This textbook on thermodynamics is intended primarily for honours and B. Sc students majoring in physical chemistry. However, students of physics, engineering and biochemistry will also find the book relevant to their studies.Its principal features are a much shorter presentation of the laws of thermodynamics than is customary, made possible by the definition of the thermodynamic scale of temperature using only one fixed point (the triple point of water) which immediately follows the Zerot...

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) has long been at the forefront of aiding aspiring and established exercise professionals in working with clients from special populations, such as children, aging adults, and clients with temporary or permanent physical or cognitive conditions and disorders. Clients with special conditions often require modifications to general exercise recommendations, specific exercise facility design, and particular training equipment. They may a...

In Free Enterprise Environmentalism, Walter E. Block argues that laissez-faire capitalism can address climate change more effectively than socialism and government regulation. Block advocates for the role of markets, free enterprise, limited government, and private property rights in service of environmental protections. Covering topics such as extinction, overpopulation, pollution, and resources exhaustion, this volume offers alternate solutions to environmental degradation than have been...

Sam has a problem.A STINKY problem.He only packed one pair of socks for the school camp … and soon they smell DISGUSTING!Some of the kids at camp start teasing him.Luckily, his best friend has a BRILLIANT plan …

Tim’s birthday is around the corner and he knows exactly what he wants … a dog! Unfortunately, his parents have other ideas. They think dogs are noisy, messy and lots of work. What will Tim ask for, for his birthday? An electric guitar? A pet python? A motorbike? Or maybe he can come up with a plan to make his parents change their minds…Tim’s birthday wishes will have toddlers – and their parents – in stitches!

Today, I broke that vow. In my defense…I never thought I’d see him again. But when my first night in NYC doesn’t go as planned, I find myself walking into his tattoo shop, the memory of our lost romance still singed on my skin. Brett Jackson is trouble. And I know it. I follow all the rules. He breaks them. He’s forbidden—all wrong for me. I just wish crossing the line with him didn’t feel so right. This newly revised and extended version of the first full-length standalone novel in the Ma...

In the lawless frontier town of Brownsville, Texas, a boy and his parents ride a carriage down a crowded street--when a kill crazy band of kidnappers strike suddenly. Now, to rescue his family, veteran rancher Charley Sunday cobbles together a ragtag posse that starts with an outlaw and an Indian--and picks up recruits, weapons, and a lot of trouble all the way down into Mexico.Because his grandson has escaped, Charley and his loyal band of misfits know who they are hunting for--bu...

“This timeless tale will leave audiences suffused with the pleasure of seeing gifts received and appreciated.” –Kirkus ReviewsThe shoemaker and his wife reward two little elves who have helped them become rich and prosperous.

The MacCallister family is legendary in the American frontier. And wherever a MacCallister travels, the legend--and the guns--follow.When Duff MacCallister journeys to Texas to deliver 100 head of angus cattle, he finds a land on fire. Unruly, lawless teams of fence cutters, branded Blue Devils by the locals, are rampaging across grazing land and cutting fences in the name of an eastern land company. The ranchers are fighting back, and Duff joins the fray. But the fight leads to Au...

The Kerrigans risked everything to stake a claim under a big Texas sky. Now one brave woman is fighting to keep that home, against hard weather, harder luck, and the West's most dangerous men.A Ranch Divided...After a long hard journey up the Chisholm Trail, Kate Kerrigan is in Dodge City, facing a mystery of murder. A cowboy she hired, a man with a notorious past, has been accused of killing a prostitute and sentenced to hang. Kate still trusts Hank Lowry. And when a hired...

But that’s what I have to become the day my father’s law firm—and sexy lawyer Violet Keats and a salacious scandal and a hot new court case and one unlucky bet—fall into my lap Being “the boss” has never been harder. Being office enemies with Violet Keats? Never hotter. But then one night—and one gamble—change everything. I guess earning that “good guy” title is going to be much harder than I thought… The second full-length standalone novel in the Manhattan Nights series is an enemies-to l...

Rockstars don't chase college students...But Jax Jamieson’s never followed the rules.I wonder why he's here.I wonder what took him so long.I wonder what he's going to do to me when I get off this stage.BAD GIRL is Part 2 in the new adult rock star trilogy WICKED! From USA Today bestselling author Piper Lawson. Jax and Haley’s romance begins in Good Girl and concludes in Wicked Girl.