Category: Textbooks

With the failure of economics to predict the recent economic crisis, the image of economics as a rigorous mathematical science has been subjected to increasing interrogation. One explanation for this failure is that the subject took a wrong turn in its historical trajectory, becoming too mathematical. Using the philosophy of

Statistical methods applied to social sciences, made available to all through an emphasis on concepts Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences, 5th edition (PDF) introduces statistical methods to students majoring in social science disciplines. With a focus on concepts and applications, this ebook assumes you have no prior knowledge of

The first comprehensive textbook on the timely and quickly developing topic of inorganic porous materials This is the first textbook to completely include a broad range of inorganic porous materials. It introduces the reader to the development of functional porous inorganic materials, from the synthetic zeolites in the 50’s, to

This ebook, ‘Nature, Artforms, and the World Around Us: An Introduction to the Regions of Aesthetic Experience’ (PDF),  provides a comprehensive view of the aesthetic realm, placing the various major artforms within the setting of nature and the built environment as they arise within the field of experience. Each chapter

The Globalization of World Politics, 8th Edition, (PDF) the bestselling introduction to international relations, provides the most comprehensive coverage of the global issues and key theories in world politics. The 8th edition connects with contemporary global challenges, presenting a brand new chapter on Refugees and Forced Migration and revised coverage