Mom comes home from work late and has a huge list of things to do to get ready for Christmas on this Christmas Eve night, but she's so tired she falls asleep. When she wakes up, her family is there and explains she doesn't need to worry about anything because it's already done!< BR>

Santa and his reindeer love the state of Arizona, and are sure glad to be back. But, as they fly over the Grand Canyon, Santa begins to wonder if he's too old . . . maybe someone younger should replace him. < BR>

One night, a young boy and his father investigate their frightened neighbors' report of ghosts on a nearby farm.

This book contains 12 contributions on stochastic models in reliability and maintenance. Written by the leading researchers on each topic, each contribution surveys the current status on stochastic models emphasizing mathematical formulation and optimization applications. Each contribution is self-contained and has a thorough bibliography. The topics include renewal processes, semi-Markov processes, Markovian deterioration models, maintenance and replacement models, software reliability models and Monte-Carlo simulation. This book provides researchers, reliability engineers and graduate students with the current status of the field and future developments of the subject.

Offers step-by-step instructions for making seventeen ribbon leis, including tips on threading, marking, stitching, shredding, pinching, and folding.

Il volume riporta due romanzi dello scrittore giapponese. Il primo romanzo racconta la storia del principe Genji, il secondo le vicende di due suoi discendenti, il nipote Niou e il presunto figlio Kaoru. In questi racconti Murasaki raggiunge una grande capacità di analisi. Dei due protagonisti maschili, Niou frivolo-sensuale, Kaoru frigidamente contorto, è quest'ultimo il vero eroe negativo della narrazione. Ma sono le protagoniste femminili, le tre sorelle Agemaki, Kozeri e Ukifune, figlie del vecchio principe Haci caduto in disgrazia, a suscitare il talento analitico di Murasaki.

This book is about how we started with nothing and retired financially free in less than ten years. Find out how you can do the same. If you do not plan on working hard all of your life...this book is for you. Why not Retire Young and Retire Rich?

The original title of this work translated as 'Foundation of Algebraic Analysis.' Kashiwara (Kyoto U., Japan) changed the title to more precisely reflect the nature of the text's contents and to signal his belief that 'the microlocal point of view helps concrete calculations, as powerfully as the Cauchy integral formula provides the values of many definite integrals.' Chapters cover basic properties of D -modules, characteristic varieties, construction of D -modules, their functorial properties, regular holonomic systems, b -functions, ring of formal microdifferential operators, microlocal analysis of holonomic systems, and microlocal calculus of b -functions. Translated from the Japanese work Daisu Kaiseki Gairon (2000). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A lushly illustrated edition of a world classic

The third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling of a vintage story. This well-known tale of the amorous adventures of Prince Genji is widely considered world literature's first novel, and with its precise and poetic prose, it is also considered one of its finest.

Written with precision by a lady of the Japanese court, Genji's Don Juan-like clandestine rendezvous with lovers in their perfumed boudoirs or on mossy moonlit garden paths, continues to intrigue lovers of literature. What sets Genji apart from the typically carefree playboy is the intensity of his emotional attachment for each of his lovers. Long after an affair has ended, Genji continues to cherish the encounter. His is an age-old tale, as well as a poignant and brilliant portrait of Japan's ancient court life.

Una raccolta di storie dove i bambini trionfano sull'ottusità degli adulti ed eventi anche sinistri rendono loro giustizia. A volte però anche adulti rimasti bambini nell'animo si allenano con i più piccoli nel loro desiderio di annullamento di tutto ciò che sia troppo polverosamente educativo, mortificante e livellatore. Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

One of the first to plunge underwater with a camera to bring the subaquatic world to the screen, maverick scientific documentary filmmaker Jean Painleve (1902-1989) captured the throes of a male seahorse giving birth, the geometric choreography of crystal formation, and the mating habits of hermaphrodite mollusks. In a lifetime spanning nearly the history of cinema itself, Painleve made over 200 films, including The Seahorse, Freshwater Assassins, The Vampire, and The Love Life of the Octopus. His lyrical and instructive animal behavior films set to avant-garde scores were much admired by Surrealist contemporaries such as Antonin Artaud, Luis Bunuel, and Jean Vigo.Science Is Fiction includes Marina McDougall's historically informative 'Hybrid Roots,' Brigitte Berg's heavily illustrated biographical essay 'Contradictory Forces,' art critic Ralph Rugoff's 'Fluid Mechanics,' a Liberation interview with Painleve, stills from Painleve's most celebrated films laid out in storyboard fashion, and a selection of Painleve's writings appearing for the first time in English. The latter include 'Neo-Zoological Drama,' a playful romp on the behavior of Turbellaria, or flatworms; 'Mysteries and Miracles of Nature,' an idiosyncratic catalog of unusual animal behavior; and 'Scientific Film,' a discussion of science films that pays homage to Painleve's fellow pioneers. The book also includes French film critic Andre Bazin's 'Science Film: Accidental Beauty,' a review of the 1947 International Association of Science Film festival, organized by Painleve.Copublished with Brico Press.

Personal finance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective from two very different influences - his two fathers. This text lays out Kiyosaki's philosophy and his relationship with money.

Describes how the wealthiest percentage of the population handles investments, and suggests ways to follow the example, including building one's own business in order to invest as a business, not an individual.

Explores the history of how the Eden story in Genesis has been understood.

New England Wildlife presents the natural histories and distributions of 338 inland wildlife species in New England. It also details the habitat relationships of all New England terrestrial and aquatic species, presented in sections on amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals. Each species account includes an illustration and range map, along with information on distribution in the region, status, habitat, special habitat requirements, details of breeding biology, home range and movements, and food habits, each fully documented from the pertinent literature. The introduction includes a brief land-use history of the region, descriptions of forest types and nonforest habitats, and wildlife responses to landscape change.

A necessity for all land managers and naturalists as well as birders, walkers, nature lovers, residents, and visitors to New England, the book includes the most recent information on natural history and distribution, and matrices relating all species to standard classifications of forest cover - types and nonforest habitats.

Guy Kawasaki, CEO of garage.com and former chief evangelist of Apple Computer, Inc., presents his manifesto for world-changing innovation, using his battle-tested lessons to help revolutionaries become visionaries.

Create Like a God

Turn conventional wisdom on its head-create revolutionary products and services by analyzing how to approach the problems at hand.

Command Like a King

Take charge and make tough, insightful, and strategic decisions-break down the barriers that prevent product adoption and avoid 'death magnets' (the stupid mistakes just about everyone makes).

Work Like a Slave

Get ready for hard work, and lots of it. To go from revolutionary to visionary, you'll need to eat like a bird-relentlessly absorbing knowledge about your industry, customers, and competition--and poop like an elephant--spreading the large amount of information and knowledge that you've gained.

Filled with insights from top innovators such as Amazon.com, Dell, Hallmark, and Gillette and rich with hands-on experience from the front lines of business, Rules for Revolutionaries will empower you--whether you're an entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, manager, or small business owner--to turn your dreams into reality, your reality into products, and your products into customer magnets.

Today we are experiencing extraordinary technological advances in the diagnosis and treatment of illness while at the same time learning to take more responsibility for our own health and well-being. In this book, Saki Santorelli, director of the nationally acclaimed Stress Reduction Clinic, explores the ancient roots of medicine, and shows us how to introduce mindfulness into the crucible of the healing relationship. His approach revolutionizes the dynamics between the patient and the practitioner. In describing the classes at the clinic and the transformation that takes place in this alchemical process, he offers insights and effective methods for cultivating mindfulness in our everyday lives. As he reveals the inner landscape of his own life as a health care professional and we join him and those with whom he works on this journey of human suffering and courage, we become aware of and honor what is darkest and brightest within each one of us.

Describes how the wealthiest percentage of the population handles investments, and suggests ways to follow the example, including building one's own business in order to invest as a business, not an individual.

Outlines a strategy for attaining wealth by looking for business opportunities and investing wisely, rather than seeking security through employment.