The Middle East has long been a region of rival religions, ideologies, nationalisms, and ambitions. All of these conflicts – including the hostilities between Arabs and Israelis, and the violent challenges posed by Iraq's competing sects – are rooted ..

Design and Analysis of Experiments provides a rigorous introduction to product and process design improvement through quality and performance optimization. Clear demonstration of widely practiced techniques and procedures allows readers to master fun ..

Into a compellingly real portrait of nineteenth-century Russian society, Dostoevsky introduces his ideal hero, the saintly Prince Myshkin. The tensions subsequently unleashed by the hero

The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that ..

The Oxford Handbook of Rehabilitation Medicine is designed to provide concise information on rehabilitation aspects of long-term medical conditions affecting adults. The book has two sections, one on clinical symptom-specific approaches and anothe

For courses in Hospitality Marketing, Tourism Marketing, Restaurant Marketing, or Hotel Marketing. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 8e is the definitive source for hospitality marketing courses. Taking an integrative approach, this highly v ..

Jonathan Harker, jeune et brillant clerc de notaire, se rend pour affaires dans les Carpates, où réside son client, le comte Dracula. Celui-ci se révèle un hôte chaleureux et prévenant, mais la curiosité incite Jonathan à pousser son exploration de l ..

Meet the inventor of modern horror. This complete guide to the Hitchcock canon is a movie buff's dream: from his 1925 debut The Pleasure Garden to 1976's swan song Family Plot, we trace the filmmaker's entire life and career. With a detailed entry fo ..

„Das große Buch der Markttechnik“ beschreitet einen neuen Weg: Es kombiniert die Darbietung von Fachwissen mit der Schilderung des Werdegangs eines jungen Traders in Gestalt eines Romans. Auf diese Weise führt Michael Voigt Schritt für Schritt in die ..

As pop culture, games are as important as film or television – but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. Th ..

Actualizado por el autor para la edición espa?ola, el presente atlasofrece un panorama completo, detallado (con más de 10.000 referencias) y profusamente ilustrado (más de 250 tablas en color) de toda lahistoria del cine, desde sus comienzos a finale ..

Now in full color, Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology, Third Edition provides a fully updated new edition of the most complete resource on managing neurology cases in small animal practice, with video clips on a companion website. Provide ..