“ole m hoystad”

"My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." "The heart has reason that reason cannot know." "The more I get to know President Putin, the more I get to see his heart and soul." The heart not only drives our physical life, but throughout human history it has also been viewed at the seat... More

If mystery and fast-paced science fiction are what you're looking for, then this book is for you. This story has just the right mix -- an intriguing cast of characters, a tightly woven futuristic plot and mounting tensions -- all set in exotic Australian locations. The story evokes strong visual rea... More

Architecture has always been an interdisciplinary vocation, requiring both scientific aptitude and aesthetic flair of its practitioners. But with the huge technological developments in architecture--in its materials, design and implementation--over the past century or so, could it be that the discip... More

This book offers a broad analysis of the concept of affirmative action, from the first mention of the term under the New Deal to its uncertain status in the late summer of 2001.... More

This volume contains the edited versions of papers presented at the IUTAM-Symposium Topological design optimization of structures, machines and materials - status and perspectives, held at Rungstedgaard, near Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2005. The Symposium was attended by scientists in mechanics... More

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the sixth European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP), held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 29 - July 3, 1992. Since the "French initiative" to organize the first conference in Paris, ECOOP has been a very successful forum for discussing th... More