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Story of Writing
Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms
Häftad, 2007
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
176 kr
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Writing is one of humanity’s greatest inventions.Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? In a succinct, absorbing and well-illustrated text, Andrew Robinson discusses the history of decipherment and then each of the major …
Lost Languages
The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
Häftad, 2009
322 kr
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Beginning with the stories of three great decipherments – Egyptian hieroglyphs, Minoan Linear B and Mayan glyphs – Lost Languages moves on to dissect the most well-known and enigmatic undeciphered scripts from around the world. These include the Etruscan alphabet of Italy, the Indus Valley seal …
Indus
Lost Civilizations
Häftad, 2021
170 kr
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The Indus civilization flourished for half a millennium from about 2600 to 1900 BC, when it mysteriously declined and vanished from view. It remained invisible for almost four thousand years, until its ruins were discovered in the 1920s by British and Indian archaeologists. Today, after almost a …
World of Warcraft: The Voices Within (Short Story Collection)
Av Courtney Alameda, Delilah S Dawson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
308 kr
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Enhance your experience of The War Within, the first expansion in World of Warcraft's World Soul Saga, with this immersive short story anthology featuring an all-star cast of bestselling, award-winning authors. From deep beneath the surface of Azeroth, a mysterious voice cries out for heroes. But …
God and the World of Signs
Trinity, Evolution, and the Metaphysical Semiotics of C. S. Peirce
Inbunden, 2010
2909 kr
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Christianity has been described as “a religion seeking a metaphysic”. Drawing on the philosophy of C. S. Peirce, Robinson develops a metaphysical framework centred around a ‘semiotic model’ of the Trinity. The model invites a fresh approach to the claim that Jesus was the incarnate Word of God and …
Rabindranath Tagore
The Myriad-Minded Man
Av Krishna Dutta, Andrew Robinson
Häftad, 2025
363 kr
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The First Asian Nobel Laureate Who Redefined World Literature. Discover the extraordinary journey of Rabindranath Tagore, whose words captivated literary giants like W. B. Yeats and Ezra Pound, earning him global acclaim and a permanent place in literary history.Based on ten years of meticulous …
Writing and Script
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2009
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
113 kr
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Without writing, there would be no records, no history, no books, and no emails. Writing is an integral and essential part of our lives; but when did it start? Why do we all write differently and how did writing develop into what we use today?All of these questions are answered in this Very Short …
Genius
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2011
92 kr
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Homer, Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy; Curie, Darwin, Einstein, Galileo, and Newton. What do these world-famous artists and scientists have in common?- apart from the fact that their achievements predate our own time by a century or more. Most of us would probably answer: all …
Sudden Genius?
The Gradual Path to Creative Breakthroughs
E-bok, 2010
94 kr
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The highly admired scientist Linus Pauling, a double Nobel laureate in chemistry and peace, was once asked by a student. ''Dr Pauling, how do you have so many good ideas?'' Pauling thought for a moment and replied: ''Well, David, I have a lot of ideas and throw away the bad ones.''Where do ideas …
Scientists
Pioneers of Discovery
Häftad, 2023
133 kr
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Forty articles expertly curated by biographer Andrew Robinson provide an unrivalled account of the lives and personalities behind the greatest scientific breakthroughs of all time. Who made us see the atom, our minds, our planet and the universe afresh? How did we uncover the mysteries of life on …
Halo Graphic Novel (New Edition)
Av Andrew Robinson, Jay Faerber m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
192 kr
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Writing and Script
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2009
92 kr
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Without writing, there would be no records, no history, no books, and no emails. Writing is an integral and essential part of our lives; but when did it start? Why do we all write differently and how did writing develop into what we use today? All of these questions are answered in this Very Short …
Writing and Script
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2009
92 kr
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Without writing, there would be no records, no history, no books, and no emails. Writing is an integral and essential part of our lives; but when did it start? Why do we all write differently and how did writing develop into what we use today? All of these questions are answered in this Very Short …
Genius
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2011
92 kr
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Homer, Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy; Curie, Darwin, Einstein, Galileo, and Newton. What do these world-famous artists and scientists have in common?- apart from the fact that their achievements predate our own time by a century or more. Most of us would probably answer: all …
Sudden Genius?
The Gradual Path to Creative Breakthroughs
E-bok, 2010
94 kr
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The highly admired scientist Linus Pauling, a double Nobel laureate in chemistry and peace, was once asked by a student. ''Dr Pauling, how do you have so many good ideas?'' Pauling thought for a moment and replied: ''Well, David, I have a lot of ideas and throw away the bad ones.''Where do ideas …
Genius
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2011
113 kr
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Homer, Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy; Curie, Darwin, Einstein, Galileo, and Newton. What do these world-famous artists and scientists have in common?- apart from the fact that their achievements predate our own time by a century or more. Most of us would probably answer: all …
Traces of the Trinity
Signs, Sacraments and Sharing God's Life
Häftad, 2014
298 kr
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A contribution to trinitarian theology, examining the nature of the Trinity and its significance for the Christian through semiotic concepts and methods.Traces of the Trinity is a masterful exploration of Christian theology through the lens of semiotics – the study of signs. Andrew Robinson …
Einstein on the Run
How Britain Saved the World''s Greatest Scientist
E-bok, 2019
227 kr
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A "highly readable" account of the role Britain played in Einstein''s life—by inspiring his teenage passion for physics and providing refuge from the Nazis (The Wall Street Journal).In late 1933, Albert Einstein found himself living alone in an isolated holiday hut in rural England. There, he …
Methods of Statistical Model Estimation
Av Joseph Hilbe, Andrew Robinson
Häftad, 2019
1025 kr
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Methods of Statistical Model Estimation examines the most important and popular methods used to estimate parameters for statistical models and provide informative model summary statistics. Designed for R users, the book is also ideal for anyone wanting to better understand the algorithms used for …
Power, Resistance and Conflict in the Contemporary World
Social movements, networks and hierarchies
Av Athina Karatzogianni, Andrew Robinson
Inbunden, 2009
2506 kr
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This book examines issues of organisation in resistance movements, discussing topics including the integration of the world system, the intersection of networks with discourses of identity, and the possibility of social transformation. Drawing on a number of theorists including Deleuze and …
Power, Resistance and Conflict in the Contemporary World
Social movements, networks and hierarchies
Av Athina Karatzogianni, Andrew Robinson
Häftad, 2013
908 kr
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This book examines issues of organisation in resistance movements, discussing topics including the integration of the world system, the intersection of networks with discourses of identity, and the possibility of social transformation. Drawing on a number of theorists including Deleuze and …
Scientists
An Epic of Discovery
Av Naomi Pasachoff, Jay Pasachoff m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
248 kr
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This book tells the remarkable lives of the pioneers of science – from Galileo and Newton, Faraday and Darwin, Pasteur and Marie Curie, to Einstein, Freud, Turing, and Crick and Watson. A series of seventy articles, written by an international team of distinguished scientists, historians of science …
India
A Short History
Häftad, 2025
117 kr
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‘Pithy, admirable ... a most refreshing resumé’ The Times Literary Supplement India has had many histories. To pilgrims from ancient China, India was the birthplace of the Buddha; to Alexander the Great it was a land of clever naked philosophers and indomitable, elephantine armies. At the height of …
Einstein
A Hundred Years of Relativity
Häftad, 2015
279 kr
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"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility ...The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle." --Albert Einstein, 1936 Albert Einstein's universal appeal is only partially explained by his brilliant work in physics, as Andrew Robinson demonstrates in this authoritative, accessible, …
Employee Participation, Firm Performance and Survival
Av Virginie Perotin, Andrew Robinson
Inbunden, 2004
1865 kr
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This latest volume of "Advances" contains a series of original and innovative empirical and survey papers that investigate theoretical and contemporary issues facing participatory organizations. The first four papers explore the growing area of participatory and labor-managed firms' survival. The …
Apu Trilogy
Satyajit Ray and the Making of an Epic
E-bok, 2010
321 kr
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"I can never forget the excitement in my mind after seeing 'Pather Panchali'", noted Akira Kurosawa. Satyajit Ray's three films about the boyhood, adolescence and manhood of Apu, 'Pather Panchali' (1955), 'Aparajito' (1956) and 'The World of Apu' (1959) - collectively known as The Apu Trilogy - are …
Concise History of the Independent United Order of Mechanics Friendly Society, From 1847 to 1879, a Paper
Inbunden, 2023
367 kr
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Concise History of the Independent United Order of Mechanics Friendly Society, From 1847 to 1879, a Paper
Häftad, 2023
187 kr
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Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R
Av Owen Jones, Robert Maillardet m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
1559 kr
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Learn How to Program Stochastic ModelsHighly recommended, the best-selling first edition of Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R was lauded as an excellent, easy-to-read introduction with extensive examples and exercises. This second edition continues to introduce …
Methods of Statistical Model Estimation
Av Joseph Hilbe, Andrew Robinson
E-bok, 2016
1212 kr
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Methods of Statistical Model Estimation examines the most important and popular methods used to estimate parameters for statistical models and provide informative model summary statistics. Designed for R users, the book is also ideal for anyone wanting to better understand the algorithms used for …
