"Mr. Wasik's distillation of how Keynes made - and then remade - his fortune is instructive. And the principles that Keynes followed have stood the test of time. As Mr. Wasik adds, 'The object of investing is to ensure prosperity, not to become obsessed with making money.'" (The New York Times). Joh[...]

Contains laser fundamentals, unusual properties of laser light, types of practical lasers available, and commonly used accessory equipment. This book covers uses of lasers, including laser welding and cutting, electronic fabrication techniques, lightwave communications, laser-based applications in a[...]

Appropriate for a first or second course in digital logic design. Blends academic precision and practical experience in an authoritative introduction to basic principles of digital design and practical requirements. With over 30 years of experience in both industrial and university settings, the au[...]

Appropriate for a first or second course in digital logic design.Blends academic precision and practical experience in an authoritative introduction to basic principles of digital design and practical requirements. With over30 years of experience in both industrial and university settings, the autho[...]

Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions, it's hard to possess willpower - or in fact even understand why we should need it. Yet it's actually the most important factor in achieving success and a happy life, shown to be more significant than money, looks,[...]

A STANDOUT in the Steinbeck canon, "Cup of Gold" is edgy and adventurous, brash and distrustful of society, and sure to add a new dimension to the common perception of this all-American writer. Steinbeck's first novel and sole work of historical fiction contains themes that resonate throughout the a[...]

2013 is the 50th Anniversary of JFK's assassination.
A narrative of Kennedy's quest to create a speech that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation, "Ask Not" is a beautifully detailed account of the inauguration and the weeks preceding it. During a time when America was divi[...]

UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC REASONING develops critical reasoning skills and guides students in the improvement of their scientific and technological literacy. The authors teach students how to understand and critically evaluate the scientific information they encounter in both textbooks and the popula[...]

Recent years have witnessed a revival of research in the interplay between cognition and emotion. The reasons for this renaissance are many and varied. In the first place, emotion theorists have come to recognise the pivotal role of cognitive factors in virtually all aspects of the emotion process, [...]

The third volume of A New History of Ireland opens with a character study of early modern Ireland and a panoramic survey of Ireland in 1534, followed by twelve chapters of narrative history. There are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the Irish abroad.[...]

Explaining Criminal Careers presents a simple but influential theory of crime, conviction and reconviction. The assumptions of the theory are derived directly from a detailed analysis of cohort samples extracted from the Home Office Offenders Index - a unique database which contains records of all c[...]

Robert Dallek's masterful John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life was a number one national bestseller, and it remains the most widely read one-volume biography of the 35th President. Now, in this marvelous short biography of John F. Kennedy, Dallek achieves a miracle of compression, capturing in a sma[...]