Fire has shaped the Earth\'s landscape and vegetation for the past 400 million years. This book explores the history of…

Complex systems are everywhere. Ecosystems, financial markets, traffic, the economy, the internet and social media are…

Environmental economics can be controversial, but it is also central to some key policy issues facing governments and…

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions…

Engineering is part of almost everything we do - from the water we drink and the food we eat, to the buildings we live in…

Veblen's landmark study of affluent American society exposes the 'pecuniary culture' and 'conspicuous consumption' that…

Aerial warfare has dominated western war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it…

Exploring the geological research, this title explains how advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and…

Nolan McCarty\'s Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) is an accessible introduction to polarization in America.…

Diplomatic expert Patrick McEachern unpacks the contentious and tangled relationship between the two Koreas in an…

The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) takes readers on a tour of the issues that Americans debate when they talk…

\nPhil Husbands introduces the field of robotics, where it has come from, and where it might go in the future. Explaining…

This dictionary includes over 550 new entries on all aspects of mechanical engineering, in the core areas of design, stress…

The most up-to-date dictionary of its kind. In over 8,000 entries, it covers the key areas of construction and civil…

Written by experienced teachers and experts, Mechanical Engineeringfor CSEC takes a skills-led approach. It concentrates on…

The Commission was created by the UN in 1983 to formulate new proposals to deal with the important issues of environmental…

James T. Patterson skilfully weaves together political, social, cultural, and economic history to present a fascinating…

Writing for a wide audience, Harvey here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it…

In this insightful memoir Lennie Goodings takes the reader behind the scenes at Virago, the feminist press that she has led…

Completely updated for the 2011 syllabus at SL and HL and written by an experienced IB Economics teacher, this comprehensive…

Written by an experienced IB Economics teacher to solidify all the skills central to IB assessment, this focused study tool…

Orcas are the most controversial display animal in history. But how did we come to care about them in the first place?…

The story of the technology that revolutionized aeronautics and changed modern warfare…

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Paul De Grauwe examines why a healthy mix of market and state seems so difficult and analyses the internal and external…

From an author who has spent four decades in the quest for lost ships, this lavishly illustrated history of naval warfare…

Serving as a course in chemical reaction engineering, one of the main sections of a chemical engineering degree usually…

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This edition of Hillier's has been updated and undergone a full-colour revision featuring new photos and illustrations to…

Economist James Rauch evaluates the socioeconomic trajectories of groups of Middle Eastern States in relation to each other…

\nThis book examines the growing role and importance of \'Protection Gap Entities\' (PGEs). The authors use practical…

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\nAccounting for Business provides a crystal clear, accessible introduction to the core accounting topics non-specialist…

In almost every human society some people get more and others get less. Why is inequity the rule in human societies?…

Written by a pioneer in the quantitative and macroeconomic analysis of economic history, this book combines qualitative…

Drug Design and Development outlines the processes involved in the design and development of new drugs and emphasises the…

\nThis book summarizes current theory and evidence relating to immunization supply, demand, distribution, and financing. It…

A bold and imaginative volume on the constituent elements of the Book, from the pre-print era through to the digital. The…

\nA clear and thorough text, which provides a solid foundation in the core mathematical principles and methods used in…

\nA practical introduction to accounting and finance, supported by a wealth of online resources, and learning features.\n…

The Roman empire tends to be seen as a whole whereas the early middle ages tends to be seen as a collection of regional…

The only easy-to-read and practical non-specialist introduction to key concepts in environmental economics written by an…

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Foundations of Economics provides an engaging introduction to core economic concepts, consistently emphasising how and why…

\nThis text provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary macroeconomics, within a European and global context. The…

Carlin and Soskice integrate the financial system with a model of the macro-economy. In doing this, they take account of the…