C Wall: 12 books

There are other species out there. How are we going to react with these species, if we meet with them at all? Forget Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, etc. Those are children's show, and we need to begin adult, pragmatic thinking and action today to reach the stars and new worlds tomorrow.

Exploring the full scope of differential topology, this comprehensive account of geometric techniques for studying the topology of smooth manifolds offers a wide perspective on the field. Building up from first principles, concepts of manifolds are introduced, supplemented by thorough appendices giving...

This book presents an accessible and fascinating account of theoretical debates around identity and work, recent empirical trends and methodological arguments concerning the role of oral testimony and its interpretation. Focusing on three occupational sectors in particular teachers, bank workers and...

A newspaperman follows a beautiful woman on a search for her father to a marvelous hidden island, where the denizens travel through the fourth dimension, employ perpetual motion and do many other wonderful things. Two charming love affairs, thrilling perils, pervasive humor, most unusual scenes, a...

A comprehensive review of research examining intermediary mechanisms to understand the link between genetic variation and addiction liability. Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction, specific...

In celebration of our 20th anniversary, Poisoned Pen Press has commissioned original short stories from thirty-five of its authors, past and present. Some names will be immediately recognizable to mystery aficionados--Kerry Greenwood with her Phryne Fisher mysteries, now also a popular television...

Helping a new generation of nonsavers get back on track, Ginita Wall offers a hands-on approach to achieving lifetime financial security, no matter how modest the income. "A disciplined approach to managing personal finances that first recognizes the need to overcome certain common psychological...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine. All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins Table of Contents Dragons I Have Slain – B. Morris Allen Shiplight – Benjamin C. Kinney Strix Antiqua – Hamilton Perez Showtime...

Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire...

Ethological attachment theory is a landmark of 20th century social and behavioral sciences theory and research. This new paradigm for understanding primary relationships across the lifespan evolved from John Bowlby’s critique of psychoanalytic drive theory and his own clinical observations, supplemented...

First published in 1979. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Astronomy needs statistical methods to interpret data, but statistics is a many-faceted subject that is difficult for non-specialists to access. This handbook helps astronomers analyze the complex data and models of modern astronomy. This second edition has been revised to feature many more examples...