Ni: 165 books
Inorganic Two-dimensional Nanomaterials
Fundamental Understanding, Characterizations and Energy Applications
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Inorganic 2D nanomaterials, or inorganic graphene analogues, are gaining great attention due to their unique properties and potential energy applications. They contain ultrathin nanosheet morphology with one-dimensional confinement, but unlike pure carbon graphene, inorganic two-dimensional nanomaterials...
How the West Came to Rule
The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
Mainstream historical accounts of the development of capitalism describe a process which is fundamentally European - a system that was born in the mills and factories of England or under the guillotines of the French Revolution. In this groundbreaking book, a very different story is told.
How...
Principles of Physics
From Quantum Field Theory to Classical Mechanics
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
This book starts from a set of common basic principles to establish the basic formalisms of all disciplines of fundamental physics, including quantum field theory, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, general relativity, electromagnetism, and classical mechanics. Instead of the...
Intercultural Public Relations
Theories for Managing Relationships and Conflicts with Strategic Publics
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Intercultural Public Relations: Theories for Managing Relationships and Conflicts with Strategic Publics develops a coherent framework to unify the theories of public relations and intercultural communication, and within the framework, examines empirical studies of intercultural interactions.
This...
by Li He, Dingjiang Yang, Guoqiang Ni
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
This book introduces the basic framework of advanced focal plane technology based on the third-generation infrared focal plane concept. The essential concept, research advances, and future trends in advanced sensor arrays are comprehensively reviewed. Moreover, the book summarizes recent research...
Obí
Oracle of Cuban Santería
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2001
• The first book to provide complete, specific instructions for casting the obi oracle of the Santería faith.
• Uses the shell of a coconut, which embodies the spirit of Obí, as a divination tool.
• Includes a detailed “mojuba” or prayer that awakens the orishas and invites...
The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination
How to Cast the Diloggún, the Oracle of the Orishas
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2000
The first book to provide complete, specific instructions on casting the Diloggún, the cowrie-shell oracle of the Orishas.
• Provides step-by-step instructions never before published, detailing requirements and procedure for casting the Diloggún.
• Includes a detailed “mojuba”...
Diloggún Tales of the Natural World
How the Moon Fooled the Sun and Other Santería Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Sacred myths from Santería centered on nature and the natural world
• Includes more than 40 myths, stories, and histories from the Lucumí tradition
• Reassembles the oral fragments from the African diaspora into coherent stories
• Demonstrates that the African peoples,...
Yielded and Submitted: Prayers and Journal
A Woman's Journey for a Life Dedicated to God
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2018
Yielded and Submitted: A Woman’s Journey for a Life Dedicated to God is a story of a woman you know, and know well. Yielded and submitted is about you; about us! This journal and these prayers will bring you back to her and to God. Engage in these prayers so that we can reach her, the woman whose...
by Ni'cola
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2011
“I have to do what’s best for me” has been Dionni’s motto since the horrible night she found her finance Dale entangled between the legs of her best friend Eva. Enraged and torn, Dionni goes on a hiatus from Las Vegas to clear her mind and get her heart back in order.
Dionni’s much...
by Sevan Nişanyan
Language: Turkish
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Language: Turkish
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Bu kitap 1000'i aşkın Türkçe sözcüğün inanılmaz tarihini, esprili ve kolay okunur bir dille anlatıyor, her gün kullandığımız sözcüklerin aralarındaki umulmadık köken ilişkilerini gözler önüne seriyor. Elifin Öküzü, geniş bir tarih kültürüne ve titiz bir araştırmaya...
OQAM/FBMC for Future Wireless Communications
Principles, Technologies and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
OQAM/FBMC for Future Wireless Communications: Principles, Technologies and Applications introduces the concepts and key technologies of OQAM/FBMC, which has been regarded as the potential physical layer technique in future wireless communication systems. It comprises 10 chapters that provide an...
Grapevine in a Changing Environment
A Molecular and Ecophysiological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Grapes (Vitis spp.) are economically the most important fruit species in the world. Over the last decades many scientific advances have led to understand more deeply key physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of grape berry maturation. However, our knowledge on how grapevines respond to...
The EU Foreign Policy Analysis
Democratic Legitimacy, Media, and Climate Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
The book presents a model of interaction effects between policymakers and the media which can shed light on the former's ability to enhance democratic legitimacy in foreign policy decision-making. It shows that the media enhanced the democratic legitimacy of the EU's foreign policy in relation to its climate policy and its approach towards Russia.