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Technology of Reduced Additive Foods
Wiley 2008; US$ 259.95Since some food additives have been shown to be harmful to certain individuals, a common perception now is that all food additives are potentially dangerous. This had led to a large market for products making minimal use of additives. Tight regulatory control and labelling requirements provide further impetus for the development of these products.... more...
A Law Enforcement and Security Officers' Guide to Responding to Bomb Threats
Charles C Thomas 2009; US$ 32.95This expanded new edition continues to demonstrate that all law enforcement and security officers should have a working knowledge of bombs, explosives, suspicious devices, chemical-biological-radiological incidents and other threats for their own protection. A lack of this working knowledge can be a contributing factor to injury, death, or the inability... more...
A Practical Guide for the Law Enforcement and Security Manager
Charles C Thomas 2004; US$ 34.95This text uses both theory and practical application of leadership and management precepts to lead the reader through a variety of common scenarios. The theory is tied to actual experiences and scenarios that educate the reader through the critical thought process of decision making. This adds a level of learning not found in many texts that address... more...
The Writer's Little Helper
F+W Media 2005; US$ 19.99Big Fiction Advice from a Little Book There is nothing little about the dynamic fiction-writing advice inside The Writer's Little Helper . With big ideas, time-saving tips, and revision-made-easy charts, James V. Smith, Jr. offers effective guidance in short, easily checklists, Q&As, and practical tools. This book gives you everything you... more...
Bayesian Decision Analysis
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 55.00A textbook and guide to conducting Bayesian decision analysis of sometimes very complex policies and collaborative decisions. more...
Building Cost Planning for the Design Team
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 55.95"When will I get it? How much will it cost?" For the client, these are the two most critical questions. Cost Planning answers these questions and is crucial to the team working on the design and construction of a project. This introductory text on building economics and cost planning provides the reader with the fundamental skills and knowledge... more...
Chernobyl
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 249.99As the debate about the environmental cost of nuclear power and the issue of nuclear safety continues, a comprehensive assessment of the Chernobyl accident, its long-term environmental consequences and solutions to the problems found, is timely. Although many books have been published which discuss the accident itself and the immediate emergency response... more...
Virtual Machines
Elsevier Science 2005; US$ 84.95Virtual Machine technology applies the concept of virtualization to an entire machine, circumventing real machine compatibility constraints and hardware resource constraints to enable a higher degree of software portability and flexibility. Virtual machines are rapidly becoming an essential element in computer system design. They provide system security,... more...
The Last Mission
Crown Publishing Group 2007; US$ 19.00A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war. How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously neglected strands of late?World War II history,... more...
Functional Food Product Development
Wiley 2010; US$ 239.95According to an August 2009 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the United States market for functional foods in 2007 was US$ 27 billion. Forecasts of growth range from between 8.5% and 20% per year, or about four times that of the food industry in general. Global demand by 2013 is expected to be about $100 billion. With this demand for new products... more...









