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Elsevier's Arts and Humanities titles encompass a rich spectrum of scholarship that explores human culture, history, philosophy, and creative expression. These works offer deep insights into language, literature, visual arts, and critical theory, supporting the academic community in understanding diverse perspectives and cultural legacies. Designed for scholars, educators, and students, this collection bridges classic studies with contemporary issues, fostering a deeper appreciation and knowledge of the human experience.

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    • Wood Finishing

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • John W. Collier
      • Jack Kape
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 5 5 8 3
      Wood Finishing provides a comprehensive guide to wood finishing. The emphasis of the book is on tackling practical topics. The text first details the material components of wood finishing, such as strippers, revivers, stoppers, and varnishes. Next, the selection covers the various processes in wood finishing, which include waxing, filling, spraying, and flatting. The next chapter talks about supplementary topics, such as the chemistry of timber, hazards, workshop practices, and testing finishes. The title also tackles the various tools utilized in wood finishing, which include brushes, spray paints, coating machines, and tumbling barrels. The book will be of great use to anyone who wants to expand knowledge in woodworking.

    • A Systems View of Planning

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • George Chadwick
      • English
      • eBook
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      A Systems View of Planning: Towards a Theory of the Urban and Regional Planning Process, Second Edition covers theories of the process of town and regional planning. The book discusses physical change and human ecology; the theory of planning; the variety and entropy of systems; and planning as a conceptual system. The text also describes space and spatial planning; goal formulation in planning; exploratory and normative techniques and intuitive methods in projecting the system; and operational models and their underlying theories. Using linear programming and entropy methods; major aspects of evaluation, program budgeting, cost benefit analysis, and matrix methods; and the spatial method for regional planning are also covered. The book tackles the mixed-programming strategy as well. Engineers, architects, farmers, and foresters will find the book invaluable.

    • Dewhurst's Practical Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology

      • 2nd Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • D Keith Edmonds
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 3 0 4 9 1
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 6 2 9 1 1
      Dewhurst's Practical Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, Second Edition, offers a practical guide for the clinician in the management of gynecological disorders of childhood and adolescence. The book begins with a discussion of patterns of gynecological disorders during childhood and adolescence. Separate chapters cover topics such as intersexuality; abnormalities of the genital tract; vulvovaginitis and other vulval lesions; and normal, precocious, and delayed puberty. Subsequent chapters examine adolescent menstrual disorders; breast lesions and abnormal stature; hirsutism and virilism; genital tract tumors; and sexual activity and its results in the 13-19-year-old.

    • Canadian Official Publications

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • Olga B. Bishop
      • John E. Pemberton
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 2 4 6 9 7 0
      • eBook
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      Canadian Official Publications focuses on the various types of publications issued by the parliament, departments, and agencies of the federal government of Canada, including information contained in other documents. The publication first offers information on the structure of the Canadian parliamentary government. The discussions focus on the constitution; influence of the Crown in government functions; role of the Governor General; composition and functions of the Senate, House of Commons, and the Cabinet; and role of the prime minister. The text also elaborates on the classification and indexes of parliamentary or non-parliamentary documents, papers on parliamentary proceedings, and documents of the House of Commons and the Senate. The manuscript ponders on documents on parliamentary debates, bills, and acts. The book also takes a look at documents on commission of inquiry and task forces; delegated legislation and administrative tribunals; policy papers; and departmental commission and committee documents. The publication is a dependable reference for readers and researchers interested in the structure, functions, and roles of the different branches of the federal government of Canada.

    • Technical Writing & Presentation

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • W. S. Robertson + 1 more
      • R Brown + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 1 1 5 5 8 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 3 8 9 6 1
      Technical Writing and Presentation is a guide to writing reports and articles for presentation to technical people or to the scientific community. The book deals with the special requirements in writing technical and highly specialized reports. The book covers the complete phase from planning the work to be done to finally editing the manuscript. To start writing, the writer aims to have a clear objective and properly identifies his kind of readership. Then the author provides tips on gathering information and how to arrange these in standard sequences. The author then discusses the style of writing, choice of words and sentences, paragraph length, use of appropriate jargon and clichés and the use of passive construction of sentences. After providing some examples of good writing, the book addresses the importance of a good layout. This includes margins, spacing, headings, and preparing the manuscript. The use of illustrations, tone drawings, graphs, and photographs is discussed. The book then focuses on the editing process when the writer reviews his own work objectively. The text also gives tips on editing procedures as well as miscellaneous problems (use of copyrighted materials, footnotes, and references). Many scientists, researchers, technologists, students, and academic professors who have to write articles and papers of a technical nature will find this book handy.

    • Productivity Now

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • J. Butterworth
      • R Brown + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 1 3 5 5 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 4 5 9 7 6

    • Managing Tourism

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • S. Medlik
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Managing Tourism presents research studies that analyze the trends and information on the wide spectrum of tourism activities and industries. The book is comprised of 30 chapters that are organized into 10 parts. Part One discusses the future, impacts, and significance of tourism and Part Two deals with business growth and development. The text also tackles governments, markets, and industries, and then discusses product concepts. The air transport competition is also explained in the book. Subsequent parts cover tourist management and technologies. The last two parts tackle the Third World issues and the limits and threats to tourism. The book will be of great interest to readers concerned with the various aspects of tourism.

    • Gravitation and Relativity

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • M. G. Bowler
      • D. ter Haar
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      International Series in Natural Philosophy, Volume 86: Gravitation and Relativity provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of the theories of gravitation. This book applies the elementary tools of special relativity to the problem of generalizing Newton's theory of gravitation. Organized into 10 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the principle of relativity, which asserts theta there is no meaningful way of defining absolute velocity. This text then presents a discussion of the Eötvös–Dicke experiments that established the identity of inertial and gravitational mass. Other chapters consider the equations of electrodynamics derived by starting from the equations of electrostatics. This book discusses as well gravitational redshift, deflection of light, and radar echo delay. The final chapter attempts to establish the connection with general relativity and discusses how black holes may manifest themselves to the astronomer. This book is a valuable resource for physicists and undergraduate students in physics.

    • Thinking About Retirement

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • J. H. Wallis
      • J. H. Kahn
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Thinking about Retirement discusses several areas of concerns in the planning of retirement. The title provides a comprehensive coverage in the whole spectrum of retirement planning, from fitting the personal needs of the retiree, financial capacity, and priorities. The text first covers the considerations that need to be taken when entering retirement, and then proceeds to tackling the best way to utilize time. Next, the selection deals with concerns in living space and relationships. The text also talks about fitness and health along with financial issues in retiring. The last chapter details the various issues that can be encountered when retired. The book will be of great use to any professionals since the text deals with inevitable aspect of career a run.

    • Secondary School Examinations

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2016
      • George J. Bruce
      • Edmund King
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 1 2 1 9
      The title first covers the general concerns in secondary school examinations, such as the pass/fail concept, reforms, interpretation of results, and admissibility of subjects. Next, the selection tackles the examination in the ordinary level. The third chapter discusses the Certificate of Secondary Education (C.S.E.) examination; this chapter details the advantages of the C.S.E. along with its systems. Chapter 4 covers the advanced level and university entrance requirements. The next two chapters deal with the General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) examining bodies. The seventh chapter examines the secondary school testing system in the U.S., while the last chapter talks about the future of the English secondary school examinations. The book will be of great use to both in-training and professional teachers. School administrators will also benefit from the text.

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