Category: E-Books

Structure for Architects: A Case Study in Steel, Wood, and Reinforced Concrete Design, (PDF) is a follow-up to the authors’ first textbook, Structure for Architects: A Primer, highlighting the conceptual understanding of structural design in simple terms and language. This ebook focuses on structural principles applied to the design of

The world of financial accounting is changing rapidly, with all listed companies in the EU now required to publish their financial statements according to IFRS. Financial Accounting: An International Approach (PDF) is written to reflect the latest financial accounting developments and their implications, and is the ideal textbook for non-specialist students. Aimed at those

Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, 3rd Edition, (PDF) includes new topics, as well as different approaches to subjects, dealt with in prior editions. The ebook starts out with a general introduction to the changes in the field, as well as looking at the predictions for the coming years. Chapters cover

The languages of Western Asia belong to a variety of language families, including Indo-European, Semitic, Kartvelian, and Turkic, but share numerous features on account of being in areal contact over many centuries. This volume, The Languages and Linguistics of Western Asia: An Areal Perspective (PDF) presents descriptions of the modern

Fundamentals of Ship Hydrodynamics (PDF) is designed as a textbook for undergraduate education in ship resistance and propulsion. The ebook provides connections between basic training in calculus and fluid mechanics and the application of hydrodynamics in daily ship design practice. Based on a foundation in fluid mechanics, the origin, use,