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A collection of seven short stories. The one night stand. Two people acting on their primal desires with virtual strangers. The anonymity and mystery only heighten the thrill but be careful, because you can never be sure who—or what—you’re letting into your bed!... More

This edited volume reconsiders the importance of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki from a post-Cold War perspective. It has been argued that during the Cold War era scholarship was limited by the anxiety that authors felt about the possibility of a global thermonuclear war, and the role their s... More

The segments of this book are based on the official test structure that has been determined to be appropriate for use by the National Board for Certified Counselors. There are more than 300 questions included in the book with full explanations and answers so that the student can be fully prepared be... More

Dit boek bestaat uit zeventien hoofdstukken, waarvan zestien in artikelvorm. Deze 'artikelen' betreffen compacte verhandelingen, gebaseerd op recente evidence-based inzichten rondom klinisch relevante thema's. De aandacht gaat hierbij meer uit naar biologische aspecten van verlies en vervanging va... More

De perinatologie richt zich op het kind tijdens de ontwikkeling in utero, de geboorte en de eerste levensfase. Snelle ontwikkelingen in de obstetrische en neonatale zorg hebben geleid tot een sterk groeiende belangstelling voor dit vakgebied. Perinatologie is een toegankelijk en praktisch naslagwe... More

First published in 1999, this volume is a revision of an earlier edition, after which there has been a virtual transformation in the provision of mental health services, examining issues including disturbances in children and adolescents, severe and enduring mental illness, drugs, ethical issues and... More

Plastic Deformation of Nanostructured Materials offers comprehensive analysis on the most important data and results in the field of materials strength and mechanics. This reference systematically examines the special features of the mechanical behavior and corresponding structural mechanisms of cry... More

The Coccinellidae are a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds or ladybugs. In Britain alone, some 46 species belong to the Coccinellidae family, although only 26 of these are recognisably ladybirds. Composed largely of Professor Michael Majerus' lifetime work, and updated by two leading ... More

Airline pilots in various countries around the world have made determined use of industrial action. The use of strike action by the pilots challenges the view that militant trade unionism is confined to lower-paid workers and is associated with a left-wing political orientation. This phenomenon prov... More

Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, J.E.N. Veron thought Australia’s Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. “Owned by a prosperous country and accorded the protection it deserves, it would surely not go the way of the Amazon rain forest or the parklands of Africa, but would ... More

Salamandre is a sweeping, evocative graphic novel from award-winning artist and writer I.N.J. Culbard (The Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death, Everything, Brink, The New Deadwardians).Kaspar Salamandre is a bereaved young artist who is sent to stay with his enigmatic grandfather in a land ruled u... More

Help change the world by bringing ideas of social justice into your group work practice! Social workers who use hip-hop music to reach out to troubled adolescents. Practitioners who compare First Nations talking circles with social work practice with groups. A retired professor who transforms the w... More

This book gives a sufficient grounding in mechanics for engineers to tackle a significant range of problems encountered in the design and specification of simple structures and machines. It also provides an excellent background for students wishing to progress to more advanced studies in three-dimen... More

Indiana college student Quent Wilcox has had some disturbing nightmares, though he can't quite remember them when he wakes up. He's been stumbling across huge gaps in his memory, like what happened to his parents, and did he ever have a girlfriend? Not only is Quent losing his memory, but he gainin... More

Exploratio is the first ever survey of Roman military and civil intelligence. The authors examine in detail the operation and gradual development of Roman intelligence-gathering from shaky beginnings to a high level of excellence. They identify who gathered it, and for whom.This study shows the effe... More

Goldman and His Critics presents a series of original essays contributed by influential philosophers who critically examine Alvin Goldman’s work, followed by Goldman’s responses to each essay. Critiques Alvin Goldman’s groundbreaking theories, writings, and ideas on a range of philosophical topics ... More

Information and technical data concerning scouring/erosion caused by water fl in rivers and streams. More specifically, how certain structures exaggerate this natural process by restricting water flow, causing constriction and loc scour. Material presented is from both field studies and laboratories... More

The widespread use of chemicals to control pests has resulted in adverse effects for both wildlife and humans. Originally published in 1967, this title seeks to clearly explain the key issues for understanding public policy in the pesticide problem. Authors Headley and Lewis provide simple clarifica... More

Best-worst scaling (BWS) is an extension of the method of paired comparison to multiple choices that asks participants to choose both the most and the least attractive options or features from a set of choices. It is an increasingly popular way for academics and practitioners in social science, bus... More

First Published in 1970. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... More

First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... More

This book reviews some aspects of soil biochemistry, including the biochemical turnover of specific elements and organic compounds in soil; the properties and functions of soil enzymes; and the structure, distribution and pathways of metabolism of organic compounds.... More

The single comprehensive treatment of the field, from the leading members of the Society of Ethnobiology The field of ethnobiology—the study of relationships between particular ethnic groups and their native plants and animals—has grown very rapidly in recent years, spawning numerous subfields. Eth... More

Scholars have recently begun to pay renewed attention to the economics of empire, focusing in particular on the requirements of metropolitan Britain's economy and on the activities of imperial businesses. Within this broad field, financial questions, not least the subject of investment overseas or ... More

This introduction to the theory of Sobolev spaces and Hilbert space methods in partial differential equations is geared toward readers of modest mathematical backgrounds. It offers coherent, accessible demonstrations of the use of these techniques in developing the foundations of the theory of finit... More