Finance is a topic that requires much computation, and in today's business world that computation is done almost entirely using Excel. Despite this, existing finance textbooks continue to rely heavily ... Read more

Provides a coherent and concise narrative of three centuries of colonial writing Examines literary relationships among colonial era writers, such as Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Hernán Cortés, Sor ... Read more

A concise, argument-driven overview of modern Latin American literature Contends that Latin American literature emerged as a continent-wide phenomenon during moments of political crisis and trans ... Read more

Shows the court at work by focusing on the people and traditions of the institution Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Supreme Court reporter   For thirty years, Linda Greenhouse, t ... Read more

The required research sequence is perhaps the most dreaded element of a BSW or MSW program for students who don't see the applicability of research methods and data analysis to the "real world" of pra ... Read more

H.H. Jasper, A.A. Ward, A. Pope and H.H. Merritt, chair of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on the Epilepsies, National Institutes of Health, published the first volume on Basic Mechanisms ... Read more

Samuel Barber: A Thematic Catalogue of the Complete Works is the first publication to list the entire musical output of one of the most beloved and frequently performed American composers. In this exh ... Read more

Since the passage of harsh new deportation laws in 1996, the United States has deported millions of noncitizens-many undocumented, but many others long-term legal residents with U.S. families-back to ... Read more

A timely revision in this global age, Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level develops a sophisticated and original view of the cultural, global, spiritual, and natural worlds that peop ... Read more

A concise explanation of a still controversial movement Draws upon scholarship, memoirs, and popular culture   China's decade-long Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution shook the polit ... Read more