Hardcover Books

Powering Colonialism explores the history of electrification and its relationship to colonialism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Exploitative electric infrastructure, Nathan N. Kapoor argues, was not inevitable, and it was not determined by geography or a coincidence of colonization--it was by design. By the twenty-first...

Part II of the important issue on Contribution of FDG to Modern Medicine. Articles will include: FDG in infectious/inflammatory diseases, FDG in cardiovascular disease, Assessment of treatment response using PET, PET based chemotherapy response assessment, PET based radiation therapy planning, PET based interventional radiology,...

Technology and Applications of Polymers Derived from Biomass explores the range of different possible routes from biomass to polymeric materials, including the value and limitations of using biomass in material applications and a comparison of petrochemical-derived polymers and bio-based polymers. The book discusses biomass...

New Delhi, as envisioned at the grand durbar of 1911, was intended to be many things -a political symbol, a modern city, an imperial capital. It was a city meant to symbolize a new era for the British Raj, representative of political change and...

Situated about 106 kilometers from Aurangabad in Maharashtra, Ajanta rock cut caves are creations of about 700 years, roughly from 200 BC to AD 525. This glorious Buddhist art of the Deccan was discovered in 1819, and given a World Heritage status by UNESCO...

Questions of agency regularly arise in the work of commercial practitioners. Agency: Law and Principles addresses these questions by offering clear and accessible analysis of the principles of agency law, as well as detailed explanation of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations of 1993....

Transformative Paleobotany: Papers to Commemorate the Life and Legacy of Thomas N. Taylor features the broadest possible spectrum of topics analyzing the structure, function and evolution of fossil plants, microorganisms, and organismal interactions in fossil ecosystems (e.g., plant paleobiography, paleoecology, early evolution of land...

First published in 1974, Social Work Treatment remains the most popular and trusted compendium of theories available to social work students and practitioners. It explores the full range of theoretical approaches that drive social work treatment and knowledge development, from psychoanalysis to crisis intervention....

Heterogeneity of Function in Numerical Cognition presents the latest updates on ongoing research and discussions regarding numerical cognition. With great individual differences in the development or function of numerical cognition at neuroanatomical, neuropsychological, behavioral, and interactional levels, these issues are important for the achievement...

The Epigenetics of Autoimmunity covers a topic directly related to translational epigenetics. Via epigenetic mechanisms, a number of internal and external environmental risk factors, including smoking, nutrition, viral infection and the exposure to chemicals, could exert their influence on the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases....

Polyaniline Blends, Composites, and Nanocomposites summarizes recent advances in polyaniline-based blends, composites and nanocomposites. Polyaniline (PANI) is a conducting polymer with a range of potential applications, particularly in electronics and packaging. The book covers the preparation, characterization and application of PANI-based composites, including the...

Financing Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Markets offers an original perspective on the links between macro data on innovation, data on micro-entrepreneurial processes and venture capital supply. The authors synthesize two disparate fields of research and thinking--innovation and entrepreneurship and economics--to illuminate how domestic...

Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base and Spine, Second Edition, is a major reference and guide for neurosurgeons, medical oncologists, neuroscientists, orthopedic surgeons, head and neck surgeons and radiation oncologists that treat patients and research chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the axial skeleton. This...

Brain Edema: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Practice brings together the most widely recognized experts in experimental and clinical brain edema research to review the current knowledge gathered on the molecular and cellular pathophysiology and clinical management of brain edema. This timely book also...

Cardiovascular Aging: Linking Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms is a first-of-its-kind resource linking age-related cardiovascular disease to its molecular pathomechanism. With full coverage of the essential cellular and molecular mechanisms of ageing, this valuable resource will provide the important connection between research and clinical application,...

Another year around the sun.Happy birthday, precious one. Follow a family through a year full of magical moments spent outdoors, from splashing in waves to jumping on leaves and watching the world change with every season. Here is a lyrical ode to the passing...

Six astronauts race against time to escape a parallel Earth before their true home is destroyed. The mind-bending adventure that began with Detour continues in the second book of this emotional thriller series from the creator of the hit Netflix show Manifest and the...

In the nineteenth century, France embarked on the colonization of whole swathes of Africa and Asia. What drove this policy, and what methods did it use to establish and enforce French domination? What disruptive effects did this have on the colonized societies, and what...

Alexander H. Shapiro provides a fresh look at the influences on Wagner's Götterdämmerung, and critically re-evaluates the composer's intellectual worldview as revealed in his own prose works, letters and diary entries. The book challenges conventional views that continue to impede a clear understanding of...

From New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang, a provocative, mordantly funny, autobiographical rejection of the toxic competitiveness that has come to define the lives of American parents and children alike--and a search for a better way for all Every year, the rat race...

Written by a team of international experts, the second edition of this leading commentary includes revised and updated article-by-article analyses. Effective cross-border trade depends on reliable rules and legal certainty. However, cross-border trade is a complex undertaking, not limited only to sales, but also...

Descriptive copy is not yet available from the PublisherAuthor: Amy CuddyISBN-10: 0358278139ISBN-13: 9780358278139Publisher: Harper WaveLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/2027Pages: 288Format: Hardcover

Integrate ontological frameworks across enterprise and agentic AI systems As generative AI exposes the limits of purely neural approaches, practitioners need principled methods for coupling symbolic and subsymbolic systems. Ontological Prisms: Knowledge Engineering for Enterprise & Agentic Systems introduces a three-dimensional paradigm that unfolds...

A completely revised and expanded edition of one of the best-selling venison cookbooks of all time, with more than 100,000 copies sold and nearly 1,500 five-star reviews on Amazon, by James Beard Award-winning chef and hunter Hank Shaw. This ten-year anniversary edition includes nearly...

An unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them once they've passed.Author: E. B. BartelsISBN-10: 0358212332ISBN-13: 9780358212331Publisher: Mariner BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/02/2022Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 7.54h x 5.28w...

From one of Spain's most exciting author-illustrators making her English-language debut, this whimsical illustrated novel has the fantasy of Miyazaki, the imagination of Tove Jansson, the tenderness of Charlotte's Web, and the magic of E.T.In the middle of the night, three lights fall from...

As the wooden piles under Amsterdam begin to rot, water levels rise in Venice, and the 4,500-year-old ruins of Mohenjo-daro flood in Pakistan. Compaction of peat soil in northern England is causing Hadrian's Wall to collapse. The bricks of excavated Babylon are exploding due...

Classic, from-scratch recipes become more achievable than ever with this collection from Rachel Ballinger, creator of My Everyday Ordinary Life. Rachel delivers no-fuss, back-to-basics recipes for any reader looking to bring natural ingredients and traditional methods into their home kitchen. In addition to delicious...

Author: Simon ButtISBN-10: 900468493XISBN-13: 9789004684935Publisher: Brill NijhoffLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2026Pages: 368Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.64lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.94d

Exploring where animality meets digital media in the shadow of climate crisisDigital Animalities is a groundbreaking investigation into the entanglements of animal life, media infrastructures, and digital technologies in a time of environmental precarity and digital saturation. Revealing the digital as a dynamic site...

Author: S. VidivelliISBN-10: 1394342209ISBN-13: 9781394342204Publisher: Wiley-ScrivenerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2026Pages: 352Format: Hardcover

This comprehensive textbook is designed for a one-semester elective course tailored for aerospace and mechanical engineering students. It offers an in-depth examination of propeller-driven propulsion systems for small and micro unmanned aerial vehicles. The material presented is based on fundamental principles of thermodynamics, fluid...

Author: Oguz A. SoysalISBN-10: 1394339712ISBN-13: 9781394339716Publisher: Wiley-IEEE PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2026Pages: 416Format: Hardcover

Author: R. NidhyaISBN-10: 1394355572ISBN-13: 9781394355570Publisher: Wiley-ScrivenerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2026Pages: 400Format: Hardcover

One man finally decides to out the truth of a festering, decades-long secret in this compelling dual-timeline novel that is equal parts revenge thriller and gripping coming-of-age story, from the acclaimed author of Finding Sophie. He loved her from the day he met her....

"An engaging love story about finding strength in vulnerability." ―Kirkus Reviews The Instant New York Times Bestseller!A Goodreads Choice Award nominee, Readers' Favorite RomantasyAn Amazon Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of 2024 NOTICE TO STAFF: There has been a disturbing increase in cheeriness,...

The new EU Artificial Intelligence Act provides a comprehensive and harmonised legal framework on the regulation of artificial intelligence. The new rules will have profound legal and economic effects on the future use and development of artificial intelligence. This Practitioner's Guide gives precise and...

A collector's box set containing six beloved stories from the Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series!What would you do if you could travel back in time? Discover the internationally bestselling novels of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, now a worldwide phenomenon...

Being flat sure makes it fun for Flat Stanley when playing backyard games with his pals--but not when bees are chasing them! Join Stanley in his newest adventure. On a hot summer day, Flat Stanley and his friends have lots of fun games to...

A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.Author: Shel SilversteinISBN-10: 0060256680ISBN-13: 9780060256685Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/1974Pages: 166Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.02h...

"Aninspiring guide for how to go from dreamer to do-er, from someone who's beenthere, done that and wrote the book on it." --Chrissy Teigen, NewYork Times bestselling author of Cravings and Cravings: Hungry for More"If you want to start a successful business, and do...

When a mysterious kidnapping sparks turmoil on a generation ship, humanity's bid for the stars faces disaster. From the author of Esperance, an inventive, twisty thriller set aboard a hurtling spacecraft--perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Rob Hart, and Andy Weir. Turn back now....

Gender and Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach presents a groundbreaking interdisciplinary exploration of how gender policy is shaped, implemented, and challenged in a rapidly evolving global landscape. The volume draws together leading scholars from sociology, political science, economics, law, and other fields to analyze...

Sing along to your favorite Disney hits with this boxed set of five Little Golden Books featuring song lyrics from Disney's Aladdin, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and Moana! Fly on a Magic Carpet with Aladdin and Jasmine, celebrate the circle of...

This Handbook addresses the new watershed moment in youth environmental activism: the collision of the historic and globally prominent youth-centred movements on the one hand, with established, consolidated power in opposition to environmental action on the other. The central goal of this Handbook is...

A visually striking exploration of money--and the lack of it--in America told through the lives of ten individuals, from a Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist and artist "Astonishing . . . Chalabi's taboo-busting transparency about peoples' financial lives is revolutionary enough. But it's the pellucid...

"The most charming cannibalism novel I've ever read!" --Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling authorIn this delightfully cozy and creepy YA romp, a cave monster masquerading as a search-and-recovery guide intends to find and eat a lost wizard--but catches feelings for him instead,...

The bestselling graphic novel series continues! Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length comic stories that will keep even the bravest player up at night. How often do we come close to meeting our end without...

What is time? Does it exist? Can it be stopped? Can time's arrow be reversed? Can we ever free ourselves from the seemingly inexorable flow of time? Chronos is a mystery, and not only for us: it was a mystery for our distant ancestors...

From Hungarian Orthodoxy Separatism to Fervent Zionism tells the story of the eldest great-grandson of Hatam Sofer and leading Orthodox rabbi in Klausenburg (Cluj) M.S. Glasner. Glasner (1856-1924), the head of a major yeshiva and a respected halakhic authority, challenged the Hungarian Orthodox establishment...