Category: Textbooks

This practical guidebook The Geology Companion: Essentials for Understanding the Earth (PDF) provides a basic grounding in the principles of geology and explains how to apply them. Using this ebook, students will be able to figure out whether they are standing on a coal swamp, an ancient seafloor, or sand

Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives 8th edition (PDF) examines the entire spectrum of family violence, focusing on social relationships and social processes. The 8th edition is a multidisciplinary introduction to the study of domestic violence that guides readers to a better understanding of the challenges involved in eliminating

In Cultural Intimacy: Social Poetics and the Real Life of States, Societies, and Institutions, 3rd edition, (PDF) of this important and influential ebook, Michael Herzfeld revisits the idea of ‘cultural intimacy’. The chapters examine a range of topics touching on the relationship between citizen and state, and the notion of

This PDF ebook, They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing 3rd Edition with 2016 MLA update identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing. It shows college students how to frame their arguments as a response to what others have said and provides templates to help

The etextbook “Compound Semiconductors: Physics, Technology, and Device Concepts” (PDF) by expert author Ferdinand Scholz provides an overview of compound semiconductor materials and their technology. After presenting a theoretical background, it describes the relevant material preparation technologies for thin-layer and bulk epitaxial growth. It then briefly discusses the structural, optical,