The Secret Side of Government

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“More than a collection of stories, Holy Dying guides us with vivid images and unforgettable personalities through questions about leaving this life which we all will ask sooner or later. Few lives combine the medical and pastoral disciplines of caregiving with which Ellen Richardson has approached those with whom she has walked, and this remarkable book gives us a unique look at the graceful moment a person's last days can be.” —Barbara Crafton, author, The AlsoLife and Called “Every priest knows that ministry at time of death is one of our greatest honors and responsibilities. As a seminary professor, I’m always looking for resources that my students can use during the tender time preceding death. Dr. Richardson’s book provides a rich source of solidarity and wisdom for both ministers and the faithful as they consider the greatest mystery humans encounter—death itself.” —Danielle Tumminio, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Director of Field Education, Seminary of the Southwest “Ellen Richardson, priest and physician, has compiled a trove of her own stories about encounters with the dying, not all of which have happy outcomes. All her stories, however, leave room for grace and intimations of God’s presence. She has provided a valuable resource for anyone facing death, whether in the next week or in the next decades, for those with deep faith and for those with none at all.” —Wayne Smith, 10th Bishop of Missouri

Stories and Struggles

Holy Dying

The Nanny from the White Legume

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"Springer has just released a couple of very interesting and off-beat books. Mathematics and Music, edited by Assayag, Feichtinger and Rodrigues, is a collection of articles on math and music. … Even the title is fascinating reading!" (Bulletin of Mathematics Books, November, 2002)
"It is a kaleidoscope of various interactions between mathematics and music. … This is the books strength and attraction. The interaction and impact of mathematics on music is illustrated … . It is a book for the mathematician who already knows about some key aspects of music … and wishes to learn about their historical development … . It is a book for the musician who has an interest in musical theory and wishes to learn … how it is connected to mathematics." (Bob Anderssen and Wayne Stuart, The Australian Mathematical Society Gazette, Vol. 30 (3), 2003)
"The Fourth Diderot Mathematical Forum took place simultaneously in Lisbon, Paris and Vienna … in 1999. Relationships between Mathematics and Music were presented at this conference … . The present book collects the sixteen written contributions to this Forum, illustrating with its large variety of articles the rich and deep interactions that exists between Mathematics and Music … . this rare collection of papers presents a comprehensive list of topics relating fundamental mathematics, applications of mathematics and the relation of both to society." (Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik, June, 2002)
"Composers and early music buffs will be fascinated by this collection of 16 essays constituting part of the proceedings of the 1999 Diderot Mathematical Forum. … Not a light read but thoroughly recommended." (William Mcvicker, Classical Music, January, 2003)

A Diderot Mathematical Forum

Mathematics and Music

The handbook touches upon all important aspects and issues of preventive cardiology. By ensuring new insights, it facilitates faster identification and more successful resolution of complex organizational problems...this handbook represents a useful resource for all professionals working in the field of prevention, ranging from students of biomedicine and health care workers to administrators of the health care system and media representatives.

Putting Prevention Into Practice

The ESC Handbook of Preventive Cardiology

This will remain the authoritatve book on modern Bulgarian history in English.

Bulgaria

Maldives Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook Volume 1 Strategic, Practical Information, Regulations

&#8220;As I was reading this latest book, I was trying to understand why I like the Reacher series so much&#8230;.The Jack Reacher books are all revenge fantasies. By the time the reader encounters the first fight, the reader is already mad&#8230;. Reacher doesn't go looking for trouble, but trouble usually finds him.&#8221;&#8212;San Francisco Chronicle&#8220;Explosive and nearly impossible to put down.&#8221;&#8212;People&#8220;Do yourself a favor and get hooked on this series.&#8221; &#8212;Cleveland Plain Dealer&#8220;Colossal. Earthshaking. Stupendous&#8230;Jack Reacher is one of the most enduring action heroes on the American landscape.&#8221; &#8212;Janet Maslin, New York Times&#8220;

A Jack Reacher Novel

Nothing to Lose

While this study firmly belongs to the history of philosophy, Pfeiffer makes a compelling case for treating Aristotle as an ancient forerunner to the modern metaphysical study of mereotopology. Pfeiffer deftly shows how Aristotle can engage with moderns on issues ... This book is, therefore, of interest not only to historians of philosophy but also to modern metaphysicians ... Pfeiffer accomplishes the major goal of his project

Aristotle's Theory of Bodies

'This original analysis provides new insights into the policy process under divided government, or cohabitation, in France. With a combination of institutional analysis, formal logic, and important newly collected empirical evidence, Lazardeux provides an important cautionary tale about the functioning of the core institutions of the Fifth Republic.'
 Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Cohabitation and Conflicting Politics in French Policymaking

A Practical Guide to Web Scraping and Text Mining

Automated Data Collection with R

Happy-People-Pills For All

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RAD Magazine, June, 2005:
The material is presented in a very clear and readable manner.
The broad range of material on the topic is dealt with clearly and concisely.
Overall, this book contains a very clear presentation of the 'core of knowledge' required in nuclear medicine.
It admirably fulfils the aims set out by the author and would be an invaluable text for trainees in physics, and radiography and radiology. It would also be an excellent addition to the nuclear medicine department library as it contains a wealth of information that experienced practitioners need to refer to from time to time. 
As is customary with books produced by this publisher, the quality of the printing and binding is excellent. 
"The aim of this book is to reacquaint practitioners with the fundamental principles of nuclear medicine so that investigative techniques may be optimised. … presented in a very clear and readable manner. … Quality control is also highlighted as an important issue. The broad range of material on the topic is dealt with clearly and concisely. … would be an invaluable text for trainees in physics and radiography and radiology. It would also be an excellent addition to the nuclear medicine department library ... ." (Dr. M Casey, RAD Magazine, June, 2005)
"The book provides in plain terms, the comprehensive physics needed for clinical practice in diagnostic nuclear medicine. It bridge a gap between physicians and basic scientists working within nuclear medicine as a unique community. … This book is essential for nuclear medicine specialists, residents and health physicists … . This is a book of very high educational value." (G. L. Lucignani, Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 49 (3), 2005)

A Physics Perspective

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Returner's Wealth

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Subperiodic Groups

International Tables for Crystallography, Volume E

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"The authors have done an excellent job, providing an overview of known results with detailed references to the literature, as well as pointing out some open problems. In general, the book serves to ‘encourage more statisticians to join in with the fun of chaos’."
"The book fills a gap in the need to overview the present state of statistics and to point into the right direction for research. It seems to me that this has been achieved by the authors in an excellent way. Chan and Tong’s book certainly deserves recommendation to anyone who is interested in dynamics, either as a statistician or as a researcher in the theory of dynamical systems, ergodic theory or differential equations." (Manfred Denker, Metrika, September, 2003)
"The authors fully attain their aim stated in the introduction. Their style is very friendly and they take much care to prevent technical details from obscuring the essential issues. The book requires careful reading but the profit is well worth the effort. A truly enjoyable and recommendable book!" (Ricardo Maronna, Statistical Papers, Vol. 44 (1), 2003)

Chaos: A Statistical Perspective

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A self-study reference and practice book for beginners, with English and Swedish translations

Igbo Language Made Easy

From the reviews:“After the introductory chapter providing a history of Cayo Santiago and the CPRC, the 12 research articles in this volume address important anthropological, psychological, biological, clinical, and evolutionary questions, and clearly demonstrate the successful integration of diverse fields, including genetics, morphology, physiology, and behavior using a single animal model. … this new collection of papers continues to demonstrate the important value of the CPRC and how its resources can be used to better understand human and nonhuman primate biology.” (Biren A. Patel, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 88 (2), June, 2013)

Macaca Mulatta of Cayo Santiago and Beyond

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FROM REVIEWS OF THE PREVIOUS EDITION"a clear, solid introduction to astrophysics ... that shows how physics can be applied to astronomical objects ... One of the strong points is the problems (that) give students a real feel for the sort of calculations astronomers must do ... were I teaching a junior/senior astrophysics course, this is the book I would use." AM.J.PHYS.
"This is a popular book among professional astrophysicists, produced with that meticulous detail and completeness of the house of Springer … This is indeed a theoretician’s book [and] Harwit has made a prodigious effort in organizing all this information in a logical sequence … A masterly mathematical exposition of a galaxy of astrophysical processes." Astronomy
The great strength of the book lies in the lucidity and elegance with which chosen topics are quantitatively developed using elementary and clever arguments, instructive problems being distributed throughout, and in the skeptical spirit of inquiry that pervades the writing." NATURE
"Astronomer Harwit has finally updated his classic textbook to encompass the exciting developments of the decade since its last edition. It is ideal for those Scientific American readers who are mathematically literate and who want to pursue topics covered in the magazine to greater depth. Harwit takes a thematic approach to the subject, oriented around the guiding physical principles rather than the conventional sequence of planet, star, galaxy and cosmos. The approach rewards readers who just want to flip through the book as well as students who want to derive for themselves some of the basic equations in astronomy." SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

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