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Federal jobs tend to offer high pay, great benefits, a strong employee support system, and they are some of the most coveted opportunities in today's job market. As a result, competition for these jobs is at a record high. To survive the initial resume screening, let alone achieve one of these in-demand...

This book emphasizes those basic abstract methods and theories that are useful in the study of nonlinear boundary value problems. The content is developed over six chapters, providing a thorough introduction to the techniques used in the variational and topological analysis of nonlinear boundary value...

The work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom represents a distinctive contribution to the study of political economy, public policy and administration, collective action, and governance theory. Efforts to present a comprehensive overview of the Bloomington School that grew around the Workshop in Political...

The book summarizes the emerging topic about the effects of SMF on biological samples ranging from single molecules, subcellular compartments, and cells to whole organisms, as well as the potential application of SMF in clinical treatment of cancer and other diseases. With the development and growing...

Micro-Doppler Characteristics of Radar Targets is a monograph on radar target’s micro-Doppler effect theory and micro-Doppler feature extraction techniques. The micro-Doppler effect is presented from two aspects, including micro-Doppler effect analysis and micro-Doppler feature extraction, with...

A young boy traces his ancestry from his great-great-grandparents to his own family in the present day. But as in every family, there is more than one side to the story! From front to back, follow along as the boy links the relatives on his dad's side. Then, from back to front, begin again as the boy...

Las aventuras de Robin Hood datan de mediados del siglo XV. Las proezas de este héroe se transmitieron en baladas, que son poemas divididos en estrofas y narrados en forma oral. El contenido de las baladas se convirtieron en leyendas populares que, como tales, reflejan el sentir del pueblo. Este...

This book represents the first attempt to analyze historical and cultural developments in late medieval and early modern southeastern Europe as a set of mutually intertwined regional histories, burdened by the strong dichotomy between the almighty center—Constantinople—and the periphery that is...

Ce collectif rassemble des témoignages sur la plus longue grève qu'à connue Haïti. Enquêtes, photos, documents d'archives, pamphlets restituent cette mémoire. Acteurs et témoins évoquent la résistance à l'horreur et l'urgence d'une société fondée sur le respect des droits humains. Entre...

Una novela de iniciación que explora la psicología destructiva de sus protagonistas. Tres amigos atraviesan la adolescencia durante la década de los noventa en una ciudad del norte de México. El panorama es desolador. Contra la pantalla de bonanza económica proyectada por el gobierno se...

Para la cultura hispánica el Cantar de mío Cid es la primera expresión artística, amplia y depurada, que se nos presenta como referente histórico, estético e idiomático. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el nuevo héroe castellano, que ya en vida andaba en cantares y romances, es el protagonista de un...

Madeline a promis à son amoureux un week-end idyllique en Nouvelle-Angleterre, dans le somptueux manoir de son oncle, le colonel Rodrigue Duché. Mais, depuis leur arrivée chez le militaire haïtien en exil, le jeune homme est en proie à un étouffant pressentiment de catastrophe. Comme de fait, les phénomènes surnaturels se multiplient au rythme où tombent les cadavres…

La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes, y de sus fortunas y adversidades, constituye una de las grandes creaciones artísticas en el decurso de la letras españolas, tanto por su propia entidad como por su trascendencia. Apareció en 1554 en tres ediciones casi simultáneas de Burgos, Alcalá y Amberes. Su...

El flautista de Hamelín es una fábula o leyenda que cuenta la historia de una misteriosa desgracia acaecida en la ciudad de Hamelín (Hameln en alemán), Alemania, el 26 de junio de 1284.