“campbell federico”

"Tijuana" is a haunting collection of stories and a novella, all set in the shadowy borderlands between Mexico and the United States. A fresh and evocative voice, Federico Campbell traces many kinds of borders--geographical, psychological, cultural, spiritual--and the "halfway beings" that inhabit t... More

A comprehensive overview of recent developments, this book explores the latest progress in both theoretical and experimental research. The book distills the findings of scientists and researchers into practical methods, providing a complete framework of the most recent trends. It emphasizes the util... More

Here is a state-of-the-art report on the ductility of steel structures, containing a comprehensive review of the technical literature available, and presenting the results of the authors' extensive research activities in this area. Analytical and numerical methods are described and a wealth of pract... More

"Read This Instead" is a book in which "the reader is put through the thickest loads of dazzling inventiveness] and steaming piles of hysterical laughter] I've ever had to return to many times because it was so good], in what is easily the funniest] collection of offbeat fiction, bizarre dialog... More

On November 12, 2002, at the age of twenty-two, my son Mitchell committed suicide. His sudden and unexpected death sent me reeling down a path I needed to travel if I ever wanted to escape the forest of grief and loss in which I found myself. This book recounts my journey to come to terms with the d... More

In 2007, the Pontine Marshes, are very much part of the Italian national landscape. A traveller who takes a Eurostar train from Rome to Naples will pass through the marshes, which are a marshland only in name (Agro Pontino in Italian). It is hard to see the landscape of the Pontine Marshes and to si... More

This text offers an innovative and active way of teaching. business French through the case study method. This method. is based on the analysis of actual, real-life business. situations. The text fosters lively discussions about cross-. cultural differences in business practices and enhances. proble... More