Category: Textbooks

Cordner’s Police Administration, 9th Edition, (PDF) examines police administration from multiple perspectives: a systems perspective (stressing the interrelatedness among units and organizations); a traditional, structural perspective (management functions, administrative principles, and the importance of written guidelines); a human behavioral viewpoint (the human element in organizations); and a strategic management perspective

We the People, 11th Edition, (PDF) eBook sets a new standard for showing how government affects all college student’s lives and why it matters who participates. The “Who Are Americans?” theme has been expanded to highlight how Americans from different backgrounds experience politics and new Who Participates? infographics get college

Overview: A concise and engaging biology textbook for biology majors, Understanding Biology 2nd edition (PDF) partnered with Connect emphasizes fundamentals concepts to help science students better understand biology and focus on developing their scientific skills. Condensed chapters are centered on a learning path that serves to connect concepts within a

Help college students understand macroeconomics in theory as well as practice. Mishkin’s Macroeconomics: Policy and Practice, 2nd Edition (PDF) draws on the rich tapestry of recent economic events to help the students understand the policy issues debated by the public at large and the media during these trying times. Building

The Laser Beam Shaping Applications, 2nd edition (PDF) explains the essential features of beam shaping and exposes the subtleties of the theory and techniques that are best shown through proven applications. New chapters include illumination light shaping in optical lithography; optical micro-manipulation of live mammalian cells through trapping, sorting, and