This chronicle of the 7.Panzerkompanie follows the unit history of a Leibstandarte tank company from its creation in 1942 to the end of World War II. Compiled by former company commander and German Cross in Gold holder Ralf Tiemann, the detailed text relies on both official documentation and the per[...]

The political and academic appropriation of the term queer over the last several years has marked a shift in the study of sexuality from a focus on supposedly essential categories as gay and lesbian to more fluid or queer notions of sexual identity. Yet queer is a category still in the process of fo[...]

During the nineteenth century, railway lines spread rapidly across Europe, linking the continent in ways unimaginable to previous generations. By the beginning of the twentieth century the great cities of the continent were linked by a complex and extensive rail network. Yet this high-point of inter[...]

Monte Carlo is a universal tool that can be applied in nearly every area of financial and actuarial modeling if one fully understand simulation. This book introduces financial and actuarial models via mathematical simulation. It gives a rigorous introduction to MC simulation, including random number[...]

UPDATE: Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award (Humor) "Roy & Al" is the first English-language book by Europe's most popular gay cartoonist, Germany's Ralf K?nig, whose collections have sold over a million copies and been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, and Danish. Ralf's enorm[...]

Your pocket companion for the dermatology wards. This extremely practical pocket book is divided into specially color-coded sections for maximum efficiency in establishing diagnostic and treatment guidelines. In the green part, guiding symptoms and findings lead to diagnoses. In the blue part, sugge[...]

This concise and informative presentation deals exclusively with the equine dermatological problems that the clinician is most likely to see in the practice. It is meant to provide a guide for the practitioner who must quickly diagnose and treat the problems. The highly illustrated format helps gu[...]

All forms of tourism have impacts on the natural environment. The impacts of ecotourism tend to be concentrated in areas of the highest conservation value, hence the need to manage and minimize these. This comprehensive text considers the impact of off-road vehicles, recreational boats and activitie[...]