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Sleep, Arousal, and Performance: a Tribute to Bob Wilkinson (PDF)
by Robert T Wilkinson Roger J Broughton Robert D OgilvieA scientific exploration of the quaint old notion that people's productivity and health are related to whether or not they got a good night's sleep. The 19 papers, from a May 1990 conference in Cambridge (marking the retirement of a pioneer researcher in the field) consider theoretical issues; physiology and information processing; performance, sleep deprivation, and mapping; clinical applications; and a synthesis. Most of the contributors are from psychology. (c) by Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR.
Traditions of International Ethics (PDF)
by David Mapel Terry NardinThis is the first comprehensive study of how different ethical traditions deal with the central moral problems of international affairs.
The Chaos Frontier: Creative Strategic Control for Business (PDF)
by Ralph D StaceyThe purpose of this book is to introduce senior business executives to a new scientific way of explaining the creative behaviour of dynamic systems, one of which is the successful business organization.
Thinking Sociologically (PDF)
by Zygmunt BaumanIn this textbook, Bauman addresses the problem of thinking sociologically. Through an examination of the underlying assumptions and tacit expectations which structure people's view of the world, Bausman aims to elucidate key concepts in sociology, from individualism and community to privilege and deprivation. The author also offers the reader a succession of exemplary instances of thinking sociologically.
Why the Crimean War?: A Cautionary Tale
by Norman RichFrom an Amazon review: It was the first book that I read and felt like I truly understood how things worked in foreign policy. There are people and they have an agenda. Sometimes that agenda can create a firestorm that leads to catastrophe upon catastrophe. Rich tells the story of how, or rather why, the Crimean War began and the countless times it could have been averted. That war began, much like another may soon, when countries squabbled about who would have the honor to protect a minority in a country that did not endanger that minority.
Why the Crimean War?: A Cautionary Tale (PDF)
by Norman RichFrom an Amazon review: It was the first book that I read and felt like I truly understood how things worked in foreign policy. There are people and they have an agenda. Sometimes that agenda can create a firestorm that leads to catastrophe upon catastrophe. Rich tells the story of how, or rather why, the Crimean War began and the countless times it could have been averted. That war began, much like another may soon, when countries squabbled about who would have the honor to protect a minority in a country that did not endanger that minority.
The Mycenaean World (PDF)
by John ChadwickJohn Chadwick summarizes the results of research into Mycenaean Greece and in so doing opens the door to a new world, Mycenaean Greece seen through the eyes of its inhabitants.
Spenser Novel: The Godwulf Manuscript (PDF)
by Robert Brown ParkerSpenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest. The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked D - for dead.
Mathematical Methods of Physics (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Robert Lee Walker Jon MathewsThis well-known text treats a variety of essential topics, ranging in difficulty from simple differential equations to group theory. Physical intuition, rather than rigor, is used to develop mathematical facility, and the authors have kept the text at a level consistent with the needs and abilities of upper-division students. This book covers subjects which are often ignored in traditional texts; for example, statistics and the fitting of experimental data, dispersion relations and super-convergence relations and the group SU(3).
At the Mountains of Madness (PDF)
by H. P. LovecraftPresents a collection of horror stories, combining scientific knowledge with an imaginative perception of the human mind.