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The Lunatic Express
In 1895, George Whitehouse arrived at the east African post of Mombasa to perform an engineering miracle: the building of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Lake Victoria Railway – a 600-mile route that was largely unmapped and barely explored. Behind Mombasa lay a scorched, waterless desert. Beyond, a horizonless scrub country climbed toward a jagged volcanic region bisected by the Great Rift Valley. A hundred miles of sponge-like quagmire marked the railway's last lap. The entire right of way bristled with hostile tribes, teemed with lions and breathed malaria. What was the purpose of this 'giant folly' and whom would it benefit? Was it to exploit the rumoured wealth of little-known central African kingdoms? Was it to destroy the slave trade? To encourage commerce and settlement? THE LUNATIC EXPRESS explores the building of this great railway in an earlier Africa of slave and ivory empires, of tribal monarchs and the vast lands that they ruled. Above all, it is the story of the white intruders whose combination of avarice, honour and tenacious courage made them a breed apart.
Radical Picasso
Introduction -- The crystallisation of cubism -- Platonism after Cubism -- Mimesis after collage -- Cubism's refuse -- Picasso's sexuality -- Crucifixion and apocalypse -- Rotten sun -- Signed, Picasso.
Biological Oceanography
This new edition of Biological Oceanography has been greatly updated and expanded since its initial publication in 2004. It presents current understanding of ocean ecology emphasizing the character of marine organisms from viruses to fish and worms, together with their significance to their habitats and to each other. The book initially emphasizes pelagic organisms and processes, but benthos, hydrothermal vents, climate-change effects, and fisheries all receive attention. The chapter on oceanic biomes has been greatly expanded and a new chapter reviewing approaches to pelagic food webs has been added. Throughout, the book has been revised to account for recent advances in this rapidly changing field. The increased importance of molecular genetic data across the field is evident in most of the chapters. As with the previous edition, the book is primarily written for senior undergraduate and graduate students of ocean ecology and professional marine ecologists. Visit www.wiley.com/go/miller/oceanography to access the artwork from the book.
God is Brazilian
A biography of Charles Miller, the man who taught Brazil how to play Football.
Politico's Guide to Political Lobbying
This book seeks to show how to successfully master the act of political lobbying. It takes the reader through the political labyrinth and shows how to avoid pitfalls and how to put your case properly.'
On Group-Theoretic Decision Problems and Their Classification
Part exposition and part presentation of new results, this monograph deals with that area of mathematics which has both combinatorial group theory and mathematical logic in common. Its main topics are the word problem for groups, the conjugacy problem for groups, and the isomorphism problem for groups. The presentation depends on previous results of J. L. Britton, which, with other factual background, are treated in detail.
Ship of State
A remarkable feature of Jefferson's writing is his frequent and inventive use of nautical metaphors, mainly varieties of ship-of-state and ocean-of-life. Organized in two parts, an essay and an anthology, Ship of State gathers and examines, for the first time, approximately 100 of these metaphors. Charles Miller shows how the metaphors confirm Jefferson's stature as a stylist and enrich our interpretation of his thoughts on politics and ethics, friendship and slavery, Monticello, and the end of life. Ship of State discovers the source of the nautical metaphors in Jefferson's classical learning, examines their place in his writing, contrasts them with metaphors on other subjects, and surveys the significance of the nautical metaphors in American life and letters since his death. The anthology provides full context, light annotation, and careful citation not only for Jefferson's metaphors, but also for nautical metaphors by more than a hundred other writers from Homer to John Updike and including a dozen U.S. presidents.
Electrician's Exam Prep
Based on the successful training seminar conducted by NEC® expert Charles R. Miller, The Electrician's Exam Prep Manual cuts through complex topics to help students pass Journeyman or Master Electrician licensing exams. Using clear, concise language, this book takes users through the preparation process, explaining every NEC® topic along the way. Aspiring electricians will feel prepared after completing the Manual's 23 sample exams, addressing general electrical knowledge plus NEC® rules. A special feature identifies key Code sections for highlighting, to assist in studying and to carry in to exams where allowed.
The Mac Hacker's Handbook
As more and more vulnerabilities are found in the Mac OS X (Leopard) operating system, security researchers are realizing the importance of developing proof-of-concept exploits for those vulnerabilities. This unique tome is the first book to uncover the flaws in the Mac OS X operating system—and how to deal with them. Written by two white hat hackers, this book is aimed at making vital information known so that you can find ways to secure your Mac OS X systems, and examines the sorts of attacks that are prevented by Leopard’s security defenses, what attacks aren’t, and how to best handle those weaknesses.
