The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle

Hexk

Critique of Pure Reason

Tying the Autocrat's Hands: The Rise of Rule of Law in China

America Against America - Wang Huning (English)

CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping

Immanuel Kant

The most accurate and informative English translation ever produced of this epochal philosophical text.

Wang Huning

At the end of August 1988, a young Chinese man traveled to the USA. He was to stay there for six months. He visited 30 cities and 20 universities. At the end of his research trip, he wrote a book titled "America versus America." It describes the contradictions of the U.S. system and settles scores with capitalism and Western democracy.In the early 2020s, the book experienced a renaissance, with horrendous prices paid for antiquarian copies. Why? Because fundamental criticism of the US system is back in vogue.

Young-Sik Jeong

Young-Ho Park

Ching-Hsien (Robert) Hsu

James J Jong Hyuk Park

The theme of CUTE is focused on the various aspects of ubiquitous computing for advances in ubiquitous computing and provides an opportunity for academic and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the area of ubiquitous computing. Therefore this book will be include the various theories and practical applications in ubiquitous computing

Ubiquitous Information Technologies and Applications, CUTE 2013

Sue Whiting

Get noticed at your next party with an incredible crochet creation that you made yourself! Party Crochet offers 24 fun and fabulous designs for party wear, each perfect for that special occasion. Try the camisole top and matching skirt in silver and gold, the fuchsia/pink fur jacket, the strappy evening dress, the sequined bolero or the mini poncho—any of these terrific patterns will make your party style. Crocheted accessories include a corsage, a cuff bracelet and a stunning evening bag. Accompanied by gorgeous color photographs, these irresistible projects are perfect for beginners and veteran crocheters alike. Each design is worked using simple stitches, clearly explained with step-by-step patterns and diagrams. A comprehensive how-to section covers all the basics of crocheting, along with essential advice on yarns, hooks, and techniques.

Party Crochet, 24 Stylish Designs for Any Party

Björn Schmolck

This book deals with the omitted variable test for a multivariate time-series regression model. The empirical motivation is the homogeneity test for a consumer demand system. The consequences of using a dynamically misspecified omitted variable test are shown in detail. The analysis starts with the univariate t-test and is then extended to the multivariate regression system. The small sample performance of the dynamically correctly specified omitted variable test is analysed by simulation. Two classes of tests are considered: versions of the likelihood ratio test and the robust Wald test which is based on a heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent variance-covariance estimator (HAC).

Omitted Variable Tests and Dynamic Specification, An Application to Demand Homogeneity

Emily Chen

Learn to make super-cute polymer clay animals and food in Kawaii Polymer Clay Creations! Emily Chen teaches you how to craft twenty adorable figures from basic shapes using easy polymer clay techniques and tools. Progress from a simple bunny to an elaborate unicorn, and learn now to make miniature cookies, bread and ice cream cones that look delicious enough to eat! Included are basic jewelry techniques for transforming your polymer clay masterpieces into wearable items. Try turning a cat into a charm, a pig into a bracelet, a cupcake into a pair of earrings or a stack of pancakes into a ring. You'll also find tips on how to create your very own designs by breaking your subject into simple shapes that you can craft in clay.

Kawaii Polymer Clay Creations, 20 Super-Cute Miniature Projects

Youn-Hee Han

Doo-Soon Park

Weijia Jia

Sang-Soo Yeo

Recent advances in electronic and computer technologies have paved the way for the proliferation of ubiquitous computing and innovative applications that incorporate these technologies. This proceedings book describes these new and innovative technologies, and covers topics like Ubiquitous Communication and Networks, Security Systems, Smart Devices and Applications, Cloud and Grid Systems, Service-oriented and Web Service Computing, Embedded Hardware and Image Processing and Multimedia.

Ubiquitous Information Technologies and Applications, CUTE 2012

Nelly Pailloux

This title shows readers how to make 18 felties. It features easy to follow instructions and inspirational photographs of the finished felties.

Felties, How to Make 18 Cute and Fuzzy Friends

Christen Haden

Discover over 20 patterns for crocheting “the most creepily adorable” dolls—perfect for year-round fun and crafters of all experience levels (Book Riot) Attack of the cute! Creepy Cute Crochet features more than 20 unique patterns for totally loveable zombies, ninjas, Vikings, vampires, aliens, robots, and even Death himself. Each easy-to-follow pattern is presented with step-by-step diagrams, hilarious commentary, and full-color photographs of the bloodcurdlingly sweet creatures in their natural environments. Creepy Cute Crochet comes complete with helpful crochet tips and a down-and-dirty course in doll making, with each pattern ranked by difficulty level, so even beginners can share in the fun. The scary-cute photographs, accessible instructions, and illustrated patterns are sure to be a hit with indie crafters, angsty teens, and hip moms everywhere.

Creepy Cute Crochet, Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More!

Ana Paula Rimoli

Crocheters everywhere fell in love with the quirky toys in Amigurumi World and Amigurumi Two! Now Ana Paula Rímoli presents the third book in her best-selling series. Sparkling with playful ideas inspired by her children, this wildly imaginative collection will tickle kids of all ages. Choose from more than 25 irresistible toys that stitch up quickly Catch Ana's creative zaniness--put a grin on a silly hot dog, stitch a princess frog with a water-lily throne, make mom and baby koalas, create a tugboat, and more Find step-by-step instructions, great photos, and lots of funny friends

Amigurumi Toy Box, Cute Crocheted Friends

Francis C. Moon

A revision of a professional text on the phenomena of chaotic vibrations in fluids and solids. Major changes reflect the latest developments in this fast-moving topic, the introduction of problems to every chapter, additional mathematics and applications, more coverage of fractals, numerous computer and physical experiments. Contains eight pages of 4-color pictures.

Chaotic and Fractal Dynamics, Introduction for Applied Scientists and Engineers

Gary Cross

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. For many of us, modern memory is shaped less by a longing for the social customs and practices of the past or for family heirlooms handed down over generations and more by childhood encounters with ephemeral commercial goods and fleeting media moments in our age of fast capitalism. This phenomenon has given rise to communities of nostalgia whose members remain loyal to the toys, television, and music of their youth. They return to the theme parks and pastimes of their upbringing, hoping to reclaim that feeling of childhood wonder or teenage freedom. Consumed nostalgia took definite shape in the 1970s, spurred by an increase in the turnover of consumer goods, the commercialization of childhood, and the skillful marketing of nostalgia. Gary Cross immerses readers in this fascinating and often delightful history, unpacking the cultural dynamics that turn pop tunes into oldies and childhood toys into valuable commodities. He compares the limited appeal of heritage sites such as Colonial Williamsburg to the perpetually attractive power of a Disney theme park and reveals how consumed nostalgia shapes how we cope with accelerating change. Today nostalgia can be owned, collected, and easily accessed, making it less elusive and often more fun than in the past, but its commercialization has sometimes limited memory and complicated the positive goals of recollection. By unmasking the fascinating, idiosyncratic character of modern nostalgia, Cross helps us better understand the rituals of recall in an age of fast capitalism.

Consumed Nostalgia, Memory in the Age of Fast Capitalism

Nadine Wachter

Dr Nadine Wachter proves that a differentiation or segmentation of customers according to their different customer benefit dimensions and the resulting different ways of addressing customers for marketing increases customer satisfaction and, above all, customer loyalty.

Kundenwert aus Kundensicht, Eine empirische Analyse des Kundennutzens aus Sicht der Privat- und Geschäftskunden in der Automobilindustrie

Customer value from the customer's perspective, an empirical analysis of customer benefits from the perspective of private and business customers in the automotive industry

Elisabeth Gleixner-Eberle

The work deals with consent to the medical treatment of minors. The issue of consent to medical interventions and the prerequisites for their effectiveness is a pivotal point in medical law. Questions about consent are of particular practical relevance when the patients are children and young people. This is an unregulated topic in German law, on which a large number of different legal opinions can be found. Austrian and Swiss law are included in the study for comparative purposes. Due to the lack of legal standardization and in view of the inconsistent case law, there is a not inconsiderable legal uncertainty in Germany. At the same time, jurisprudence and literature in the field of civil law and in the field of criminal law threaten to diverge after the liability senate of the Federal Court of Justice only granted a minor patient a right of veto, despite the ability to make judgments and give consent, but not sole decision-making authority. This raises the question of the need for a uniform assessment of consent as a ground of justification in civil and criminal law. This problem of the primacy of the unity of the legal order is examined both in the field of national law and in the field of international private and criminal law.

Die Einwilligung in die medizinische Behandlung Minderjähriger, Eine arztrechtliche Untersuchung im Rechtsvergleich mit Österreich und der Schweiz sowie mit Blick auf das Internationale Privat- und Strafrecht

Consent to the medical treatment of minors, a medical examination in a legal comparison with Austria and Switzerland and with a view to international private and criminal law

W. Weise

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Die Taxation der Privat- und Gemeinde-Forsten nach dem Flächen-Fachwerk

The taxation of private and community forests according to the area framework

Joachim Kuwert

Special conditions and risk descriptions (BBR) - Text -.- 0. Introduction.- 1. Legal status of the BBR.- 1.1. Significance of the insurance conditions under civil law.- 1.1.1. Genesis.- 1.1.2. Content and application.- 1.1.3. Validity, Agreement and Ranking.- 1.1.4. Interpretation and gap-filling.- 1.1.5. Revisibility.- 1.2. Regulatory significance of the insurance conditions.- 1.2.1. Creation process.- 1.2.2. Approval procedure.- 1.2.3. Possibility of change.- 1.2.4. Enclosure.- 2. Economic and social importance of private liability insurance and its position.

Privat-Haftpflichtversicherung, Anwendung der BBR in der Praxis

Private liability insurance, application of the BBR in practice

Arthur Curti

This book title is part of the Springer Book Archives digitization project, featuring publications since the publishing house began in 1842. With this archive, the publisher provides sources for historical research as well as research into the history of the discipline, which must be viewed in the historical context. This title was published before 1945 and is therefore not advertised by the publisher in its political and ideological orientation, which was typical of the time.

Englands Privat- und Handelsrecht, Zweiter Band Handelsrecht

England's Private and Commercial Law, Volume Two Commercial Law

Brian Jepson

Tyler Moskowite

Gregory Hayes

Learn the fundamentals of soldering—and pick up an essential skill for building electronic gadgets. You’ll discover how to preheat and tin your iron, make a good solder joint, desolder cleanly (when things don't quite go right), and how to use helping hands to hold components in place. This concise book is part of MAKE’s Getting Started with Soldering Kit. Using the tools in the kit and some electronic components, you can practice soldering while making fun blinky objects. Then show the world you just learned a new skill by wearing the Learn to Solder Skill Badge. Learn how to prepare your workspace Get to know the components you’ll work with Use the best methods for soldering components in place Experience the perfect solder joint Know how to desolder when things don’t work the first time Heat up the iron and start soldering today!

Learn to Solder, Tools and Techniques for Assembling Electronics

Philipp Elliot-Wright

Gravelotte-St-Privat was probably the hardest fought of all the battles of the Franco-Prussian War. Attacked by superior Prussian forces from both the First and Second armies, Marshal Bazaine's French Army of the Rhine inflicted heavy casualties on the advancing Prussian's before finally being forced to retreat into the fortress city of Metz. Unable to break out and with no hope of relief Bazaine's army grimly held on to the end of the war. French failure at Gravelotte-St-Privat led directly to their final defeat at Sedan, the collapse of Napoleon III's regime and the proclamation of the German Empire.

Gravelotte-St-Privat 1870, End of the Second Empire

Stefan Grundmann

Christian Hofmann

Florian Möslein

Writings pertaining to European and international private, banking and commercial law] Europeanization and internationalization challenge the realm of jurisprudence to an extraordinary degree. The division in special fields and the relationship with other social sciences necessitate critical reevaluation in view of many interactions. Cross-references between commercial law regulation and private, autonomous arrangement distinctly show this development. Jurisprudence emerging beyond Germany has to deal with such challenges. The law of financial services serves as an example of the cross-section material from private law and (public) commercial law. This takes into account the series at hand in terms of content and method. In addition to banking, capital market and financial law as the main emphasis, corporate law, competition & cartel law, intangible property rights, insolvency law and also labor law show similar overlaps. The intensive internationally-oriented treatment of the overlaps of classical private law - in particular contractual law - and commercial law promise a bountiful yield, especially on the European level under the summarizing aspect of corporate law. The outstanding monography also finds its place in the series, as well as the conference volume, works in German and also occasional works in English. There are economically-aligned works in addition to juridical works constituting the main emphasis. Works pertaining to Europeanization and internationalization are compiled in the series, which convey commercial law and commercially-conceived private law in an outstanding manner.

Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant, 1998)

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