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Barça

Autor: Simon Kuper

Número de Páginas: 363

WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'This is a masterfully written history of the world's greatest football club. Més que un book!' - GARY LINEKER From the bestselling co-author of Soccernomics comes the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful football club in the world - and how that envied position now hangs in the balance. Barça is not just the world's most popular sports club, it is simply one of the most influential organisations on the planet. With almost 250 million followers on social media and 4 million visitors to its Camp Nou stadium each year, there's little wonder its motto is 'More than a club'. But it was not always so. In the past three decades, Barcelona has transformed from regional team to global powerhouse, becoming a model of sporting excellence and a consistent winner of silverware. Simon Kuper unravels exactly how these transformations took place. He outlines the organisational structure behind the club's business decisions, and details the work of its coaches, medics, data analysts and nutritionists who have revolutionised the sporting world. And, of course, he studies the towering influence of the club's two greatest legends, Johan...

The Cadastral Map in the Service of the State

Autor: Roger J. P. Kain , Elizabeth Baigent

Número de Páginas: 462

Throughout history the control of land has been the basis of political power. Cadastral maps - cartographic records of property ownership - played an important role in the rise of modern Europe as tools for the consolidation and extension of land-based national power. The Cadastral Map in the Service of the State: A History of Properly Mapping, illustrated with 127 maps, traces the development and application of rural property mapping in Europe and European colonies from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. The authors go beyond traditional cartographic research, approaching the maps as political instruments rather than as simple geographical or historical tools. The result is an unprecedented examination of the political and economic forces behind the production of maps and advances in cartography, demonstrating how the seemingly neutral science of cartography became a political instrument for national interests. Beginning with a review of the roots of cadastral mapping in the Roman Empire, the authors concentrate on the use of cadastral maps in the Netherlands, France, England, the Nordic countries, the German lands, the territories of the Austrian Habsburgs, and the...

Historia del mundo en 12 mapas

Autor: Jerry Brotton

Número de Páginas: 637

Un recorrido por la historia a partir de doce mapas fundamentales. Desde la Antigüedad, los mapas han sido fundamentales a la hora de conformar nuestra visión del mundo y nuestro lugar en él. Pero lejos de ser objetos meramente científicos, los mapas del mundo son inevitablemente ideológicos y subjetivos, y están estrechamente relacionados con los sistemas de poder y autoridad de épocas y lugares concretos. En esta estimulante obra, Jerry Brotton examina la importancia de doce mapas, desde las representaciones místicas de la historia antigua hasta las imágenes vía satélite de la actualidad. Al recrear el lugar y las circunstancias en las que se originó cada uno de los mapas, muestra que todos ellos presentan una visión única del mundo, ya sea la perspectiva cristiana del mapa de Hereford datado hacia 1300, con Jerusalén en el centro, o la proyección de Peters de la década de 1970, que intentaba dar mayor relieve «al tercer mundo». Aunque el modo en que representamos nuestro entorno está cambiando de nuevo, Brotton considera que los mapas actuales no son más definitivos ni objetivos que antes: todavía presentan ideas y conceptos, y recrean, configuran y...

Globi Neerlandici

Autor: Peter Van Der Krogt

Número de Páginas: 663

With bibliography of globes made in the Low Countries, ca. 1525-1800.

Wildlife Research Report

Número de Páginas: 48

Exposure of Marine Birds to Environmental Pollutants

Autor: Harry M. Ohlendorf , Robert W. Risebrough , Kees Vermeer

Número de Páginas: 48

A literature review summarizing the effects known to date.

La pollution des eaux continentales africaines

Autor: Claude Dejoux

Número de Páginas: 528

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Mapping Jordan Through Two Millennia

Autor: Johnr. Bartlett

Número de Páginas: 192

This book shows how travellers and scholars since Roman times have put together their maps of the land east of the River Jordan. It traces the contribution of Roman armies and early Christian pilgrims and medieval European travellers, Crusading armies, learned scholars like Jacob Ziegler, sixteenth-century mapmakers like Mercator and Ortelius, eighteenth-century travellers and savants, and nineteenth-century biblical scholars and explorers like Robinson and Smith, culminating in the late-nineteenth century surveyors working for the Palestine Exploration Fund. This original and valuable book shows, with full illustrations, how maps of the Transjordan region developed through the centuries, and with its detailed tables and bibliography will aid future scholars in further research.The author took part in archaeological excavations and surveys in Jordan, was Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, has published research papers and books on ancient Jordan. John Bartlett was the editor of the Palestine Exploration Quarterly, and until recently was the Chairman of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

Warfare and the Age of Printing (4 vols.)

Autor: Louis Sloos

Número de Páginas: 2008

An important part of the Dutch national treasure of early printed books from before 1801 on military and related subjects is kept in military libraries and collections. This catalogue contains 10,000 books in twelve different languages dated 1500–1800 from nine different Defence institutions/collections, representing both Army and Navy. By far the largest collections are the property of the Royal Netherlands Army Museum in Delft and the Royal Netherlands Military Academy in Breda. A great if not substantial part of these books is especially of international significance because of the contents, the intrinsic value or as historical objects. It took eight years to trace and describe these books, all of which have been given extensive analytical bibliographic descriptions. The book includes over 2000 illustrations. The book is a project of the Royal Netherlands Army Museum, Delft

The Barcelona Inheritance

Autor: Jonathan Wilson

Número de Páginas: 317

From Cruyff's "Total Football" to the epic rivalry between Guardiola and Mourinho, a gripping chronicle of the rise and fall of Barcelona's dominance in world soccer. Barcelona's style of play -- pressing and possessing -- is the single biggest influence on modern soccer. In The Barcelona Inheritance, Jonathan Wilson reveals how and why this came to pass, offering a deep analysis of the evolution of soccer tactics and style. In the late 1990s, Johan Cruyff's Dream Team was disintegrating and the revolutionary manager had departed, but his style gave birth to a new generation of thinkers, including Pep Guardiola and Joséourinho. Today, their teams are first and second in the Premier League, marking the latest installment in a rivalry that can be traced back twenty-five years. The Barcelona Inheritance is a book about the tactics, the personalities, the friendships, and, in one case, an apocalyptic falling-out that continue to shape the game today.

Teambuilding: The Road to Success

Número de Páginas: 200

The FIFA coach of the Century presents his thoughts and observations on the art of Team Building in the world of soccer and beyond. All the facets of the team building process, including team tactics and psychology, are included down to the minutest detail. Also included is how youth talent, per age group category, should be developed. And finally, how to set up training sessions to achieve the best results. All the chapters are interspersed with examples from Rinus Michels` personal experiences as a trainer. At the same time he gives a reference framework for everyone who is, on a daily basis, involved with the team building process: from youth and professional coaches to managers in the business world. Because of these unique examples, most of which were never published, this will be a fascinating book for anyone involved in a team building process.

Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

Número de Páginas: 581

This volume of the Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earth begins with a Dedication to late Professor LeRoy Eyring who had been a committed co-editor of the first 32 volumes of this series. This is followed by four chapters, the first two pertaining to solid state physics and materials science, while the last two chapters describe organic (and inorganic) reactions mediated by tetravalent cerium-based oxidants and by divalent samarium-based reductants. Chapter 227 is devoted to the description of the crystal chemistry and physical properties of rare-earth bismuthides, a class of compounds showing large similarities with the rare-earth antimonides previously reviewed in volume 33 of this series. The fascinating optical and electric properties of rare-earth hydride films displaying a switchable mirror effect as a function of hydrogen pressure, i.e. from a shiny metallic state to a transparent insulating film with increasing pressure, are described in Chapter 228, along with their fabrication methods. Many chemical reactions take advantage of the tetravalent/trivalent Ce(IV)/Ce(III) redox couple and many of its potential applications are presented in Chapter 229, from...

Goles

Autor: Luis Villarejo

Número de Páginas: 262

En este libro se recogen una selección de goles que han marcado la vida de millones de personas, entre las que se encuentra un espectador privilegiado, Luis Villarejo, que ha podido conocer las impresiones de los autores. «El gol es el orgasmo del fútbol», escribió Eduardo Galeano. El escritor uruguayo no se quedó ahí. Según Galeano, cuando se marca un gol: «la multitud delira y el estadio se olvida de que es cemento y se desprende de la tierra y se va al aire». Hay goles que cambian la historia y que se incorporan para siempre a la memoria colectiva de las aficiones y hasta de los pueblos. En este libro se recogen una selección de goles que han marcado la vida de millones de personas, entre las que se encuentra un espectador privilegiado, Luis Villarejo, que ha podido conocer las impresiones de los autores. Descubra que sintió Iniesta cuando supo que iba a marcar, antes de golpear el balón, el gol más importante de la historia del fútbol español. Mijatovic relata el momento en que ganó la séptima para el Madrid y Koeman la primera para el Barça. Roberto Carlos cuenta cómo golpeó el balón en la bomba inteligente y Koko lo que pasaba por su cabeza cuando...

Pasión por el deporte

Autor: Vicent Añó Sanz

Número de Páginas: 253

Vicent Añó, profesor de la Facultat de Ciències de l'Activitat Física i l'Esport de la Universitat de València, pasa revista en este libro al mundo del deporte moderno y reflexiona alrededor de su práctica y su utilización política. Entre estos dos extremos, analiza la transformación de lo que era un simple pasatiempo, en una «pasión» que se hace extrema en el caso del fútbol. En este análisis se menciona la política deportiva de la Generalitat Valenciana y su apuesta por los grandes eventos, algunos de los cuales el autor -como especialista- es muy crítico. Se trata de una recopilación de una buena parte de las observaciones y reflexiones del autor sobre el fenómeno deportivo como práctica, espectáculo, negocio e instrumento político. El libro también incluye un repaso del entorno y la economía de los clubes de fútbol y sus dificultades financieras actuales.

Ecological Indicators for the Assessment of the Quality of Air, Water, Soil, and Ecosystems

Autor: Petronella H Best , J. Haeck

Número de Páginas: 218

Papers presented at a Symposium held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 1982

Le peintre et l'arpenteur

Autor: Musées Royaux Des Beaux-arts De Belgique

Número de Páginas: 335

Las Islas Canarias a través de la Cartografía

Autor: Juan Tous Meliá

Número de Páginas: 266

El Atlas, consta de 264 páginas interiores a cuatro tintas en papel Gardapatt, de 130 gramos, tamaño apaisado de 28,5 x 36 cm, encuadernado en tapa dura, lomo de tela, cosido con hilo vegetal, resto forrado al cromo. Incluye un total de ciento setenta y dos ilustraciones. La obra reúne un total de 104 reproducciones cartográficas, a gran formato: 12 corresponden a piezas encuadradas en la cartografía renacentista; 18 pertenecen a ediciones de la cartografía holandesa insertas en algunos de los Atlas famosos de la historia; 10 a la cartografía manuscrita de los ingenieros militares españoles del siglo XVII; 4 fueron mapas franceses del mismo siglo; 2 italianos; 11 de factura francesa del siglo de la Ilustración; 21 de autores españoles, entre técnicos y compiladores de información, al servicio de los reyes Borbones de la España del siglo XVIII; 4 fueron ingleses del mismo siglo; 3 del siglo XIX, de confección francófona; Otros 3 británicos del mismo siglo;y finalmente, 9 de esa centuria son de producción española. Pretende ser una recopilación de las mapas más emblemáticos publicados por el autor, a partir de 1994, en distintos atlas y monografías: Santa Cruz...

Euro Summits

Autor: Jonathan O'brian

Número de Páginas: 424

Panenka's pearl of a penalty in Belgrade, van Basten's volley of a lifetime in Munich, Gazza's agonising near-miss at Wembley: over its six decades, the UEFA European Championship has thrown up many of the most memorable stories in football lore. Now it gets the history it deserves. Euro Summits is the first full retelling of the tournament, from its tentative beginnings in the late 1950s to its elephantine expansion in the mid-2010s. Taking in the USSR's early success, the grim violence of 1968, France's cavalier feats on home soil in 1984, the sensational triumphs of no-hopers Denmark and Greece, Spain's modern-day dominance, all the way up to Portugal's shock victory in 2016, it's a panoramic portrait of an event that captures a whole continent's imagination every four years. Dramatic, detailed and teeming with compelling personalities like Michel Platini, Guenter Netzer, Hristo Stoichkov, Zinedine Zidane, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, this is the complete story of a footballing event second only to the World Cup.

Bibliography of the Exact Sciences in the Low Countries from ca. 1470 to the Golden Age (1700)

Autor: K. Hoogendoorn

Número de Páginas: 1441

In this bibliography of the exact sciences in the Low Countries, Klaas Hoogendoorn gives a detailed analytical description by autopsy of all printed books published by scientists associated with the Low Countries from ca. 1470 to the Golden Age (1700). The books' locations are given, along with secondary bibliographical sources and concise biographies of the authors. Includes indexes of the editions by subject, printer/publisher and person. Along with books on subjects including mathematics, physics, military science and navigation, the second part describes all known almanacs and prognostications for the period, providing the most complete survey yet available. It is a thoroughly revised and expanded update of D. Bierens de Haan’s Bibliographie néerlandaise historique-scientifique ... (Rome, 1883) up to about 1700.

Theatrum Orbis Librorum

Número de Páginas: 529

With contributions on geography, travel, rare books, booktrade, collectors and libraries by C. Koeman, G. Schilder, R. Breugelmans, K. van der Horst, F.A. Janssen, C. Reedijk, J. Storm van Leeuwen, E. Braches, E. Cockx-Indestege, I.H. van Eeghen, H. de la Fontaine Verwey, L. Hellinga-Querido, P.F.J. Obbema, B. van Selm, a.o

The Barcelona Legacy

Autor: Jonathan Wilson

Número de Páginas: 360

Manchester, 2018: Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho lead their teams out to face each other in the 175th Manchester derby. They are first and second in the Premier League, but today only one man can come out on top. It is merely the latest instalment in a rivalry that has contested titles, traded insults and crossed a continent, but which can be traced back to a friendship that began almost 25 years ago. Barcelona, late-nineties: Johan Cruyff's Dream Team is disintegrating and the revolutionary manager has departed, but what will come next will transform the future of football. Cruyff's style has changed the game, and given birth to a generation of thinkers: men like Ronald Koeman, Luis Enrique, Laurent Blanc, Frank de Boer, Louis van Gaal, and Cruyff's club captain Pep Guardiola and a young translator, José Mourinho. The Barcelona Legacy is a book in part about tactics, about how the theories that underpin the modern game were forged by Cruyff and his successors, but also about the people and personalities who gathered at the Camp Nou for what was effectively the greatest coaching seminar in history, about their friendships and rivalries and, in one case, an apocalyptic falling...

England's World Cup Story

Autor: Andy Groom

Número de Páginas: 190

Are you a loyal England supporter? Do you look forward to the World Cup and eagerly follow England's progress? Would you like to find out more about the history of your national team and their past performance in top flight football? If so, this book is certain to appeal to you. England's World Cup Story documents England’s journey in the World Cup from 1950 under the guidance of Sir Walter Winterbottom up to 2010 with Fabio Capello at the helm as manager. Packed with fascinating facts, quotes and profiles of many of the all-time great players, this book tells the story of the England team through the years from the many near misses and disappointments to victory in 1966 and beyond. Who can forget the likes of Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore and Sir Stanley Matthews to name but a few? They are all in this book together with more recent heroes such as David Beckham, Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney. As one of only eight national sides to have lifted the World Cup trophy, this book is a fitting tribute to the England team. This is a must-have for all fans of the beautiful game and anyone with an interest in the history of the World Cup.

Stock Catalogues of Maps and Atlases by Covens & Mortier

Autor: Peter C.j. Van Der Krogt

Número de Páginas: 141

With an introduction by P. van der Krogt.

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Autor: George W. Ware

Número de Páginas: 148

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology publishes authoritative reviews on the occurrence, effects, and fate of pesticide residues and other environmental contaminants. It will keep you informed of the latest significant issues by providing in-depth information in the areas of analytical chemistry, agricultural microbiology, biochemistry, human and veterinary medicine, toxicology, and food technology.

Comparative Map History and “the History of Cartography”

Autor: Matthew H. Edney

Número de Páginas: 150

The apparently centuries-old field of “the history of cartography” was invented after 1950 through incomplete historiographies by leading map historians. This monograph uses an empirically grounded analysis of the ways in which early maps have been systematically studied since the early 1800s to offer an innovative account of the practices and institutions of comparative map history in support of Western imperialism and nationalism, and of how the field was reconfigured as the core of a newly idealized discipline of “the history of cartography.”

Integrated Tse-tse Fly Control

Autor: R. Cavalloro

Número de Páginas: 218

This book discusses methods which might appropriately be employed under various circumstances. It is concerned with control of insect pests and tse-tse flies, and considers prospects for integrated control of the African trypanosomiases, in which vector control is envisaged as playing a key role.

European Americana: 1701-1725

Autor: John Eliot Alden , Dennis Channing Landis

Número de Páginas: 656

Historical Atlases

Autor: Walter Goffart

Número de Páginas: 628

Today we can walk into any well-stocked bookstore or library and find an array of historical atlases. The first thorough review of the source material, Historical Atlases traces how these collections of "maps for history"—maps whose sole purpose was to illustrate some historical moment or scene—came into being. Beginning in the sixteenth century, and continuing down to the late nineteenth, Walter Goffart discusses milestones in the origins of historical atlases as well as individual maps illustrating historical events in alternating, paired chapters. He focuses on maps of the medieval period because the development of maps for history hinged particularly on portrayals of this segment of the postclassical, "modern" past. Goffart concludes the book with a detailed catalogue of more than 700 historical maps and atlases produced from 1570 to 1870. Historical Atlases will immediately take its place as the single most important reference on its subject. Historians of cartography, medievalists, and anyone seriously interested in the role of maps in portraying history will find it invaluable.

Algae

Autor: Christiaan Hoek , D. G. Mann , H. M. Jahns

Número de Páginas: 644

Algae are ubiquitous. A multitude of species, ranging from microscopic unicells to gigantic kelps, inhabit the world's oceans, freshwater bodies, soils, rocks and trees. To understand the basic role of algae in the global ecosystem, a reliable and modern introduction to their kaleidoscopic diversity, systematics and phylogeny is indispensible. This volume provides such an introduction. The text represents a completely revised and updated edition of a highly acclaimed German textbook which was heralded for its clarity as well as its breadth and depth of information. This new edition takes into account recent re-evaluations in algal systematics and phylogeny which have been made necessary by insights provided by the powerful techniques of molecular genetics and electron microscopy, as well as more traditional life history studies.

La complejidad del Barça

Autor: Simon Kuper

Número de Páginas: 491

Simon Kuper, autor de Soccernomics y Fútbol contra el enemigo nos cuenta la historia de cómo el F.C. Barcelona se convirtió en el club más exitoso del mundo, y cómo esa era está finalizando. «Esta es una historia magistralmente escrita sobre el club de fútbol más grande del mundo.» Gary Lineker «Brillante. Simon Kuper es una de las mentes más inteligentes del fútbol, y sus tres décadas de cubrir el Barça y su tremendo acceso producen un libro que tiene los ojos claros sobre la grandeza del Barça y su declive más reciente.» Grant Wahl El Barça no es solo el club deportivo más popular del mundo, es simplemente una de las organizaciones más influyentes del planeta. Con casi 250 millones de seguidores en las redes sociales y 4 millones de visitantes en su estadio cada año, no es de extrañar que su lema sea 'Más que un club'. Pero no siempre fue así. En las últimas tres décadas, el Barcelona pasó de un equipo regional a una potencia mundial, convirtiéndose en un modelo de excelencia deportiva y un constante ganador de títulos nacionales e internacionales. Simon Kuper desentraña exactamente cómo se produjeron estas transformaciones. Describe la estructura ...

Joaquín

Autor: Samuel Silva

Número de Páginas: 174

Un símbolo. Un mito. Un ejemplo. A Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez (El Puerto de Santa María, 1981) no se le puede encontrar una única definición para ahondar en los variopintos aspectos de su extensa carrera futbolística. Desde aquel joven que llegaba en tren cada día para entrenarse con los juveniles del Betis, al actual, ese espejo para todos los que llegan al vestuario verdiblanco, han pasado muchos encuentros con el propio Betis y también el Valencia, el Málaga, la Fiorentina y la selección española, e innumerables anécdotas que transmiten el carisma de una persona especial más allá del balompié. \r Joaquín, la finta y el esprint pretende ahondar en la figura del portuense, reflejar esa especial bonhomía que lo ha convertido en un icono del deporte del balón en España y que trasciende incluso su actividad en los terrenos de juego. Futbolista de primer nivel, un artista con la pelota y sin ella, aficionado a los toros y al flamenco, especialista en contar chistes... Un personaje polifacético que se ha ganado un lugar en el corazón de los béticos, pero también en el de otros muchos aficionados que lo han ido adoptando como uno de los suyos. En este libro...

Los campeones que han hecho grande al Barça. 125 años de historia azulgrana. Todo lo que no sabías de los más grandes del fútbol

Autor: Francesc Domenech

Número de Páginas: 306

DESDE 1899 HACIENDO HISTORIA ♫ Barça, Barça, Barça! ♫ En este libro encontrarás anécdotas, goles y curiosidades de los grandes campeones del Barça. Messi, Puyol, Putellas, Cruyff, Koeman, Romário, Stoichkov, Kubala y muchos más... Cracks, fenómenos del balón, líderes en el campo, ídolos y referentes para compañeros y culés: este libro recoge las personalidades que han marcado uno de los clubs más importantes de la historia del fútbol. En él encontrarás las proezas y los logros de los más grandes de todos los tiempos y la historia detrás de ellos: anécdotas jamás contadas, frases célebres, goles inolvidables y partidos que han pasado a la posteridad. Son campeones que destacan por su superioridad en el rectángulo verde, su increíble dedicación a la afición y su amor eterno por los colores azulgrana. Este es un homenaje a los futbolistas, entrenadores y presidentes que han transformado y enriquecido la preciosa y única historia del Fútbol Club Barcelona. 125 AÑOS DE HISTORIA AZULGRANA

The Children's World of Learning, 1480-1880. Volume II

Número de Páginas: 763

Originally published as catalogue 100 of Antiquariaat FORUM in 10 issues between 1994-2002. With an extra issue with extensive indices. The impressive Catalogue, developed into a unique reference work on Children's books, is now available in three extensive and richly illustrated volumes: a milestone in the history of Children's book production. The work illustrates and mirrors the entire history of West-European education. Besides historical schoolbooks on spelling and reading exercises, on teaching methods, arithmetic, drawing, children's literature, fairy-tales, fable books, and so on, you can find your way in popular literature and chapbooks, books on sports, games and pastimes etc. All titles are expertly described, annotated and placed in their cultural-historical context. The print edition is available as a set of three volumes (9789061941392).

Barca

Autor: Jimmy Burns

Número de Páginas: 385

The story of FC Barcelona, written by the author of the internationally acclaimed Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona and updated with a new preface 'Burns' examination of the club's fates and fortunes always goes well beyond the game itself ... Burns is a brilliant journalist ... Unmissable' Total Football 'Anyone who really wants to know Barcelona should read Burns. A cracker – part sports book, part travelogue' Daily Mirror Barça is més que un club: more than a club. It is a social and political phenomenon, successful on the football field and emblematic of the proud region of Catalonia off it. Founded in 1898, FC Barcelona is today the world's biggest football club. To unravel the background to the Barça phenomenon, Jimmy Burns has travelled with supporters, talked to people intimately linked to the club, unearthed police files and long-forgotten newspaper reports. Barça: A People's Passion is much more than a book about football – it is a story of more than a hundred years of obsessive national pride and has now been brought right up to date.

The Vision of Antje Baumann

Autor: Laurence Power

Número de Páginas: 267

It is May, 1940 in Holland. Early on, the Baumann family learns that Hitler’s war has suddenly become their war, sirens begin blaring as a squadron of airplanes flies over Oosterbeek. Antje, Gerrit and Cornelis are too young to understand what is really going on around them. All they know is that they are powerless as they watch their father cry. As the Germans invade with violence, the Baumanns strive to maintain a quiet life but as war comes to their street and their doorstep, they soon recognize that keeping a low profile is not an option. Antje, Gerrit and Cornelis each respond in their own way to the business of survival. As the Belgian and French armies surrender to the Nazis, Antje loses sight of her second eye, prompting a chain of events to cause all of the Baumann family that surviving in a land of mayhem and death is a greater challenger that they could have ever imagined.

The History of Cartography, Volume 6

Autor: Mark Monmonier

Número de Páginas: 1941

For more than thirty years, the History of Cartography Project has charted the course for scholarship on cartography, bringing together research from a variety of disciplines on the creation, dissemination, and use of maps. Volume 6, Cartography in the Twentieth Century, continues this tradition with a groundbreaking survey of the century just ended and a new full-color, encyclopedic format. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. The transition from paper to digital formats led to previously unimaginable dynamic and interactive maps. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. Satellite positioning and mobile communications revolutionized wayfinding. Mapping evolved as an important tool for coping with complexity, organizing knowledge, and influencing public opinion in all parts of the globe and at all levels of society. Volume 6 covers these changes comprehensively, while thoroughly demonstrating the far-reaching effects of maps on science, technology, and society—and vice versa. The lavishly produced volume includes more than five hundred articles accompanied by more than a...

Mémo foot 96-97

Autor: Eugène Saccomano , Stéphane Bitton

Número de Páginas: 840

Un homme qui joue au Lote Sportif ne peut pas faire deux choses à la fois.

Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, Ca. 1450-1700: Nicolaus de Wees to Hendrick Winter

Autor: F. W. H. Hollstein

Número de Páginas: 328