A study of the novels and short stories of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)with presentation of a literary chronology of his career.

In Pink Beams of Light from the God in the Gutter, Gabriel McKee gives an overview of Dick's religious experiences and his attempts at communicating them in published works, drawing on Dick's fiction as well as his private journals and personal correspondence

E. Alexander, a life-long student & practitioner of the occult, esoteric, magick and mysticism, member of several secret orders, involved with governmental fractions - now brings you the darkest secret he has discovered, from personal direct experience and observations, and details it for you. This is the Trap System - a spiritual-technological construct keeping humans trapped on Earth through among other things reincarnation and karma, making them forget themselves from life-time to life-time to stop them from progressing and finding the truth. He also explains what he have discovered about subjects such as the chakra system and the Third Eye (Pineal Gland), mind control, external influences, the truth about Aliens, what Ghosts & the After-life are, our multidimensional existence - and finally finish it all off with a chapter filled with exercises and meditations to free oneself, expand consciousness, and move beyond and out of the Trap System and know ones True Self, the Higher Soul.

X-Ray fluorescence analysis is an established technique for non-destructive elemental materials analysis. This book gives a user-oriented practical guidance to the application of this method. The book gives a survey of the theoretical fundamentals, analytical instrumentation, software for data processing, various excitation regimes including gracing incidents and microfocus measurements, quantitative analysis, applications in routine and micro analysis, mineralogy, biology, medicine, criminal investigations, archeology, metallurgy, abrasion, microelectronics, environmental air and water analysis. This book is the bible of X-Ray fluorescence analysis. It gives the basic knowledge on this technique, information on analytical equipment and guides the reader to the various applications. It appeals to researchers, analytically active engineers and advanced students.

Aliens are disturbing the peace in the city of Mirazor. They are abducting people from the streets and doing very unpleasant things to them. Beyond the city walls, a parasitic weed of mysterious provenance is spreading with astonishing speed across the world.Mirazor is full of refugees. The novel’s protagonist, Tegimor Halstaf, travels to the city and is reluctantly drawn into the resistance movement. Among his fellow warriors are a magician’s beautiful daughter, a belligerent dwarf with a taste for collecting alien heads, and a pair of young lovers who have escaped from the invaders’ mother-ship. Together, this curious group manage to save the world.Author V. Peter Maslin is inspired by a variety of Science-Fiction and Fantasy writers, including Brian Aldiss, M. John Harrison and William S. Burroughs. He feels his novel to be in the tradition of Meryvn Peake’s Gormenghast. Mirazor will appeal to fans of science-fantasy fiction.

A tantalizing eternal dream for many is about to come to fruition by way of Shadowstar’s doing. Violet Diamond and the others in her group face ever increasing dangers and public ridicule in stopping a devastating world event. To wake someone up from their best dream to continue a bad day in attempts to overcome it might make a certain small-town tailor seen as the villain. A moral choice whose outcome has deep implications.

The updated guide to the fundamental concepts, techniques and applications of synchrotron radiation and its applications in this rapidly developing field Synchrotron light is recognized as an invaluable research tool by a broad spectrum of scientists, ranging from physicists to biologists and archaeologists. The comprehensively revised second edition of An Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation offers a guide to the basic concepts of the generation and manipulation of synchrotron light, its interaction with matter and the application of synchrotron light in x-ray scattering, spectroscopy, and imaging. The author, a noted expert in the field, reviews the fundamentals of important experimental methods, and explores the most recent technological advances in both the latest generation of x-ray sources and x-ray instrumentation. Designed to be an accessible resource, the book contains full-colour illustrations of the underlying physics and experimental applications, as well as the most commonly-used synchrotron techniques. In particular, the updated second edition now includes: In-depth descriptions of the latest x-ray-source technologies, notably diffraction-limited storage rings and x-ray free-electron lasers The latest advances in instrumentation, x-ray optics, and experimental methods in synchrotron radiation The most recent developments in macromolecular crystallography, time-resolved studies, and imaging techniques A comprehensive set of problems for each chapter, plus their ideal solutions in the appendices. Written for undergraduate and postgraduate students from all areas of the natural and physical sciences, An Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation, Second Edition is an invaluable up-to-date reference source in this highly multidisciplinary field. PowerPoint slides of all the figures within the text are available for download, for instructors and users of this book, at http://booksupport.wiley.com

This book provides a detailed, self-contained description of automatic indexing of crystal diffraction patterns, considering both ab initio indexing and indexing of patterns originating from known structures. Introductory chapters equip the reader with the necessary basic knowledge of geometric crystallography, as well as kinematic and dynamic theories of crystal diffraction. Subsequent chapters delve and describe ab initio indexing of single crystal diffraction patterns and indexing of patterns for orientation determination. The book also reviews methods of indexing powder diffraction and electron spot-type patterns, as well the subject of multigrain indexing. Later chapters are devoted to diffraction by helical structures and quasicrystals, as well as some aspects of lattice parameter refinement and strain determination. The book is intended equally for materials scientists curious about ‘nuts and bolts’ of diffraction pattern indexing and orientation mapping systems, as well as interdisciplinary researchers from physics, chemistry, and biology involved in crystallographic computing. It provides a rigorous, yet accessible, treatment of the subject matter for graduate students interested in understanding the functioning of diffraction pattern indexing engines.

This book contains an excellent overview of the status and highlights of brilliant light facilities and their applications in biology, chemistry, medicine, materials and environmental sciences. Overview papers on diverse fields of research by leading experts are accompanied by the highlights in the near and long-term perspectives of brilliant X-Ray photon beam usage for fundamental and applied research.

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