Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control (Lyman Michael D.)(Paperback)

Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control (Lyman Michael D.)(Paperback)

Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control, Eighth Edition, focuses on the many critical areas of America's drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision-making within this complex and multidisciplinary field. Lyman offers a comprehensive big-picture examination of the US drug

Key Concepts in Crime and Society (Coomber Ross)(Paperback)

Fractured Society - Causes Effects and Resolutions (Roberts Hugh)(Paperback / softback)

Scanning across recent decades, Fractured Society ... Causes, Effects and Resolutions looks at how human relations have been coming apart psychologically. Reviewing pre- current and potential post-Covid

Childhood, Culture and Society: In a Global Context (Wyness Michael)(Paperback)

Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society - Lyman Frank Baum - e-kniha

eBook:,Cousins Louise, Elizabeth and Patsy are debuted in high society in this, the fifth book in the Aunt Jane series by L. Frank Baum. Their Uncle John, keen that his young nieces shouldn’t miss out on anything in life, asks a business acquaintance and his daughter Diana for help introducing

ISE Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications (Magill Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Life and Action: Elementary Structures of Practice and Practical Thought (Thompson Michael)(Paperback)

Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts--concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This clarity is Michael Thompson's aim in his ambitious work. In Thompson's view, failure to comprehend the structures of thought and judgment expressed in these concepts has

Visual Research Methods: Image, Society, and Representation (Stanczak Gregory C.)(Paperback)

Visual Research Methods: Image, Society, and Representation translates abstract concepts into visually-compelling elements of everyday life. Differing from photographs as illustration, this edited volume synthesizes images with analytic questions about the world 'out there.' Editor Gregory C

Dictionary of Indo-European Concepts and Society (Benveniste mile)(Paperback)

Since its publication in 1969, mile Benveniste's Vocabulaire--here with a new introduction by Giorgio Agamben--has been the classic reference for tracing the institutional and conceptual genealogy of the sociocultural worlds of gifts, contracts, sacrifice, hospitality, authority, freedom, ancient

Mathematical Models in the Biosciences I (Frame Michael)(Paperback)

An award-winning professor's introduction to essential concepts of calculus and mathematical modeling for students in the biosciences This is the first of a two-part series exploring essential concepts of calculus in the context of biological systems. Michael Frame covers essential ideas and

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society: Love in an International Context (Brooks Ann)(Paperback)

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives. It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (Johnstone Michael T.)(Paperback)

The cause of diabetes mellitus is metabolic in origin. However, its major clinical manifestations, which result in most of the morbidity and mortality, are a result of its vascular pathology. In fact, the American Heart Association has recently stated that, 'from the point of view of cardiovascular

Natural Causes - Life, Death and the Illusion of Control (Ehrenreich Barbara (Y))(Paperback / softback)

The seminal thinker offers a new understanding of our bodies, our selves and our powerlessness in controlling

Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses (Taussig Michael)(Paperback)

In this ambitious and accomplished work, Taussig explores the complex and interwoven concepts of mimesis, the practice of imitation, and alterity, the opposition of Self and Other. The book moves from the nineteenth-century invention of mimetically capacious machines, such as the camera, to the

Where Misfits Fit: Counterculture and Influence in the Ozarks (Kersen Thomas Michael)(Paperback)

Winner of the 2021 Stanford M. Lyman Distinguished Book Award from Mid-South Sociological AssociationAll regions and places are unique in their own way, but the Ozarks have an enduring place in American culture. Studying the Ozarks offers the ability to explore American life through the lens of one

Family Therapy: Pearson New International Edition - Concepts and Methods (Nichols Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues, Global Edition (Johnson Michael)(Paperback / softback)

For courses in human biology Explore Human Biology in Relation to Current Issues Through his teaching, his textbook, and his online blog, award-winning teacher Michael D. Johnson sparks interest in human biology by connecting basic biology to real-world issues that are relevant to students' lives

The Oxford Handbook of Civil Society (Edwards Michael)(Paperback)

In the past two decades, 'civil society' has become a central organizing concept in the social sciences. Occupying the middle ground between the state and private life, the civil sphere encompasses everything from associations to protests to church groups to nongovernmental organizations. Interest

Reckless (Brubaker Ed)(Pevná vazba)

Sex, drugs, and murder in 1980s Los Angeles... And the best new twist on paperback pulp heroes since The Punisher or Jack Reacher. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the modern masters of crime noir, bring us the last thing anyone expected from them - a good guy - in a bold new series of original

Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae, and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies: Volume 1 (Tripathi Durgesh Kumar)(Paperback)

Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies: Volume One discusses the vast amount of nanomaterials that have been released into the environment in a relatively short amount of time. There is a need to understand what the implications to the health of our biota and

Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management (Jacobs F. Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Covering both basic and advanced concepts and applications for students and practicing professionals, this text provides an understanding of supply chain planning and control techniques with topics including purchasing, manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics

Civil Society (Edwards Michael)(Paperback)

Now in its fourth edition, Civil Society has become a major work of reference for those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action in a troubled world. Recent economic and political developments do not bode well for the theory and practice of civil society: communities are

Critical Transitions in Nature and Society (Scheffer Marten)(Paperback)

How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society--and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive introduction to critical transitions in complex systems--the radical changes that happen at tipping points when thresholds are

Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations (Heywood Andrew)(Paperback)

Concepts have a particular importance for students of politics and international relations. Political argument often boils down to a struggle over the legitimate meaning of terms and enemies may argue, fight and even go to war, each claiming to be 'defending freedom', 'upholding democracy' or