Education

The thorniest scientific problem of the 18th century was how to determine longitude. Many thousands of lives had been lost at sea over the centuries due to the inability to determine an east-west position. This is the engrossing story of the clockmaker, John "Longitude" Harrison, who solved the problem that Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer, yet claimed only half the promised rich rewa... ...Read More »

Prekins' research indicates that students from the first grade through college often have only the most superficial kind of knowledge even after considerable instruction in a subject. Here he reveals some commonly misguided strategies students use in trying to understand a topic, and why traditional-teaching approaches often fail. ...Read More »

Using real-life case studies, Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics helps readers better understand the basic concepts, strategies, and tactics practiced in public relations today. The book presents an engaging and comprehensive overview of the principles, concepts, and methods of public relations. Its systematic approach combines fundamental concepts with numerous ... ...Read More »

The brevity of the arguments offers instructors the opportunity to have students read an argument and write about it in a single class period. Contains readings chosen to create excitement, controversy, and powerful classroom discussions, including topics on Prozac, the Internet, cancer-causing power lines, Powerball, AIDS Research, the embargo on Cuba, impotence, adu... ...Read More »

Providing students with a thought-provoking account of America?s past, The American People examines how American society assumed its present shape and developed its present forms of government.

Emphasizing the interaction of ordinary Americans with extraordinary events, the text combines the discussion of political ev... ...Read More »

James Watson, J. Craig Venter, Francis Collins, Cynthia Kenyon . . . you may not know them, but you should. They are the masterminds of genetics and biotechnology who want you to live to be 150 years old, to regenerate your heart and brain, to create synthetic life. For better or worse, they are about to alter life on earth forever. Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan tells the remarkab... ...Read More »

In 1859, German mathematician Bernhard Riemann presented a paper to the Berlin Academy that would forever change the history of mathematics. The subject was the mystery of prime numbers. At the heart of the presentation was an idea that Riemann had not yet proved but one that baffles mathematicians to this day. Solving the Riemann Hypothesis could change the way we do business, since prime numbers... ...Read More »

Supermarkets are changing. Gone are the days of boxy, frozen warehouses stacked high with package goods. Today's supermarkets can be inviting or theatrical, artfully urban or charmingly rural. An informative guide to the fast-changing world of modern supermarket architecture, New Supermarket Design is a sumptuous, visual tour of the most groundbreaking innovations in the field. From the America... ...Read More »

THE SOURCEBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE presents more than 300 noteworthy case studies in its 650 pages, the first large?scale book of its kind to showcase a complete and diverse range of structures worldwide. The case studies incorporate every type of architectural project possible?private, commercial and public?making this lushly illustrated, information?rich book an invaluable resource that... ...Read More »

With this unique directory readers can quickly locate phone and fax numbers, recorded information and help options through such online services as CompuServe, Prodigy, America Online and the Internet and get support for every major DOS and Windows application. It includes all help options, all major applications and products and a cross-referenced index. ...Read More »

Written in a conversational question-and-answer format, this book is packed with solid, practical guidance on money matters from cradle to grave. It covers household budgeting, retirement planning, college financing, investing in stocks, mutual funds, choosing an insurance company and more. ...Read More »

Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine has a well-deserved reputation for obtaining hard-to-find information and for being accurate in its reporting of the latest developments in aviation technology. The magazine editors have compiled over 40 articles from the Aviation Week Pilot Report, a feature in which experts describe and evaluate aircraft. The articles selected for this book cover general... ...Read More »

This is the perfect on-the-job companion for technicians who troubleshoot and repair portable computers. Bigelow presents an overview of small computer con cepts, the operating principles of all electronic and mechanical components, the test equipment needed to perform repairs, and important service guidelines.Each problem and solution is summarized in an easy to read appendix. ...Read More »

This is the technician's guide to maintaining, aligning, troubleshooting and repairing both CRT and flat-panel computer monitors, covering both the conventional cathode-ray tube (CRT) and the newer flat-panel displays (LCD) types of computer monitors. It includes the specifications and architectures of monochrome, CGA, EGA and VGA monitors and it covers alignment and degaussing of CRT's. ...Read More »

Train employees to recognize and avoid sexual harassment. Now for the first time there's a complete kit og 60 ready-made exercses and activities devoted to promoting employee awareness, mutual understanding, respect, and harmony in the mixed-gender woekplace. Sexual Harassment Awareness Training, by Andrea P. Baridon and David R. Eyler, provides everything you need to help your employees clearly u... ...Read More »

A practical introduction to the technology, standards, and implementation issues of one of the fastest-growing segments of the communications industry - frame relay communications. This reference is designed for network designers, administrators, and implementors faced with the task of improving the performance of their applications and the networks that support them. Providing a detailed tutorial... ...Read More »