Perhaps the two most important conceptual breakthroughs intwentieth century physics are relativity and quantum mechanics.Developing a theory that combines the two seamlessly is a difficultand ongoing challenge. This accessible book contains intriguingexplorations of this theme by the distinguished physicists RichardFeynman and Steven Weinberg. Richard Feynman's contributionexamines the nature of antiparticles, and in particular therelationship between quantum spin and statistics. In his essay,Steven Weinberg speculates on how Einstein's theory of gravitationmight be reconciled with quantum theory in the final laws ofphysics. Both these Nobel laureates have made huge contributions tofundamental research in physics, as well as to the popularizationof science. Anyone interested in the development of modern physicswill find this a fascinating book.

Where do political identities come from, how do they change overtime, and what is their impact on political life? This bookexplores these and related questions in a globalizing world wherethe nation state is being transformed, definitions of citizenshipare evolving in unprecedented ways, and people's interests andidentities are taking on new local, regional, transnational,cosmopolitan, and even imperial configurations. Pre-eminentscholars examine the changing character of identities,affiliations, and allegiances in a variety of contexts: theevolving character of the European Union and its member countries,the Balkans and other new democracies of the post-1989 world, anddebates about citizenship and cultural identity in the modern West.These essays are essential reading for anyone interested in thepolitical and intellectual ferment that surrounds debates aboutpolitical membership and attachment, and will be of interest tostudents and scholars in the social sciences, humanities, andlaw.

Also Available as a Time Warner AudioBook, eBook, and in Large Print Edition This book is vintage Jack Welch: down to earth, powerful, and filled with common sense. As CEO of General Electric for the past twenty years, he has built its market cap by more than $450 billion and established himself as the most admired business leader in the world. His championing of initiatives like Six Sigma quality, globalization, and e-business have helped define the modern corporation. At the same time, he's a gutsy boss who has forged a unique philosophy and an operating system that relies on a "boundaryless" sharing of ideas, an intense focus on people, and an informal, give-and-take style that makes bureaucracy the enemy. JACK In anecdotal detail and with self-effacing humor, Jack Welch gives us the people (most notably his Irish mother) who shaped his life and the big hits and the big misses that characterized his career. Starting at GE in 1960 as an engineer earning $10,500, Jack learned the need for "getting out o

"The most talked-about education book this semester."—New York Times Based on a series of controversial Wall Street Journal op-eds,this landmark manifesto gives voice to what everyone knows abouttalent, ability, and intelligence but no one wants to admit. Withfour truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestsellingcoauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishfulthinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’seducational establishment. ?Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn,but America’s educational system does its best to ignore this. ?Half of the children are below average. Many children cannotlearn more than rudimentary reading and math. Yet decades ofpolicies have required schools to divert resources to unattainablegoals. ?Too many people are going to college. Only a fraction ofstudents struggling to get a degree can profit from education atthe college level. ?America’s future depends on how we educate the acade

The dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who sawthe Constitution as a threat to our hard-won rights andliberties. Edited and introduced by Ralph Ketcham.

This Companion is an essential guide to all aspects of the organand its music. It examines in turn the instrument, the player andthe repertoire. The early chapters tell of the instrument's historyand construction, identify the scientific basis of its sounds andthe development of its pitch and tuning, examine the history of theorgan case, and consider the current trends and conflicts withinthe world of organ building. Central chapters investigate thepractical art of learning and playing the organ, introduce thecomplex area of performance practice, and outline the relationshipbetween organ playing and the liturgy of the church. The finalsection explores the vast repertoire of organ music, focusing on aselection of the most important traditions.

Prepare your child for a lifetime of learning andwonder. Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled withopportunities for reading aloud and fostering curiosity, thisbeautifully illustrated read-aloud anthology offers preschoolersthe fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive timein school—and for the rest of their lives. Millions of childrenhave benefited from the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series, developedin consultation with parents, educators, and the most distinguisheddevelopmental psychologists. In addition to valuable advice toparents, including what it means for a child to be ready forkindergarten, special sidebars throughout the book help parentsmake reading aloud fun and interactive, suggesting questions toask, connections to make, and games to play to enrich theirpreschooler’s learning experience.

In his book, Smith fervently extolled the simple yet enlightened notion that individuals are fully capable of setting and regulating prices for their own goods and services. He argued passionately in favor of free trade, yet stood up for the little guy. The Wealth of Nations provided the first--and still the most eloquent--integrated de*ion of the workings of a market economy. The result of Smith’s efforts is a witty, highly readable work of genius filled with prescient theories that form the basis of a thriving capitalist system. This unabridged edition offers the modern reader a fresh look at a timeless and seminal work that revolutionized the way governments and individuals view the creation and dispersion of wealth--and that continues to influence our economy right up to the present day.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years-from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding--that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives--the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness--are inextricable from the history playing out around them. Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made TheKiteRunner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love--a stunning accomplishment.

Postman suggests that the current crisis in our educationalsystem derives from its failure to supply students with atranslucent, unifying "narrative" like those that inspired earliergenerations. Instead, today's schools promote the false "gods" ofeconomic utility, consumerism, or ethnic separatism and resentment.What alternative strategies can we use to instill our children witha sense of global citizenship, healthy intellectual skepticism,respect of America's traditions, and appreciation of its diversity?In answering this question, The End of Education restoresmeaning and common sense to the arena in which they are mosturgently needed. "Informal and clear...Postman's ideas about education areappealingly fresh."--New York Times Book Review

The tormenting of the body by the troubled mind, hysteria isamong the most pervasive of human disorders - yet at the same timeit is the most elusive. Freud's recognition that hysteria stemmedfrom traumas in the patient's past transformed the way we thinkabout sexuality. "Studies in Hysteria" is one of the founding textsof psychoanalysis, revolutionizing our understanding of love,desire and the human psyche.

The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles’ years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band’s wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms, and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed with roaring fans.

Organised into 13 major sections, this book covers theinnermost workings of all the body's systems, from the earlieststages of development in the womb to successful strategies thatkeep the body fit as it ages. In over 400 images, diagrams andillustrations, the amazing diversity of the body is shown in richvisuals, such as the highly magnified view of the cancer cell, orblood platelets. It comes with sidebars, boxes and cross-referencesthat clearly and reliably explain anatomy and function.

String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists, the missing six are curled up in bizarre structures known as Calabi-Yau manifolds. In The Shape of Inner Space, Shing-Tung Yau, the man who mathematically proved that these manifolds exist, argues that not only is geometry fundamental to string theory, it is also fundamental to the very nature of our universe. Time and again, where Yau has gone, physics has followed. Now for the first time, readers will follow Yau’s penetrating thinking on where we’ve been, and where mathematics will take us next. A fascinating exploration of a world we are only just beginning to grasp, The Shape of Inner Space will change the way we consider the universe on both its grandest and smallest scales.

British theatre has long been regarded as a world-leader interms of its quality, creativity and range. Starting in 1900, thisbook introduces the features that characterise modern and currentBritish theatre. These features include experimental performancesunder motorways alongside plays by Stoppard and Ayckbourn, amateurtheatre and virtual spaces, the emergence of the director, thechanging role of writers and political and community shows. Thebook is clearly divided into four sections: where it happens, whodoes it, what they make and why they do it. It discusses theatrebuildings and theatre which refuses buildings; companyorganisation, ensembles and collectives, and different sorts ofacting. A large section describes the major work done for thestage, from Shaw through to Complicite, via poetic drama, differentsorts of realism and documentary drama. The Introduction standsapart from other accounts of modern British theatre by bringingtogether buildings, people and plays.

Forensic science has helped bring bo justice some of the most evil,devious and dangerous criminals in history. Using advanced technology,dogged research and intelligent analysis,forensic scientists can follow a trail of DNA,fingerprints,ballistics records and microscopic fibres directly to a criminal.Featuring accounts of hundreds of real-life crime investigations and illustrated with more than 450 photographs,Crime investigation takes a global look at how forensic science has evolved from ancient times to today's Crime Investigation takes a global look at how forensic science has evolved from ancient times to today's sophisticated technologies,including:Infrared spectrometers which can iedntify the exact nature of clothing fibres left by suspes·CT scanners,used to pinpoint weapons in suitcases ·Software programmes and specialist modelers able to rebuild a victim's tacial features over a bare skull·DNA profiling -a revolutionary tool which has allowed investigators to solve ‘cold case' decades old,using

The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A.Caro’s life of Lyndon B. Johnson, continues. Master of theSenate takes Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkableperiods: his twelve years, from 1949 through 1960, in the UnitedStates Senate. Once the most august and revered body in politics,by the time Johnson arrived the Senate had become a parody ofitself and an obstacle that for decades had blocked desperatelyneeded liberal legislation. Caro shows how Johnson’s brilliance,charm, and ruthlessness enabled him to become the youngest and mostpowerful Majority Leader in history and how he used hisincomparable legislative genius--seducing both Northern liberalsand Southern conservatives--to pass the first Civil Rightslegislation since Reconstruction. Brilliantly weaving rich detailinto a gripping narrative, Caro gives us both a galvanizingportrait of Johnson himself and a definitive and revelatory studyof the workings of legislative power.

Since her death in 1979, Jean Rhys's reputation as an importantmodernist author has grown. Her finely crafted prose fiction lendsitself to multiple interpretations from radically differentcritical perspectives; formalism, feminism, and postcolonialstudies among them. This Introduction offers a reliable andstimulating account of her life, work, contexts and criticalreception. Her masterpiece, Wide Sargasso Sea, is analyzed togetherwith her other novels, including Quartet and After Leaving MrMackenzie, and her short stories. Through close readings of theworks, Elaine Savory reveals their common themes and connects theseto different critical approaches. The book maps Rhys's fictionaluse of the actual geography of Paris, London and the Caribbean,showing how key understanding her relationships with themetropolitan and colonial spheres is to reading her texts. In thisinvaluable introduction for students, Savory explains thesignificance of Rhys as a writer both in her lifetime andtoday.

What I Love About You offers a fresh way to say "I loveyou." This fill-in-the-blank book prompts you to say what is in yourheart, but may not always be at the tip of your tongue. Tell themost important person in your life just how much they mean to youby completing the scores of unique, evocative checklists, shortanswers, and phrases in this attractive gift book: If we'd first met in a comic strip, the thought bubble over myhead would have said... I adore this little daily ritual or habit we have... One of your most irresistible physical features is... I missed you when... Playful, tender, and personal, this is the perfect gift for theperson in your life who makes your pulse race.

The bestselling author and psychologist whose books havetopped 240,000 copies in print now addresses the trait of “highsensitivity” in children–and offers a breakthrough parentingguidebook for highly sensitive children and their caregivers. With the publication of The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine Aronbecame the first person to identify the inborn trait of “highsensitivity” and to show how it affects the lives of those whopossess it. Up to 20 percent of the population is born highlysensitive, and now in The Highly Sensitive Child, Aron shifts herfocus to highly sensitive children, who share the samecharacteristics as highly sensitive adults and thus face uniquechallenges as they grow up. Rooted in Aron’s years of experience as a psychotherapist and heroriginal research on child temperament, The Highly Sensitive Childshows how HSCs are born deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle,and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart,conscientious, creative children, but with the wr

The Cambridge Companion to Willa Cather offers thirteen originalessays by leading scholars of a major American modernist novelist.Willa Cather's luminous prose is 'easy' to read yet surprisinglydifficult to understand. The essays collected here aretheoretically informed but accessibly written and cover the fullrange of Cather's career, including most of her twelve novels andseveral of her short stories. The essays situate Cather's work in abroad range of critical, cultural, and literary contexts, and theintroduction explores current trends in Cather scholarship as wellas the author's place in contemporary culture. With a detailedchronology and a guide to further reading, the volume offersstudents and teachers a fresh and thorough sense of the author ofMy ?ntonia, The Professor's House, and Death Comes for theArchbishop.

Packing spheres, Reversi, braids, polyominoes, board games, andthe puzzles of Lewis Carroll. These and other mathematicaldiversions return to readers with updates to all the chapters,including new game variations, mathematical proofs, and otherdevelopments and discoveries. Read about Knuth's Word Laddersprogram and the latest developments in the digits of pi. Once againthese timeless puzzles will charm readers while demonstratingprinciples of logic, probability, geometry, and other fields ofmathematics.

Beautifully illustrated with 75 photographs in full color, The Robert Pattinson Album by Paul Stenning is a breathtaking visual biography of one of the world’s most talked-about young actors. The hugely successful vampire romance Twilight was a box-office phenomenon, and Robert is that smash-hit film’s breakout star. In the space of a few short years, the twenty-two-year-old Londoner has gone from amateur stage performer to full-blown Hollywood idol, and his staggering ascent is already the stuff of legend. The public first took notice when Robert appeared in Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire but the role that would change his life forever was that of charismatic teenage vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight, the film adapted from author Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book series.