The 13 essays collected here for undergraduates and above portray the social history of the American West between 1800 and the 1910s through the perspectives of specific groups that lived in the region. The mythology of John Wayne's West is put to the test against the stories of American Indians, Asians and Asian Americans, Latinos, Blacks, outlaws, artists, entrepreneurs, trappers and traders, soldiers, and Mormons. Unifying themes in the collection include the assumptions that people make their own histories and attach their own meanings to the circumstances of their lives; as well as the importance of economics, race, and place. Primary documents supplement the text. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Harry and Kate are invited to a tea party with their grandparents where they learn about the history of tea, as well as how to introduce themselves, pick up their napkins, eat a scone, and drink tea from a proper cup.

A flamboyant and controversial personality of enormous wit and intelligence, Voltaire remains one of the most influential figures of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Candide, his masterpiece, is a brilliant satire of the theory that our world is “the best of all possible worlds.” The book traces the picaresque adventures of the guileless Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunegonde, tortured by the Inquisition, et cetera, all without losing his resilience and will to live and pursue a happy life.
This Modern Library edition, published to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of Random House,
is a facsimile of the first book ever released under the Random House colophon. It includes the timeless illustrations by Rockwell Kent, a twentieth-century artist whose wit and genius serve as a counterpart and compliment to Voltaire's.


From the Hardcover edition.

Two fantastically spooky tales from an award-winning author in one volume: }The Phantom Thief{ and }My Friend's A Werewolf{. Ages: 9-11yrs.

Archie is a very mature child — some would say far too mature! Having grown up with his gran, he seems to have acquired some adult ways — and the kids at his new school find them unbearable. Especially Miranda — the class troublemaker. At first she absolutely can't stand Archie but then she starts to see him as a bit of a project... could she really make Archie into a Troublemaker Extraordinaire?

L'Uomo Ragno ha una forza sovrumana, può arrampicarsi su qualsiasi superficie e captare i pericoli. Wolverine è un mutante, dotato dalla nascita di letali artigli retrattili e di un potere di rigenerazione che lo rende virtualmente invulnerabile. Devil è cieco, ma possiede un senso radar che gli permette di controllare l'ambiente circostante. Sono supereroi, ma hanno qualità puramente umane: coraggio, volontà, senso di responsabilità. Basteranno queste a consentire loro di vincere anche solo una delle sfide che sono soliti affrontare con i superpoteri?

The tale of a boy who is fed up with his hyper-competitive parents.

Moving to a new neighbourhood and a new school, Louis's parents become ultra-competitive parents, wanting him and his brother to get straight As at school and join all sorts of after-school clubs and activities like the other kids in the neighbourhood. Suddenly Louis's life is no longer his own. Then he meets Maddy, who claims to have trained her parents to ignore her. But does Louis really want to be ignored?

An effective blend of carefully explained theory and practical applications, this text imparts the fundamentals of both information theory and data compression. Although the two topics are related, this unique text allows either topic to be presented independently, and it was specifically designed so that the data compression section requires no prior knowledge of information theory.The treatment of information theory, while theoretical and abstract, is quite elementary, making this text less daunting than many others. After presenting the fundamental definitions and results of the theory, the authors then apply the theory to memoryless, discrete channels with zeroth-order, one-state sources. The chapters on data compression acquaint students with a myriad of lossless compression methods and then introduce two lossy compression methods. Students emerge from this study competent in a wide range of techniques. The authors' presentation is highly practical but includes some important proofs, either in the text or in the exercises, so instructors can, if they choose, place more emphasis on the mathematics.Introduction to Information Theory and Data Compression, Second Edition is ideally suited for an upper-level or graduate course for students in mathematics, engineering, and computer science.Features:·Expanded discussion of the historical and theoretical basis of information theory that builds a firm, intuitive grasp of the subject·Reorganization of theoretical results along with new exercises, ranging from the routine to the more difficult, that reinforce students' ability to apply the definitions and results in specific situations.·Simplified treatment of the algorithm(s) of Gallager and Knuth·Discussion of the information rate of a code and the trade-off between error correction and information rate·Treatment of probabilistic finite state source automata, including basic results, examples, references, and exercises·Octave and MATLAB image compression codes included in an appendix for use with the exercises and projects involving transform methods·Supplementary materials, including software, available for download from the authors' Web site at www.dms.auburn.edu/compression

A line of nervous young women got off a ship in Victoria Harbour in 1862 and had to walk the gauntlet between two rows of jostling, eager men. One girl, proposed to on the spot, accepted equally quickly and left town with her new husband. Why did these women leave everything behind in England and come to the west coast? The answers lie in the lusty turmoil of a gold-rush frontier, the horrible disruptions of industrial England and the conflicting aims of earnest Christians and early British feminists.

A topical tale about three friends who become victims of a gang of bullies. Other books by Pete Johnson include }The Ghost Dog{ and }Rescuing Dad{.

This book deals with all aspects of rubber processing, from the receipt of raw materials to discharge of the cured finished product. The importance of flow behavior in rubber processing is described, but without emphasis on mathematical rheological equations. Topics covered include raw materials specification and testing, mixing, processability testing of mixed compound, milling, calendaring, extrusion, molding, and cured product testing. This book is intended both for newcomers to the rubber industry, and for those who have regular involvement with some aspects of rubber processing as suppliers, processors, or end-product users. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

La ricchezza delle informazioni e i numerosi esempi proposti, fanno sì che il manuale risulti adatto sia ai bambini e all'insegnamento scolastico, ma anche a chi è già dotato di una certa esperienza.

• Introduces the operational amplifier early, and uses it as a basic element throughout the book.
• Provides numerous exercises and examples throughout.
• Written in a clear, precise style that has been highly praised throughout many editions.

Ten year-old Daniel and his friend make up a story about a terrifying dog. But it becomes real. And the bloodthirsty monster is a nightmare. Spooky tale from the Yearling list. Readership level: 8 - 11 years.

After relatively lowly beginnings as a writer in the East India Company, Robert Clive rose to be perhaps the most important single figure in the history of British involvement in India. At Plassey on 23 June 1757 Clive's 3,500 native and East India Company troops faced an army of 50,000 under the French supported nawab Siraj-ud-daula. Having succeeded in keeping his powder dry in a torrential rainstorm, Clive's guns were able to open a murderous fire on the enemy. Siraj-ud-daula's attack was beaten off and the counter-attack which Clive launched swept the field; with only the French gunners fighting to the last.