Sir George Porter (Lord Porter of Luddenham) was one of the most highly regarded and well known scientists in Britain. He was appointed Director of the Royal Institution in 1996, awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967, and was the only Director of the Royal Institution to later become President [...]

'What this excellent new book adds to the field is a very clear focus on the emergency care of older patients...an excellent resource for specialists in other fields wanting to improve their own skills and knowledge when caring for older patients with complex needs. It will be of great use to nurses[...]

One thing that separates human beings from the rest of the animal world is our ability to control behavior by referencing internal plans, goals, and rules. This ability, which is crucial to our success in a complex social environment, depends on the purposeful generation of "task sets"-states of men[...]

In What's Left of the Left, distinguished scholars of European and U.S. politics consider how centre-left political parties have fared since the 1970s. They explore the left's responses to the end of the post-war economic boom, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the erosion of traditional party polit[...]

Reflects the contemporary use of enterprise-wide business systems. This text focuses on the potential effect on business of IT technologies such as the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets for enterprise collaboration, and how IT contributes to competitive advantage, reengineering business processes, [...]

In previous ed. James O'Brian is named as first author.

This consise anthology offers a balanced approach to the enjoyment of reading American literature.Over 20 new authors representing diverse cultural backgrounds allow students to read about unique experiences through the eyes of esteemed writers including Sonia Sanchez, Sherman Alexie, Maxine Hong Ki[...]

An introduction to the theory of Cartesian tensors, this text notes the importance of the analysis of the structure of tensors in terms of spectral sets of projection operators as part of the very substance of quantum theory. Covers isotropic tensors and spinor analysis within the confines of Euclid[...]

A revised edition of the classic history of rock discusses the evolution of rock music from its earliest origins to today's most influential musical styles and performers. Original. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.[...]