Category: Textbooks

Organized around the central theme of homeostasis, Human Physiology 9th Edition (PDF) helps college students appreciate the integrated functioning of the human body. Expert author Lauralee Sherwood uses very straightforward and clear language, analogies, and frequent references to everyday experiences to help all physiology students learn and relate to physiology

The most highly regarded and readable, and affordable history of Latin America for our times. Born in Blood and Fire, 4th Edition, (PDF) has been extensively updated to heighten emphasis on present cultural analyses of Latin American society and ease meaningful connections between the Encounter and the present. Throughout the

This first textbook on the topic of gentrification is written for upper-level undergraduates in sociology, geography, and planning. The gentrification of urban areas has increased across the globe to become a central engine of urban development, and it is a topic that has attracted a great deal of interest in

The cell interior is a different world that we are only starting to explore. Though there are a number of approaches for examining the inner workings of the cell, the reductionist approach of building up complexity attracts many with physical science and engineering backgrounds. Building a Cell from its Component

Featuring current information and challenging perspectives on the latest issues and forces shaping the American educational system ― American Education (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education), 18th edition (PDF)― with a scholarship that is often cited as a primary source, author Joel Spring introduces readers to the historical, social,