 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Release Date: August 28, 2007One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the YearWinner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defense of Food and Food Rules Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book...
 |  | A World of Art (6th Edition)
Publication Date: October 1, 2009| ISBN-10: 0205677207 | ISBN-13: 978-0205677207| Edition: 6Why A World of Art? Henry Sayre wrote the first edition of World of Art because he wanted to use a text in his own art appreciation course that truly represented all artists, not just the Western canon found at that time in the other texts. He also wanted a text that fostered critical thinking through looking at, talking about, and questioning works of art for his students. We are proud to present the new sixth edition of World of Art, which further strengthens these two key aspe...
|  | The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
Publication Date: June 11, 2012A forceful argument against America's vicious circle of growing inequality by the Nobel Prize–winning economist.The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation’s wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that “their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live.”Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed interests compound their wealth b...
|  | Organic Chemistry
Publication Date: January 8, 2010| ISBN-10: 007735477X | ISBN-13: 978-0077354770| Edition: 8 A Market Leading, Traditional Approach to Organic ChemistryThroughout all eight editions, Organic Chemistry has been designed to meet the needs of the "mainstream," two-semester, undergraduate organic chemistry course. This best-selling text gives students a solid understanding of organic chemistry by stressing how fundamental reaction mechanisms function and reactions occur. ...
|  | Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy
Release Date: September 4, 2012| Series: Century Trilogy (Book 1) Ken Follett’s magnificent new historical epic begins, as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits.…An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House.… A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherb...
|  | Civil Procedure, 6th Edition (Examples & Explanations)
Publication Date: May 7, 2008| ISBN-10: 0735570337 | ISBN-13: 978-0735570337| Edition: 6th A favorite among successful students, and often recommended by professors, the unique Examples & Explanations series gives you extremely clear introductions to concepts followed by realistic examples that mirror those presented in the classroom throughout the semester. Use at the beginning and midway through the semester to deepen your understanding through clear explanations, corresponding hypothetical fact patterns, and analysis. Then use to study for finals by reviewing the hypotheticals as well...
|  | Strength Training Anatomy-3rd Edition
Publication Date: March 9, 2010With new exercises, additional stretches, and more of Frédéric Delavier’s signature illustrations, you’ll gain a whole new understanding of how muscles perform during strength exercises. This one-of-a-kind best-seller combines the visual detail of top anatomy texts with the best of strength training advice.Many books explain what muscles are used during exercise, but no other resource brings the anatomy to life like Strength Training Anatomy. Over 600 full-color illustrations reveal the primary muscles worked along with all the relevant ...
|  | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Release Date: March 13, 2012| ISBN-10: 0307377903 | ISBN-13: 978-0307377906| Edition: 1 Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition—the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel like self-evident tr...
|  | Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Volumes 1 and 2, 18th Edition
Publication Date: July 21, 2011| ISBN-10: 007174889X | ISBN-13: 978-0071748896| Edition: 18 The most trusted textbook in medicine -- featuring the acclaimed Harrison's DVD with 57 additional chapters and exclusive video and tutorials Now presented in TWO VOLUMES Extensively revised and expanded by the world’s leading physicians, Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e continues to set the standard as the pinnacle of current medical knowledge and practice, offering the definitive review of disease mechanisms and management. CURRENT All chapters have been completely upd...
|  | Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon
Release Date: May 29, 2001| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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