Certain to be helpful for every contractor, builder, handyman, craftsman, and do-it-yourselfer, "Handyman-in-Your Pocket" contains an incredible amount of valuable information on a wealth of topics.[...]

From formulas and lab techniques to the periodic table, this work focuses on the areas of maximum confusion and breaks down the most difficult chemistry topics into easy-to-understand concepts. It also teaches problem-solving skills you may need to master this subject.[...]

In this title, Farina evokes the Sixties as precisely, wittily, and poignantly as F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the Jazz Age. The hero, Gnossus Pappadopoulis, weaves his way through the psychedelic landscape, encountering - among other things - mescaline, women, art, gluttony, falsehood, science, pra[...]

Diffuse X-ray scattering is a rich (virtually untapped) source of local structural information over and above that obtained by conventional crystal structure determination (crystallography). The main aim in the book is to show how computer simulation of a model crystal provides a general method by w[...]

Written by four active researchers who represent the breadth and depth of the field, this text encourages students to become scientific thinkers, apply what they learn and have fun in the hottest field in psychology. Social Psychology, third edition, delivers both the inspiration and the confidence [...]

This text delves into the many facets of the colonial uprising and its aftermath, concluding with the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The volume combines primary sources, analytical essays, chapter introductions, and headnotes to encourage students to think critically about the revolutionary era[...]

Big History is a new field on a grand scale: it tells the story of the universe over time through a diverse range of disciplines that spans cosmology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and archaeology, thereby reconciling traditional human history with envir[...]

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to the basic concepts, confessional content and history of Christian theology.[...]

Presents a fresh perspective that explores the development of psychology as both a human and a natural science.[...]

Part of a three part collection in honour of the teachings of Michael I. Handel, one of the foremost strategists of the late 20th century, this collection explores the paradoxes of intelligence analysis, surprise and deception from both historical and theoretical perspectives.[...]

The Science of Soundis widely recognized as the leading textbook in the field. It provides an excellent introduction to acoustics for students without college physics or a strong background in mathematics. In the Third Edition, Richard Moore and Paul Wheeler join Tom Rossing in updating The Science [...]