The world is not as mobile or as interconnected as we like to think. As Harm de Blij argues in The Power of Place, in crucial ways--from the uneven distribution of natural resources to the unequal availability of opportunity--geography continues to hold billions of people in its grip. We are all born into natural and cultural environments that shape what we become, individually and collectively. From our "mother tongue" to our father's faith, from medical risks to natural hazards, where we start our journey has much to do with our destiny. Hundreds of millions of farmers in the river basins of Asia and Africa, and tens of millions of shepherds in isolated mountain valleys from the Andes to Kashmir, all live their lives much as their distant ancestors did, remote from the forces of globalization. Incorporating a series of persuasive maps, De Blij describes the tremendously varied environments across the planet and shows how migrations between them are comparatively rare. De Blij also looks at the ways we are redefining place so as to make its power even more potent than it has been, with troubling implications."A tour-de-force, a fascinating and deeply knowledgeable account of the crucial ways in which 'place,' the Earth's physical geography, shapes global society...The Power of Place is a treat for the specialist and a thrilling eye-opener for the general reader." --Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University "Should be set upon the desks of every legislator, policy wonk and concerned citizen." --Chicago Sun-Times "Mr. de Blij's vast reach and steady even-handedness make The Power of Place an enjoyable, intellectual stroll." --The New York Sun "Informative and provocative...made all the richer by his inspired use of maps. Substantive and smart." --ShelfAwareness.com
CHAPTER 1: Surgical Cutting Simulation and Topology Refinement of Bio-Tissues and Bio-Object, Shiyong Lin and Yuan-Shin Lee, North Carolina State University Roger J. Narayan, University of North Carolina.- CHAPTER 2: Heterogeneous Deformable Modeling of Bio-Tissues and Haptic Force Rendering for Bio-Object Modeling, Shiyong Lin and Yuan-Shin Lee, North Carolina State University Roger J. Narayan, University of North Carolina.- CHAPTER 3: Computer Aided Process Planning for the Layered Fabrication of Porous Scaffold Matrices Binil Starly, University of Oklahoma.- CHAPTER 4: Cell Source for Tissue and Organ Printing, Tao Xu, University of Texas at El Paso; Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, James J. Yoo, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Yuyu Y. Yuan, Clemson University.- CHAPTER 5: Direct-Writing of Bio-Polymers for Drug Delivery and Tissue Regeneration.- Salil Desai, North Carolina A T State University, Benjamin Harrison, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.- CHAPTER 6: Precision Extruding Deposition for Freeform Fabrication of PCL and PCL-HA Tissue Scaffolds, L. Shor, E.D. Yildirim, S. Guceri, W. Sun, Drexel University.- CHAPTER 7: The Role of Technology in the Maxillofacial Prosthetic Setting, Betsy K. Davis, Medical University of South Carolina Randy Emert, Clemson University.
The original and bestselling leadership book! Sun Tzu's ideas on survival and success have been read across the world for centuries. Today they can still be applied to business, politics and life. The Art of War demonstrates how to win without conflict. It shows that with enough intelligence and planning, it is possible to conquer with a minimum of force and little destruction. This luxury hardback edition includes an introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon that draws out lessons for managers and business leaders, and highlights the power of Sun Tzu's thinking in everyday life.
In The Lees of Virginia, Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over two hundred years of American history. We meet Thomas Lee, who dreamed of America as a continental empire. His daughter was Hannah Lee Corbin, a non-conformist in lifestyle and religion, while his son, Richard Henry Lee, was a tempestuous figure who wore black silk over a disfigured hand when he made the motion in Congress for Independence. Another of Thomas' sons, Arthur Lee, created a political storm by his accusations against Benjamin Franklin. Arthur's cousin was Light-Horse Harry Lee, a controversial cavalry officer in the Revolutionary War, whose wild real estate speculation led to imprisonment for debt and finally self-exile in the Caribbean. One of Harry's sons, Henry Lee, further disgraced the family by seducing his sister-in-law and frittering away Stratford, the Lees' ancestral home. Another son, however, became the family's redeeming figure--Robert E. Lee, a brilliant tactician who is still revered for his lofty character and military success. In these and numerous other portraits, Nagel discloses how, from 1640 to 1870, a family spirit united the Lees, making them a force in Virginian and American affairs. Paul Nagel is a leading chronicler of families prominent in our history. His Descent from Glory, a masterful narrative account of four generations of Adamses, was hailed by The New Yorker as "e;intelligent, tactful, and spiritually generous,"e; and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian W.A. Swanberg, in the Chicago Sun-Times, called it "e;a magnificent embarrassment of biographical riches."e; Now, in The Lees of Virginia, Nagel brings his skills to bear on another major American family, taking readers inside the great estates of the Old Dominion and the turbulent lives of the Lee men and women.
Elixir spans five millennia, from ancient Mesopotamia to the parched present of the Sun Belt. As Brian Fagan shows, every human society has been shaped by its relationship toour most essential resource. Fagan's sweeping narrative moves across the world, from ancient Greece and Rome, whose mighty aqueducts still supply modern cities, to China, where emperors marshaled armies of laborers in a centuries-long struggle to tame powerful rivers. He sets out three ages of water: In the first age, lasting thousands of years, water was scarce or at best unpredictable-so precious that it became sacred in almost every culture. By the time of the Industrial Revolution, human ingenuity had made water flow even in the most arid landscapes.This was the second age: water was no longer a mystical force to be worshipped and husbanded, but a commodity to be exploited. The American desert glittered with swimming pools- with little regard for sustainability. Today, we are entering a third age of water: As the earth's population approaches nine billion and ancient aquifers run dry,we will have to learn once again to show humility, even reverence, for this vital liquid. To solve the water crises of the future, we may need to adapt the water ethos of our ancestors.
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