Learn everything you need to know about music-related technology with EXPERIENCING MUSIC TECHNOLOGY. This updated version of the third edition by David Brian Williams and Peter Richard Webster -- the foremost educators in today's music technology field -- presents cutting-edge music technology and i[...]
Many listeners and players are fascinated by Bach?s Goldberg Variations. In this wideranging and searching study, Professor Williams, one of the leading Bach scholars of our time, helps them probe its depths and understand its uniqueness. He considers the work's historical origins, especially in rel[...]
This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedge[...]
In the cold regions, freezing of the ground presents major geotechnical and environmental challenges. In Russia, oil and gas gives these regions special economic and geopolitical significance. After glasnost, it became evident that research there was more comprehensive but the problems far greater t[...]
THE SUCCESSFUL DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENT is designed to teach students the skills they need to succeed in distance learning courses and to become better students in general. Regardless of the type of distance learning course--Internet-based, telecourse, prerecorded video or interactive video--this b[...]
Provides invaluable practice in the most useful grammar structures that students of English need to know.[...]
Designed for Intermediate and Upper Intermediate students, Pair Work 2 provides intensive one-to-one conversation practice using a wide range of activities, including: asking for and giving information; speculating about a person; persuading and making compromises; giving opinions on moral issues, a[...]
Presents design of optimized and reliable electronic circuits. A guide to electronic design for production, this book focuses on the art of designing circuits. It covers topics such as analog and digital circuits, component types, power supplies and printed circuit board design.[...]
This title features 25 step-by-step practical ideas for hand-crafted tinwork projects. The beauty of tinwork is celebrated in inspirational and practical projects. It offers step-by-step instructions for 25 original projects, including a photograph frame, Christmas decorations and an ornate spice ra[...]
In this book, the natural beauty and texture of sticks, wood, stones and pebbles are celebrated in inspirational and practical designs. 25 original projects include a wall-hanging cabinet made from driftwood; a beautiful twig candelabra; door-stops made from stone; and pebble-mosaic slabs for a gard[...]
In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings created a cultural network that spanned four continents: from the Caspian Sea to the North Atlantic and from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean. The Viking Age was a period of major change as a result of the Vikings impact on neighboring areas and th[...]
Focuses on the chemistry and processes behind environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, water pollution, and soil contamination. This title uses worked examples and case studies drawn from applications along with clear diagrams and concise explanations to illustrate th[...]
First differential diagnosis book to focus on children's behaviours Organised to allow rapid lookup of behaviours and comprehensive lists of their possible causes Provides useful, up-to-date information that is not readily available anywhere else Ground-breaking, new approach to looking at child beh[...]
Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has become the basic primer for endoscopy around the world. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Drawing on the vast experience of the authors it provides clear and practical guidance on the fundamentals of standard endoscopy practice. It des[...]
This third edition of 'Teaching Children Gymnastics' will help you tailor a gymnastics programme to your teaching situation while combining the best facets of developmental skills and health-related fitness based on characteristics of body, space, effort and relationships. The authors' guide you [...]
The difficulty that deaf and hard of hearing students have in attaining language and literacy skills has led to postulations that attribute their struggle to a developmental deficit. Recent research reveals, however, that deaf students acquire language structures, produce errors, and employ strategi[...]
Peter S. Williams brings a philosopher's perspective to the quest for the historical Jesus and argues that understanding the spirituality of Jesus is the path to our own spiritual enlightenment. Williams takes issue with 'new-atheist' discussions of faith and historical Jesus studies before guiding [...]
How might C.S. Lewis, the greatest Christian apologist of the twentieth century, respond to the twenty-first century 'new atheism' of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and company? Might Lewis' own journey from atheism to Christian belief illuminate and undercut the objections of the new atheist[...]
A major new introduction to Philosophy from a Christian viewpoint.