Category: E-Books

Help college students understand how culture impacts development – and why it matters. Human Development: A Cultural Approach 2nd edition (PDF) leads university students to examine all stages of development through the engaging lens of culture. The very first author to take a wholly cultural approach to th etopic of

Applying theory to structural modelling and analysis Russell Hibbeler’s Structural Analysis 10th Edition (PDF), presents the applications and theory of structural analysis as it applies to beams, trusses, and frames. Through its reader-friendly, clear organization, the textbook emphasizes developing the ability to analyze and model a structure in preparation for

For courses in banking and money, or general economics. A unified outline for understanding financial markets Mishkin’s The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, 12th Global Edition, (PDF) brings a fresh perspective to today’s major questions around financial policy. Influenced by his time as Governor of the Federal Reserve,

Perennial best-seller Alcamo’s Microbes and Society 4th edition (PDF) is the ideal textbook for non-majors taking a foundational course in the life sciences. The 4th Edition retains the user-friendly readability of previous editions while incorporating original material and features, including new information on microbial and viruses groups, new data on

Drug users are usually portrayed as useless slackers, burdens on society, and just plain useless—morally, culturally, and economically. By contrast, , The Social Value of Drug Addicts, (PDF) argues that the social construction of some people as impractical is in fact extremely useful to other people. Leading medical anthropologists J.