World renowned scientists present valuable contributions to stochastic and statistical modelling of groundwater and surface water systems. The philosophy of probabilistic modelling in the hydrological sciences is put into proper perspective and the importance of stochastic differential equations in the environmental sciences is explained and illustrated. The new research ideas put forward in groundwater modelling will assist decision makers in tackling challenging problems such as controlling pollution of underground aquifers and obtaining adequate water supplies. Additionally, different types of stochastic models are used in modelling a range of interesting surface water problems. Other topics covered in this landmark volume include stochastic optimization, moment analysis, carbon dioxide modelling and rainfall prediction. Audience: The book is of interest to researchers, teachers, students and practitioners who wish to be at the leading edge of stochastic and statistical modelling in the environmental sciences.

The four essays in this volume constitute Derrida's most explicit and sustained reflection on the art work as pictorial artifact, a reflection partly by way of philosophical aesthetics (Kant, Heidegger), partly by way of a commentary on art works and art scholarship (Van Gogh, Adami, Titus-Carmel). The illustrations are excellent, and the translators, who clearly see their work as both a rendering and a transformation, add yet another dimension to this richly layered composition. Indispensable to collections emphasizing art criticism and aesthetics. Alexander Gelley, Library Journal

John Madison Darwin is a stand-up guy. He's in his early thirties, and the ennui and apathy of his moderate-success as a government statistician has caught up with him. After a (disappointingly anticlimactic) breakup with his longtime girlfriend while writing an aimless parody of a popular poem, he decides to embark on a journey to fulfill his lifelong dream: to appear as a guest on his favorite comedy news program. In order to do this, he sets out writing the worst possible novel he can... DEAD TREE VERSION is a satirical, parodic comedy that is "an assault on pop-culture, subculture, counterculture--and good taste."

Angus Anderson--an aging GenXer and narcissistic real-estate agent--wants to be important. Specifically, he wants to be an important writer, but he knows very little about it. But he's bored with his life and wants to regain his youth and relevance by following in the footsteps of his favorite author, John M. Darwin. When his idol is ensnared into Angus' cocktail party and turns out to be just as disagreeable in person as in prose, Angus sets out on a meandering quest for revenge.

Third in the successful TALKS FOR CHILDREN series, this book provides even more Children's Address material for use by ministers in church, or by teachers during school assemblies. Containing sufficient material for a year, this is a practical and valuable resource which includes an additional feature on 'The Family Service'. Contributors to this book:Ian MacLeod, David Harbison, Richard Coley, Gordon McColl,D Ross Mitchell and lain Roy.

BILGE PUMP OF A TURGID MIND is a compilation of 67 poems by up-and-coming indie author Ian McLeod (CURRENTLY UNTITLED). The poems within are intelligent, witty, poignant, morbid, and occasionally worth reading. His form is mostly free verse with sight-rhyme and alliteration, as Ian claims to be terrible at metered poetry...except limericks, but that's a different book to write. Ian McLeod is heavily influenced by the Modernists, but with enough kick to keep a contemporary reader amused, if not entertained.

The Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters series is a long-running and successful list of titles offering clear, concise and authoritative guides to the main subject areas, written by experienced and respected authors. This ninth edition of Legal Method provides a lively introduction to the nature of the English legal system and its sources, and to the techniques which lawyers use when handling those sources. The text assumes no prior knowledge and makes its content accessible by clarity of expression rather than by dilution of content. In addition to more conventional sources, writers as varied as Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and T. S. Eliot are cited. This is an ideal course companion for both law undergraduate and GDL/CPE students. Includes end of chapter summaries and self-test exercises.

Legal terminology need not be intimidating, difficult and obscure. This book provides an ideal introduction to the meaning of the core vocabulary which confronts anyone approaching the study of Law for the first time. A particular feature is its explanation of how Latin words and phrases should be pronounced, as well as what they mean.

'Studying Law' is a concise and engaging introductory guide aimed at students coming to the study of law for the very first time. It introduces not only the fundamental legal skills essential to the successful study of law, but also provides an overview to the core law subjects and distinctions between them.