Category: E-Books

For survey courses in Art History – Engaging, welcoming, comprehensive, and global Art History, Volume 1, 6th Edition, (PDF) brings the history of art to life for a new generation of students. It is international in scope, inclusive in its coverage, and welcoming and warm in tone. The guiding vision

Smith’s Organic Synthesis, 4th Edition, (PDF) provides a reaction-based approach to this important branch of organic chemistry. Updated and accessible, this eagerly-awaited revision offers a comprehensive foundation for graduate students coming from disparate backgrounds and knowledge levels, to provide them with critical working knowledge of basic reactions, stereochemistry and conformational

The cell interior is a different world that we are only starting to explore. Though there are a number of approaches for examining the inner workings of the cell, the reductionist approach of building up complexity attracts many with physical science and engineering backgrounds. Building a Cell from its Component

This user-friendly ebook by Patricia Leavy, Research Design: Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods, Arts-Based, and Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches (PDF) provides a step-by-step guide to using the five major approaches to research design: qualitative, quantitative, arts-based, mixed methods, and community-based participatory research. Chapters on every approach follow a unique format–they present

Kevin Archer’s eBook, The City: The Basics (PDF) provides a brief yet compelling overview of the study of cities and city life. The ebook draws on a range of perspectives – political, cultural, economic, and environmental aspects are all considered – to provide a broad comparison of the evolution of