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What would that universe be like if human being were not here to observe it? Would there be still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? This paradox is what Michael Frayn calls ‘the world’s oldest mystery’. In this book, with peerless wit and astonishing lucidity, he turns to confront mind boggling ideas head-on. The author of award winning novels (such as “Spies”), plays (”Copenhagen” and “Noises Off”) and films (”Clockwise”) here produces his first work of non-fiction, one which explores all of the ideas behind his brilliant, funny and hugely popular work.

Languedoc is among the most varied and beautiful parts of France, but eight centuries ago it was far from certain that it would become part of France at all. The rich, semi-independent principality on the Mediterranean, ruled by the house of Toulouse, seemed far apart from the world of the feudal north. It was here that a persuasive heresy of eastern origin challenged the orthodoxy of Catholicism.

For more than fifty years the Church retreated in the face of a rival whose teaching appeared to question the very foundations of Christian thought. Finally, in 1208, the Church proclaimed a crusade against the “infidels”. This is an account of the ensuing war and the concomitant destruction of the Languedoc cultural tradition - a tradition that created the troubador, the basilica of Saint Sernin, and the castles of Cabaret and Carcassonne.

A rigorous critical overview of experimental typography since the explosion of digital media. Digital tools may have allowed designers new power and flexibility, but typography remains the bedrock of good graphics and one of the most exciting areas of experimentation. This book presents the work of 38 contemporary typographers from around the world and the often unpublished radical works that lead to their designs.

The depth of research that has gone into this volume, and the extensive illustrations, should ensure that it will find a place on the shelves of design students and professionals alike for reference and inspiration.

Heinrich Schliemann created his own myth - the poor uneducated boy who became a millionaire and spent his fortune on excavating the sites of Troy and Mycenae. He became famous for his discovery of Priam’s Treasure and Agamemnon’s Mask. The truth that has been recently discovered is more complex.

This CD-ROM for introductory-level linguistics develops a theoretically motivated analysis of language with an emphasis on grammar construction and argumentation. It introduces the theory of language, sounds, words, sentences and meaning, as well as language and the brain. The CD-ROM engages the user in simulations, demonstrations, hypothesis testing and theory construction while providing a systematic introduction to linguistic theory.

A Tree Builder tool is incorporated for construction and evaluation of phonological, metrical and syntactic analuysis of trees, as well as a word processor, various annotation mechanisms, import/export capabilities that allow the exchange of different types of information, and series of interviews with figures such as David Caplan, Noam Chomsky, Lyn Frazier, John Rickford, Tom Roeper, Ivan Sag and Tom Wasow.

How will continued proliferation of nuclear weapons change the global political order? This collection of essays comes to conclusions at odds with the conventional wisdom. Stephen Rosen and Barry Posen explore how nuclear proliferation may affect US incentives to confront regional aggression. Stephen Walt argues that regional allies will likely prove willing to stand with a strong and ready United States against nuclear-backed aggression. George Quester and Brad Roberts examine long-term strategic objectives in responding to nuclear attack by a regional aggressor. Richard Betts highlights the potential for disastrous mistakes in moving toward and living in a world heavily populated with nuclear-armed states. Scott Sagan explains how the nuclear nonproliferation policies best suited to some states can spur proliferation by others. Caroline Ziemke shows how the analysis of a state’s strategic personality can provide insights into why it might want nuclear weapons and how its policies may develop once it gets them. And, Victor Utgoff concludes that the United States seems more likely to intervene against regional aggression when the aggressor has nuclear weapons than when it does not.

From the first unicellular life on Earth, living things have had the capacity to sense heat and cold and to avoid extreme temperatures. With the development of a bigger brain and a constant body temperature, mammals were able to change their habitats. The interplay between behavior, body temperature, and ambient temperature may have played a crucial role in human evolution. In this book Carl Gisolfi and Francisco Mora tell the evolutionary story of the brain and thermoregulation, with an emphasis on modern humans.

The book first traces the story of the brain throughout evolution and shows how the control of body temperature as a survival mechanism was achieved. It then goes on to discuss the mechanisms of our environmental independence, why a body temperature of 37° C (only five degrees from death) is essential for humans and how this narrow temperature range is defended. It describes how we cope with environmental extremes, the function of fevers, and why thermoregulation is best understood through a combination of physiological and cognitive approaches. It also addresses such questions as “Can we cool the brain?” and “Is the elevation in brain temperature (a hot brain) the reason we stop exercising?”

Each weekday morning the Trisha show consistently brings in the highest audience rating for its time slot. The magic ingredients are regular people with everyday family troubles and Trisha’s no-nonsense, common sense approach to how her guests might take positive steps to help themselves. This book takes you through all the challenges, choices and changes that are faced within the family.
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Using his earlier book, “Alien Base”, as the background, this book brings together an unprecedented team of high-level witnesses - governmental, military and secret service - to the story, just breaking, of the alien colonization of Puerto Rico.