When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. They didn’t get off to the best start but t...
This monograph is the result of a scientific investigation conducted by the research team of the International Economics Department of the Cracow University of Economics. Its scope embraces a wide ...
History is a source of red flags. However, one must learn to read them and distinguish what is barely temporary in its nature from what can lasts for centuries. System reforms that support the effi...
Głównym celem powstania monografii było wypełnienie luki publikacyjnej na rynku literatury naukowo-technicznej, obejmującej zagadnienia związane z asynchronicznymi metodami radiolokalizacyjn...
Polish psychologist, Urszula Tokarska, has done a great service to the emerging field of temporal psychology by creating this unique volume, along with 18 authors from around the world, which illus...
"The monograph is a systematic and multilateral introduction to the ecological economics and economy of sus-tainable development. It is the result of merging into a concise whole of the issues...
The author proposes a redefinition of critical flow conditions that become universal for pressurised flows, free-surface flow conditions in any shape of channel cross-sectional areas. In fact, the ...
The emergence and convergence of new technologies such as biotechnologies, information, educational or renewable energy technologies allow to enhance the efficiency and productivity growth, open up...
The monograph should therefore play a binary role. First it should present the crystal structures of known chalcogenides. Second book should explain a wide range of preparation methods and basic ch...
W czasach, gdy twierdzenie o tym, że książka umiera, stało się banałem, warto, oprócz poznania wielu spekulacji na temat przyszłego komunikowania się za pomocą pisma, spojrzeć wstecz, by do...
Until a decade ago, we misunderstood a fundamental aspect of human health. Although the brain and the body have always been viewed as separate entities – treated in separate hospitals –...
We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world?Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45% of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, an...
The legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition within two decades.‘The best person I know at predicting the future of A...
Get the facts about the biggest beauty and skincare trends from Instagram's cosmetic science expert Dr Michelle Wong.Will eating dairy give me acne? Do I need to wear sunscreen every da...
A celebration of trucks and trucking, from the first motorised wagons to the advent of driverless freight vehicles.Charting decade after decade of innovation and change, The Truck Book ...
A sweeping intellectual history of games and their importance to human progress.We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to practice ...
The story of the British Empire is a familiar one: Britain came, it saw, it conquered, forging a glorious world empire upon which the sun never set. In fact, far from being the tale of a single nat...
Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you howOur world is in a mess. The challenges of climate change, inequality, hunger and a gl...
Featuring everything you need to know about being an effective leader, The Leadership Skills Handbook will help you develop signature strengths and accelerate leadership success.The Lea...