Former BusinessWeek editor Jeffrey Rothfeder tells how, from a simple idea–-the outgrowth of three peppers planted on an isolated island on the Gulf of Mexico–-a secretive family business emerged that would produce one of the besta "known brands in the world.

NASA SP-2004-4230. NASA History Series. Chronicles the story of the Centaur, the world's first liquid-hydrogen rocket. Focuses on technical and political hurdles that Centaur faced over the three decades that it was managed by NASA Lewis Research Center. Explores NASA's effort to modify Centaur for launch from the Shuttle's cargo bay, a controversial project canceled in the wake of the Challenger accident.

"Steel Bulwark: The Last Years of the German Panzerwaffe on the Eastern Front 1943-45" is a unique visual book providing the reader with a wide selection of rare and mostly unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions. The images reveal the unfolding story of the last desperate years of the German Panzer forces - the Panzerwaffe - which had played a vital role in the military victories of the Nazis between 1939 and 1942. In the remaining years of the war it provided the backbone of Germany's defence. Although its strength was badly depleted following serious losses at Kursk in the summer weeks of July 1943 …

davidji will guide you in a process for bringing your waking state into your dream state, your dream state into your waking state, and your meditative state into both of these worlds.

БОЛЬШОЙ ИЛЛЮСТРИРОВАННЫЙ СЛОВАРЬ отражает возросшие потребности человека начала XXI века. В отличие от традиционных изданий этот словарь наглядно иллюстрирует наиболее важные аспекты повседневной жизни, объединенные тематически, - природа, человек, экономика, общество и т.д. Для обозначения объектов, предметов и их частей используется около 7000 русских слов и словосочетаний, которые переведены на четыре языка: английский, немецкий, французский и испанский. Таким образом, справочник содержит более 35 000 словарных единиц.

В ней собрана уникальная коллекция игр в кости – от простых и бесхитростных, в которые без труда смогут играть даже дети, до сложных «стратегических» партий типа покера, требующих от игрока умения логически мыслить и рисковать, тонкого расчета, а порой и артистических способностей

Professor Thomas F. Madden launches the first of a two-part series on the medieval world. This all-encompassing investigation of a highly influential time period includes the major events of the era and informative discussion of empire, papacy, the Crusades, and the fall of Constantinople. During the course of these lectures, Professor Madden also addresses the rise of Islam, reform movements, and schisms in the church. In so doing, Professor Madden underscores the significance and grand scale of an age that continues to hold an undeniable fascination for people today.

Clear historical allusions in the Dead Sea Scrolls are very few, but this does not mean that the Scrolls cannot be placed within a historical context. E. aims to do this, aware that some scholars writing on the Scrolls do not take into account the archaeological and historical sources (especially Josephus) that are available to us. He therefore revisits many familiar topics, progressing in chronological order through the Hasmonaean dynasty: Antiochus IV (4Q248; 1QM; 4Q390), Jonathan the Hasmonaean (CD and Pesharim), John Hyrcanus (4Q379 on Joshua 6.26), the =Prayer for the Welfare of King Jonathan‘ (4Q448), Alexander Jannaeus (pesher Nahum; 11QT) and his successors (4Q333; 4Q468; 4Q471; and Pesharim), and the assassination of Pompey (4Q386). The assumption is that the Maccabaean crisis is still the natural context in which the Qumran community formed, and that the lack of post-Hasmonaean references is owing to a change in the community‘s notion of their enemy (now the Romans) after the death of the Teacher of Righteousness. While much of the historical allusions must remain tentative and cannot be proven, cautious reconstruction of the possibilities is welcome, and the historical context does throw fresh, even intriguing, light on particular scrolls. An earlier version of this work was published in Hebrew in 2004, but the English edition has an updated bibliography, incorporates new scholarship and adjusts the references to an English-speaking audience.