The new edition of Reys' Helping Children Learn Mathematics examines the forthcoming Common Core Standards and refocuses the themes for the book to make sure they are timely, significant and parallel in form. The three themes threaded throughout the book are: Best Practices, Sense Making and Prac[...]

This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. The book argues that conservationists must carefully weigh up, and[...]

This is the definitive illustrated book on Hubble - the most successful telescope ever constructed, which changed the face of space, reveals the most provocative and unprecedented new images of the universe, gathered by Hubble over its nearly 20-year lifetime.[...]

"This book is elegant proof that philosophy doesn't have to be fusty and musty" (A.J. Jacobs, bestselling author of "The Year of Living Biblically").
Learn to ride a bicycle with Einstein, have your first kiss with Kant, get your first job with Adam Smith, and weather midlife with Dante. Let his[...]

First published in 1992, Medieval Military Technology has become the definitive book in its field, garnering much praise and a large readership. This thorough update of a classic book, regarded as both an excellent overview and an important piece of scholarship, includes fully revised content, new s[...]

Most people sleepwalk through day-to-day existence, passively letting time slip away. Unfortunately, impending death is usually the only thing that can wake people up to the intensity of life.But what if it didn t have to be that way?What if you were able to truly discover the driving purpose for yo[...]

The Deaf Way documents the vast scholarly and artistic endeavors that took place in July 1989 when more than 6,000 deaf people from around the world met at Gallaudet University to celebrate Deaf culture. More than 150 articles by world-renowned experts examine every aspect of Deaf life in societies [...]

The nineteenth century was the golden era of riverboat gamblers, crooked railroad contractors, and filthy-rich medical quacks. These crooks made a living deceiving people who took a stranger at face value and left their doors unlocked. Throw in some get-rich-quick schemes and a generous mixture of w[...]

Presenting the top 50 stories from the first 50 years of the popular science fiction series, this is a go-to guide for getting started or renewing interest in "Doctor Who." Ever since its premiere on November 23, 1963, "Doctor Who" has been a television phenomenon, and this companion guide will help[...]