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This textbook Fundamental Principles of Law and Economics (PDF) places the relationship between law and economics in its international context, explaining the fundamentals of this increasingly important area of research and teaching in an accessible and straightforward manner. In presenting the subject, the author Alan Devlin draws on the neoclassical

Biographies in the History of Physics, (PDF) sheds new light on the biographical method in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, concepts, and institutions. What is a biography? Can biographies also be written for non-human subjects like scientific instruments, concepts, or institutions? The respective chapters

EMPOWERMENT SERIES: GENERALIST PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, 7th Edition, (PDF) is designed to help college students better understand the dynamics of macro practice, and develop the competencies and practice behaviors required by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Authors Grafton Hull

The only textbook that uses thermodynamics to solve real-world process engineering problems. Chemical Thermodynamics for Process Simulation 2nd edition (PDF) teaches about the behavior of pure fluids by describing the different types of equations of state and their capabilities. It goes into great detail about the various quantities of interest

The Urban Forest: Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment, (PDF) emphasizes on urban “green infrastructure” – the interrelated web of vegetated spaces like parks,  street trees, and peri-urban forests that offer essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach represents the idea that these services, such as