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  • The Formalisms of Quantum Mechanics

    An Introduction

    by Francois David ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    These lecture notes present a concise and introductory, yet as far as possible coherent, view of the main formalizations of quantum mechanics and of quantum field theories, their interrelations and their theoretical foundations.The “standard” formulation of quantum mechanics (involving the Hilbert space of pure states, self-adjoint operators as physical observables, and the probabilistic ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Testing the Limit

    Derrida, Henry, Levinas, and the Phenomenological Tradition

    by François-David Sebbah ...
    Translated by Stephen Barker ...
    Series series Cultural Memory in the Present
    In exploring the nature of excess relative to a phenomenology of the limit, Testing the Limit claims that phenomenology itself is an exploration of excess. What does it mean that "the self" is "given"? Should we see it as originary; or rather, in what way is the self engendered from textual practices that transgress—or hover around and therefore within—the threshold of phenomenologial discourse? ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Nicaragua, 1961–1990

    Volume 1: The Downfall of the Somosa Dictatorship

    by David Francois ...
    Series Book 10 - Latin America at War
    A history of the Sandinista takeover of this Central American nation and the uneasy decades leading up to it, with maps, photos, and illustrations.In the wake of the US invasion of Nicaragua in 1912, the country came under the rule of the Somoza family, which imposed a brutal, corrupt military dictatorship. A low-scale insurgency of students, supported by peasants and other anti-Somoza elements of ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Internet of Augmented Me, I.AM

    Empowering Innovation for a New Sustainable Future

    by Patrick Duvaut, Xavier Dalloz, David Menga, Francois Koehl, Vidal Chriqui, Joerg Brill ...
    I.AM catalyzes the “convergence for good” of the biological, physical and digital worlds, helping us to better tackle the toughest challenges of the 2020s: climate change, resource depletion, an aging population, social inclusion, the empowerment of people, health crises and the post-pandemic world, as well as new issues emerging in relation to economical, societal and everyday life. This book ... Read more

    $142.00 USD

  • Practical Hive

    A Guide to Hadoop's Data Warehouse System

    by Scott Shaw, Andreas François Vermeulen, Ankur Gupta, David Kjerrumgaard ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Dive into the world of SQL on Hadoop and get the most out of your Hive data warehouses. This book is your go-to resource for using Hive: authors Scott Shaw, Ankur Gupta, David Kjerrumgaard, and Andreas Francois Vermeulen take you through learning HiveQL, the SQL-like language specific to Hive, to analyze, export, and massage the data stored across your Hadoop environment. From deploying Hive on ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

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    The Monk and the Philosopher

    A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life

    by Jean-Francois Revel, Matthieu Ricard ...
    Narrated by David Shaw-Parker ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 27 min

    Twenty-seven years ago, Matthieu Ricard gave up a promising career as a scientist to study Tibetan Buddhism-not as a detached observer but by immersing himself in its practice under the guidance of its greatest living masters. Years later, this project was born, and Ricard met with his father, Jean-Francois Revel-a French philosopher who became world famous for his challenges to both Communism and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Chile 1973. The Other 9/11

    The Downfall of Salvador Allende

    by David Francois ...
    Series Book 7 - Latin America at War
    A history of the build-up and the ultimate clash during the Chilean coup of 11 September 1973, featuring over 100 color photos, profiles, and maps.In 1970, Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens, a physician and leftist politician, was elected the President of Chile. Involved in political life for nearly 40 years, Allende adopted a policy of nationalization of industries and collectivization—measures ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nicaragua 1961-1990

    Volume 2 - Contra War

    by David Francois ...
    Series Book 15 - Latin America@War
    In 1979, the Sandinista government established itself in power in Managua, the capitol of Nicaragua. It found the country ruined by the long war against the Somosa dictatorship and natural disasters alike, and nearly half of the population either homeless or living in exile. Attempting to restructure and recover the underdeveloped economy, Sandinisas introduced a wide range of reforms and a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Money

    5,000 Years of Debt and Power

    by Michel Aglietta, Pepita Ould Ahmed, Jean-François Ponsot ...
    Translated by David Broder ...
    The major French economist offers a new theory of moneyAs the financial crisis reached its climax in September 2008, the most important figure on the planet was Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The whole financial system was collapsing, with little to stop it. When a senator asked Bernanke what would happen if the central bank did not carry out its rescue package, he replied, “If we don’t do ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Spanish Galleon

    by David-Joseph François Briers ...
    A Spanish Galleon is a short collection of poems, notes, sonnets, haiku, and prose-poems written by David-Joseph François Briere. It is the first collection of his work. David-Joseph François Brière attended and graduated from the Vancouver Film School. He is a writer and filmmaker currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Read more

    $7.89 USD

  • Do Not Go Out At Night

    by François Gravel, Martine Latulippe ...
    Translated by David Warriner ...
    Series Book 8 - Orca Shivers
    A construction site is no place for teenagers after dark.Oliver and Maddy learn that the hard way when they sneak through a hole in the fence and discover a half-buried yellow backpack. Inside, they find a tiny T-shirt and an old compass before they're chased off the property by a man and his big dog. Oliver and Maddy have no idea that they have just uncovered a key piece of evidence...one that ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Creepy Classroom

    by François Gravel ...
    Translated by David Warriner ...
    Series Book 1 - Orca Shivers
    Do you really know what’s lurking in the basement of your school?Packing a bunch of dusty books into boxes doesn’t sound like a very difficult job, so Matt doesn’t think twice when the old librarian at his school offers him the chance to earn some cash on the weekend. But once he gets down to the dark, dark basement, he realizes he’s made a grave mistake.Lurking in the deep corners of the library ... Read more

    $9.59 USD