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For fans of B. A. Paris and Mary Kubica comes a propulsive, twisting psychological thriller that asks, How can you save someone else if you can’t save yourself? After years of learning how to manage her bipolar disorder, Emily Firestone finally has it under control. Even better, her life is coming t... More

This study of gifts to the Indians is an attempt to illuminate a hitherto almost obscure factor in the Colonial westward movement. These “presents,” comprising such eighteenth-century items as fabrics, hardware, munitions, food, toys, jewelry, clothing, wampum, and liquors, were a potent factor in t... More

In this commentary on Haggai and Malachi, Mignon Jacobs offers clear and insightful interpretation of the text while highlighting themes that are especially relevant to contemporary concerns, such as honoring or dishonoring God, the responsibilities of leaders, questioning God, and hearing the proph... More

Jacobs' best-selling Algebra 1 textbook has become a widely respected standard for teaching high school math in both top schools nationwide and within the homeschool market. <p><p>Jacobs' clear, engaging, conversational approach in Elementary Algebra utilizes real-world instruction and application, ... More

Contemporary accounts of urban Native identity in two pan-Indian communitiesIn the last half century, changing racial and cultural dynamics in the United States have caused an explosion in the number of people claiming to be American Indian, from just over half a million in 1960 to over three millio... More

A historian who lived the kind of history he wrote, Francis Parkman is a major--and controversial--figure in American historiography. His narrative style, while popular with readers wanting a "good story," has raised many questions with professional historians. Was Parkman writing history or histo... More

Friendship and Rhetoric in the Middle Ages: The Linguistic Performance of Intimacy from Cicero to Aelred covers approximately 1,200 years of literature. This is a book on "medieval literature" that foregrounds language as the agent for cultivating medieval friendship (from the first century BC to c.... More

The Third Edition of CMOS Circuit Design, Layout, and Simulation continues to cover the practical design of both analog and digital integrated circuits, offering a vital, contemporary view of a wide range of analog/digital circuit blocks including: phase-locked-loops, delta-sigma sensing circuits, v... More

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U. S. social legislation, and the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Act has ensured that it will remain the law of the land. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americ... More

During his winning presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to counter rising economic inequality and revitalize America’s middle-class through a series of wide-ranging reforms. His transformational agenda sought to ensure affordable healthcare; reform the nation’s schools and make college more ... More

Thoroughly prepare for the rapidly evolving world of nursing with Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 7th Edition. Expert authors Barbara Cherry and Susan Jacob combine their own expertise from both academics and practice as they cover the relevant issues affecting today's nurses. In... More

Where does learning take place? In this collection of passionately argued essays, leading educators and theorists explore the "where" of pedagogy - how pedagogical processes are influenced by local conditions. Understanding this dynamic just may be the single most important ingredient to successful ... More

America’s model of representational government rests on the premise that elected officials respond to the opinions of citizens. This is a myth, however, not a reality, according to James N. Druckman and Lawrence R. Jacobs. In Who Governs?, Druckman and Jacobs combine existing research with novel... More

This collection of essays examines the relationship of prophecy to the Deuteronomistic History (Deuteronomy 2 Kings), including the historical reality of prophecy that stands behind the text and the portrayal of prophecy within the literature itself. The contributors use a number of perspectives to ... More

In Class War the authors present compelling evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably.... More

This book brings a broad, holistic approach to the study of the phenomena of the global Sikh community referred to collectively as the Panth. With contributions by an interdisciplinary range of experts, the volume provides insight into current debates and discussions around Sikh identity in the twen... More

Now going into its third much-expanded edition, the highly praised Nutritional Health: Strategies for Disease Prevention has been brought fully up to date to include all the new thinking and discoveries that have the greatest capacity to improve human health and nutritional advancement. About half ... More

Can today's innovative practices and molecular tools tame this ancient disease? One third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB), with about 10 million new cases annually. To combat TB and its agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the World Health Organization launched The End TB ... More

WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY, Eleventh Edition, maintains a firm grounding in political history, while covering intellectual history (particularly the significance of ideas and contributions) to greater and deeper extent than any other text for the course. Known for its accessi... More

This accessible text emphasizes intellectual and cultural history while providing a complete survey of western civilization history, supported by comparative timelines, illustrated art essays, and primary source and profile features.... More

<p>WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY, Eleventh Edition, offers an in-depth introduction to political, cultural, and intellectual history. Readers appreciate the book's accessible writing style as well as its brevity, clarity, and careful selection of content. Updated with more recen... More

Het tandheelkundig jaar 2013 biedt een overzicht van de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de tandheelkunde. Een breed scala aan onderwerpen komt aan bod, beschreven door een keur van gezaghebbende Vlaamse en Nederlandse auteurs. Dit jaar bevat Het tandheelkundig jaar 2013 verschillende bijdragen op ... More

Het tandheelkundig jaar 2015 biedt een overzicht van de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de tandheelkunde. Een breed scala aan onderwerpen komt aan bod, beschreven door een keur van gezaghebbende Vlaamse en Nederlandse auteurs.... More

Dat tandheelkunde veelzijdig is, wordt in dit boek opnieuw duidelijk. Het tandheelkundig jaar 2010 biedt een overzicht van de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de tandheelkunde. Een breed scala aan onderwerpen komt aan bod, beschreven door een keur van gezaghebbende Vlaamse en Nederlandse auteurs. E... More

Het tandheelkundig jaar 2012 biedt een overzicht van de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de tandheelkunde. Een breed scala aan onderwerpen komt aan bod, beschreven door een keur van gezaghebbende Vlaamse en Nederlandse auteurs. Een greep uit de onderwerpen: - Pre-implantaire chirurgie - Implantaten... More