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This book is the first systematic treatise of available data and view-points obtained from geological and geochemical studies of the Mo deposits in Qinling Orogen, China. Qinling Orogen has a minimum reserve of 8.7 Mt Mo, ranking the largest molybdenum province both in China and the world. Incorpora... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die. "From today onwards, you are mine!" She was, however, only his nominal sister. For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him. Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer.... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die. "From today onwards, you are mine!" She was, however, only his nominal sister. For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him. Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer.... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die. "From today onwards, you are mine!" She was, however, only his nominal sister. For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him. Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer.... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die."From today onwards, you are mine!"She was, however, only his nominal sister.For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him.Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer. "What d... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

A man who had taken aphrodisiac and shared a Spring Festival Gala with her, he could not give up that night, she wanted to die a few times …... More

He had overbearingly announced to her that the night was over and she would die."From today onwards, you are mine!"She was, however, only his nominal sister.For two years, she had racked her brains and pulled a prank to get rid of the women around him.Yin Tianhan couldn't bear it any longer. "What d... More

This book presents a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality. The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle sensory information about the environment in the lig... More

The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to ... More

Scientific thinking must be understood as an activity. The acts of interpretation, representation, and explanation are the cognitive processes by which scientific thinking leads to understanding. The book explores the nature of these processes and describes how scientific thinking can only be gras... More

Trans people in the UK currently face widespread prejudice and discrimination, from how they are described in the media to the lack of healthcare support they receive. This institutional bias is illustrated by the tragic case of Synestra de Courcy, who died following neglect and rejection from the N... More

This innovative book proposes a unique and original perspective on the nature of the mind and how phenomenal consciousness may arise in a physical world. From simple sentient organisms to complex self-reflective systems, Faye argues for a naturalistic-evolutionary approach to philosophy of mind and ... More

This title was first published in 2002.Science and humanity are usually seen as very different: the sciences of nature aim at explanations whereas the sciences of man seek meaning and understanding. This book shows how these contrasting descriptions fail to fit into a modern philosophical account of... More

Fea offers an even-handed primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. ... More

The Way of Improvement Leads Home traces the short but fascinating life of Philip Vickers Fithian, one of the most prolific diarists in early America. Born to Presbyterian grain-growers in rural New Jersey, he was never quite satisfied with the agricultural life he seemed destined to inherit. Fithia... More

John Fea offers a thoroughly researched, evenhanded primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. He approaches the title's question from a historical perspective, helping readers see past the emotional rhetoric of... More

In John Foy's Night Vision, wars go on in the Middle East, violence is never far away, and the creatures of the field are much the worse / for having been beneath the rotor blades. Written in an uncluttered idiom, these poems, technically adept, play across a range of forms in a voice that stands ou... More

What is the purpose of studying history? How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective and can such reflection help us better understand ourselves, the world around us, and the God we worship and serve? <p><p> In this introductory textbook, accomplished historian John Fea sh... More

Becoming Vaishnava in an Ideal Vedic City centers on a growing multinational community of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) devotees in Mayapur, West Bengal. While ISKCON’s history is often presented in terms of an Indian guru ‘transplanting’ Indian spirituality to the West, t... More

Dramatic changes are taking place in the world of international business as we move forward in the twenty first century. Increasing levels of international trade and foreign direct investment, the growth of huge multinational corporations, and the emergence of new centres of economic prosperity are ... More

The Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (1891–1934) was born and raised around Mississippi's cotton plantations. During the 1920s, he was the first of the region's great stars, performing for packed houses throughout the South and making popular recordings in New York City. His music — ranging... More