In 1941, the Axis powers seized control of Southeast Asia, instantly cutting off ninety percent of the Allied forces' natural rubber supply. This was not a minor logistical hiccup; it was an existential threat. Every jeep, bomber, and battleship required miles of rubber insulation and hundreds of tires to function. The military machine was entirely paralyzed without elastomers. The response was an unprecedented crash course in high-stakes polymer chemistry. Chemists were ordered to bypass ...

Steering an organisation on its unique growth journey is one of the biggest personal challenges facing all leaders. Although the end goal, the destination may stay the same, the conditions experienced on the journey will be different within six months, and different again within a year.Why? Because internal and external issues and events will constantly change the commercial landscape in which the organisation operates in.Navigating the landscape has become the new core req...

Western door W.A. Hary Het formaat van dit boek komt overeen met 110 paperbackpagina's. John Stein heeft vijf jaar in de gevangenis gezeten en wil wraak nemen op de hele bevolking van Greak Town. Wanneer hij terugkeert naar de stad, ontdekt hij echter dat er dingen zijn veranderd. Iemand heeft de macht over deze stad overgenomen - iemand die duistere zaakjes op het oog heeft. En hij, John Stein, wordt verondersteld daar deel van uit te maken. En dan is er nog Lilly, van wie hij gelooft dat...

The book to drive biker fans hog wild.The most complete book on motorcycles covers everything from motorcycle maintenance and appropriate gear to safety tips, new rules and venues, recommended buys, and making the most out of trips on the open road. It also includes a completely updated buyer's guide featuring photos and write-ups of latest street, sport, and dirt bikes.? Revised edition with more than 400 photos? Includes new information on the newest bree...

As a digital edition, this two-volume anthology offers not only a handy historical overview of taijiquan history, but most chapters focus on actual practice. Guidance is provided through Carol Derrickson’s discussions on taijiquan classic writings as well as from other highly experienced instructors in their own chapters.Dr. Linda Lehrhaupt’s chapter inspires one to practice by explaining how mental changes occur in a student during initial weeks of classes. Although most taiji clas...

For four decades, Ideas has presented more than 400,000 CBC Radio listeners in Canada and the United States with the most challenging contemporary thought of the day. Now, to mark the program’s 40th anniversary, executive producer Bernie Lucht has selected the most striking interviews and lectures for Ideas: Brilliant Thinker Speak Their Minds. Featuring some the best thinkers from North America and around the world that have appeared on the program since its beginnings in 1965, Ideas: Bri...

Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Global Migration examines the complicated social ethics of migration in today’s world. Editors Elizabeth W. Collier and Charles R. Strain bring the perspectives of an international group of scholars toward a theory of justice and ethical understanding for the nearly two hundred million migrants who have left their homes seeking asylum from political persecution, greater freedom and safety, economic opportunity, or reunion with family members.Mi...

This collection introduces readers to the philosophical interpretation of Scripture, specifically within American Philosophy. The purpose of the collection concerns starting a conversation about the practice and task of the philosophical interpretation of Scripture. Reflections on the philosophical interpretation of Scripture have been treated more as a “conversation-stopper” than a conversation-starter within the American academy. To start such a conversation, this collection offers subst...

Die neununddreißig Stufen (1915) begründete maßgeblich den modernen Spionageroman: In atemloser Ich-Erzählung flieht der aus Südafrika heimgekehrte Ingenieur Richard Hannay durchs schottische Hügelland, nachdem der mysteriöse Scudder in seiner Wohnung ermordet wurde. Verfolgt von Polizei und einer deutschen Verschwörergruppe, dem 'Schwarzen Stein', entschlüsselt Hannay Hinweise, die eine Kriegsprovokation verhindern sollen. Buchans sparsame, szenisch montierte Prosa, episodische Verwandlun...

Im Jahr 1967 sah John A. Keel zum ersten Mal seltsame blaue Lichter und violette Flecken. Zunächst sah er sie in den Hügeln hinter Gallipolis, West Virginia, im frühen 1967, doch sie sollten ihn später auch auf seinen Weltreisen begleiten. Anfangs dachte er, es läge an seinen Augen. Die Erscheinungen waren in der Dunkelheit gerade noch so zu sehen. Sie ähnelten kleinen, glühenden Gaswolken. Keel kletterte, begleitet von zwei Teenagern, auf einen steilen Abhang hinauf, in der Hoffnung, bess...

The Oxford American Handbook of Urology provides authoritative, point-of-care guidance on all aspects of the field, covering both benign and malignant conditions, as well as medical and surgical management. Incorporating diagnosis and treatment advice from established, published guidelines as well as drawing from the experience of four seasoned urologists, the book's concise and accessible format quickly guides the reader to desired information on common signs and symptoms, incont...

The bestselling novel that became an Oscar-winning film starring Elizabeth Taylor about New York's speakeasy generationA masterpiece of American fiction and a bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 lays bare with brash honesty the unspoken and often shocking truths that lurked beneath the surface of a society still reeling from the effects of the Great Depression. One Sunday morning, Gloria wakes up in a stranger's apartment with nothing bu...