Employing scientific explanations and hard data, this book shows why coal is such a problem, how the pro-coal forces got to be so powerful, and how those forces might be defeated through political activism.Coal provided the energy to build modern civilization. This energy source raised standards of living, multiplied the earth's population, and enabled people in developed countries to enjoy leisure time. Today, we know that if we burn all the coal available, climat...

This textbook seeks to bring readers with no prior knowledge or experience in interfacial phenomena, colloid science or nanoscience to the point where they can comfortably enter the current scientific and technical literature in the area.Designed as a pedagogical tool, this textbook recognizes the cross-disciplinary nature of the subject. To facilitate learning, the topics are developed from the beginning with ample cross-referencing. The understanding of concepts is enhanced by cl...

In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the administration’s level of success in achieving its objectives. Throughout the Obama administration, efforts were intended to alleviate the worst of the economic stress facing the nation, move the president closer to the center of the American political spectrum, and prepare for the upcoming reelection campaign, to be fought primarily on the same issues as the earlier ...

The Presidential Election of 2020: Donald Trump and the Crisis of Democracy places the election of 2020 within the context of the Trump presidency, a chaotic and tense time in American politics and a dangerous one. The election is analyzed in depth and its meaning for the state of American society is made clear. A major theme in the book is a critique of Donald Trump's leadership, his incompetence in office, his appeal to followers and the danger this has proven to represent. Among other t...

Een aangrijpend verhaal dat je nog lang zal bijblijvenAls de zevenjarige Pierrot zijn beide ouders verliest, moet hij zijn huis in Parijs verlaten om een nieuw leven te beginnen bij zijn Duitse tante Beatrix. Zij is huishoudster bij rijke mensen die boven op een berg wonen, ergens in Duitsland.Maar het zijn geen gewone tijden: Pierrot leeft in 1935 en de Tweede Wereldoorlog nadert met rasse schreden. Evenmin is het huis op de bergtop een gewoon huis; het is Berghof, het ade...

A guide to the fundamentals of understanding film history, filmmaking, and film appreciation.Film is not just a medium; it is also a language—and a global one at that. Essential Film History describes how this language emerged and how it has matured over the course of more than 125 years. Beginning with the experiments of the late nineteenth century, and tracking the development of cinematic storytelling, commercial distribution, and audience reception int...

From the Naval Academy to the POW camps of Vietnam to Capitol Hill and possibly to the White House -- one of America's most remarkable menIn 1998, at the dedication of the National Prisoner of War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia, former Attorney General Griffin Bell, a Democrat, introduced Senator John McCain, the featured speaker and a Republican, with these words: "We often hear people now say, where are our heroes, where have all our heroes gone? Well, Senator M...

Der Mount Shasta in Norden Kaliforniens. Hierher hat es die beiden Blogger Jarvis Porter und Heather Williams verschlagen, denn sie wollen über den Berg berichten, der den amerikanischen Ureinwohnern als heilig gilt. Ein alter Indianer erzählt ihnen die Legende vom Großen Geist und den Bären, die einst hier lebten und seine geliebten Kinder waren, bis sie ihn verrieten ...Und damit beginnt für Jarvis und Heather ein Abenteuer, das schließlich in einem blutigen Albtraum endet. Unheim...

A new literary journal arrives on the scene with unpublished works from such superstars as Dave Eggers, Louise Erdrich, Haruki Murakami, and others.In this inaugural edition of Freeman's, a new biannual of unpublished writing, former Granta editor and NBCC president John Freeman brings together the best new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about that electrifying moment when we arrive.Strange encounters abound. David Mitchell meets a ghost ...

In 'A Guidebook Shaped by Personal Experience and Timeless Teachings,' John Berg Yogindravandana Dasa offers a practical approach to finding peace, meaning, and spiritual fulfillment in today's busy world. Drawing from personal experience and the teachings of the Vedic tradition, the book presents clear guidance on living a sincere devotional life centered on Krishna consciousness, while balancing modern responsibilities and challenges. The book explores how to recognize the eternal nature...

Do you need to get fit and shed those excess pounds?Have you dieted in the past and failed every time?Are you ready to try something that is proven to work and will increase your cardio and overall fitness?Being overweight is a huge problem for millions in an era where fast food rules and we are less active than ever before. Fighting back is hard when temptation is everywhere and losing those extra pounds can seem almost impossible. and yet you know you need to do it.Your life depends on i...

„Oft kopiert, nie erreicht.“ Biologen heuteSeit vier Jahrzehnten prägt dieses außergewöhnliche Lehrbuch weltweit die Lehre der Biochemie. Die überaus klare und präzise Art der Darstellung, die Aktualität, die ausgefeilte Didaktik und die Verständlichkeit sind zu Markenzeichen dieses von Lehrenden wie Lernenden hoch geschätzten Standardwerkes geworden. Sie zeichnen auch die nun vorliegende achte Auflage aus, die erneut die Brücke von den b...