ENGINEERING DESIGN: AN INTRODUCTION, Second Edition, features an innovative instructional approach emphasizing projects and exploration as learning tools. This engaging text provides an overview of the basic engineering principles that shape our modern world, covering key concepts within a flexible,[...]

Reflecting the latest practices, trends, and developments from the field, Systems Analysis And Design In A Changing World, 7E equips you with a solid foundation of the most important principles of systems analysis, systems design, project management, and new software development approaches. Using ca[...]

There's a new FISH in the pond Here's a brilliant parable for everyone who wants to lead a fuller, happier life illions of business people have already used the bestselling FISH books to improve the way they work. Now, the authors turn their attention to life's daily personal challenges, helping [...]

Contains procedures for both miniscale (also known as small scale) and microscale users. This title covers equipment, record keeping, and safety in the laboratory, and walks students step by step through the laboratory techniques they need to perform various experiments with confidence.[...]

Why do individuals exposed to the same environment turn out so differently, with some engaging in crime and others abiding by societal rules and norms? Why are males involved in violent crime more often than females? And why do the precursors of serious pathological behaviour typically emerge in chi[...]

Based on a study of every intrastate war settlement between 1980 and 1998 in which international actors played a key role, this is a comprehensive, systematic study of the implementation of peace settlements - of what happens after the treaties are signed.[...]

"Warship 2015" is the 37th edition of the annual academic publication devoted to the design, development, and service history of the world's combat ships. This annual publication has been running since 1977 and is frequently referenced by authors and contributors to naval publications. This hardback[...]

Milestones: Normal Speech and Language Development Across the Lifespan is a textbook for the introductory course in Language Development for students in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Special Education, Educational Psychology and Education. It adopts a coherent chronological app[...]

Allowing you to uncover the woman behind the 'Iron Lady' image, 'Iron Lady: The Thatcher Years' takes a thorough yet lighthearted look at the life and times of Britain's longest-serving twentieth-century prime minister. As both the first woman to become leader of a European country and the first Br[...]

Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval - the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries. In this absorbing companion to literature's rich past, arranged by days of the year, acclaimed critics and friends J[...]