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 Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History
Eric Hobsbawm's works have had a nearly incalculable effect across generations of readers and students, influencing more than the practice of history but also the perception of it. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, of second-generation British parents, Hobsbawm was orphaned at age fourteen in 1931. Living with an uncle in Berlin, he ... | | The Portal
For thousands of years, the question has been asked: How
do you get through the turbulence of life?
We are hurtling towards a pivotal moment for humanity, a
point in time when what we do next could determine the
future of our species. Economic, environmental, technological
and humanitarian experts suggest we are... | | Microbiology For Dummies
Microbiology For Dummies (9781119544425) was previously published as Microbiology For Dummies (9781118871188). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
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Confessions
"Williams's masterful translation satisfies (at last!) a long-standing need. There are lots of good translations of Augustine's great work, but until now we have been forced to choose between those that strive to replicate in English something of the majesty and beauty of Augustine's Latin style and those that opt instead ... | | Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management: 8th International Joint Conference, IC3K 2016, Porto, Portugal, November 9–11, ... in Computer and Information Science)
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 8th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management, IC3K 2016, held in Porto, Portugal, in November 2016.
The 18 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 186 submissions. The papers are... | | |
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Patients, Doctors and Healers: Medical Worlds among the Mapuche in Southern Chile
Recognizing the interplay between biomedicine and indigenous medicine among the Mapuche in Southern Chile, this book explores notions of culture and personhood through the bodily experiences and medical choices of patients. Through case studies of patients in the context of medical pluralism, Kristensen argues that medical practices are... | | | | Computational Aesthetics (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
The essence of natural computing is aesthetics; for example, in cooking, one of the most common forms of natural computation, the decision to add salt, and how much, is based on the aesthetics of taste. Because touch perception is instinctively related to a sense of beauty, the aesthetics of tactile sense are considered as algorithms by using... |
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