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This pioneering insight into contemporary Thai folk culture delves
beyond the traditional Thai icons to reveal the casual, everyday
expressions of Thainess that so delight and puzzle. From floral
truck bolts and taxi altars to buffalo cart furniture and drinks in
a bag, the same exquisite care, craft and improvisation resounds
through home and street, bar and wardrobe. Never colonised, Thai
culture retains nuanced ancient meaning in the most mundane things.
The days are colour coded, lucky numbers dictate prices, window
grilles become guardian angels, tattoos entrance the wearer. Philip
Cornwel-Smith scoured each region to show how indigenous wisdom
both adapts to the present and customises imports, applying Roman
architecture to shophouses, morphing rock into festive farm music,
turning the Japanese motor-rickshaw into the tuk-tuk.
Colour-saturated illustrations help you navigate various social
traits, whether white-faced hi-so matrons or Red Bulls, willing
workers wearing coins in their ear. This is Thai culture as it has
never been shown before.
One of the biggest challenges in chip and system design is
determining whether the hardware works correctly. That is the job
of functional verification engineers and they are the audience for
this comprehensive text from three top industry professionals.
As designs increase in complexity, so has the value of verification
engineers within the hardware design team. In fact, the need for
skilled verification engineers has grown dramatically--functional
verification now consumes between 40 and 70% of a project's labor,
and about half its cost. Currently there are very few books on
verification for engineers, and none that cover the subject as
comprehensively as this text.
A key strength of this book is that it describes the entire
verification cycle and details each stage. The organization of the
book follows the cycle, demonstrating how functional verification
engages all aspects of the overall design effort and how individual
cycle stages relate to the larger design process. Throughout the
text, the authors leverage their 35 plus years experience in
functional verification, providing examples and case studies, and
focusing on the skills, methods, and tools needed to complete each
verification task. Additionally, the major vendors (Mentor
Graphics, Cadence Design Systems, Verisity, and Synopsys) have
implemented key examples from the text and made these available on
line, so that the reader can test out the methods described in the
text.
* Comprehensive overview of the complete verification cycle
* Combines industry experience with a strong emphasis on functional
verification fundamentals
* Includes real-world case studies and downloadable software
implementations of key examples from the major vendors (Mentor
Graphics, Cadence Design Systems, Verisity, and Synopsys)
Through the story of Marcus and his growth to manhood in the
closing days of the Roman Republic, we discover much about life and
customs in ancient Rome. We accompany Marcus as he learns his
lessons in school, joins his father on a trip to the Senate, pays a
visit to his father's farm, and watches the triumph of a victorious
general. The crowning moment comes when Marcus assumes the toga,
the mark of a Roman citizen. Suitable for ages 8 and up.
Engaging account of the life of children in ancient Sparta, where
patriotism, heroism, and strength in battle are the highest ideals.
We discover how at age seven boys leave home to live in company
with 15 others, training to be Spartan soldiers through rigorous
physical and mental exercises. In addition to wrestling, running,
and throwing the discus, we watch them foraging for their food,
gathering reeds for their bedding, singing patriotic songs, and
eating at mess with their elders. Emphasis is on the true nobility
and rugged simplicity of the Spartan character. Attractive black
and white illustrations complement the text. Suitable for ages 8
and up.
Vivid portrayal of the civic and home life of children in Athens
during the reign of Pericles, when the art and architecture of
ancient Greece were at their height. Through the eyes of Duris, son
of the architect Phorion, and Hiero, son of the sculptor Hermippos,
we experience the Greek culture of the times as we accompany them
on their journey from home to market-place, wonder at the
Acropolis, visit schools and studios, observe festivals, and
participate in the Olympic games. Attractive black and white
illustrations enliven the text. A volume in the Our Little Cousins
of Long Ago series. Suitable for ages 8 and up.
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Caroline Emilia Jacobs, Emilia Elliott; Illustrated by John Goss
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R1,134
Discovery Miles 11 340
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Gallivant, ungainly prince of Grande Jeste a minor kingdom
somewhere in medieval middle England, returns from accidentally
killing a Spanish giant to find his father dead in mysterious
circumstances, his throne usurped by his unpleasant uncle Bardolph
and his intended, the Lady Migraine of Macclesfield has not turned
up. Betrayed by his betrothed, accused of treason, defeated in a
fixed joust, exiled and pursued by assassins he wins back his
kingdom with the help of a bloody-minded, marmalade-coloured,
talking warhorse called Harold, a mysterious black Knight called
Fauntleroi - who turns out to be a black lady, a cockney outlaw
called Charlie and Huff, a tragic dragon. A hilarious sendup of
knights in shining armour, erranting, jousting and questing,
chivalry and Camelot. myth and magic.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
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occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
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preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,
notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this
work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of
our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's
literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of
thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
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