'People Under Three' translates child development theory and research into everyday practice. Focussing on the group day care of very young children, it is designed specifically for those who look after them day by day, as well as policy makers, administrators and the managers of child care services[...]

The study of Behavioural finance is relatively new and examines how individuals' attitudes and behaviour affect their financial decisions and financial markets. ' Behavioural Finance' builds on existing knowledge and skills that students have already gained on an introductory finance or corporate [...]

The chemistry and biochemistry of reactive intermediates is central to modern mechanistic and quantitative understanding of organic chemistry and biochemistry. The only comprehensive review to cover carbon-centered radical intermediates and their role(s) in chemistry and biochemistry, "Carbon-Center[...]

The most up-to-date and all encompassing guide to investing in today's markets From Forbes and the CFA Institute-two of the most highly respected and recognized names in the investment industry- The Forbes/CFA Institute Investment Course is an interactive roadmap to investing in today's challengin[...]

Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, "Christmas: A Candid History" provides an enlightening, entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells [...]

Beatrice Forbes Manz uses the history of Iran under the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (1409-1447) to analyse the relationship between government and society in the medieval Middle East. She provides a rich portrait of Iranian society over an exceptionally broad spectrum - the dynasty and its servitors, cit[...]

An exciting new paperback edition of the Newbery Medal-winning classic. The Year: 1773. The place: Boston. Johnny Tremain is fourteen and apprenticed to a silversmith. He is gifted and lords his skills over the other apprentices, until one day his hand is horribly burned by molten silver. Johnny's d[...]

Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? "A Natural History of Families" concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what t[...]

Is Al-Qa'eda about to attack London? What is the target? When and where will the attck be launched? Time has run out - this Tweed does know. Panic grips Whitehall and Tweed is road-bloacked by bureaucrats at every turn.[...]