This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible....

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact....

This core undergraduate textbook for civil engineers is the first to cover the fundamental changes in the ethos of geotechnical design advocated in the now published Eurocode 7. This code will be fully adopted across Europe by 2010 and its implementation will mean a radical shift to limit state design....

The impact of globalization on employment practices and the workplace is analyzed in this volume. It includes a wide range of case studies from around the world of value to those interested in human resource management, internationals business, comparative management and industrial organization....

Addressing expansive themes?from love and power to submission and death?this collection of poetry, culled from the author\'s impressive 40 year career, employs a tender, moving voice....

The definitive book on Oracle\'s Rdb database. Written by a team of bestselling database experts, including a principal product architect, this is unquestionably the definitive book on Oracle\'s Rdb8, the latest version of the powerful database for advanced enterprise applications....