The men of the U.S. Navy's brown-water force played a vital but often overlooked role in the Vietnam War. Known for their black berets and limitless courage, they maneuvered their aging, makeshift craft along shallow coastal waters and twisting inland waterways to search out the enemy. In this movin[...]

How did a black child, growing up in segregationist Mississippi during the early 1900s, become the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Corps during the brutal Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935? In this gripping, never-before-told tale, biographer Thoma[...]

A classic of Victorian literature, and one of the earliest books written specifically for boys, Tom Brown's "Schooldays" has long had an influence well beyond the middle-class, public school world that it describes. The book describes Tom's time at Rugby School from his first football match, through[...]

Reflecting Cengage Learning's commitment to offering flexible teaching solutions and value for students and instructors, this new hybrid version features the instructional presentation found in the printed text while delivering all the end-of chapter exercises online in OWLv2, the leading online lea[...]

This text introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays and is designed to encourage critical thinking about the history and culture of African Americans. The book presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the in[...]

For one semester courses in Electronics or Mechanical Manufacturing in departments of Electrical or Industrial Engineering or Industrial Technology. An introduction to electronic technology, products, and manufacturing processes.[...]

Get the most from your study time, and experience a realistic USMLE simulation, with "Rapid Review Physiology, 2nd Edition", by Dr. Thomas A. Brown. This new reference in the highly rated "Rapid Review Series" is formatted as a bulleted outline with clinical images, tables and figures that make it e[...]

The oversized page and double-column layout make the text accessible and highlight the book s impressive art program. The text s outstanding pedagogy keeps the central themes of the narrative in sight throughout.

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"For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially a behavior disorder. Recent scientific research has developed a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as a developmental disorder of the cognitive management system of the brain, its executive functions. This cutting-edge book pulls together key id[...]

This text provides an introduction to organic chemistry for students who require the fundamentals of organic chemistry as a requirement for their major. It is most suited for a one semester organic chemistry course. In an attempt to highlight the relevance of the material to students, the authors pl[...]