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&'Your bed shall be the moorcock&'s, and your life shall be like the hunted deer&'s, and ye shall sleep with your hand upon your weapons.&'Tricked out of his inheritance, shanghaied, shipwrecked off the west coast of Scotland, David Balfour finds himself fleeing for his life in the dangerous company of Jacobite outlaw and suspected assassin Alan...

Movement, dispersal, and migration on land, in the air, and in water, are pervading features of animal life. They are performed by a huge variety of organisms, from the smallest protozoans to the largest whales, and can extend over widely different distance scales, from the microscopic to global. Integrating the study of movement, dispersal, and...

From Sustainability to SurveillanceWhen it comes to any current scientific debate, there are more than two sides to every story. Controversies in Science and Technology, Volume 4 analyzes controversial topics in science and technology-infrastructure, ecosystem management, food security, and plastics and health-from multiple points of view. The...

Analysis (sometimes called Real Analysis or Advanced Calculus) is a core subject in most undergraduate mathematics degrees. It is elegant, clever and rewarding to learn, but it is hard. Even the best students find it challenging, and those who are unprepared often find it incomprehensible at first. This book aims to ensure that no student need be...

Essays in Philosophical TheologyJonathan Kvanvig presents and defends a new theistic outlook--'Philosophical Arminianism'--which reconciles a traditional, high conception of deity with a conception of human beings as free and morally responsible. He offers a bold new account of eschatological matters (the doctrines of heaven and hell),...

Technology, Improvisation, and Composition in DJ and Laptop PerformanceThe DJs and laptop performers of electronic dance music use preexistent elements such as vinyl records and digital samples to create fluid, dynamic performances. These performances are also largely improvised, evolving in response to the demands of a particular situation through...