“john s lewis”

Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards explores the anticipated consequences of comet and asteroid impact. It presents the first computer simulations of the hazards of comet and asteroid bombardment of a populated Earth. Previous estimates of fatality and damage rates on the 100 to 10,000 year time scale... More

Reviewers and adopters have praised John Santrock?s A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development text for its themes of research, applications, and contexts, and students have loved it for its pedagogy and accessible writing. Building on these strengths, the third edition features more than 2,100 cit... More

Master of all things ephemeral and sensory, John Keats is undisputedly one of the most influential figures in poetry, and this sourcebook is the ideal introduction to this elusive, tragic Romantic hero. In this sourcebook, John Strachan gathers a wealth of material: a chronology of Keat's brief, but... More

"Sociology: The Key Concepts "brings together a strong group of well known experts to review ideas from all areas of this diverse and pluralistic discipline. Exploring the key debates and founding ideas of this exciting field of study, the book is fully cross referenced and covers such topics as: - ... More

"Fifty Key Sociologists: The Contemporary Theorists" covers the life, work, ideas and impact of some of the most important thinkers in this discipline. Concentrating on figures writing predominantly in the second half of the twentieth century, such as Zygmunt Bauman, Pierre Bourdieu, Judith Butler, ... More

Covering the life, work, ideas and impact of some of the most significant thinkers in sociology, "Fifty Key Sociologists: The Formative Theorists "concentrates on figures in the field writing principally in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Including entries on Jane Addams, Theodor Adorn... More

John Stuart Mill is one of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century. But does he have anything to teach us today? His deep concern for freedom of the individual is thought by some to be outdated and inadequate to the cultural and religious complexities of twenty-first century life. In this su... More

"Global Issues, Third Edition" is an introduction to many of the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life. The book covers a range of perspectives on a variety of societies, both developed and developing. Author John L. Seitz writes clearly and stresses t... More

In this steadfast and yet witty guide, biologist John Spicer examines biodiversity, giving the reader an insight into the myriad of organisms that surround us.... More

Recent scientific study by geologists and planetary scientists has turned up dramatic evidence that not only have massive solid bodies from space hit the earth, moon, and planets in the geologic and historic past, but they are likely to hit again, with cataclysmic consequences. This book details the... More