Giulia Guidi torna nell'ultimo capitolo della trilogia "Passi dietro la porta", in quello che è lo scontro finale con i suoi nemici. È una donna molto diversa ora. Più consapevole di sé, più determinata. Sarà in grado di vincere questa sfida vitale? Uomini perfidi e organizzazioni criminali la circondano, la forza dei suoi affetti e la sua determinazione la faranno lottare contro "l'uomo dagli occhi verdi" che perseguita lei e la sua famiglia. Tra inattesi nuovi alleati e vecchi nemici, Giulia avrà ancora da imparare un'ultima terribile lezione. Siamo poi davvero così diversi da ciò che odiamo?

"This book presents a collection of teaching cases that demonstrate the real-world application of digital tools for human performance enhancement across a variety of settings, utilizing a problem-based instructional technique"--

Narrator Gladys Cailiff is eleven years old in 1938 when a worldly schoolteacher turns the small town of Threestep, Georgia, upside down. Miss Grace Spivey defies the traditional curriculum and racial boundaries alike, regaling her charges with readings from the Thousand Nights and a Night and casting a gifted African American student as "chief engineer" of the town's annual festival, newly reinvented as the Baghdad Bazaar. But her progressive actions are not without consequence and ultimately culminate in a night of death-defying stories that take readers on a magic carpet ride from a schoolroom in the South to the banks of the Tigris (and back again).

"Where this book is exceptional is that the reader will not just learn how LTE works but why it works"
Adrian Scrase, ETSI Vice-President, International Partnership Projects

Following on the success of the first edition, this book is fully updated, covering the latest additions to LTE and the key features of LTE-Advanced.

This book builds on the success of its predecessor, offering the same comprehensive system-level understanding  built on explanations of the underlying theory, now expanded to include complete coverage of Release 9 and the developing specifications for LTE-Advanced. The book is a collaborative effort of more than 40 key experts representing over 20 companies actively participating in the development of LTE, as well as academia. The book highlights practical implications, illustrates the expected performance, and draws comparisons with the well-known WCDMA/HSPA standards. The authors not only pay special attention to the physical layer, giving an insight into the fundamental concepts of OFDMA-FDMA and MIMO, but also cover the higher protocol layers and system architecture to enable the reader to gain an overall understanding of the system.

Key New Features:

• Comprehensively updated with the latest changes of the LTE Release 8 specifications, including improved coverage of Radio Resource Management RF aspects and performance requirements
• Provides detailed coverage of the new LTE Release 9 features, including: eMBMS, dual-layer beamforming, user equipment positioning, home eNodeBs / femtocells and pico cells and self-optimizing networks
• Evaluates the LTE system performance
• Introduces LTE-Advanced, explaining its context and motivation, as well as the key new features including: carrier aggregation, relaying, high-order MIMO, and Cooperative Multi-Point transmission (CoMP).
• Includes an accompanying website containing a complete list of acronyms related to LTE and LTE-Advanced, with a brief description of each (http://www.wiley.com/go/sesia_theumts)

This book is an invaluable reference for all research and development engineers involved in implementation of LTE or LTE-Advanced, as well as graduate and PhD students in wireless communications. Network operators, service providers and R&D managers will also find this book insightful.

Eleven-year-old Gladys Cailiff and her Depression-era community are turned upside down when a worldly teacher, who is fascinated with all things Arabian, moves into the small town.

Stefaniak, who received her doctorate in art history from the U. of California-Berkeley, has taken the tondo painted by Michelangelo in 1504, and analyzed it thoroughly. The painting of the Virgin Mary, Jesus and Joseph, with nude young men in the background might confuse the casual viewer. Stefaniak begins by reviewing earlier interpretations of the painting before presenting her own. She puts it in the context of Florentine society, the life and beliefs of Michelangelo and classical models. The work is also considered in the light of contemporary religious trends, particularly the increased importance of St. Joseph in popular worship. This study is well-illustrated with b&w images and a few color plates. It is meticulously footnoted and will give students of art much to consider. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Quando, nella primavera del 1914, Josef parte da un villaggio austroungarico verso l'America, sua moglie Agnes è sicura che presto farà ritorno a casa. Invece, la Grande Guerra li dividerà per sei anni. Agnes e sua suocera non si sentono certo arenate a Novo Selo. Le due donne ringraziano il cielo per l'arrivo di un turco (un prigioniero di fede musulmana comparso nel granaio) che le aiuta nei lavori pesanti. Ottant'anni più tardi, a Milwaukee, il nipote più anziano racconta la segreta passione di Agnes per il turco, e tutte le vicende e gli amori proibiti di tre generazioni di una sola famiglia: tre storie d'amore perduto capaci di superare il tempo e gli ostacoli che s'intersecano, si perdono e si ritrovano sballottate dal mare tempestoso del ricordo.

Every family has its secrets. But toward the end of his life, George decides to tell his daughter the story of his mother and the Turk. This initial revelation leads to a narrative tour de force that follows a family through four generations and around the world-through love, marriage, and betrayal, through illness, death, and war. Mary Helen Stefaniak's charming and flawed characters and the warmth of her prose will stay with readers long after they close the book. Reading group guide included.