The next step after Vekua's, Muskhelishvili's and Gakhov's treatises on singular integrals and its applications is this thick encyclopedic volume.

Including most of the topics covered in the above-mentioned texts, the authors go further to present all of the important results plus some new ones in a unified way.

Contents: Basic Facts from Functional Analysis; The One-dimensional Singular Integral; One-dimensional Singular Integral Equations with Continuous Coefficients on Closed Curves; One-dimensional Singular Integral Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients; Systems of One-dimensional Singular Equations; One-dimensional Singular Equations with Degenerate Symbol; Some Problems Leading to Singular Integral Equations; Some Further Subsidiaries; Singular Integrals of Higher Dimensions in Spaces with a Uniform Metric; The Symbol of Higher Dimensional Singular Integral Operators; Singular Integral Operators in Spaces with Integral Metric; Multidimensional Singular Integral Equations; Singular Equations on Smooth Manifolds without Boundary; Systems of Multidimensional Singular Equations; The Localization Principle, Singular Operators on Manifolds with Boundary; Mutidimensional Singular Equations with Degenerate Symbol; Methods for the Approximate Solution of One-dimensional Singular Integral Equations; Approximate Solution of Multidimensional Singular Integral Equations. References.

The book is intended for experts but most parts could (and should) be covered in graduate courses.

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Kracauer's book is an astonishingly detailed look into the cinema. What also makes this work interesting is the novelty that is expressed in the author's writing. Like Eisenstein, there is an excitement about the possibilities of this revolutionary new art (an excitement that seems somewhat scarce in the present). Kracauer explores how film is similar to and yet wholly different from other classical arts including photography, theatre, and literature. Also of interest are his thoughts regarding film's effects upon the spectator in relationship to the characteristics and difficulties of modernity.

The main theme of this book is that a teacher's presentation must be consistent with one and only one interpretation - the correct one for the concept you're trying to teach. If there is more than one interpretation, then some students will learn the incorrect one making re-teaching a necessity.

This guy saw that some student's mis-interpretations were justified given the teacher's presentation. Intuitively this makes sense but Engelmann goes further and shows how good presentations should be constructed. In doing so the author becomes an advocate of the student by showing how teachers can do their jobs better.

As you might expect, this may not be the most popular approach around education circles. But if you're a parent and you want your kid taught, aside from local politics and national popular trends, this is where you need to be. The movement behind all this is called Direct Instruction and take it from me: it works.

I taught my 4 year old to read with his other book (Teach Your Child to Read In 100 Easy Lessons) which arises from the theory in this text. During this process I knew where my kid was at performance-wise and what to do next.

The co-author, Douglas Carnine, has authored methods texts that are phenominal - one for reading and one for math. A language methods text is sorely needed before these movement creaters retire.

The art of instruction is becoming a technology. One hundred years from now smart people will be teaching with Engelmann's methods. The chaff in current theory will be gone and student performance will be so advanced you won't know it by today's standards.

This text is comparable to Alan Cooper's "About Face: Essentials of User Interface Design." Some designers stand far above the rest. I recommend you take a look.

Set in post-World War II Northern Germany, this powerful narrative portrays the life of a family resettled from Silesia, a once German-occupied region in present-day Poland, and their struggle for acceptance in the community (many resettlers encountered feelings that ranged from cold-shouldered to openly hostile). The story is told from the perspective of Bruno, a mildly retarded man adopted by the Zeller family. For 30 years he has been helping the family business, a successful nursery established on a former military training range. Conflict erupts when family members learn that the head of the family is planning to bequest a large portion of the nursery to Bruno. In his limited understanding, Bruno tells the story seemingly as an outside observer, yet in the reader's view he is a central figure. As in many of his other novels, Lenz brilliantly uses a microcosmic story to portray the moods and circumstances of life in Germany, which IMHU makes him one of the most important contemporary German writers.

This is often called the "bible" of Ozone Therapy. It is an English translation of the original German publication. It is used internationally by doctors as a medical study and reference to establish the guidelines for their practice of ozone therapy. It discusses the therory of operation of the various applications of ozone. It also has the proper charts and tables showing how much to use for various conditions. It has an International reference list in the appendix for associations and manufacturers. I feel that this is a necessary companion for any serious research into the subject.

Written by an educator with more than 25 years of experience teaching elementary school children, dealing with public school administrators, and managing private training organization, this book is a penetrating examination of our public schools. As a Professor of Special Education for more than 20 years, Professor Englemann also understands all of the popular educational theories and buzzwords. Using his knowledge of both theory and practice, Professor Englemann give both professionals--and laypeople such as parents and legislators--examples of how educational theorists and public educators have neglected the trees while concentrating on the forest. Anyone interested in more fully understanding the debate surrounding our public educational systems should read War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse.

Exemplary book written by a practicing cardiologist and Yaleprofessor. I found Dr. Kra's book to be an excellent resource,especially for women at midlife and in menopause. Dr. Kra supports his argument for HRT (hormone replacement therapy) in a clear and concise manner. The book is equally valuable to those who either choose not to or can't take HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for its informative segments on diet, exercise and ways in which to reduce one's chances of developing heart disease. I've recommended this book to the women of Power Surge. Dr. Kra was well-received when he guested in Power Surge, as we are all concerned about heart disease while we travel through this rite of passage - menopause.

Freshman high school student, Melinda has found that it's been getting harder and harder for her to speak out loud. She says, "My throat is always sore, my lips raw.... Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze.... It's like I have some kind of spastic laryngitis." What could have happened to cause Melinda to stop speaking? It might be because of the fact that no one at school is speaking to her because she called the cops and got everyone busted at the seniors' big end-of-summer party? Or maybe it's because her parents' communicate with her by putting post it notes on the refridge-orator for her to read before they go to work. While these things bother Melinda, deep down she knows the real reason why she's stop talking is Andy Evans. He's a senior at Melinda's high school. Some thing terrible happened to Melinda at that party, other than her calling the cops on every one. Read this book to find out what made Melinda go mute and pull her self out of communication all together.
I enjoyed most about the book was how Melinda seemed to talk to me through out the book. Even though she didn't communicate to any one else. It was like she was only talking to me. Trying to get me to help her with her problems.
I didn't really not understand any thing in the book. Well maybe at first the book was a little confusing. I know it started out right with how she came to a new school but to me it seemed like I jumped right in the middle of the story. Almost like I opened the book in the middle and just started to read.
I am definitely sure that this book was intended for a teenage age group to read. This book talks about this girls' problems as a teen growing up. Parents might be able to relate but it wouldn't interest them as much as it would interest teenagers. It doesn't matter boy or girl. Any one between the ages of 12 through 18 would enjoy this book. You might have to have a certain maturity to read this book. Younger children shouldn't have to know about these kinds of problems quite yet. Children might not be able to fully understand what's going on in this book. As long as the teenager has a normal reading level, and is mature enough, they can read this book. That also goes along with cultural backgrounds.Read this book. I know youll love it. It really opens your mind up. :)

Few people love adolescence. Overprotective parents, hormones, calculus, varsity sports, and fitting in can make a kid's life incredibly difficult. Well, what if your parents weren't overprotective at all and didn't even bother talking to you except to scold or insult? What if you had hormones but were too terrified of the opposite sex to make a move? What if you couldn't fit in because you're a social pariah? Meet Melinda Sordino, the outcast poster child. A high school freshman, she's Merryweather High's on-the-fringe, outcasted even by the outcasts. The reason? She called the cops on an upperclassmen party over the summer, and nobody likes a narc. But there's a reason to Melinda's party bust, including why she's going mute: a brutal rape by hearthrob senior Andy Evans (whom Melinda, in her interior dialogue, nicknames IT and BEAST). And the only way for Melinda to keep from snapping is to withdraw into herself and stop speaking.

"Speak" paints a sharp, lonely, and hilarious contrast between Melinda's world and that of the Merryweather High populars: the Marthas (Martha Stewart clones who love coordinating outfits, school events, and underclassmen's untimely demise), the jocks, the cheerleaders ("We are the hornets! Horny, horny hornets!"), and even Melinda's pseudo-friend, Heather from Ohio (who, through Melinda's see-through-the-crap gaze, watches as she goes from gawky new kid to popular-in-training). The novel is sprinkled with hilarious and ironic episodes, such as how the school can't decide on a mascot (apparently, the "Merryweather Trojans" doesn't send a good abstinence message, "Merryweather Chiefs" is disrespectful of Native Americans, and "Merryweather Hornets" inspire the cheerleaders to compose lewd hormone-charged cheers [see above]). There's Merlinda's parent's funny bickering sessions, a Harvard-destined biology class partner, a cracked art teacher, and enough blonde foreign exchange students to make Melinda wonder if all American kids are naturally dumpy-looking.

This book is a prize enough, but Melinda's viewpoint only makes it better. She is shy and vulnerable, but at the same time very wise and poignant. As I sat reading it, I got to see the other side of the high school fence: that of the lonely kid who everyone sees as a nutcase when, in face, they're quite normal. Everyone turns up their nose at Melinda because of her silence and her non-popularity, but no one suspects that she's just another kid who happens to be suffering deep inside. This book should be mandatory reading for high school students (and trust me, I hate reading lists!). Seeing the world through someone else's gaze is a total eye-opener.

Melinda is a high school freshman with a secret. A traumatic event at a keg party the summer before she started high school led her to call the police, leaving her an outcast at her new school, and abandoned by all of her friends. This book paints a beautiful picture of Melinda's journey through increasing silence and isolation into embracing life and finding the courage to speak. This journey is illustrated by her experiences with art. As a psychologist I felt this book really rang true in its description of one person's journey of finding resolution and making peace with herself and other people after a traumatic event. The author did a beautiful job of balancing the sense of "craziness" and fear associated with trauma while still presenting Melinda as a character the reader can relate to.

Excellent. Highly recommended, particularly for teens who have gone through tough things and feel alone in their experiences.

This is a truly great book. I am not a teacher but a mum who believes in the gift of reading. My son did not have any difficulty picking up the phonics concept using the British Letterland books but I was struggling to find an approach that would work for my daughter.
I started her with this book at 2 1/2 yrs - a time when she was happy to mimic my sounding of the letters. We had great fun and it gave her a great sense of achievement when she could very quickly put the sounds together to form words.
I liked to roundedness of the program - not only the introduction of the phonics but the reading comprehension and the associated writing skills.
Having the teaching mode written in red was enormously helpful plus the consistency of execution of each lesson gave us a routine to fall into. She did the program at her own speed - some days we didn't do any at all, others we tackled two lessons. By lesson 75 she was eager to try out regular books and has been going from strength to strength ever since.
At 4 she had a second grade reading level and is climbing ever higher. It is a joy to see her read and understand the questions in her other work books and tackle the work without me having to read or explain it to her.
I have bought or recommended this book to all my friends. It takes some effort on the part of the parent but its precious moments of development and bonding.
I believe a child learns best from a responsive adult than a tape or video any day.
Please give this book a try it's the best [money] I ever spent...

I used this book with my 5 year old. He finished all 100 lessons and now reads a different beginner book each night. The book did an excellent job of teaching phonetic sounds. It builds gradually and gives a child a lot of confidence. My son went from saying the sounds for M and S to reading 150+ word story in 3 months. He is so proud of his accomplishment and is becoming a strong reader. It does take persistence on the parents part to get through all 100 lessons but its worth it. If you think it is exciting seeing your child walk, you can't believe the thrill of watching your child read and knowing you taught him. Stick with this book and your child will be reading like a pro.

I wholeheartedly agree with some of the other reviews that state that nothing will help unless your child is ready to learn. When I first purchased this book, I tried to help my (then) 4 year old daughter through the first lesson. She hated it and wasn't ready to move forward.

So we left the book out and after a week or so she picked it up and to the amazement of my wife and I, she worked her way through the first 10 lessons with a minimum of assistance from us. Granted, I do recommend that parents take part in the instruction, but I use this story as an example of how well thought out and easy to use this method is. Our daughter (now 5) has successfully completed most of the book and is actively reading on her own.

While the methods do focus primarily on phonics, I found that it worked best for us when my wife and I were able to insert whole language methods, explain usage, etc. as our daughter asked questions. Overall it's been a lot of fun and it's wonderful to see her proud of her accomplishments and to realize the immediate gain she has from reading.

Sigfried Knappe's book is interesting for what it is: a personal history of WWII. Don't be fooled by the copy on the back of the book, though - it provides relatively little insight into the psycology of WWII Germany, the operation of the German Army, or the reality of Soviet prison camps. In fact, even the title is somewhat misleading ... while Knappe was a soldier in that he was employed by the Wermacht, he spent relatively little time during the war actually doing any shooting.

The problem here is that Knappe spent his life as an artillery staff officer, and while he nominally served in all those campaigns, he saw relatively little combat (none at all in Italy; only a few days in France; more in the invasion of Russia, but he was wounded early in Typoon, before things got really tough; and then none again until the last days of the 3rd Reich). His service in the late war is mostly as operations officer. On the one hand, this *is* quite interesting if you are curious about logisitcal details of the German Army; if you are interested in combat conditions and operational details, though, you'll need to look elsewhere. Knappe was a staff officer who lacked real decision-making authority, so you won't get either good high-level coverage of the campaigns, nor will you get the gritty details.

Additionally, the writing in this book has some issues. For one, the line between Knappe's contributions and Brusaw's ghostwriting is in some places clearly drawn, which raises questions about the areas where it isn't. For example, early in the book, distances and such are stated in English units; most of the middle in metric; and later on, metric with English conversions (Knappe, as a German, would presumably only use metric, and certainly would only have used metric in his diaries). Secondly, the book was apparently written mostly from diaries, and the style shows; the writing tends towards long, rambling narratives, and it tends to be unfocussed. We get long sections of realtively uninteresting material, and short sections on crucial campaigns and battles that cry out for some more supporting detail.

Bottom line, this is a book that will be of some interest to die-hard WWII buffs, but I doubt it will be of that much interest to most people. I hate to give a marginal review to a book like this, which probably has merit just for being what it is, but time is short and there are a lot of better books out there. Soldat hardly stands up in comparison to Guy Sajer's excellent (if somewhat mysterious) The Forgotten Soldier. That book is more compelling, more interesting, and far better written.

For anyone interested in the Wermacht this book is a must have. Not only does Herr Knappe write of his early training and pre-war days, but he gives us an insight into the Armies Staff Academies, combat in the West and in the East, and a very detailed day by day account of the fall of Berlin. He draws on both contemporary documentation and his amazing clarity of recollection to provide us with firsthand, accurate information. I felt I was able to understand the WW2 German soldier and the immeasurable challenges they faced much more clearly after having read this book. Recommended with pleasure.

I read this book in 1995, and was struck by the brutal honesty with which Siegfried Knappe addressed the issues he was faced with, which come down to one word, survival. In reading this book the reader comes away realizing the average German soldier was not moved by thoughts of grand world conquest or heroic deeds, he was moved by the thoughts of his family left behind, by the fear of letting his comrades down, by the desire to live another day to see his unborn child. Above all else, I found this book to be a very moving love story, for Knappe explains what kept him going during his brutal years in Soviet POW camps, namely the love and desire to see his wife, Lilo. I was fortunate to speak with Siegfried Knappe after reading this book, and he generously offered to autograph my copy, which I gladly took him up on. However, I was most happy to hear that his lovely wife Lilo was still with him and that they had lived a wonderful life together since the war. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling in today's world....it will offer insight in how one man and woman survived against all the odds of a world at war