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Understanding Criminal Investigation (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law)

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

This comprehensive volume deciphers investigative process and practice, providing an authoritative insight into key debates and contemporary issues in crime investigations

Provides critical examination of investigative practice by focusing on the key issues and debates underpinned by academic literature on crime investigation...

Understanding Human Motivation: What Makes People Tick

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

What makes people tick? Why do people do what they do? I set out to write a book on human motivation and found that those questions could not be satisfactorily answered by themselves. Homo sapiens is the most advanced, the most complex, most adaptable, and most intelligent of all biological species, but is still a biological species. One must...

The Two Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke

Basic Books, 2003

This groundbreaking exposé brings to light the surprising financial consequences of mothers going to work, and the precarious position of today's middle class.

More than two decades ago, the women's movement flung open the doors of the workplace. Although this social revolution created a firestorm of controversy, no one questioned the...

Argumentation in Artificial Intelligence

Springer, 2009

This volume is a systematic, expansive presentation of the major achievements in the intersection between two fields of inquiry: Argumentation Theory and Artificial Intelligence. Contributions from international researchers who have helped shape this dynamic area offer a progressive development of intuitions, ideas and techniques, from...

The Hammer of Witches: A Complete Translation of the Malleus Maleficarum

Cambridge University Press, 2009

The Malleus Maleficarum, first published in 1486-7, is the standard medieval text on witchcraft and it remained in print throughout the early modern period. Its descriptions of the evil acts of witches and the ways to exterminate them continue to contribute to our knowledge of early modern law, religion and society. Mackay's highly acclaimed...

From a Philosophical Point of View: Selected Studies

Princeton Press, 2004

One of the most important philosophers of recent times, Morton White has spent a career building bridges among the increasingly fragmented worlds of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. From a Philosophical Point of View is a selection of White's best essays, written over a period of more than sixty years. Together these...

Terrorism and Torture: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Cambridge University Press, 2009

Terrorism and torture are twin evils that have dominated news headlines - particularly since the horrifying events of 9/11. In this thought-provoking volume, scholars from a diverse range of disciplines examine the complex motivational and situational factors contributing to terrorist acts and state-sponsored torture, and the potential linkage...

After Abu Ghraib: Exploring Human Rights in America and the Middle East (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)

Cambridge University Press, 2009

This book traverses three pivotal human rights struggles of the post-September 11th era: the American human rights campaign to challenge the Bush administration's "War on Terror" torture and detention policies, Middle Eastern efforts to challenge American human rights practices (reversing the traditional West to East flow of human rights...

Chemical Energy and Exergy: An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics for Engineers

Elsevier Limited, 2004

This book is a beginners introduction to chemical thermodynamics for engineers.
In the textbook efforts have been made to visualize as clearly as possible the main concepts of thermodynamic quantities such as enthalpy and entropy, thus making them more perceivable. Furthermore, intricate formulae in thermodynamics have been discussed as...

The Evolution Deceit

Ta-Ha Publisher, 1999

For some people the theory of evolution or Darwinism has only scientific connotations, with seemingly no direct implication in their daily lives. This is, of course, a common misunderstanding. Far beyond just being an issue within the framework of the biological sciences, the theory of evolution constitutes the underpinning of a deceptive...

The Analytic Art (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Dover Publications, 2006

This historic work consists of several treatises that developed the first consistent, coherent, and systematic conception of algebraic equations. Originally published in 1591, it pioneered the notion of using symbols of one kind (vowels) for unknowns and of another kind (consonants) for known quantities.

Fran90is Viete was born in...

The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings: 975 Isometric Views

Gun Digest Books, 2005

This collection of "exploded guns" (line drawings showing each piece of a disassembled gun) is the perfect aid to anyone looking to identify and order replacement parts, or take a gun apart for cleaning and simple repair. 975 line drawings of disassembled guns are presented, with parts identified by number and a key to those numbers....

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