Kessler: 311 books

Research is based on original data: a survey in the Philippines with 2,000 respondents, 37 in-depth interviews with respondents from the sample, and 45 expert interviews serving as background material. The destinations covered are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong. This book discusses...

Unlike existing books of nuclear reactor physics, nuclear engineering and nuclear chemical engineering this book covers a complete description and evaluation of nuclear fission power generation. It covers the whole nuclear fuel cycle, from the extraction of natural uranium from ore mines, uranium...

Prominent scholars across the political divide and academic disciplines analyze how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People’s Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and...

Bio-based Plant Oil Polymers and Composites provides engineers and materials scientists a useful framework to help take advantage of the latest research conducted in this rapidly advancing field—enabling them to develop and commercialize their own products quickly and more successfully. Plant...

Managers working in today’s organizations often focus more on results than on the people who achieve those results. But regularly evaluating the performance of your employees is critical to improving the efficiency and output of your organization. Performance reviews have changed significantly in...

The book analyses the risks of nuclear power stations. The security concept of reactors is explained. Measures against the spread of radioactivity after a severe accident, accidents of core melting and a possible crash of an air plane on reactor containment are discussed. The book covers three scientific...

Unique in scope, An Introduction to the Languages of the World introduces linguistics students to the variety of world's languages. Students will gain familiarity with concepts such as sound change, lexical borrowing, diglossia, and language diffusion, and the rich variety of linguistic structure...

All Abigail wanted was a vacation, a break from hunting down paranormal criminals, what she got was an unforgettable trip to a book festival. Note: This short story was originally published in A Weird Thing Happened at the Book Fest.

Emily peut enfin profiter de son nouveau chez elle, une île paradisiaque où elle a le droit de se transformer en sirène ou en humaine à sa guise. Que la vie est belle… Jusqu’à ce que Neptune débarque dans son école et ordonne à tous de fouiller les océans pour retrouver un trésor  !...

Dans cette nouvelle aventure, notre mi-sirène mi-humaine préférée et ses amis voyagent jusqu’à une cascade ensorcelée qui capture tous ceux qui la franchissent. Seuls Emily et Aaron en réchappent grâce à leur nouveau pouvoir qui annule les enchantements. Mais la cascade est loin d’avoir...

New Caledonia History, Culture and Tourism. Travel Guide, People and Custom. New Caledonia tourism Book. Melanesians make up more than two-fifths of the population and Europeans about one-third. Their differing cultures have given rise to two distinct ways of life, known as kanak and caldoche; people...

Immortal pirate Drake Cole has a reputation in Savannah for his custom woodworking and historical restorations, but his work has grown into an obsession. He's become a stranger to his crew since the Sea Dog sank in 1795. None of them know his painful secret. A young stowaway went down with the ship,...

Hurricanes, tornadoes, Ebola outbreaks or complete government meltdown are just a few of things we could be facing in the days ahead.  We all need to be prepared for whatever might come our way.  In order to be prepared, we have to know what to do and how to do it when we are faced with emergency situations....

Ashley Jean Devareaux didn't deserve to die like she did, with her head crushed on a lonely Arkansas highway. But was it a simple accident or cold-blooded, premeditated murder? It sets off a chain of events that roils the community of Goatneck and the surrounding Finley County. Ashley's story becomes...