Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of persuasive messages and their effects. Concepts and methods from communication and social psychology are seamlessly integrated to give students a solid grasp of foundational issues i[...]

(Curnow Play-Along Book). Easy duets designed to allow average to advanced players the opportunity to perform 16 familiar carols. No accompaniment is necessary, and the duets may be played by any combination of woodwind, brass, string or mallet percussion instruments. Includes: Coventry Carol * Deck[...]

A redesigned edition, with an additional chapter, of this introduction to James Hutton's pioneering fieldwork which provided evidence for evolution and natural selection fifteen years before Charles Darwin was born.[...]

"The Author on His Craft" again reprints James's critical essay "The Art of Fiction" and related passages from his notebooks, including a new passage on "In the Cage." "Criticism" has been entirely updated and includes ten new essays by critics who during the last twenty-five years have helped to es[...]

Do your eyelids feel heavy during afternoon meetings? Do you sleep extra hours on weekend mornings? Do you use caffeine to stay alert? An alarm to get out of bed? These are all symptoms of sleep deficiency--signals that you are operating below your peak performance and beneath your mental capacity. [...]

You can turn to "Trading Options as a Professional" for a practical blueprint of the techniques for trading and managing options for maximum profit. Filled with real-world examples of actual trading situations, the book explains everything traders need to know about options, including arbitrage stra[...]

The Number One Guide to Chemical Engineering Principles, Techniques, Calculations, and Applications: Now Even More Current, Efficient, and Practical Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, Eighth Edition goes far beyond traditional introductory chemical engineering topics, present[...]

Hurricane Climatology explains how to analyze and model hurricane data to better understand and predict present and future hurricane activity[...]

Stateville penitentiary in Illinois has housed some of Chicago's most infamous criminals and was proclaimed to be "the world's toughest prison" by Joseph Ragen, Stateville's powerful warden from 1936 to 1961. It shares with Attica, San Quentin, and Jackson the notoriety of being one of the maximum s[...]

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