This reference book for system engineers, architects, and managers focuses on how to design, analyze, and deploy Web service-based workflows for both business and scientific applications in a broad domain of healthcare and biomedicine.[...]

Gain a deeper understanding of Asian financial reporting and how to detect irregularities The Asian region, and particularly China, is becoming a hotbed of investment activity. There have been quite a few accounting scandals in Asia in the recent years - now rivaling those we have seen in the Ameri[...]

A traditional book with a modern feel, market-leading APPLIED MATHEMATICS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 6E, International Edition teaches by application and uses real-world examples to motivate students. It combines solid theory with innovative technology, includes a robust suppleme[...]

Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art by PHILIP TAN, IVAN REIS and others Cover by PHILIP TAN The prelude to BLACKEST NIGHT is collected in this trade paperback featuring GREEN LANTERN #39-42! A war of light explodes across the Vega System - and the Green Lantern Corps, led by Hal Jordan, must battle the biz[...]

Written by DAN DIDIO Art by PHILIP TAN and JONATHAN GLAPION Cover by DAVE JOHNSON The Outsiders go their separate ways following shocking events that lead to their being wanted for acts of war. While Geo-Force, Katana and the Eradicator build a new team in Markovia, Black Lightning, Owlman and Meta[...]

The entire run of Batman and Robin by writer Grant Morrison is collected in an oversized, slipcased Absolute Edition! The Dynamic Duo battle the Circus of Strange and investigate the abduction of a child by the mysterious Domino Killer! With Bruce Wayne absent from Gotham City, the new Batman and Ro[...]

Just as Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Guy Gardner are putting back together the Green Lantern Corps, lights across all of the different colored Corps begin to flicker. Lanterns from all over the universe begin to lose power, but unlike times' past, the reasons for the outage don't seem to be in-figh[...]

The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name...
We do it in the dark. Under the sheets. With a penlight. We wear sunglasses and a baseball hat at the bookstore. We have a "special place" where we store them. Let's face it: Not many folks are willing to publicly admit they love romance novels. Meanwhil[...]

Offers comprehensive information on environmental issues in soil science. This work includes such topics as effects of agricultural operations on changing soils properties and the environment, beneficial organisms and their role in nutrient cycling, organic farming, advances in agricultural biotechn[...]