The most recognizable fictional spy and one of the longest running film franchises, James Bond has inspired a host of other pop culture contributions, including Doctor Who (the Jon Pertwee era), the animated television comedy series Archer, Matt Kindt's comic book series Mind MGMT, Japan's Nakano Sp[...]

Dan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on James in this latest addition to the award-winning BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, McCartney leads read[...]

Among the major events in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of Animals-a significant reference providing a comprehensive synthesis of the early radiation of the animal kingdom-fully captures this moment in geologic time. Five of the world's leading p[...]

Written rules in formal organizations are distinctive elements of organizational history; they shape organizational change and are in turn shaped by it. These rules are created, revised, and eliminated in ways that leave historical traces, and they have a visibility and durability that elude non-wri[...]

In his new book, renowned educator and technology expert, James G. Lengel provides a refreshing and hopeful picture of what schools should look like and a groundbreaking 7-step process for envisioning and building them that draws on the full possibilities offered by new digital technologies. He desc[...]

Presents the evolution of refinery processes during the last century as well as the means by which refinery processes can evolve. This book contains material relevant to: comparisons of feedstocks with heavy oil and bio-feedstocks; evolution of refineries since the 1950s; properties and refinability[...]

Packed with helpful charts and formulas, this much-needed field manual and instructional tool provides the clearest and most complete coverage now available on conduit bending and cable tray techniques! You will immediately find useful information on plastic-coated conduit bending and threading, PVC[...]

Designed as a reference tool, this new book, Robot Technology Fundamentals, covers all the practical aspects, disciplines and latest developments in industrial robots. It includes various exercises and case studies for self-review. In addition, the latest robot manufacturers with address, phone and [...]

Gasification involves the conversion of carbon sources without combustion to syngas, which can be used as a fuel itself or further processed to synthetic fuels. The technology provides a potentially more efficient means of energy generation than direct combustion. This book provides an overview of g[...]

Ever since the American Revolution, military service has been a proud tradition for the Zumwalt family. Tradition initially led the author to join his father and brother in the Navy, before later transferring to the US Marine Corps. During his 26 years in uniform, the author saw service in three con[...]

This work of applied moral philosophy develops a comprehensive account of how adults as moral agents ascribe moral status to beings.[...]

The most complete and up-to-date handbook on power generation from coal, this book covers all of today's new, cleaner methods for creating electricity from coal, the environmental challenges and concerns involved in its production, and developing technologies.[...]