The six elaborations from lectures at an autumn school organized by the French-speaking Association of Laser Velocimetry discuss aspects of using lasers to measure the speed of a flow without disrupti
The 26th International Symposium on Shock Waves in Gottingen, Germany was jointly organised by the German Aerospace Centre DLR and the French-German Research Institute of Saint Louis ISL. The year 200
The fascinating autobiography from Asia’s first ever dinghy sailing gold medallist. Learning to sail and becoming a full-time athlete at just 10 years old, Lijia Xu was taken away from her parents and
Looking back at the lives and sailing careers of some of our lifetime’s finest yachtsmen, this collection of eleven original, moving accounts is just as much a celebration of the good – tales of hope,
Life isn't always a beach in Waves, North Carolina...Summer was the busiest time of year on Hatteras Island and the entire stretch of the Outer Banks. Tourists come flocking in from everywhere, someti
Life isn't always a beach in Waves, North Carolina...Fifteen year-old Beth Rosbury has just had her life turned upside down. Her parents recently divorced and her mother decided to start fresh in Wave
Life isn't always a beach in Waves, North Carolina...Change is in the air and it’s touching everyone in Waves. Sixteen year-old Jeromie Greene’s family life is about to change. Life as he knows it wit
A travel memoir of a young woman who had not stepped on a yacht prior to sailing over 18,000 miles with her partner across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and back over 3 years. She doubted her abilitie
This book is a follow-up to the award-winning first edition and is written as a comprehensive guide for those who need to obtain a working knowledge of radiowave propagation on satellite-to-ground li
Rousseau in Drag is a provocative new interpretation of Rousseau's gender politics. Rosanne Terese Kennedy reads Rousseau's well-known but brief flirtation with cross-dressing as a starting point to d
For so long Des’ life was a lie. She had to hide who she really was from the world. Her survival and that of her family depended on her continuing those lies. But it was never harder than when she had
For fans of Graceling and The Mists of Avalon, this lush young adult fantasy about warring countries and forbidden romance will have readers entranced.As best friend and lady-in-waiting to the princes
Reading, Feminism and Spirituality tackles the often tricky relationship between feminism and religion. Through wide-ranging analysis, Dawn Llewellyn explores the generational and secular meanings of
In Gendered Readings of Change, Clara Fischer provides a critical analysis of canonical expositions of change. Via a select history of ancient Greek and Pragmatist philosophies of change, she argues f
