Shares some of the ways care giving robots care for the sick, injured, and disabled, including monitoring a person's health, fetching objects, and cleaning homes.
Revolutionary France! The crowds gather baying for blood, while the “chop-chop-chop” of the guillotine calls out… A time of struggle, intrigue, and horror. A divided country, where the upper class enj
A new type of stealthy nuclear submarine – the USS Stingray – is under development, and Commander Jeff Woodbridge has been assigned to command her. Shortly after its sea trials have been successfully
Ever wonder why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day in America? Well, Ashlyn and Brendan are about to find out; however, they aren't thrilled about it. Still, that doesn't stop their grandfather from teach
Magnetic North: Conversations with Tomas Venclova is a book in the European tradition of works such as Conversations with Czeslaw Milosz and Aleksander Wat's classic My Century. Taking the form of an
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This debut solo album release from Harry Styles of One Direction fame topped the album charts in the US and his native UK as well as Australia and Canada and has
Presents the life of the rock star and music icon, including his upbringing in Liverpool, England, his success with the Beatles, and his legacy in popular culture.
Presents the issues of free trade, globalization, increased international contacts, and possible future economic changes from both pro and con perspectives.
Describes the life of the popstar who, over a long career, has never been afraid of taking political stances, reinventing herself over and over, and being an ambitious provocateur.
Offers a history of humanity's understanding of the universe, including early philosopher's cosmologies, the flat disc universe ceding to celestial spheres, and the geocentric model ceding to the heli
"Find out about the different types of volcanoes and how they form. Learn how scientists monitor volcanic activity, and what makes some eruptions so much more destructive than others. Read about some
"Discover what earthquakes are and how they are caused. Find out how scientists measure earthquakes, and what makes some earthquakes so much more destructive than others. Read about some of the most s
Explains how DNA contained in blood is used in forensic serology, how crime scene investigators use blood and DNA to solve crimes, and the education requirements for a forensic science technician.
The Struggle for Democracy in Education extends the insightful arguments Michael Apple provided in Can Education Change Society? It provides detailed examinations of both local and system-wide struggl
Ports are the vital hubs of the maritime transport industry, and crucial to the flow of global trade. The protection of this global supply chain from crime and terrorism is a fundamental objective of
It was the holidays! Peppa and her family wanted to go to the park, but their car stopped. What did they do? They flew in a plane! Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, pop
Peppa and her friends loved playing football. Which team kicked the ball into the wrong goal? Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and
Peppa and her family are at the swimming pool. Peppa loves swimming, but George does not like the water! Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern st
Modern Media, Elections and Democracy explores how the modern media functions in a democracy, especially during elections, when it performs the crucial role of educating people and moulding publi
The promise of a connected world…Democratization, strengthened personal relationships, and all the knowledge in the world available at your fingertips, more or less for free.And all this regard
It’s 1935, and Shirley Temple is the most popular film star in the world, a symbol of hope for millions in the midst of the Great Depression. When the little girl disappears from a train en route to S
Currently, we have about 2 billion millennials in the world, aged between 17 and 37 years, who are fast becoming the world’s most important generational cohort in terms of consumer spending grow
Sarah Klamroth describes a novel treadmill training device, which applies additional perturbations to the walking surface and thereby simulating an uneven surface.
This book comprehensively examines religious faith in China from the perspective of cultural philosophy and cultural history. It explores the social, political, cultural and spiritual meanings of reli
This anthology brings together extensive selections of poetry by the five most prolific and prominent women poets of the English Civil War period: Anne Bradstreet, Hester Pulter, Margaret Cavendish, K
This multi-authored textbook helps to critically understand the major concepts, theories and issues of international politics in a constantly changing environment.Designed as a core textbook for under
This textbook will help students of psychology and related disciplines to understand the fundamentals of social psychology and its application in the Indian contextAn Introduction to Social Psychology
Education in the Global City examines education in Singapore through the critical lens of ‘manufacturing’. The book brings together two disparate fields which inform each other, education and the ‘glo
Obesity is a global public health problem of crucial importance. Obesity rates remain high in high-income countries and are rapidly increasing in low- and middle- income countries. Concurrently, the g
This volume on print and broadcast media in the 19th and 20th centuries highlights the pivotal role that the media played in the establishment and maintenance of imperial power. The media bolstered bo
Human rights, peacekeeping, and humanitarian intervention have emerged in the past decades as important components of international law and practice. Adopting a methodology of Institutional Ethnograph
Phenomenology originated as a novel way of doing philosophy early in the twentieth century. In the writings of Husserl and Heidegger, regarded as its founders, it was a non-empirical kind of philosoph
This book offers a critical analysis of the rise of the US to global hegemony against a background of increased erosion of democracy and rule of law, and a rising linear pattern of near-absolute capit
This book, based on extensive, original research, details the changing lives of youth living in slum communities (bustees) in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). Using young people’s own photos, art and narr
Enhancing the Wellbeing and Wisdom of Older Learners: A Co-research Paradigm examines how lifelong learning, becoming wise, and sharing wisdom are integrally linked to older people’s wellbeing. The bo
