Subject(s): Memory disorders -- Fiction | Terrorism -- Fiction -- United States | Attempted assassination -- Fiction | Presidents -- Fiction -- United States | Memory -- Fiction | Technological innovations -- Fiction | Terrorists -- Fiction Summary: When an experimental memory-modification device goes awry and affects the president of the Unite

Subject(s): Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East Summary: "The Middle East has been the centerpiece of American foreign policy for decades. As President Barack Obama faces continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nuclear debate in Iran and the ever-present Israeli-Palestin

Subject(s): Money -- History | Money -- Philosophy Summary: "Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extr

Subject(s): Iran -- History Summary: In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons--for its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear programme, and controversial role in the Middle East--but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This ... history of Iran ... c

Subject(s): Business presentations | iPad (Computer) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Summary: "Create innovative presentations with the world's greatest communication tool. Killer Presentations with Your iPad enables presenters of all levels to ditch their tired old slides and bullet points and, instead, reimagine and reinvent their presenta

Subject(s): Soil mechanics -- Textbooks Scope and content: "An upper level undergraduate and begging graduate-level textbook, this new edition of a bestseller includes new sections on the AASHRO Soil Classification System and Soil Compaction as well as along with several recently developed empirical relationships for estimation of maximum d

Subject(s): MATLAB | Image processing -- Mathematics | Image processing -- Digital techniques Summary: "The book provides a practical introduction to the most important topics in image and video processing using MATLAB (and its Image Processing Toolbox) as a tool to demonstrate the most important techniques and algorithms. The contents are

Subject(s): Globalization -- Middle East | Globalization -- Africa, North | Geopolitics -- Middle East | Geopolitics -- Africa, North Summary: "The Middle East and Globalizations: Encounters and Horizons brings together contributions by leading scholars in Middle East Studies sharing the interest in theoretically ambitious approaches to glo

Subject(s): Day care centers -- Design and construction Summary: "Architecture can inspire young children; the very shape and form of a day care center can not only stimulate their imagination but can help children form strong relationships and help promote development.This design guide presents all the elements of building design that comb

Subject(s): Prostitutes -- Fiction -- Brazil | Brazilians -- Fiction -- Switzerland Geneva | Portugese fiction -- Translations into English Summary: Embittered by her first experiences of love, a young Brazilian girl travels to Geneva in search of fame and fortune and finds her beliefs about sex and romance challenged by her relationship with a