Delivering Health Care in America, 7th Edition (PDF) is the most comprehensive and current overview of the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system–from its historical origins and resources to its individual cost, services, and quality. Using a unique “systems” approach, the textbook brings together an extraordinary breadth
The World of Mineral Deposits: A Beginner’s Guide to Economic Geology (PDF) not only explains the most important deposit types, but also the processes involved in their formation. Magmatic, hydrothermal and sedimentary processes along with weathering and alteration are explained in the framework of plate tectonics and the history of
Ultrastructure Atlas of Human Tissues (PDF) presents a variety of transmission and scanning electron microscope images of the major systems of the human body. Photography with the electron microscope records views of the intricate substructures and microdesigns of tissues and objects, and reveals details within them inaccessible to the naked
Principles of International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics: Theories, Applications, and Policies, (PDF) offers a macroeconomic framework for understanding and evaluating the global economy from the perspectives of evolving economies and developing countries. Different from most macroeconomic textbooks, which typically stress issues about developed countries while downplaying issues linked to
Practising Italian Grammar, (PDF) offers a concise set of varied exercises for developing a greater practical awareness of the language. It is designed as a companion volume to A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian by Maiden and Robustelli, but it can also be used on its own by anyone wishing to