Oxford University Press, 2019. — 637 p. — ISBN: 978-0-191850-40-3. Fully revised and updated, this classic text provides the authoritative introduction to the history of the English common law. The book traces the development of the principal features of English legal institutions and doctrines from Anglo-Saxon times to the present and, combined with Baker and Milsom's Sources...
Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2019. — 256 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241363-65-9. Follow the amazing journey of the earliest stages of human life, with month-by-month development shown in unprecedented detail. The complex concepts and processes of emerging life are demystified in clear, jargon-free text, while specially commissioned 3D images, extraordinary photographs, and detailed artworks...
Dorling Kindersley, 2019. — 96 p. Discover the incredible, edible science that happens every time you cook, bake, or eat with this children's book that is part-cookbook, part-science reference. Science You Can Eat will transform your kitchen into a lab through 20 fun food experiments. Cooking is chemistry, and all of the fun science experiments inside this book are edible! This...
20th Anniversary Ed. — John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2019. — 464 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119452-79-1. In 1998, the first edition of Anthony Kenny's comprehensive history of Western philosophy was published, to be met with immediate praise and critical acclaim. As the first book since Bertrand Russell's 1945 A History of Western Philosophy to offer a concise single-author review of the...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 226 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465485-37-6. Our world is an amazing place. It's full of rivers, mountains, animals, and too many other amazing places to count. But that's not all. There's also families, friends, music, technology, language, games, and all other things that make life wonderful. This exciting children's book is a celebration of our...
3rd Edition. — Routledge, 2018. — 414 p. This fully revised and updated third edition of the bestselling Ancient Egypt seeks to identify what gave ancient Egypt its distinctive and enduring characteristics, ranging across material culture, the mindset of its people, and social and economic factors. In this volume, Barry J. Kemp identifies the ideas by which the Egyptians...
Granta Publications, 2018. — 432 p. — ISBN: 978-1-783782-28-4. Julian Baggini's How the World Thinks is there to fill the Sapiens-size hole in your life' Observer guide to Autumn in culture In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought. One of the great unexplained wonders of human history...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 48 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465483-90-4. Explore different celebrations from across the globe through fun and beautiful illustrations. Embark on an exciting journey through the most interesting and important festivals, celebrations, and holidays enjoyed by people around the world. Stunning original illustrations and fascinating facts will inspire...
Lonely Planet, 2019. — 258 p. Lonely Planet, "Lonely Planet Best of New York City 2020, 4th Edition" Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Best of New York City is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Delve into the past in the Ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465482-39-3. The perfect accompaniment to your whiskey tasting journey. The best - and most enjoyable - way to find out about whiskies is by drinking them. This truly hands-on handbook takes you on a tasting journey to discover your own personal whiskey style, and helps you to expand your horizons so you can find a...
2nd Ed. — Harvard Business Review Press, 2014. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1-625271-96-4. Understanding the Ground Rules for the Global Economy. In this revised and updated edition of A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David A. Moss draws on his years of teaching at Harvard Business School to explain important macro concepts using clear and engaging language. This guidebook covers the...
73rd Ed. — Witman Publishing, 2019. — 567 p. — ISBN: 978-0-794847-00-5. Since 1946 coin collectors have trusted the Guide Book of United States Coins known everywhere as The Official Red Book to help them learn about U.S. coins and build great collections. Maybe you re completing a set of Wheat cents or Morgan silver dollars by date and mintmark. Or maybe you simply have some...
7th Ed. — Pearson, 2019. — 576 p. — ISBN: 978-1-292241-57-8. Digital Marketing provides the most comprehensive guide to all aspects of using the Internet, digital media and marketing technology to achieve the goals of integrated multichannel marketing. This streamlined seventh edition provides comprehensive, practical guidance on how companies can get the most out of digital...
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2019. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-1-523085-39-8. Everyday Project Management provides the direction you need to apply project management's time-tested tools for keeping things on time and under budget. It introduces the wide variety of tasks you will have to tackle, including assembling a team, mapping out a plan, monitoring progress, keeping your team...
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 2019. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1-586445-73-1. Popular blogger and CHRO Kris Dunn presents a hard, but compelling reality: every HR professional on the planet can be classified as one of 9 Faces based on your career level and your ability to innovate and drive change. The book opens with a behavioral assessment, so readers can quickly...
Oxford University Press, Inc., 2017. — 216 p. — (Very Short Introductions). — ISBN: 978-0-191054-25-9. From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundance. Throughout human history, our forebears tried to create certainty in the...
11th Ed. — Cengage Learning, 2015. — 897 p. — ISBN: 978-1-285184-48-7. This leading strategy text presents the complexities of strategic management through up-to-date scholarship and hands-on applications. Highly respected authors Charles Hill, Gareth Jones, and Melissa Schilling integrate cutting-edge research on topics including corporate performance, governance, strategic...
Lonely Planet, 2019. — 258 p. Lonely Planet, "Lonely Planet Best of Barcelona 2020, 4th Edition" Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Best of Barcelona is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze in wonder at Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, stroll along La Rambla and...
Cambridge University Press, 2019. — 332 p. — ISBN: 978-1-108455-80-8. When it comes to strategy, how should we define victory? For centuries, Eastern and Western thinkers have grappled with this question, offering different answers. What can we learn from this difference? In The Art of Strategy, Moon provides a novel and systematic integration of the two dominant frameworks of...
3rd Ed. — Health Administration Press, 2019. — 477 p. — ISBN: 978-1-640550-43-7. Management problems are complex and rarely fixed with a single, universal solution. Particularly in healthcare organizations, management is fluid, and the “right” approach depends on a variety of ever-changing factors. Management of Healthcare Organizations: An Introduction provides an integrated,...
The Great Courses, 2017. — 416 p. The skills lawyers wield in courtrooms across the country are the result of years of study. As much as we'd like to cultivate these same skills, the truth is that you cannot know how a lawyer thinks and works without studying the law itself. Now there's an easier way to get the same foundational knowledge as lawyers - without the enormous time and...
Lonely Planet, 2019. — 549 p. Lonely Planet Best of Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. See traditional geisha in Kyoto, hike up Mt Fuji, or shop around the clock in Tokyo; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Japan and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet...
17th Ed. — The Institute of Real Estate Management, 2018. — 658 p. This seventeenth edition of Principles of Real Estate Management highlights the current changes within today's economy and their impact on real estate management, including online marketing techniques through social media and other outlets, the impact of sustainability, as well as sound maintenance techniques to...
Entrepreneur Press, 2019. — 300 p. — ISBN: 978-1-599186-40-3. Find and Network with the Right Professionals. You know it's smart to connect with over 500 million business professionals on LinkedIn, but you may not know how to do it without wasting tons of time and money. LinkedIn expert and trainer Ted Prodromou delivers a step-by-step guide to using LinkedIn to grow your...
Dover Publications, 2019. — 128 р. At the height of the Art Nouveau movement and into the early days of Art Deco, Christian Stoll Studios was a leading and prolific source of graphic design. The Leipzig-based firm, which produced beautiful stock books for all forms of design applications, was active chiefly from 1900 to the beginning of World War I and renowned for their staff...
2nd Ed. — Oxford University Press, 2014. — 169 р. — (Very Short Introductions). — ISBN: 978-0-199687-00-5. The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community and underlying issues from racism and abortion to human rights and international war. Legal philosophy, or jurisprudence, explores the notion of law and its role...
National Geographic Partners, 2019. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1-426216-90-4. This richly illustrated book from the travel experts at National Geographic showcases the best travel experiences in every state, from the obvious to the unexpected. Sites include national parks, beaches, hotels, Civil War battlefields, dude ranches, out-of-the-way museums, and more. You'll discover the...
Ebury Press, 2019. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1-529102-87-1. Is there anything more cut-throat than global politics? Wherever you turn – Europe, Russia, China, Korea, Syria, the Middle East – we are living in a time of global geopolitical power plays. Once an insider to this closed world, Pedro Banos reveals that however it might be smoothed over by the PR of political diplomacy, the...
Oxford University Press, 2019. — 152 p. — (Very Short Introductions). — ISBN: 978-0-198828-54-3. Identity has become one of the most widely used terms today, appearing in many different contexts. Anything and everything has an identity, and identity crises have become almost equally pervasive. Yet "identity" is extremely versatile, meaning different things to different people...
The Free Press, 2011. — 896 p. Now beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely our conception of how prosperity is created and sustained in the modern global economy. Porter’s groundbreaking study of international competitiveness has shaped national policy in countries around the...
New York: Doubleday, 2019. — 336 p. — ISBN: 978-0-385541-76-7. “The Map of Knowledge is an endlessly fascinating book, rich in detail, capacious and humane in vision.” — Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. After the Fall of Rome, when many of the great ideas of the ancient world were lost to the ravages of the...
8th Ed. — American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, John Wiley & Sons, 2019. — 736 p. The new, revised, and updated edition of the popular textbook for introductory accounting courses. Accounting plays a central role in a multitude of areas, from everyday personal finance to global corporate operations. Introduction to Accounting helps students understand the concepts,...
Oxford University Press, 2011. — 161 p. — (Very Short Introductions). — ISBN: 978-0-199560-24-2. Children's literature takes many forms - works adapted for children in antiquity, picture books and pop-ups - and now includes the latest online games and eBooks. This vast and amorphous subject is both intimately related to other areas of literary and cultural investigation but...
Cengage Learning, 2019. — 518 p. TRANSPORTATION: A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE, 9E equips you with a solid understanding of what is arguably the most critical and complex component of global supply chains. You learn the fundamental role and importance of transportation in companies and society as you study the complex environment of transportation service. The authors provide an...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 360 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465482-03-2. From Confucius and Plato to Karl Marx and Noam Chomsky, this book brings together more than 100 illustrated biographies of the world's great philosophers. Introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured philosopher, the biographies trace the ideas, friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired the...
Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2019. — 352 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241396-85-9. An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Europe, packed with insider tips and ideas, colour maps, top 10 lists and a laminated pull-out transport map - all designed to help you experience the very best of Europe's greatest cities - Paris, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Lisbon, Rome, Venice, Copenhagen, Berlin and...
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019. — 368 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119593-93-5. Instagram is the fastest-growing social network in the world, soaring from 500 million to 1 billion active users in just two years. Users flock to the site thanks to its simplicity and use of the most popular social media features—image and video sharing, community, and personal insight. Instagram For Dummies is...
IBID Press, 2014. — 608 p. — (International Baccalaureate). — ISBN: 978-1-921917-24-0. The best textbook available for the current syllabus. Students find the text easy to use and a useful tool for learning.
3rd Ed. — The Leadership Challenge, A Wiley Brand, 2017. — 160 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119397-56-1. Essential, practical tools for implementing evidence-based leadership development. The Leadership Challenge Workbook offers practical tools for applying The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership in real-life business situations. As the companion to The Leadership Challenge, this...
Lonely Planet, 2019. — 288 p. Lonely Planet, "Lonely Planet Best of London 2020, 4th Edition" Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Best of London is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gallery hop along the Thames, explore dark history and glittering crown...
Lonely Planet, 2019. — 266 p. Lonely Planet, "Lonely Planet Best of Paris 2020, 4th Edition" Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Best of Paris is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Promenade down the Champs Elysees, lose yourself in the Louvre and work your...
Lonely Planet Publications, 2019. — 844 p. — ISBN: 978-1-788686-85-3. Lonely Planet’s Cruise Ports Mediterranean Europe is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the cable car up Mt Srđ for breathtaking views of Dubrovnik, work up an appetite for the world’s best pizza in Rome, stroll Hania’s...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2017. — 50 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465459-64-2. Bursting with exciting, easy-peasy recipes for kids, Look I'm a Cook lets little chefs explore and discover the wonderful world of food with all their senses. Children will love to make fragrant Sunshine Strawberries, a crunchy Vegetable Stick Train, and sweet and savoury Cheese and Grape Snakes. With Look...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 336 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241360-10-2. Discover Morocco with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to this spellbinding country before you've even packed your suitcase - explore the fascinating cities of Meknès, Fès, and Volubilis, get lost in the bustling medina of Marrakech, hike...
BCS Learning & Development, 2019. — 200 p. — ISBN: 978-1-780174-68-3. Business analysis (BA) is an important business operation, and with some coordinated effort, it can become an efficient and valuable business service. This book takes you through the creation and management of a BA service, from setting strategy to recruiting business analysts, to continuous improvement,...
2nd Ed. — Oxford University Press, 2019. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-0-198841-82-5. This new edition of Hugh Thirlway's authoritative text provides an introduction to one of the fundamental questions of the discipline: what is, and what is not, a source of international law. Traditionally, treaties between states and state practice were seen as the primary means with which to create...
McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. — 273 p. Leverage your supply chain for maximum profit do you have a global supply chain strategy designed for the long run? About 90 percent of global demand is not fully met by local supply, and global supply chains will soon account for 25 percent of multinational firms' performance--meanwhile, supply chains need to become 43 percent more global in...
The Great Courses, 2018. — 248 p. The seat of power. A symbol of authority and prosperity. The center of a complex nexus of social and cultural forces. A palace is all of these and more. Palaces are mirrors of the societies that created them and the rulers that occupied them. The palaces of rulers past and present are truly a sight to behold. Marvel at Weiyang, China’s Endless...
Dorling Kindersley, 2016. — 442 p. Featuring a foreword by the father of Big History, David Christian, and produced in association with the Big History Institute, Big History provides a comprehensive understanding of the major events that have changed the nature and course of life on the planet we call home. This first fully integrated visual reference on Big History for general...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 146 p. — ISBN: 978--1465481-57-5. Meet famous explorers and adventurers in this exciting non-fiction storybook for children. Venture into steaming jungles in search of lost temples, fight off frostbite in the Arctic, and blast off into space! The book includes an inspirational foreword by Barbara Hillary, the first African American woman...