"Shades Shorts" is a new series that is ideal for readers who may find traditional teen novels too daunting, but still crave the excitement of clever plot lines, well-rounded characters and fast-paced writing. Each volume will contain six easy-to-read short stories aimed at the reluctant or struggli[...]
From their early beginnings in the Restoration until the final closure in Queen Victoria's reign, Vauxhall Gardens developed from a rural tavern and place of assignation into a dream-world. This title reveals how Vauxhall linked high and popular culture in ways that look forward to the manner in whi[...]
The Tao of Sobriety shows how to apply eastern philosophy to enhance recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. With a few simple mental exercises, readers can learn how to quiet "The Committee," those nasty mental voices that undermine serenity and self-esteem. With leaders of the recove[...]
In spite of improved access to psychosocial interventions, many people with psychosis continue to experience persistent problems which act as significant barriers to their recovery. This book investigates risk and problem behaviours in psychosis including staff and service factors that can impede th[...]
This completely updated volume presents the effective and practical tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2. 0 sites, and mobile devices.[...]
This completely updated volume presents the effective and practical tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2.0 sites, and mobile devices. You?ll learn the principles of good product behavior and gain an understanding of Cooper?s Goal-Directed Design method, which involves everythin[...]
Building on the success of the first edition and featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, this expanded and thoroughly revised second edition provides an indispensable guide to the freshwater and terrestrial algae of the British Isles. It is an up-to-date account of and identificat[...]
David Card and Alan B. Krueger have already made national news with their pathbreaking research on the minimum wage. Here they present a powerful new challenge to the conventional view that higher minimum wages reduce jobs for low-wage workers. In a work that has important implications for public po[...]
This is a short highly illustrated textbook of neuroanatomy that throughout makes clear the relevance of the anatomy to clinical neurology. It avoids overburdening the reader with topographical detail that is unnecessary for the medical student. Minimum assumptions are made of existing knowledge of [...]
A practical, full-color guide with videos, "Practical Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography, 2nd Edition", by Drs. David Sidebotham, Alan F. Merry, Malcolm E. Leggett, and Mark L. Edwards, will help improve your diagnosis and monitoring of perioperative cardiac patients. Reflecting five yea[...]
The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf!
Wireless Networking: Design, Opt[...]
Detailing step-by-step methods for the design and layout of each type of drawing required for a complete set of architectural plans, this text shows how to make optimal use of one of today's popular design tools - AutoCAD 2000.[...]
This lavishly illustrated book provides a highly informative and detailed guide to the trees of North America.Each highly detailed, full color entry shows all aspects of a particular kind of tree to make identification as easy and accurate as possible. These include overall appearance of the tree th[...]
Tunisian crochet, sometimes called the 'Afghan Stitch' combines the ease of crocheting with the appearance of knitting. This instructional pattern book brings Tunisian crochet into the realm of high fashion with exquisite stitch patterns, meticulous shaping, and attractive finishing. Sixteen chic pr[...]
An invitation into the evocative, human-scaled, and artful interiors designed by Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright: The Rooms presents the warm interior spaces and exceptional design work of this beloved American master. Wright was an early proponent of total design. Unsatisfied with what was available in [...]
Suitable for honors and high-level mainstream general chemistry courses, this text focuses on important key objectives, equations and concepts, and presents various applications to a wide range of disciplines, such as biology, chemical engineering, biochemistry, and medicine that deepen students' un[...]
Offering a uniquely modern, balanced approach, Tussy/Gustafson/Koenig's DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, Third Edition, integrates the best of traditional drill and practice with the best elements of the reform movement. To many developmental math students, algebra is like a foreign l[...]
The 4th edition of Dennis/Wixon/Tegarden's Systems Analysis and Design with UML continues to offer a concise, modern and applied introduction to OO SAD. The new edition offers updated material, more hands-on exercises, and more applied examples. Furthermore a new emphasis on agile methods tackles pr[...]