"Designed to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to organic process research and development in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, and agricultural chemical industries, this book describes the steps taken, following synthesis and evaluation, to bring key compounds to market in a cost-effe[...]
Designed to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to organic process research and development in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, and agricultural chemical industries, this book describes the steps taken, following synthesis and evaluation, to bring key compounds to market in a cost-effec[...]
Media, Environment and the Network Society provides a timely and far-reaching analysis of the shifting role of the media in covering some of the most important global environmental challenges we face today. Anderson examines the influential theory of 'network society' and discusses its significance [...]
Easily create cross-platform, native applications for mobile devices using Flash Adobe Flash allows you to develop the rich, creative, interactive media experiences for the web. This easy-to-follow guide covers everything you need to know to create rich mobile applications using Flash.[...]
James Joyce remains a mysterious figure, and yet his books concern his own life: his friends, loves, and, above all, the city of Dublin. Professor Chester Anderson here examines Joyce as one of the great modern writers, but also explores his life, visiting all the places where he lived and worked, a[...]
We've all heard that a father's involvement enriches the lives of children. But how much have we heard about how having a child affects a father's life? As Peter Gray and Kermyt Anderson reveal, fatherhood actually alters a man's sexuality, rewires his brain, and changes his hormonal profile. His ve[...]
Examines the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in digital libraries, and the codes of conduct, professional guidelines and ethics resources used in resolving them. Begins with an overview of classical and applied ethics, then reviews the codes of conduct of professional information societies (l[...]
China's unprecedented level of growth over the past three decades, combined with financial crisis in the West, have led many to question whether free-market capitalism is the best system for generating sustainable economic growth. Not only have some of China's political leaders already declared vict[...]
Natural history, the deliberate observation of the environment, is arguably the oldest science. This title chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse.[...]
Why did the wave of democracy that swept the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe starting more than a decade ago develop in ways unexpected by observers who relied on existing theories of democracy? In Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy, four distinguished scholars conduct the first major [...]
'This book fills an important gap in the action research literature by specifically addressing the growing practice of action research master's studies and doctoral dissertations in colleges and universities throughout the world. Like the authors' previous work, this book provides a broad and clear [...]
Before we can understand the message of Jesus, we must have some knowledge of the messianic concepts of his time. He That Cometh by Sigmund Mowinckel offers the most comprehensive study available of messianic thought in the Bible. Featuring here a new retrospective foreword by John J. Collins, He Th[...]
The newly updated Pocket Emergency Medicine, 3rd Edition is full of the essential information every emergency department clinician should have at their side at all times. In a reader-friendly and portable format the chapters are organized around presenting conditions to better serve actual ED treatm[...]
Meet the country doctor who visits the front porch of heaven . . . and witnesses what awaits us there. When a patient first asked Dr. Reggie Anderson to sit at her bedside as she passed from this life, something miraculous happened. As he held her hand, the veil between this world and the next parte[...]