This new reference book is for all those professionals, agents, owners, designers and managers concerned with the many aspects of managing historic gardens, parks and design landscapes. The comprehensive scope emphasizes the importance of the principles of management, and the historic, scientific, b[...]
"Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System, Second Edition, "offers readers a clear conception of how the components of the musculoskeletal system coordinate to produce movement and adapt to the strain of everyday physical activity and the effects of aging.[...]
The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of releva[...]
The development of IT governance - which recognises the convergence between business practice and IT management - makes it essential for managers at all levels, and in organizations of all sizes, to understand how best to deal with information security risk. The new edition has been full updated to [...]
A guide for understanding and using the Law of Attraction--a concept which states that people attract whatever they focus on--that includes instructions, exercises, and techniques to improve people's lives by changing the way they think.[...]
The Conure Handbook
The Information
You Need to Raise
A Happy and
Healthy Conure
Facts, advice, and fascinating insights tell you all you need to know about
Acquiring
Housing
Grooming
Feeding
Health Care
and much more
Filled with color photos an[...]
This fascinating and instructive book offers a revealing, blow-by-blow description of secret, headline-making negotiations in the Middleast, Korea, Africa, and Bosnia, as well as an invaluable guide to conducting such a difficult process of tremendous practical application to a wide variety of confl[...]
Acts as a guide to negotiating in any business situation. Written a leading expert in negotiation at Harvard Business School, this book presents principles that apply to any negotiation situation and tools to achieve breakthrough results.[...]
A compact volume of mathematical and physical formulae presented in a concise manner for general use.
Collected in this book are commonly used formulae for studies such as quadratics, calculus and trigonometry; in addition are simplified explanations of Newton's Laws of Gravity and Snell's Laws [...]
From basic mathematical and physical formulas that govern much of our world to the components of matter; from the structure of the cosmos to that of the human body-the discoveries of scientists over the last millennium have been remarkable.Sciencia gathers together "Useful Mathematical and Physical [...]
Avoiding the easy definitions and caricatures that tend to celebrate or condemn the "hip hop generation," "Hip Hop Matters" focuses on fierce and far-reaching battles being waged in politics, pop culture, and academe to assert control over the movement. At stake, Watkins argues, is the impact hip ho[...]
Twenty-one philosophers investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits? If it's true that "Life will find a way," should we [...]
Kentucky's first settlers brought with them a dedication to democracy and a sense of limitless hope about the future. Determined to participate in world progress in science, education, and manufacturing, Kentuckians wanted to make the United States a great nation. They strongly supported the War of [...]
Regardless of its outcome, the Iraq War has had a transformative effect on the Middle East. To equip U.S. policymakers to better manage the war's long-term consequences, the authors analyzed its effects on the regional balance of power, local perceptions of U.S. credibility, the domestic stability o[...]
Forest is the natural vegetation of most of Europe. Although the majority has been destroyed by human activity over the centuries, a considerable amount remains and has been managed to varying degrees and for a wide variety of reasons. This has resulted in a large number of natural and semi-natural [...]
The world-famous Novello choral edition of Handel's beautiful masterpiece.
This is a stunning photographic journey around the great Yosemite Valley, following in the footsteps of one of its first surveyors. Carleton Eugene Watkins (1829-1916) was one of the most highly acclaimed early western photographers, and one of the first to photograph the natural beauty of Yosemite.[...]
Regardless of your leadership position or the relationship you have with others, when you speak--your words influence lives Award-winning author James Watkins examines biblical and behavioral principles for persuasive communication and the practical ways you can enhance your leadership of others thr[...]