Category: Textbooks

Analysis and Design of Machine Elements (PDF) is a design-centric textbook for advanced undergraduates majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Engineers and advanced students specializing in product design, power machinery, vehicle engineering, and engineering will also find it a helpful reference and practical guide. Incorporating European, Chinese and International standards and units

The descriptions and examples of wrong behaviors in sport in Modern Sport Ethics: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition, (PDF) will challenge readers to reconsider how they view sport and question whether participating in sport builds character—especially at the amateur and youth levels. Identifies how ethical problems in sport influence sport

Ways of Knowing in HCI (PDF) brings together both traditional and new research methods in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Research methods include observations and interviews, ethnography, grounded theory, and evaluation of digital traces of behavior. Readers will attain an understanding of the type of knowledge every method provides, its disciplinary

Peter G. Northouse’s bestselling Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition, (PDF) provides readers with a clear summary of the complexities of practicing leadership and concrete strategies for becoming better leaders. The ebook Introduction to Leadership 4e is organized around key leader responsibilities like creating a vision, establishing a