John Pierre: 38 books

Experiments and theory have rapidly progressed on nonlinear optical extreme waves, showing that guided wave nonlinear optics and fiber lasers provide a relatively simple, accessible and controllable test bed for the observations and accurate statistical studies of extreme wave phenomena that obey...

Quels moyens l’État haïtien s’est-il donné de rendre justice et de surmonter les séquelles de la dictature? Rassemblés en 2014 pour en débattre, chercheurs et militants de tous les milieux (sciences politiques, philosophie, droit, anthropologie…) en discutent collectivement, librement,...

In September 2002, twenty-one prominent Catholic and Protestant scholars released the groundbreaking document "A Sacred Obligation," which includes ten statements about Jewish-Christian dialogue focused around a guiding claim: "Revising Christian teaching about Judaism and the Jewish...

Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all alleged that jury service promotes civic and political engagement, yet none could prove it. Finally, The Jury and Democracy provides compelling systematic evidence to support this view. Drawing from in-depth interviews, thousands...

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they...

Innovation numérique pédagogique : adaptation de la série BILINGUE de Pocket-Langues Pour Tous ! Un chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature érotique anglaise du XVIII è siècle. La série BILINGUE de 12-21 propose : • une traduction fidèle et intégrale, accompagnée de nombreuses notes •...

Pluripotential theory is a very powerful tool in geometry, complex analysis and dynamics. This volume brings together the lectures held at the 2011 CIME session on "pluripotential theory" in Cetraro, Italy. This CIME course focused on complex Monge-Ampére equations, applications of pluripotential...

Extrait :  Il y a des gens qui supposent comme une Vérité incontestable, Qu’il y a certains Principes innez, certaines Notions primitives, autrement appellées   Notions communes, empreintes & gravées, pour ainsi dire, dans notre Ame, qui les reçoit...

The second edition of this authoritative textbook continues the tradition of providing clear and concise descriptions of the new and classic concepts in financial theory. The authors keep the theory accessible by requiring very little mathematical background. First edition published by Prentice-Hall...

Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." This e-book is all 51 volumes, the equivalent of over 20,000 printed pages in one e-book. It is fully searchable with a completely linked table of contents.

Il y a des gens qui supposent comme une Vérité incontestable, Qu’il y a certains Principes innez, certaines Notions primitives, autrement appellées   Notions communes, empreintes & gravées, pour ainsi dire, dans notre Ame, qui les reçoit dès le...

Il y a des gens qui supposent comme une Vérité incontestable, Qu’il y a certains Principes innez, certaines Notions primitives, autrement appellées Notions communes, empreintes & gravées, pour ainsi dire, dans notre Ame, qui les reçoit dès le premier...

The universally recognized Saint of Charity Vincent de Paul lived a rich and complex life. Intensely devoted to Jesus especially Jesus suffering in the poor Vincents way of reading the gospel has special resonance for today. Throughout his long life he managed to bring together both prayer and action....