Category: E-Books

During the transition from Republic to Empire, the Roman aristocracy adapted traditional values to accommodate the advent of the monarchy. Freed Slaves and Roman Imperial Culture (PDF) examines the ways in which members of the elite appropriated strategies from freed slaves to negotiate their relationship to the princeps and to

The insects: structure and function has been the standard textbook in the field since the first edition published over forty years ago. Building on the strengths of Chapman’s original textbook, this long-awaited, The Insects 5th edition (PDF) has been expanded and revised by a team of eminent insect physiologists, bringing

This unique ebook provides detailed insight into a wealth of expert experience in liver pathology, with a detailed review of the expertÌs analysis and diagnostic process backed by high-quality color photomicrographs and discussion of the diagnostic principles included in evaluating these lesions. The diagnostic problems and cases selected show the

The first compendium on robotic art of its kind, this ebook, Robots and Art: Exploring an Unlikely Symbiosis (PDF) explores the integration of robots into human society and our attitudes, fears, and hopes in a world shared with autonomous machines. It raises questions about the risks, benefits, and ethics of

Across many disciplines of engineering, dynamic problems of structures are a significant concern. Aircraft engineers, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, ocean engineers, and engineering students face these problems every day, and it is up to them systematically to comprehend the basic concepts, calculation principles and calculation methods of structural dynamics. Bai/Xu’s