Erik: 1534 books
Le Dicodard
3 000 citations de San-Antonio
Language: French
Release Date: April 16, 2015
" J'ai beaucoup écrit, mais si on prenait une phrase dans chacun de mes livres, on en ferait un génial. " Frédéric Dard
De A à Z et à travers pas moins de 3000 citations, Dard commente ses contemporains, le tout-venant, les cons, les femmes, les Allemands, les Anglais, leurs travers,...
Mémoire olfactive
Les Abeilles de Guerlain, Nouvelles
Language: French
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Concours de nouvelles 2015 sur le thème "La mémoire olfactive"
" Les parfums insèrent en nous le profond de nos âmes. Ils les constituent aussi, s'y cachent, ressurgissent quand nous ne les attendons pas. "
Philippe Claudel, à propos de ce livre
Souvenirs d'un amour...
La Twittérature
Les chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature revus par la Génération Twitter
Language: French
Release Date: April 2, 2015
Vous aimez les grands livres ? Vous manquez de temps ? Alors vous allez rire !
À 20 ans, nous nous sommes emparés de 75 chefs-d’œuvre de la littérature mondiale pour en extraire avec Twitter, la quintessence. Sacrilège ? Imposture ? Du monde grec à Shakespeare, Voltaire ou Proust, parodie,...
by Erik Gerding
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Financial regulation can fail when it is needed the most. The dynamics of asset price bubbles weaken financial regulation just as financial markets begin to overheat and the risk of crisis spikes. At the same time, the failure of financial regulations adds further fuel to a bubble.
This book...
The State of the Parties
The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
The State of the Parties brings readers up to date on party action in election years and in between. This essential party primer includes: new chapters on polarization between and within the parties in the aftermath of the 2012 election, demographic changes to America’s political parties and the...
by Erik Valeur
Language: Dutch
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Language: Dutch
Release Date: January 25, 2013
In 1961 worden zeven kinderen geboren op kraamafdeling B van het Ringshospital. Alle zeven worden ze ter adoptie afgestaan en een dag later naar het Kongslund weeshuis gebracht. Binnen enkele maanden krijgen de kinderen nieuwe ouders en een nieuwe toekomst aangemeten. Hun herkomst lijkt volledig vergeten.
Maar...
Hiking the North Cascades
A Guide to More Than 100 Great Hiking Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
Mile-by-mile descriptions and maps for more than 100 hikes eliminate the guesswork of hiking in this mountain paradise east of Puget Sound. From short day hikes to long backpack expeditions, Hiking the North Cascades is a passport to one of the most beautiful mountain areas in North America.
The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
A Millennium of Adaptation and Endurance
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
This scholarly collection examines the origins, history, and contemporary nature of Chinese Judaism in the community of Kaifeng. These essays, written by a diverse, international team of contributors, explore the culture and history of this thousand-year-old Jewish community, whose synthesis of Chinese...
by Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the 3GPP's (3rd Generation Partnership Project) new standard and accompanying technologies that mobile network operators such as ATT, Verizon and TeliaSonera are adopting for their networks.
To move to higher-speed networks that can cater to customer demand for...
Ancient Greek Agriculture
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
The initial focus of Ancient Greek Agriculture is firmly on the art of agriculture proper, the tools and the technique, the plants cultivated and the animals reared. Thereafter, Isager and Skydsgaard focus on the position of agriculture in the society of gods and men in the Greek city-states . The...
The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia
Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Why, from the eighteenth century onwards, did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth, while others stagnated? This text looks at the kind of institutions that are required in order for change to take place, and Ringmar concludes that for sustained development to be possible,...
by Ellen-Marie Forsberg, Clare Shelley-Egan, Erik Thorstensen
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
This book offers the policy-maker or decision-maker key insights and practical information regarding the features of ethics frameworks best suited to the ethical assessment of human cognitive enhancement (HCE) applications, such as pharmaceutical cognitive enhancers and noninvasive brain stimulation...
by Erik V. Fasick
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2019
Construction of the Unit 1 reactor began on Three Mile Island in May 1968, with the production of commercial electricity beginning in 1974. Approval for the construction of the Unit 2 reactor was granted in November 1969, and it was only producing commercial electricity for less than 90 days when...
Mars One
The Ultimate Reality TV Show?
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
This book dissects the hype and hubris of the Mars One venture. Every aspect of the mission design is scrutinized, from the haphazard selection process to the unproven mission architecture. A controversial project, many professional astronauts consider Mars One a reckless attempt, yet it gained popular...