Category: Non Fiction

The supply of petroleum continues to decrease at an alarming rate, yet it is the source of a range of products — from diesel to gasoline to rubber, plastic, and synthetic fiber. Critical to the future of this commodity is that we learn to use it more efficiently and judiciously.

Earth Science for Civil and Environmental Engineers (PDF) introduces engineering students to the fundamental principles of applied Earth science, emphasizing how modern soil and rock mechanics, hydrogeology, geomorphology, seismology, and environmental geochemistry affect geotechnical and environmental practice. Main geological topics of engineering relevance including soils and sediments, groundwater, rocks, and

The Advanced Financial Accounting 12th edition (PDF) is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and highly illustrated 4-color presentation of the reporting and accounting principles and procedures used in a variety of business entities. Every day the business press carries stories about the complexities of modern business entities and college students must know

How do we know what part a particular gene has? How do some genes handle the expression of others? How do genes interact to form gene networks? With its exceptional integration of genetics and molecular biology, Genetic Analysis, 3rd Edition, (PDF) explores fascinating questions such as these, describing how our

Earth’s Evolving Systems: The History of Planet Earth 2nd Edition (PDF) is an introductory textbook designed for popular courses in undergraduate Earth history. Written for college students from a “systems perspective,” it provides coverage of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, and discussion of how those systems, life and plate tectonics