John Hillcoat directs this violent western set in the Australian outback, from an original screenplay by musician Nick Cave. Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) is presented with an impossible choice by ruthless lawman Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone). To save his younger brother from the gallows, he must track down & kill his violent older brother Arthur (Danny Huston). In a harsh & oppressive environment, Charlie is forced to choose between loyalty & revenge, while Stanley tries to impose his own brutal codes of law & order, & shield his innocent young wife (Emily Watson) from the consequences. ...

Covers the representation of mathematical statements by formulas in a formal language; the interpretation of formulas as true or false; logical consequence of one formula from others; the soundness & completeness theorems connecting logical consequence & formal proof; the axiomatization of some theories using a formal language; & more. ...

On 21 July 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act. Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, also known as the Volcker Rule, is a key component of this effort. This book examines the proprietary trading & investment restrictions under the Volcker Rule. ...

This text addresses the basic science of proprioception & neuromuscular control. It reviews the structure & function of the sensorimotor system, examines the neuromuscular system as it relates to joint stability & proprioception, & considers rehabilitation programmes. ...

Covers various aspects of the hybrid vehicle design, from its power plant & energy storage systems, to supporting chassis subsystems necessary for realising hybrid modes of operation. This book covers hybrid propulsion system architectures, propulsion system sizing, electric traction system sizing & design, & loss mechanisms. ...

This 2nd edition of Propulsion Systems for Hybrid Vehicles addresses electrification innovations ranging from low end brake energy recuperators, idle-stop systems, mild hybrids on to strong hybrids of the power split architecture in both single mode & two mode & introducing new topics in plug-in hybrid & battery electrics. ...

Exploring a variety of everyday human longings as they arise in modernist fiction, this book poses a direct challenge to psychoanalytic criticism that characterises desire as sexual or powerful in nature. Using continental philosophy as its framework, it contends that human longings are as endless in kind as they are in manifestation. ...