Scalable Computing and Communications reviews the latest advances in the all-important field of scalable computing.[...]

Detective Esa Khattak is in the midst of his evening prayers when he receives a phone call asking that he and his partner, Detective Rachel Getty, look into the death of a local man who has fallen off a cliff. At first Christopher Drayton's death--which looks like an accident--doesn't seem to warran[...]

This timely and innovative new text meets the need for a concise, one-semester book that provides a thorough introduction to iOS and Objective-C programming and their practical application in developing iPhone apps. The unique nature of the text highlights and clarifies potentially challenging conce[...]

This book elucidates the biography of the Right Honourable Sadiq Khan MP and his thoughts. It covers his background, early life and education, political career, voting record, local campaigns, personal life and his bid to be the Mayor of London in May 2016. The outstanding qualities of Sadiq Khan a[...]

The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century - a small tribe, which, under the charismatic leadership of Genghis Khan, created the largest contiguous land empire in history. Ins[...]

A new science dictionary ideal for students and parents alike. Full of clear, straightforward explanations of the key terms and concepts from KS2 and up, with hundreds of useful examples and illustrations. Follows the success of the Junior Illustrated Maths Dictionary.[...]

Who decides where "normal" stops and "perverse" begins? In Vicarious Kinks, Ummni Khan looks at the mass of claims that film, feminism, the human sciences, and law make about sadomasochism and its practitioners, and the way those claims become the basis for the legal regulation of sadomasochist porn[...]

This is one of the first books to provide a clinically focussed account of the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of all forms of toothwear. Bringing together the latest research, it is compiled by international leaders in the field to create an essential clinical guide for dental practitioners. Th[...]

A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and[...]