Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general

This series explores history through modern topic books that enhance literacy and background knowledge while aligning with the curriculum.

The Physiology of Cladocera is a much-needed summary of foundational information on these increasingly important model organisms.

The Center for Disease Control recently reported that suicide rates have increased by nearly 30% since the turn of the 21st century.

Keeping Religious Institutions Secure explores the unique vulnerabilities that churches, synagogues, and mosques face in regards to security, making them attractive to criminals who see them as easy targets.

In the 50 years since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science.

Edited by two experts in the area, Geoethics: Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences addresses a range of topics surrounding the concept of ethics in geoscience, making it an important reference for any Earth scientist with a growing concern for sustainable development and social responsibility.

Peninnah Schram, widely regarded as one of the great Jewish storytellers of our generation, has collected and retold sixty-four delightful Jewish folktales to create Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another.

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics features cutting-edge articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains.

With clear facts and answers to the questions kids and those new to faith ask most, this adaptation of Lee Strobel's bestselling The Case for Faith uses kid-friendly language, examples, and easy-to-understand information to introduce children to the research and evidence behind the questions such as whether God allows bad things to happen, if you can have doubts and still be a Christian, and other thoughts about faith.

Is heaven real?

The Physiology of Cladocera is a much-needed summary of foundational information on these increasingly important model organisms.

This edited collection is intended as a primer for core concepts and principles in research ethics and as an in-depth exploration of the contextualization of these principles in practice across key disciplines.

This work will draw upon the expertise of the editors as authors and various contributors in order to present several different perspectives with the goal of approaching and understanding when ethical lines are crossed.

This two-volume work presents a summary and review of the current state of lobster biology, ecology, physiology, behavior, and management.

Aligned with the Common Core, this book enables teachers and librarians to develop lessons and workshops as well as to teach high school students how to research and write a humanities paper using a guided inquiry approach.

Inductively coupled plasma atomic or mass spectrometry is one of the most common techniques for elemental analysis.

The domain of nonlinear dynamical systems and its mathematical underpinnings has been developing exponentially for a century, the last 35 years seeing an outpouring of new ideas and applications and a concomitant confluence with ideas of complex systems and their applications from irreversible thermodynamics.

One of the most striking features of mathematics is the fact that we are much more certain about the mathematical knowledge we have than about what mathematical knowledge is knowledge of.

Set theory is an autonomous and sophisticated field of mathematics that is extremely successful at analyzing mathematical propositions and gauging their consistency strength.

Philosophy of Chemistry investigates the foundational concepts and methods of chemistry, the science of the nature of substances and their transformations.

Part of the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science Series edited by:Dov M.

This two-volume work presents a summary and review of the current state of lobster biology, ecology, physiology, behavior, and management.

Stress researchers have become increasing aware of the ways in which structural and psychosocial variations in the life course shape exposure and vulnerability to social stress.

This edited work presents a unique and authoritative look at morality - its development within the individual, its evolution within society, and its place within the law.

Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History.

Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account of the dramatic 1925 Scopes Trial (aka the Monkey Trial) speaks directly to todays fights over what students learn, the tension between science and religion, the influence of the media on public debate, and the power of one individual to change history.

Two fields of interest are combined in this volume: the history of science and the theory, or philosophy, of science (metascience).

The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease provides a comprehensive and invaluable source of information on this important group of diseases.

The present volume of the Handbook of the History of Logic is designed to establish 19th century Britain as a substantial force in logic, developing new ideas, some of which would be overtaken by, and other that would anticipate, the century's later capitulation to the mathematization of logic.

It was not long ago when the consciousness was not considered a problem for science.

Scientists use concepts and principles that are partly specific for their subject matter, but they also share part of them with colleagues working in different fields.

Vital Forces tells the history of the 'biochemical revolution', a period of unprecedentedly rapid advance in human knowledge that profoundly affected our view of life and laid the foundation for modern medicine and biotechnology.

In this book, fifteen authors from a wide spectrum of disciplines (ranging from the natural sciences to the arts) offer assessments of the way time enters their work, the definition and uses of time that have proved most productive or problematic, and the lessons their subjects can offer for our understanding of time beyond the classroom and laboratory walls.

The ethical assessment of new technologies raises two principal concerns: the need to develop effective policies and legislation, and the reconsideration of the ethical frameworks in which these policies and laws are developed.

Tending Adam's Garden describes and explains the way in which our immune system works from a novel perspective.

'Representation in Mind' is the first book in the new series 'Perspectives on Cognitive Science' and includes well known contributors in the areas of philosophy of mind, psychology and cognitive science.

Theologie ohne Bezug auf Paulus scheint kaum denkbar – Religionsunterricht ohne Arbeit an den Paulusbriefen ist aber fast die Regel.

Become an eyewitness to the world of Nordic raiders and traders and learn all about the culture and history of Vikings.

Lilly Greene's journey to know the Lord stems from my very own childhood experiences and how I personally came to know that Jesus is real.

The Handbook of Religion and Mental Health is a useful resource for mental health professionals, religious professionals, and counselors.

The field of superconductivity has tremendous potential for growth and further development in industrial applications.

Hope has previously been a construct more of interest to philosophy and religion than in psychology.

With the publication of the present volume, the Handbook of the History of Logic turns its attention to the rise of modern logic.

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Meet the people, visit the places and hear the stories that do justice to Black British history.

Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colorful festivals and family celebrationswonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods.

Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History.

Every girl's guide to discovering who she truly is in JesusBeing a middle school girl is .

The pre-eminent 19th century British ethicist, Henry Sidgwick once said: "e;All important ethical notions are also psychological, except perhaps the fundamental antitheses of 'good' and 'bad' and 'wrong', with which psychology, as it treats of what is and not of what ought to be, is not directly concerned"e; (quoted in T.

This book provides a look at philosophical practice from the viewpoint of the practitioner or prospective practitioner.