This third volume in the highly successful Oxford Guides to Chaucer series offers a much-needed introduction to Chaucer's Shorter Poems.A general chapter on the social and cultural contexts of the Sho
The Jackknife and bootstrap are the most popular data-resampling methods used in statistical analysis. This book provides a systematic introduction to the theory of the jackknife, bootstrap and other
L.A Wilding's Latin Course for Schools, published in three parts, is well established as an excellent introduction to the language, providing details of grammar and syntax in an ordered and easily ass
What do Christians believe and why do they believe it? What are the historical roots of modern Christian doctrines, and what logical connections link them together? This concise introduction to Christ
Madonna, Murphy Brown, Thelma and Louise: These much-discussed media icons are the starting points of Suzanna Walter's brilliant, much-needed introduction to feminist cultural theory. Accessible yet t
An illustrated introduction to art appreciation with a survey of the major art periods and styles and descriptions of the work and world of the masters
This is an introduction to the subject of English syntax for students who have had no prior coursework in syntactic theory. The detailed revisions throughout this second edition are aimed at increasin
LabTutor, a combined book and software system, provides an introduction to the principles and practice of laboratory data acquisition, experimental control, and data processing using any hardware/soft
This collection of essays serves both as an introduction to Ruth Millikan'smuch-discussed volume Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories and as an extension andapplication of Millikan's cen
In an entertaining introduction to the concept of geometry, a tailor's son attempts to create a cloak with only circles, with unfortunate results, and then works with his brothers to find a shape that
After an introduction to patents, their historical development and their current characteristics, this book describes the uses to which patents can be put, followed by details of their availability.
An extremely lucid introduction to physics and reasoning methods containing a judicious selection and sequencing of material that enables students to learn without being overwhelmed and acquire import
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the thought of Chicago Divinity School theologian Bernard Meland (1871-1993). Tyron Inbody places Meland's theology within the development of the liber
This is a series of simplified stories, designed as an introduction to literature. The series offers classics, best-sellers, film-titles and original stories. Each book has extensive exercises, a deta
In The Fairy Tale: The Magic Mirror of Imagination, Steven Swann Jones draws upon his extensive knowledge of the genre to provide readers with a study that is at once a sorely needed introduction to t
Susanna Epp's Discrete Mathematics with Applications, Second Edition provides a clear introduction to discrete mathematics. Epp has always been recognized for her lucid, accessible prose that explain
In this now classic textbook, Richard Kearney surveys the work of nineteen of this century's most influential European thinkers, and acts as an introduction to three major movements: phenomenology, cr
"The history of resistance affords a powerful example of why the present should try to remember a more distant, early modern past" write Michael Geyer and John W. Boyer in their introduction to Resis
With an Introduction by Dr Tim Cook. Robert Browning (1812-1889) represents the intellectual and argumentative strand in English poetry in contrast to the more ornate style of Spenser and Tennyson. Hi
1994 Grawemeyer Award in Improving World Order. Schools for Thought provides a straightforward, general introduction to cognitive research and illustrates its importance for educational change. Using
This book is intended to provide an introduction to the basic structure and function of the brain and nervous system, emphasizing relationships with behaviour. The first chapter introduces the field,
This concise and informative introduction to the Attic orators, a volume in the well established Classical World series,is aimed at the late school and undergraduate student. It includes valuable comm
This volume is a superb introduction to the richness and originality of Abraham and Torok's approach to psychoanalysis and their psychoanalytic approach to literature. Abraham and Torok advocate a for
This introduction to electromagnetic waves emphasizes concepts, examples, and problem-solving techniques having wide applicability, and relies only on basic physics and mathematics — rather than elect
Blending the tenets of Marxist theory with many of the more traditional methods of social science, this accessible book is a brief introduction to the major ideas and scholars in the Analytical Marxis
Patricia Benner's introduction to phenomenology develops the reader's understanding of the strategies and processes involved in this innovative approach to nursing.The author discusses the relationshi
This handbook provides a basic introduction to the history and structure of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the major cases that have arisen under it. This handbook clearly explains how the ESA f
Starting to Drive is a step-by-step introduction to safe harnessing, putting to, and basic driving technique. Chapters include putting on a collar, saddle and crupper, fitting reins, the bridle and bl
This book is devoted to pseudo-holomorphic curve methods in symplectic geometry. It contains an introduction to symplectic geometry and relevant techniques of Riemannian geometry, proofs of Gromov's c
This text presents a comprehensive introduction to anextended Entity-Relationship model both on a conceptual andon a formal, mathematicallevel. In addition to theprimitives given by the data model t
A mathematically oriented introduction to the theory of logic programming that presents a systematic exposition of the resolution methods for propositional, first-order, and Horn-clause logics, togeth
The works of Pierre Bourdieu occupy a central place in the current development of world sociology. This volume offers an accessible but challenging introduction to Bourdieu's ideas. In a series of dis
Provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics for students of experimental physics. Although a mathematical presentation is made, the emphasis is on understanding the ne
This is a series of simplified stories, designed as an introduction to literature. The series offers classics, best-sellers, film-titles and original stories. Each book has extensive exercises, a deta
Gisela Richter's classic book, first published in 1959, is the indispensable introduction to the study of Greek art: clear, factual, authoritative, and at the same time inspired and sensitive in its u
