What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life? What role does the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness a form of social control? This book is suitable for students taking courses in deviance and social contro[...]

Steampunk is the hottest science fiction counterculture, alive in fantasy novels, films, arts and crafts, fashion, comic books, music, computer games, even architecture. Enter a world of Victorian technology, where steam power meets space travel. From Jules Verne and H. G. Wells to Alan Moore, Hayao[...]

"Interaction Effects in Multiple Regression" has provided students and researchers with a readable and practical introduction to conducting analyses of interaction effects in the context of multiple regression. The new Second Edition will expand the coverage on the analysis of three-way interactions[...]

This fully revised and updated edition of the 1944 classic serves as a crucial compilation of 'house rules' or a professional code. This new edition keeps the style of the original and much of its content. Changes reflect shifted societal values, changed employment laws and evolved corporate struct[...]

This early version of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in which Stephen Daedalus rebels against church, country and family, is taken from an incomplete manuscript and is supported by literary and bibliographical notes[...]

"Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debates" addresses two frequently asked questions about narrative studies: "what is narrative theory?" and "how do different approaches to narrative relate to each other?" In engaging with these questions, the book demonstrates the diversity and vitality[...]

William Rothwell honored with the ASTD Distinguished Contribution Award in Workplace Learning and Performance. As organizations strive to maximize efficiency to meet stringent budgets, a general "do more with less" mandate is no longer sufficient. Managers and executives must evaluate every process [...]

From the worldwide phenomenon of "The Da Vinci Code" to the national best-seller "Misquoting Jesus," popular culture is being bombarded with radical skepticism about the uniqueness of Christ and the reliability of the New Testament. "Reinventing Jesus" cuts through the rhetoric of extreme doubt expr[...]

Focuses on teaching the essentials that students need to both fulfill their precalculus requirement and be fully prepared to succeed in calculus. This text presents a review of algebra and trigonometry while covering fundamental calculus concepts.[...]

Addresses changes in refinery feedstocks, product distribution, and processing requirements resulting from federal and state legislation. Offering an overview of integrated fuels refinery, this work discusses various refining processes, including feedstock preparation, operating costs, catalysts, yi[...]