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians

Dey Street Books, 2019

In the vein of Neil Strauss’ The Game and Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein comes the fascinating story of one man’s colorful, mysterious, and personal journey into the world of magic, and his unlikely invitation into an underground secret society of revolutionary magicians from...

Three Laws of Nature: A Little Book on Thermodynamics

Yale University Press, 2019

A short and entertaining introduction to thermodynamics that uses real-world examples to explain accessibly an important but subtle scientific theory

A romantic description of the second law of thermodynamics is that the universe becomes increasingly disordered. But what does that actually mean? Starting with...

The Routledge Companion to Gender and Sexuality in Comic Book Studies (Routledge Companions to Gender)

Routledge, 2020

The Routledge Companion to Gender and Sexuality in Comic Book Studies is a comprehensive, global, and interdisciplinary examination of the essential relationship between Gender, Sexuality, Comics, and Graphic Novels.

A diverse range of international and interdisciplinary scholars take a closer look at how gender...

Quantum Computing Solutions: Solving Real-World Problems Using Quantum Computing and Algorithms

Apress, 2020

This chapter gives an overview of quantum solutions. You will see how quantum computing can be applied in real life. The problem and solutions are presented with the solution benefits. The solution benefits are automation, cost reduction and profit improvements, efficiency improvement, and defect reduction. The solutions...

MPEG-4 Facial Animation: The Standard, Implementation and Applications

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

One of the more revolutionary parts of the MPEG-4 International Standard is the Face and Body Animation, or FBA: the specification for efficient coding of shape and animation of human faces and bodies. This specification is a result of collaboration of experts with different backgrounds ranging from image coding and compression to video analysis,...

Origins and Foundations of Computing: In Cooperation with Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum

Springer, 2009

The book examines how intellectual developments in logic and mathematics were gradually matched by technical solutions in first mechanics and then electronics, and how the resulting machines found application in engineering, science and business.

The author was among the pioneers of computing science, and he offers a personal and...

Before Prozac: The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in Psychiatry

Oxford University Press, 2008

Psychiatry today is a barren tundra, writes medical historian Edward Shorter, where drugs that don't work are used to treat diseases that don't exist. In this provocative volume, Shorter illuminates this dismal landscape, in a revealing account of why psychiatry is "losing ground" in the struggle to treat depression.

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Building Blocks of Matter (MacMillan Science Library)

Macmillan Technical, 2003

The concepts and ideas of elementary particle physics are abstract, and they are typically expressed in the language of mathematics. However, the goal of elementary particle physics is very simple, and all the efforts of elementary particle physicists are directed toward that simple goal: to identify the basic building...

The Handbook of Financial Modeling: A Practical Approach to Creating and Implementing Valuation Projection Models

Apress, 2013

The ability to create and understand financial models that assess the valuation of a company, the projects it undertakes, and its future earnings/profit projections is one of the most valued skills in corporate finance. However, while many business professionals are familiar with financial statements and accounting reports, few are truly...

The Nature and Prospect of Bioethics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Humana Press, 2003

Prominent bioethicists whose work is rooted in philosophy, religion, medicine, nursing, literature, history, and policy analysis join together to discuss their methods and professional insights, as well as to better define the field and its future development. Writing from the perspective of their own specialties, the authors: review just how...

Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses

William Morrow, 2013

Innovate or die

For thirty years, Gary Shapiro has observed the world's most innovative businesses from his front-row seat as leader of the Consumer Electronics Association. Now he reveals the ten secrets of "ninja innovators" like Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and many others.

What does it take to...

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