Subject(s): Online social networks -- Sociological aspects | Online social networks -- Case studies Summary: "With the vast majority of Facebook users caught in a frenzy of 'friending,' 'liking,' and 'commenting,' at what point do we pause to grasp the consequences of our info-saturated lives? What compels us to enga

Subject(s): International relations Summary: "International Relations emerged as a distinct academic discipline in the early twentieth century as scholars and practitioners sought to address the causes of war and conditions for peace in a systematic and sustained way. Its philosophic foundations, however, draw on centuries of thinking about

Subject(s): Risk management -- Mathematical models | Risk management -- Statistical methods Summary: "In chapter 1, there is a review three math topics -- logarithms, combinatorics, and geometric series - and one financial topic, discount factors. Emphasis will be given to the specific aspects of these topics that are most relevant to risk

Subject(s): Teams in the workplace | Personnel management | Performance standards Summary: "Over the past 10 years in the field of human and organizational development, the approach to team building has moved from problem solving and conflict management to helping work groups and organizations build a foundation of trust, cooperation, and m

Subject(s): Water in landscape architecture | Waterfronts -- Designs and plans | Landscape architecture -- Designs and plans -- 21st century Summary: Waterfronts continually evolve, moving through phases and meanings. Today, the landscape urbanism and waterfront reclamation movements are inextricably linked and are now as inevitable as the risi

Subject(s): Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair Summary: "An easy-to-understand richly illustrated guide to how everything in a house works. The book's many full-color illustrations are all drawn by the author for the general consumer to understand. Virtually everything in your house is included, with illustrated guidance on electrical

Subject(s): Genetic engineering -- Laboratory manuals | Molecular biology -- Laboratory manuals Summary: "The third edition of this popular reference covers a variety of techniques related to gene manipulation, including DNA isolation, preparation, screening, and analysis. Topics range from very basic methods to current and sophisticated te

Subject(s): Construction industry -- Management Summary: From the Publisher: With a fresh approach that addresses the unique features of construction management for the 21st century, this book provides an overview of the construction industry and the management of construction projects. Construction Management: Emerging Trends and Technologies

Subject(s): Play | Early childhood education | Early childhood education -- Parent participation Summary: "This timely and accessible text successfully introduces, theorises and practically applies emerging ideas which now increasingly underpin early years practice, that of 'playful learning' and 'playful pedagogies'. By dra

Subject(s): Options (Finance) | Hedging (Finance) | Foreign exchange futures Summary: "A comprehensive guide to the world's largest financial market. Foreign exchange is the world's largest financial market and continues to grow at a rapid pace. As economies intertwine and currencies fluctuate there is hardly a corporate entity that