The new edition of this outstanding documents collection displays a stronger blend of social history--pieces reflecting everyday life, family, social networks, and culture--and political history--critical proclamations, treaties, laws, and other public acts. Many of the documents are translated into[...]

The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese is a two-year undergraduate course for students with no prior background in Chinese study. Designed to build a strong foundation in both the spoken and written language it develops all the basic skills such as pronunciation, character writing, word use[...]

Stress Management and Prevention, Second Edition offers a fun and exciting way to learn about stress, its causes, and ways to deal with and prevent it. Not only will you enjoy reading it, but you ll also find yourself motivated to continue incorporating what you learn into your life long after your [...]

This insanely hilarious book examines the greatest development of human artistic expression in the last century: the objectively awful tattoo. Our fearless authors went to tattoo conventions and studios all over the country looking for the cream of the crap. They interviewed all kinds of tattoo arti[...]

Written by a leading expert in the field, Molecular Level Understanding of Surfaces and Buried Interfaces in Situ discusses the application of SFG vibrational spectroscopy to surfaces and interfaces. The first book-length treatment of this topic, this timely guide explores a wide variety of applic[...]

With chapters provided by international leading experts, this book covers the most recent advancements in this area. Focusing on the pharmaceutical industry, the book addresses both emerging mass spectrometry techniques, including imaging mass spectrometry, ion mobility, and microwave-assisted mass [...]