Category: Non Fiction

A new look at the life, times, and music of Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk Chopin Fryderyk Chopin (1810–49), although the most beloved of piano composers, remains a contradictory figure, an artist of virtually universal appeal who preferred the company of only a few sympathetic friends and listeners. Chopin

In the 1940s, American movies changed. Flashbacks began to be used in outrageous, unpredictable ways. Soundtracks flaunted voice-over commentary, and characters might pivot from a scene to address the viewer. Incidents were replayed from different characters’ viewpoints, and sometimes those versions proved to be false. Films now plunged viewers into

Larson’s Trigonometry, 10th Edition, (PDF) is known for providing sound, consistently structured explanations and exercises of mathematical concepts to skillfully prepare students for the study of calculus. With the updated 10e, the author Ron Larson continues to transform the way students learn the material by including more real-world applications, ongoing

Analysis of Variance, Design, and Regression: Linear Modeling for Unbalanced Data, 2nd Edition, (PDF) offers linear structures for modeling data with a focus on how to include specific ideas (hypotheses) about the structure of the data into a linear model for the data. The ebook carefully evaluates small data sets

DSM-V broke new ground in May of 2013, labeling a new disorder called “behavioral addiction.” Clinicians instantly wanted to know: how is a behavioral addiction different from an impulse control disorder? What are the criteria for determining that some behaviors are addictions instead of impulses? What, if anything, does this