The study of solids is one of the richest most exciting & most successful branches of physics While the subject of solid state physics is often viewed as dry & tedious this new book presents the topic instead as an exciting exposition of fundamental principles & great intellectual breakthroughs Beginning with a discussion of how the study of heat capacity of solids ushered in the quantum revolution the author presents the key ideas of the field while emphasizing the deep underlying concepts The book begins with a discussion of the Einstein Debye model of specific heat & the Drude Sommerfeld theories of electrons in solids which can all be understood without reference to any underlying crystal structure The failures of these theories force a more serious investigation of microscopics Many of the key ideas about waves in solids are then introduced using one dimensional models in order to convey concepts without getting bogged down with details Only then does the book turn to consider real materials Chemical bonding is introduced & then atoms can be bonded together to crystal structures & reciprocal space results Diffraction experiments as the central application of these ideas are discussed in great detail From there the connection is made to electron wave diffraction in solids & how it results in electronic band structure The natural culmination of this thread is the triumph of semiconductor physics & devices The final section of the book considers magnetism in order to discuss a range of deeper concepts The failures of band theory due to electron interaction spontaneous magnetic orders & mean field theories are presented well Finally the book gives a brief exposition of the Hubbard model that undergraduates can understand The book presents all of this material in a clear fashion dense with explanatory or just plain entertaining footnotes This may be the best introductory book for learning solid state physics It is certainly the most fun to read ...

Meet Jack & Jill Humpty Dumpty the man in the moon & many many more in this sparkling treasury of over a hundred nursery favourites to share From bouncy boisterous songs to lyrical lullabies there's a rhyme for every mood & moment The words to each rhyme are accompanied by beautiful illustrations & there are action suggestions to keep little ones moving while they join in! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An amazing gift set that combines two of the best selling TV box sets ever! From executive producers Tom Hanks Steven Spielberg & Gary Goetzman the two critically acclaimed 10-part HBO Miniseries Band of Brothers & The Pacific come to us in stunning DVD & Blu-ray gift sets

Includes:: a never seen before bonus disc Titles Comprise Band of Brothers Based on the bestseller by Stephen E Ambrose the epic 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division US Army Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company as well as soldiers& journals & letters Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery & extraordinary fear They were an elite rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning fighting in the Battle of the Bulge & capturing Hitler&s Eagle&s Nest at Berchtesgaden They were also a unit that suffered 150 percent casualties & whose lives became legend The Pacific From the team behind the Emmy & Golden Globe winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers comes The Pacific an epic ten-part miniseries that tracks the intertwined odysseys of three US Marines
- Robert Leckie Eugene Sledge & John Basilone
- across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II These men along with other Marines are tracked from their first battle on Guadalcanal in 1942 through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester & strongholds of Peleliu across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima & Okinawa & finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day in 1945



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From the producers of Band of Brothers The Pacific tracks the real-life journeys of three US Marines--Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) Eugene Sledge (Joe Mazzello) & John Basilone (Jon Seda)--across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theatre during World War II The extraordinary experiences of these men & their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima through the killing fields of Okinawa to the triumphant yet uneasy return home after V-J Day ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Executive produced by Tom Hanks Steven Spielberg & Gary Goetzman The Pacific is an epic ten-part miniseries from HBO & the team that made Band of Brothers The Pacific tracks the intertwined real-life stories of three US Marines Robert Leckie John Basilone & Eugene Sledge across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War 2 The miniseries follows these men & their fellow Marines from their first battle with the Japanese on Guadalcanal through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester & the strongholds of Peleliu across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima & through the horror of Okinawa & finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day The Pacific is primarily based on two memoirs of US Marines Eugene Sledge&s With The Old Breed At Peleliu & Okinawa & Robert Leckie&s Helmet For My Pillow The series also draws on Eugene Sledge&s China Marine & Chuck Tatum&s Red Blood Black Sand as well as original interviews conducted by the filmmakers Actors Joseph Mazzello James Badge Dale Jon Seda William Sadler Ashton Holmes Rami Malek Akos Armont Joshua Bitton Jon Bernthal Tom Budge & Joshua Close Director Joseph Mazzello James Badge Dale Jon Seda William Sadler Ashton Holmes Rami Malek Akos Armont Joshua Bitton Jon Bernthal Tom Budge & Joshua Close Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages French ; Spanish Subtitles Castilian Spanish ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; Greek ; Korean ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 10 hours & 30 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the team behind the Emmy & Golden Globe winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers comes The Pacific an epic ten-part miniseries that tracks the intertwined odysseys of three US Marines
- Robert Leckie Eugene Sledge & John Basilone
- across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II These men along with other Marines are tracked from their first battle on Guadalcanal in 1942 through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester & strongholds of Peleliu across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima & Okinawa & finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day in 1945

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play All ten episodes of the fact-based HBO historical drama mini-series The series tells the intertwined stories of three US marines
- Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello) Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) & John Basilone (Jon Seda)
- during America&s battle with the Japanese in the Pacific in the Second World War Episodes are & Guadalcanal Leckie& & Basilone& & Melbourne& & Gloucester Pavuvu Banika& & Peleliu Landing& & Peleliu Airfield& & Peleliu Hills& & Iwo Jima& & Okinawa& & & Home&

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In THE PACIFIER Vin Diesel is great as a navy seal turned babysitter in this kid-friendly action comedy A botched rescue mission (brimming with stunts) results in the death of a scientist & the hospitalization of seal team-leader Shane Wolf Once he recovers he is assigned to duty as a bodyguard for the dead man&s family But even for a seal--toughened to the point of stoniness--dealing with the chaos smells noises & complexities of a large fatherless family proves to be a heavy challenge The kids don&t like his authoritative ways & they have no problem defying him at every turn Eventually everybody bonds & while the family teaches him to listen & relax he teaches them the combat skills they need to succeed in suburban Los Angeles It&s all very funny but the film really works best as a showcase for the range of Diesel; he takes his pratfalls in stride his character&s devotion to military discipline & honour is inspiring; & his bonding with the family is sweet without being saccharine What&s more he still gets the chance to kick some serious bad-guy butt Lauren Graham (BAD SANTA) plays the kindly grade school principal & love interest EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND&s Brad Garrett is hilarious as a sadistic wrestling coach There&s also a crotch-biting pet duck ninjas sewer-diving a troop of kung fu-fighting girl scouts & the hilarious &panda dance& ...

Written by Mike Raicht (co-creator & writer of The Stuff of Legend & Wild Blue Yonder) with art by newcomer Daniel Faccilongo this werewolf murder mystery is sure to bring out the monster in you One question is being whispered throughout the small town of Marcellus New York Who killed Brian Foster? Clearly everyone loved the local high school star football player didn't they? At least that's what it seems like to new kid in town Greg Jordan But perhaps the question shouldn't be who killed Brian Foster but what? If the high school drama of The Breakfast Club mixed with the intense werewolf action of new horror-dramas like Teen Wolf & Hemlock Grove is something you crave hunt down this book by the light of the full moon ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Steve Austin & Dolph Lundgren star in the bone-crunching action flick that delivers the goods Austin is combat veteran Tommy Wick a nightclub bouncer & stone-cold enforcer for a Seattle mob boss Lundgren is & The German& an international crime lord & hardcore killing machine But when Wick is asked to courier a mysterious package to The German he&ll suddenly find himself hunted by relentless teams of hit men mercenaries assassins & sadists Time is running out The bodies are piling up & for two very angry men with a history of bad blood the ultimate retaliation is about to be get nasty Actors Steve Austin Dolph Lundgren Monique Ganderton Jerry Trimble & Michael Daingerfield Director Jesse V Johnson Certificate 15 years & over Languages English Duration 1 hour & 35 minutes (approx) ...