A Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering is one of the latest additions to the market leading Oxford Paperback Reference series. In over 8,500 clear and concise A to Z entries, it provides definitions and explanations for mechanical engineering terms in the core areas of design, stress analysis, dyn[...]

Getting to grips with physical chemistry can be a daunting task. With new concepts to understand and a large amount of mathematics to master, it is no wonder that students can sometimes find it overwhelming. Elements of Physical Chemistry has been carefully developed to help readers increase their c[...]

In this short book Peter Atkins considers the universal questions to which religions have claimed answers. With economy, wit, and elegance, unswerving before awkward realities, Atkins presents what science has to say. While acknowledging the comfort some find in belief, he declares his own faith in [...]

Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its g[...]

With the development of a variety of exciting new areas of research involving computational chemistry, nano- and smart materials, and applications of the recently discovered graphene, there can be no doubt that physical chemistry is a vitally important field. It is also perceived as the most dauntin[...]

This is the first book-length critical study of E. B. White, the American essayist and author of Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, and co-author of The Elements of Style. G. Douglas Atkins focuses on White and 'the writing life', offering fresh, detailed readings of the major [...]

Jack is popular with his friends, fancies himself as a star football player and is impatient to begin a week of sporting activities in Snowdonia. Disaster strikes when there is a tragic accident. How will Jack come to terms with his new life?[...]

A comprehensive, twelve-week plan on how to lose weight and achieve optimal fitness shares specific strategies in the areas of personal motivation, nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle makeover while creating a customizable eating plan, recipes, personal progress tracking tools, and more. 100,0[...]

This major new text provides an introduction to the interaction of culture and society with the landscape and environment. It offers a broad-based view of this theme by drawing upon the varied traditions of landscape interpretation, from the traditional cultural geography of scholars such as Carl Sa[...]

CAN SEAN MITCHELL BE REDEEMED?
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Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now. A heavy-handed developer is trying to buy up Henry's condo on Revere Beach and sends thugs to move the process along. Soon Spenser and his apprentice, Zebulon Sixk[...]

The remarkable third novel in the "harrowing" ("Associated Press"), "killer" ("Minneapolis Star Tribune") new series about the real Deep South from the "New York Times"-bestselling author.
A year after becoming sheriff, Quinn Colson is faced with the release of an infamous murderer from prison.[...]

P.I. Spenser, knight-errant of the Back Bay, returns in this stellar addition to the iconic "New York Times" bestselling series from author Ace Atkins.
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