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Montenegro, 3rd (Bradt Travel Guide)
The newest member of the UN, Montenegro has vastly improved its infrastructure and offers superb eco-, adventure and sports facilities From natural history and mountain walks to seaside breaks and hidden monasteries, the guide covers every aspect of this often embattled republic. The author also provides comprehensive coverage to help plan and prepare, as well as updated information on hotels, restaurants and how to get around. .
Price: $14.80
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Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology
Berta and Sumich have succeeded yet again in creating superior marine reading! This book is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. The first edition, considered the leading text in the field, is required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals. Revisions include updates of citations, expansion of nearly every chapter and full color photographs. This title continues the tradition by fully expanding and updating nearly all chapters. * Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals * Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology * Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography * Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps.
Price: $63.16
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Fiscal Policy Formulation and Implementation in Oil Producing Countries
Countries with large oil resources can benefit substantially from them. However, despite their huge natural resources, many oil producers have had disappointing growth, widespread poverty, and continuing vulnerability to oil and other external shocks. Fiscal policy can play a central role in determining the extent to which a country benefits from its oil wealth. This book brings together studies that provide analysis and findings on fiscal policy issues in oil-producing countries from a diverse international perspective. A key focus for the authors has been on how to manage oil resources in a way that contributes to a stable macroeconomic environment, sustainable growth, and poverty reduction..
Price: $37.00
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Shakespeare: The Life of Henry V (New Kittredge Shakespeare)
George Lyman Kittredges insightful editions of Shakespeare have endured in part because of his eclecticism, his diversity of interests, and his wide-ranging accomplishments all of which are reflected in the valuable notes in each volume. The plays in the New Kittredge Shakespeare series retain the original Kittredge notes and introductions, changed or augmented only when some modernization seems necessary. These new editions also include introductory essays by contemporary editors, notes on the plays as they have been performed on stage and film, and additional student materials..
Price: $4.59
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Jussi (Opera Biography Series, No 7)
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Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics
Written by a group of international experts in their field, this book is a review of Lagrangian observation, analysis and assimilation methods in physical and biological oceanography. This multidisciplinary text presents new results on nonlinear analysis of Lagrangian dynamics, the prediction of particle trajectories, and Lagrangian stochastic models. It includes historical information, up-to-date developments, and speculation on future developments in Lagrangian-based observations, analysis, and modeling of physical and biological systems. Containing contributions from experimentalists, theoreticians, and modellers in the fields of physical oceanography, marine biology, mathematics, and meteorology, this book will be of great interest to researchers and graduate students looking for both practical applications and information on the theory of transport and dispersion in physical systems, biological modelling, and data assimilation..
Price: $141.95
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The Book As A Work of Art
This succinct catalogue features wonderful cover and interior spread reproductions of a selection of the most important and influential artist's books of the twentieth century. Beginning with Stephane Mallarme's 1914 Un Coup de Des Jamais N'Abolira le Hasard, now yellowed and slightly frayed around the edges, it includes works by Kokoschka, Kandinsky, Marinetti and other Futurists, Constructivists like El Lissitzky and such Dadaists as Schwitters, Tzara, Ernst and Duchamp. Photo experimentation by Maholy-Nagy is followed by Matisse's Jazz. There are Fluxus books by aa.vv., Daniel Spoerri and George Maciunas, mid-60s offerings by Ettore Sottsass, Dieter Roth and Andy Warhol, and Minimalist and Conceptual works by Carl Andre, Lawrence Weiner, Allan Kaprow, Vito Acconci and Bruce Nauman, followed by Arte Povera books and others from the 80s and 90s. Includes a gem-like illustrated bibliographies for all genres of artist's books, from the Futurists to books on typography..
Price: $34.97
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Gentle Yoga for Healing: Mind Body Spirit
Simple, accessible, and life affirming: these are the gentlest of Hatha yoga exercises, easy-to-do poses and postures that heal the body and nurture the spirit. Every move shown in these appealing photographs becomes a tool for self-empowerment, reducing stress, and increasing receptivity to wellness. The various components of a comprehensive program are offered, with all the elements working together to create a total healing practice. Start with positive affirmations, visualizations, and journal writing that will become part of your daily yoga lifestyle. Take instruction in proper breathing, which will bring energy and calm to the mind. Try the 35 basic postures, all with specific guidelines and photos, and follow with deep relaxation and meditation. To make the yoga more effective, there's additional advice on eating well; special counsel for those recovering from injury and illness; techniques for self-massage; and ideas for combining yoga and nature.
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Price: $11.99
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