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Universities continue to struggle in their efforts to fully integrate information and communications technology within their activities. Based on exam…

A quick, concise reference to pathogenic microorganisms and the diseases they cause, this book is divided into specific groups of pathogenic microorga…

What is Sociolinguistics? is a tour through the major issues that define the field, such as region, status, gender, time, language attitudes, interact…

Why Philosophize? is a series of lectures given by Jean-François Lyotard to students at the Sorbonne embarking on their university studies. The circum…

Why Cultural Studies? is a rallying call for a reinvigoration of the project of cultural studies that provides a critical analysis of its meteoric ris…

This wide-ranging survey of issues in intercultural language teaching and learning covers everything from core concepts to program evaluation, and adv…

Praise for Acceptance and Mindfulness in Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Understanding and Applying the New Therapies «One of the most fruitful aspects of…

Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human chan…

In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity polit…

Solid Wastes Management begins with a focus on processing municipal and similar commercial, as well as industrial wastes; assessing and minimising the…

The past, present, and future of green chemistry and green engineering From college campuses to corporations, the past decade witnessed a rapidly grow…

This monograph describes early Ordovician (Ibexian:Tremadocian–early Floian) trilobites from Northern Spitsbergen from the section through the Kirtonr…

Understanding International Law presents a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the various aspects of international law while addressing its int…

Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Blogging provides an accessible study of a now everyday phenomenon and places it in a historical, …

Since the concept was first proposed at the end of the 20th Century, metamaterials have been the subject of much research and discussion throughout th…

Starting from the fundamentals, the present book describes methods of designing analog electronic filters and illustrates these methods by providing n…

Providing a comprehensive grounding in the subject of turbulence, Statistical Theory and Modeling for Turbulent Flows develops both the physical insig…

Community ecology: the study of the patterns and processes involving two or more species – has developed rapidly in the last two decades, driven by ne…

The first and ultimate guide for anyone working in transition organometallic chemistry and related fields, providing the background and practical guid…

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph Series, Volume 19. What are the forms and processes characteristi…

In this comprehensive resource, Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg describe how to meet the challenge of teaching intensive and accelerated…

Clearly divided into three main sections, this practical book familiarizes readers with the area of planning in petroleum refining and petrochemical i…

Discovered in the 20th century, biomaterials have contributed to many of the incredible scientific and technological advancements made in recent decad…

Now in its fourth edition, this textbook is one of the few titles worldwide to cover enzyme kinetics in its entire scope and the only one to include i…

The Second Edition demonstrates how computational chemistry continues to shed new light on organic chemistry The Second Edition of author Steven Bachr…

This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of p…

Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education This thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the classic resource The Jossey-Bass Academic Adm…

This book discusses statistical methods that are useful for treating problems in modern optics, and the application of these methods to solving a vari…

This comprehensive new edition of Wardhaugh’s textbook incorporates additional study features and numerous new and updated references to bring the boo…

Fashion is all about image. Consequently, fashion marketing communications – encompassing image management and public relations, branding, visual merc…

Managing Online Instructor Workload is a groundbreaking book that offers strategies, advice, illustrative examples, and a four-step process for identi…

The second edition of the perfect companion for practical course work in enzymology. Now with an improved selection of enzymatic assays based on key m…

Energy storage examines different applications such as electric power generation, transmission and distribution systems, pulsed systems, transportatio…

Covering 5,000 years of global history, How Food Made History traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economi…

The third in a trilogy of global overviews of conservation of diverse and ecologically important insect groups. The first two were Beetles in Conserva…

This important new resource shows how a strong sense of online presence contributes to greater student satisfaction and retention. The authors explore…

A systematic, carefully authored review of our current observational and theoretical knowledge of dark energy. Providing a brief and concise overview,…

Tribology is the “science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion” and encompasses the study of friction, wear and lubrication. By e…

Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics maintains a balance of accessibility and scholarly rigor to provide s…

Hymenoptera, the bees, wasps and ant, are one of the largest insect orders, and have massive ecological importance as pollinators and as predators or …

With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best…

Written by a leading expert on Aspirin-related research, this is the first comprehensive treaty of the history, pharmacological effects and clinical a…

Discover the many new and emerging applications of supercritical water as a green solvent Drawing from thousands of original research articles, this b…

Taking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components. …

A comprehensive survey of the latest neuroscientific research into the effects of music on the brain Covers a variety of topics fundamental for music …