Category: Textbooks

Now expanded and updated, People and Nature: An Introduction to Human Ecological Relations, 2nd edition (PDF) is an accessible, lively introduction to environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between culture, people, and nature around the world. Explains key theoretical issues in the field, as well as the most important

Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction, 7th Edition, (PDF) provides a fully updated and revised review of the forest products industry. This classic text includes a comprehensive review of the subject and offers a thorough understanding of the anatomical and physical nature of wood. The authors highlight its use

Written by one of the leading authorities in Geotechnical Engineering, students and readers gain a valuable overview of soil properties and mechanics together with coverage of field practices and basic engineering procedures with Braja Das and Sobhan’s Principles Of Geotechnical Engineering 9th edition (PDF). This introduction to geotechnical engineering forms

Varieties of Secularism in Asia: Anthropological Explorations of Religion, Politics and the Spiritual, (PDF) is an ethnographically rich, theoretically well-informed, and intellectually consistent volume which builds off the work of Talal Asad, Charles Taylor, and others who have engaged the issue of secularism(s) and in socio-political life. The volume aims

Engaging, relevant, and packed with many great real-world examples, Ehrhardt/Brigham’s best-seller Corporate Finance: A Focused Approach 7th edition (PDF), emphasizes the financial skills, concepts, and technological applications you need to succeed in today’s fast workplace. It covers all the latest financial developments while teaching students how to maximize a company’s