Author: David N. Reznick
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: origin, species, interpretive, guide
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2009-09-21
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0691129789
ISBN-13: 9780691129785

Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species is one of the most widely cited books in modern science. Yet tackling this classic can be daunting for students and general readers alike because of Darwin’s Victorian prose and the complexity and scope of his ideas. The "Origin" Then and Now is a unique guide to Darwin’s masterwork, making it accessible to a much wider audience by deconstructing and reorganizing the Origin in a way that allows for a clear explanation of its key concepts. The Origin is examined within the historical context in which it was written, and modern examples are us

Author: J. Steven Reznick
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: foundation, series, mental, health, macarthur, catherine, behavioral, inhibition, john, perspectives
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1989-11-09
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0226710408
ISBN-13: 9780226710402

Behavioral inhibition, often displayed as shyness in children and avoidance in animals, can be observed in the earliest stages of infancy. Recent research indicates that in extreme cases the tendency to either approach or withdraw from uncertain events continues through late childhood and is supported by specific biological mechanisms, suggesting a genetic basis. To effectively study behavioral inhibition, researchers are departing from the essentially experiential and descriptive techniques of traditional psychology and turning to a multidisciplinary approach that integrates psychology, psych

Authors:David Jessop, David Jones, Peter Baily, David Farmer,
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Keywords: management, principles, purchasing
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2005-01-13
List price: $89.50
ISBN-10: 0273646893
ISBN-13: 9780273646891

Providing a proactive managerial view of the purchasing function, this text meets the needs of the modern manager as a practical guide and satisfies the requirements of students of purchasing management, whether functional, specialist or general. Suitable for undergraduate Business or Engineering students taking a module in Purchasing and Supplies Management, MBA and CIPS students.

Authors:Joyce E. Penner, David Lister, David J. Griggs, David
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: report, special, atmosphere, global, aviation
Number of Pages: 373
Published: 1999-12-01
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0521664047
ISBN-13: 9780521664042

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report is the most comprehensive assessment available on the effects of aviation on the global atmosphere. The report considers all the gases and particles emitted by aircraft that modify the chemical properties of the atmosphere, leading to changes in radiative properties and climate change, and modification of the ozone layer, leading to changes in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth. This volume provides accurate, unbiased, policy-relevant information and is designed to serve the aviation industry and the expert and policymaking

Authors:David Wray, David Lee, Andrew Clark, David Stenhouse,
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Keywords: surgery, oral, general, textbook
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2003-08-28
List price: $92.95
ISBN-10: 0443070830
ISBN-13: 9780443070839

This practical resource helps readers arrive at an integrated understanding of both general and oral surgery — in one convenient text. A companion to Wray: Textbook of General and Oral Medicine, it provides the basic principles of general surgery and general medicine and a more detailed knowledge of certain areas of these specialties which are related to dentistry or have an influence on the practice of dentistry.

Authors:David Broughton, David Denver, David Farrell, Colin R
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: yearbook, parties, elections, british
Number of Pages: 230
Published: 1996-05-01
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0714642436
ISBN-13: 9780714642437

This volume looks at the political events and discusses the major issues of 1994, most notably the European parliament elections.

Authors:David Broughton, David Denver, David Farrell, Colin R
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: yearbook, parties, elections, british
Number of Pages: 230
Published: 1996-05-01
List price: $170.00
ISBN-10: 0714647055
ISBN-13: 9780714647050

This volume looks at the political events and discusses the major issues of 1994, most notably the European parliament elections.