Category: E-Books

Structural Steel Design, 3rd Edition, (PDF) is a practical, simple and concise guide to structural steel design – using the Allowable Strength Design (ASD) and the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) methods and current codes. The ebook covers all of the theoretical concepts and includes several practical exercises and

The Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice, (PDF) is an up-to-date examination of advances in the areas fields of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice that includes interdisciplinary viewpoints from leading scholars and practitioners. Addresses developments in research, theory, and policy, as well as cultural changes and legal shifts Offers a

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

Cordner’s Police Administration, 9th Edition, (PDF) examines police administration from multiple perspectives: a systems perspective (stressing the interrelatedness among units and organizations); a traditional, structural perspective (management functions, administrative principles, and the importance of written guidelines); a human behavioral viewpoint (the human element in organizations); and a strategic management perspective

Handbook of Behavioral Medicine (PDF) presents an extensive overview of the current use of behavioral science techniques in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various health-related disorders. Includes authors from education, social work, and physical therapy Features contributions from a variety of internationally recognized experts in behavioral medicine and related