Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 589 p. — (DK Big Ideas Simply Explained). — ISBN: 978-1465494207, 978-1465480248. Discover more than 85 of the most important mathematical ideas, theorems, and proofs ever devised, and the great minds behind them, with this original and colorful book. Take a journey through the fascinating story of fractions, numbers, patterns, and shapes...
Jose Sarah. — Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 192 p. — (DK Smithsonian). — ISBN: 978-1-465482-42-3. A unique guide to the extraordinary world of plants, from the smallest seeds to the tallest trees. We couldn't live without plants. We need them for food, shelter, and even the air we breathe, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Why do thistles bristle with spines?...
Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2019. — 360 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465492-61-6. With more than 6,500 fully illustrated words and phrases in Korean and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, Korean language learning has never been easier. Perfect for tourists and business travelers alike, DK's Korean-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion when buying...
Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2013. — 258 p. — ISBN: 978-1-409314-94-4. A simple, visual guide to helping children understand English from Carol Vorderman. Reduce the stress of studying English and help your child with their homework by following Help Your Kids with English, a unique visual guide that demystifies the subject for everyone. Carol Vorderman uses clear, accessible...
7th Ed. — Skyhorse Publishing, 2019. — 744 p. — ISBN: 978-1-510754-22-9. The ultimate guide to improving GRE scores with practical strategies and examples, comprehensive subject reviews, practice tests and explanations, and much more! Every college-bound student wants the best test scores possible. But with a wide variety of test-prep books available, how do you know you're...
Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2019. — 416 p. — (DK Smithsonian). — ISBN: 978-1-465482-51-2. From tiny insects to sleek sharks and majestic elephants, this book invites you to explore the animal kingdom up close - from nose to tail. Whether you're interested in specific animal groups such as mammals or birds or have a passion for wildlife photography, this beautiful book will delight,...
2nd Ed. — Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2012. — 275 p. — ISBN: 978-7-561932-47-6. Developing Chinese (2nd Edition) is a set of nationally planned textbooks for higher education during the Eleventh Five-Year. Based on the well-designed structure of the first edition, this edition adds more elements in tune with the times. It includes 28 volumes with altogether...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 832 p. — ISBN: 978-0-199656-43-6. In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of...
The Great Courses, 2012. — 277 p. English is changing all around us. We see this in new words such as “bling” and “email,” and from the loss of old forms such as “shall.” It’s a human impulse to play with language and to create new words and meanings—but also to worry about the decay of language. Does text messaging signal the end of pure English”? Why do teenagers pepper their...
Pearson Education Ltd, 1999. — 388 p. — ISBN: 978-0-582332-51-6. The clear, simple definitions are written using the 2,000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, which means that students can be sure to understand the explanations. Helpful, natural examples illustrate the words and phrases in typical contexts, so students learn as well as understand. The fun cartoons and clear, open...
Little Cash Machines, 2019. — 100 p. — ISBN: 978-1-099617-20-0. Even if you know nothing at all about the stock market, this book will get you started investing and trading the right way. Join the thousands of smart traders and investors who have profited from this ultimate guide to the stock market. Amazon best-selling author and retired hedge fund manager, Matthew Kratter...
The Great Courses, 2010. — 100 p. Feeling stressed? You're not alone. Stress is an inherent aspect of life in the 21st-century world. Regardless of the cause, stress is bound to affect you at some point during your day or week.
The Great Courses, 2016. — 155 p. Grammar! For many of us, the word triggers memories of finger-wagging schoolteachers, and of wrestling with the ambiguous and complicated rules of using formal language. But what is grammar, really? In fact, it’s the integral basis of how we speak and write. As such, a refined awareness of grammar opens a world of possibilities for both your...
14th Ed. — Pearson, 2015. — 410 p. Human Resource Management provides students in human resource management courses and practicing managers with a full and practical review of essential HR concepts and techniques, with a particular focus on using human resource practices to improve performance, productivity, and profitability at work. This best-selling HRM text is designed with...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 48 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241315-87-5. This playful preschool maths book will unleash your child's curiosity as they play their way through 20 amazing maths projects. Perfect for kids ages 3 to 6, Look I'm a Maths Wizard is full of activities to show young readers just how much fun maths can be. Children will discover that maths is in the world...
21 edition. — Skyhorse Publishing, 2019. — 672 pages. — ISBN: 978-1-510754-18-0. The ultimate guide to improving SAT scores with practical strategies and examples, comprehensive subject reviews, practice tests and explanations, and much more! Every college-bound student wants the best test scores possible. But with a wide variety of test-prep books available, how do you know...
Zephyros Press, 2019. — 185 p. — ISBN: 978-1-641523-73-5. The practical English grammar guide for perfect writing. Gone are the days when you worry about embarrassing yourself with pesky misplaced modifiers or dreaded double negatives. Next time you have a nagging grammar question, pick up this practical guide and write with clarity and confidence. English Grammar spares you...
2nd Ed. — Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 210 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465481-76-1. Are you curious about fossils, dinosaurs, and prehistoric life? Then dig into this stunning children's encyclopedia. This fully revised edition of Knowledge Encyclopedia: Dinosaur! is loaded with fascinating facts. Did you know that Velociraptor had three large "killer claws" on each foot to hunt...
6th Ed. — Routledge, 2018. — 748 p. — ISBN: 978-1-138684-35-5. International Trade Law offers a clear overview of the complexities of an international sale transaction through informed analysis of case law, legislation, and international conventions and rules. Fully updated with changes to the law and new directions in legal debate, this new edition considers: International...
Red Globe Press, 2019. — 604 p. — ISBN: 978-1-137610-66-9. This groundbreaking new core textbook encourages students to take a more critical approach to the prevalent assumptions around the subject of macroeconomics, by comparing and contrasting heterodox and orthodox approaches to theory and policy. The first such textbook to develop a heterodox model from the ground up, it is...
3nd Ed. — Elsevier, 2017. — 762 p. — ISBN: 978-0-323396-20-8. Learn how to apply kinesiology concepts and treat dysfunction with Muscolino’s Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 3rd Edition! With more than 1,200 full-color illustrations, this highly visual text offers a vividly illustrated look at the skeletal system and how muscles function as movers,...
Timber Press Inc., 2019. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1-604699-73-6. The original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement. Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf, and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk Gerritsen, it transformed private and public spaces with its...
Vikas Publishing House, 2018. — 946 p. The book highlights the modern, analytical approach to corporate finance decision-making. Its aim is: • to help readers develop a thorough understanding of the theories and concepts underlying financial management in a systematic way • to make the subject of finance interesting to learn, simple to comprehend and relevant in practice • to help...
Metropolitan Books, 2019. — 352 p. — ISBN: 978-1-250237-23-8. Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he...
Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2019. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465481-79-6. Trace the epic history of World War II across the globe with more than 100 detailed maps. In this stunning visual history book, custom maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Each map is rich with detail and graphics,...
Metropolitan Books, 2019. — 352 p. — ISBN: 978-1-250237-23-8. Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2017. — 210 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241286-85-9. The ultimate head-to-toe guide to the human body for kids. Incredible computer-generated images reveal the amazing inside story of what goes on under our skin. All-new 3D illustrations offer a unique, strikingly realistic close-up of this fascinating, complex machine - what it looks like and how it works....
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2018. — 50 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241313-88-0. This playful preschool activity book will unleash your child's curiosity and creativity as they play their way through amazing STEM projects. Perfect for kids ages 3-6, this early learning children's book will excite little ones by revealing the everyday ways they can be an engineer. Children are born with...
SOHO Publishing LLC, 2019. — 188 p. — ISBN: 978-1-640210-51-6. Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Quick Reference has been designed to provide knitters with the most-used knitting information from the completely revised and updated edition of Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book in a compact, portable guide. The perfect size to slip into a knitting bag, this book offers...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2018. — 130 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241322-95-6. Key maths vocabulary and concepts for young children are simply explained in this friendly and informative reference book. Clear, accessible pictures and diagrams support this first introduction to numbers, calculating, measuring, geometry, and data-collecting, making basic maths skills easier to...
6th edition. — Routledge, 2019. — 528 p. One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Management is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject with a global focus. This 6th edition has been revised and updated to include: - new content on: sports, festivals and event tourism including the impact of...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 258 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465481-69-9. Perplexed by plate tectonics? Confused by climates? Disoriented by demographics? Help Your Kids with Geography helps parents come to terms with what their children learn in geography class by exploring all these topics and more. Covering all the important areas of human and physical geography, from...
Chantilly: The Great Courses, 2018. — 245 p. From the earliest recorded history of the Russian state in the 9th century, its own countrymen have sought to understand what it meant to be Russian, and to find a source of unity, stability, and legitimacy through shared identity, history, and culture. This lecture introduces some background information and themes that will shed...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 210 p. — (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias). — ISBN: 978-0-241363-37-3. Transform your view of history with this groundbreaking visual encyclopedia of the events of the past. From the disciplined armies of ancient Rome and the lives of ferocious samurai warriors to World War II and the rise of modern robotics, historical events are visualized in...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 226 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465485-36-8. Unearth the stories behind the natural world This collection of amazing animals, plants, rocks and minerals, and microorganisms will wow children and adults alike. With 100 remarkable items from the natural world, from orchids to opals and lichens to lizards, everyone will find something to be captivated...
Oxford University Press, 2018. — 737 p. — ISBN: 978-0-198746-92-8. International Political Theory (IPT) focuses on the point where two fields of study meet - International Relations and Political Theory. It takes from the former a central concern with the 'international' broadly defined; from the latter it takes a broadly normative identity. IPT studies the 'ought' questions...
3rd. Ed. — John Wiley & Sons, 2016. — 418 p. — ISBN: 978-1-119117-82-8. Think of the many different products and services that are purchased and consumed each day – how do they reach the end-user? What does this cost? What happens when something goes wrong? Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are the areas of study which help us to explore and answer these questions....
Pearson, 2018. — 449 p. A comprehensive, international view of the business of tourism The engaging writing style and hundreds of updated industry examples make Tourism: The Business of Hospitality and Travel, 6/e, the perfect textbook for students taking their first hospitality or tourism class. It views the industry from a holistic, global business perspective–examining the...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 552 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465478-99-3. Expand your knowledge of a vast comics universe. The Marvel Book is an exhilarating journey through the endlessly fascinating, ever-dynamic, and awe-inspiring Marvel Comics universe. From iconic Super Heroes such as the Avengers, Spider-Man, and the Black Panther, to amazing technology like Iron Man's...
Book Sales Inc., 2001. — 1160 p. — ISBN: 978-078581325X. Here are the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle as they first appeared in the famed British magazine The Strand (first published in 1891). This periodical was the literary sensation of its time, especially with the publication of the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles (which appears in its entirety in...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 364 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465482-40-7. Everything you need to teach yourself how to knit, from casting on to creating your own designs. This new edition of DK's knitting bible takes you from beginner to expert, with hundreds of step-by-step techniques, more than 120 stitch patterns for a variety of knitting stitches, and 20 knitting projects...
Oxford University Press, Inc., 2017. — 148 p. — (Very Short Introductions). — ISBN: 978-0-198724-99-5. The languages of the world can be seen and heard in cities and towns, forests and isolated settlements, as well as on the internet and in international organizations like the UN or the EU. How did the world acquire so many languages? Why can't we all speak one language, like...
Routledge, 2019. — 688 p. — ISBN: 978-1-138097-94-2. The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Language Teaching defines Chinese language teaching in a pedagogical, historical, and contemporary context. Throughout the volume, teaching methods are discussed, including the traditional China-based approach, and Western methods such as communicative teaching and the immersion program. The...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465482-48-2. Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential scientists with this innovative and boldly graphic biography-led book. The second title in DK's new illustrated biography series, Scientists Who Changed History profiles trailblazing individuals from Greek...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 248 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465483-94-2. Want to really understand the health and wellness benefits of massage? Interested in practicing massage at home or considering taking a course? Let this be your guide on everything from effleurage to epineuria. Annotated anatomy and physiology illustrations show you how different levels of pressure work...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2019. — 523 p. — ISBN: 978-0-241365-38-4. Discover Denmark with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to this beautiful country before you've even packed your case - cycle Copenhagen's picturesque streets, explore the rugged coastline of Bornholm, swig craft beer in Aarhus or follow in...
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2017. — 50 p. — ISBN: 978-1-465459-63-4. Children have everything they need to be amazing scientists: a curious brain and super senses. Look I'm a Scientist is bursting with exciting, easy-peasy science fun to do at home. Little scientists will discover why water goes stiff in the freezer, what makes slime super stretchy, how to make the best soap...
München: Spotlight Verlag GmbH. — 115 S. Business Spotlight bietet eine Mischung aus spannenden Wirtschaftsthemen und interkultureller Kommunikation. Es liefert hilfreiche Redewendungen für Verhandlungen, Small Talk und Tipps für Präsentationen und macht seine Leser fit für die internationale Geschäftswelt. Die Artikel wurden von Muttersprachlern verfasst, sind jedoch mit dem...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 753 p. — ISBN: 978-0-198728-68-9. The Handbook is intended to survey the landscape of contemporary research and chart principal directions of future inquiry. Its aim is to bring to bear upon Roman legal study the full range of intellectual resources of contemporary legal history, from comparison to popular constitutionalism, from international...
3rd Ed. — Oxford University Press, 2013. — 818 p. — ISBN: 978-0-199608-02-7. The third edition of Company Law brings clarity and sophisticated analysis to a company law landscape much altered by the groundbreaking Companies Act 2006. Hannigan captures the dynamism of company law, places the material in context and guides students through all the major topics studied at...