Software platforms are the invisible engines that have created, touched, or transformed nearly every major industry for the past quarter century. They power everything from mobile phones and automobile navigation systems to search engines and web portals. They have been the source of enormous value [...]

Glaciers and Glaciation is the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Stimulating and accessible, it has established a reputation as a comprehensive and essential resource. In this new edition, the text, references and illustrations have been thoroughly updated to give today's reader an u[...]

Intended for students studying travel and tourism, this work brings theory to life by using industry-based case studies. It features international case studies from large-scale businesses such as Airtours, MyTravel and South West Airlines. It also covers the strategic issues affecting the industry, [...]

Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice is valued for its breadth of overall coverage, its wide international focus as well as its critical orientation. The fourth edition of this textbook has been developed to meet the content needs of courses in an even more rounded manner, to bring the a[...]

One of the great spectacles of modern naval history is the Imperial Japanese Navy's instrumental role in Japan's rise from an isolationist feudal kingdom to a potent military empire stridently confronting, in 1941, the world's most powerful nation. Years of painstaking research and analysis of previ[...]

Kampfgruppe Peiper formed the spearhead of the German drive on the Meuse during the Ardennes Offensive in December 1944 and fought one of the most famous actions of the Second World War. Its story is told, day-by-day, using contemporary accounts. A wealth of maps and contemporary and modern photogra[...]

For the first time, in one volume, Ben Evans with David Harland will not only tell the story of the hugely successful Voyager missions, but also that of the men and women who have devoted their entire working lives to them. Illustrated with stunning images, some in color, they describe the missions [...]