For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. By attracting impressive support from citizens, whose activism takes the form of protests, boycotts, civil disobedience, and[...]

Animals, as Lvi-Strauss wrote, are good to think with. This collection addresses and reassesses the variety of ways in which animals were used and thought about in Renaissance culture, challenging contemporary as well as historic views of the boundaries and hierarchies humans presume the natural wor[...]

On the increase worldwide, diabetes is well recognized as a complex and challenging condition. This pocket-sized guide puts diabetes information at your fingertips, equipping you with the essential knowledge and skills to deliver effective day-to-day diabetes care competently and confidently.[...]

Ezra Stoller's iconic photographs of 20th-century architectural masterpieces, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's "Fallingwater" and Mies van der Rohe's "Seagram Building", are often cited in aiding the rise of modernism in America. Stoller elevated architectural photography to an art form, capturing the m[...]

***This is the updated and corrected edition ofThe iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook.*** The iOS 5 Developer,s Cookbook, Third Edition Covers iOS 5, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C 2.0,s ARC, LLVM, and more! In this book, bestselling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information yo[...]

The Core iOS 6 Developer's Cookbook brings together reliable, proven solutions for the heart of day-to-day iOS 6 development. World-renowned iOS programming expert Erica Sadun covers all the classes you'll need to create successful iOS 6 mobile apps with standard APIs and interface elements and take[...]

The Must-Have Promotion Guide for Every App and Hardware Developer! Developing your product took lots of hard work over months, nights, and weekends filled with blood, sweat, and tears. Don't abandon it now. Shower your app with the quality promotion it deserves! Erica Sadun and Steve Sande help y[...]

Quantitative Methods in Educational and Social Research Using SPSS bridges the gap between introductory and technical volumes on quantitative methods. The book is aimed at students and researchers in education and related fields who have had limited previous contact with quantitative methods. It ass[...]

Shocked to learn that the mother she believed to be long dead has only passed away recently, Janet travels to the site of a seaside cottage that she has inherited, where she meets Tom, a man who was raised on his mother's stories about shape-shifters and impossible love.[...]

"Sappho's Leap" is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known. At the age of fourteen, Sappho is seduced by the beautiful poet Alcaeus, plots with him to overthrow the dictator of their island, and is caught and married off to a repellent older [...]

What is childhood and why, and how, did psychology come to be the arbiter of 'correct'or 'normal' development? How do actual lived childhoods connect with theories about child development? In this completely revised and updated edition, Deconstructing Developmental Psychology interrogates the assump[...]

Written in accessible language, Law and the Wearing of Religious Symbols is a comprehensive analysis of a topical subject that is being widely debated across Europe. The book provides an overview of emerging case law from the European Court of Human Rights as well as from national courts and equalit[...]