"Philpot helps mechanical engineers visualize key mechanics of materials concepts better than any book available, following a sound problem solving methodology while thoroughly covering all the basics. The second edition seamlessly integrates the author's award winning Mecmovies software with the ch[...]

Written by the three leading experts in the field, this book combines an introduction to the sources and methods of epidemiological criminology and an application of these methods to some of the most vexing problems now confronting researchers and practitioners in public health and criminology.[...]

Blending theory and practice, Foreign Exchange progresses from a short history of the foreign exchange market and a description of the FX Spot Market through currency forwards and other derivatives, to FX options strategies and more exotic and complex structures - making this technical information g[...]

Mao Zedong's political career spanned more than half a century. The ideas he championed transformed one of the largest nations on earth and inspired revolutionary movements across the world. Even today Mao lives on in China, where he is regarded by many as a near-mythical figure, and in the West, wh[...]

“Whether you conclude that this book is the most alarming heresy of the millennium or the mother of all revelations, The Jesus Mysteries deserves to be read.”

— Fort Worth Star -Telegram

What if . . .

* there were absolutely no evidence for the exis[...]

Leading the way…
Organisational Behaviour, 5e is again at the forefront in providing a contemporary, engaging and theoretically grounded teaching and learning resource for introductory courses in organisational behaviour. Renowned for its straightforward writing style, this text fully engages s[...]

Featuring 73 images, this pocket atlas helps interpret computed tomography images of the brain and calvarium, temporal bone, orbit, nasal cavity, and paranasal sinuses. It also helps readers recognize normal anatomic structures on CT scans and distinguish these structures from artifacts.[...]

This book combines a rich description of the (Lutheran) "Formula of Concord" (1577) with experiences in today's Lutheran parishes to demonstrate how confessional texts may still come to life in modern Christian congregations. Timothy Wengert takes the "Formula of Concord", traditionally used as ammu[...]

In this era of health-science research, rarely a day goes by without a public pronouncement of some exciting health-enhancing discovery: a new diet, a new fitness routine, a new drug or alternative therapy, the miracles achieved by genetic mapping. And we are told--by the media, health-care experts,[...]

A swashbuckling tale set in the the Caribbean world at the time of the French revolution, Explosion in a Cathedral focuses on Victor Hugues, a historical figure who led the naval assault to take back the island of Guadeloupe from the English at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In Carpentier'[...]

A student's guide to the historical context and key themes in relativism across the discipline of philosophy.[...]