Since Wikipedia was launched online in 2001 as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit," it has blossomed to more than a billion words spread over 10 million articles in 250 languages, including 2.5 million articles in English, according to Wikipedia cofounder Wales in the foreword. Lih, a Beijing-based commentator on new media and technology for NPR and CNN, researched Wikipedia and collaborative journalism as a University of Hong Kong academic, and he has been a participating "Wikipedian" himself for the past five years. He notes the site has "invigorated and disrupted the world of encyclopedias... yet only a fraction of the public who use Wikipedia realize it is entirely created by legions of unpaid and often unidentified volunteers." Other books have surfaced (How Wikipedia Works; Wikinomics), but Lih's authoritative approach covers much more, from the influence of Ayn Rand on Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales and the "burnout and stress" of highly active volunteer editor-writers to controversies, credibility crises and vandalism.

From the fall of the Bastille to the rise of Napoleon, Paris was the stage for most of the greatest crises of the French Revolution. Indeed, for many historians, the Revolution was a distinctly Parisian phenomenon, restricted to the galleries of the Tuileries and the chambers of the Jacobin Club. But Paris was only one setting for a national terror which was frequently and painfully felt outside the capital. What happened during these momentous years beyond Paris? How did the revolution spread from the capital and how did it affect people living in the provinces?

Энциклопедия оружия Второй Мировой войны.Представлено более 1500 видов военной техники: танки, самолёты, автомобили , артиллерия, корабли, подводные лодки.Отличный скан с огромным количеством фотографий и иллюстраций.(на англ.яз.)

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The essential security reference for computer professionals at all levels.

Get the single resource that defines—and illustrates—the rapidly evolving world of computer and network security. The MICROSOFT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SECURITY delivers more than 1000 cross-referenced entries detailing the latest security-related technologies, standards, products, services, and issues—including sources and types of attacks, countermeasures, policies, and more. You get clear, concise explanations and case scenarios that deftly take you from concept to real-world application—ready answers to help maximize security for your mission-critical systems and data.

In its broad coverage of architecture produced between 1900 and 2000, the Encyclopedia of 20th -century A rchitecture provides a three-volume, English-language reference work for scholars, professionals, students, and the general public seeking a basic understanding of interdependent topics that define the production of architecture in the developed cities, countries, and regions of the world.

Everyone knows who were the most famous people of World War II. But who were the most influential? Whose words and deeds had the greatest impact on that war, before, during, or afterward? The most famous individuals of the war like Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Hirohito, Adolf Hitler are examined. In addition, there are individuals far less famous- that are also discussed.

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The Book of Urizen is the Genesis and Exodus of Blake's "Bible of Hell" (Marriage of Heaven and Hell 24). It tells of Urizen's fall into solipsism and its consequences for his companions, in particular Los but also others drawn into his vision of the world. The world is created out of this fall. The book ends with Fuzon, a Moses figure, leading his people out of Egypt (Urizen's world). The Book of Ahania continues the story of Fuzon's conflict with Urizen. Urizen's sexual repression and its consequent prudery are further explored. The Book of Los retells the story of the creation of the world from a different point of view, exploring Los's motivation as the demiurge of this world who gives concrete form to Urizen's abstractions.

This encyclopedia of war in the air documents the entire history of aerial combat - from the primitive biplanes of World War I to the sophisticated stealth fighters of the 21st century.
More than 100 scholars and experts - many with personal combat experience - offer researched articles on the famous aces, designers, battles, air campaigns, weapons and flying machines of air warfare's first 90 years.

Предлагаю Вашему вниманию прекрасно иллюстрированное издание: более 300 фотографий Второй Мировой войны. Битва за Курск.

British fighters had been among the world's finest during the Second World War. Many of them, such as the Hawker Hurricane and the Typhoon rocket-firing fighter, were the result of the design teams headed by Sydney Camm, who had been Hawker's chief designer since 1925. His greatest post-war creation, the Hunter, beckoned, but bringing this project (and others) to fruition would prove difficult.

Вы найдете подробные описания ужасов со всего мира - от покрытых туманом гор Восточной Европы до джунглей Карибских островов.

Энциклопедия выдающихся фотографов двадцатого века, их биографии и работы. Описываются фотопроцессы. Взгляд в историю фотографии.

The crocodilian is an ancient animal whose ancestors have roamed the earth since the time of the dinosaurs. While continents drifted, ice ages thawed and once-prolific species became extinct, the crocodilian survived it all. Today, the Australian saltie, Chinese alligator, Indian gharial and black caiman are just some of the twenty-three species of descendants found across the world.

English World – новый, прекрасно иллюстрированный десятиуровневый курс современного английского языка, написанный хорошо известными российским учителям и учащимся авторами УМК Way Ahead.
English World сочетает лучшие традиции преподавания английского языка с инновационными методиками обучения английскому языку как иностранному.

This encyclopedia represents an update of existing materials and presents new materials that have been invented or changed, either by new processes or by an innovative technique. The encyclopedia covers basic materials such as rubber and wood.

Энциклопедия насекомых - самый полный источник информации о насекомых находящихся в этом издании.
Каждая статья в энциклопедии предусматривает краткий обзор выбранной темы, чтобы сообщить широкому спектру читателей о биологии насекомого.

Another 100 of the World's Best Houses (Architecture)

A highly anticipated second volume in this new series. Lavishly illustrated with plans and photography.

Эта книга - об изменениях. Она не случайно входит в качестве обязательной литературы в курсы по менеджменту всех ведущих бизнес-школ мира. Авторы очень просто рассказали о сложных процессах неизбежных изменений; именно они впервые ввели понятие реинжиниринга в бизнес-лексикон в начале 90-х. С тех пор концепция реинжиниринга испытывала взлеты и падения. С началом эпохи глобализации и коммерческого использования Интернета идеи реинжиниринга вновь востребованы наиболее успешными российскими и международными компаниями. Книга будет полезна всем тем, кто занимается преобразованиями, будь то огромная корпорация или небольшой бизнес, выросший из торговой палатки.