Category: E-Books

Opioid analgesics are among the most beneficial medications for pain management but are associated with serious and increasing public health problems, including addiction, abuse, and death from overdose. Presently, there is an opioid epidemic in the United States with the rate of prescription opioid-related overdose deaths quadrupling in the last

Learn the skills and concepts you need to provide excellent nursing care! Fundamentals of Nursing, 10th Edition (PDF) by the expert team of Potter/Perry/Stockert/Hall prepares you to succeed as a nurse by providing a solid foundation in clinical reasoning, critical thinking, evidence-based practice, nursing theory, and patient-centered care in all

An invaluable resource for over forty years, Personality, 14th edition, (PDF) examines the fundamental concepts and theories of personality psychology while exploring new methodologies, contemporary research, and the latest technological advancements. Through a well-rounded blend of case studies, theory, and the latest research, this textbook identifies the structures and processes

Rock Slope Engineering: Civil Applications 5th edition (PDF) covers the design, investigation, excavation, and remediation of man-made rock cuts and natural slopes, primarily for civil engineering applications. It presents design information on structural geology, shear strength of rock, and groundwater, including weathered rock. Slope design methods are discussed for planar,

Anthropology of Infectious Disease, (PDF) synthesizes the thriving field of anthropology of infectious disease in a biocultural, critical framework. Expert medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically combines the behaviors of microorganisms and the activities of complex social systems, presenting how we exist with pathogenic agents of disease in a complicated process