An update of a classic book in the field, Modern Portfolio Theory examines the characteristics and analysis of individual securities as well as the theory and practice of optimally combining securities into portfolios. It stresses the economic intuition behind the subject matter while presenting adv[...]

501 of the most spectacular journeys one could possibly take are collected here, ranging from the vast African Sahara desert to the famous route 66 in America. The book is divided by location, with a picture of each site and essential information including what to see, when to go and how to get ther[...]

501 of the world's most beautiful islands are explored in this beautifully illustrated volume, ranging from the well-trodden and popular to those off the beaten track. "501 Islands" includes spectacular places to visit from the tropical destinations such as Bora Bora to those closer to home like the[...]

Completely updated in a new 2nd edition, this book remains a practical guide to applying the nursing process to the care of clients with psychiatric disorders and general clients with psychosocial issues teaches psychiatric-mental health nursing as it is really practiced. Nursing Care is presented i[...]

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville's ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also hap[...]

As Idaville's ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night arou[...]

Everyone's favorite kid sleuth is back to solve ten new confounding cases
Encyclopedia Brown returns, and with his uncanny knack for trivia, he helps solve mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his detective agency. But his dad is also the chief of the police department, and every night [...]

This text provides a synthesis of quantitative information on the ecology of the brown trout, including sea-trout, and comparisons with closely related species such as the Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon, and rainbow trout. Much of this work, especially the case studies, is relevant to general probl[...]

This dictionary contains 10,000 Russian words in order of importance starting with the most common and finishing with words that occur about 8 times in a million. All the terms have English translations.[...]