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Structural Performance of Masonry Elements: Mortar Coating Layers Influence (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)

Springer, 2018

This book discusses the main mechanical features of masonry buildings and the peculiarities that affect their structural behaviour. It also examines technical information regarding accidents that have occurred in recent years in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, along with the historical records of these events, followed by...

Practical Testing and Evaluation of Plastics

John Wiley & Sons, 2019

Engineering with polymers is a growing technical field which requires special knowledge. Filling a need, this ready reference brings together the hard-to-get and recently acquired knowledge usually only found scattered in the original literature. At the beginning, the reference introduces plastics as a class of technical materials,...

Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2019

More than any other sport, boxing has a history of being easy to rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to accept a bribe; if not the fighters, then the judges or referee might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances, the mob moved into boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for...

2050 China: Becoming a Great Modern Socialist Country (Understanding Xi Jinping’s Governance)

Springer, 2020

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

This book is arranged and developed around the theme of “2050 China,” it analyzes the factors and advantages of the Chinese road to socialist modernization, explores and summarizes the development goal and the basic logic of the socialist...

Donald Davidson on Action, Mind and Value (Logic in Asia: Studia Logica Library)

Springer, 2020

This book brings together a wide range of innovative reflections on the pivotal role that Davidson’s concept of agency plays in his later philosophy and its impact on his epistemology, his philosophy of language and mind, and his philosophy of values. The authors critically assess central elements of Davidson’s program...

Corporate Real Estate Management (essentials)

Springer, 2020

Thomas Glatte provides a comprehensive view on the essentials of corporate real estate management (CREM). The author explains in the influence of corporate strategies on real estate strategies for non-property-companies as well as the importance of corporate real estate portfolios, the set-up of CREM organizations and the...

Archilochus: The Poems: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary

Oxford University Press, 2019

In antiquity Archilochus of Paros was considered a poet rivalled only by Homer and Hesiod, yet he has been relatively neglected by modern scholarship. This is largely due to the fragmentary state of his surviving poetry, though our knowledge has expanded significantly since the middle of the
twentieth century as new papyrological...

Advances in Esthetic Implant Dentistry

John Wiley & Sons, 2019

A comprehensive and highly illustrated reference on current topics in esthetic dental implant therapy

Advances in Esthetic Implant Dentistry provides a current, comprehensive overview of esthetic implant therapy. Offering innovative step-by-step protocols for surgical techniques and case studies, the...

Fostering Critical Thinking Through Collaborative Group Work: Insights from Hong Kong

Springer, 2018

This book reports on studies contextualised within the curriculum development of General Studies in primary education and Liberal Studies in secondary education in Hong Kong. Both areas call for a learning environment that is conducive to the use of collaborative group work to foster critical thinking. By employing a mixed-methods approach and...

The Mueller Report: The Final Report of the Special Counsel into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion

Skyhorse Publishing, 2019

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER.

There has never been a more important political investigation than Robert S. Mueller III's into President Donald Trump's possible collusion with Russia. His...

The Vaal Uprising of 1984 and the Struggle for Freedom in South Africa

James Currey, 2021

On 3 September 1984 a bloody uprising set the African townships of the Vaal Triangle aflame. Triggered by dissatisfaction over rent increases and a local government that was failing to provide any meaningful political power or social transformation to the black majority, it heralded the insurrectionary period that was to profoundly...

And Every Word Is True: Newfound evidence reveals Truman Capote's

Literati Editions, 2019

Truman Capote’s bestselling book “In Cold Blood” has captivated worldwide audiences for over fifty years. It is a gripping story about the consequences of a trivial robbery gone terribly wrong in a remote village of western Kansas.But what if robbery was not the motive at all, but something more sinister? And why would the...

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