In a mythical world where time is a liquid that falls as rain, young Shanleya paddles her canoe out to the tree islands to learn the plant traditions of her people. Each island is home to a separate family of plants and a guardian with lessons to teach about the identification and uses of those plan[...]
Looking for a faster, easier, and engaging way to identify plants? Related plants have similar characteristics, and they often have similar uses. Rather than learning new plants one-at-a-time, it is possible to learn them by the hundreds, based on plant family patterns.
Each family of related pl[...]
This book provides an introductory survey of various bioethical issues facing society from beginning of life issues to end of life issues, and several issues in between.[...]
Now in its Third Edition, this popular volume in the Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery Series combines the step-by-step procedural guidance that readers have come to trust with new and updated discussions of specific procedures. The text's how-to format helps readers face the challenges of sp[...]
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative re[...]
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative re[...]
The only textbook written for undergraduates by teachers of the course, this bestseller presents the most current concepts in an experimental context, conveying the excitement of scientific discovery, and highlighting important advances while providing unsurpassed pedagogical support for the first-t[...]
This is a guide to the common causes of bone, joint, muscle, and arthritis pain in childhood for both parents and professionals. This book will help parents and their physicians understand what is causing children to have pain, how to make sure they have the proper diagnosis, how to understand the b[...]
Web project management is a relatively new and expanding profession. It has developed as people have discovered how different web site development is from traditional software projects. Web project managers are not only found in technology companies or dot coms. As companies of all sizes in all indu[...]
Now in its fifth edition, Professional Management of Housekeeping Operations is the essential practical introduction to the field, a complete course ranging from key principles of management to budgeting, from staff scheduling to cleaning.[...]
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurobehavioral disorder characterized by persistent and often acute distractibility, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is a condition usually associated with children but in recent years the diagnosis of ADHD in adults has risen signific[...]
This book provides an excellent practical introduction to the study of plant fossils, and is written for those who have had little previous experience of this type of palaeontology. The text summarises the groups of plants occurring as fossils and describes how best to investigate them. It explains [...]
An introductory German program that stresses language material and the practice of communicative skills. It stimulates students to learn through pair work, reality-based activities, and a continuous story line. It lets students follow the tale of an American traveling through Germany.[...]
From the renowned author team that has been writing market-leading business statistics textbooks for more than 20 years, ESSENTIALS OF MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS, 5TH EDITION provides a brief introduction to business statistics. The text balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the rea[...]
Reflecting the latest developments in Microsoft[registered] Office Excel[registered] 2013, Anderson/Sweeney/Williams/Camm/Cochran/Fry/Ohlmann's An Introduction To Management Science: Quantitative Approaches To Decision Making, 14e equips readers with a sound conceptual understanding of the role that[...]
Statistics for Business and Economics brings together more than twenty-five years of author experience, sound statistical methodology, a proven problem-scenario approach, and meaningful applications to demonstrate how statistical information. You can discover how the most trusted approach to statist[...]
You don't have to be a mathematician to maximize the power of quantitative methods. Written for the current-or future-business professional, Quantitative Methods For Business, 13e makes it easy for you to understand how you can most effectively use quantitative methods to make smart, successful deci[...]
From the renowned author team that has been writing market-leading business statistics textbooks for more than 20 years, ESSENTIALS OF MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS, 6TH EDITION provides a brief introduction to business statistics. The text balances a conceptual understanding of statistics with the rea[...]
Reflecting the latest developments in Microsoft Office Excel 2013, Anderson/Sweeney/Williams/Camm/Cochran/Fry/Ohlmann's AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE: QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO DECISION MAKING, 14E equips readers with a sound conceptual understanding of the role that management science play[...]
Published in over 6,000 editions before the year 1900, "The Imitation of Christ" has been more widely read than any other book in human history except the Bible itself. It has been called "the most influential work in Christian literature," "a landmark in the history of the human mind," and "the fif[...]