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An Undergraduate Primer in Algebraic Geometry (UNITEXT #129)
by Ciro CilibertoThis book consists of two parts. The first is devoted to an introduction to basic concepts in algebraic geometry: affine and projective varieties, some of their main attributes and examples. The second part is devoted to the theory of curves: local properties, affine and projective plane curves, resolution of singularities, linear equivalence of divisors and linear series, Riemann–Roch and Riemann–Hurwitz Theorems.The approach in this book is purely algebraic. The main tool is commutative algebra, from which the needed results are recalled, in most cases with proofs. The prerequisites consist of the knowledge of basics in affine and projective geometry, basic algebraic concepts regarding rings, modules, fields, linear algebra, basic notions in the theory of categories, and some elementary point–set topology.This book can be used as a textbook for an undergraduate course in algebraic geometry. The users of the book are not necessarily intended to become algebraic geometers but may be interested students or researchers who want to have a first smattering in the topic. The book contains several exercises, in which there are more examples and parts of the theory that are not fully developed in the text. Of some exercises, there are solutions at the end of each chapter.
An Underground Education
by Richard ZacksThe best kind of knowledge is uncommon knowledge.Okay, so maybe you know all the stuff you're supposed to know--that there are teenier things than atoms, that Remembrance of Things Past has something to do with a perfumed cookie, that the Monroe Doctrine means we get to take over small South American countries when we feel like it. But really, is this kind of knowledge going to make you the hit of the cocktail party, or the loser spending forty-five minutes examining the host's bookshelves?Wouldn't you rather learn things like how the invention of the bicycle affected the evolution of underwear? Or that the 1949 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to a doctor who performed lobotomies with a household ice pick? Or how Catherine the Great really died? Or that heroin was sold over the counter not too long ago?For the truly well-rounded "intellectual," nothing fascinates so much as the subversive, the contrarian, the suppressed, and the bizarre. Richard Zacks, auto-didact extraordinaire, has unloosed his admittedly strange mind and astonishing research abilities upon the entire spectrum of human knowledge, ferreting out endlessly fascinating facts, stories, photos, and images guaranteed to make you laugh, gasp in wonder, and occasionally shudder at the depths of human depravity. The result of his labors is this fantastically illustrated quasi-encyclopedia that provides alternative takes on art, business, crime, science, medicine, sex (lots of that), and many other facets of human experience.Immensely entertaining, and arguably enlightening, An Underground Education is the only book that explains the birth of motion pictures using photos of naked baseball players.Richard Zacks is the author of History Laid Bare: Love, Sex and Perversity from the Ancient Etruscans to Warren G. Harding, which was excerpted in classy magazines like Harper's and earned the attention of the even classier New York Times, which noted that "Zacks specializes in the raunchy and perverse." The Georgia State Legislature voted on whether to ban the book from public libraries. He has studied Arabic, Greek, Latin, French, Italian, and Hebrew, and received the Phillips Classical Greek Award at the University of Michigan. He has also told his publisher that he made a living in Cairo cheating royalty from a certain Arab country at games of chance, although the claim remains unverified. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, The Village Voice, TV Guide, and similarly diverse publications. Zacks is married and busy warping the minds of his two children, Georgia and Ziegfield. He resides in New York City, and can be reached via e-mail at rzacks@echonyc.com.From the Hardcover edition.
An Underground Guide to Sewers: or: Down, Through and Out in Paris, London, New York, &c.
by Stephen HallidayA global guide to sewers that celebrates the magnificently designed and engineered structures beneath the world's great cities. The sewer, in all its murkiness, filthiness, and subterranean seclusion, has been an evocative (and redolent) literary device, appearing in works by writers ranging from Charles Dickens to Graham Greene. This entertaining and erudite book provides the story behind, or beneath, these stories, offering a global guide to sewers that celebrates the magnificently designed and engineered structures that lie underneath the world's great cities. Historian Stephen Halliday leads readers on an expedition through the execrable evolution of waste management—the open sewers, the cesspools, the nightsoil men, the scourge of waterborne diseases, the networks of underground piping, the activated sludge, the fetid fatbergs, and the sublime super sewers. Halliday begins with sanitation in the ancient cities of Mesopotamia, Greece, and Imperial Rome, and continues with medieval waterways (also known as “sewage in the street”); the civil engineers and urban planners of the industrial age, as seen in Liverpool, Boston, Paris, London, and Hamburg; and, finally, the biochemical transformations of the modern city. The narrative is illustrated generously with photographs, both old and new, and by archival plans, blueprints, and color maps tracing the development of complex sewage systems in twenty cities. The photographs document construction feats, various heroics and disasters, and ingenious innovations; new photography from an urban exploration collective offers edgy takes on subterranean networks in cities including Montreal, Paris, London, Berlin, and Prague.
An Underground Life: Memoirs of a Gay Jew in Nazi Berlin (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)
by Gad Beck Frank HeibertThat a Jew living in Nazi Berlin survived the Holocaust at all is surprising. That he was a homosexual and a teenage leader in the resistance and yet survived is amazing. But that he endured the ongoing horror with an open heart, with love and without vitriol, and has written about it so beautifully is truly miraculous. This is Gad Beck’s story.
An Understdable Guide to Music Theory: The Most Useful Aspects of Theory for Rock, Jazz, and Blues Musicians
by Chaz BufeThis guide explains the most useful aspects of theory in clear, nontechnical language. Areas covered include scales (major, minor, modal, synthetic), chord formation, chord progression, melody, song forms, useful devices, (ostinato, mirrors, hocket, etc.), and instrumentation. It contains over 100 musical examples.
An Underworld at War: Spivs, Deserters, Racketeers and Civilians in the Second World War
by Donald ThomasThe Second World War produced numerous acts of self-sacrifice, but it also made many people rich. Under the cover of war, crime ranging from opportunistic looting to systematic theft was able to flourish.Donald Thomas draws on extensive archive material to reveal the ingenuity and sheer scale of wartime criminality, making fascinating reading of one of the great untold stories of the war.'A mesmerising, unputdownable and brilliantly researched page-turner' Sunday Times
An Underworld at War: Spivs, Deserters, Racketeers and Civilians in the Second World War (Murder Room #55)
by Donald ThomasThe Second World War produced numerous acts of self-sacrifice, but it also made many people rich. Under the cover of war, crime ranging from opportunistic looting to systematic theft was able to flourish.Donald Thomas draws on extensive archive material to reveal the ingenuity and sheer scale of wartime criminality, making fascinating reading of one of the great untold stories of the war.'A mesmerising, unputdownable and brilliantly researched page-turner' Sunday Times
An Undisciplined Economist: Robert G. Evans on Health Economics, Health Care Policy, and Population Health
by Kimberlyn M. Mcgrail Greg L. Stoddart Chris B. Mcleod Morris L. BarerFor four decades Robert Evans has been Canada's foremost health policy analyst and commentator, playing a leadership role in the development of both health economics and population health at home and internationally. An Undisciplined Economist collects sixteen of Evans's most important contributions, including two new articles. The topics addressed range widely, from the peculiar structure of the health care industry to the social determinants of the health of entire populations to the misleading role that economists have sometimes played in health policy debates. Written with Evans's characteristic clarity, candour, and wit, these essays unabashedly expose health policy myths and the special interests that lie behind them. He refutes claims that public health insurance is unsustainable, that the health care costs of an aging population will bankrupt Canada, that user charges will make the health care system more efficient, and that health care is the most important determinant of a population's health. An Undisciplined Economist is a valuable collection for those familiar with Evans's work, a lucid introduction for those new to the fields of health economics, health policy, and population health, and a fitting tribute to an outstanding scholar.
An Undisciplined Economist: Robert G. Evans on Health Economics, Health Care Policy, and Population Health (Carleton Library Series)
by Greg L. Stoddart Morris L. Barer Chris B. McLeod Kimberlyn McGrailIncisive analysis of health policy issues in Canada by a pioneering health economist.
An Undisturbed Peace: A Novel
by Mary GlickmanHailed as &“the finest depiction of the infamous Trail of Tears,&” this unflinching novel sheds light on a tragic history (Pat Conroy). As the tribes of the South make the grueling journey across the Mississippi River, a trio of disparate characters is united by a &“far-reaching story of love, courage, and honor&” (Booklist). Greensborough, North Carolina, 1828. Abrahan Bento Sassaporta Naggar has traveled to America from the filthy streets of East London in search of a better life. But Abe&’s visions of a privileged apprenticeship in the Sassaporta Brothers&’ empire are soon replaced with the grim reality of indentured servitude. Some fifty miles west, Dark Water of the Mountains, the daughter of a powerful Cherokee chief, leads a life of irreverent solitude. Twenty years ago, she renounced her family&’s plans for her to marry a wealthy white man—a decision that soon proves fateful. And in Georgia, a black slave named Jacob has resigned himself to a life of loss and injustice in a Cherokee city of refuge for criminals. From the author of Marching to Zion and One More River comes a sweeping novel of American history. As their stories converge in the shameful machinations of history, three outsiders will bear witness to the horrors known as Andrew Jackson&’s Indian Removal Act—just as they also discover the possibility for hope. See why Library Journal raves, &“This absorbing and vivid portrait of 19th-century America will attract serious historical fiction fans.&”
An Undivided Heart (The Sister Circle #3)
by Nancy Moser Vonette Z. BrightThings are ever changing at Peerbaugh Place, and Evelyn Peerbaugh is once again opening her home to new boarders. This time she's got more than she bargained for. With one new tenant whose vanity exceeds all bounds and another who is a doormat to her dominating fiancAc, it seems these women will never find common ground even as they share one house. But Mae, Piper, Audra, and Tessa are all close by to keep the Sister Circle going. Evelyn even finds the courage to open her heart to new love . . . and she's not the only one! The women of Peerbaugh Place are about to enter a whole new season of the heart.
An Undomesticated Wife
by Jo Ann FergusonMarcus Aurelius Octavius Whyte, Marquess of Daniston and heir to the Duke of Attleby, wakes in his mistress's bed to realize this is the day he meets his wife. That wife is coming from distant North Africa, where her father is a diplomat for the British government. Regina is no happier about the match than Marcus is, but it was arranged by his grandmother, the Dowager Duchess, and her father. Marcus doesn't want a wife, and Regina has no idea how to run a household as a proper wife should. What's Marcus to do with an undomesticated wife? One thing he is sure of--he doesn't intend to fall in love with her. Yes, he needs an heir, but he likes his life as it is without a wife. But from the moment they meet, sparks fly. Not just angry ones, but sparks of passion. So what's a couple to do when they planned on an unhappily ever after and it doesn't seem to be working out?
An Unexpected Addition
by Terese RaminBaby fever is running hot in this duo of stories. In Winston's "Find Her, Keep Her, " a man determined to have children finds himself falling for a woman who may not be able to have them. And in Ramin's "An Unexpected Addition, " a single mother finds herself expecting again. She and the baby's father are determined to do the right thing--but will love follow? (June)
An Unexpected Ally: A Greek Tale of Love, Revenge, and Redemption
by Sophia Kouidou-GilesPowerful Circe, daughter of the sun-god Helios, is sad to see Odysseus, King of Ithaca, depart from her island, Aeaea—but her heartbreak is eased after dolphins take her to Delos, where she explores a new love relationship.Circe has a strained relationship with her mother, Perse, but when she finally listens to Perse’s encouragement to seek out the amphibian god Glaucus, she’s glad she’s heeded her advice. Together, the two embark on underwater adventures, and Circe shares with Glaucus her knowledge about the healing and harmful power of herbs. While in Delos, she also meets and befriends Skylla, a local beauty with whom Glaucus is enthralled, although the girl is indifferent. Circe eventually returns to Aeaea, but one day she learns, upon consulting her scrying mirror, that there is trouble in Delos that requires her immediate action. In the turbulent world of gods mingling with mortals, our heroine shifts shapes, flies, and uses her superpowers to reverse the course of evil. In a tangle of love, hate, vengeance, and the final righting of wrongs, a cast of irresistible characters weaves an adventure laced with beauty and terror in An Unexpected Ally—a newly woven set of tales that brings to life ancient Greek myths and revives issues familiar to contemporary readers.
An Unexpected Amish Christmas (Surprised by Love #3)
by Rachel J. GoodA crackling fire, the promise of snow, the delicious smell of fresh-baked cookies and fallen pine needles . . . when Christmas is coming, every heart lifts in song. In this moving Amish romance series by Rachel J. Good, a bountiful farmer&’s market is the source of all kinds of goodies—especially love . . . Recovering from a horse and buggy accident that took the lives of his family, Jacob Zook is struggling to regain both his spirit and his body. While his legs remain stubbornly opposed to moving, he exercises his hands by writing, and finds the perfect outlet for his grief in inspirational letters to the Amish newspaper. When Keturah Esch, a woman who works at the Green Valley Farmer&’s Market, responds with gratitude, Jacob has no idea that his hardship is about to become a blessing . . . Dealing with her own loss, and responsible for her three siblings, Keturah&’s new correspondence with the anonymous letter writer becomes a source of joy. And when a shy young man confined to a wheelchair begins to visit the market, Keturah is happy to make his acquaintance—never knowing that Jacob is afraid to reveal himself as her pen pal. After all, what can he offer her, when he can&’t even walk? Can faith bring two lonely people together in perfect union? As Christmas approaches, Jacob and Keturah get a chance to make their gifts to each other worthy of the blessing of love . . .
An Unexpected Amish Courtship (Surprised by Love #2)
by Rachel J. GoodThe luscious scent of fresh-picked peaches and summer apples . . . the warming promise of grilled corn, sweet and savory baked goods . . . and love. In Rachel J. Good&’s uplifting Amish romance series, blessed hearts come together in a bustling Pennsylvania community and farmer&’s market . . . Jilted by her first love, Sovilla Mast fled her hometown to live in Pennsylvania with an aunt she's never met. Only after she arrives does she realize that the cantankerous woman has left the faith and alienated everyone around her. To take her mind off her sadness, Sovilla turns to baking homemade pet food and treats to sell at the Valley Green Farmer's Market. It's there she meets dog breeder Isaac Lantz . . . Shy and kind-hearted, Isaac breeds Labrador retrievers and works as a puppy raiser for assistance dogs. When he and Sovilla bond at the market, he is immediately drawn to her. And when he tells her he needs a new puppy raiser, Sovilla jumps at the chance. But as their friendship deepens, Isaac can&’t help but notice that Sovilla keeps herself at a safe distance. Gaining a puppy&’s trust and affection has been easy for Isaac, yet he has no idea how to win the heart of the woman he&’s fallen in love with—until Sovilla needs advice in dealing with her aunt. Soon, Isaac is putting his lessons from man&’s best friend, and his faith, to work for the good of all involved . . .
An Unexpected Amish Family
by Patricia Davids Jocelyn McClaySometimes love is where you least expect it…An Amish Mother for His Twins by Patricia Davids Amish widow Maisie Schrock is determined to care for her newborn niece and nephew, and no one will stand in her way—not even their father. But Nathan Weaver refuses to accept help from the identical sister of his late wife, who abandoned him. Before the next bus home leaves, can Maisie convince Nathan she&’s the ideal guardian for the twins…and his wounded heart?Their Surprise Amish Marriage by Jocelyn McClay No one in their Amish community thought Rachel Mast would end up with Ben Raber—least of all Rachel! Everyone assumed she&’d start a family with his brother, until he broke her heart by leaving the community. Now Rachel&’s unexpectedly pregnant and married to a hardworking husband who feels like a stranger. It's not the marriage she hoped for…but can they turn this rocky beginning into a happy ending?USA TODAY Bestselling Author Patricia Davids2 Uplifting StoriesAn Amish Mother for His Twins and Their Surprise Amish Marriage
An Unexpected Amish Harvest (The Amish of New Hope #2)
by Carrie LighteShe&’s struggling to forgive… But it&’s the only way to heal her heart. When Susannah Peachy returns to her grandfather&’s potato farm to help out after her grandmother&’s injured, she&’s not ready to face her ex-beau. But with Peter Lambright pitching in to harvest her grandfather&’s crop, she can&’t avoid him. For his family&’s sake, Peter can&’t tell Susannah why he had to leave her. But sharing his secret could make all the difference for their future…From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. The Amish of New Hope Book 1: Hiding Her Amish SecretBook 2: An Unexpected Amish Harvest
An Unexpected Amish Proposal (Surprised by Love #1)
by Rachel J. GoodSometimes love is found in the most unexpected places—as three blessed men will discover in Rachel J. Good&’s heartwarming Amish romance series, set in a bustling Pennsylvania community . . . When an organic farm causes rents to skyrocket at the Valley Green Farmer&’s Market, Fern Blauch&’s family baked goods stand is driven to the edge of eviction. . . . Until a mysterious temporary reprieve. Fern is confused when she discovers the benefactor is barbecued chicken stand owner—and her longtime crush—Gideon Hartzler. She&’s grateful, but pridefully tells him she intends to pay him back. If only she can find a new place to sell her wares . . . To stay competitive, and help as many others as he can, Gideon expands his stand to provide full meals—including dessert. That&’s where Fern comes in. As the two work long hours, side-by-side, business booms—and so does their attraction. Still, the demands of caring for aging parents and struggling relatives cause them to hide any feelings beyond friendship. But as new challenges emerge and Gideon and Fern turn more deeply to their faith, and to each other, will love find a place at their table?
An Unexpected Amish Romance and The Amish Nanny's Sweetheart: An Unexpected Amish Romance The Amish Nanny's Sweetheart
by Patricia Davids Jan DrexlerBuilding Homes Full of Love in Amish CountryAn Unexpected Amish Romance by Patricia DavidsAfter a broken engagement, Helen Zook is embracing her independence—starting with a new job working for carpenter Mark Bowman. Sparks fly as Helen immediately butts heads with her handsome yet gruff boss, whose complicated past makes him hesitant to plant roots in Bowmans Crossing. But Helen’s eccentric aunt and a matchmaking basset hound have their own plans for Helen and Mark’s future…The Amish Nanny’s Sweetheart by Jan DrexlerAs nanny for her nephew, Judith Lapp’s finally part of a vibrant, joyful Amish community instead of living on the outskirts looking in. But teaching her neighbors’ Englischer farmworker to read Pennsylvania Dutch wasn’t part of her plan. And the more time she spends with Guy Hoover, the more he sparks longings for a home and family of Judith’s own.
An Unexpected Amish Romance: An Unexpected Amish Romance The Amish Nanny's Sweetheart (The Amish Bachelors #5)
by Patricia DavidsUSA Today–Bestselling Author: New beginnings, new job—and a new love? Amish life is full of surprises . . . After a broken engagement, Helen Zook is embracing her independence—starting with a new job working for carpenter Mark Bowman. Sparks fly as Helen immediately butts heads with her handsome yet gruff boss, whose complicated past makes him hesitant to plant roots in Bowmans Crossing. But Helen’s eccentric aunt and a matchmaking basset hound have their own plans for Helen and Mark’s future . . . Praise for Patricia Davids’ novels“A lovely read.” —RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times–bestselling author of Willowleaf Lane“Uplifting . . . will have fans of Amish romance eager to read more from Davids.” —Publishers Weekly
An Unexpected Arrangement
by Heidi McCahanChanging your life is never simple…He needed a fresh start,but twin babies weren’t part of the plan…Hoping to start over, Jack Tomlinson intends to leave his hometown—until twin babies are dropped on his doorstep. He needs help, and the best nanny he knows is Laramie Chambers. As they bond over the babies, Jack can’t help but feel drawn to Laramie. But proving he’s not just her friend’s irresponsible brother could be a bigger challenge than suddenly becoming a dad…From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
An Unexpected Blessing
by Merrillee WhrenSince his parents' tragic deaths, little JT had been cared for by his maternal aunt, Dori Morales. His long-lost paternal uncle, Chase Garrett, wanted to be a positive influence in his life. And his paternal grandfather wanted him raised with everything wealth and privilege could buy. Caring for his nephew was Chase's way of making up for his fractured relationship with his brother-and a marriage of convenience to Dori just might prevent the nasty custody battle that loomed. . . .
An Unexpected Blessing: An Amish Cradle Novella (Amish Cradle Novellas)
by Vannetta ChapmanAt 42, Etta thought she was finished having children, but she&’s pregnant again. After a frightening labor, Etta finally gives birth, but her constant worry over her estranged grown son, David, haunts her still. As a new mother again, Etta must hold tightly to the promise that God will watch over her children—and that one day David will return.
An Unexpected Christmas (Taking the Shot #1)
by Shannon RichardBAH-FREAKING-HUMBUGAdele James’s favorite time of year has always been Christmas, but this year she’s in no mood for the holiday season. Thanks to her famous A-list actor boyfriend cheating on her! Now that her photo is splashed all over TV, the internet, and tabloids her number one goal is to get away. She heads to her family’s cabin to be alone, but there’s another occupant when she arrives: none other than the frustratingly sexy Jace Kilpatrick… the man she’s been avoiding falling in love with for the past six years.Jace Kilpatrick has never been the biggest holiday guy, and after three months of the NHL being on lockout, celebrating is low on his priority list. Getting the keys to his best friend’s family cabin was supposed to be about being alone. But those plans are foiled by Adele James who brings the mother of all snowstorms with her. Adele is gorgeous, funny, and fiery, but she’s also his best friend’s sister, aka, completely off limits. But when the cabin loses power in the middle of the storm, Jace forgets the rules and spends the Christmas days and nights with Adele wrapped in his arms. Once the snow thaws, they’ll call things off, no harm, no foul… if they can agree to keep their hearts out of the equation.