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A detailed insight into the First World War through this book provides the reader with recollections of events and deep analyses of the situations.... More

This book examines the concept of civility and the conditions of civil disagreement in politics and education. Although many assume that civility is merely polite behavior, it functions to aid rational discourse. Building on this basic assumption, the book offers multiple accounts of civility and it... More

Only the best prepared are chosen to start the highly competitive multimillion-dollar training programs that transform aspiring candidates into U.S. military aviators. This fully updated edition of Barron's Military Flight Aptitude Tests provides would-be aviators in all five U.S. armed services wit... More

Sustain loving relationships and set yourself up for emotional wellness in your fifties, sixties, and beyond with this valuable collection of advice from two psychology experts."Drs. Mayer and Jacobs use their clinical wisdom and story-telling abilities to bring to life the challenges for couples as... More

Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues. AARP Meditations for Caregivers blends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a miss... More

This title was first published in 2000: Sustainable development offers visions of the future, but implementation of new sustainable policies seems slow. This text presents a forecasting method directed to overcome some barriers to the implementation of more sustainable economic policy. Using a case... More

Mexico's political, social, and economic landscapes have shifted in very striking ways in recent years and the country now moves cautiously forward in the twenty-first century. Revised to address these remarkable transformations, The Course of Mexican History, now in its tenth edition, offersa comp... More

<P>This book looks at the ways in which gender is socially constructed, how sexism and gender inequality affect men and women, and how other variables compound the problem of gender inequality.<P> Popular features from previous editions that continue to appear in this edition include the photos, the... More

Originally published in 1942, this book gave the first popular account of mechanized warfare—a subject on which its author, Major Paul C. Raborg, was a thorough master.Raborg describes the unchanging character of military strategy and the mechanized armies of today, gives a detailed and complete pic... More

Co-edited and written by an interdisciplinary team of experts in oncology and cardiology, this book is a clinically useful resource on these overlapping topics: * Cardiac complications in patients receiving cancer therapy * The treatment of cancer in patients with cardiovascular disease * The treatm... More

Support new and veteran principals through coaching-based professional development! How can a coach support a school leader in mastering the professional and emotional challenges of school leadership in a manner that has a positive impact on students? This book provides practical skills and strate... More

As the might of the U.S. forces drove the Japanese back toward the Home Islands the Marines embarked on another tough campaign in the jungles of New Britain and the centre for Japanese forces at Rabaul.Contains 114 photos and 20 maps and charts."Aside from my own participation, I have always felt a ... More

The goal of the book is to examine scientific advances since 2000 that may have increased understanding and options in three general areas related to hypoxia: Characterization the Cause(s) of Hypoxia. The physical, biological and chemical processes that affect the development, persistence and exte... More

College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in the stadiums built with corporate money, and the crowded sporting events sponsored by large conglomera... More

Examining globally invasive alien birds, the first part of this book provides an account of 32 global avian invasive species (as listed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group, ISSG). It acts as a one stop reference volume; it assesses current invasive status for each bird species, including detail... More

One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution ... More

Becoming a widow is one of the most traumatic life events that a woman can experience. Yet, as this remarkable new collection reveals, each woman responds to that trauma differently. Here, forty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words. Some were widowed young, while others were married... More

Het tandheelkundig jaar 2017 biedt een overzicht van de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de tandheelkunde. Een breed scala aan onderwerpen komt aan bod, beschreven door een keur van gezaghebbende Vlaamse en Nederlandse auteurs.... More

Het tandheelkundig jaar 2018 biedt een overzicht van de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de tandheelkunde. Een breed scala aan onderwerpen komt aan bod, beschreven door een keur van gezaghebbende Vlaamse en Nederlandse auteurs.... More

Het tandheelkundig jaar 2016 biedt een overzicht van de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de tandheelkunde. Een breed scala aan onderwerpen komt aan bod, beschreven door een keur van gezaghebbende Vlaamse en Nederlandse auteurs.  Nu met online KRT-geaccrediteerde kennistoetsen.... More