Category: Textbooks

J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the well-known South African archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates meaning from the complex mythological stories of the San-Bushmen to make a larger theory of how myth is used in culture. He extracts their “nuggets,” the far-reaching but rarely unspoken words and concepts of language and understanding that

Administrative Law: Bureaucracy in a Democracy, 6th Edition, covers the procedural and constitutional dimensions of governmental agencies, including delegation, freedom of information, adjudications, rulemaking, investigations, liabilities of governments and their employees, judicial review, and other considerations, such as the concept of fairness. Instructor resources (sold separately) include an Instructor’s Manual,

McKinley/O’Loughlin/Bidle’s Anatomy and Physiology: An Integrative Approach 3e (PDF) brings multiple elements of the study of A&P together in unique ways that maximize understanding. Covering anatomy and physiology in each chapter, the textbook emphasizes the interdependence of body systems by weaving prior coverage of one system into textual explanations of

Over the period of five editions by Eric Widmaier, Linda Graham, Dr. Rob Brooker, and Peter Stiling, the ways in which biology is taught have significantly changed. We have seen a turn away from the memorization of details that are simply forgotten and a movement toward stressing core concepts and

This simple yet comprehensive reference guide includes the mechanisms of respiratory diseases, explaining the main respiratory conditions for postgraduate trainees and clinicians. It discusses their aetiology in addition to the basic concepts required to effectively assess and treat them. Applied Respiratory Pathophysiology, (PDF) is the first ebook to bring together