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This compendious, but very readable, volume by one of the legends
of Tibetan Singing Bowl playing has quickly established itself as
the definitive study. Particularly useful is the wide scope of the
book, which includes not just Tibetan bowls and the techniques used
to sound them, but, also, Chinese bells, drilbu and ding-sha, the
planets, elements and chakras, cymatics, overtones and partials,
nada yoga, mantras, symbolism and the astrology of the bowls, their
relation to western music, Pythagoras and Newton and the psychic
integrity and true awareness of the bowl user. There is almost
nothing that is not here. Although Frank Perry was one of the
earliest practitioners of Himalayan Bowls in the 1970s, his music
has remained profoundly experimental, so that there are techniques
in this book not to be found elsewhere, alongside the clearest and
most detailed analysis of how to 'play' the bowls, a combination of
simple and technical that shows in Perry's bestselling albums Deep
Peace and Celestial Harmonies. Frank's writing is, also, a
revelation of his personal contact with living Himalayan Masters,
his immersion in esoteric traditions, meditation and mysticism and
his understanding of other art forms such as the paintings of
Nicholas Roerich, where he is an expert. This new edition of the
most important book in its field contains a new appendix on the
power of sound and new quotations.
Fortran remains one of the principal programming languages used in
high-performance scientific, numerical, and engineering computing.
A series of significant revisions to the standard versions of the
language have progressively enhanced its capabilities and the
latest standard, Fortran 2008, includes many modern features, such
as object orientation, coarrays for parallel programming,
interoperability with C and various other enhancements.
Modern Fortran Explained expands on its predecessor, Fortran
95/2003 Explained. The opening chapters contain a complete
description of Fortran 95, extended by Fortran 2003 allocatable
array features. Coverage of the other additional features of
Fortran 2003 follows, before new chapters on coarrays and the many
other enhancements of Fortran 2008. The distinction between the
three language levels is maintained throughout, allowing readers to
understand and amend legacy code as well as the new features.
Authored by three experts in the field, two of whom have actively
contributed to Fortran 2008, this is a complete and authoritative
description of Fortran in its modern form. It is intended for new
and existing users of the language and for all those involved in
scientific and numerical computing. It is suitable as a textbook
for teaching and, with its extensive Appendices and an Index, as a
handy reference for practitioners.
Fortran remains one of the principal languages used in scientific,
numerical and engineering programming and a series of revisions to
the standard versions of the language have progressively enhanced
its power. The latest standard-Fortran 2003-greatly extends the
power of the language, by
introducing object-oriented concepts, interoperability with C,
better integration with operating systems and many other
enhancements. This text details all these new features.
Fortran 95/2003 Explained, significantly expands on the second
edition of Fortran 90/95 Explained (also publised by Oxford
University Press): the opening chapters contain a complete
description of the Fortran 95 language and are followed by
descriptions of three formally approved extensions; six
completely new chapters describe in detail the features that are
new in Fortran 2003, but the distinction between the various
language levels is kept clear throughout.
Authored by the leading experts in the development of the language,
this is the only complete and authoritative description of the two
languages (Fortran 95 and Fortran 2003). Containing numerous
examples, exercises and solutions, and an extensive index, it is
highly suitable as both a student
textbook and practitioner reference.
A book industry insider, who is also a contest judge and an
acclaimed author, details sure-fire stratagems to achieve success
in creative writing contests and literary competitions.
Based on Leon Trotsky's real-life imprisonment in Amherst, Nova
Scotia, this adventure tells the tale of 13-year-old Russian emigre
Alexi Gertoff and his chance meeting with Lev, Leon Trotsky's son.
In the spring of 1917, Lev has come to Amherst to help his father
escape from the wartime prison camp and Alexi becomes involved in
this dangerous attempt to reunite Trotsky with his family.
Following the fast-paced trip of these two young men, this tale is
full of unpredictable twists that make for an absorbing read full
of suspense and adventure.
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