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This detailed and informative study makes a timely contribution to a subject that has been the focus of much public discussion and debate in Ontario and elsewhere, namely the size and growth of the public sector. Working with the Public Accounts and other sources, Professor Foot offers both an histo... थप

First published in 1981. Urban modelling techniques are an established tool in assessing the possible repercussions of major changes in land use. This book is an introductory guide to the various models that have been developed and to how they can be applied in planning practice, particularly with r... थप

The journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins might just be the most extraordinary contribution to the study of the earth's past since the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. In the incredible pages of these thought-to-be-lost diaries, Dr. Wiggins--whom we now must consider the greatest paleozoologist ... थप

Perhaps you think fairies are figments of the imagination, or even relics of an ancient past. You may even think all fairies are lovely winged creatures, who dance in bluebell fields, granting wishes to anyone who should encounter them. You would be wrong on all counts. Fairies are very much alive t... थप

After almost four decades in the music business, David Foster -- producer, arranger, songwriter, performer -- is finally ready to talk. In this compelling and outspoken memoir, Foster shares some of his incredible stories: the first time he met Barbra Streisand, as a young session player in Los Ange... थप

"The Ballad of Erinungarah" by 'Orion' (Timothy Papadimitriou, eunuch, now resident of Bloomfield Asylum, Orange) is discovered in an old mailbag by postman D'Arcy D'Oliveres. The "Ballad" had been tragically lost years earlier. It recounts the legend of Brigid and a 1960's commune.... थप

Under the light of the Star Algebra, eye of the bull in the constellation Taurus, Wilson runs to dull the pain. And Brian's sidekick? Well he has form and jobs to do. Both are addicts - each hooked on an anodyne that never quite brings relief.... थप

Generative modeling is one of the hottest topics in AI. It’s now possible to teach a machine to excel at human endeavors such as painting, writing, and composing music. With this practical book, machine-learning engineers and data scientists will discover how to re-create some of the most impressive... थप

It is 1995 and D'Arcy D'Oliveres, erstwhile postman of Dog Rock, has retired. While turning out some old mailbags he discovers an undelivered package. It contains a manuscript of an epic poem which tells of a 1960's commune in a hidden valley, the "Land of the Ever Young". D'Arcy narrates the story ... थप

Retells the tale of the legendary eighth-century King Shahrban of Persia who, furious at his wife's infidelity, has decided to marry and then behead a fresh virgin every day. But then the king meets Scheherazade, a beauty of such wiles and storytelling gifts she manages to entertain the him for 1001... थप

The Blue Mountains stretch from the Southern Highlands of New South Wales almost as far north as Muswellbrook. This book presents personal accounts of struggle and discovery by explorers, pioneers, scientists, writers and travellers.... थप

Widely loved speaker and pastor David Foster urges readers to shed the labels others so often place on us, especially the most dangerous label of all: mediocre. All labels are libels, and this one is the most insidious. When we believe the opinions of others about us, we can't fail to measure up to ... थप

Dynamic speaker and author Foster leads Christians to an untamed, unpredictable relationship with the ultimate renegade of all time--Jesus.... थप

Imagine life as you would like it to be. Would it include sickness, anxiety, fear, misfortune, or even a hard day at the office? The fact is life is hard. Sometimes very hard. And because adversity is not an option, the secret to happiness is really in... Where do we find the ability to climb instea... थप

Cicero's On the Republic and On the Laws are his major works of political philosophy. They offer his fullest treatment of fundamental political questions: Why should educated people have any concern for politics? Is the best form of government simple, or is it a combination of elements from such si... थप

Each Cambridge Companion to a philosophical figure is made up of specially commissioned essays by an international team of scholars, providing students and non-specialists with an introduction to a major philosopher. The series aims to dispel the intimidation that readers may feel when faced with t... थप

This collection of short stories represents the first flowering of post-post-modernism: visions of the world that re-imagine reality as more realistic than we can imagine. ... थप

David Wallace brings his intellectual ambition to the story of how mathematicians have understood the infinite, from the ancient Greeks to the nineteenth-century mathematical genius Cantor's discovery that there is more than one kind of infinity.... थप

Published when Wallace was just twenty-four years old, The Broom of the System stunned critics and marked the emergence of an extraordinary new talent. At the center of this outlandishly funny, fiercely intelligent novel is the bewitching heroine, Lenore Stonecipher Beadsman. The year is 1990 and th... थप

One of our most brilliantly entertaining observers of American culture spends a week embedded in Senator John McCain's entourage - and indelibly captures the nonstop circus that is an American presidential campaign.... थप

In intimate and eloquent interviews, including the last he gave before his suicide, the writer hailed by A.O. Scott of The New York Times as "the best mind of his generation" considers the state of modern America, entertainment and discipline, adulthood, literature, and his own inimitable writing st... थप

Published when Wallace was just twenty-four years old, The Broom of the System stunned critics and marked the emergence of an extraordinary new talent. At the center of this outlandishly funny, fiercely intelligent novel is the bewitching heroine, Lenore Stonecipher Beadsman. The year is 1990 and th... थप

Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. In 1962, Taylor used six commonly accepted presuppositions to imply that humans have no control over... थप

Set in an addict's halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring one of the most endearing screwed-up families in contemporary fiction, this novel explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to dominate our lives, about how our desire for entertainment affects ou... थप

A visionary, a craftsman, a comedian ... He can do anything with a piece of prose, and it is a humbling experience to see him go to work on what has passed up till now as 'modern fiction'. He's so modern he's in a different time-space continuum from the rest of us. Goddamn him' ZADIE SMITHA recogni... थप