Category: E-Books

Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy, 2nd Edition, (PDF) argues against the legalization of voluntary euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide on the view that, even if they were ethically defensible in particular ‘hard cases’, neither could be successfully controlled by law. It maintains that the experience of legalization in the Belgium, Netherlands,

In Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Practice, Dr Patricia Farris has invited leading experts, including researchers, cosmetic chemists, and cosmetic dermatologists, to provide these answers. Together they have analyzed and synthesized the evidence and combined it with their experience to provide you with best-practice advice on the most effective way to apply cosmeceuticals

Studying engineering, whether it is electrical, mechanical, or civil, depends heavily on an understanding of mathematics. Bird’s Comprehensive Engineering Mathematics, 2nd Edition, (PDF) clearly shows the relevance of mathematical principles and shows how to implement them in real-life engineering problems. It purposely starts at an elementary level so that students

Political Geology, (PDF) explores the emerging field of political geology, an area of study devoted to understanding the cross-sections between politics and geology. It considers how geological forces such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and unstable ground are political forces and how political forces have an influence on the earth. Together the

Derivatives 2nd edition (PDF) makes a special effort throughout the textbook to explain what lies behind the formal mathematics of hedging and pricing. Questions ranging from ‘how are forward/future prices determined?’ to ‘why does the Black-Scholes formula have the form it does?’ and ‘what is a call option?’ ‘how to