J Van: 339 books

Of all fluctuations in economic activity, the long wave or Kondratieff cycle is easily the most puzzling and least understood one. Does it really exist, and if so, is it only a cycle in prices or a cycle in economic activity at large? What causes it, and has it been confined to Europe or does it affect...

This book contains 182 papers presented at the 12th Symposium of Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-12), held in The Hague, The Netherlands, May 26-29, 2002. The objective of ESCAPE-12 is to highlight advances made in the development and use of computing methodologies and information...

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise,...

Pour sortir de l'illusion de base, il faut acquérir la certitude que nous sommes notre corps, nos émotions et nos pensées. Ce ne sont que les véhicules, les instruments de notre être véritable et divin, le Soi. L'auteur nous apprend ainsi à vivre à partir du Soi et non à partir du moi.

In 1833, when the first 23 students arrived at what is now Haverford College, they found one school building surrounded by nearly 200 acres of farmland, woods, and a small creek. The story of how this landscape evolved into the park-like setting of today's campus is told through images spanning 150...

In 1993 I traveled to the Middle East as a financial consultant.  I intended to return to the U.S. in five weeks. When the principals of the firm suddenly departed I was held liable for their debts and subsequently sentenced to two years in a high security Arab prison.  While in jail, I learned of...

Offering a concise and critical comparison of EU competition law and US antitrust law from an economic perspective, this is the ideal textbook for international and interdisciplinary courses combining law and economic approaches.

Numerous books cover research and evaluation in general, but not within the context of library and information science. Many others cover the field of library and information science overall but with little focus on research. Knowledge into Action: Research and Evaluation in Library and Information...

This book is about a new technology that surpasses the capabilities of computer technology. It examines how the human brain functions, not as a control centre, but as a learning, interacting machine that evolves intelligence as it learns. Humans are not born with complete knowledge. A baby makes random...

A practical tutorial covering how to leverage RStudio functionality to effectively perform R Development, analysis, and reporting with RStudio. The book is aimed at R developers and analysts who wish to do R statistical development while taking advantage of RStudio functionality to ease their development...

Today's organizations face a wide variety of challenges, including such contradictions as maintaining unity of action while becoming increasingly diverse. Even the definition of organization is changing and evolving. In this monograph, the authors apply their academic and professional experience to...

THE BROTHERHOOD OF SHAMBALLA A cosmic revolution is announcing itself and at this turning point in human history the Spiritual School of the Golden Rosycross once more finds itself confronted with the task of preparing as well as possible all those who "have ears to hear and eyes to see"...

The vademecum to the legendary Zamorano 80goal of many bibliophiles of the Golden State. A great reference and a sirens call to the world of bibliomania. W. Michael Mathes, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco, Holder of the Orden Mexicana del guila Azteca, author of numerous books in Spanish and English.