Canada and the United States: Differences that Count investigates why and how the United States and Canada-while so close and seemingly so similar-remain different in so many ways. In seventeen analytical yet readable chapters, leading authorities look at the American and the Canadian ways of doing [...]
Two thirds of our planet is covered by oceans and seas. Over recent decades developments in ocean science have dramatically improved our understanding of the key role oceans play in the Earth System, and how vital they are for regulating global climate. Humans depend on the oceans for many resources[...]
* Easy-to-read, up-to-date information augmented with easily understood maps* Divided by geographical area according to ease of finding each species* Covers all endemic and resident species plus migratory species expected most yearsFirst published in 1994, "The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of[...]
A guide to creating game characters covers such topics as modeling, texturing, mesh optimization, mapping, and animation.[...]
"Explaining the intersection of these two worlds--service-orientation and .NET technologies--is exactly what this book does. Its team of specialist authors provides a concrete, usable guide to this combination, ranging from the fundamentals of service-orientation to the more rarified air of .NET ser[...]
The son of one of the wealthiest merchant bankers in Europe, Thomas Hope (1769-1831) was a major catalyst in the arts of Regency England. At the age of 18, he embarked on a Grand Tour to the Continent that lasted nearly ten years. While travelling, he started to assemble a remarkable art collection [...]
The newly updated edition of David Wondrich's definitive guide to classic American cocktails.
Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks--and the ultimate mixologist's guide--in this engaging homage to Jerry Thomas, father[...]
Explores the arguments for inclusive schools. The text combines a theoretical examination of inclusion and its rationale with the story of a group of schools in which teacher, assistants and children have to make inclusion happen.[...]
"In Focus Paediatrics and Neonatology" is aimed at all medical and health science students who require an introductory, low cost and highly illustrated guide to these two related specialities. The material is presented in double page spreads. The left-hand page has a synoptic and highly structured t[...]
When Leviathan first appeared in 1651, it was recognized as a work of extraordinary scope, uniting metaphysical, theological, and political arguments into a single distinctive outlook. Contending that modern readers do the book an injustice by neglecting its metaphysical and theological themes, Davi[...]
Jones, hailed as one of the great modernists (as an artist and a poet) by luminaries such as Eliot and Auden, is currently undergoing a revival in popularity in the UK, USA and Europe, particularly in Francophone Europe. Nevertheless, Jones' poetry is often regarded as difficult to read owing to his[...]
The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. This book not on[...]
Tremendous growth in the credit industry has spurred the need for Credit Scoring and Its Applications, the only book that details the mathematical models that help creditors make intelligent credit risk decisions. Creditors of all types make risk decisions every day, often haphazardly. This book add[...]
2013 saw the seventieth birthday of David Matthews, the British composer who has established an international reputation as a leading symphonist of our time. This collection, the first on his work, marks the occasion with lively contributions from a host of distinguished musicians and writers. Matt[...]
2013 saw the seventieth birthday of David Matthews, the British composer who has established an international reputation as a leading symphonist of our time. This collection, the first on his work, marks the occasion with lively contributions from a host of distinguished musicians and writers. Matth[...]
A biography of Thomas Scrutton, who has been described as 'the greatest English-speaking commercial judge of a century'.[...]
Religious ideas and actors have shaped Asian cultural practices for millennia and have played a decisive role in charting the course of its history. In this engaging and informative book, Thomas David DuBois sets out to explain how religion has influenced the political, social, and economic transfor[...]
Thomas Cromwell was a self-made lawyer, who served first Cardinal Wolsey and then Henry VIII. His time with Wolsey was an apprenticeship that served him well in his work for the king, after the Cardinal's fall from power in 1529. Cromwell's time in office from 1530 until his execution in 1540 was on[...]
The biography of the blacksmith's son who rose to be Henry VIII's right-hand man.
F. Scott Fitzgerald was an artist of extraordinary literary talent who tried to synthesize the ideas and events around him and give them personal expression. And, he was more than that. He and Zelda were personal participants who defined and helped to shape much of what is American. Their lives and [...]
DAVID BOWIE returns to the top of the charts after 20 years. The release of The Next Day, David Bowie s first album in ten years, has catapulted him back to the top of the charts in what Andy Gill has called the greatest comeback in rock n roll history in his 5-star review in the Independent. Born D[...]