Economics has always had an unstable reputation in the academic world as well as in the public eye. Some consider economists to be scientists while others see them as disguised ideologues. The resulting insecurity of their discipline’s status has driven economists continually to redefine its scope, methods, and content.
A revolution is happening in the Texas justice system. It has always been one of the most notorious in America. Tough judges, tough sentences and a reputation for putting people away when the evidence can be shaky. But things are changing fast.
his book compiles a variety of experimental data on blast waves. The book begins with an introductory chapter and proceeds to the topic of blast wave phenomenology, with a discussion Rankine-Hugoniot equations and the Friedlander equation, used to describe the pressure-time history of a blast wave.
Recover from love addiction and create a vibrant, healthy life— without your ex.
Do you feel like you’re never going to get over your ex? Do thoughts and memories of a past romance bring you unbearable pain? Are you consumed by anger, sadness, frustration, and rumination about what went wrong? If so, you may have an unhealthy love addiction.
Develop UI-heavy applications more easily, faster, and error-free. Based on several enhancements to the Swift language, SwiftUI takes a declarative approach to building UIs. Instead of imperatively coding the UI, this book will show you how to describe how you want your UI to look.
Anna May Wong remains one of Hollywood’s best-known Chinese American actors.
Between 1919 and 1960, Anna May Wong starred in over fifty movies, sharing billing with stars such as Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Ramon Novarro, and Warner Oland. Her life, though, is the prototypical story of an immigrant’s difficult path through the prejudices of American culture.
For almost a decade, Paul Abbott’s BAFTA award-winning series Shameless earned droves of adoring fans with its blisteringly funny and jaw dropping portrayal of the UK underclass. Now in this complete collection is a chance to relive the crime, chaos and debauchery of Manchester’s Chatsworth Estate.
Follow anti-hero Frank Gallagher, staggering from The Jockey to adventures in France, a mental institute and prison, fuelled of course by his trademark round of a pint and two Es. The Gallagher family–Fiona, Lip, Ian, Carl, Debbie and Liam – pick up the pieces left by their absent mother and erratic father with the assistance of Fiona’s partner Steve; consequently they are often caught on the wrong side of the law, struggling with squalor, sexual misdemeanours and drug-smuggling boyfriends.
