This volume offers a detailed account of German political institutions as they have developed over the last decades. Each of the individual chapters, written by leading German specialists, provides a balanced assessment of the institution under consideration as well as the more recent political research in the given field. The extended introductory chapter by the editor gives an overview of how the institutional system of the Federal Republic has combined the conflicting tasks of political stability and adaptation.

Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors focuses on the leadership performances of the political chief executives in the United States, Britain and Germany since the end of the Second World War. Drawing on a wide range of material, Ludger Helms provides a genuinely comparative perspective on the conditions and manifestations of executive leadership in three of the world's largest established democracies. The study looks at long-term trends in the historical development of leadership conceptions on either side of the Atlantic and examines the opportunities and limits for political leadership under different forms of democratic government. As executive leadership is understood here as an activity reaching well beyond the boundaries of the executive branch, the study is designed to mark a major contribution to the wider field of transatlantic comparative politics.

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"Potential Theory" presents a clear path from calculus to classical potential theory and beyond, with the aim of moving the reader into the area of mathematical research as quickly as possible. The subject matter is developed from first principles using only calculus. Commencing with the inverse square law for gravitational and electromagnetic forces and the divergence theorem, the author develops methods for constructing solutions of Laplace's equation on a region with prescribed values on the boundary of the region.

The latter half of the book addresses more advanced material aimed at those with the background of a senior undergraduate or beginning graduate course in real analysis. Starting with solutions of the Dirichlet problem subject to mixed boundary conditions on the simplest of regions, methods of morphing such solutions onto solutions of Poisson's equation on more general regions are developed using diffeomorphisms and the Perron-Wiener-Brelot method, culminating in application to Brownian motion.

In this new edition, many exercises have been added to reconnect the subject matter to the physical sciences. This book will undoubtedly be useful to graduate students and researchers in mathematics, physics and engineering.

Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors focuses on the leadership performances of the political chief executives in the United States, Britain and Germany since the end of the Second World War. Drawing on a wide range of material, Ludger Helms provides a genuinely comparative perspective on the conditions and manifestations of executive leadership in three of the world's largest established democracies. The study looks at long-term trends in the historical development of leadership conceptions on either side of the Atlantic and examines the opportunities and limits for political leadership under different forms of democratic government. As executive leadership is understood here as an activity reaching well beyond the boundaries of the executive branch, the study is designed to mark a major contribution to the wider field of transatlantic comparative politics.

This is an intriguing story about a little girl who falls asleep while doing her homework and finds herself tangled in layers of multiple scary and lonely dreams. She thought that she would never see her family again especially her father because she hasn't seen him since the divorce. As she struggles to find her way home through heavy rains, poisonous reptiles and spooky bushes, she gets bitten by a snake. Her journey keeps taking different and unexpected turns. Hungry, drenched, exhausted and feeling faint, she says her good byes to the world and everyone she knows..

Sometimes kids are embarrassed by their parents especially when they are trying to be accepted by their friends. That's precisely how a girl named Leasia felt when she learned that her dad would be chaperoning their camping trip. And, to make it even worse, he was bringing a very old and embarrassing camping item.

In this extraordinary work, Nkiyasi reminds us about the importance of not letting our greed get the best of us. What happened to a poor family that found a magical bird that grants wishes is a great lesson for anyone. This astounding 12 year old author demonstrates the importance of setting goals and working hard to achieve them instead of cutting corners

This is a brilliantly colored book of illustrations produced over a two year period, that shows the growth of Miss Nkiyasi as a self taught artist. Open the pages and let the images captivate you by their detail and the emotions represented in each one.

A boy named Mike who is blind gets bullied at school and the teachers seem not to notice. In this distinguished, emotional and dramatic story, the author talks about bullying from a child's perspective and the reasons why bullied children often do not tell teachers and adults around them. It is amazing how a child can bring to our attention how we react or not react to the slightest bulling behavior can make children lose their confidence and trust in adults.

This is a really cute story about a father who was more excited about his daughter's entry into junior high school than his daughter. She was very excited too but her father made every single day of her first week special. At some point he showed up unexpectedly in her school towards the end of the day, he hid behind the class room door, and gave her a big bear hug and she walked out. Although she loved her dad very much she had to remind him that she was in junior high. Then her dad got little bit more creative about his surprises....

Hexagon Land is a playful story that will help children from ages 4 - 7 remember their shapes. This remarkable and unique book also teaches about the value of Diversity and Inclusion. Children and adults can learn how to appreciate our unique differences. For, at the end, ALL the shapes learn that In Shape Village, all shapes fit right in

We are constantly and often misinformed about the importance of physical appearance. In this thought provoking work, the author reminds us to focus on our inner beauty more than our outer beauty since it lasts forever. Thus, if we consciously beautify our minds we are more likely to find true happiness. In this book, a bald girl named O'miya found true happiness once she realized her own inner beauty.

This third and final book to Philip Wylie's "When Worlds Collide" duology, The Terrans of Beta concludes this amazing story by finishing where "After Worlds Collide" leaves the reader, and goes even further into the story of the survivors of the Human race, and their new life and struggles upon Bronson Beta. Having made tremendous new discoveries upon landing on Bronson Beta, Tony and the American survivors, along with the other survivors of Earth, discover that their new home on this alien world isn't as safe as now thought. Further investigating the cities of The Other People, the aliens that once called Bronson Beta their home, reveals an ancient conflict between the Humans and The Other People, a conflict still burning. In Tony's adventures with his fellow survivors, they will discover the true origins of the Human race, and of a war fought so long ago that it has been lost for millions of years in the darkness of space. Now, as the fate of Bronson Beta itself is at stake, The Humans must unite with unlikely friends to finally conclude what happens when worlds collide. The Terrans of Beta is sure to please both science fiction and fantasy fans fans looking for an inspirational and patriotic tale of intense action and adventure while being able to let their imagination play freely with the abundant imagery and intricate characters with a plot that moves quickly from the introduction until the novel's dramatic conclusion. Fans of Philip Wylie's "When Worlds Collide" duology will not be disappointed with the effort this novel has made to stay in step with Wylie's original creation, while elaborating more on the story, and bringing it to it's grand finale in The Terrans of Beta, concluding a science fiction masterpiece nearly 80 years in the making.