“…This book offers guidance by providing a mix of practical information, including industry vocabulary, and a wealth of stunning visual examples showing how designers, both past and present, have worked with textiles. Highlights of this new edition include additional chapters on:- Sustainable fabrics and fashion- Smart fabrics- Product development- Biosynthetic fibres --…”

“…In Possible Minds, John Brockman gathers their disparate visions of where AI might be taking us.The fruit of the long history of Brockman's profound engagement with the most important scientific minds who have been thinking about AI--from Alison Gopnik and David Deutsch to Frank Wilczek and Stephen Wolfram--Possible Minds is an ideal introduction to the landscape of crucial issues AI presents. The collision between opposing perspectives is salutary and exhilarating; some of these figures, such as computer scientist Stuart Russell, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, and physicist Max Tegmark, are deeply concerned with the threat of AI, including the existential one, while others, notably robotics entrepreneur Rodney Brooks, philosopher Daniel Dennett, and bestselling author Steven Pinker, have a very different view. …”

“…Caviar with Champagne presents an altogether different aspect of Stalin’s rule that has never been fully analyzed - the creation of a luxury goods society. …”

“…This text presents an in-depth examination of Picasso as a politically and socially engaged artist, from the 1940s, when he defiantly remained in Paris during the Nazi occupation, throughout the subsequent Cold War period…”

“…Advances in science are presented against the historical and philosophical backgrounds in which they occurred. …”
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“….: "Il existe de nombreux ouvrages sur l'Eglise au Moyen Age et les historiens prétendent souvent décrire la manière dont les chrétiens médiévaux vivaient leur religion, mais il n'y a pas grand-chose à lire sur la spécificité du christianisme médiéval. Le présent ouvrage vise à montrer l'originalité, la puissance et la cohérence du christianisme médiéval de langue latine. …”

“…Brown explains how pre-Enlightenment thought avoided such narrowing and how post-Enlightenment philosophers have tried to redress it. Finally, he presents his own classically grounded proposal. Philosophy and theology students and thoughtful lay readers will appreciate this book…”
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“…Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the experts in policy process research to present the basic propositions, empirical evidence, latest updates, and the promising future research opportunities of each policy process theory. …”

“…Now in this publication, there is a further addition: the artists of the works under discussion are themselves presented, each on six pages. The intention here was to offer a diverse selection of various generations and degrees of fame, so that the wide dissemination of the theme becomes evident --…”

“…Providing real-life examples of classrooms and schools that work towards championing child artists, this text arms teachers with the skills necessary to listen to their students and support them in presenting their ideas in class. Ultimately, Szekely challenges readers to focus the practice of art teaching on the student's creative process, rather than the teacher's presentation of art. …”

“…To date, there is neither a historically accurate nor a theologically sophisticated account of this change: the period in which it occurred is neglected, its significance is overlooked, its nature and content are misrepresented, and its scope is narrowed. The present study offers a compelling alternative to both mainline and revisionist interpretations. …”

“…Ideas such as mental accounting, prospect theory, present bias, inequality aversion and learning are explained in detail. …”

“…Accessible to engineering students, applied mathematicians, and practicing engineers, the text presents the central concepts and methods of optimal estimation theory and applies the methods to problems with varying degrees of analytical and numerical difficulty. …”

“…Gives an overview of developments in archaeometry. This work presents a detailed history of human development as well as its interaction with natural environment in the Nasca region, based on South America's detailed numeric archaeochronology…”

“…"This book provides instructions to enhance productivity and sustainability by using Quality Engineering Techniques (QET) in statistical and non-statistical projects. It presents an integrated format for better management of traditional processes in industrial factories"--…”

“…This is volume one in a two-volume set presenting a course outline, in modular format, that deals step-by-step with the development of a Health Systems Research (HSR) proposal and field testing…”

“…The findings and policy recommendations presented in the book aim to contribute to making EU policies more responsive to major challenges in the region, more flexible on the multilateral and the bilateral level and more inclusive of key stakeholders…”

“…This book presents the most recent advances related to the thermal energy storage system design and integration in buildings. …”