Authors:Alex Ben Block, Lucy Autrey Wilson,
Publisher: It Books
Keywords: decade, secrets, untold, financial, including, cultural, success, movies, lucas, blockbusting, survey, timeless, george
Number of Pages: 976
Published: 2010-01-01
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0061778893
ISBN-13: 9780061778896

A comprehensive look at 300 of the most financially and/or critically successful motion pictures of all time—many made despite seemingly insurmountable economic, cultural, and political challenges—set against the prevailing production, distribution, exhibition, marketing, and technology trends of each decade in movie business history.

Authors:Thomas Wolfe, Lucy Conniff, Richard S. Kennedy, Lucy
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Keywords: literary, studies, southern, angel, outline, homeward, autobiographical
Number of Pages: 99
Published: 2004-04
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0807129410
ISBN-13: 9780807129418

Readers of Thomas Wolfe’s Autobiographical Outline will better understand how his first and most widely read novel, Look Homeward, Angel, came into being. Superbly edited and annotated by Lucy Conniff and Richard Kennedy, this vibrant document records a young writer’s determination to forge art from the details of his life, providing an unparalleled view of a novelist’s mind at work. "Everything I write is immensely flavored with me," Wolfe stated. "The look about me will be transmuted and recreated in writing." Wolfe’s sprawling talent and his fascination with psychoanalysis are ref

Authors:Alyson Wilson, Gregory Wilson, David H. Olwell,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: syndromic, surveillance, biometric, authentication, modeling, theory, methods, counterterrorism, game, statistical
Number of Pages: 292
Published: 2006-06-24
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0387329048
ISBN-13: 9780387329048

All the data was out there to warn us of this impending attack, why didn’t we see it?" This was a frequently asked question in the weeks and months after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. In the wake of the attacks, statisticians moved quickly to become part of the national response to the global war on terror. This book is an overview of the emerging research program at the intersection of national security and statistical sciences. A wide range of talented researchers address issues in - Syndromic Surveillance---How do we detect a

Authors:Virginia Wilson, James Litle, Gerald Lee Wilson,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Keywords: issues, implications, future, trends, handbook, social, studies, teaching
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 1993-01-30
List price: $86.95
ISBN-10: 0313278814
ISBN-13: 9780313278815

This valuable reference overviews the past, present, and future of social studies in elementary and secondary schools. The work begins with informative introductory chapters that overview trends and themes common to all disciplines of history and the social sciences. The chapters that follow summarize and assess the development of teaching and research in particular social science disciplines. Each chapter begins with a section of reflections on the history of a discipline, followed by a section on current issues and trends, followed by a final section of projections for the future of the disc

Authors:B. Wilson, B. Wilson, I. Z. Darwazeh, Z. Ghassemlooy,
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Keywords: telecommunications, series, iee, communications, optical, fibre, analogue
Number of Pages: 319
Published: 1995-06-01
List price: $114.00
ISBN-10: 0852968329
ISBN-13: 9780852968321

With growth anticipated in optical fibre based telecommunications services operating with analogue-sourced signals, now is an opportune time to review this area. This book covers theoretical and practical issues involved in improving the present range of systems and technology, as well as focusing on recent research developments likely to open the way to new techniques, methods and implementations.Also available:Optical Communication Receiver Design - ISBN 9780852969007Telecommunication Networks, 2nd Edition - ISBN 9780852968840The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world&

Authors:B.C. Wilson, V.V. Tuchin, S. Tanev, B.C. Wilson, V.V.
Publisher: IOSPress
Keywords: science, nato, biophotonics, advances
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $168.00
ISBN-10: 1586035401
ISBN-13: 9781586035402

The field of biophotonics is rapidly emerging in both academia and industry. It is the convergence of photonics and life sciences. Photonics - the science and technology of light generation, manipulation and measurement - has itself seen a remarkable expansion in the past 20 years, both in research and in commercialization, particularly in telecommunications. The life sciences have an increasing need for new technologies to which photonics can make significant contributions. As biology and medicine move into the post-genomics era, it is increasingly important to have highly sensitive tools for

Authors:Guy Sternberg, James W. Wilson, Jim Wilson,
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Keywords: landscapes, american, north, trees, native
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2004-02-01
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0881926078
ISBN-13: 9780881926071

Trees are natural focal points of any landscape --- living structural elements. They inspire an appreciation of nature as well as providing food and shelter for wildlife. For all these reasons, the choice of a tree for your landscape should be carefully considered. Many common native trees are just as beautiful as cultivated exotics. Since they have evolved with local conditions and are well adapted to their climate, soil, and pests and diseases, native trees often require less maintenance than exotics and won’t escape to invade a balanced ecosystem. The authors have spent their live