In this book, former Formula One racing driver María de Villota recounts the 180 degree turn her life took after the fatal accident that happened during aerodynamic tests conducted with her Formula One team during the summer of 2012 and which left her with serious injuries. Far from becoming discouraged, her tenacity and courage proved more powerful than that tragic event.
LIFE IS A GIFT is the moving and passionate testimony of a woman who refused to give up driving her own life with a firm hand until the end.

Barcelona is full of unforgettable places.
Its Roman layout, its medieval streets, its Gothic churches and palaces, the Cathedral, La Rambla, Sagrada Família and other Modernist buildings at the Eixample, constructions for the 1888 and 1929 World Fairs or the 1992 Olympic Games, Picasso Museum, and some of its more recent architectural landmarks like Camp Nou, Miró Foundation or MACBA (Barcelona Museum of Modern Art) all have room in this album with «sketches to remember».
It is the best souvenir you can take home from this charming city.

Globalization has become the buzzword of our time -a term that describes a variety of changing economic, political, cultural, ideological, environmental, and technological processes that are transforming our experience of the world.
This third edition of this Very Short Introduction provides an accessible exploration of both the causes and effects of globalization.

This complete guide to telecom resource and service management basics supplies an end-to-end understanding of telecom management layers. Each section starts with basics, details how the system fits into the telecom management framework, and concludes by introducing more complex concepts. From the initial efforts in managing elements to the latest management standards, the text includes chapters devoted to popular market products and contains case studies that illustrate real-life implementations. Complete with detailed references and lists of web resources to keep you current, this book supplies the understanding required to begin developing telecom management solutions tailored to your customer’s needs.
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Telecommunications
Software Engineering & Systems Development
Networks
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Unlocking the secrets that govern the physics of lubricated and dry contacts, this book helps tribologists on their quest to reduce friction, minimize wear, and extend the operating life of mechanical equipment. It presents a fresh approach to tribology that links advances in applied mathematics with fundamental problems in tribology related to contact elasticity, fracture mechanics, and fluid film lubrication. The book also provides a real-world industrial perspective so that readers can attain a practical understanding of the material. The authors incorporate the classical tenets of tribology while providing new mathematical solutions that address various shortcomings in existing theories.
• Modern Mechanics and Mathematics
Tribology
Materials Science
Mathematics & Statistics for Engineers
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Written by active members of the Counting Practices Committee and a past president of the IFPUG, this book provides a complete review of the rules and guidelines prescribed in version 4.3 of the Function Point Counting Practices Manual (CPM). It supplies a fundamental understanding of the IFPUG Functional Size Measurement method and includes helpful tips on how to use the CPM manual during the exam. Complete with two sample exams and detailed examples throughout, this is the ideal study guide for the CFPS examination. Following certification, this is a valuable reference for applying the IFPUG method for sizing proficient software design, development, and deployment.
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Software Engineering & Systems Development
Engineering Project Management
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With many concrete examples and questions, this book provides an engaging, accessible account of core theoretical results of evolution equations in a way that gradually builds intuition and culminates in exploring active research. Developing all necessary prerequisite material, from real analysis to functional analysis, it gives nonspecialists the foundation to understand what evolution equations are and how to work with them in various areas of practice. The book covers 35 different models spanning chemical kinetics, pharmacokinetics, neural networks, chemotaxis, mathematical physics, beam dynamics, aeroelasticity, infectious disease epidemiology, combustion, and environmental issues.
• Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Mathematics & Nonlinear Science
Differential Equations
Mathematical Analysis
Mathematics & Statistics for Engineers
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