Conducted properly, information security risk assessments provide managers with the feedback needed to manage risk through the understanding of threats to corporate assets, determination of current control vulnerabilities, and appropriate safeguards selection. Performed incorrectly, they can provide the false sense of security that allows potential threats to develop into disastrous losses of proprietary information, capital, and corporate value. Picking up where its bestselling predecessors ...

An updated guide to the interaction between solids, liquids, and gases and their application to numerous everyday processes The revised and updated second edition of Applied Colloid and Surface Chemistry offers a comprehensive introduction to this interdisciplinary field that takes a practical approach and includes information on applications drawn from a wide range of industries. The easy-to-follow text contains new content that focuses on applications such as the prevention of propeller ca...

Anderson's Introduction to Flight is designed for first or second-year engineering students and any reader looking for an introduction to aerospace engineering. It is written in an intentionally easy-to-understand style. Readers are introduced to the basic areas of aerodynamics, flight dynamics, propulsion, and space flight (astronautics). In this edition, space flight content covers the expanding role of space vehicles within the field of aerospace engineering. Continuing the tradition of th...

A fully reconceived first edition exploring human development topic by topic.

Kathleen Berger’s breakthrough text tells a compelling story of life-span development via a topically organised approach. Berger draws from a variety of cultures around the world to tell the story of human development, communicating the scientific understanding and human impact of developmental psychology in her distinguished narrative voice.With a wide-ranging cultural perspective, up-to-date research, this text...

Linie 1 B1 richtet sich an Deutschlernende, die in Alltag und Beruf angemessen kommunizieren möchten. Linie 1 zeichnet sich aus durch lineare Lernwege und ein breites Angebot an Differenzierungsmöglichkeiten für heterogene Lernergruppen. Durch regelmäßige Aktivierung und Individualisierung des Gelernten führt Linie 1 zu stetigen Erfolgserlebnissen und motiviert zum eigenen Sprachhandeln außerhalb des Sprachkurses. Das Lehrwerk ist zum Einsatz im Einstiegskurs und Integrationskurs geeig...

"Dans l'histoire naturelle et sociale du Second Empire, La Curée est la note de l'or et de la chair." C'est par ces mots que Zola annonce en 1871 le premier grand roman parisien de la série des Rougon-Macquart. En digne successeur de Balzac, il allie ici avec brio la satire et le récit, le tableau de moeurs et le drame, la fiction et une analyse socio-politique acérée du capitalisme conquérant. À travers l'histoire du couple formé par Saccard, le spéculateur frénétique, et Renée, ...

BEGEGNUNGEN DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHE A1+ bis B1+ ist ein modernes und kommunikatives Lehrwerk in mehreren Teilen, das sich an erwachsene Lerner richtet, die auf schnelle und effektive Weise Deutsch lernen möchten. Es ist übersichtlich strukturiert und ermöglicht den Lernenden einen selbstständigen und einfachen Umgang mit dem Lernstoff. Das Lehrwerk ist bereits vom Sprachniveau A1 an auf die sprachlichen, inhaltlichen und intellektuellen Anforderungen erwachsener Lerner ausgerichtet.

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Well-written, readable, and superbly illustrated, Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 10th Edition, continues the tradition of excellence established through multiple editions of this bestselling text. Offering an unparalleled introduction to this complex field, it retains a practical, clinical focus while updating and revising all content to ensure clarity and comprehension, bringing readers fully up to date with new and emerging information in this challenging area. It's an ideal resourc...

Chemistry is widely considered to be the central science: it encompasses concepts on which all other branches of science are developed. Yet, for many students entering university, gaining a firm grounding in chemistry is a real challenge. Chemistry3 responds to this challenge, providing students with a full understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry on which to build later studies.

Uniquely amongst the introductory chemistry texts currently available, Chemistry3's author team br...

Systems Analysis and Design: An Object-Oriented Approach with UML, Sixth Edition helps students develop the core skills required to plan, design, analyze, and implement information systems. Offering a practical hands-on approach to the subject, this textbook is designed to keep students focused on doing SAD, rather than simply reading about it. Each chapter describes a specific part of the SAD process, providing clear instructions, a detailed example, and practice exercises.

Students are guid...