"How could 'old age' be a medical diagnosis when I wasn't even forty?" --Lolly Winston "... if aging is difficult for those of us who were only sometimes cute," she says, "just imagine how hard it must be for the aging knockouts, the living dolls." --Rebecca McClanahan ... more »

The physicist and humanitarian took his place beside the great teachers with the publication of Relativity: The Special and General Theory, Einstein's own popular translation of the physics that shaped our "truths" of space and time. more »

The need to reduce pollution in textile production had put the spotlight on the use of enzymes in the chemical processing of fibers and textiles. Textile Processing with Enzymes covers all the relevant issues including the chemical constitution and properties of textile materials as potential substrates ... more »

Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management provides hydrologists, watershed managers, land-use planners, educators, policymakers, and non-governmental organizations with a comprehensive account of the multiple benefits and conflicts arising from the uniquely ... more »

This book presents a series of high level contributions from leading research groups around the world in the field of cement and concrete science. It deals with the rapidly advancing ... more » more »

Polymeric Liquids and Networks: Structure and Properties is the first book of two by William W. Graessley that presents a unified view of flexible-chain polymer liquids and networks. The topics of both volumes range from equilibrium properties to dynamic response, finite deformation behavior and non ... more »

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The Internet revolution has come. Some say it has gone. What was responsible for its birth? Who is responsible for its demise? In The Future of Ideas , Lawrence Lessig explains how the Internet revolution has produced a counterrevolution of devastating power and effect. The explosion of innovation we ... more »

This book contains a well-documented presentation of the current state of knowledge on the content, chemical properties, mode of action, and biological effects of toxins occurring in food. Chapters are based on the research of highly qualified specialists from the US and Europe and on critical evaluation ... more »

A concise guide to commercially significant and commonly-used welding processes, the Welding Processes Handbook takes the reader through the individual steps in each process in a clear and easily understood way. It is an up-to-date reference to the major applications of welding as they are used in industry ... more »

Geomembranes are increasingly being used in transportation, environmental and geotechnical applications to control gas and liquid movement. This book provides authoritative guidance on testing of geomembranes. It has been prepared by an international committee of experts under the auspices of RILEM, ... more »

The use of pressuremeters in predicting in situ soil properties is increasing as the technique becomes established as a reliable method of site investigation. This book provides a thorough review of the topic and its use in site investigation. more »