"The Wave" is based on a true incident that occurred when a teacher conductedan experiment dealing with group pressure in his classes.[...]

"A guide to overcoming the worries of the world, written specifically for teen readers"--Provided by the publisher.[...]

What is the GDP, and what does it mean? Why does the stock market go down when interest rates go up? What causes a dreaded recession? Economics impacts everyone's life, but most people take on faith what they read in the newspaper. Now, for anyone who doesn't know much about economics, noted economi[...]

This book features a witty, entertaining, accessible introduction to modern economic thought. Buchholz shows how the ideas of the great economic thinkers throughout history - Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others - apply to the world today. Each chapter is centred [...]

Relaxation makes us stupid
You think that downtime will make you happy. You may even dream about getting out of the rat race for good. But Todd Buchholz--a former White House director of economic policy, award-winning teacher at Harvard, hedge fund director, and co-producer of a Tony Award-w[...]

Written by test-prep specialists, this guide begins with a complete description of the exam, and then goes on to cover the four main areas that the test targets: planning and designing, implementation and operation, troubleshooting, and technology.[...]

With the growth of capital market data services, the development of quantitative analytical techniques, and the widespread acceptance of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), performance analysis has emerged as a central component of effective asset management and become a recognized a[...]

Thorough coverage of the improvements and changes to SharePoint 2010 SharePoint 2010 boasts a variety of incredible new features that will challenge even the most experienced administrator who is upgrading from SharePoint 2007.[...]

A beautifully-packaged, advanced reference on the very latest version of MayaIf you already know the basics of Maya, the latest version of this authoritative book takes you to the next level. From modeling, texturing, animation, and visual effects to high-level techniques for film, television, games[...]

Understanding Buddhism provides a series of case studies of Asian and modern Western Buddhists, spanning history, gender, and class, whose lives are representative of the ways in which Buddhists throughout time have embodied the tradition.[...]