Author: Michael Newman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, socialism
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2005-09-22
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192804316
ISBN-13: 9780192804310

Today, most people think of socialism as an outdated ideology. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Newman seeks to place the idea of socialism in a modern context for today’s readers. He explains socialist ideas in the framework of its historical evolution, from the French Revolution to the present day, and examines practical attempts to implement socialism. Not just another history of socialist ideas, this book aims for a different approach that looks at practice as well as theory--centering on the contrast between Communism and Social Democracy. The relationship between socialism

Author: Michael C. Newman
Publisher: CRC-Press
Keywords: trace, substances, research, advances, ecotoxicology, methods, aquatic, quantitative
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 1995-02-01
List price: $104.95
ISBN-10: 0873716221
ISBN-13: 9780873716222

This book provides a quantitative treatment of the science of ecotoxicology. The first chapters consider fundamental concepts and definitions essential to understanding the fate and effects of toxicants at various levels of ecological organization as covered in the remaining chapters. Scientific ecotoxicology and associated topics are defined. The historical perspective, rationale, and characteristics are outlined for the strong inferential and quantitative approach advocated in this book. The general measurement process is discussed, and methodologies for defining and controlling variance, wh

Author: H. Michael Newman
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Keywords: theory, practice, systems, building, digital, control, direct
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1994-02-07
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0471516961
ISBN-13: 9780471516965

Describes design methodology in order to create efficient HVAC control systems for enclosed spaces such as buildings, transportation systems and controlled environments. Focuses on commonly used modern digital sensors and control devices, high performance characteristics and reliability of microprocessors, computer memory and other electronic components. Demonstrates how to design new systems or upgrade existing ones comprised of analog technology.

Authors:Michael C. Newman, Michael A. Unger,
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: second, ecotoxicology, fundamentals
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2002-12-26
List price: $83.95
ISBN-10: 1566705983
ISBN-13: 9781566705981

Completely revised and updated, Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition presents a treatment of ecotoxicology ranging from molecular to global perspectives. The authors focus first on lower levels of organization and then extend their discussion to include landscape, regional, and biospheric topics, imparting a perspective as broad as the the problems facing practicing professionals. See what’s new in this edition:·A comprehensive chapter on the nature, transport, and fate of major classes of contaminants in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems ·Side bars containing vignet

Authors:Michael Newman, Jon Bird,
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Keywords: critical, views, books, reaktion, conceptual, art, rewriting
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1999-12-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1861890524
ISBN-13: 9781861890528

An international movement that followed specific geographical-cultural patterns, Conceptual Art built on the legacy of Marcel Duchamp, redefining the institutional and social relationships among production, work and audience in ways which have comprehensively transformed the nature of the art object and forms of artistic practice, both historically and in the present.Investigating and documenting the histories, theories and forms of Conceptual Art, this timely book, including both established writers and a new generation of art historians, shows that Conceptual Art was a broad movement encompa

Authors:Michael C. Newman, William H. Clement,
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: treatment, comprehensive, ecotoxicology
Number of Pages: 880
Published: 2007-12-13
List price: $152.95
ISBN-10: 0849333571
ISBN-13: 9780849333576

Integrating ecotoxicological concepts across a range of hierarchical levels, Ecotoxicology: A Comprehensive Treatment focuses on the paradigms and fundamental themes of ecotoxicology while providing the detail and practical application of concepts often found in more specialized books. By synthesizing the best qualities of a general textbook and the narrower, more specific scope of a technical reference, the authors create a volume flexible enough to cover a variety of instructional vantages and thorough enough to engender a respect for the importance of understanding and integrating concepts

Author: Michael Newman & Laura Oltman
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Keywords: pastorale, christmas, mel
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2005-10-18
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0786673184
ISBN-13: 9780786673186

Celebration of the Christmas holiday includes a rich musical tradition. For this score and accompanying CD, the internationally-renowned Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo presents a ravishing collection of sacred music written for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. The duo has chosen music from six centuries in a wide variety of musical styles, including familiar Christmas tunes, little-known gems, and interesting variations on familiar themes written by such composers as Bach, Handel, Pachelbel, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Selections range from beautiful Renaissance tunes suitable for beginning guita