If you are human, you are biased. From this fundamental truth, diversity expert Howard Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people of different races or different genders. And yet in virtually every area of modern life disparities rema[...]
The child he loves. The idea of a child, he's beginning to understand, is where everything will go wrong. William works as a human remains removal specialist, removing stains left by the dead. Whether by a bloody crime scene or a quiet domestic death, William is reminded each day of the frailty of h[...]
This volume is the first book-length collection of studies on the assessment of pragmatic competencies in a second or foreign language. Grounded in theoretical perspectives on communicative and interactional competencies, the first section of the book examines the reception and production of speech [...]
Ordinary citizens the world over have long paid the price for the swashbuckling behavior of the corporate and political elite. We've seen the reigning establishment widen the gap between rich and poor, champion endless growth on a finite planet, wreak havoc on developing nations, and ravage ecosyste[...]
Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American int[...]
In the Austrian state of Styria lies the Helianau Institute, a boarding school for children born with a mysterious condition known as Indigo syndrome. Anyone who comes near them immediately suffers from nausea and vertigo. Clemens Setz a fictionalized doppelganger of the author is a young math teach[...]
In their introduction to this anthology, James Bruce Ross and Mary Martin McLaughlin remind us that "no area of the past is dead if we are alive to it. The variety, the complexity, the sheer humanity of the middle ages live most meaningfully in their own authentic voices." The Portable Medieval Read[...]
This Interpretive Lexicon has two primary functions aimed at facilitating the exegetical and translational task, namely as a lexicon and also as an interpretive handbook. First, this book lists the vast majority of Greek prepositions, adverbs, particles, relative pronouns, conjunctions, and other co[...]
"Security engineering is different from any other kind of programming... if you're even thinking of doing any security engineering, you need to read this book. " -- Bruce Schneier "This is the best book on computer security. Buy it, but more importantly, read it and apply it in your work.[...]
A must have guide for creating engaging and usable SharePoint 2010 brandingWith SharePoint 2010, Microsoft has provided a more robust environment for creating collaboration and content management sites that rival any of the popular websites on the internet. Creating a branded SharePoint site involve[...]
The areaâs benchmark text, completely revised and updated In the twenty years since publication of the first edition of The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data, researchers have produced a library of material on this constantly evolving area. The theoretical underpinnings of established[...]
Adult Eyewitness Testimony provides an overview of current empirical research on eyewitness testimony and identification accuracy, covering both theory and application. The volume is organized to address three important issues. First, what are the cognitive, social, and physical factors that influen[...]
Explores the role of fire in Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, providing unique insights into the assembly and evolutionary convergence of ecosystems.[...]
Beautifully illustrated and clearly presented, The Butterflies of Canada is an indispensable guide to all aspects of butterfly study. Butterfly collecting has long been a popular summer activity, and as the growing popularity of butterfly watching and conservatories in Ontario and British Columbia [...]
Over a million students have transformed adequate work into academic achievement with this best-selling text. "How to Study In College" sets students on the path to success by helping them build a strong foundation of study skills, and learn how to gain, retain, and explain information. Based on wid[...]
Just as a panoramic image provides a broad view, Panorama provides a ground-breaking, broad view of the world's history by reaching across regional boundaries and highlighting large-scale, global patterns. Panorama's easily understood chronology, coupled with its innovative, proven digital tools, en[...]
Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Patrick Gleason, Luke Ross, Drew Geraci and Fabio Laguna Cover by Patrick Gleason The war with the Sinestro Corps may have ended, but the Green Lanterns still face some unlikely ripples from the battle in this new collection! Featuring GREEN LANTERN CORPS #27-32. [...]
Helping you to apply many different diagnostic tools, "Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse, 2nd Edition" explores both traditional treatments and alternative therapies for conditions that can cause gait abnormalities in horses. Written by an international team of authors led by Mike Ro[...]
Use of psychotropic drugs has come to dominate clinical practice in psychiatry worldwide-perhaps owing largely to perceived simplicity, ease of use, and apparent efficiency, as well as apparent cost-effectiveness of such treatments. Nevertheless, medicinal treatments for patients with psychiatric d[...]
DSM-IV-TRA? Case Studies: A Clinical Guide to Differential Diagnosis will help the reader gain an understanding of how to use DSM-IV-TR in actual clinical situations. This book, co-authored by Allen Frances, Chair of the Task Force on DSM-IV, translates the clinical concepts and terminology of DSM-I[...]
This three volume series is the new, definitive textbook of audiology. Consisting of three different books (Diagnosis, Treatment, and Practice Management), the set provides comprehensive and practical coverage of the profession of audiology. With a focus on clinical applications, the series is a val[...]