Metals, as surface or structure- as the generators of space, play a role in nearly every strain of modernisation in architecture. They define complete geographies of work, production, and political life. Non-architectural metals delivered in cars, and hard goods in the United States and worldwide ha[...]

In the final years of the seventeenth century in a small New England town, the venerable Colonel Pyncheon decides to erect a ponderously oak-framed and spacious family mansion. It occupies the spot where Matthew Maule, 'an obscure man', had lived in a log hut, until his execution for witchcraft. Fro[...]

The product of a unique collaboration between California State University system and Benjamin Cummings, Biology Labs On-Line allows readers to learn biological principles by designing and conducting simulated experiments online at www.biologylabsonline.com.  The labs are available for sale separate[...]

The Fourth Edition of An Invitation to Environmental Sociology brings out the sociology of environmental possibility, inviting students to delve into this rapidly changing field. Written in a lively, engaging style, Michael Bell covers the broad range of topics in environmental sociology with a pers[...]

Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Security is the first book to address security, risk and reliability issues in maritime, port and supply chain settings. In particular this title tackles operational challenges that port, shipping, international logistics and supply chai[...]

Attacken på Pearl Harbor, slaget om Stalingrad och landstigningen vid Normandie är tre exempel på avgörande vändpunkter under andra världskriget. De representerar också mytomspunna historiska skeenden där utgången i efterhand tycks ha varit förutbestämd. Men som författaren visar i denna[...]