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Authoritative reviews on the wide-ranging ramifications of climate change, from an international team of eminent researchers.
Advances in geomicrobiology have progressed at an accelerated pace in recent years. Ehrlich's Geomicrobiology, Sixth Edition surveys various aspects of the field, including the microbial role in elemental cycling and in the formation and degradation of minerals and fossil fuels. Unlike the fifth edition, the sixth includes many expert contributors
Protected Area Governance and Management presents a compendium of original text, case studies and examples from across the world, by drawing on the literature, and on the knowledge and experience of those involved in protected areas. The book synthesises current knowledge and cutting-edge thinking from the diverse branches of practice and learning relevant to protected area governance and management. It is intended as an investment in the skills and competencies of people and consequently, the effective governance and management of protected areas for which they are responsible, now and into the future. The global success of the protected area concept lies in its shared vision to protect nat...
Sixteen of his former colleagues and students join in this volume in honoring Walter Silz. Concentrating on a single theme--the German drama--this volume contains essays and interpretations of plays ranging from Hrotsvit von Gandersheim to Bertolt Brecht. Eight of the sixteen essays deal with dramas from the area of Silz's main concentration--the nineteenth century. Also included are a tribute to Silz and a bibliography of his writings.
For Wittgenstein, philosophy was an on-going activity. Only in his dialog with the philosophical community and in his private moments does Wittgenstein's philosophical practice fully come to light. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Lassen wir den Wind sprechen, ein Roman, der den Autor fast drei Jahrzehnte beschäftigt hat, schickt den Kommissar Medina in eine Zerreißprobe der Existenz, radikal zweifelnd, abgründig komisch: Seinem Polizistendasein in Santa María entflieht er nach Lavanda, wo er als Maler und Liebhaber dilettiert. Dafür lässt er sich von Frieda von Kliestein aushalten, einer Cabaret-Sängerin, die wie er selbst lieber mit Frauen schläft. Doch das ihm entrückte Santa María zieht ihn zurück. Und dort wieder angekommen, wird er schließlich als Kommissar die Ermordung Friedas untersuchen müssen, in die er selbst verstrickt zu sein scheint.
From first principles to real-world applications -- here is the first comprehensive guide to drug discovery and development Modern drug discovery and development require the collaborative efforts of specialists in a broadarray of scientific, technical, and business disciplines--from biochemistry to molecular biology, organic chemistry to medicinal chemistry, pharmacology to marketing. Yet surprisingly, until now, there were no authoritative references offering a complete, fully integrated picture of the process. The only comprehensive guide of its kind, this groundbreaking two-volume resource provides an overview of the entire sequence of operations involved in drug discovery and development...