A re-evaluation of the life of the legendary 15th-century Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator. It examines the full range of the Prince's activities as an imperialist and as a maritime, cartographical and navigational pioneer.[...]

"The Consciousness Revolution is an extrodinary discussion among three of the very finest minds of our time, spirited in its exchange, compassionate in its embrace, brilliant in its clarion call to awaken our conscience and consciousness." Ken Wilber, author of Sex, Ecology, Spirituality and One Tas[...]

Previously untold, the life and death story of political peace activist Mary Pinchot Meyer unfolds via an exhaustively-researched expose of her life and activism, highlighting her allegedly romantic and drug-riddled relationship with John F. Kennedy. This thorough biography aims to debunk convention[...]

For one or two-semester, undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Artificial Intelligence. The long-anticipated revision of this best-selling text offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence. View chapters 3 and 4 from the Third Edi[...]

Why do citizens in pluralist democracies disagree collectively about the very values they agree on individually? This text highlights the inescapable conflicts of rights and values at the heart of democratic politics.[...]

"This highly relevant handbook addresses and discusses a key period of change to the educational landscape with regard to the increased use of support staff. By highlighting the central problems found in every day classrooms, the authors argue that it isnot individual Teaching Assistants who are at [...]

Students trained in traditional exercise physiology have learned the basic concepts of energy but often don't fully understand human energy consumption at the molecular level." Biochemistry Primer for Exercise Science, Fourth Edition," provides an introduction to biochemistry that will give readers [...]

Reflects the dynamic nature of modern genetics by emphasizing an experimental, inquiry-based approach with a treatment of many research experiments. This text is suitable for students who have had some background in biology and chemistry and who are interested in learning the central concepts of gen[...]