Schneider, an education writer and computer consultant, combines science, philosophy, art, and common sense to reaffirm what the ancients observed: that a consistent language of geometric design underpins every level of the universe, from atoms to galaxies, cucumbers to cathedrals. He discusses nume..
John Adams was an American patriot and Founding Father, and Abigail, his wife, was his most trusted adviser for more than fifty years. While John served in both Continental Congresses, Abigail managed their farm within earshot of cannon fire. She later advised her husband through amusing letters as ..
This is the story of John Hancock, American Patriot and Founding Father. When the English started imposing unfair taxes on the colonists, John Hancock decided to stand up to the injustice. He served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress; and as the president of the Second Continental Congr..
AIDS treatments continues to evolve. Now, so does the definitive reference on this complex and challenging subject! "AIDS Therapy, 3rd Edition" not only brings you comprehensive guidance on the latest treatments for HIV/AIDS and the full range of related disorders and syndromes, but also comes with ..
While mathematics is used throughout, the focus of this text is on the application of the math techniques in real-world settings. It presents the interrelationship among engineering economy, manufacturing costs, cost improvements, and related topics from the perspective of technical and operating pe..
This book provides a practical approach to making integrated financial decisions in contemporary organizations. While mathematics is used throughout, it focuses on the application of the math techniques used in real-world settings. Examples, Questions, Problems, and Discussion Cases balance quantita..
Applied regression allows social scientists who are not specialists in quantitative techniques to arrive at clear verbal explanations of their numerical results. Provides a lucid discussion of more specialized subjects: analysis of residuals, interaction effects, specification error, multicollineari..
Astronomy of the ancients Author: Brecher, Kenneth; Michael Feirtag (eds.) Publisher: MIT Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0262021374 ISBN-13: 9780262021371..
The Ultimate Guide to Applied Strategies for Managing Business Units and Portfolios Two of the most important business trends of recent years are increasing corporate acquisitions and managing business units as individual companies with a synergistic relationship to the parent company. Business Port..
The first comprehensive account of the roots of the kindergarten movement in the United States, this book restores the Froebelians to their rightful place as pioneers of early childhood education. Although overshadowed by the followers of Dewey and Thorndike, the followers of Froebel played a key ro..
In an accessible and thoughtful manner, this anthology--an update of Social and Political Theory: Classical Readings (1998)--introduces students to the key classic texts in social thought. In the second edition, Michael Kimmel focuses more specifically on the discipline of sociology, rather than mel..
This is an Accounting book that covers all the different aspects approached by Accounting Principals. This book basically takes terms used in higher education classes and breaks them down into easier understood terms. If not in a course that requires this certain text, this book would be a big help ..
In this innovative work in theological method and hermeneutics, Michael S. Horton uses the motif of the covenant as a way of binding together God's "word" and God's "act." Seeking an integration of theological method with the content of Christian theology, Horton emphasizes God's covenant as God's w..
This accessible introduction to data analysis focuses on the interpretation of statistical results, in particular those which come from nonexperimental social research. It will provide social science researchers with the tools necessary to select and evaluate statistical tests appropriate for their ..
"Harper's is a poetry of classically unadorned statement, a direct,unflinching record of a man alive in his time. When he is at his best,in both his public and his private voice, he creates a language hummingwith emotion and ennobled by a deeply felt human dignity."-- Virginia Quarterly Review". . ...
Dust jacket design by Patricia Saville Voehl. His fifth book of poetry. Author: Michael S. Harper Publisher: Doubleday Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0385004818 ISBN-13: 9780385004817..
This 2006 book shows through accessible argument and numerous examples how understanding moral philosophy can improve economic analysis, how moral philosophy can benefit from economists' analytical tools, and how economic analysis and moral philosophy together can inform public policy. Part I explor..
Does a government’s fate at the ballot box hinge on the state of the economy Is it inflation, unemployment, or income that makes the difference What triggers economic voting for or against the incumbent - do voters look at their pocketbooks, or at the national accounts Do economic voters “punish”..
Presented in nontechnical terms, this book offers a unique and powerful conceptual framework for analysis of energy technologies (standard and alternative) in terms of their respective dollar costs, environmental costs, and national security costs. Energy technologies examined include coal, nuclear,..
This new volume in the Surgical Foundations series delivers need-to-know, current information in breast surgery in an exceptionally economical and user-friendly format. Coverage encompasses everything from anatomy and physiology, evaluation of breast symptoms...to discussions of breast cancer risk a..
Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep is a rich collection of the work of post-World War II African-American poets. It brings together the voices of the most important African-American poets of our time, beginning with the highly influential Robert Hayden and Gwendolyn Brooks, and covers an astonishing range ..
FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL covers the history and the reason for air traffic control, the equipment used for aerial navigation and air traffic control, and a description of the rules that are applied to separate air traffic, including how and why the rules are applied. It goes beyond a simp..
Appropriate for both future air traffic controllers and for pilots who need a better understanding of the air traffic control system, this text is the only college-level textbook to explain the "hows" and "whys" of the system. Michael Nolan's FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL presents a history of..
This study explores the relation between Plato's Republic and Laws on the set of issues that the Laws marks out as fundamental to the comparison--the unity of the virtues, the role of women, and the place of the family. Plato aims to persuade men to abandon the views of the good life that Greek citi..
The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities is an interdisciplinary and international culmination of the growth of men s studies that also offers insight about future directions for the field. The Handbook provides a broad view of masculinities primarily across the social sciences, with the inc..