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What do the pyramids of Egypt really represent? What could have driven so many to so great, and often so dangerous, an effort? Was the motivation religious or practical?

Richly illustrated with more than 300 photographs and drawings, Sticks, Stones, and Shadows presents an entirely original approach to the subject of pyramid building. Unlike other books discussing these majestic structures, this book reveals the connection between devices that served both a practical need for survival and a spiritual belief in gods and goddesses. Few have closely examined Egyptian technologies and...

Written as a set of tutorial reviews on both experimental facts and theoretical modelling, this volume is intended as an introduction and modern reference in the field for graduate students and researchers in biophysics, biochemistry and applied mathematics.

Written as a set of tutorial reviews on both experimental facts and theoretical modelling, this volume is intended as an introduction and modern reference in the field for graduate students and researchers in biophysics, biochemistry and applied mathematics.

Die "Asiatische Banise" (1689) von Heinrich Anshelm von Zigler und Kliphausen (1663-1697) war der erfolgreichste Roman der deutschen Barockliteratur und der beruhmteste deutsche Roman vor Goethes Werther." Wie dieser uberschritt er nicht nur Gattungs-, sondern auch Sprachgrenzen. Der Roman und seine 1724 erstmals aufgelegte Fortsetzung von Johann Georg Hamann wurden im 18. Jahrhundert ins Schwedische, Russische, Niederlandische und Franzosische ubersetzt. Die einzigartige Rezeptionsgeschichte der "Asiatischen Banise" wird in dem interdisziplinar angelegten Sammelband erstmals dokumentiert...

Advances in pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions continue to improve the success of managing schizophrenia. Early detection and intervention in people with, or at risk for, psychosis give patients and their families hope for a better course of illness and an improved outcome. The interdisciplinary approach, combining pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions, markedly increases the chance of long-lasting remission and recovery. However, a cure for schizophrenia has yet to be found. Research, particularly in the past decade, has revealed some of the biological and genetic...