Subject(s): Renewable energy sources -- Juvenile literature | Renewable energy sources -- United States Summary: This volume explores the topics relating to alternative sources of energy by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of hi

Subject(s): Public administration -- Timor-Leste | Justice, Administration of -- Timor-Leste | Conflict management -- Timor-Leste | Subsistence economy -- Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste -- Politics and government Summary: "Focusing on the case study of Timor Leste, this book presents the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understandi

Subject(s): United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Science and state -- United States Summary: Founded by Eisenhower in response to Sputnik and the Soviet space race, DARPA mixes military officers with sneaker-wearing scientists, seeking paradigm-shifting thinking in a wide variety of fields -- from energy, robotics, and roc

Subject(s): Terrorists -- Fiction | Terrorism -- Fiction -- Prevention | Intelligence service -- Fiction Summary: "The warriors of Dreamland have moved on. Some, like Brenna and Zen Stockard, to positions of power and influence; others, like Danny Freah and Nuri Lupo, into Whiplash, a cutting-edge combination of brain and brawn. Tasked by t

Subject(s): Cabrillo, Juan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Mercenary troops -- Fiction | Cruise ships -- Fiction Summary: The crew of the Oregon has just completed a top secret mission against Iran in the Persian Gulf, when they come across a cruise ship adrift in the sea. Hundreds of bodies litter its deck, and as ship captain Cabrillo tri

Subject(s): Economic sanctions | International economic relations | Economic sanctions -- Iran | Economic sanctions -- Korea (North) | Nuclear weapons -- Iran | Nuclear weapons -- Korea (North) Summary: "This Adelphi focuses on the different sanctions strategies of the United States, China, Russia, Japan and the EU, with regard to the unfol

Subject(s): Blogs -- Fiction | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Summary: After causing a scene at a wedding where she discovered her boyfriend was cheating on her, Angela Clarke flees to Manhattan, where she gets a city makeover, a job blogging for a fashion magazine, and begins dating two men. Holdings: ,Book - General,Gombak Campus Lib

Subject(s): Economic development -- Malaysia | Malaysia -- Economic conditions | Malaysia -- Economic policy Summary: "This book identifies and discusses the key aspects of Malaysia's current development policy challenges. Subjects covered include technology, education and skills, the promotion of entrpreneurship, social issues, monetar

Subject(s): Suriname -- Foreign relations -- 20th century Summary: The foreign policy of small states is an often neglected topic, which is particularly the case when it comes to Suriname. How did the young Republic deal with its dependency on the Netherlands for development aid after 1975? Was Paramaribo following a certain foreign policy stra

Subject(s): Production scheduling Summary: "Stochastic scheduling is in the area of production scheduling. There is a dearth of work that analyzes the variability of schedules. In a stochastic environment, in which the processing time of a job is not known with certainty, a schedule is typically analyzed based on the expected value of a per