This text provides a reference on the early 1990s state of the art in this field covering topics such as physics, chemistry, toxicology and human behaviour. It contains nearly 100 scientific papers on all aspects of the subject. Many papers are included which illustrate the early 1990s state of development in the mathematical modelling of fire phenomena using computing.

The representation of the Holocaust in literature and film has confronted lecturers and students with some challenging questions. Does this unique and disturbing subject demand alternative pedagogic strategies? What is the role of ethics in the classroom encounter with the Holocaust? Scholars address these and other questions in this collection.

The representation of the Holocaust in literature and film has confronted lecturers and students with some challenging questions. Does this unique and disturbing subject demand alternative pedagogic strategies? What is the role of ethics in the classroom encounter with the Holocaust? Scholars address these and other questions in this collection.

This first book in the Might and Majesty trilogy, sets the stage for a breathtaking journey through the reaches of time -- On the peaceful northern island of Alfras, a young man named Lloyd lives a life of hard work with his family, yet he longs for something more. Being half-human and half-angel, Lloyd has never felt like he belongs. When he is given the opportunity of a lifetime, he leaves his homeland for a brief journey across the sea. Unbeknownst to him, the eastern empire of Thundria is rising up to destroy all he has ever known. Soon, Lloyd discovers that the fires of war have reached his homeland. Thrust into the bloodshed, he bands together with three strangers that have suffered similar hardships at the hands of the Thundrians. Captain Mithias, the lizard-prince Theron, and Ariel, a beautiful angel, join Lloyd to trek across the mystical continents in an attempt to rally the kingdoms of the free world to fight. Angels, giant lizards, dragons, kings, magicians, malicious warlords, and soldiers of hate incarnate go to war in a campaign of good against evil that engulfs the furthest reaches of the world. In the center of the conflict, lay four magical pillars with unparalleled, mysterious power. Thundria wants to dominate the world through the use of the pillars and dark magic, while Lloyd and his friends race against time to discover their hidden power. In a struggle to survive the wages of war, the four friends are changed forever in a Baptism by Fire.