Category: Textbooks

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

Martin Silberberg and Patricia Amateis’ best-selling Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 9th International edition (ePub/PDF) is regarded as an unrivaled masterpiece in the field of general chemistry. We were able to leverage data from thousands of chemistry student responses to questions in Learn Smart, the adaptive learning

Why does peace fail? More particularly, why do some countries that show every sign of having successfully evolved from civil war fall once again into armed conflict? What defines why peace “sticks” after some wars but not others? In this enlightening study, Charles T. Call examines the factors behind fifteen

Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems, 3d Edition, (PDF) provides systematic and efficient approaches to the design of thermal systems, which are of interest in a wide range of applications. It presents basic concepts and procedures for problem formulation, conceptual design, simulation, modeling, achieving feasible design, design evaluation, and optimization.

A decade after its first publication, Critical Media Studies: An Introduction (ePub/PDF) continues to shape and define the field of media studies, offering innovative approaches that enable readers to explore the modern media landscape from a wide variety of perspectives. Integrating foundational theory and contemporary research, this groundbreaking textbook offers