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 Jewish Literature Between The Bible And The Mishnah, with CD-ROM, By George W. E. Nickelsburg 2005 | 473 Pages | ISBN: 0800637798 | PDF | 4 MB In this fully revised and expanded edition, Nickelsburg introduces the reader to the broad range of Jewish literature that is not part of either the Bible or the standard rabbinic works. This includes especially the Apocrypha (such as 1 Maccabees), the Pseudepigrapha (such as 1 Enoch), the Dead Sea Scrolls, the works of Josephus, and the works of Philo. This new edition also has an enormously helpful CD-ROM, including biblical citation hyperlinks to the NRSV, web links to primary documents, chapter summaries, and discussion questions.  Duane Rousselle, "Jacques Lacan and American Sociology: Be Wary of the Image" English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030197255 | PDF | pages: 102 | 1.2 mb In this Palgrave Pivot, Duane Rousselle aims to disrupt the hold that pragmatist ideology has had over American sociology by demonstrating that the social bond has always been founded upon a fundamental and primordial bankruptcy. Using the Lacanian theory of "capitalist discourse," Rousselle demonstrates that most of early American sociology suffered from an inadequate account of the "symbolic" within the mental and social lives of the individual subject. The psychoanalytic aspect of the social bond remained theoretically undeveloped in the American context. Instead it is the "image," a product of the imaginary, which takes charge over any symbolic function. This intervention into pragmatic sociology seeks to recover the tradition of "grand theory" by bringing psychoanalytical and sociological discourse into fruitful communication with one another.  Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power By Robert K. Brigham 2008 | 238 Pages | ISBN: 1586484990 | PDF | 6 MB Vietnam and Iraq are now linked forever. But a straight comparison between the two wars does injustice to solid history. In this revised and updated edition of Is Iraq Another Vietnam? historian Robert K. Brigham shows how the similarities between Iraq and Vietnam illuminate similar patterns of U.S. foreign policy behavior. A Vietnam expert, Brigham argues that the United States has turned to a foreign policy of expansion in times of external threat--or heightened threat perceptions--leading to limited Congressional debate and oversight. The results have been devastating. The massive financial hangover will be only one of the Iraq War's lasting legacies. The mechanisms are in place for change, but so far the U.S. has done little to alter the course of its foreign relations. It is crucial that we apply the lessons of Vietnam wisely and selectively--in this war and in the future.  Paul A. Moore, "Into the Illusive World: An Exploration of Animals' Perception" English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030202011 | PDF | pages: 282 | 5.0 mb Have you ever thought about what a dog smells as it stops to sniff at a tree? Or what a cat is watching as it stares intensely off into space? What about animals in the wild? What do they see, hear, smell, and feel? How do they perceive their surroundings? This is the illusive world. A world filled with fascinating stimuli that we are not equipped to detect. This is particularly true because we tend to rely so heavily on our eyes or ears.  Intelligent and Adaptive Systems in Medicine By Olivier C. L. Haas, Keith J. Burnham 2008 | 402 Pages | ISBN: 0750309946 | PDF | 14 MB Intelligent and adaptive techniques are rapidly being used in all stages of medical treatment, from the initial diagnosis to planning delivery and follow-up therapy.To realize the full potential of these techniques, developers and end users must understand both the underlying technology and the specifics of the medical application considered. Focusing on this growing area of interest, Intelligent and Adaptive Systems in Medicine clearly and concisely explains a range of adaptive and intelligent systems, highlighting their benefits and limitations with realistic medical examples. Bringing together theory and practice, this volume describes the application of adaptive and intelligent control as well as intelligent systems in the diagnosis, planning, treatment, and follow up of diseases such as cancer. Each chapter presents a family of an intelligent and adaptive system, explains the techniques and algorithms behind these systems, and explores how to solve medical and biomedical problems using intelligent and adaptive systems. The book focuses on the methods of fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks, neuro-fuzzy modeling, adaptive and predictive control, systems and statistical modeling, and image processing. By assessing the use of intelligent and adaptive techniques for medical diagnosis and therapy, this guide promotes further research in this area of “techno-medicine.” It provides researchers and clinicians with the tools and processes that are leading to the invaluable use of intelligent systems in early diagnoses and effective treatment.
 Intellectuals at a Crossroads: The Changing Politics of China's Knowledge Workers by Zhidong Hao English | June 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0791455793, 0791455807 | 544 pages | PDF | 3,6 MB Zhidong Hao's fascinating book, Intellectuals at a Crossroads, examines groups of contemporary Chinese intellectuals, their successes, failures, identity contradictions, and ethical dilemmas.
 Louis-Martin Rousseau, Kostas Stergiou, "Integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research" English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030192113 | PDF | pages: 681 | 22.2 mb This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research, CPAIOR 2019, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in June 2019.  Karl-Heinz Lüke, Gerald Eichler, Christian Erfurth, "Innovations for Community Services" English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030224813 | PDF | pages: 235 | 20.6 mb This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Innovations for Community Services, I4CS 2019, held in Wolfsburg, Germany, in June 2019.
 Article 19, Mallory Knodel, Ulrike Uhlig, Niels ten Oever, Corinne Cath, "How the Internet Really Works: An Illustrated Guide to Protocols, Privacy, Censorship, and Governance" English | ASIN: B07ZC7GYCS, ISBN: 1718500297 | 2020 | AZW3 | 120 pages | 16 MB An accessible, comic book-like, illustrated introduction to how the internet works under the hood, designed to give people a basic understanding of the technical aspects of the Internet that they need in order to advocate for digital rights.  Paul Williams, "Hitler's Atlantic Wall: Pas de Calais" English | 2013 | ISBN: 184884817X | EPUB | pages: 176 | 18.0 mb This well-illustrated book describes the massive effort that the occupying Nazi forces put into the construction of the Eastern section of the Atlantic Wall. While the D-Day invasion was unaffected by the fortifications in this area, they still posed a significant threat. This came from the mighty gun batteries (such as Batteries Todt and Lindemann) that threatened Channel shipping and the South Coast of England, and, while isolated from the main Allied advance, the Festung ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk were denied to Allied use. This was of major strategic significance as the lines of supply were becoming ever longer and more vulnerable. |
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