One of the great self-help books of all time, How to Live 365 Days a Year has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into 13 languages. Author John A. Schindler, M.D. introduced the powerful concept of EII, or "emotionally induced illness," long before most physicians were aware of [...]
Efforts at modelling practical problems in foundation analysis using a strength-of-materials approach have developed the concept of the conical bar or beam as a tool. Such models can be used to model a foundation in a dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis with a variation of the properties wit[...]
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was the most ambitious and controversial American reform effort since the New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt. Conceived in a time of prosperity rather than devastating depression, it sought to forge a consensus that rested on ideals rather than harsh economic realities. In[...]
The purpose of studying the Old Testament is to understand God and his redemptive work more fully. However, this goal is complicated by the fact that it was transmitted through a very different language and culture from our own. A Survey of the Old Testament provides an indispensable guide for under[...]
Now in the new "Second Edition, Purchasing for Chefs" is a comprehensive yet concise treatment of the purchasing principles that teaches students and chefs the basic principles of how to purchase goods and services in order to run their businesses effectively. It contains sections on "Purchasing Tec[...]
Gaining a Competitive Advantage. Human Resource Management Gaining a Competitive Advantage has been developed to teach students how to face and meet a variety of challenges within their organizations and how to gain a competitive advantage for their companies. This new Global Edition has been develo[...]
The first comprehensive treatmentof this vital topic For decades, the specific needs of infants, children, and adolescents have been largely ignored in the drug development process, and healthcare providers have most often had to make do with "pediatric dosing" of drugs that were developed and inten[...]
The past twenty years have seen an extraordinary growth in the use of quantitative methods in financial markets. Finance professionals now routinely use sophisticated statistical techniques in portfolio management, proprietary trading, risk management, financial consulting, and securities regulation[...]
"Jacksonland "is the thrilling narrative history of two men President Andrew Jackson and Cherokee chief John Ross who led their respective nations at a crossroads of American history.Five decades after the Revolutionary War, the United States approached a constitutional crisis. At its center stood t[...]