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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The ultimate standard work on the Rolex brand is going into a new
edition. The Watch Book Rolex has long been undisputedly one of the
best coffee-table books when it comes to the luxury watch brand. In
this superlative coffee-table book, Gisbert L. Brunner, known among
experts as the "watch pope", illuminates the history of the
chronometric legend Rolex. In his usual artistic style, he explains
what makes this brand unique and to what extent it has contributed
to the technical development of the wristwatch. From the first
officially certified wristwatch, to the waterproof "Oyster" case,
to the technically sophisticated models of modern times, Gisbert
covers everything the reader needs to know about the Rolex brand in
impressive pictures and highly informative yet entertaining texts.
In the third revised edition, the successful author has now also
included the latest models of the legendary Submariner and Daytona
series, the brand's traditional lines, which are already
celebrating their 70th and 60th anniversaries. But in this edition,
Gisbert also addresses the particular challenges facing the
watchmaking trade in the advancing 21st century. The business is
confronted with the increasing shortage of skilled workers. The
author highlights the innovative projects and programmes with which
the luxury brand is countering this trend in order to be able to
maintain its own standards of guarantee and service in the
future. Text in English, French and German.
In this new volume of the Watch Book series, successful author
Gisbert L. Brunner focuses on Swiss watch history and the watch
industry, and in particular on the house of Oris, because what
could be a more fitting connection than that of the leading expert
when it comes to mechanical timepieces with the watch manufactory
that is one of the few to produce exclusively mechanical watches.
Founded in 1904, the company stands out in many ways in the luxury
world of horology, it is run independently and not by a large
corporation, it is valued as a down-to-earth brand and - in an
industry that is not necessarily known for this - it focuses on
sustainability, true to the motto: "Things have to make sense". Of
course, technology should not be missing from this volume; after
all, Oris has developed 280 different calibres in its company
history and manufactured them in its own factories. Companions have
their say and the best watch models of the company's almost
120-year history are presented in this usual high-quality volume.
For all chrono fans, collectors and watch enthusiasts, there is now
the brilliant and completely revised new edition The Watch Book.
The comprehensive coffee-table book replaces the earlier The Watch
Book Compendium and combines The Watch Book I and II. As
usual, the successful author Gisbert L. Brunner shines with his
extensive expertise and brings his readers closer to the history of
the wristwatch with more than 1,000 high-resolution photographs.
With over 40 pieces, hardly any other illustrated book gathers more
premium watch brands under one roof. The predecessors of The Watch
Book have long been regarded as standard works by experts - because
no other photo book depicts more of the noble timepieces. The
author does not only show the luxury timepieces in a frontal and
side view, as many catalogues have to offer. The reader often gets
a direct view of the sophisticated mechanics of these small
masterpieces of extraordinary craftsmanship. There is no more
beautiful and artistic way to present accomplished
technology. Gisbert invites his interested reader on a
journey through time in the world of clocks. Beginning with the
earliest beginnings of the art of watchmaking, we accompany him
piece by piece into the modern age. Because even today, premium
watches are a sign of style, taste and status symbol. Text in
English, German and French.
One of the major works of the great German theologian Emil Brunner,
The Divine Imperative deals with what we ought to do. People are
unconvinced that there is an inviolable moral obligation governing
human life because they do not believe that the 'good' can be
precisely and clearly known. Haven't some generations called bad
what others have called good? Aren't moral standards relative?
Doesn't religion lack uniform and practical moral guidance? Brunner
discusses the moral confusion we face. He analyses the nature of
the Good, showing why the Christian faith as understood by the
Protestant Reformers provides the only true approach and answer to
the ethical problem. Philosophical ethics, whether ancient or
modern, cannot correctly define the Good, because the Good is
regarded either as too abstract and absolute or as too concrete and
relative. Christianity, by contrast, sees the moral problem as one
of responsibility between humans who are created so as to respond
to God. He created men for responsive fellowship with Him,
establishing orderly ways of acting in the world. Correct
understanding of the nature of society, family, state, economic
life, is needed to discern one's duty. Because Brunner's analysis
is at once fundamental and comprehensive, this book remains a fresh
and compelling treatment of the moral problem. It offers a
provocative discussion and solution of a perennial human problem.
Volume II of The Watch Book follows on the successful and
comprehensive earlier volume with a magnificently illustrated book
about the additional functions and refinements of wristwatches. For
centuries, so-called "complications" - any feature of a mechanical
timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds - have
embodied the crowning glory of fine mechanical watchmaking. Among
the earliest of these are alarm clocks and calendar movements. Moon
phase displays have also been known for several centuries. Striking
movements can be considered among the most complex and technically
elaborate additional functions, while finishing techniques such as
skeletonising, which is mainly done by hand, also characterise the
high art of watchmaking. This superbly illustrated volume by watch
expert and historian Gisbert L. Brunner is dedicated to advanced
functions of mechanical timepieces, their historical development
and special technical features. Topics covered in this book
include: Hands and numerals; Spring; Astronomical display (moon
phases etc.); Tides; Double balance; Alarm clock; Altitude/depth
measurement; Skeletonisation. Text in English and German.
Hans-Peter Brunner has produced here a very thoughtful piece of
scholarship. This important book is genuinely innovative and very
well executed. It addresses a very significant problem - how the
integration and inter-linkage of national markets through regional
cooperation and integration adds to productivity growth. The book
goes on to define a meaningful theoretical framework, describes
relevant regional experiences, and then presents a road map for
cluster development. As such, it will be of value to academics,
practitioners and policy makers alike.' - Kislaya Prasad,
University of Maryland, College Park, USThe rise of Asia, as well
as the future of regional cooperation and integration (RCI) the
world over, will be profoundly influenced by the challenges of
slowing productivity growth, increasing economic inequalities and
systemic vulnerabilities. Such structural reform issues will
require RCI policies that complement domestic policy reform. This
unique book explains what drives the regional economic integration
of nations and their contribution to national knowledge capital. It
also lays out how such beneficial integration can generate
broad-based, equitable wealth in Europe and Asia. Unique in the
regional economic integration literature, this comprehensive book
identifies the set of drivers of integration for productivity
growth. Importantly, it describes and compares the experiences of
the Baltic Sea Region with Asia's use of a set of institutionalized
consensual knowledge and decision tools to drive inclusive and
productive growth throughout a period dominated by the global
economic crisis. Original and enlightening, Innovation Networks and
the New Asian Regionalism will be vital reading for academics and
researchers interested in regional integration and innovation.
Policy makers and practitioners in regional development and
economic geography will also find it to be an invaluable resource.
A captivating cultural and scientific history of orchards, for
readers of Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire and Mark
Kurlansky's Salt. Throughout history, orchards have nourished both
body and soul: they are sites for worship and rest, inspiration for
artists and writers, and places for people to gather. In Taming
Fruit, award-winning writer Bernd Brunner interweaves evocative
illustrations with masterful prose to show that the story of
orchards is a story of how we have shaped nature to our desires for
millennia. As Brunner tells it, the first orchards may have been
oases dotted with date trees, where desert nomads stopped to rest.
In the Amazon, Indigenous people maintained mosaic gardens
centuries before colonization. Modern fruit cultivation developed
over thousands of years in the East and the West. As populations
expanded, fruit trees sprang from the lush gardens of the wealthy
and monasteries to fields and roadsides, changing landscapes as
they fed the hungry. But orchards don't just produce fruit; they
also inspire great artists. Taming Fruit shares paintings,
photographs, and illustrations alongside Brunner's enchanting
descriptions and research, offering a multifaceted--and
long-awaited-portrait of the orchard.
This collection of essays examines the life and thought of Agnes
Heller, who rose to international acclaim as a Marxist dissident in
Eastern Europe, then went on to develop one of the most
comprehensive oeuvres in contemporary philosophy, putting forward a
distinctive ethical theory and analyses of a vast range of topics
covering most every philosophical area. Here, philosophers,
sociologists, journalists, and political scientists contextualize,
compare and assess different elements of Heller's work; the
collection as a whole highlights relevant shifts within that work
as well as its intrinsic consistency. Essays in the collection
address the relationship between philosophy, political practice and
everyday life, Heller's theory of modernity and her ethical theory,
her recent scholarship on comedy and the Biblical book of Genesis,
her theories of radical needs and radical politics, her aesthetic
theory, and questions about her relationship to feminist theory.
The collection includes Heller's reflections on the collected
essays, as well as an early essay on her mentor LukOcs that exposes
her own steadfast engagement with certain practical and
philosophical issues throughout her life's work.
The authors of this book link productivity change, trade
competitiveness, networks of interaction and cooperation and income
growth in developing Asian countries with the complex evolutionary
processes of economic development and international trade. They
take an innovative approach to simulating the complex
micro-dynamics of competitiveness in order to distinguish those
trade-related microeconomic dynamics and institutional reforms
vital to leading countries out of institutional and poverty
traps.Real competitiveness changes in six countries (Bangladesh,
India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand) are measured from
1991 to 2000 with detailed international export unit value
comparisons, to detect structural changes towards technology and
knowledge intensive goods in trade patterns. No significant
structural change was detected in the six countries during that
period. Evolutionary trade theory is presented in two models and is
calibrated with transaction and trade data from West Bengal and
Nepal. These reveal that lower transport costs - resulting from
investment in transport and institutional reforms related to the
investment and trade environment - result initially in small
productivity differences that can be amplified in a non-linear
evolutionary system and eventually lead to a spatial restructuring
of the system, and to a structural change in the trade patterns.
The models in this path-breaking book can be used to explore the
impact of a variety of interventions and policies. Productivity,
Competitiveness and Incomes in Asia will be of interest to
academics and researchers in Asian Studies, industrial economics,
evolutionary economics and international business development. The
book will also appeal to policy makers responsible for economic
growth.
This volume contains a collection of the papers presented at the
Belgirate conference--plus two additional papers. The meeting
studied Tavistock group relations conferences via an innovative
integration of experiential, reflective and didactic elements.
Together the papers represent a collective picture of the value of
group relations thinking in addressing organizational and societal
needs. This book will interest members of the group relations
community and others who are familiar with and utilize Tavistock
group relations thinking in their research, consultancy, management
or teaching roles. It will also interest those who wish to become
familiar with this thinking. It may serve as an inspiration to
people who believe that issues that influence our lives at work and
in society are complex and need more sophisticated tools to deepen
understanding and lead to change.Contributors include Jan Baker,
Siv Boalt Boethius, Gabi Bonwitt, Mira Erlich-Ginor, Lilian A. J.
Hupkens, Karen Izod, Olya Khaleelee, Ross A. Lazar, Ilana Litvin,
Carl Mack, Jr., Anton Obholzer, Allan Shafer, Joseph Triest.
From stopwatches and alarms, to world clocks and calendar
functions, to tourbillons that counter the effects of gravity,
these so-called complications have been the crowning glory of fine
watchmaking for centuries. The Watch Book - More than Time is an
illustrated compendium of watchmaking that explores these most
intricate elements of the horologist's craft through timing,
astronomy, and striking. This volume is a unique and impressive
addition to the book market and a lavish tribute to the mastery of
horology. Text in English and German.
Nebula Award Finalist: A "brilliantly crafted, engrossing"
dystopian novel of environmental disaster by the Hugo Award-winning
author of Stand on Zanzibar (The Guardian). In a near future, the
air pollution is so bad that everyone wears gas masks. The infant
mortality rate is soaring, and birth defects, new diseases, and
physical ailments of all kinds abound. The water is
undrinkable-unless you're poor and have no choice. Large
corporations fighting over profits from gas masks, drinking water,
and clean food tower over an ineffectual, corrupt government.
Environmentalist Austin Train is on the run. The "trainites," a
group of violent environmental activists, want him to lead their
movement; the government wants him dead; and the media demands
amusement. But Train just wants to survive. More than a novel of
science fiction, The Sheep Look Up is a skillful and frightening
political and social commentary that takes its place next to other
remarkable works of dystopian literature, such as Margaret Atwood's
The Handmaid's Tale, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Ray
Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, and George Orwell's 1984.
In this second edition of a bestseller, authors Paul H. Brunner and
Helmut Rechberger guide professional newcomers as well as
experienced engineers and scientists towards mastering the art of
material flow analysis (MFA) from the very beginning to an advanced
state of material balances of complex systems. Handbook of Material
Flow Analysis: For Environmental, Resource, and Waste Engineers,
Second Edition serves as a concise and reproducible methodology as
well as a basis for analysis, assessment and improvement of
anthropogenic systems through an approach that is helpfully uniform
and standardized. The methodology featured in this book is a vital
resource for generating new data, fostering understanding, and
increasing knowledge to benefit the growing MFA community working
in the fields of industrial ecology, resource management, waste
management, and environmental protection. This new second edition
takes into account all new developments and readers will profit
from a new exploration of STAN software, newly added citations, and
thoroughly described case studies that reveal the potential of MFA
to solve industrial ecology challenges.
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Family drama following a young girl who tries to prevent a wild
horse being sold in a dodgy deal. Eleven-year-old city girl Hannah
(Miranda Cosgrove) travels with her father Frank (Fred Ward) to
visit his former girlfriend Matty (Connie Sellecca) in the
countryside. While there Hannah intends to photograph wild mustangs
for a school assignment. She soon makes friends with ranch girl CJ
(Danielle Chuchran) and while exploring one day they come across a
legendary black stallion. When the greedy Novak (Robert Wagner)
finds out about its existence he plans to buy the horse but Hannah
and CJ are determined to do all they can to save the animal.
Don Miguel Navarro lives in Britain - a Britain which failed to
repel the Spanish Armada invasion. He is part of the Society of
Time, an organisation which polices the improper use of time
travel, and which is galvanised into action when an ancient relic
from a parallel time's South America is spotted on the black
market. In three fascinating and ground-breaking novellas, John
Brunner weaves an ingenious tale of a divergent and compelling
timeline, and poses complex questions of how we perceive the fourth
dimension and its relation to our own identity. When collected
previously the three original Society of Time stories were
abridged. Here, 'The Spoils of Yesterday', 'The Word Not Written'
and 'The Fullness of Time' are reprinted in full, along with the
two mesmerising Brunner novellas 'The Analysts' and 'Father of
Lies'.
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