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Artifice and Invention in the Spanish Golden Age

by Stephen Boyd ...

The corpus of literary works shaped by the Renaissance and the Baroque that appeared in Spain during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries had a transforming effect on writing throughout Europe and left a rich legacy that scholars continue to explore. For four decades after the Spanish Civil War the study of this literature flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, where many of the leading ... Read more

$61.99 USD

The corpus of literary works shaped by the Renaissance and the Baroque that appeared in Spain during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries had a transforming effect on writing throughout Europe and left a rich legacy that scholars continue to explore. For four decades after the Spanish Civil War the study of this literature flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, where many of the leading
... Read more
Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra

Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares

by Stephen Boyd, Lieven Vandenberghe ...

This groundbreaking textbook combines straightforward explanations with a wealth of practical examples to offer an innovative approach to teaching linear algebra. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, it covers the aspects of linear algebra - vectors, matrices, and least squares - that are needed for engineering applications, discussing examples across data science, machine learning and ... Read more

$47.99 USD

This groundbreaking textbook combines straightforward explanations with a wealth of practical examples to offer an innovative approach to teaching linear algebra. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, it covers the aspects of linear algebra - vectors, matrices, and least squares - that are needed for engineering applications, discussing examples across data science, machine learning and
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Piece of Another Period

Four sons and a Cambridge childhood

by Richard Boyd, Stephen Boyd, Robert Boyd, John Boyd ...

Dixon and Amelie Boyd were Belfast medical students. Later he was a Cambridge Professor and she an Academic's wife. They and their four sons, became a Cambridge mid-century fixture. Their copious letters (and memories of those sons, the authors) bring to light an unvarnished picture of that University at a time of dramatic change.Darlingest, It not only seems but it was a long time ago. We were ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Dixon and Amelie Boyd were Belfast medical students. Later he was a Cambridge Professor and she an Academic's wife. They and their four sons, became a Cambridge mid-century fixture. Their copious letters (and memories of those sons, the authors) bring to light an unvarnished picture of that University at a time of dramatic change.Darlingest, It not only seems but it was a long time ago. We were
... Read more
Convex Optimization

by Stephen Boyd, Lieven Vandenberghe ...

Convex optimization problems arise frequently in many different fields. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject, and shows in detail how such problems can be solved numerically with great efficiency. The book begins with the basic elements of convex sets and functions, and then describes various classes of convex optimization problems. Duality and approximation techniques ... Read more

$90.99 USD

Convex optimization problems arise frequently in many different fields. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject, and shows in detail how such problems can be solved numerically with great efficiency. The book begins with the basic elements of convex sets and functions, and then describes various classes of convex optimization problems. Duality and approximation techniques
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Earth is a Nuclear Planet

The Environmental Case for Nuclear Power

by Mike Conley, Tim Maloney, Ph. D., Stephen A. Boyd, Ph. D. ...

Earth Is a Nuclear Planet is a book on nuclear energy unlike any other. It makes the reader feel like a genius by clearly explaining all the relevant basic science in a fun and entertaining way.Faced by the looming catastrophe of devastating climate change, more and more environmentalists and climate scientists are turning to nuclear power as the cleanest, safest, and ultimately least costly ... Read more

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Earth Is a Nuclear Planet is a book on nuclear energy unlike any other. It makes the reader feel like a genius by clearly explaining all the relevant basic science in a fun and entertaining way.Faced by the looming catastrophe of devastating climate change, more and more environmentalists and climate scientists are turning to nuclear power as the cleanest, safest, and ultimately least costly
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Global Climate Change and Coastal Tourism

Recognizing Problems, Managing Solutions and Future Expectations

by Abdullah Akbas, Nazan An, Angela Anthonisz, Paulo Borges, Stephen William Boyd, Jeremy Buultjens, Helena Calado, Rita Cannas, Salvador Anton Clavé, James Andrew Graham Cooper, Janice Cumberbatch, Osman Cenk Demiroglu, Denyse S. Dookie, Danielle Edwards, Huong T. Bui ...

Climate Change and Coastal Tourism includes case studies on climate change and coastal tourism that explore current threats to, and consequences of, climate change on existing tourism coastal destinations. It assesses management and policy options for the future sustainability of threatened tourism coastal destinations. The cases discussed are from all regions of the world - Europe - The Americas ... Read more

$116.99 USD

Climate Change and Coastal Tourism includes case studies on climate change and coastal tourism that explore current threats to, and consequences of, climate change on existing tourism coastal destinations. It assesses management and policy options for the future sustainability of threatened tourism coastal destinations. The cases discussed are from all regions of the world - Europe - The Americas
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Tourism and Trails

Cultural, Ecological and Management Issues

by Dr. Dallen J. Timothy, Prof. Stephen W. Boyd ...

Series Book 64 - Aspects of Tourism
Trails and routes have been indispensable to travel and tourism over the centuries, helping to form the basis of mobility patterns of the past and the present. This book is the first to comprehensively examine these tourism trails from a tourism and recreation perspective. This cutting-edge volume is global in scope and discusses a wide range of natural, cultural and developed linear resources for ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Trails and routes have been indispensable to travel and tourism over the centuries, helping to form the basis of mobility patterns of the past and the present. This book is the first to comprehensively examine these tourism trails from a tourism and recreation perspective. This cutting-edge volume is global in scope and discusses a wide range of natural, cultural and developed linear resources for
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Some Haunted Houses of England and Wales (UNABRIDGED)

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by ELLIOTT O'DONNELL ...

Narrated by Joseph Dismukes, Jessica Sones, Stephen Boyd, Billy Neiman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

Old buildings necessarily have a history. It is not always a happy history and folklore abounds. Sometimes unhappy souls come back to haunt the current residents or their guests. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, these narratives provide a fascinating insight into the history of the buildings and the hysteria they may induce. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Old buildings necessarily have a history. It is not always a happy history and folklore abounds. Sometimes unhappy souls come back to haunt the current residents or their guests. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, these narratives provide a fascinating insight into the history of the buildings and the hysteria they may induce.
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Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails

Sustainable Development and Management

by Dr Daniel H Olsen, Associate Professor Anna Trono, Raffaella Afferni, Stephen William Boyd, Valentina Castronuovo, Jaeyeon Choe, Tomasz Duda, Vreny Enongene, Carla Ferrario0, Paul R. Fidgeon1, Brian J. Hill2, Michael Hitchcock3, Marco Leo Imperiale4, Darius Liutikas5, Rubén C. Lois-González6, Pravin S. Rana7, Pilar Taboada-de-Zúñiga Romero8, Rodrigo Espinoza Sanchez9, Xosé M. Santos0, Rana P. B. Singh1, Gabriella Trombino2, Greg Wilkinson3, Dallen J Timothy4, Kiran A Shinde5 ...

Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic ... Read more

$49.99 USD

For millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic
... Read more
Pilgram Marpeck

His Life and Social Theology

by Stephen B. Boyd ...

Series Book 12 - Duke Monographs in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
This intellectual and social history is the first comprehensive biography of Pilgram Marpeck (c. 1495–1556), a radical reformer and lay leader of Anabaptist groups in Switzerland, Austria, and South Germany. Marpeck’s influential life and work provide a glimpse of the theologies and practices of the Roman Church and of various reform movements in sixteenth-century Europe.Drawing on extensive ... Read more

$29.99 USD

This intellectual and social history is the first comprehensive biography of Pilgram Marpeck (c. 1495–1556), a radical reformer and lay leader of Anabaptist groups in Switzerland, Austria, and South Germany. Marpeck’s influential life and work provide a glimpse of the theologies and practices of the Roman Church and of various reform movements in sixteenth-century Europe.Drawing on extensive
... Read more
The Best of Boyd's Blogs: 87 Solutions to a Life of Better Speaking and Listening

by Stephen D. Boyd Phd ...

Ever wish you could have your favorite blog in book form? There's nothing like flipping through the pages and reading helpful snippets here and there.In this book, Steve Boyd gives you that very opportunity. He has intrigued his readers and clients for years with his insightful newsletters and blog posts. This book includes some of his most interesting stories and communication tips, from ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Ever wish you could have your favorite blog in book form? There's nothing like flipping through the pages and reading helpful snippets here and there.In this book, Steve Boyd gives you that very opportunity. He has intrigued his readers and clients for years with his insightful newsletters and blog posts. This book includes some of his most interesting stories and communication tips, from
... Read more
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The 3rd Alternative

Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems

by Stephen R. Covey ...

Narrated by Boyd Craig ...

Abridged

3 hours 37 min

From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, hailed as the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century, The 3rd Alternative introduces a breakthrough approach to conflict resolution and creative problem solving.There are many methods of “conflict resolution,” but most involve compromise, a low-level accommodation that stops the fight ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, hailed as the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century, The 3rd Alternative introduces a breakthrough approach to conflict resolution and creative problem solving.There are many methods of “conflict resolution,” but most involve compromise, a low-level accommodation that stops the fight
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