In The Allure of Machinic Life, John Johnston examines new forms of nascent life that emerge through technical interactions within human-constructed environments--"machinic life"--in the sciences of cybernetics, artificial life, and artificial intelligence. With the development of such research init[...]

5,000 Years of Chinese Jade is a concise visual survey of art-historically important jade spanning the Neolithic period to the 19th century, offering a stunning visual journey through themes and time periods important in the history of jade in China. The book is arranged chronologically in five main[...]

LAY THE MOUNTAINS LOW
Terry C. JohnstonIn the summer of 1877, in a place called White Bird Canyon, Nez Perce warriors delivered a stunning blow to the First Cavalry--the worst defeat since the Little Bighorn one year before. Now, General O.O. Howard is charged with hunting down the Nez Perce and[...]

Beer and Johnston's "Mechanics of Materials" is the uncontested leader for the teaching of solid mechanics. Used by thousands of students around the globe since its publication in 1981, "Mechanics of Materials", provides a precise presentation of the subject illustrated with numerous engineering exa[...]

This book brings together a collection of classic tasks, extracts and texts that have been quoted repeatedly in mathematics education literature.[...]

Meet the World's Funniest Kindergartner--Junie B. Jones
With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's "New York Times" bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing--and reading--for over 20 years In the 2nd Junie B. Jones bo[...]

Tackles an issue in adolescent development and health - the education-drug use connection. This book examines the links and likely causal connections between educational experiences, delinquent behavior, and adolescent use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine.[...]

'Beginning and established teachers of mathematics as well as teacher educators will all find this book a rich resource when focusing on the crucial issue of designing and using tasks to provoke real learning in mathematics. It has become a central feature of our PGCE course in mathematics'. David W[...]