This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabu
An Updated Edition of the Classic TextPolymers constitute the basis for the plastics, rubber, adhesives, fiber, and coating industries. The Fourth Edition of Introduction to Physical Polymer Science a
Odian's Principles of Polymerization:The new edition of this classic textbook describes the physical and organic chemistry of the reactions that produce polymers. Three primary features distinguish th
The only comprehensive review of multicomponent polymer theory and applicationsPolymeric Multicomponent Materials is the first comprehensive review of the field to appear since the author's 1976 class
A memoir by the founder of the University of Phoenix details his creation of the Apollo Group and shares his views on how America must change its education policies in order to remain competitive in t
How to cultivate a successful marriage based on shared values and spiritual growth • With new chapters on their past 15 years together, stories of happy marriages modeled on the book, marital &
'Clever and compelling' Luke Jennings'Viral is a vicious delight' Sam Byers'Nobody else could capture the tragedy, transience and absurdity of modern life quite like this' Andrew McMillanMeet Ned and
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the contemporary Russian women's movement and of the social, political, economic, historical, and international contexts that surround it. Valerie Sperling paints a vivid portrait of the women's movement's formation and development, paying particular attention to the key challenges facing a social movement in post-communist society, including the virtual absence of civil society, constant flux in political institutions, wrenching economic changes, and the movement's own status in a changing transnational environment. The author also addresses the specific challenges facing women's organizations by discussing societal attitudes towards feminism in Russia. Based on participant observation, primary source materials, and dozens of interviews conducted in Moscow (as well as two smaller Russian cities), the narrative brings alive the activists' struggle to build a social movement under difficult conditions, and sheds new light on the
This monograph explores the phenomenon of 'suicide tourism': where people travel to other countries to receive assistance in committing suicide because their national laws do not permit such a procedu
