'It's hard to imagine things getting back to normal after this though. I don't suppose they do from now on, not really.'In the kitchen of an old Devon rectory, the daughter who stayed and the son who moved away make conversation with their current and former partners, the milkman, the postman, the care workers. They talk about the weather, the roads, the toaster, the bins. About anything except the simmering tensions between them, as their father lies mortally ill in the n...

The fifth edition of this core textbook in advanced remote sensing continues to maintain its emphasis on statistically motivated, data-driven techniques for remote sensing image analysis. The theoretical substance remains essentially the same, with new material on convolutional neural networks, transfer learning, image segmentation, random forests, and an extended implementation of sequential change detection with radar satellites. The tools which apply the algorithms to real remote sensin...

"More than just a well-written telling of Morton's early racing career . . . an incredible, no-holds-barred look into the goings-on at Shelby American." — Classic MotorsportsIn the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work fo...

This book introduces the mechanical principles governing the behaviour of a wide range of biological materials, which are materials produced by a biological system. The approach is systematic and based on one-dimensional (fibres), two-dimensional (membrane), and three-dimensional (bulk) biological materials. The essential mathematical tools are developed from first principles and applied to materials as diverse as spider silk, blood vessels, and bone. It offers a progressive introduction o...

Carol and Ken Jones had been studying spiritual principles of living for decades. So when cancer was found throughout Kens body, it put them to the test, challenging them to live what they had been learning. What they discoveredand share with youis mind-boggling and heart-opening.Ken said this as his body progressed through its illness:December 2009: I do not know what Spirit has in store for me. I will keep breathing as long as Spirit gives me breath. And if melanoma absol...

The third edition of the ASMBS Textbook provides a comprehensive update on the field of metabolic and bariatric surery. The updated table of contents is aligned with the American Board of Surgery’s Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Focused Practice Designation (FPD) blueprint and will serve as the definitive study guide for this certification.The third edition boasts 74 chapters covering the breadth of this field and includes sections on the disease of obesity, the physiolog...

This publication, published by SamEnrico, covers Ultimate Handbook Guide to Yibin : (China) Travel Guide

Your personal transformation as a parent starts with observing how your child communicates and understanding the words or gestures they use to let you know their wants and needs.The road to better communication deepens as you reconnect with your own childhood... during the time you were also learning about the world, and you required patience, love, and an understanding of your uniqueness.You are far more equipped to be your child's...

Sports and Life, an Olympian's View is a collection of 133 stories, essays and commentaries covering a wide variety of topics related to sports and life. For two decades, John Morton broadcast short commentaries on Vermont Public Radio and wrote a monthly column in the regional newspaper Vermont Sports Today. Morton was an Olympic biathlete (Sapporo '72 and Innsbruck '76) and a Nordic ski coach (Dartmouth College '78-'89). His stories related to skiing were published in 2...

Extending the work of The Routledge Handbook to Nineteenth-Century British Periodicals and Newspapers, this volume provides a critical introduction and case studies that illustrate cutting-edge approaches to periodicals research, as well as an overview of recent developments in the field. The twelve chapters model diverse approaches and methodologies for research on nineteenth-century periodicals. Each case study is contextualized within one of the following broad areas of researc...

SAGES represents a worldwide community of surgeons that can bring minimal access surgery, endoscopy and emerging techniques to patients in every country.

With a wealth of reflections, prayers, and poems, this compilation of spiritual wisdom stimulates the mind and soul while readying the body for life's everyday challenges. Accessible and timeless, the substance offered will appeal to both the curious layman and those well versed in meditative thought with perceptive chapters such as Doing Good, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Knowing Who We Are, Love and Loving, and Peace. Written with a keen eye for practical incorporation into varied daily routi...