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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781394257140Author Michael IsaacsonFormat HardbackImprint WileyPublisher Wiley

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549998Author John R. ShookFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Wherever there's a rule, there is someone with the power to apply or ignore it-or add to it, in the interest of justice. From enforcing chores to issuing life sentences, decision-makers deliver flawed and sometimes arbitrary outcomes. But is their use of...

Thorough review of foundational concepts and advanced techniques in natural language processing (NLP) and its impact across sectors Supported by examples and case studies throughout, Language Intelligence provides an in-depth exploration of the latest...

A policy-relevant study of when and how ceasefires lead to peace Almost all intrastate conflicts involve ceasefire agreements, yet little is known about which factors make a ceasefire effective in stopping violence and ultimately ending intrastate...

The past few decades have seen an explosion of research on causal reasoning in philosophy, computer science, and statistics, as well as descriptive work in psychology. In Causation with a Human Face, James Woodward integrates these lines of research and...

Probes the relationship between the immigration and health care systems in the United States. For the roughly ten million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, federal health care coverage is out of reach. Barred from Medicare, Medicaid,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262049467Author Cass R. SunsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Originally published in 1958 this classic text is a comprehensive account of European relations from 1815 to the middle of the 20th Century, written in the light of World War II and the troubled period that followed it. An acclaimed historian, the author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781098166304Author Chip HuyenFormat PaperbackPage Count 515Imprint O'Reilly MediaPublisher O'Reilly Media

Manipulations are encountered "at every turn" and in countless everyday situations. If this is the case, the (early) recognition of manipulations takes absolute precedence. This is especially true for specialists regarding their diagnostics and analysis...

Historical research which throws light on the consequences of the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt set in motion forces in 1798 which were, the author argued when this book was originally published in 1928, still at work in the East and West. The book traces...

Many students have difficulty applying mathematical techniques to solve problems in science and engineering, even after completing Calculus I and II. Students who are beginning core coursework in their field of study often need additional guidance on...

Possession aptly describes the explicit manifestations of spirits when they temporarily displace individuals by assuming control of their bodies and minds, but the word does not account for what it means to cohabit with them. Cohabiting with Spirits...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593447482Author Alishia McCulloughFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

This book covers some established conventional and recent advances in plant breeding methods. It highlights and treats in detail some breeding strategies not adequately handled or usually ignored in many plant breeding texts. There is in-depth coverage...

This book argues that moralism is a troublesome emotion of the sort one might seek help with from a psychotherapist. Its focus is on how to disabuse ourselves of the illusion that our values are objective, as well as how to manage the manifestations of...

This book investigates whether African cultures can appropriate some useful aspects of Western cultures, or whether doing so risks falling into the metaphysical empire and diluting African identity.Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Ndlovu-Gatsheni characterise the...

General relativity is one of the most profound statements in science. It is a theory of gravity that allows us to model the large-scale structure of the Universe, to understand and explain the motions and workings of stars, to reveal how gravity...

This open access book explores China's unique path to modernization, highlighting its journey from ancient civilization to modern society. It examines China's efforts from the mid-19th century's internal and external struggles to its contemporary...

World Crisis and Underdevelopment examines the impact of poverty and other global crises in generating forms of structural coercion that cause agential and societal underdevelopment. It draws from discourse ethics and recognition theory in criticizing...

Originally published in 1986, this book examines the history of midwifery, concentrating on 19th and 20th Century Britain. It shows how the evolution of the midwife has been influenced by cultural waves which started in the Near East and Egypt in...

This book focuses on how to provide social work services for elderly people living in poverty. Divided into eight chapters, the book first outlines the scale, characteristics, and causes of poverty among elderly people and discusses the significance of...

What does it take to constitute a we with others and how does feeling, thinking, and acting as part of a we, transform one's sense of self, one's relation to others, and the way one experiences the world? Is individual subjectivity something that...

In an era where robotics is reshaping industries and redefining possibilities, "Fundamentals of Robotics: Applied Case Studies with MATLAB (R) & Python" emerges as an essential guide for both aspiring engineers and seasoned professionals. This...

The primary purpose of this textbook is to provide a comprehensive set of photovoltaic (PV) knowledge and understanding tools for the design, installation, commissioning, inspection and operation of PV systems. In recent years, more PV systems have been...

This anthology invites readers to revisit twelve timeless stories from visionary authors while pondering the scientific advancements they foreshadowed, making it ideal for fans of both science fiction and science. In Algernon Blackwood's A Victim of...

Police Use of Force Through the Lens provides a comprehensive look at video-recorded use-of-force incidents and how video influences perceptions about the appropriateness of the force used. No other book on the market takes a historical, critical, and...

This book offers a new investigation of the Needham Question. Why did modern science emerge in Europe, but not in any of the advanced non-European civilizations? Eurocentric accounts attribute it to certain 'qualities' said to be 'unique' to Europe...

Now in its second edition, R by Example is an example-based introduction to the statistical computing environment that does not assume any previous familiarity with R or other software packages. R functions are presented in the context of interesting...

Analyzes the role of emotions in the religious lives of women from across Germany and Europe from the nineteenth century to the 1970s. Scholarship on women and religion has focused primarily on the intersection between women's religious engagement...

A Critical Approach to Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology: Soul, Self, and Science examines the evolving concept of human consciousness throughout the ages to show how humanity progressed from 'studies of the soul' - a major concern of...

Has the legacy of the asylum era impacted on the thinking that underpins health policy today? Evidence gathered here from a number of people who worked in an asylum 50 years ago suggests that there is considerable inheritance from the institutional times...

Ecosocialism: Climate Change, Socialism and Democracy maps out a political path for green transition which is both desirable and practicable - without avoiding its difficulties - giving the fight for climate justice real mobilizing power.The author...

The last decade has seen the unexpected re-emergence of hybrid and internationalised courts - institutions which operate with varying combinations of national and international law, procedure, and staff. Whilst the establishment of the permanent...

Women who encounter the criminal justice system are far more likely to have experienced domestic or sexual abuse than the wider female population. Despite widespread recognition of the link between a woman's victimisation and her involvement in crime,...

Fluid Mechanics: An Intermediate Approach helps readers develop a physics-based understanding of complex flows and mathematically model them with accurate boundary conditions for numerical predictions.The new edition starts with a chapter reviewing key...

First published in 1930, Social Control of Sex Expression is a study of the control exercised by Anglo American law over voluntary sex expression. Divided into three parts the book starts with the doctrine of sex repression among primitive peoples, among...

A comprehensive and up-to-date application of reinforcement learning concepts to offensive and defensive cybersecurity In Reinforcement Learning for Cyber Operations: Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Penetration Testing, a team of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781394273508Author Jos� V Abell�n-NebotFormat HardbackImprint WileyPublisher Wiley