Archive for the 'Professional & Technical' Category

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision) (Paperback)

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Since the DSM-IV® was published in 1994, we’ve seen many advances in our knowledge of psychiatric illness. This Text Revision incorporates information culled from a comprehensive literature review of research about mental disorders published since DSM-IV® was completed in 1994. Updated information is included about the associated features, culture, [...]

The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition (Paperback)

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Review
“This is the only book I recommend with complete confidence to anyone preparing for the SAT…. The College Board has provided a real service to students, parents, and educators.”
The Official SAT Study Guide™ —with more than two million sold—just got better! Now offering 10 practice tests, The [...]

Atlas of Human Anatomy: With Netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science) (Paperback)

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

From Library Journal
This is the first one-volume anatomy atlas by Netter, who has illustrated eight volumes on various parts of the body for the medical and health professions. These volumes are considered classics and are owned by all medical libraries. This new one-volume atlas is a beautifully [...]

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths (Hardcover)

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

DO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST EVERY DAY?Chances are, you don’t. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths.To help people uncover their talents, Gallup [...]

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th Edition (Paperback)

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

From Library Journal
Now a standard for students throughout the U.S., the original style sheet was published in 1951 and the first edition in book form appeared in 1977. This newest edition has been expanded to cover electronic searching methods, using computers to write research papers, and citing [...]

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Paperback)

Monday, September 14th, 2009

From Publishers Weekly
[Signature]Reviewed by Pamela KaufmanPollan (The Botany of Desire) examines what he calls “our national eating disorder” (the Atkins craze, the precipitous rise in obesity) in this remarkably clearheaded book. It’s a fascinating journey up and down the food chain, one that might change the way [...]

Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Paperback)

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world’s second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of [...]