Just a few meters below the Earth's surface lie features of great importance, from geological faults which can produce devastating earthquakes, to lost archaeological treasures. This refreshing, up-to-date book explores the foundations of interpretation theory and the latest developments in near-surface techniques, used to complement traditional geophysical methods for deep-exploration targets. Clear but rigorous, the book explains theory and practice in simple physical terms, supported by...

When a historic battlefield site is discovered and studied, the focus is often on the “hardware”: remnants of weaponry, ammunition, supplies, and equipment that archaeologists carefully unearth, analyze, conserve, and frequently place on display in museums.But what about the “software”? What can archaeology teach us about the humans involved in the conflict: their social mores and cultural assumptions; their use and understanding of power?In The Archaeology of Engagemen...

«Cómo afrontarla. ¿Conoces la sensación? ¿Cuando algo es demasiado hermoso? ¿Cuando alguien dice algo o escribe algo o toca algo que te conmueve hasta las lágrimas, o que llega incluso a cambiarte?».Mark Oliver Everett es el cantante de la banda Eels. Su vida ha sido asombrosa. También su manera de hacerle frente. Desde la muerte de su padre, el físico cuántico Hugh Everett, hasta la de su prima, que viajaba en un avión del 11S o la de su hermana, que se suicidó. Ta...

Mark Oliver Everett's upbringing was 'ridiculous, sometimes tragic and always unsteady'. His father - a quantum mechanic who worked for the Pentagon - was a genius who had corresponded with Einstein aged 13. He rarely spoke, and following his own miserable childhood had eccentric ideas of how children should be brought up. Mark - known as 'E' - and his older sister Liz were raised in a house with no rules, with parents who had 'a kind of seventies swinging marriage'.Lacking any real...

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title"Mark Twain endures. Readers sense his humanity, enjoy his humor, and appreciate his insights into human nature, even into such painful experiences as embarrassment and humiliation. No matter how remarkable the life of Samuel Clemens was, what matters most is the relationship of Mark Twain the writer and his writings. That is the subject of this book."—from the PrefaceIn Mark Twain, A Literary Life

Catastrophic storms, searing heat waves, crumbling waterfronts, warming oceans, air-fouling forest fires and mass extinction have become facts of life. Under these conditions, it is difficult to imagine that the global industrial civilization will continue in its present form. This requires us to reconsider the subject of ecocomposition from a new perspective: “What does it mean to teach college writing in the face of this sobering reality?” The introduction reviews the history of ecocompo...

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title"Mark Twain endures. Readers sense his humanity, enjoy his humor, and appreciate his insights into human nature, even into such painful experiences as embarrassment and humiliation. No matter how remarkable the life of Samuel Clemens was, what matters most is the relationship of Mark Twain the writer and his writings. That is the subject of this book."—from the PrefaceIn Mark Twain, A Literary Life

Revisados y actualizados, contienen un índice de contenidos al inicio del libro que permite acceder a cada tíltulo de forma fácil y directa.El Gran Gatsby por Francis Scott FitzgeraldEl Mago de Oz por Lyman Frank BaumCanción de Navidad por Charles DickensLos Muchachos de Jo por Louisa May AlcottEl Convivio por Dante AlighieriPersuasión por Jane AustenMansfield Park por Jane AustenEl Diccion...

The Land of the Divided: American Civil War Collection is a compelling anthology that intricately weaves the diverse literary styles and reflective narratives of the Civil War era. Through poignant short stories, essays, and narrative accounts, the collection captures the tumultuous landscape of a nation in conflict. From heart-wrenching battlefield scenes to intimate portrayals of homefront struggles, each piece conveys the enduring complexity and the profound human experience of the war....

Murders happen in every city. But nothing like this. No one ever expected a serial killer to infiltrate a quiet community-and vanish into it. But Kelvin Kettle, known as the Monster of Montclair, is no ordinary killer. A master manipulator and cunning chameleon, he moves through society unnoticed... until it'stoo late.Death is more than his weapon. It's his obsession.Now, in Kelvin Kettle, the chilling third installment of The Montclair Murders series, the manhunt i...

Music education today requires an approach rooted in care and kindness that coexists alongside the dismantling of systems that fail to serve our communities in higher education. But, as the essayists in Sound Pedagogy show, the structural aspects of music study in higher education present obstacles to caring and kindness like the entrenched master-student model, a neoliberal individualist and competitive mindset, and classical music’s white patriarchal roots. The editors of this v...

This second volume of Music in Black American Life offers research and analysis that originally appeared in the journals American Music and Black Music Research Journal, and in two book series published by the University of Illinois Press: Music in American Life, and African American Music in Global Perspective. In this collection, a group of predominately Black scholars explores a variety of topics with works that pioneered new methodologies and modes of inquiry for hear...