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There's Always Next Year

There's Always Next Year

George M. Johnson; Leah Johnson

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
2025
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From New York Times-bestselling author George M. Johnson and USA Today-bestselling author Leah Johnson comes a revolutionary new holiday romcom for fans of Lynn Painter, Alice Oseman, and Nicola Yoon.Andy was supposed to shed her too-serious student journalist persona and reinvent herself on New Year's Eve. Instead, she puked on her crush, dropped her phone in a fish tank, and managed to get her car stolen. Now, she only has the first day of the year to stop the gentrification that's threatening her family's business, right her wrongs from the night before, and figure out why she feels so drawn to the electric new-girl-next-door. How can Andy find her voice when everything's being turned upside down? Dominique is an influencer on the verge of securing a major brand deal that will ensure his future and family legacy. But when he runs into his former best friend, unresolved feelings emerge -- and in a small town, there's nowhere to hide. Not from his cousin, Andy, who has always seen him for his true self, not from his busybody manager, Kim, whose favorite color is money green, and certainly not from himself. When all the world's a stage, can Dominique rise to superstardom without leaving behind the ones he loves? There's Always Next Year is a dual POV, double love story about what it means to nearly blow your life up, and race to put it back together before your time runs out. And if Andy and Dominique fail? Well, there's always next year.
Interpolation and Approximation by Polynomials

Interpolation and Approximation by Polynomials

George M. Phillips

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2003
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This book is intended as a course in numerical analysis and approximation theory for advanced undergraduate students or graduate students, and as a reference work for those who lecture or research in this area. Its title pays homage to Interpolation and Approximation by Philip J. Davis, published in 1963 by Blaisdell and reprinted by Dover in 1976. My book is less g- eral than Philip Davis’s much respected classic, as the quali?cation “by polynomials” in its title suggests, and it is pitched at a less advanced level. I believe that no one book can fully cover all the material that could appearinabookentitledInterpolation and Approximation by Polynomials. Nevertheless, I have tried to cover most of the main topics. I hope that my readers will share my enthusiasm for this exciting and fascinating area of mathematics, and that, by working through this book, some will be encouraged to read more widely and pursue research in the subject. Since my book is concerned with polynomials, it is written in the language of classical analysis and the only prerequisites are introductory courses in analysis and linear algebra.
Missile Guidance and Control Systems

Missile Guidance and Control Systems

George M. Siouris

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2004
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Airborne Vehicle Guidance and Control Systems is a broad and wide- angled engineering and technological area for research, and continues to be important not only in military defense systems but also in industrial process control and in commercial transportation networks such as various Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The book fills a long-standing gap in the literature. The author is retired from the Air Force Institute and received the Air Force's Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award.
Two Millennia of Mathematics

Two Millennia of Mathematics

George M. Phillips

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2000
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This book is intended for those who love mathematics, including under­ graduate students of mathematics, more experienced students, and the vast number of amateurs, in the literal sense of those who do something for the love of it. I hope it will also be a useful source of material for those who teach mathematics. It is a collection of loosely connected topics in areas of mathematics that particularly interest me, ranging over the two millennia from the work of Archimedes, who died in the year 212 Be, to the Werke of Gauss, who was born in 1777, although there are some references outside this period. In view of its title, I must emphasize that this book is certainly not pretending to be a comprehensive history of the mathematics of this period, or even a complete account of the topics discussed. However, every chapter is written with the history of its topic in mind. It is fascinating, for example, to follow how both Napier and Briggs constructed their log­ arithms before many of the most relevant mathematical ideas had been discovered. Do I really mean "discovered"? There is an old question, "Is mathematics created or discovered?" Sometimes it seems a shame not to use the word "create" in praise of the first mathematician to write down some outstanding result. Yet the inner harmony that sings out from the best of mathematics seems to demand the word "discover.
The Politics of United States Foreign Aid
First published in 1987, this reissue explores contemporary United States foreign aid policies and thinking in the Reagan era. The author argues that aid policy is often confused as a result of bureaucratic decision-making processes. The book contrasts the experience of the many countries where aid-giving has produced unwished-for effects with the few countries where the desired results have occurred. The author concludes by arguing for a new approach to aid-giving by the United States.
The Politics of United States Foreign Aid
First published in 1987, this reissue explores contemporary United States foreign aid policies and thinking in the Reagan era. The author argues that aid policy is often confused as a result of bureaucratic decision-making processes. The book contrasts the experience of the many countries where aid-giving has produced unwished-for effects with the few countries where the desired results have occurred. The author concludes by arguing for a new approach to aid-giving by the United States.
Intelligent Surfaces in Biotechnology

Intelligent Surfaces in Biotechnology

George M. Whitesides

John Wiley Sons Inc
2012
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A comprehensive overview of smart and responsive surfaces in biotechnology and their applications A wave of recent advances in cell biology, biophysics, chemistry, and materials science has enabled the development of a new generation of smart biomaterials. Intelligent Surfaces in Biotechnology: Scientific and Engineering Concepts, Enabling Technologies, and Translation to Bio-Oriented Applications provides readers with a comprehensive overview of surface modifications and their applications, including coverage of the physico-chemical properties, characterization methods, smart coating technologies, and demonstration of performance in vitro and in vivo. The first part of the book covers applications in the fields of biosensing and biodiagnostics, while the second part focuses more on coatings for medical devices, drug delivery, and tailored cell-surface interactions. The book explores intelligent surface applications such as tissue engineering, drug targeting and delivery, wound healing and anti-infection strategies, biosensors, nanopatterning, and bioinspired design of novel responsive materials and multifunctional surfaces. Designed to aid scientists and engineers in understanding the rapidly developing field of biofunctional surfaces, Intelligent Surfaces in Biotechnology is an edited volume with each chapter written by a respected expert and featuring examples taken from the most state-of-the-art developments in the discipline. Cover Image: Design concept for a diagnostic microfluidic system based on responsive polymer- and antibody-conjugated nanobeads (see Chapter 2 of this book, Figure 2.5; reproduced by permission from the Royal Society of Chemistry).
How to Present at Meetings

How to Present at Meetings

George M. Hall; Neville Robinson

John Wiley Sons Inc
2011
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Does the thought of presenting a paper make you go cold? There are so many things to consider: getting your message across clearly, making the PowerPoint easy to read, keeping to the right length and keeping the audience riveted – enough to induce nerves even without the thought of standing up in front of a crowd and delivering your talk fluently. How to Present at Meetings, 3rd Edition, gives you practical advice on all these aspects, and more. Written by high-profile public speakers in the health sciences, it includes chapters on the 10-, 20- and 45-minute presentation, how not to make a mess of PowerPoint, and how to appear on stage.
An Engineering Approach to Optimal Control and Estimation Theory
A much-awaited guide to real-world problems in modern control andestimation This combined text and reference deals with the design of moderncontrol systems. It is the first book in this rapidly growing fieldto approach optimal control and optimal estimation from a strictlypragmatic standpoint. Sidestepping the realm of theoreticalmathematics, An Engineering Approach to Optimal Control andEstimation Theory offers realistic and workable solutions that canbe put to immediate use by electrical and mechanical engineers inaerospace and in many other applications. The author draws on his extensive experience in research anddevelopment from industry, government, and academia to presentsystematic, accessible coverage of all important topics, including: * All basic mathematics needed to apply subsequent information * A historical perspective on the evolution of modern control andestimation theory * All major concepts relevant to the design of modern controlsystems--from the Kalman filter, to linear regulators, todecentralized Kalman filters * Practical examples useful in applying the principles underdiscussion * Problems at the end of each chapter * Carefully selected references from the vast number of bookspublished on this subject * Appendixes reviewing matrix algebra that is central to moderncontrol theory, as well as matrix subroutines, useful to bothstudents and practicing engineers Optimal Control and Estimation Theory Optimal control and optimal estimation have seen tremendous growthover the past three decades, owing to major advances in aerospaceand other types of engineering. Optimal control and estimationtheory is crucial to the design of modern control systems; forinstance, navigation, mobile robotics, or automated vehicles andaircraft. It ensures that variables such as temperatures orpressure are kept in check, regardless of the disturbance thesystem undergoes. Despite the proliferation of books on the subject, most of thematerial published in this area is highly theoretical, andapproaches the subject in a "theorem-proof" fashion, which is moreappropriate to mathematics than to an engineering text. As itstitle suggests, An Engineering Approach to Optimal Control andEstimation Theory provides a practical and accessible guide,focusing on applications and implementation, and answeringreal-world questions faced by control engineers. In its highly organized overview of all areas, the book examinesthe design of modern optimal controllers requiring the selection ofa performance criterion, demonstrates optimization of linearsystems with bounded controls and limited control effort, andconsiders nonlinearities and their effect on various types ofsignals. Covering all the basics, the book deals with the evolution ofoptimal control and estimation theory, and presents the necessarymathematical background needed for this study. It also listsreferences and problems, and supplies appendixes for those wishingto delve into matrix algebra. Throughout, it offers opportunitiesfor experimentation, while discussing analysis, various filteringmethods, and many other pertinent topics. An Engineering Approach to Optimal Control and Estimation Theory isan invaluable, self-contained reference for practicing engineers, auseful text for graduate students and qualified seniorundergraduates, and an important resource for anyone interested inthe future of modern control technology.
Water Boundaries

Water Boundaries

George M. Cole

John Wiley Sons Inc
1997
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A comprehensive guide to all legal and technical aspects of water boundaries. Water Boundaries is a single-source guide to all critical legal and technical water boundary issues. An indispensable resource for surveyors, political geographers, public land managers, attorneys, developers, real estate professionals, and students in these and other related fields, this book provides: *In-depth discussions of the legal issues surrounding all types of water boundaries *The full range of modern methods of precise water boundary location *Detailed technical specifications for mean high water line surveys *Relevant algorithms and mathematical formulas *Illustrative real-world case studies. Water boundaries are perhaps the oldest and most widely used of man's boundaries. Yet, despite this long history of usage, water boundaries are probably the most frequently and bitterly contested boundaries in today's society. Because shorelines and bodies of water are dynamic rather than static, knotty technical and legal disagreements over water boundaries invariably crop up. Recent land use practices have created a growing demand for precisely located and legally defensible water boundaries. As a consequence, the need for a single-source professional reference such as this has never been greater. Water Boundaries is a comprehensive reference devoted exclusively to this highly specialized area. Written for surveyors and engineers, as well as legal and real estate professionals, it provides in-depth discussions of the legal issues surrounding each type of water boundary while describing the full range of modern methods for precisely locating them. This volume covers all types of water boundaries, including division lines between private uplands and public submerged lands in both tidal and nontidal waters, lateral division lines between adjacent riparian ownerships, boundaries between state and federal waters, and offshore international boundaries. For technical specialists, the author provides detailed specifications for mean high water line surveys, as well as all relevant mathematics, including formulas for calculating tidal data and predicting optimum placement of tide gauges, analytical techniques for estimating high water in nontidal bodies of water, and the use of coordinate geometry in constructing equidistant and median lines. Technical and nontechnical readers alike will appreciate the many illustrative real-world case studies scattered throughout the book. Water Boundaries is an indispensable resource for surveyors, public land managers, attorneys, developers, and real estate professionals, and for all those involved in land planning, offshore mineral extraction, and other related fields.
The Comparative Imagination

The Comparative Imagination

George M. Fredrickson

University of California Press
2000
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In this collection of essays, an eminent American historian of race relations discusses issues central to our understanding of the history of racism, the role of racism, and the possibilites for justice in contemporary society. George M. Fredrickson provides an eloquent and vigorous examination of race relations in the United States and South Africa and at the same time illuminates the emerging field of comparative history--history that is explicitly cross-cultural in its comparisons of nations, eras, or social structures. Taken together, these thought-provoking, accessible essays--several never before published--bring new precision and depth to our understanding of racism and justice, both historically and for society today. The first group of essays in The Comparative Imagination summarizes and evaluates the cross-national comparative history written in the past fifty years. These essays pay particular attention to comparative work on slavery and race relations, frontiers, nation-building and the growth of modern welfare states, and class and gender relations. The second group of essays represents some of Fredrickson's own explorations into the cross-cultural study of race and racism. Included are new essays covering such topics as the theoretical and cross-cultural meaning of racism, the problem of race in liberal thought, and the complex relationship between racism and state-based nationalism. The third group contains Fredrickson's recent work on anti-racist and black liberation movements in the United States and South Africa, especially in the period since World War II. In addition, Fredrickson's provocative introduction breaks significant new intellectual ground, outlining a justification for the methods of comparative history in light of such contemporary intellectual trends as the revival of narrative history and the predominance of postmodern thought.
The Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Greece

The Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Greece

George M. Calhoun

University of California Press
2022
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The Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Greece delves into the evolution of legal frameworks and societal attitudes that shaped the concept of crime and criminal law in Greek civilization. This study meticulously examines the gradual transformation from primitive customs to more structured legal systems, exploring how the notion of crime evolved from a private matter to a public offense warranting state intervention. It traces the earliest forms of justice in Homeric Greece, where disputes were settled through self-help or mob action, to the foundational reforms of Solon in Athens, which introduced public prosecutions and laid the groundwork for what can be recognized as true criminal law. The book investigates key turning points, such as the transition from treating offenses as personal grievances (torts) to recognizing them as violations of public order. Through careful analysis of legal vocabulary, historical context, and Solon's pivotal role, the narrative reveals how Athenian criminal law became more inclusive and litigious, reflecting the growing complexity of society. With comparative insights into other Greek states and an exploration of religious and societal influences, this work offers a comprehensive view of the interplay between evolving legal doctrines and cultural norms. It is an essential resource for understanding the foundational principles of criminal law and their enduring legacy in Western jurisprudence. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1927.
The Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Greece

The Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Greece

George M. Calhoun

University of California Press
2022
sidottu
The Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Greece delves into the evolution of legal frameworks and societal attitudes that shaped the concept of crime and criminal law in Greek civilization. This study meticulously examines the gradual transformation from primitive customs to more structured legal systems, exploring how the notion of crime evolved from a private matter to a public offense warranting state intervention. It traces the earliest forms of justice in Homeric Greece, where disputes were settled through self-help or mob action, to the foundational reforms of Solon in Athens, which introduced public prosecutions and laid the groundwork for what can be recognized as true criminal law. The book investigates key turning points, such as the transition from treating offenses as personal grievances (torts) to recognizing them as violations of public order. Through careful analysis of legal vocabulary, historical context, and Solon's pivotal role, the narrative reveals how Athenian criminal law became more inclusive and litigious, reflecting the growing complexity of society. With comparative insights into other Greek states and an exploration of religious and societal influences, this work offers a comprehensive view of the interplay between evolving legal doctrines and cultural norms. It is an essential resource for understanding the foundational principles of criminal law and their enduring legacy in Western jurisprudence. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1927.