Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods contains the key information for these A2 Unit 4 topics, with examiners' notes and essential notes to deliver exam success. An exam section contains two sample papers, with answers at A and C grades and detailed comments from AQA examiners on how to move up[...]

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry b[...]

A brilliantly twisty tale from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. Including an extract from his new Logan novel, The Missing and the Dead.[...]

Do you surf the Web instead of finishing overdue projects? Do you always say you'll start that diet . . . tomorrow? Do you stay up late watching television instead of going to bed? You are not alone. In fact, you belong to the 95 percent of the world that admits to procrastination. We are hardwired [...]

Kids are curious about Superman(TM) In Superman's Superpowers, they'll learn all about their favorite DC Comics super hero. This full-color illustrated I Can Read book is based on the major motion picture Man of Steel.Like all I Can Read books, Superman's Superpowers is designed to bring children i[...]

Thoroughly updated, this superbly illustrated handbook provides a uniquely practical perspective on all aspects of steel, concrete, and composite use in the design of tall buildings. It alerts professionals to the latest codes and ANSI standards and includes dozens of case studies of important build[...]

A completely revised and updated in-depth guide to the requirements central to earthquake-resistant design of steel structures Ductile Design of Steel Structures, Second Edition promotes and presents the fundamental principles behind the design of ductile steel structures. It has been updated to ref[...]

This highly illustrated resource covers the characteristics, properties, specifications, heat treatment, and application of steels for engineering students, non-metallurgical engineers, and technicians. There's a saying that "steel makes the world." From a tiny pin in a sewing kit to home appliance[...]

Hot-Dip Galvanizing of Steel Structures contains practical information that is useful for both researchers in hot-dip galvanizing and engineers, designers, and inspectors. The book draws from the empirical experience and research of the authors, complementing the current state of knowledge of morpho[...]

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering or displacing their peoples. This edition includes a new chapter on Japan and all-new illustrations drawn f[...]

Cities cover just 2 per cent of the world's surface, but consume 75 per cent of the world's resources. Global food production increased by 145 per cent in the last 4 decades of the 20th century - yet an estimated 800 million people are still hungry. In 2005, British supermarkets sent half a million [...]

Examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence, and reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries - old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of problems, from obesity, the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural wor[...]