David Daniel: 294 books

More than 2600 species of tiger beetles are found all over the world. In North America there are 116 species of tiger beetle, divided into 153 geographically distinct races. Detailed studies of their natural history, population dynamics, communities, patterns of worldwide species richness, and taxonomy...

Researchers share their pioneering graphical method for designing almost any distillation structure Developed by the authors in collaboration with other researchers at the Centre of Material and Process Synthesis, column profile maps (CPMs) enable chemical engineers to design almost any distillation...

Designed for an undergraduate course or for independent study, this text presents sophisticated mathematical ideas in an elementary and friendly fashion. The fundamental purpose of this book is to teach mathematical thinking while conveying the beauty and elegance of mathematics. The book contains...

Potassic igneous rocks have gained much attention among petrologists worldwide, mainly due to their distinct geochemistry, and many geoscientists still consider them as petrological curiosities with an obscure petrogenesis. In the past, a plethora of genetic hypotheses and of local names for potassic...

How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs...

Now in its second edition and featuring a brand-new layout, ***Atlas of Peripheral Nerve Surgery***continues to be the surgical atlas dedicated to the field of peripheral nerves. This neurosurgery reference presents surgical steps laid out step by step in a highly readable and accessible format, making...

De l’élection de Donald Trump aux dérives politiques de plusieurs régimes d’Europe de l’est, en passant par les débats de Nuit debout et les critiques du déficit démocratique européen : les régimes démocratiques paraissent aujourd’hui moins légitimes, leur pérennité moins assurée....

*Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump:*Images from Literature and Visual Arts treats literature, film, television series, and comic books dealing with utopian and dystopian worlds reflecting on or anticipating our current age. From Henry James’s dreamlike utopia of “The Great Good Place”...

Sie sind gefährlich, sie sind prickelnd, und manchmal können sie das Leben von jetzt auf gleich völlig verändern: Seitensprünge sind etwas Verbotenes, Verschwiegenes, Aufregendes! Erzählt wird von Ehen und Partnerschaften, die vor modernen Herausforderungen stehen und im besten Falle an ihnen...

Christlich geprägte Erwachsenenbildung, die deutsch-deutsche Teilung, Gen­derfragen, soziologische und theaterwissenschaftliche Herangehensweisen an das gemeinsame Spiel - man muss sich im LARP nicht mit derartigen Themen beschäftigen. Aber man kann! Die Aufsatzsammlung LARP: Nur ein Spiel? lädt...

The Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on Health and Well Being. First produced in Italy around 1380, it was aimed at an educated secular readership and offered concise and sensible advice on how to live a long, healthy and enjoyable life. Five handsomely illustrated manuscripts of the Tacuinum...

Practical Computer Vision Projects About This Book Updated for OpenCV 3, this book covers new features that will help you unlock the full potential of OpenCV 3 Written by a team of 7 experts, each chapter explores a new aspect of OpenCV to help you make amazing computer-vision aware applications Project-based...

Working with Dynamic Crop Models: Methods, Tools and Examples for Agriculture and Environment, 3e, is a complete guide to working with dynamic system models, with emphasis on models in agronomy and environmental science. The introductory section presents the foundational information for the book including...

This book is the first significant contribution to thoroughly examine the potential hazards associated with snakes of the former family, Colubridae. This family contained >65% of living snake species (approximately 3,000 taxa) and has recently been split into multiple families. Many of these snakes...