Blackstone's Senior Investigating Officers' Handbook is designed specifically to meet the quick-reference needs of any officer conducting a serious investigation. The only portable step-by-step guide to the processes and actions involved in the role of a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), it explai[...]

Today we think of Heinrich Schenker, who lived in Vienna from 1884 until his death in 1935, as the most influential music theorist of the twentieth century. But he saw his theoretical writings as part of a comprehensive project for the reform of musical composition, performance, criticism, and educa[...]

The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life, Egypt is a linchpin of the US's Middle East strategy, receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world[...]

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.

Learn to craft smart, original scripts and teleplays for a variety of television formats, including comedy, animation, drama, movies of the week, pilots, reality television, TV news magazine, and children's programming. Using the tools the author provides: checklists, sample outlines and treatments [...]

Learn the essential skills behind exceptional results. "Marcus Wareing oozes perfection and I can't think of a better cookbook to have by the stove". (Gordon Ramsay Winner of Great British Menu and Best Dessert). Marcus Wareing guides you through 80 enticing recipes, offering a chef's level of under[...]

In 2011, Tim Cook took on an impossible task -- following in the footsteps of one of history's greatest business visionaries, Steve Jobs. Facing worldwide scrutiny, Cook (who was often described as shy, unassuming and unimaginative) defied all expectations. Under Cook's leadership Apple has soared: [...]

Redefining curatorial practice for those working with new kinds of art.

Introducing the multiple topics of psychoacoustics, this book discusses the basic physiology and functions of the ear and auditory sections of the brain, cogntive psychology, and the physics of sound. It emphasizes music and computerized sound and an audio CD includes sound examples.[...]

Every contact with your patient is an opportunity for clinical assessment. Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information at your fingertips.[...]

Strawberry jam. Pickled beets. Homegrown tomatoes. These are the tastes of Kevin West's Southern childhood, and they are the tastes that inspired him to "save the season," as he traveled from the citrus groves of Southern California to the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts and everywhere in between, c[...]