Category: Textbooks

Explains why and how human cultures vary so greatly across space and time Ember & Ember’s Cultural Anthropology, 14th edition, (PDF) helps college students understand how humans vary culturally and why they got to be that way. It provides both a comprehensive and scientific introduction to cultural anthropology. This latest

Anthropology of Infectious Disease, (PDF) synthesizes the thriving field of anthropology of infectious disease in a biocultural, critical framework. Expert medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically combines the behaviors of microorganisms and the activities of complex social systems, presenting how we exist with pathogenic agents of disease in a complicated process

Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their non-insect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key

This best selling ebook, Read, Reason, Write, 12th edition (PDF) unites instruction in critical reading, analysis of the argument, and research strategies. A rich collection of classic and contemporary readings provide both practices for these skills and new ideas and insights for many students. Read, Reason, Write 12e shows students

Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology, 4th Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the chemical, physical, microbiological, biochemical, and physico-chemical aspects of cheese, taking the reader from rennet and acid coagulation of milk, to the role of cheese and related foods in addressing public health issues. The work addresses the science from