Category: Textbooks

Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective (PDF) addresses the main aims of cognitive neuroscience, seeking to explore the brain not only by its components but also by their functions. It emphasizes the principles, discoveries, and remaining question marks of modern cognitive neuroscience. Brain and Behavior covers an extensive swath

How do many categories of people come to be seen as “different”? What does difference mean at the level of the individual, social institutions, or society? How does being “different” affect people’s lives? What difference does “difference” make? The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race and Ethnicity, Sex and

Microbiology: An Evolving Science 4th edition (PDF) provides accessible and clear explanations, smart pedagogy, and stunning artwork with a contemporary framework that emphasizes the field’s cutting-edge research. With the latest 4th Edition, the PDF ebook’s value as a superior learning tool is enhanced by two new themes ― the gut

Caring for the Vulnerable: Perspectives in Nursing Theory, Practice, and Research 5th edition (PDF) focuses on vulnerable populations and how nurses can care for them, conduct research, develop programs for them, and influence health policy. Units 1 and 2 focus on theories and concepts; Unit 3 on research; Units 4,

Using Geodata and Geolocation in the Social Sciences: Mapping our Connected World (PDF) provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the Geoweb with easy, step-by-step, and clear guides for: Visualizing Geodata using programmes including QGIS, GRASS, and R Capturing Geodata from sources including GPS, sensor networks, and Twitter Featuring practical exercises