Modern highway engineering reflects an integrated view of a road system's entire lifecycle, including any potential environmental impacts, and seeks to develop a sustainable infrastructure through careful planning and active management. This trend is not limited to developed nations, but is recogniz[...]
Many analyses of time series data involve multiple, related variables. "Modeling Multiple Time Series" presents many specification choices and special challenges. This book reviews the main competing approaches to modeling multiple time series: simultaneous equations, ARIMA, error correction model[...]
There is a saying in Russian jails. Never ne boysya ne prosi: don't trust, don't fear, don't beg. Don't trust because life here will always disappoint you. Don't fear because whatever you're scared of, you are powerless to prevent it. And don't beg because nobody ever begged their way out of a Russi[...]
Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run follows Andy Holgate's epic journey from being an overweight librarian to an Ironman triathlete. Before he could even begin the rollercoaster ride which amassed more punctures than Andy cares to remember, this would-be Superman had first to buy a second hand bike an[...]
A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run makes the Ironman triathlon one of the hardest one-day endurance challenges on the planet. Now take those events and transfer them to a volcanic rock with cruel winds, searing sun, rough seas and nosebleed-inducing hills, and you have Ironman[...]
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series, Tui T. Sutherland, and her sister, Kari Sutherland, comes the second exciting adventure in the Menagerie trilogy! Combining the magic of Brandon Mull's Fablehaven series and the charm and humor of Carl Hiaasen, The Menagerie #2:[...]
With eloquence and accessibility, Dr. Aaron T. Beck analyzes the actual dialogue of troubled couples to illuminate the most common problems in marriage--the power of negative thinking, disillusionment, rigid rules and expectations, and miscommunication.[...]
Americans toss out 140 million cell phones every year. We discard 2 million plastic bottles every five minutes. And our total credit-card debt as of July 2011 is $793 billion.Plus, credit cards can make you fat.The American Dream was founded on the belief that anyone dedicated to thrift and hard wor[...]
Champion. Survivor.Hero. Legend.Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives. Zamperini's story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand's biography Unbr[...]
New York Times bestsellerMore than 100,000 copies in printCompleted just two days before Louis Zamperini s death at age ninety-seven, Don t Give Up, Don t Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of the most incredible American lives of the past century (People). Zamperini s [...]
Champion. Survivor.Hero. Legend.Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives. Zamperini's story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand's biography Unbr[...]
Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney MaraFeaturing more than 60 of Callahan's original cartoons"When people laugh like hell and then say, 'That's not funny, ' you can be pretty sure they're talking about John Callahan."-- P.J[...]
An Updated Guide to Establishing Cutting-Edge Operations and Maintenance Procedures for Today's Complex Facilities An essential on-the-job resource, Facility Manager's Maintenance Handbook presents step-by-step coverage of the planning, design, and execution of operations and maintenance procedures [...]
The next game-changing sales method--from the creator of Solution Selling! Michael Bosworth, the founder of Solution Selling, teams up with Ben Zoldan to present a framework based on the latest research in brain science to help you sell with greater confidence, effectiveness, and purpose. What Great[...]
A cross between Deborah Tannen's YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND and a Relate guide, this well-written, accessible book by America's phenomenally successful relationships guru provides essential strategies for maintaining a fulfilled relationship. A generation ago it was common to sacrifice personal fulfilment[...]
Hip-hop is now a global multi-billion pound industry. It has spawned superstars all across the world. There have been tie-in clothing lines, TV stations, film companies, cosmetics lines. It even has its own sports, its own art style, its own dialect. It is an all-encompassing lifestyle. But where di[...]
At sixteen, Jesse James began his fighting career by killing Unionist neighbours on their doorsteps. In the bloodshed and bitterness that followed the South's surrender at Appomattox, Jesse and his fellow guerillas, with their gunfights and hold-ups, became part of the intensely brutal struggle by t[...]
This title brings together in one book classical and modern DOA techniques, showing the connections between them. It contains contributions from the leading people in the field. It gives a concise and easy-to-read introduction to the classical techniques. It evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of[...]
Presented in chronological order, this book discusses mathematical contributions of Pre-Modern Indian Mathematicians from the Vedic period (800 B.C.) to the 17th Century of the Christian era. It provides an examination of pre-Modern Indian mathematical contributions that can be valuable to mathemati[...]
The Horngren System of instruction replicates the classroom experience by providing more ?I get it? moments outside of class.
We?ve talked to tons of POA instructors and our editors have even taken the accounting course (numerous times!) to figure out the following issue in this course that i[...]
Dealing with student misbehavior and encouraging student motivation are two of the most important concerns for new teachers. Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers, Ninth Edition, provides new and experienced teachers with the skills, approaches, and strategies necessary to establ[...]
With its tried-and-true framework and respected author team, Horngren/Harrison/Oliverâs Financial & Managerial Accounting is the trusted choice for instructors and students of Principles of Accounting.
KEY TOPICS: Accounting and the Business Environment; Recording Business Transactions; The [...]
Dealing with student misbehavior and encouraging student motivation are two of the most important concerns for new teachers. Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers, Ninth Edition, provides new and experienced teachers with the skills, approaches, and strategies necessary to establ[...]