Category: Textbooks

Why do human beings find some tone combinations consonant and others dissonant? Why do we make music using only a small number of scales out of the billions that are possible? In the ebook Music as Biology: The Tones We Like and Why (PDF), author Dale Purves shows that rethinking

Fundamentals of Ship Hydrodynamics (PDF) is designed as a textbook for undergraduate education in ship resistance and propulsion. The ebook provides connections between basic training in calculus and fluid mechanics and the application of hydrodynamics in daily ship design practice. Based on a foundation in fluid mechanics, the origin, use,

Through 6 decades, no resource has matched the esteemed scholarship, authority, and scientific rigor of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 19th edition (PDF). Capturing the countless developments and advances across the full span of medicine, the new 19th edition of Harrison’s provides a complete update of essential content related to

Theory and Practice of Group Counselling, 9th Edition, (PDF) gives students a detailed overview of the eleven group counseling theories. Along with illustrating how to put these theories into practice, this popular textbook guides college students in developing their own syntheses of numerous aspects of the theories. With Corey’s straightforward,

Mechanical Ventilation in Emergency Medicine (PDF) discusses mechanical ventilation in emergency settings, covering the management of patients from the time of intubation until transfer to the ICU. It offers an introduction to key concepts of physiology pertinent to mechanical ventilation along with a review of the core evidence-based principles of