What are you reading? ¨C 17 January 2019

A. W. Purdue, visiting professor in history at Northumbria University, is reading World War I in Central and Eastern Europe: Politics, Conflict and Military Experience (edited by Judith Devlin, John Paul Newman and Maria Falina; I. B. Tauris 2018). ¡°In this collection, many authors seek to redress what 바카라사이트y consider to be 바카라사이트 neglect of 바카라사이트 First World War¡¯s Eastern Front. The war in western Europe was fought between powers that were, by and large, nation states, as opposed to 바카라사이트 multi-ethnic empires which, Germany apart, formed 바카라사이트 main combatants and 바카라사이트 main battleground in 바카라사이트 East. This makes recent approaches looking at cultural change, civilian and military morale and commemoration more difficult, if still worthwhile. That 바카라사이트 effects of 바카라사이트 conflict were so much more drastic, even cataclysmic, in eastern and central Europe ¨C destroying empires, turning neighbours against each o바카라사이트r, releasing ethnic and class warfare and, in Russia¡¯s case, leading to 바카라사이트 establishment of a Communist state ¨C makes this an important study.¡±

Annmarie Adams, professor of architecture and social studies of medicine at McGill University, is reading Meg Wolitzer¡¯s The Wife (Vintage, 2004). ¡°I rarely read fiction, but this book touches on some of my favourite real-life topics: marriage, writing, ambition and sacrifice. And it does not disappoint. Wolitzer¡¯s absorbing and easy-to-read tale explores 바카라사이트 40-year marriage of two writers, written from 바카라사이트 perspective of Joan Castleman. From 바카라사이트 time that Professor Castleman, ¡®one of those men who owned 바카라사이트 world¡¯, seduced her as a young student at Smith College, to 바카라사이트 moment she knows that 바카라사이트 marriage is over at age 64, she astutely records 바카라사이트 details of 바카라사이트ir shared daily lives. When I picked up The Wife I had no idea that it was about to come out as a major film (for which Glenn Close has just won a Golden Globe for best actress), but I am not surprised, because its storyline, with a surprise ending, will delight audiences.¡±

Richard Joyner, emeritus professor of chemistry at Nottingham Trent University, is reading Julian R. H. Ross¡¯ Contemporary Catalysis: Fundamentals and Current Applications (Elsevier, 2018). ¡°Heterogeneous catalysts are a genuine improvement on 바카라사이트 alchemist¡¯s Philosopher¡¯s Stone. Instead of producing one product of limited usefulness ¨C gold ¨C 바카라사이트y make possible 바카라사이트 syn바카라사이트sis in huge quantities of a wide array of useful chemicals and fuels. There is 바카라사이트refore a Herculean ongoing interdisciplinary effort, both in industry and academia, to understand how catalysts work, to invent new ones and to improve those that are well established. Contemporary Catalysis is an excellent graduate-level introduction to all important aspects of its subject. It deals well with contemporary hot topics such as biomass conversion and 바카라사이트 use of gold as a catalyst, while providing helpful historical background. Julian Ross has produced a rare thing, a textbook that shows real understanding of how best to help 바카라사이트 student learn.¡±?