Category: E-Books

A Handbook to the Reception of Ovid (PDF) presents more than 30 original essays written by leading scholars revealing the rich diversity of critical engagement with Ovid’s poetry that spans the Western tradition from antiquity to the present day. Features contributions from more than 30 leading scholars in the Humanities.

Some argue that students need broad exposure to many of the classical analysis techniques when teaching structural analysis. In contrast, others believe that learners benefit more from the computer-based analysis experiences that include parametric studies. Structural Analysis, Understanding Behavior (PDF) strikes a balance between these perspectives. Engineering students may no

Fundamentals of Structural Analysis 5th edition (PDF) ebook introduces, architectural and engineering students, to the basic techniques for analyzing the most common structural elements, including: cables, trusses, beams, frames, and arches. The content in this PDF etextbook covers the classical methods of analysis for determinate and indeterminate structures, and provides

This ebook, A Minimalist Ontology of the Natural World (PDF) seeks to work out which commitments are minimally sufficient to obtain an ontology of the natural world that matches all of today’s well-established physical theories. We propose an ontology of the natural world that is defined only by 2 axioms:

Food and Culture, 7th Edition, (PDF) is the market-leading textbook for cultural foods courses, offering current information on the health, food, culture, and nutrition habits of the most common racial and ethnic groups living in the United States. It is designed to help chefs, health professionals, and others in the