Das Buch vermittelt umfassende Grundlagen moderner Techniken des verteilten und parallelen Datenmanagements, die das Fundament moderner Informationssysteme bilden. Ausgehend von einer Betrachtung der Architekturvarianten, die sich aus verteilten sowie parallelen Hardwareinfrastrukturen ergeben, werden die Bereiche Datenverteilung, Anfrageverarbeitung sowie Konsistenzsicherung behandelt....

Die Buchreihe „Meistertechniken in der operativen Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie“ erlaubt es dem operativ tätigen Orthopäden und Unfallchirurgen, den Autoren - alle sind Meister ihres Faches - beim Operieren direkt über die Schulter zu schauen. Beschrieben werden häufige, aber erfahrungsgemäß schwierige Probleme und Techniken so, dass der erfahrene, aber im jeweiligen Gebiet nicht...

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For over forty years, from the ruin of the Second World War to the cusp of a new millennium, the GDR presented a radically different German identity to anything that had come before, and anything that exists today. Socialist solidarity, secret police, central planning, barbed wire: this was a...

Some forty years after his death Le Corbusier remains one of the most influential of architects, the most famous of the Modernists whose name is familiar all over the world. This introduction for children of ten and over - but one that will fascinate architecture-minded adults too - brings to life the man, the architect, his work and the world in which he lived. The words are his own and...

Podczas gdy jego ojciec przebywa w podróży Oktaw, syn Arganta, zakochuje się i żeni z Hiacyntą, młodą, biedną dziewczyną nieznanego pochodzenia. Tymczasem Argant zamierza ożenić syna z córką Geronta z Tarentu. Również pod nieobecność swego ojca Leander, syn Geronta i przyjaciel Oktawa, zakochuje się w Zerbinecie, młodej Cygance. W obliczu niespodziewanego powrotu Arganta, Oktaw,...

L'Annuario dell'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia nasce con l'obiettivo di divulgare e far conoscere ad un pubblico vasto l'attività di ricerca svolta da una istituzione prestigiosa come l'accademia veneziana, nata nel 1750 e da allora punto di riferimento costante della riflessione sui fenomeni artistici e della vita culturale nella città lagunare. Approdo di esperienze, culture e saperi...

Das Buch zeigt praxisnah wie sich IT-Organisationen optimal aufstellen müssen in dieser sich dynamisch wandelnden Welt und was dies für die Führung dieser immer wichtiger werdenden IT bedeutet. Darüber hinaus wird das Thema Führung einer IT-Organisation näher beleuchtet: Was ist die Rolle und was sind die Führungsaufgaben eines CIOs? Wie und mit welchen Mitteln kann eine IT-Organisation am...

Capitalism has a history of several hundred years, while the socialist regime existed only for a few decades. But this pair of opposites was central to the history of the twentieth century. This book covers topics such as socialism, capitalism, democracy, and change of system.

“This book is not yet another modified version of the so-called biographism in science, so strongly criticized in the ‘serious’ literary studies and in other disciplines adopting the form of easy psychologism. The concept of ‘scientific biographies’ presented here originates from different assumptions and serves different objectives. It concerns a specific tension that is generated (and is...

Publikacja w języku angielskim stanowi wybór artykułów z dwóch książek poświęconych trudnym problemom w stosunkach polsko-niemieckich po II wojnie światowej: Problem reparacji, odszkodowań i świadczeń w stosunkach polsko-niemieckich 1944–2004 oraz Transfer - obywatelstwo - majątek....

Należy przede wszystkim pozytywnie ocenić wybór i sposób ujęcia problematyki będącej przedmiotem książki, gdyż jest to z jednej strony istotny przyczynek do badań nad rolą retoryki w marketingu politycznym, z drugiej zaś zarówno diagnoza jak i wnioski sformułowane przez Autora są niezwykle cenne z punktu widzenia praktyki politycznej i powinny stać się przedmiotem refleksji nad przebiegiem...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Karl Lagerfeld lived a very public life. He shaped the Chanel and Fendi brands for decades, and his wit and wisdom amused and informed the world. Yet despite a massively public persona, his hinterland remained unknown. What is the truth behind this larger-than-life but enigmatic figure? The journalist and fashion specialist Alfons Kaiser met Lagerfeld on numerous occasions. He has now...

This monograph is the result of the research programme “Crises of the European integration process and the methods of overcoming them” financed by National Science Centre. This project was completed in September 2015 and realised between 2013 and 2015. The research team consisted of 28 members mainly from the Institute of European Studies at the University of Warsaw but also from the...

‘This is a brilliant, shocking book ...also witty, painfully self-critical and humane ...it is a work of great literature’ Tim Whitmarsh, Guardian ‘The Kingdom, already a huge bestseller in France, is thrilling, magnificent and strange’ Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times The sensational international bestseller from one of France’s most feted writers - an epic novel telling the story of...

Esta coleção é ideal para ensinar os primeiros números às crianças. Com atividades simples e de fácil compreensão, elas vão aprender as tabuadas e os números de maneira divertida. A criança pode, ainda, escrever e apagar quantas vezes quiser. É só usar uma canetinha hidrocor para escrever e um paninho para apagar. Aprendizado garantido! Vem com um pôster.

For courses in Introductory Psychology The most learner-centered and assessment-driven text available Throughout Psychology, Fifth Edition, Saundra Ciccarelli and J. Noland White employ a learner-centered, assessment-driven approach that maximizes student engagement, and helps educators keep students on track. The authors draw students into the discipline by showing how psychology relates to...

Publikacja anglojęzyczna – księga jubileuszowa z okazji 70. urodzin prof. dr. hab. Jana. J. Milewskiego. Professor Jan J. Milewski is and economic historian and one of the Nestors of African studies in Poland. Professor Milewski`s seventieth birthday falls in this year of 2007. The articles we are offering to readers in honour of this occasion have been provided by his friends, students,...

O Sapinho Saltitão anda à procura da sua elefanta de brincar! Onde poderá estar? Queres ajudar a encontrá-la?Um livro divertido com janelas, para mãos pequeninas!

Warszawa stolica Polski położona na Mazowszu, na skrzyżowaniu szlaków handlowych i komunikacyjnych. Posiada nie najdłuższą, lecz ciekawą historię. W 20 rozdziałach książki staraliśmy się zawrzeć jak najwięcej wiedzy o tym mieście.