David C: 839 books

Constructing Social Theory discusses the nature of social theory and theoretical orientations. Organized by forty-three theoretical orientations in seven domains—exchange, power, adaptation/reinforcement, social bond, altruism, functionalism, and identity—the text includes a tutorial on how to...

In The Economics of Higher Education in the United States, editors Thomas Adam and A. Burcu Bayram have assembled five essays, adapted from the fifty-second annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series, that focus on the increasing cost of college—a topic that causes great anxiety among students,...

Fjords are both an interface and a buffer between glaciated continents and the oceans. They exhibit a very wide range in environmental conditions, both in dynamics and geography. Some are truly wonders of the world with their dizzying mountain slopes rising sharply from the ocean edge. Others represent...

As the search for Earth-like exoplanets gathers pace, in order to understand them, we need comprehensive theories for how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Written by two well-known planetary scientists, this text explains the physical and chemical principles of atmospheric evolution and planetary...

“Long may the good lady serve us poor folks in the dim past,” writes the author, who will be remembered for his THE LOVE OF FRANK NINETEEN (Dec. 1957) and who feels that much of SF “misses” because it lacks the human angle. “I believe you can have gimmicks and human interest too,” he writes.

"A peculiar gap exists between the accepted theoretical basis of instruction in singing and the actual methods of vocal teachers. Judging by the number of scientific treatises on the voice, the academic observer would be led to believe that a coherent Science of Voice Culture has been evolved. Modern...

Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry, part of a long running serial that began in 1945, provides critical and informative articles written by research specialists that integrate the industrial, analytical, and technological aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and instrumentation...

Do you ever question your choice in men? Do you ever question your choice in women? The point of this book is to try and find out why people fail in relationships. Why do a lot of relationships turn out with heartbreak or heartache? Years of mistrust and labeling the opposite sex as untrustworthy...

Jeff Greenwood-Adams is the oldest man in England, and for two thirds of his long life has been harbouring an incredible secret. A secret that will one day benefit mankind enormously. A curious letter addressed to him is then discovered within an alien monolith on a remote and unknown world...

Jamie starts a brand-new school and reunites with friends from the previous school year. He also begins to meet other new students as well, including one Jamie and his friends will never forget. I hope as you read my book, you will understand its meaning. Although directed toward children, I believe all ages will benefit from its message.

After a chance encounter with a mystical expat on the beach in Mexico, Stanley Waters embarks upon a spiritual journey of self-discovery to decide whether his life is worth living. Suffering from the sudden loss of his wife, and feeling more and more disenchanted with his consumerist American life,...

Charlestown is a fictional story about the plight of Boston Taxi Cab drivers in the early 1980s and their struggle to form a Union as their answer to achieving better earnings and working conditions. Harry Sharpstone, Union organizer, is dispatched by the Teamsters Union of Chicago to orchestrate...

Markus goes to war-torn Peru for one reason: to take home the woman he's loved since his Peace Corps days -- Marisa with the long dark hair and sparkling blue eyes. But when he arrives in Lima, he's confronted by a general with a subpoena, agents with guns, and the startling accusation that she's...

The Mystery of Fuller Creek Mine, is the first book in The Fuller Creek Series. Follow the lives of Jess & Katie as they journey through middle and high school, where they encounter one mystery or adventure after another. Both guys and girls will enjoy the drama and adventure; so purchase it now to begin this exciting journey!