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 Soils of the USA, (PDF),  gives an overview of the properties, distribution, and function of soils in the U.S., including Hawaii, Alaska, and its Caribbean territories. It explains the history of soil surveys and pedological research in the U.S., and offers general descriptions of the country’s geology, climate and

Culture Counts, 4th Edition, (PDF) is a brief introduction to anthropology focusing on the concept of culture. With this textbook, you will gain a better understanding of the world today and how you can interact cross-culturally, solve problems, and effect positive change. The authors draw you into the ebook’s concepts

By integrating knowledge from pharmacology, molecular medicine, microbiology, and engineering, researchers from Europe, Asia, and the U.S. cover a broad spectrum of existing and potential antimicrobial medications and treatments. Novel Antimicrobial Agents and Strategies, (PDF) is an inclusive survey ranging from small-molecule antibiotics to antimicrobial peptides and their engineered mimetics,

Macroeconomics 12th edition (PDF) by esteemed economist Rob Gordon is widely praised for its ability to present theory as a way of evaluating key macro questions, such as why some countries are rich and others are poor. Economics students have a natural interest in what is happening today and what