Category: Textbooks

Highly praised for its rich exposition and clarity, this history of philosophy textbook, Voyage of Discovery: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy 4th edition (PDF) illustrates philosophy as a process and not just a collection of conclusions or opinions. Rather than simply reporting the positions of a given philosopher, Lawhead’s prose

Future Energy: Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for Our Planet, 3rd Edition, (PDF) provides decision-makers and scientists with the information they need to understand the relative importance and magnitude of many energy production methods so as to make the energy decisions necessary for sustaining development and dealing with climate change.

Walker & Walker’s Personal Finance, 2nd Edition, (PDF) provides finance students an engaging and comprehensive treatment of personal finance while including unique themes an application-driven pedagogy and a definitive action plan. Different from other texts on the market it provides a forthright and timely discussion of living within one’s means

Experimental and theoretical study of the mechanical behavior of structures under load Analysis of Engineering Structures and Material Behavior (PDF) is a textbook covering introductory and advanced topics in structural analysis. It opens with an introduction to the topic, before covering fundamental concepts of strain, stress, and information about mechanical

Mixed-Species Forests: Ecology and Management, (PDF) provides a detailed overview of the present state of knowledge concerning the ecology and management of structurally and compositionally diverse forests. It gives answers to central questions such as: Do the ecological features of mixed-species stands also translate into economic differences between monocultures and