A darkly humorous reckoning of our modern condition - spam mail, internships, frenemies and hype - and the story of Anna's quest for the meaningful life she knows she deserves. Are you a real person? Anna Krestler has been fired and needs a new job. What she doesn't need is to check her Gmail accoun[...]

For decades, Utah's polygamous families have sought to remain out of sight and out of mind. Men in particular risk prosecution and economic blacklisting when their multiple marriages become known. But now, Joe, Alina, Vickie and Valerie Darger will open up their lives in this personal book-length ac[...]

In the late 19th century, an enduring preference for highly ornamented architecture gave way to a budding Modernism of clean lines and unadorned surfaces. At the same moment, everyday objects - cups, saucers, chairs, and tables - began to receive critical attention. Alina Payne addresses this shift,[...]

"Public International Law" provides the user with a readable, efficient, up-to-date and easy to understand text on the fundamental principles of the subject. It analyses new and significant developments in public international law, the most important being the repercussions of the military intervent[...]

Fifty Key Thinkers on Globalization is an outstanding guide to often-encountered thinkers whose ideas have shaped, defined and influenced this new and rapidly growing field. The authors clearly and lucidly survey the life, work and impact of fifty of the most important theorists of globalization inc[...]

The 5th edition of Public International Law continues the book's accessible, student-friendly tradition with a writing style that is both conversational and easy to read. Features designed to support learning include highlighted key cases, introductory chapter overviews, and end-of-chapter aides-mem[...]

Praise for previous editions of "Designing Brand Identity" (Wall Street Journal, Best-Seller, Spotlight 1/23/2011) "An inspiring and powerful toolkit."
"--The Marketer""Alina Wheeler provides a practical structure for the brand building process."
--Al Ries, coauthor, "Positioning""Wheeler's bo[...]

This book discusses practical aspects of polymerization monitoring, making use of ample case studies, and including strategies for implementation and benefits to R&D and industrial production.[...]

An impressive study that prompts the reader toward philosophical reflection on the hermeneutics of melancholy in its relation to maturing theological understanding and cultivation of a profound self-consciousness. Melancholy has been interpreted as a deadly sin or demonic temptation to non-being, ye[...]

This is a revised new edition of the bestselling toolkit for creating, building, and maintaining a strong brand. From research and analysis through brand strategy, design development through application design, and identity standards through launch and governance, "Designing Brand Identity, Fourth E[...]

Still the Gold Standard Resource on Trace Elements and Metals in Soils This highly anticipated fourth edition of the bestselling Trace Elements in Soils and Plants reflects the explosion of research during the past decade regarding the presence and actions of trace elements in the soil-plant environ[...]