“yaroslav trofimov”

On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. The same morning--the first of a new Muslim century--hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Armed with rifles tha... More

A" Washington Post Book World "Rave for 2005 In the aftermath of 9/11, Yaroslav Trofimov spent three years crisscrossing the Islamic world to create this unprecedented report. Mingling with ordinary Muslims, prominent clerics, and heads of state alike, he paints a ground-level picture of Islamic lif... More

In "The Siege of Mecca," acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the Middle East and the world. On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian h... More

"The Siege of Mecca" is an astonishing work of reportage; a gripping account of one of the most dramatic events of the twentieth century. And, until now, one of the most shrouded in secrecy. On the morning of 20th November 1979, the first of a new Muslim century, with world attention focused on Tehr... More

This volume provides an introduction to the geometry of manifolds equipped with additional structures connected with the notion of symmetry. The content is divided into five chapters. Chapter I presents the elements of differential geometry which are used in subsequent chapters. Part of the chapter ... More

Stand by for more adventures with the world's greatest secret agent, as some of his most thrilling missions are collected for the first time ever When two MI5 agents disappear in Jamaica, Bond is sent to investigate, but a mysterious assailant attempts to dispatch 007 with everything from poisoned ... More

Stand by for more adventures with the world's greatest secret agent, as some of his most thrilling missions are collected for the first time ever A secretary's terrifying visions of fire and doom, followed by the assassination of a top scientist, put Bond on the trail of a vicious arms dealer... bu... More

Photopolarimetric remote sensing is vital in fields as diverse as medical diagnostics, astrophysics, atmospheric science, environmental monitoring and military intelligence. The areas considered here include: radiative transfer; dynamic systems; backscatter polarization; biological systems; astrophy... More

Bond is back After 10 years out of print, Titan Books is proud to present the return of the world's greatest secret agent, in a classic adventure James Bond is dead Or so his employers at MI5 believe until he attempts to assassinate his boss, M, because he's been brainwashed by the KGB With his ... More