9277 results for '"Peter S. Hawkins (Editor)'

Classical computer science textbooks tell us that some problems are 'hard'. Yet many areas, from machine learning and computer vision to theorem proving and software verification, have defined their...

This book details and analyses public sector reform, carried out by the 4th Labour Government between 1984-1990. Contents: 1. The theoretical underpinnings of Public Sector restructuring in New...

This book traces the lives of Expressionist artists Alexej von Jawlensky and Marianne von Werefkin and how their relationship influenced and inspired each other's career.Alexej von Jawlensky and...

This exhibition catalog explores the profound influence of French art on Carl Schuch, one of the most intriguing painters of the late 19th century. A cosmopolitan artist who traveled between Austria,...

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In 1957--long before colleges awarded degrees in creative nonfiction and back when newspaper writing's reputation was tainted by the fish it wrapped--Princeton began honoring talented literary...

Michael Wallerstein was a leader in developing a rigorous comparative political economy approach to understanding substantive issues of inequality, redistribution, and wage-determination. His early...

Take a journey through art history with legend's most popular creature. The unicorn has stimulated the imagination like no other animal. It has been documented in many cultures for centuries...

A unique anthology of poems from around the world and through the ages that celebrate magic and magiciansNo matter how modern or scientifically advanced our societies become, human beings remain...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote...

This thoroughly revised third edition of an award-winning book offers a keen insight into how the Scientific Revolution happened and why. Covering central scientific figures, including Copernicus,...

In his monumental book Peter Brown addresses the practice of permanent sexual renunciation--continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity--that developed in Christian circles from the first to the...

In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath...

A beautifully illustrated collection of insights from the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees. A perfect book for anyone who wants to forever remember the wisdom of the forest. This...

1. Imagination And Egoism In Middlemarch -- Egoism -- Imagination And Interpretation -- Possibilities And Plans -- Providence And Power -- Consciousness And Conscience -- George Eliot And Philosophy...

Peter Calvocoressi's engrossing volume explores controversial questions about the ending of World War II and its long-term consequences. He discusses fundamental and highly charged issues including...

Journey back in time to discover the fascinating histories of nine ancient civilizations, including lesser-known empires such as Ayutthaya and Benin.You may know of the Vikings, the Aztecs and the...

The definitive account of one of the bloodiest battles in world history―a military tragedy that would come to define a generation. On July 1, 1916, the British Army launched the "Big Push" that was...

Political theory has been characterized by a pronounced distrust of metaphysical or ontological speculation for more than a half-century. However, Peter J. Steinberger reaffirms the importance of...

This massive collection includes all important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. The volumes make available as never before the materials...