Subject(s): Nonlinear mechanics | Materials -- Mechanical properties | Elastic analysis (Engineering) | Bifurcation theory Summary: "This book covers solid mechanics for non-linear elastic and elastoplastic materials, describing the behaviour of ductile material subject to extreme mechanical loading and its eventual failure. The book highli

Subject(s): Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment | Veterans -- Mental health | Psychic trauma -- Treatment | War -- Psychological aspects Summary: "A complete guide to an innovative, research-based brief treatment specifically developed for service members and veterans, this book combines clinical wisdom and in-depth knowledge of mil

Subject(s): Data curation | Data curation in libraries | Data libraries | Database management Summary: The importance of data has never been greater. There has been a growing concern with the 'skills gap' required to exploit the data surfeit; the ability to collect, compute and crunch data, for economic, social and scientific purposes.

Subject(s): Physical fitness | Exercise | Joints Summary: Pain does not have to be part of the normal aging process. Randy Raugh has taught thousands how to keep their body's muscles, joints, and bones feeling young. Here, he offers his approach to achieving a healthy, long life by focusing on maintaining healthy joints and providing specif

Subject(s): Dreams -- Religious aspects Islam | Dreams -- Religious aspects Islam Interpretations | Dream interpretation in Islam Summary: Elizabeth Sirriyeh offers the first concerted history of the rise of dream interpretation in Islamic culture, from medieval times to the present. Central to the book is the figure of the Prophet Muhammad - s

Subject(s): Nasr, Seyyed Hossein | Tibi, Bassam | Ramadan, Tariq | Islam -- 20th century | East and West | Islam -- Relations | Modernism and Islam | Islamic awakening Summary: In this book, the author assesses the social vision of three western Muslim intellectuals, Seyyed H. Nasr, Bassam Tibi and Tariq Ramadan. He finds that the thoughts of N

Subject(s): Mulgrew, Gary -- Imprisonment | Prisoners -- Texas Big Spring | Prisons -- Texas Big Spring Summary: Imagine you're a 35 year old, white, British, middle-class business man sentenced to three years in Big Spring, one of America's most notorious prisons. You've been told that if get into any trouble, your sentence will be

Subject(s): Nuclear reactors -- Fluid dynamics | Nuclear energy Summary: "This book provides a concise and up-to-date summary of the essential thermo-hydraulic analyses and design principles of nuclear reactors for electricity generation. Beginning with the basic nuclear physics, it leads through technical and quantitative analyses to descr

Subject(s): Banks and banking | Electronic funds transfers Summary: "Technology is permanently transforming the banking industry, and digital payments are the keyElectronic Payments, Mobile Commerce, and Virtual Banking: A Guide to Innovation, Partnering, and Regulation takes a hands-on approach to competing in the modern banking environmen

Subject(s): Creative ability in business | Management Summary: 'Chris Bilton's and Stephen Cummings' Handbook of Management and Creativity collects some of the very best research on creativity and why and how it matters to companies and their management. It is an important addition to our understanding of the management of creativit