Category: Textbooks

Written by 2 of the leading scholars in film studies, David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, the eBook Film History: An Introduction 4th edition (ePub/PDF) is a comprehensive global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film from comedy and drama to documentary and experimental. Events and concepts

Human Factors and Ergonomics of Prehospital Emergency Care (PDF) offers an introduction to the field of human factors for individuals who are included in the delivery and/or improvement of prehospital emergency care and explains opportunities to advance the practical application of human factors research in this critical domain. Related theories

Following in the tradition of the first 6 editions, the goal of this successful, issues-based etextbook, Chemistry in Context 7th edition (PDF), is to establish chemical principles on a need-to-know basis for non-science majoring students, enabling them to learn chemistry in the context of their own lives and significant issues

A visual, brief, and media-rich approach to physical geography Highly regarded, best-selling author Robert Christopherson has partnered with renowned geographer and educator Stephen Cunha and longtime media author Charlie Thomsen to establish Geosystems Core, a modular, brief, highly visual and flexible etextbook and springboard into physical geography. This approach allows

An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor, PDF, provides a concise and accessible overview of psychologists’ research on humor. Drawing on research from a range of psychological perspectives, from cognitive and biological to social and developmental, the ebook assesses factors that affect our comprehension, detection, liking, and use of humor.