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Geometric Puzzle Design

Geometric Puzzle Design

This book discusses how to design good geometric puzzles: two-dimensional dissection puzzles polyhedral dissections and burrs. It outlines major categories of geometric puzzles and provides examples sometimes going into the history and philosophy of those examples. The author presents challenges and thoughtful questions as well as practical design and woodworking tips to encourage the reader to build his own puzzles and experiment with his own designs. Aesthetics phychology and mathematical considerations all factor into the definition of the quality of a puzzle. | Geometric Puzzle Design

GBP 180.00
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The Media Workflow Puzzle How It All Fits Together

The Media Workflow Puzzle How It All Fits Together

This edited collection brings together a team of top industry experts to provide a comprehensive look at the entire media workflow from start to finish. The Media Workflow Puzzle gives readers an in-depth overview of the workflow process from production to distribution to archiving. Pulling from the expertise of twenty contributing authors and editors the book covers topics including content production postproduction systems media asset management content distribution and archiving and preservation offering the reader an understanding of all the various elements and processes that go into the media workflow ecosystem. It concludes with an exploration of the possibilities for the future of media workflows and the new opportunities it may bring. Professionals and students alike looking to understand how to manage media content for its entire lifecycle will find this an invaluable resource. | The Media Workflow Puzzle How It All Fits Together

GBP 34.99
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The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts Squaring the Octagon

The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts Squaring the Octagon

Mixed martial arts (MMA)—unarmed fighting games permitting techniques derived from a variety of martial arts and combat sports— has exploded from the fringes of sport into a worldwide phenomenon a sport as controversial as it is compelling. This is the first book to pay MMA the serious philosophical attention it deserves. With contributions from leading international scholars of the philosophy of sport and martial arts the book explores topics such as whether MMA qualifies as a martial art the differences between MMA and the traditional martial arts the aesthetic dimensions of MMA the limits of consent and choice in MMA and whether MMA can promote moral virtues. It also explores cutting-edge practical and ethical topics including the role of gender in MMA and the question of whether trans athletes should be allowed to compete in the women’s divisions. The contributors to this anthology take down ground and pound and submit many essential questions about this fascinating recent development in the culture of sport and spectacle. This is important reading for anybody with an interest in combat sports martial arts or the philosophy sociology culture or history of sport. | The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts Squaring the Octagon

GBP 38.99
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Planning and Designing the IP Broadcast Facility A New Puzzle to Solve

Planning and Designing the IP Broadcast Facility A New Puzzle to Solve

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the technology architecture physical facility changes and – most importantly – the new media management workflows and business processes to support the entire lifecycle of the IP broadcast facility from an engineering and workflow perspective. Fully updated this second edition covers the technological evolutions and changes in the media broadcast industry including the new standards and specifications for live IP production the SMPTE ST2110 suite of standards the necessity of protecting against cyber threats and the expansion of cloud services in opening new possibilities. It provides users with the necessary information for planning organizing producing and distributing media for the modern broadcast facility. Key features of this text include: Strategies to implement a cost-effective live and file-based production and distribution system. A cohesive big-picture viewpoint that helps you identify how to overcome the challenges of upgrading your plant. The impact live production is having on the evolution to IP. Case studies serve as recommendations and examples of use. New considerations in engineering and maintenance of IP and file-based systems. Those in the fields of TV cable IT engineering and broadcast engineering will find this book an invaluable resource as will students learning how to set up modern broadcast facilities and the workflows of contemporary broadcasting. | Planning and Designing the IP Broadcast Facility A New Puzzle to Solve

GBP 29.99
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Crimes and Mathdemeanors

Crimes and Mathdemeanors

A collection of short detective stories for young adults who are interested in applying high school level mathematics and physics to solving mysteries. The main character is Ravi a 14-year-old math genius who helps the local police solve cases. Each chapter is a detective story with a mathematical puzzle at its core that Ravi is able to solve. The author invites the reader to solve the case on his or her own and then explains the mathematics used to find the solution to the puzzle. Illustrated by Karl H. Hofmann | Crimes and Mathdemeanors

GBP 175.00
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California's Amazing Geology

California's Amazing Geology

California has some of the most distinctive and unique geology in the United States. It is the only state with all three types of plate boundaries an extraordinary history of earthquakes and volcanoes and it has many rocks and minerals found nowhere else. The Golden State includes both the highest and lowest point in the continental US and practically every conceivable geological feature known. This book discusses not only the important geologic features of each region in California but also the complex geologic four-dimensional puzzle of how California was assembled beginning over 2 billion years ago. The author provides up-to-date and authoritative review of the geology and geomorphology of each geologic province as well as recent revelations of tectonic history of California’s past. There are separate chapters on some of California’s distinctive geologic resources including gold oil water coastlines and fossils. An introductory section describes basic rock and mineral types and fundamental aspects of plate tectonics so that students and other readers can make sense of the bizarre wild and crazy jigsaw puzzle that is California's geological history. | California's Amazing Geology

GBP 48.99
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Mathematical Mind-Benders

Mathematical Mind-Benders

Peter Winkler is at it again. Following the enthusiastic reaction to Mathematical Puzzles: A Connoisseur's Collection Peter has compiled a new collection of elegant mathematical puzzles to challenge and entertain the reader. The original puzzle connoisseur shares these puzzles old and new so that you can add them to your own anthology. This book is for lovers of mathematics lovers of puzzles lovers of a challenge. Most of all it is for those who think that the world of mathematics is orderly logical and intuitive-and are ready to learn otherwise! A pdf with errata is updated by the author and can be accessed here | Mathematical Mind-Benders

GBP 175.00
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Analytical Peace Economics The illusion of war for peace

Analytical Peace Economics The illusion of war for peace

The Middle East is at an unprecedented crossroads between the established Euro-centric system and the emerging Asian powerhouses like India and China. Their economies policies and social structures are a half-way-house between these two dominant groups and are an important case study to examine in order to highlight future prospects and problems of the global system. The Middle East is an important missing piece in a huge global puzzle. This book makes a significant step towards understanding that puzzle and offers solutions for how to fully integrate this missing jigsaw piece into the global economic system. Analytical Peace Economics: The Illusion of War for Peace focuses on three critical issues in the Middle East that dominate discussions about their place in the global political economy: conflict oil and (regional) development. Examining economic and social development in juxtaposition with conflict and peace this book adapts develops and applies historical geographical economic and psychological methods creating a nuanced approach to the collective understanding of the economic and social dynamics in the region. By developing theoretical models and analysing empirical research this book offers an economic analysis of the attempt to find peace through war and seeks to find alternative solutions. This book will be of interest to researchers policy makers and doctoral students of economics finance and social sciences as well as advanced undergraduate students of peace economics and development studies. | Analytical Peace Economics The illusion of war for peace

GBP 38.99
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The Baseball Mysteries Challenging Puzzles for Logical Detectives

The Baseball Mysteries Challenging Puzzles for Logical Detectives

The Baseball Mysteries: Challenging Puzzles for Logical Detectives is a book of baseball puzzles logical baseball puzzles. To jump in all you need is logic and a casual fan’s knowledge of the game. The puzzles are solved by reasoning from the rules of the game and a few facts. The logic in the puzzles is like legal reasoning. A solution must argue from evidence (the facts) and law (the rules). Unlike legal arguments however a solution must reach an unassailable conclusion. There are many puzzle books. But there’s nothing remotely like this book. The puzzles here while rigorously deductive are firmly attached to actual events to struggles that are reported in the papers every day. The puzzles offer a unique and scintillating connection between abstract logic and gritty reality. Actually this book offers the reader an unlimited number of puzzles. Once you’ve solved a few of the challenges here every boxscore you see in the papers or online is a new puzzle! It can be anywhere from simple to complex to impossible. For anyone who enjoys logical puzzles. For anyone interested in legal reasoning. For anyone who loves the game of baseball. Jerry Butters has a BA in mathematics from Oberlin College and an MS in mathematics and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago. He taught mathematics for two years at Mindanao State University in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer. He taught economics for five years at Princeton University. For most of his career he worked on consumer protection cases and policy issues at the Federal Trade Commission. In his retirement he has become a piano teacher and performer. He enjoys hobbies ranging from reading Chinese to practicing Taiji. This book is an outgrowth of another of his hobbies—his love of designing and solving puzzles of all sorts. Jim Henle has a BA in mathematics from Dartmouth College and a PhD from M. I. T. He taught for two years at U. P. Baguio in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer two years at a middle school as alternative service and 42 years at Smith College. His research is primarily in logic and set theory with additional papers in geometry graph theory number theory games economics and music. He edited columns for The Mathematical Intelligencer. He authored or co-authored five books. His most recent book The Proof and the Pudding compares mathematics and gastronomy. He has collaborated with Jerry on puzzle papers and chamber music concerts. | The Baseball Mysteries Challenging Puzzles for Logical Detectives

GBP 22.99
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The Lower Niger Bronzes Beyond Igbo-Ukwu Ife and Benin

The Lower Niger Bronzes Beyond Igbo-Ukwu Ife and Benin

This book demonstrates that copper-alloy casting was widespread in southern Nigeria and has been practiced for at least a millennium. Philip M. Peek’s research provides a critical context for the better-known casting traditions of Igbo-Ukwu Ife and Benin. Both the necessary ores and casting skills were widely available contrary to previous scholarly assumptions. The majority of the Lower Niger Bronzes which we know number in the thousands are of subjects not found elsewhere such as leopard skull replicas grotesque bell heads ritual objects and humanoid figures. Important puzzle pieces are now in place to permit a more complete reconstruction of southern Nigerian history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history African studies African history and anthropology. | The Lower Niger Bronzes Beyond Igbo-Ukwu Ife and Benin

GBP 39.99
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ELT in Asia in the Digital Era: Global Citizenship and Identity Proceedings of the 15th Asia TEFL and 64th TEFLIN International Conference o

ELT in Asia in the Digital Era: Global Citizenship and Identity Proceedings of the 15th Asia TEFL and 64th TEFLIN International Conference o

This proceedings book captures a wide range of timely themes for readers to be able to foresee the digital era's impact on English teaching in non-English speaking countries. English used in the global environment the frequent mobile communication and the use of AI-based translators are bringing about dramatic changes in our English language learning and teaching. Who can provide us the wisdom to know what to do? Those scholars going through these complex environmental changes! A collection of puzzle pieces may bring us a better contour for the future than a perfectly edited book. It's indeed a pleasure reading these insightful pieces to gain wisdom for the future of ELT practices in global contexts. | ELT in Asia in the Digital Era: Global Citizenship and Identity Proceedings of the 15th Asia TEFL and 64th TEFLIN International Conference o

GBP 44.99
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Origins and Traditions in Comparative Education

Origins and Traditions in Comparative Education

This volume aims to expand knowledge about the history of comparative education. It explores new scholarship on key actors and ways of knowing in the field. It aims to raise awareness on the positionality of historical narratives about this field of inquiry and offers a re-think of its histories. Since comparative education has always been embedded within a global field of power what would the changing world order’s implications be for the institutional and intellectual histories of the field? This book offers diverse perspectives for re-theorising the histories of comparative education. It suggests casting a far-sighted and panoramic look at the field’s origins. The volume concludes with a puzzle for future work on a global history of comparative education. This book was originally published as a special issue of Comparative Education. | Origins and Traditions in Comparative Education

GBP 38.99
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Bringing a Medical Device to the Market A Scientist’s Perspective

Bringing a Medical Device to the Market A Scientist’s Perspective

Many of us in science have this Aha! moment when the mental puzzle is put together and you get a clear picture of a product which will change the world. Moreover you have a clear understanding of how it can be a commercial success. So you decide to start a new company a startup and have a clear path to success. However soon you come face to face with reality where things are much more complicated. Only a minute fraction of startups survives and becomes successful. This is particularly true in the complex world of medical devices. There are many good books on startups but this book is specifically about startups specializing in medical devices which are very different from other ones. It is written by a MedDev entrepreneur for first-time MedTech entrepreneurs. | Bringing a Medical Device to the Market A Scientist’s Perspective

GBP 76.99
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Misteaks. . . and how to find them before the teacher does. . . A Calculus Supplement 3rd Edition

Misteaks. . . and how to find them before the teacher does. . . A Calculus Supplement 3rd Edition

An unusual supplement to every calculus textbook Misteaks and How to Find Them before the Teacher Does is popular with students and teachers alike. Teachers love the way it encourages students to truly think about mathematics rather than simply plugging numbers into equations to crank out answers and students love the author's straightforward tongue-in-cheek style. The title of this light-hearted and amusing book might well have been Going Gray in Elementary Calculus and How to Avoid it. Changing the metaphor Barry has hit the nail on the finger in hundreds of fine examples. Philip J. Davis coauthor of The Mathematical Experience. How I wish that something like this had been available when I was a student! -Ralph P. Boas former editor of The American Mathematical Monthly. Bonus: Solution to LeWitt Puzzle | Misteaks. and how to find them before the teacher does. A Calculus Supplement 3rd Edition

GBP 170.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Colour

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Colour

From David Hume’s famous puzzle about the missing shade of blue to current research into the science of colour the topic of colour is an incredibly fertile region of study and debate cutting across philosophy of mind epistemology metaphysics and aesthetics as well as psychology. Debates about the nature of our experience of colour and the nature of colour itself are central to contemporary discussion and argument in philosophy of mind and psychology and philosophy of perception. This outstanding Handbook contains 29 specially commissioned contributions by leading philosophers and examines the most important aspects of philosophy of colour. It is organized into six parts:The Importance of Colour to PhilosophyThe Science and Spaces of ColourColour PhenomenaColour OntologyColour Experience and EpistemologyLanguage Categories and Thought. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Colour is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind and psychology epistemology metaphysics and aesthetics as well as for those interested in conceptual issues in the psychology of colour.

GBP 42.99
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Dance Legacies of Scotland The True Glen Orchy Kick

Dance Legacies of Scotland The True Glen Orchy Kick

Dance Legacies of Scotland compiles a collage of references portraying percussive Scottish dancing and explains what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from contemporary Scottish practices. Mats Melin and Jennifer Schoonover explore the historical references describing percussive dancing to illustrate how widespread the practice was giving some glimpses of what it looked and sounded like. The authors also explain what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from Scottish dancing practices. Their research draws together fieldwork references from historical sources in English Scots and Scottish Gaelic and insights drawn from the authors’ practical knowledge of dances. They portray the complex network of dance dialects that existed in parallel across Scotland and share how remnants of this vibrant tradition have endured in Scotland and the Scottish diaspora to the present day. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Dance and Music and its relationship to the history and culture of Scotland. | Dance Legacies of Scotland The True Glen Orchy Kick

GBP 36.99
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Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy Through American Eyes

Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy Through American Eyes

This book captures the essence of the period when Russians and Americans collaborated in creating new structures of government and new businesses in completely uncharted conditions. It presents the experiences of key American participants in late Soviet and post-Soviet Russia during a time when Americans thought anything was possible in Russia. Using an analytic framework of foreground ideas (Western liberal and neo-liberal) and background forces (Russian cultural influences nationalism and lingering Soviet ideology) it examines the ideas and intentions of the people involved. First-person interviews with consultants businesspeople and citizen diplomats help capture the essence of this turbulent reform period through the eyes of those who experienced it and present the importance of this experience as a piece of the puzzle in understanding contemporary Russia. It will be an invaluable resource for students of international relations Russian Studies majors researchers and members of the general public who are trying to understand the evolution of the current antagonism between the United States and Russia. | Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy Through American Eyes

GBP 130.00
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Investigation of Road Traffic Fatalities An Atlas

Investigation of Road Traffic Fatalities An Atlas

The screech of rubber against asphalt. And then the crash: a violent two-car collision resulting in a twisted mass of metal plastic and glass-and worse the deaths of both drivers. Accident reconstruction is but one phase of road traffic fatality (RTF) cases. Even as police officers draw their last diagram interview their last witness and reconstruct their final scenario a different team of investigators works diligently on solving another puzzle: determining how the victims actually died. Investigation of Road Traffic Fatalities: An Atlas covers the issues that face medical examiners and coroners in determining the nature and extent of RTF injuries as well as the cause manner and circumstances of death. Also ideal for medicolegal death investigators and law enforcement personnel who work with medical examiners and coroners during RTF investigations this Atlas covers everything from Typical road traffic fatality injuries to Injuries caused by safety/restraint devices and Autopsy and toxicology testing. For anyone involved in RTF probes Investigation of Road Traffic Fatalities: An Atlas is essential reading. | Investigation of Road Traffic Fatalities An Atlas

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Screen Narrative Perspectives on Story Production and Comprehension

Introduction to Screen Narrative Perspectives on Story Production and Comprehension

Bringing together the expertise of world-leading screenwriters and scholars this book offers a comprehensive overview of how screen narratives work. Exploring a variety of mediums including feature films television animation and video games the volume provides a contextual overview of the form and applies this to the practice of screenwriting. Featuring over 20 contributions the volume surveys the art of screen narrative and allows students and screenwriters to draw on crucial insights to further improve their screenwriting craft. Editors Paul Taberham and Catalina Iricinschi have curated a volume that spans a range of disciplines including screenwriting film theory philosophy and psychology with experience and expertise in storytelling modern blockbusters puzzle films and art cinema. Screenwriters interviewed include: Josh Weinstein (The Simpsons Gravity Falls) David Greenberg (Stomping Ground Used to Love Her) Evan Skolnick and Ioana Uricaru. Ideal for students of Screenwriting and Screen Narrative as well as aspiring screenwriters wanting to provide theoretical context to their craft. | Introduction to Screen Narrative Perspectives on Story Production and Comprehension

GBP 35.99
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Armed Conflict Survey 2018

Armed Conflict Survey 2018

The Armed Conflict Survey provides in-depth analysis of the political military and humanitarian dimensions of all major armed conflicts as well as data on fatalities refugees and internally displaced persons. Compiled by the IISS publisher of The Military Balance it is the standard reference work on contemporary conflict. The book assesses key developments in 36 high- medium- and low-intensity conflicts including those in Iraq Syria Afghanistan South Sudan Israel–Palestine Southern Thailand Colombia and Ukraine. The Armed Conflict Survey features essays by some of the world’s leading experts on armed conflict including Mats Berdal Elisabeth Jean Wood Julia Bleckner Nelly Lahoud William Reno and Carrie Manning. They write on: • UN peacekeeping; • conflict-related sexual violence; • the Islamic State’s shifting narrative; • the changing foundations of governance by armed groups; and • rebel-to-party transitions. The authors’ discussion of principal thematic and cross-national trends complements the detailed analysis of each conflict at the core of the book. The Armed Conflict Survey also includes maps infographics and multi-year data as well as the IISS Chart of Conflict. | Armed Conflict Survey 2018

GBP 375.00
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Virtuous and Vicious Expressions of Partiality

Virtuous and Vicious Expressions of Partiality

This volume gathers essays from leading scholars to discuss partiality in ethics. The chapters examine the virtuous and vicious ways in which we relate to those close to us. There has long been a puzzle in ethics concerning the balance between our general moral obligations to everyone and our specific moral obligations to a smaller subset of people: our family our nation and our friends. There has been longstanding tension between the moral intuition that equality entails that we have the same moral duties to everyone and the moral intuition that special obligations entail that we have much greater duties to those close to us. The chapters in this volume discuss varying perspectives on partiality within a wide range of relationships. Section 1 offers overarching visions of partiality. Section 2 examines how roles and relationships might shape partiality. Section 3 focuses on the potential moral dangers and pitfalls of partiality. Finally Section 4 looks at specific applications of partiality expressed as our loyalty to country religion sports teams and employers. Virtuous and Vicious Expressions of Partiality will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in ethics social and political philosophy and philosophy of religion.

GBP 130.00
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Jews and Muslims in the White Supremacist Conspiratorial Imagination

Jews and Muslims in the White Supremacist Conspiratorial Imagination

Jews and Muslims in the White Supremacist Conspiratorial Imagination explores how Jews and Muslims are stigmatized and endangered by the same conspiratorial template. Supremacists imagine that Jews and Muslims secretly strive to replace white European civilization with an unspeakable tyranny. The authors a Jew and a Muslim analyze the nature of the conspiracism that targets their communities. They historicize the supremacist conspiratorial imagination narrating the paranoia on a continuum from modernity to the postmodern. They begin with the texts of modernity following them through to the dark areas of the Internet and examining their violent denouement in synagogues and mosques. The book investigates the classic text The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and neoclassic variations such as QAnon. It turns to Islamophobic responses to 9/11 such as paranoia regarding the Muslim Brotherhood and the doppelgänger of The Protocols namely The Project. The authors conclude by questioning how ordinary people prompted by paranoia and recognition hunger resort to violence and murder. Admittedly the authors are not certain—certainty is for conspiracists. But they may have a piece of the puzzle. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of conspiracy theories antisemitism Judeophobia Islamophobia political science history philosophy psychology sociology and criminology.

GBP 44.99
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