Subject(s): Physics Summary: Publisher's description: John Charap offers a panoramic view of the physicist's world as the twenty-first century opens. The view is entirely different from the one that greeted the twentieth century. We have learned that the universe is billions of galaxies larger than we imagined--and billions of years old

Subject(s): Iraq -- Economic policy | Iraq -- Economic conditions Summary: This groundbreaking volume offers a comprehensive look at the current state of Iraq's political economy in the aftermath of the US-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Frank R. Gunter describes the unique difficulties facing the modern Iraqi economy and provides

Subject(s): Social networks -- Health aspects | Interpersonal relations -- Health aspects | Social interaction -- Health aspects | Health -- Social aspects Summary: We know that good, supportive relationships generally promote good health, and that bad, stressful relationships take a toll on our health. Yet most of our relationships -- relative

Subject(s): Concrete construction | Concrete -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable construction Summary: "Concrete is the second most common commodity in the world, after water, and by far the most common building material. The industry has a great deal of responsibility for sustainable development. This book demonstrates the importance of

Subject(s): Caregivers | Care of the sick -- Psychological aspects | Older people -- Care | Family psychotherapy Summary: This book presents Caregiver Family Therapy (CFT), a systems approach to treating families that care for an ageing adult. Caring for an older family member with physical or cognitive impairments is a difficult, strenuous pro

Subject(s): Tea -- Therapeutic use | Tea -- Health aspects Summary: While there have been many claims of the benefits of teas through the years, and while there is nearly universal agreement that drinking tea can benefit health, there is still a concern over whether the lab-generated results are representative of real-life benefit, what the ris

Subject(s): Hotels -- Economic aspects | Hospitality industry -- Economic aspects History | Hospitality industry | Hotels Summary: "The Economic Ascent of the Hotel Business is about the hotel business and the economic context in which it has evolved. Now in its second edition, it is fully updated throughout and incorporates the monumental

Subject(s): Psychology, Industrial | Organizational behavior Summary: "Industrial/Organizational Psychology is both a science/practice and an applied/basic research discipline. Appropriately, the APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, a three volume set, offers an in-depth examination of the types of behavioral and struct

Subject(s): Science -- Study and teaching Handbooks, manuals, etc | Technology -- Study and teaching Handbooks, manuals, etc | Engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc -- Study and teaching | Mathematics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc -- Study and teaching | Creative thinking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc -- Study and teaching Summary: "The Routledg

Subject(s): Stocks -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- Prices Summary: "A trend doesn't last forever and it transitions into either a trend in the opposite direction or into a trading range. When a trend reaches some critical magnet, it stalls and starts to pullback. If the pullback extends too far, traders do not know if the trend will resume