Category: E-Books

Barry’s Beginning Theory: An introduction to literary and cultural theory 3rd edition (PDF) has been helping college students navigate through the thickets of cultural and literary theory for well over a decade now. This new and expanded 3rd edition continues to offer readers and students the best 1-volume introduction to

The design of structures in general, and prestressed concrete structures in particular, requires considerably more information than is contained in building codes. A sound understanding of structural behaviour at all stages of loading is essential. This textbook presents a detailed description and explanation of the behaviour of prestressed concrete members

This brief introductory criminal justice textbook uses an interdisciplinary approach to introduce students to the field’s foundations and individual components, in addition to many contemporary controversies in the justice system. Through the use of existing issues, like the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, efforts to reform sentencing and reduce prison

Exploring Writing, 4th Edition, (PDF) focuses on writing skills and processes. By stating a set of four skills for effective writing, Exploring Writing: Paragraphs and Essays motivates new writers to see writing as a skill that can be learned and a process that must be studied. The four skills, or

Weaving Words and Binding Bodies, (PDF) features the first comprehensive study of weaving and binding imagery through intertextual study and close readings of Beowulf, riddles, the poetry of Cynewulf, and other important texts. Megan Cavell highlights the outstanding use of weaving and binding in previously unrecognized formulas, collocations, and type-scenes, shedding