applied soil physics
The Dangerous Animals Club
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tobolowsky, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, From celebrated character actor and uncommonly talented storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky, "The Dangerous Animals Club" is a series of stories that touch on life's great mysteries with a cast of characters that include legendary film directors, physicists, ghosts, pygmy hippos, and hostage takers."The Dangerous Animals Club" is a beguiling series of stories that woven together form the story of a man in the middle of his life reflecting on life's many mysteries. Parents raise children and then pass on, a girlfriend embarks on a theatrical career with Stephen and then breaks his heart, animals--dangerous and docile--come and go, toes are smashed and necks break, and children are born. Small incidents are later revealed as momentous turning points. Woven through these tales are lessons in quantum physics, Jewish mysticism, and stagecraft. Told in a unique voice and with a spiritual inquisitiveness, these tales have charmed live audiences and podcast listeners--and will charm a whole new audience on the page.
Rhododendrons and Azaleas
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bryant, Geoff, PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, Rhododendrons have it all -- beautiful flowers, magnificent foliage and an ability to thrive in a wide range of climates. The genus Rhododendron (to which azaleas belong) always has something to surprise and delight the gardener. With more than species, and many thousands of cultivars, there are plants in a huge variety of form, color and size -- something to suit every need, every taste and every location. This guide for North American gardeners will help the novice and the experienced gardener get the best from their rhododendrons and azaleas. Beginning with a history of rhododendrons in cultivation and a fascinating discussion on the development of the most popular species and varieties, the book includes expert advice and information about: deciduous azaleas evergreen azaleas assessing your climate garden design cultivation, maintenance and propagation soil and nutrition choosing plants for flower and leaf color pests and diseases pruning. The author shares his personal recommendations of over 390 varieties of rhododendron and azalea, as well as practical tips gained from his many years of professional experience growing and hybridizing rhododendrons and azaleas. This is an inspiring and very useful handbook on these much-admired plants.
Six Stories from the End of Representation: Images in
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elkins, James, PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press, James Elkins has shaped the discussion about how we--as artists, as art historians, or as outsiders--view art. He has not only revolutionized our thinking about the purpose of teaching art, but has also blazed trails in creating a means of communication between scientists, artists, and humanities scholars. In "Six Stories from the End of Representation," Elkins weaves stories about recent images from painting, photography, physics, astrophysics, and microscopy. These images, regardless of origin, all fail as representations: they are blurry, dark, pixellated, or otherwise unclear. In these opaque images, Elkins finds an opportunity to create stories that speak simultaneously to artists and to scientists, and to open both those fields to those of us who have little purchase in either. Regarding each image through the lens of the discipline that produced it, Elkins simultaneously affirms the unique structure of each way of viewing the world and brings those views together into a vibrant conversation.
Libri scientifico
Vendo libri usati e in buone condizioni per le scuole superiori: -Terra da scoprire. Con espansione online. Per i Licei e gli Ist. Magistrali (prezzo €) -Dal carbonio agli OGM. Biochimica e biotecnologie. Con Biology in English. Con e-book. Con espansione online. (prezzo €6,00) -Biologia. Blu. La chimica e i suoi fenomeni-Dalle cellule agli organismi. Con espansione online. (prezzo €) -Amaldi per i licei scientifici. Con Physics in english. Con espansione online (prezzo €) -Matematica.blu 2.0. Con e-book. Con espansione online. (prezzo €) -Veluti flos. Con espansione online. (prezzo €) -Rosa fresca aulentissima. Con espansione online. Volumi 5 e 6 (prezzo €) - Rosa fresca aulentissima. Ediz. rossa. Con espansione online. Volumi 1 e 2 (prezzo €) -Uomini e idee. Con espansione online. Per i Licei e gli Ist. Magistrali: 3 (prezzo €) -Alla ricerca del presente. Con espansione online. Per le Scuole superiori: 3 (prezzo €) - Only connect... new directions. Ediz. blu. Con espansione online. Con CD-ROM. Volume 2. (prezzo €) -David Copperfield, ESO. Material auxiliar (prezzo €5,00) -Lineeimmagini. Vol. unico. Con espansione online. Per le Scuole superiori. Con CD-ROM (prezzo €) -Il Cricco di Teodoro. Itinerario nell'arte. Ediz. verde. Con espansione online. Volume 3 (prezzo €)
Cavo 10m XLR Studio Projects SPC-203X
Cavo microfonico da m) Litz "Male to Female 3 Pin XLR Cable" STUDIO PROJECTS SPC-203X NUOVI Il prezzo è riferito al SINGOLO cavo. Le spese di spedizione sono 8,00 Euro (pacco ordinario) e pagamento via ricarica o bonifico. Product Features Hybrid Litz/Solid Core Construction for Maximum Resolution and Preservation of Sonic Detail Proprietary Patent Applied for Construction % Purity Oxygen Free Copper Conductors Quad Balanced Construction for Maximum Noise Rejection, and Wide Bandwidth Precision Formulated PVC Jacket for Maximum Durability and Long Life Technical Details The Studio Projects Microphone Cable featuers Litz construction and that means that each conductor strand is individually insulated. In most cables this is not the case, and without insulation the signal can randomly jump conductors in an uncontrolled manner. Distortion results in the phase and time domains, and although this may be difficult to measure, it can definitely be detected by the most sensitive of instruments, the human ear.
Collezione manga
Vendo la mia collezione di manga, tenuti maniacalmente (eccetto dove specificato), offro sconti per acquisti multipli e NON smezzo le serie. Le serie in vendita sono: Shonan Junai Gumi 1-15 + Bad Company: 80€ Big GTO € GTO paradise lost € GTO Shonan 14 days € Ino Head Gargoyle 1-5 + GTR: 25€ Shonan Seven € Dragon Ball € Dragon Head € La Divina commedia di Go Nagai € I Am a hero 1-19 + I am a hero in Osaka: 80€ Liar Game € Alive € Bleach € Tokyo Ghoul € Tokyo Ghoul:Re 1-4 (1 in limited edition): 20€ Heads € Life € Highschool of the dead € Akame ga kill € A silent voice € Btooom! € I miei 23 schiavi € Lesson of the evil € The rising of the shield hero € Terra Formars € Suicide Island € Monster perfect edition € Kiseijuu perfect edition € Soil € Freak Island € The Breaker € As The gods will Rokusen € Tokyo summer of the dead € Doubt € Judge € Secret € Museum € Slam Dunk € The walking dead € I prezzi sono leggermente trattabili. Sono disponibile a spedire con spedizione a carico dell'acquirente e concordata. NB: le cose che appaiono in foto ma non sono scritte nell'elenco NON sono in vendita (action figures, manga...)
hand bag by prada
Marca: PRADA. Genere: donna. Colore: Multicolore. Materiale: Pelle. Descrizione prodotto: Amazing hand bag by PRADA, made in Saffiano leather with holes to geometric grate, in caramel-mimosa-white multicolor. Gorgeous details: double handle, golden hardware, inside lining realized in signed Prada fabric, without defects, no tears, it’s in very good general conditions. Collection . The golden mark PRADA is applied on the front of the bag. It comes with the original dustbag, keys and padlock. Measures: 32cm. x 16cm. x 16cm.Hight Retail % leather, Made in Italy. Bella bella! …Must Have! ----------------- Strepitosa borsa Bauletto by PRADA, realizzata in pelle Saffiano Traforato con fori a griglia geometrica, multicolor cuoio-mimosa-bianco. Dettagli bellissimi: doppio manico, golden hardware, interno in tessuto firmato Prada, senza difetti o rotture, in ottime condizioni generali. Collezione . Marchio PRADA dorato applicato sul fronte. Viene spedito con la sua dustbag originale, chiavi e lucchetto. Misure: 32cm. x 16cm. x 16cm. H Retail % pelle, Made in Italy. Bella bella! …Must Have! [ID: ]
Uomini e idee 3
50% del prezzo originale PER I QUINTI: -AMALFI PER I LICEI SCIENTIFICI.BLU 3/ INDUZIONE E ONDE ELETTROMAGNETICHE, RELATIVITÀ E QUANTI -UOMINI E IDEE 3 PER I QUARTI: -PERFORMER CULTURE&LITERATURE1 (from the origins to the eighteenth century) -STORIA E STORIOGRAFIA PLUS 2B -UOMINI E IDEE 2 dall'umanesimo a kant -NUOVA MATEMATICA A COLORI VOL 4- edizione BLU. Secondo biennio e quinto anno. -L'AMALDI PER I LICEI SCIENTIFICI.BLU-onde,campo elettrico e magnetico con physics in english. PER I TERZI: -PERFORMER CULTURE&LITERATURE1 (from the origins to the eighteenth century) -UOMINI E IDEE 1-dal pensiero greco alla scolastica -BIOLOGIA.BLU- dalle cellule agli organismi -NUOVA MATEMATICA A COLORI-vol3- edizione blu -L'AMALDI PER I LICEI SCIENTIFICI.BLU- vol 1- seconda edizione- meccanica e termodinamica. -ITINERARIO NELL'ARTE 2A EDIZIONE VERSIONE VERDE - VOLUME 2- da giotto all'età barocca. PER I SECONDI: -Massimo bergamini e graziella barozzi-GEOMETRIA-verzione blu. -ITINERARIO NELL'ARTE 3A EDIZIONE VERSIONE VERDE - VOLUME 1- DALLA PREISTORIA ALL'ETÀ GOTICA.
Insights of Genius: Imagery and Creativity in Science and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Arthur I., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), How can new knowledge be created from already existing knowledge? "Insights of Genius" shows how seeing is central to the greatest advances of the human intellect. Artists and scientists alike rely on visual representations of worlds both visible and invisible. "Insights of Genius, " first published by Copernicus in , explores the creative leaps that led some of the greatest scientists and artists to dramatically transform how we understand nature. The scope of figures runs from Galileo and da Vinci to Einstein and Picasso. Focusing on the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the age of modern art and modern physics, the book travels through the philosophy of mind and language, cognitive science, neurophysiology, and art history. "Insights of Genius" discusses intuition, aesthetics, realism, representation, metaphors, and visual imagery. Allied to these concepts are causality, relativity, energy conservation, entropy, the correspondence principle, scientific creativity, and Cubism. Running through the book is the idea that science extends our intuition from common sense to an understanding of a world beyond our perception.
A Student's Guide to Studying Psychology
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffernan, Thomas / Heffernan, T., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, The book is a practical guide to studying psychology. It incorporates good chapters on: Perspectives within psychology; Guidelines on seminars, tutorials and lectures; Guidelines on essay writing and practical write-ups; A Guide to research methods and empirical report writing; and Guidelines on exam preparation and technique. Finally, what to do upon graduation is also considered - with particular emphasis placed upon postgraduate training/research as well as applied areas of psychology. It is expected that this book will be of use to those studying psychology at undergraduate and pre-degree level, and will be of interest to those who are considering studying psychology as an academic subject - providing good insights to the most critical areas covered when studying psychology. The practical nature of this book and the various components outlined above, as well as its easy to follow format, distinguishes it from other texts in the field. It is anticipated that this book will become an invaluable source of guidance to students of psychology.
Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy: Principles and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Platt, U. / Stutz, J. / Stutz, Jochen, PUBLISHER: Springer, Measurement techniques form the basis of our knowledge about atmospheric composition and chemistry. Presently, important questions of atmospheric chemistry center on urban pollution, free-radical chemistry, degradation of greenhouse gases and the budgets of tropospheric and stratospheric ozone. Among the many different optical spectroscopic methods that are in use, DOAS has emerged as a universal technique to measure the concentrations of atmospheric trace gases by making use of the characteristic absorption features of gas molecules along a path of known length in the open atmosphere. This book reviews the basics of atmospheric chemistry, radiation transport, and optical spectroscopy before detailing the principles underlying DOAS. The second part of the book describes the design and application of DOAS instruments as well as the evaluation and interpretation of spectra. The recent expansion of DOAS application to the imaging of trace gas distributions by ground, aircraft, and satellite-based instruments is also covered. Written for graduate students and researchers with a general background in environmental physics, this book especially addresses the needs of those working in the field of atmospheric chemistry, pollution monitoring, and volcanology.
Laboratory Manual and Workbook in Microbiology: Applications
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Granato, Paul A. / Morton, Verna / Mizer, Helen Eckel, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, The emphasis of this lab manual is on the basic principles of diagnostic microbiology for students preparing to enter an allied health field. Students are led through a series of exercises that allow them to learn basic microbiology techniques and to practice safety in the laboratory and hospital environment. It remains oriented primarily toward meeting the interests and needs of those who will be directly involved in patient care and who wish to learn how microbiological principles should be applied in the practice of their professions. The authors have emphasized the purposes and function of the clinical microbiology laboratory in the diagnosis of infectious diseases. The exercises illustrate as simply as possible the nature of laboratory procedures used for isolation and identification of infectious agents as well as the principles of asepsis, disinfection and sterilization. Attention is given to the role of the health professional in regard to appropriate collection of clinical specimens and the applications of aseptic and disinfectant techniques as they relate to patient care.
The Miracle of Flight
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dalton, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, Praise for the hardcover edition: ""The explanation of the physics of flight is one of the strengths of Dalton's text... Dalton's high-speed photographs of animals in flight, combined with color illustrations, beautifully illuminate the sometimes arcane discussions. Overall, this breathtakingly illustrated and well written book is superb."" - Booklist Insects and birds account for three-quarters of all land creatures. For many of them, the ability to fly has allowed them to live in diverse habitats all over the globe. For humans, the mastery of flight is a supreme technical achievement that has revolutionized our world during the last century. The Miracle of Flight shows how animals evolved wings and how humans triumphed over the associated physical challenges of taking to the air. The magic of winged flight is passionately revealed in photography and color illustrations. The main sections cover: Insects and the mechanics of their flight Birds and their wing structure Man's centuries old dream of flight The development of flight from balloons to jets and rockets. Every section of The Miracle of Flight is illustrated by Dalton's stunning wildlife photographs and specially commissioned full color technical drawings.
Coppia Casse WHARFEDALE PRO Titan 12 D Active White
USATE 3 VOLTE Specifiche tecniche INPUT SENSITIVITY Mic: -40dBu Line: 0dBu INPUT IMPEDANCE Balanced: 20kΩ Unbalanced: 10kΩ Hum and Noise: -90dB Maximum Input Level: +20dBu EQUALIZATION: High (±10dB) 10KHz Shelving; Low (±5dB) 100Hz Shelving DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT Net weight (kg / lbs): 12.4kg / lbs Gross weight (kg / lbs): 15.5kg / 34.1lbs Dimensions (HxWxD) 556mm x 384mm x 312mm / " x " x " Finish colour: Black AMPLIFIER PROTECTION Power switch on/off mute DC detection Overload and short-circuit detection Thermal/Heat sink protection Output mute/auto reset OTHERS Low Frequency Power: 250W RMS High Frequency Power: 50W RMS Monitor Filter: A 90Hz HPF Filter for stage monitor use. Remote Gain Attenuator: 3 pin Euroblock connector for remote volume adjustment of the Titan 12D. Linear control of the volume is achieved by variation of the applied voltage. Limit LED: Shows when either signal limiter is active (LF or HF). Power Amplifier Type: Dual Class D modules (LF and HF).
Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity Is Money in the Bank
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beattie, Andrew J. / Ehrlich, Paul R. / Turnbull, Christine, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, We live on an unexplored planet, ignorant of more than eighty percent of the species that share our world. In this fascinating and abundantly illustrated book, two eminent ecologists discuss the biological diversity of the Earth, showing how the natural systems that surround us play an essential role in protecting our basic life-support systems. Andrew Beattie and Paul Ehrlich tell us about the millions of species providing ecosystem services that maintain the quality of our air and water and the fertility of the soil, dispose of domestic, industrial, and agricultural waste, and protect crops from pests. The authors also describe how biological diversity opens the way for new medicines, pharmaceuticals, construction materials and designs, and manufactured goods. They point to innovative industries that harness species for the biological repair of damaged landscapes, biological mining, biological pest control, and biomonitoring of the environment. The organisms upon which these activities are founded -- although often microscopic, obscure, or bizarre -- provide natural capital that is worth infinitely more than anyone has previously guessed. The authors urge us to protect the biological wealth of our Earth and keep it from being destroyed by human activity.
The Essence of Anthropology.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haviland, William A., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Haviland et al. present anthropology from a holistic, four-field perspective using three unifying themes to provide a framework for the text: the varied ways human groups face the many challenges of existence, the connections between human culture and human biology, and the disparate impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world. Between the superlative writing-which instructors raved about in their reviews-and the strong pedagogical program, the text is designed to help students grasp the concepts and their relevance to today's complex world. Such pedagogy as the "Challenge Issue" at the beginning of each chapter and the "Questions for Reflection" at the end of each chapter--which are linked to the Challenge Issue--provide a framework that ensures that the chapters consistently focus on and reflect the text's themes. Boxed features such as "Biocultural Connections," "Original Studies," and "Anthropology Applied" hone in on particularly interesting examples that give students deeper insight into the meaning and relevance of a wide range of topics covered in the general narrative.
Interactive Image Processing for Machine Vision
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Batchelor, Bruce G. / Waltz, Frederick, PUBLISHER: Springer, Machine vision systems offer great potential in a large number of areas of manufacturing industry and are used principally for Automated Visual Inspection and Robot Vision. This publication presents the state of the art in image processing. It discusses techniques which have been developed for designing machines for use in industrial inspection and robot control, putting the emphasis on software and algorithms. A comprehensive set of image processing subroutines, which together form the basic vocabulary for the versatile image processing language IIPL, is presented. This language has proved to be extremely effective, working as a design tool, in solving numerous practical inspection problems. The merging of this language with Prolog provides an even more powerful facility which retains the benefits of human and machine intelligence. The authors bring together the practical experience and the picture material from a leading industrial research laboratory and the mathematical foundations necessary to understand and apply concepts in image processing. Interactive Image Processing is a self-contained reference book that can also be used in graduate level courses in electrical engineering, computer science and physics.
Attachments
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rowell, Rainbow, PUBLISHER: Orion, "Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you... " Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives. Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke. When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories. By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he say... ?
Land Development for Civil Engineers
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dion, Thomas R. / Dion, T. R., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A hands-on guide to beginning, managing, and completing all land development projects Land Development for Civil Engineers provides essential facts and recommendations for bringing the nonstructural features of a land development project to successful completion. Regulations, standards, and permit data have all been thoroughly updated, including EPA General Stormwater Permits and the agency's rulings on water supply, ADA considerations, American Concrete Pipe Association bedding requirements, wetland permitting changes, and other pertinent information. This single-source reference covers all engineering, legislative, and administrative concerns, including design procedures, construction contracts, development guidelines, and final inspections. New techniques for project management, including use of intranet and extranet management tools on the Internet, are featured, in addition to the latest material on: * Soil remediation and brownfield development * GPS use and new surveying techniques * Streetscaping * Developments in design-build methods * Photogrammetric surveys and GIS use in area and site planning Complete with hundreds of maps, diagrams, drawings, tables, and charts, this Second Edition is the ideal reference for civil design engineers, site design analysts, and students, as well as government personnel, developers, landscape architects, urban planners, civil engineering technology students, land surveyors, and geotechnical, structural, transportation, and environmental engineers.
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carle, Eric, PUBLISHER: Little Simon, Eric Carle is known the world over for his beautiful picture books for very young children, with their simple and entertaining yet educationally sound stories and their distinctive collage illustrations. Born in Syracuse, New York, he moved with his parents to Germany, where he studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Stuttgart. On returning to the United States, he worked for a time as a graphic designer for "The New York Times, " and then for a large advertising agency. His first children's book, "1,2,3 to the Zoo" () was an immediate success and his second, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" () brought him international acclaim and has established itself as a modern classic. He and his wife now live in northern Massachusetts. A simpler version of "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me" was written by Mr. Carle a number of years ago for his daughter Cirsten, who found it both heartening and inspiring. Now he has created new illustrations for his original story, and shares its message with a wider audience.
Post-Genomic Cardiology
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marin-Garcia, Jose / Mara-N-Garca-A, Josa(c), PUBLISHER: Academic Press, Recent advances in molecular and cellular biology have markedly changed our understanding of the heart, and this is having tremendous ramifications for the clinician. This unique reference offers a comprehensive and critical evaluation of this contribution in the field of cardiovascular molecular medicine providing the reader with a sense of new directions in which molecular medicine might be applied. It begins with a detailed primer that makes readily accessible recent molecular, genetic and cellular techniques. Rounding out the coverage of this exciting field are critical and comprenhesive discussions on the use of molecular, genetic and cellular techniques used to identify the etiology and pathophysiology of specific cardiac diseases. * Discusses diagnostic and therapeutic options available not only in the adult and aging individuals but also in infants/children * Numerous illustrations and flow-charts * Explans cutting-edge molecular techniques, including analysis of mitochondria, their role in cardiac dysfunction and updated analysis of Cardioprotection and Metabolic Syndrome * Presentation of recent translational studies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is included (e.g., gene therapy, pharmacological treatments and stem cell transplantation)
Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liestol, Gunnar / Morrison, Andrew / Rasmussen, Terje, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Arguing that "first encounters" have already applied traditional theoretical and conceptual frameworks to digital media, the contributors to this book call for "second encounters," or a revisiting. Digital media are not only objects of analysis but also instruments for the development of innovative perspectives on both media and culture. Drawing on insights from literary theory, semiotics, philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, media studies, sociology, and education, the contributors construct new positions from which to observe digital media in fresh and meaningful ways. Throughout they explore to what extent interpretation of and experimentation with digital media can inform theory. It also asks how our understanding of digital media can contribute to our understanding of social and cultural change. The book is organized in four sections: Education and Interdisciplinarity, Design and Aesthetics, Rhetoric and Interpretation, and Social Theory and Ethics. The topics include the effects on reading of the multimodal and multisensory aspects of the digital environment, the impact of practice on the medium of theory, how digital media are dissolving the boundaries between leisure and work, and the impact of cyberspace on established ethical principles.
Art of War
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tzu, Sun / Griffith, Samuel B. / Liddell Hart, Basil Henry, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Like Machiavelli's The Prince and the Japanese Book of Five Rings, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today as it was for military strategists in ancient China. Written in China more than years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield maneuvers, but also relevant economic, political, and psychological factors. Indeed, the precepts outlined by Sun Tzu regularly applied outside the realm of military theory. It is read avidly by Japanese businessmen and was touted in the movie Wall Street as the corporate raider's bible. Providing a much-needed translation of this classic, Samuel Griffith has made this powerful and unique work even more relevant to the modern world. Including an explanatory introduction and selected commentaries on the work, this edition makes Sun Tzu's timeless classic perfectly accessible to modern readers.
Social Learning Theory and the Explanation of Crime
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Akers, Ronald L. / Jensen, Gary F., PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, Social learning theory has been called the dominant theory of crime and delinquency in the United States, yet it is often misrepresented. This latest volume in the distinguished Advances in Criminological Theory series explores the impact of this theory. Some equate it with differential association theory. Others depict it as little more than a micro-level appendage to cultural deviance theories. There have been earlier attempts to clarify the theory's unique features in comparison to other theories, and others have applied it to broader issues. These efforts are extended in this volume, which focuses on developing, applying, and testing the theory on a variety of criminal and delinquent behavior. It applies the theory to treatment and prevention, moving social learning into a global context for the twenty-first century. This comprehensive volume includes the latest work, tests, and theoretical advances in social learning theory and will be particularly helpful to criminologists, sociologists, and psychologists. It may also be of interest to those concerned with current issues relating to delinquency, drug use/abuse, and drinking/alcohol abuse.
Understanding Police and Police Work: Psychological Issues
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yarmey, A. Daniel / Harrison, Marina / Rosenfeld, Lucy, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, According to social psychologist A. Daniel Yarmey, police officers find the nature of their work necessitates that they behave to some extent like applied psychologists. Many police officers, of course, do not have any special training in this or any allied field, nor do they have an understanding of what cognitive or social psychology might be able to tell them about the behavior of those with whom they are likely to deal in their daily work. Similarly, psychologists are habitually asked by the courts to present research regarding eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence, and competency to stand trial, yet psychologists frequently lack any real awareness of policing or of police officers. "Understanding Police and Police Work," the first systematic an comprehensive review of the psychology of police and their work, focuses on the psychological basis of police officers' interactions with society. It shows how psychology and other social sciences can contribute to an understanding of police behavior as well as the behavior of citizens and other professionals with whom the police are involved.