Do you believe in extraterrestrials? Among serious and speculative thinkers, scientists, philosophers, and even science fiction writers, there is an amazing variety of theories, and 50 of the best are reviewed in detail here.[...]

Viisikymmentä vuotta sitten Los Alamosissa neljä kuuluisaa tiedemiestä tuli lounaskeskustelun aikana tulokseen, että maailmankaikkeudessa täytyy olla muutakin elämää kuin me. Yksi heistä, Enrico Fermi, kysyi: "Missä kaikki ovat?"Laskeskeltuaan päässään tähtien ja mahdollisten planeett[...]

Based on contemporary social theory and taking into account the changes in the field, this text aims to construct a different way of thinking about social work. It draws on themes in the work of theorists, such as Beck, Giddens, Rose - risk, identity, and governmentality - to explore the impact of r[...]

Evidence-based practice is now a core element of many governments' approaches to policy-making and social intervention. It has become a powerful movement that promises to change the content and structure of social work and its allied professions. Its emergence has generated much debate and raised ch[...]

For almost 10,000 years of recorded history, most people had to eke out a living in pain and difficulty. But today, the deep poverty that was the global norm for most of human history is almost entirely foreign to citizens of the developed world. What caused this burst of prosperity? What has been i[...]

In this popular science book, Graham Swinerd explains, without the use of mathematics and in an informal way, aerodynamic and astrodynamic flight for non-technical readers who are interested in spaceflight and spacecraft.[...]

The second edition of this celebrated book by two of the world's leading researchers in social work introduces readers to the main theories, theorists and perspectives that contribute to the debate on social work theory and social work methods. It brings together some outstanding international resea[...]

The definitive and most up-to-date guide to the world's best beers. Praise for the 2014 edition: ""The gold standard of worldly beer guides, shrunk to fit in your jeans."" -- Draft Magazine ""Beaumont and Webb do an outstanding job of treading better beer's backwaters."" -- Celebrator Beer News, [...]

The World Atlas of Beer is the definitive and essential guide to beer, with information on brews ranging from the Trappist ales of Belgium to the wheat beers of Bavaria, Breton black beers, barrel-aged Californian beers, British bitters, Vietnamese bia hoi, traditional Finnish sahti, and the output [...]

This Handbook is the world's first generic major reference work to provide an authoritative guide to the theory, method, and values of social work in one volume. Drawn from an international field of excellence, the contributors each offer a critical analysis of their individual area of expertise. Th[...]