Sleep has long been a topic of fascination for artists and scientists. Why do we sleep? What function does sleep serve? Why do we dream? What significance can we attach to our dreams? We spend so much of our lives sleeping, yet its precise function is unclear, in spite of our increasing understanding of the processes generating and maintaining sleep. We now know that sleep can be accompanied by periods of intense cerebral activity, yet only recently has experimental data started to provide us with soem insights into the type of processing taking place in the brain as we sleep. There is now...
Sleep has long been a topic of fascination for artists and scientists. Why do we sleep? What function does sleep serve? Why do we dream? What signific...
The aim of this textbook is to present an account of the theory of computation. After introducing the concept of a model of computation and presenting various examples, the author explores the limitations of effective computation via basic recursion theory. Self-reference and other methods are introduced as fundamental and basic tools for constructing and manipulating algorithms. From there the book considers the complexity of computations and the notion of a complexity measure is introduced. Finally, the book culminates in considering time and space measures and in classifying computable...
The aim of this textbook is to present an account of the theory of computation. After introducing the concept of a model of computation and presenting...
This single volume presents the views of experts from the field which challenge the assumption that educational inclusion relates only to those pupils with learning difficulties. In this book, the authors examine the extent to which a truly inclusive context can provide a challenging environment for gifted and talented pupils.
Key issues explored include:
the social and emotional aspects of being a gifted and talented pupil
the pros and cons of being labelled gifted and talented in very young children
why regular classrooms are the best place...
This single volume presents the views of experts from the field which challenge the assumption that educational inclusion relates only to those pup...
The Spanish ballad is well documented from the 16th to the 20th century in substantial, though declining, oral sources, chiefly in Castilian but also in Judeo-Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese. The 70 ballads in this volume are taken from 16th-century printed sources, from the period when the ballad of tradition, sung and orally transmitted, was polished for printing by poets, musicians and editors to meet the taste of the times. There is a general introduction, notes prefacing each group, and others about origins, background, variants, modern oral version, English translations, following...
The Spanish ballad is well documented from the 16th to the 20th century in substantial, though declining, oral sources, chiefly in Castilian but al...
Osprey's study of the Battle of Gettysburg (1863), one of the decisive battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Confederate invasion of the Northern states was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the Union he hoped to force Lincoln into peace negotiations, or win support from the European powers who were watching events closely from across the Atlantic. Equally, Meade's Army of the Potomac needed to regain it's fighting credibility after the setbacks of Fredericksburg and saw this as an opportunity to redeem its honour. The clash of 150,000 soldiers from both sides...
Osprey's study of the Battle of Gettysburg (1863), one of the decisive battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Confederate invasion of the ...
As has already been noted the celebration of Black writing in the fifties and sixties saw writers turning from old problems of colonialism and racial discrimination to new issues of political independence. This trend has survived twenty-first century African writing in its concern with the historical and political experiences of modern African republics. The focus of this study is on a new tenor led by younger energies envisioning and rewriting postcolonial power relations in various individual, national and cultural environments. Conflicts of citizenship, gender relations and of minority...
As has already been noted the celebration of Black writing in the fifties and sixties saw writers turning from old problems of colonialism and racial ...
The Preacher Has It Wrong is a critique of some of the most prominent doctrines taught today under the umbrella of Christianity, and a rebuttal of them by comparing them to the Bible. It is a careful examination and detailed evaluation of modern doctrines, showing how they contrast with the Bible. It is designed to help those who are discouraged by all the division and confusion in religion and church practices today. The Preacher Has It Wrong gives insight into Bible teachings regarding miracle working, church organization, The Holy Spirit, the second coming of Christ, the teachings of John...
The Preacher Has It Wrong is a critique of some of the most prominent doctrines taught today under the umbrella of Christianity, and a rebuttal of the...
The Falcon Force, is a book about a New Orleans police department detective, John Kelly, who has spent ten years trying to nail Franco Medina, a narco-terrorist, who blatantly runs guns into Mexico and South America and smuggles drugs back into the U. S.. Magically Medina is always able to escape apprehension. All of Kelly's detective skills are put to the test, when his longtime partner, Brandon Thompson, is kidnapped. Just when everything seems hopeless, he's reunited with an old girlfriend from his high school days. Their volatile relationship buds, then is threatened by a circumstance...
The Falcon Force, is a book about a New Orleans police department detective, John Kelly, who has spent ten years trying to nail Franco Medina, a narco...
When Sam Hawk was forced into retirement due to injuries sustained in the line of duty for the Chicago vice squad, he thought his days of danger were over. He had planned on just laying back relaxing and writing his memoirs, but fate had plans for him. By happen stance an old friend drafts him back into service, and before he knows it, he's back up to his eyeballs in the Chicago gangland. He discovers that there's a powerful political faction that's trying to take over the U. S. Government. He stumbles onto some information that endangers him and his soon to be love connection, librarian...
When Sam Hawk was forced into retirement due to injuries sustained in the line of duty for the Chicago vice squad, he thought his days of danger were ...
