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Relationships that Enable Enterprise Change—a title in Pfeiffer's Practicing Organization Development Series—is a practical resource for consultants who want to enhance their relationship with senior leaders in order to drive broad organization change. Written by Ron A. Carucci and William A. Pasmore—with contributions from senior consultants from the acclaimed Mercer Delta Organizational Consulting group—this invaluable guide shows you how to leverage relationships with your clients to ensure that sought-after change is realized. The authors present tested principles and approaches that will help transform your client relationships into engines of change throughout the organization and offer a wealth of new ideas that you can implement in your consulting practice.

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Gamma-ray astronomy began in the mid-1960s with balloon satellite, and, at very high photon energies, also with ground-based instruments. However, the most significant progress was made in the last decade of the 20th century, when the tree satellite missions SIGMA, Compton, and Beppo-Sax gave a completely new picture of our Universe and made gamma-ray astronomy an integral part of astronomical research. This book, written by well-known experts, gives the first comprehensive presentation of this field of research, addressing both graduate students and researchers. Gamma-ray astronomy helps us to understand the most energetic processes and the most violent events in the Universe. After describing cosmic gamma-ray production and absorption, the instrumentation used in gamma-ray astronomy is explained. The main part of the book deals with astronomical results, including the somewhat surprising result that the gamma-ray sky is continuously changing.

Hawking on the Big Bang and Black Holes (Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology, Vol 8)

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Hawking on the Big Bang and Black Holes (Advanced Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology, Vol 8)
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Excellent collection of Hawking's papers on the subject.......1999-04-29

This collection of the original papers of one of the pioneers of black hole and big bang theory is an excellent compendium of work on the subject. It shows the development of the theory, along with various co-authors, such as Penrose, Hartle, Gibbons, etc., from 1970 to 1992, during which most of this theory was developed. He discusses various possible quantum states as well as topologies of the universe and their possible outcomes in terms of its evolution in time. Highly technical, for the specialist only, not the general public, as were some of his other books.

Excellent collection of Hawking's papers on the subject.......1999-04-29

Black Holes and the Structure of the Universe

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Quantum Gravity: Proceedings of the Sixth Moscow Seminar Moscow, Russia June 12-19, 1995

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Cosmic journeys to the edge of gravity, space, and time : structure and evolution of the universe roadmap, 2003-2023 (SuDoc NAS 1.83:11-184-GSFC)

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Cosmic journeys to the edge of gravity, space, and time : structure and evolution of the universe roadmap, 2003-2023 (SuDoc NAS 1.83:11-184-GSFC)
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As we enter the new millennium, combinatorial chemistry is providing significant impetus to new innovations in synthetic chemistry. Combinatorial chemistry has rapidly become the rising star among research methods, allowing scientists to efficiently test the feasibility of a multitude of new compounds.

The pursuit of new drugs is but one challenging field in which these combinatorial methods are particularly advantageous, helping researchers meet the modern-day demands of a highly competitive environment.

This book emphasises that modern combinatorial synthesis is possible not only in the solid phase, but also in solutions. Moreover, it discusses computer-assisted methods as well as the apparatus and instrumentation required for the combinatorial method. Successful and experienced researchers in the leading pharmaceutical companies and most renowned research institutes offer a solid insight and perspective into this diverse field.

A 'must' for every scientist in the area of pharmaceutical research.

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Spectral sequences are among the most elegant and powerful methods of computation in mathematics. This book describes some of the most important examples of spectral sequences and some of their most spectacular applications. The first part treats the algebraic foundations for this sort of homological algebra, starting from informal calculations. The heart of the text is an exposition of the classical examples from homotopy theory, with chapters on the Leray-Serre spectral sequence, the Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence, the Adams spectral sequence, and, in this new edition, the Bockstein spectral sequence. The last part of the book treats applications throughout mathematics, including the theory of knots and links, algebraic geometry, differential geometry and algebra. This is an excellent reference for students and researchers in geometry, topology, and algebra.

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A superb overview .......2004-09-13

Spectral sequences have generally been thought of as being complicated, esoteric constructions, due mainly to the way they are presented in the mathematical literature. This book is very unusual, in that it attempts to explain the need for spectral sequences and give insight into how they arise and in what contexts. Anyone who is curious about spectral sequences will find an exceptionally well-written book here. This goes especially for the physicist reader, who if involved in fields such as string theory or quantum field theory, is faced with a daunting task of learning both the physics and mathematics behind these theories, formidable as both of these are. Chapter one, entitled `An Informal Introduction', is one of the best introductions to spectral sequences in print, in both books and research papers. The intuition gained by the reading of this chapter is invaluable for the chapters that follow, since the author motivates the construction of spectral sequences exceedingly well, with many examples given.

The author introduces spectral sequences as a tool for computing the homology or cohomology (which he labels as H*) of a space or an algebraic invariant assigned to a space or algebraic object. In order to obtain a more tractable problem and to motivate the calculation of H* using spectral sequences, the author assumes at first that H* is `filtered', in particular that H* is a graded vector space. As a first approximation to H*, one uses the associated graded vector space to some filtration of H*, which is the "target" of the spectral sequence. The "two-index" property of spectral sequences in this case arises from the fact that the associated graded vector space to the filtered graded vector space is in fact `bigraded'. One of the indices is called the `complementary degree' while the other is called the `filtration degree.' More formally, the spectral sequence is a sequence of differential bigraded vector spaces, where each bigraded vector space in the sequence is equipped with a linear mapping that is also a differential. The goal is then to find the conditions under which the spectral sequence will `converge' to H*. In the introductory chapter, the author outlines various situations that allow one to compute with a spectral sequence. Some familiar constructions appear, such as the Gysin sequence, known from homological algebra and differential geometry, and the exterior algebra, also from differential geometry.

With the motivation for spectral sequences established in the introduction, the author proceeds to more formal constructions in the next chapter. Spectral sequences arise as a collection of differential bigraded R-modules between which are defined differentials. The author shows in detail how to build spectral sequences using a filtered differential module and using an exact couple. As per the historical development, he also constructs spectral sequences of algebras using tensor products of differential graded modules. After these constructions are made, the author turns his attention to how well the spectral sequence can approximate its target. This entails, as expected, a rigorous notion of limits. The author in fact defines limits and colimits of modules and the notion of a morphism between spectral sequences. For filtered differential graded modules, he shows how conditions on the filtration will ensure the associated spectral sequence converges uniquely to its target. For exact couples, the convergence can be shown but certain properties such as the Hausdorff property for the filtration must be satisfied.

The book covers four main spectral sequences that arise in algebraic topology: the Leray-Serre, Eilenberg-Moore, Adams, and Bockstein spectral sequences. The Leray-Serre spectral sequence arises when studying the homology (and cohomology) of fibrations with path-connected base spaces and connected fibers. The Leray-Serre spectral sequence allows one to compute the cohomology of the total space from knowledge of the cohomology of the base space and the fiber. The author discusses applications in the computation of cohomology of Lie groups. This is accomplished by constructing the fibration resulting from taking quotients by subgroups. Rigorous proofs of all the constructions are given for the interested reader, including a full proof of the theorem that the fourth homotopy group of the two-sphere is the integers modulo two, and the connections with characteristic classes and the Steenrod algebra.

The Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence also arises in the study of fibrations, when the cohomology of the base space and the cohomology of the total space are known and one wants to compute the cohomology of the fiber. The author studies this case and the dual case of the Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequence for homology. Heavy use is made of differential homological algebra in this study. The reader can see with great clarity the role of torsion in the applications of the Eilenberg-Moore spectral sequences.

The Adams spectral sequence arises in the context of computing the homotopy groups of a nontrivial finite CW-complex. An approximation to the homotopy groups is given by the `stable homotopy groups', and Adams analysis of these groups and his proof that there are no elements of Hopf invariant one led him to construct the spectral sequence that bears his name. The author gives a detailed overview of this spectral sequence, its applications, and its connection with cobordism theory.

The Bockstein spectral sequence arose in the study of Lie groups, and the author gives the details of the construction of this spectral sequence and its application to H-spaces. Bockstein spectral sequences arise from exact couples, the first differential being the Bockstein homomorphism (in the case of homology). The Bockstein spectral sequence can also be constructed for the case of cohomology, wherein the Bockstein homomorphism becomes the stable cohomology operation in the Steenrod algebra. The resulting spectral sequence is in fact a spectral sequence of algebras with the stable cohomology operation being a derivation with respect to the cup product.

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First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.

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Brilliant and Untouchable.......2006-11-02

While some may think that good work should be "readable and enjoyable," great work is meant to elevate us. Stun us, amaze us, fill us with wonder. Otherwise, See Spot Run would be a masterpiece.

William Faulkner is a writer the likes of which we may never see again. He is not only brilliant of word but of concept. He creates a picture not only by text, but by context and form. In many ways, his works sculpt. How else would we see things from the vistas of the characters, especially those who can't speak but by setting and demonstration?

One reviewer cursed his conveyance of emotion by "using big words." Writing is the art of language interplay, the use of beautiful and succinct language. Faulkner uses language that most of us have never heard of but when we take the time to look up that language, the effect is stunning and makes the experience all the more worth it.

Signifying Nothing.......2006-10-17

Macbeth V.v 25-30:
"A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

Stream-of-conscieness technique (no punctuation), southern accents (no spell check), mixed and matched timecrawls (flashbacks without warning), sequencing narrators (voice change with no scene break), first and third person viewpoints (confused yet?), and slapped-your-faceee! symbolism.

For literature, I choose Hemingway (who can be subtle or direct, but is always clear). Good books should be enjoyable and understandable. I understand the story Faulkner was trying to tell about a Jerry-Springeresque southern family, but I didn't like the novel. If you want to enjoy dsyfunctional American families with blistering social commentary watch 'South Park'-- much funnier. I'll let one of Faulkner's contemporaries speak:

"Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use."
--Ernest Hemingway

Unless you are forced into this book for a literature class, don't buy it and don't read it. If you look hard enough, anything can become meaninful, even this tripe. Victor Hugo, Shakespeare, and those ancient greeks are excellent in that their works have themes and meanings already. You don't have to overanalyze and create meaning where none exists in order to enjoy those works.

Faulkner is babble and murky and opaque with circular symbolism fading into tempestous violence only an idiot pretending genius or an eleemosynary prententious genius enjoying idiocy might love and obtuse run-on sentences longer than this one are exactly what you'll find all over this classical work.

The most overrated book ever written.......2006-09-26

This book is a perfect example of people in ivory towers, and those who are afraid to admit they don't get it, jumping on a 5-star bandwagon. Faulkner titled this book perfectly, calling it The Sound And The Fury, while leaving out the rest of the phrase: signifying nothing. The first chapter is a noble, but failed, attempt at creativity. But almost no one, even the most well-read people, understands that the first chapter is written out of chronological order until they find out someplace else. The chapter's main point was as an excuse to get in Faulkner's description of what instigated the novel, a somewhat kinky description of looking up at the girl Caddy's muddy panties. A fatal flaw in the chapter, which never achieves a rhythm, is that Benjy, whose thoughts comprise the chapter, apparently has a photographic memory and thinks in completely lucid, complete sentences despite being an idiot. Caddy, the main character in a novel of stereotypes and pitiful prose, is actually a despicable trollop. She's characterized as Benjy's friend, but a careful reading shows that she only befriends him when it's convienent for her. Other chapters are even more sick than Benjy's castration, including the one with Caddy's brother lusting after her, or the hackneyed, cliché chapter with the old slave showing how much wiser she is than folk she serves. The Cliffs notes and other reviews perpetuate the idea that the book's theme is the downfall of the old plantation system. This is an invention; not found in the book. S&F, as Faulkner loudly hints in the title, is about nothing other than his infatuation with Caddy. It has no plot. And it is far from a great insight into the way people think. Only perverts think as these characters do. In the end, this novel is just page after page of sheer boredom. It's supposed to be a great book of human tragedy, but to feel tragedy you have to sympathize with the characters ... and all of the white characters in this novel are disgusting. All of its supposed great meaning, and the flip-flop in reviews from castigating to praising the experimental style, weren't dreamed up until 15 years after the first printing flopped, by literary professors who have to keep coming up with new ideas under the "publish or perish" law. It was only revisited because Faulkner did, eventually, write some good books. You want truly great writing? Try Steinbeck, Welty, Hemingway, Harper Lee, Dickens, Twain, Tolkien, Melville, Dostoyevsky, O. Henry, Wells, Verne, Maugham, Crane or even Rowling (Yes, Rowling. Her Potter books are complex, effortlessly intertwine several story lines and sublimely combine strong characterization, suspense and humor).

Difficult But Rewarding.......2006-08-02

The first two sections of The Sound And The Fury have a reputation for being extremely difficult, and deservedly so. In fact, the first time I tried to read it, the Benjy Section made me feel dizzy, and I had to stop...I knew I wasn't going to get anywhere without a little orientation courtesy of Cliffs Notes, so I put it off for a while.

But when I came back to it a few months later, this time prepared to do a little work to understand the chronology and characters, I felt like Faulkner was transporting me to a whole new world, the deep south at the beginning of the twentieth century, and it was an incredible experience. By the time I was finished, The Sound and the Fury had become one of my favorite books, meaning that I enjoyed reading it and plan to read it again.

This is not to say, however, that Faulkner couldn't have made the book more accessible or easier to read. He certainly could have, and maybe that would have improved it. But, to me at least, it's important to remember that part of Faulkner's greatness was his willingness to experiment with form, to push the envelope of what a novel could do, and so I strongly believe that this book is worthy of praise just as it is.

In fact, to me the Benjy Section isn't supposed to be accessible...it's supposed to make you feel just as confused and disoriented as Benjy felt...and I've never encountered anything else quite like it. It's like being caught up in a whirlwind of sound and color, without a clear sense of space or time, without making logical connections or understanding the broader context of what's going on around you. In other words, the Benjy Section is felt and experienced rather than processed, and that's what makes it so confusing...yet that's what makes it amazing too. Not only that, but I actually enjoyed it. You just can't find many pieces of literature that change the way you look at the world quite like The Sound and the Fury does.

Now, I'm not saying I would recommend this book for beach reading necessarily, or as a page turner in the traditional sense. And I like to read those kinds of books too...I proudly acknowledge that I've read every Harry Potter book twice. But if you're looking for incredible dialogue, for symbolism, for experimentation, for a powerful sense of time and place, for imagination and a sense of humor, for an exploration of how the same events appear to different people, for a unique and compelling vision, for a challenge...then I'd recommend The Sound and the Fury without reservation. It's tough, yes, but I also found it deeply rewarding and even exhilarating.

A lot of people love Faulkner and a lot of people don't enjoy him at all. To me, it just depends on what you're looking for. He certainly isn't all that accessible, he doesn't do a lot of favors to the reader, he may be a bit pompous at times...all of that is true to a certain extent. But it is still very possible and even easy to love reading his books anyway, just for the simple pleasure of it. Personally, my advice is this: if you're interested, read it. Then make up your own mind.

More a puzzle than a story.......2006-01-10

Wanting something to read on vacation, I hurriedly grabbed the Vintage paperback edition from a dusty shelf in the back of my home office. The book had belonged to my stepson many years ago. As I thumbed through the pages, it began to fall apart.

I do not recall having to read The Sound and the Fury in college, but I knew it was famous. Other than that, I came to the book with an open mind but expecting excellence. To that end, I was sorely disappointed, despite some fine passages, but even those often contained unclear elements.

From the start the story came across as gibberish. Time jumped around, and characters appeared with little or no introduction. Gradually a sense of story began to sink in, but by then, what might have been significant in the earlier pages was already lost to me. I wondered what connection the title had to the story. I struggled through the entire book, finding later sections to be more coherent, particularly the last, but I was unable to gain a full appreciation of the story. And I wasn't about to reread the book repeatedly to obtain it.

There seems to be no effort at word economy, particularly in dialogue. There are endless rambling paragraphs and only four "chapters" for the 400 pages of text.

Worst of all, there is inadequate exposition throughout the book. There is no introduction telling the reader how the book is constructed, most notably, that it begins with an account by an idiot. The idea of having a family's story related by several members if fine, so is writing in stream of conscious, but adequate exposition is needed to orient the reader.

Frustrated during the reading, I thumbed through it and discovered the appendix which described the Compson family. Most of this material should have been presented early in the book, but even that would not have provided adequate exposition. After reading the book, I learned that the appendix was added some time after the first edition to help the reader. That should be a big hint that the book is lacking in exposition. I believe that good exposition is the responsibility of a writer.

This book is more of a puzzle than a story, and the latter is sacrificed for the former. The author does not lead you through the story; he throws you into it. For those who marvel at the literary value of this book, I say, "The emperor has no clothes."

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