Beginning criminal law / by Carr, Claudia

Table of Contents: “…Actus reus, acts, omissions and causation -- Mens rea -- Murder and involuntary manslaughter -- Voluntary manslaughter -- Defences - duress, necessity, self defence, mistake and intoxication -- Non fatal offences against the person -- Rape -- Theft -- Forms of liability - inchoate offences and joint enterprise.…”
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Modern Labour Economics / by Sloane, Peter J.

Table of Contents: “…Labour force participation -- The labour supply curve -- Investment in human capital -- Changing jobs : the economics of job search -- The demand for labour -- Extensions of labour demand : mismatches in the labour market -- Trade unions -- Bargaining and conflict -- The structure of labour markets -- Wage incentives -- Labour market policy.…”
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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics : a contemporary approach / by Harris, Jonathan M., Roach, Brian

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the economy and the environment -- Changing perspectives on the environment -- Resources, environment, and economic development -- Economic analysis of environmental issues -- The theory of environmental externalities -- Common property resources and public goods -- Resource allocation over time -- Valuing the environment -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Pollution: analysis and policy -- Ecological economics and environmental accounting -- Ecological economics: basic concepts -- National income and environmental accounting -- Energy, climate change, and greening the economy -- Energy: the great transition -- Global climate change: science and analysis -- Global climate change: policy responses -- The green economy -- Population, agriculture, and resources -- Population and the environment -- Agriculture, food and environment -- Resources : scarcity and abundance -- Renewable resource use : fisheries -- Ecosystem management : forest ecosystems -- Water systems -- Environment, trade, and development -- World trade and the environment -- Institutions for sustainable development -- Index.…”
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages : an introduction / by Nunan, David

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Language teaching methodology -- Chapter 2: Learner-centered language teaching -- Chapter 3: Listening -- Chapter 4: Speaking -- Chapter 5: Reading -- Chapter 6: Writing -- Chapter 7: Pronunciation -- Chapter 8: Vocabulary -- Chapter 9: Grammar -- Chapter 10: Discourse -- Chapter 11: Learning styles and strategies.…”
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Media now : understanding media, culture, and technology / by Straubhaar, Joseph D., LaRose, Robert, Davenport, Lucinda

Table of Contents: “…Media and the information age -- The changing media -- Media and society -- The media -- Books -- Print and digital newspapers -- Magazines -- Recorded music -- Radio -- Film and video -- Television -- The Internet -- The third screen: smart phones and tablets -- Video games -- Public relations -- Media issues -- Advertising -- Media uses and impacts -- Media policy and law -- Media ethics -- Global communications media.…”
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Design thinking in technical communication : solving problems through making and collaboration / by Tham, Jason Chew Kit, 1990-

Table of Contents: “…Introducing design thinking (and making) for technical communication -- The maker movement and its influences on technical communication and higher learning : a look at three makerspaces -- Social innovation : designing humane technical communication -- Making and design thinking as pedagogical strategies for social advocacy -- Cultivating radical collaboration in technical communication -- Conclusion: Disrupting and innovating in technical communication through making and design thinking.…”
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Leadership : practice and perspectives / by Roe, Kevin, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…The basic frameworks : Trait theory-description, analysis, and use -- Behavioural models -- The style approach to leadership -- Situational and contingent leadership -- Charisma and transformational leadership -- Authentic leadership -- Followership -- Part 2. Ralated themes : Psychodynamic approaches to leadership -- Emotional intelligence -- Ethical leadership -- Diversity and leadership -- Power, influence, and authority -- Leadership and teams -- Leadership and change -- Leadership development -- Strategic leadership.…”
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Essentials of sociology: A down to earth approach/ by Hensline James M

Table of Contents: “…Sociology : theory and method -- Culture and society -- Socialization, the life cycle, and aging -- Social interaction and everyday life -- Groups, networks, and organizations -- Conformity, deviance, and crime -- Stratification, class, and inequality -- Global inequality -- Gender inequality -- Ethnicity and race -- Families and intimate relationships -- Education and religion -- Politics and economic life -- The sociology of the body : health, illness, and sexuality -- Urbanization, population, and the environment -- Globalization in a changing world.…”
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Human Embryology and Developmental Biology / by Carlson, Bruce M.

Table of Contents: “…Getting ready for pregnancy -- Transport of gametes and fertilization -- Cleavage and implantation -- Molecular basis for embryonic development -- Formation of germ layers and early derivatives -- Establishment of the basic embryonic body plan -- Placenta and extraembryonic membranes -- Developmental disorders : causes, mechanisms, and patterns -- Integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems -- Limb development -- Nervous system -- Neural crest -- Sense organs -- Head and neck -- Digestive and respiratory systems and body cavities -- Urogenital system -- Cardiovascular system -- Fetal period and birth.…”
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Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems / by Kirk, John T. O. (John Thomas Osmond), 1935-

Table of Contents: “…The Underwater Light Field -- Concepts of hydrologic optics -- Incident solar radiation -- Absorption of light within the aquatic medium -- Scattering of light within the aquatic medium -- Characterizing the underwater light field -- The nature of the underwater light field -- Remote sensing of the aquatic environment -- Part II. …”
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