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This book was conceived of in a simpler era-B.S.E. (Before September Eleventh). Then, in 1993 B.S.E., the worst problems our nation faced were a spate of
violent crimes. I did not know then, as I do now, that the violent crime rate in
the United…

This alphabetically organized ten-volume set opens up the entire
world of science in clear, nontechnical language. More than 600 entries—
an increase of more than 10 percent from the first edition—provide fascinating
facts covering the entire…

Welcome to U.S. History, an OpenStax resource. This textbook has been created with several goals in
mind: accessibility, customization, and student engagement—all while encouraging students toward high
levels of academic scholarship. Instructors…

There are many books on information problem-solving and a wealth of excellent information skills models out there. Yet few adequately address how profoundly a student's motivation can affect his or her success in learning and using information…

TRIPP, the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme at the Indian Institute
of Technology Delhi, had earlier (in 2005) brought out, The Way Forward: Transportation Planning and Road Safety which may, in a manner of speaking, be…

The phrase ‘learning to think differently’ is often used today and in a variety of contexts. Its meaning in this essay therefore needs to be clearly stated at the outset. As the title indicates, it is a process in which all our inherited…

Accidents occur, like encounters with fairies or werewolfs, to the weary traveller, but accidents or encounters with fairies or werewolves, are random events. The behaviour of the traveller,
and his mental state, are factors that influence the…

The Manuscript Found in Saragossa is a gothic novel by Jan Potocki (1761– 1815), a Polish aristocrat touring Napoleonic Europe, that recounts the story of a mysterious manuscript found in the Spanish city
of Saragossa and features the adventures…

The author has made every attempt to be as accurate and complete as possible in the creation of this publication, however they do not warrant or represent at any time that the contents within are accurate due to …

Water current power can be an important renewable energy
source and is infl uenced by the sun, the moon or both at the same
time. Th eir infl uence is shaped by the peculiarities of the earth -
its motion and the presence of the atmosphere and…