Category: Textbooks

Japanese at Work, (PDF) empirically explores how different linguistic resources are employed to achieve appropriate workplace role inhabitance and to attain work-oriented communicative ends in a range of workplaces in Japan. Suitable role inhabitance is seen to include considerations of gender and interpersonal familiarity, together with speaker orientation to normative

The 1st part of this ebook, Introduction to Cryptography: Principles and Applications 3rd edition (PDF) covers the key concepts of cryptography on an undergraduate level, from digital signatures and encryption to cryptographic protocols. Essential techniques are demonstrated in protocols for key exchange, electronic elections, user identification and digital cash. In the 2nd part,

An introduction to critical care that helps nurses deliver effective, saf care that optimizes patients’ outcomes. Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing 3rd edition provides novice critical care nurses with a firm foundation so that they are able to understand the complexities of care; deliver safe, effective care; and begin their transition

Market-leading Rosen/Wen/Snodden Public Finance in Canada 5th edition (PDF) provides a modern treatment of the theory of public finance, and a thorough discussion of empirical issues from a Canadian perspective. Comprehensive yet flexible coverage includes an integrated introduction to expenditure and tax decisions (financing of expenditures in the chapters on

Value Management is a philosophy, set of principles and a structured management methodology for improving organizational decision-making and value-for-money. The Value Management of Construction Projects 2nd edition, (PDF) builds on the success of the 1st edition by extending the integrated value philosophy, methodology and tool kit to describe the application