Category: Textbooks

This textbook, Culture and the Politics of Welfare: Exploring Societal Values and Social Choices (PDF) offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, uses these measures to

A practical guide for college students and engineers that covers a broad range of optical design and optical metrology topics Optical Engineering Science (PDF) offers a comprehensive and authoritative review of the science of optical engineering. The ebook links the gap between the basic theoretical principles of classical optics and

CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatrics, 24th Edition, (PDF) is a brief, yet comprehensive source of current information on the medical problems of children –– from birth till adolescence Complete with accessible guide to normal laboratory values Presented in the consistent, easy-to-follow CURRENT format Includes detailed descriptions of diseases in addition

Dominant in this volume, and critical to its unique creative significance and contribution, is the conceptual unification of stigma and syndemics. Syndemics theory is increasingly renowned in medicine and social science as a crucial framework for examining and addressing pathways of communication between social and biological aspects of acute and

What do GPS devices, iPods, LCD displays, airport metal detectors, and PET scans have to do with physics? This Ostdiek/Bord’s INQUIRY INTO PHYSICS 8th Edition (PDF) ebook answers these questions and many others, helping college students understand fundamental concepts using a unique inquiry-based approach. The textbook integrates real modern applications