The only textbook written for undergraduates by teachers of the course, this bestseller presents the most current concepts in an experimental context, conveying the excitement of scientific discovery, and highlighting important advances while providing unsurpassed pedagogical support for the first-time learner. The new edition is thoroughly ...
This accessible primer explains the basics of Western thought in an easy-to-understand manner for the beginning student of philosophy. Starting with basic questions posed by the ancient Greeks, the book takes readers on an entertaining odyssey through philosophic history. Illustrated.
The new edition of Immunology builds on the tradition of fine teaching and scientific excellence established by Janis Kuby in the first three editions and carried forward by new authors Richard Goldsby, Thomas Kindt, and Barbara Osborne in the previous edition. By presenting essential immunology concepts in an experimental context, supported by ...
Children will love this non-stop, action adventure--via a 3-D holographic computer program that recreates biblical times. As they "blitz" from one event to the next--from the Creation to the Book of Revelation--they enounter such exotic "ports-of-call" as Babel, Egypt, Jerico, Jerusalem, and Rome. Full color.
What is sociology? Simply, it is the study of how society functions, or in some cases, does not function. Various competing schools of sociology have attempted to fit observations of social phenomena into different conceptual systems. This book traces the origins of these systems from Enlightenment thought and the pioneering work of Auguste ...
This 4th edition of Kuby Immunology presents an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the principles and findings of immunology. It contains full-colour illustrations, study questions, study aids and much more.
Eastern philosophy is the most ancient form of thought known to man, predating western philosophy by some centuries. Dissatisfaction with materialism is turning westerners towards the integrated approach of eastern thought, but often in a vague and generalised form. This book focuses on India and China, the two oldest and most influential origins ...
Perfect for collectors, antique enthusiasts and all avid car fans, this revised and updated edition is a comprehensive guide on where to find every car museum, antique car dealer and anything else with an automotive theme. Readers will learn where to visit such interesting sites as a towing museum in Tennessee, a funeral museum full of hearses in ...
Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. From early religions through Greek Philosophy and Western Science, man has ...
Gioachino Rossini was one of the most influential, as well as one of the most industrious and emotionally complex of the great nineteenth-century composers. Between 1810 and 1829, he wrote 39 operas, a body of work, comic and serious, which transformed Italian opera and radically altered the course of opera in France. His retirement from operatic ...
The film classic, "Casablanca", is placed in its historical context during World War II. Now the actions of the characters and their purposes are put into perspective for modern audiences, thus enhancing their enjoyment of one of the greatest film stories ever told, against the backdrop of war in unoccupied French North Africa. You must remember ...
Animals, plants, water, wind, materials and people flow at different rates, according to spatial patterns common to almost all landscapes and regions. This up-to-date synthesis explores the ecology of heterogeneous land areas, where natural processes and human activities spatially interact, to produce an ever changing mosaic. The subject has great ...
This is a history of the ENTIRE continent of Africa during World War II. It tells of the several wars in Africa and how they related to each other as well as to the conflicts in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the surrounding oceans. Also related in this book are the wartime experiences of the African people and how those experiences influenced ...
"Vancouver Wild" is a stunning tribute to the beauty and wildness of Vancouver and the world that surrounds it. In Vancouver, more than in most cities, nature is everywhere you look. In this magnificent photographic collection, Graham Osborne's stunning images showcase the wild beauty of Vancouver, from the giant western red cedars of the rain ...
From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, "Art Theory For Beginners" is a concise and entertaining survey of the major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed over the last 5,000 years. Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, ...
Traces the origins of various schools of thought, from Enlightenment thinkers and the pioneering work of Auguste Comte to the subsequent developments of Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Also outlined in the text are the rapid expansion of sociology in 20th century America and Britain, the Chicago School and the rise of ...
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