This title offers a wide range of texts, both literary and documentary, and that - with the inclusion of Sulpicia and Perpetua - allows students to hear the voices of actual women from the ancient world.[...]
Adam Smith (1723-90) is a thinker with a distinctive perspective on human behaviour and social institutions. He is best known as the author of the An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). Yet his work is name-checked more often than it is read and then typically it is o[...]
7 books in 1 -- your key to success with Adobe Creative Suite 3!Your one-stop guide to publishing your own projects in print or on the WebWant to create dynamic content with Adobe's Creative Suite? Seven handy minibooks show you all the tricks for installing, setting up, and using the new features o[...]
The perennial Adobe Creative Suite bestseller-fully updated for the latest version Featuring eight books in one, this All-in-One For Dummies guide covers the key features and tools that you need to know in order to understand how to use each individual program within the Adobe Creative Suite-InDesig[...]
Adobe software has always been highly respected for creative design and development. Its programs allow you to produce amazing designs and creations with ease, and with the release of the Adobe Creative Suite 2, you can design a wide range of productions ranging from illustrations and Web sites to p[...]
"The Public Administration Theory Primer" explores how the science and art of public administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. The authors describe several theories and analytical approaches that contribute to what we know about policy administration and consider which ar[...]
Public policy has developed into a broad and interdisciplinary area of study. Research in the field tends to reflect this wide-ranging nature, with scholarly activity focusing on policy process, policy design, program evaluation, specific policy issues, and research classified simply as "policy stud[...]
College-university relationships, the role of examinations, the politics of curriculum: papers amplify the picture of developments in Cambridge during the century.[...]
Written by Teachit contributors and OCR examiners, GCSE English Language for OCR is the most comprehensive, accessible endorsed support package for the 2010 OCR GCSE English Language curriculum. This book covers foundation and higher levels, delivering the controlled assessment and exam requirements[...]
From around 900 to 400 BC, the Etruscans were the most innovative, powerful, wealthy, and creative people in Italy. Their archaeological record is both substantial and fascinating, including tomb paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and art. In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Smith explores Et[...]
This book is aimed at providing a practical introduction to single molecule fluorescence experiments, the analysis of the data, and applications of the techniques to the study of biological structure and function. The techniques have wide applications in biology, and underpin some aspects of nanotec[...]
Surveys over the last twenty years have seen an ever-growing number of Americans disclaim religious affiliations and instead check the "none" box. In the first sociological exploration of organized secularism in America, Richard Cimino and Christopher Smith show how one segment of these "nones" have[...]
One of this century's most important philosophers here focuses on Plato's PROTAGORAS, PHAEDO, REPUBLIC, and PHILEBUS and on Aristotle's three moral treatises to show the essential continuity of Platonic and Aristotelian reflection on the nature of the good. In so doing Gadamer not only succeeds in g[...]
Mapping Applied Linguistics: A Guide for Students and Practitioners provides an innovative and wide-ranging introduction to the full scope of applied linguistics. Incorporating both socio-cultural and cognitive perspectives, the book maps the diverse and constantly expanding range of theories, metho[...]