Category: Textbooks

Drug users are usually portrayed as useless slackers, burdens on society, and just plain useless—morally, culturally, and economically. By contrast, , The Social Value of Drug Addicts, (PDF) argues that the social construction of some people as impractical is in fact extremely useful to other people. Leading medical anthropologists J.

Social Psychology, 3rd Edition, (PDF) is the definitive work–now comprehensively revised with virtually all-new chapters–that has introduced generations of researchers to the psychological processes that cause social behavior. What sets the ebook apart is its exclusive focus on the basic principles that guide theory building and research. Since work in

The field of oral microbiology has seen basic conceptual changes in recent years. Microbial communities are now seen as the basic etiological agent in oral diseases through their interface with host inflammatory responses. The study of structured microbial communities has improved our understanding of the roles of each member in

Motor Control and Learning, 6th Edition (PDF), focuses on observable movement behavior, the many factors that influence quality of movement, and how movement skills are acquired. The textbook examines the cognitive, biomechanical, motivational, and neurological processes of complex motor behaviors that allow human movement to progress from unrefined and clumsy

Called to Account 3rd edition (PDF) traces the evolution of the global public accounting profession through a series of scandals leading to mandated or voluntary reforms. Ever entertaining and educational, the ebook, Called to Account: Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession 3e describes 16 of the most audacious accounting