If students are not engaged, there is little, if any, chance that they will learn what is being addressed in class. A basic premise of The Highly Engaged Classroom is that student engagement happens as a result of a teacher's careful planning and execution of specific strategies. In other words, stu[...]

The fully-revised and retitled new edition of Deep Marine Environments , the seminal text in marine sedimentology addresses the huge advances in our understanding of the processes involved in deep marine environments over the last twenty years.[...]

The fully-revised and retitled new edition of Deep Marine Environments, the seminal text in marine sedimentology addresses the huge advances in our understanding of the processes involved in deep marine environments over the last twenty years.[...]

Functional programming is perhaps the next big wave in application development. As experienced developers know, functional programming makes its mark by allowing application builders to develop solutions to complicated programming situations cleanly and efficiently. A rich history of functional lang[...]

This title includes definitions and descriptions of greeting-card terms, tools, materials and techniques, illustrated how-to instructions and photographs of hundreds of handmade cards by leading craft artists that will inspire both card-making enthusiasts and everyday paper crafters. This book is th[...]

The ultimate guide to the music of the latter half of the 20th century. "Chart Toppers" is a chronological survey of the most important popular music genres since the 1960s. The authors highlight the key solo musicians and groups, explore how their careers developed, survey their hit songs, reveal w[...]

This A-to-Z encyclopaedia contains every technique, every major designer, every scrapbook possibility - and it's all described in glossary style, complete with photos and tips that no scrap booker can do without. Exciting page layouts with how-to instructions, offer inspiration, while dozens of proj[...]

Trafficking in persons, particularly the trafficking of women into sexual servitude (sex trafficking) has generated much attention over the past decade. This book provides a critical examination of the international and national frameworks developed to respond to this issue - focused both on the des[...]