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Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature
Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature

In Civilizations, Felipe Fernández-Armesto once again proves himself a brilliantly original historian, capable of large-minded and comprehensive works; here he redefines the subject that has fascinated historians from Thucydides to Gibbon to Spengler to Fernand Braudel: the nature of civilization.

To...

Frommer's Sweden (Frommer's Complete Guides)
Frommer's Sweden (Frommer's Complete Guides)

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and...

History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian (Volume 1)
History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian (Volume 1)
The first of these two volumes might be entitled the "German Conquest of Western Europe," and the second the "Age of Justinian." The first covers more than one hundred and twenty years, the second somewhat less than fifty. This disparity is a striking illustration of the fact that...
The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 1: Cars, Castles, Dinosaurs & More!
The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 1: Cars, Castles, Dinosaurs & More!

Unleash your imagination as you journey through the wide-ranging world of LEGO building with The LEGO Adventure Book. This inspiring tour is filled with bright visuals, step-by-step breakdowns of 25 models, and nearly 200 example models from the world's best builders. Learn to build robots, trains, medieval villages,...

Document Security: Protecting Physical and Electronic Content
Document Security: Protecting Physical and Electronic Content

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 Templar Code For Dummies
The Templar Code For Dummies

A captivating look into the society of the Knights Templar

Brought to you by the author of Freemasons For Dummies, The Templar Code is more than an intriguing cipher or a mysterious symbol – it is the Code by which the Knights Templar lived and died, the Code that bound them together in secrecy, and the Code...

Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic, Volume 2 (Handbook of the History of Logic)
Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic, Volume 2 (Handbook of the History of Logic)

Medieval and Renaissance Logic is an indispensable research tool for anyone interested in the development of logic, including researchers, graduate and senior undergraduate students in logic, history of logic, mathematics, history of mathematics, computer science and AI, linguistics, cognitive science, argumentation theory, philosophy,...

Intelligible Universe: An Overview of the Last Thirteen Billion Years
Intelligible Universe: An Overview of the Last Thirteen Billion Years

This interesting book reviews WMAP s main results (2003) and discusses in detail how the accurate qualitative results for the age of the universe and the Hubble constant were anticipated in an article published five years before in Acta Cosmologica, Krakow. In the final chapter on Cosmic Numbers , it is shown that, as a result of the...

Runic Amulets and Magic Objects
Runic Amulets and Magic Objects

The runic alphabet, in use for well over a thousand years, was employed by various Germanic groups in a variety of ways, including, inevitably, for superstitious and magical rites. Formulaic runic words were inscribed onto small items that could be carried for good luck; runic charms were carved on metal or wooden amulets to ensure peace or...

British Battles: The Front Lines of History in Colour Photographs
British Battles: The Front Lines of History in Colour Photographs

This text brings the past to life with photographs of battles in British history, re-enacted by "English Heritage" and "Historic Scotland". The written commentary describes what it was probably like to fight with sword, spear or musket from Hastings to Flodden, Naseby to Culloden. Historical eye witness accounts are...

The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture
The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture
A million people hear John H. Lienhard's radio program "The Engines of Our Ingenuity." In this fascinating book, Lienhard has gathered together his reflections on the nature of technology, culture, human inventiveness, and the history of engineering. The book brims with insightful observations, offering an intriguing glimpse into...
Network Enterprises: The Evolution of Organizational Models from Guilds to Assembly Lines to Innovation Clusters (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management)
Network Enterprises: The Evolution of Organizational Models from Guilds to Assembly Lines to Innovation Clusters (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management)

Building on the historical analysis of organizations and theories that have influenced their development, Gianfranco Dioguardi provides an insightful exploration of the network enterprise and its evolution from the Medieval guilds to the present innovation clusters of Silicon Valley, the Research Triangle, Route 128, and other regions in the U.S...

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