This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Lee Carter provides multiple demonstrations of how taking a demographic perspective can give us a better understanding of social phenomena once thought to be largely the products of culture, politics, or the economy. Five key chapters concentrate on (1) the social and individual determinants of fertility, mortality, and migration; (2) the social and ...

* This best selling text prepares students to formulate and solve material and energy balances in chemical process systems and lays the foundation for subsequent courses in chemical engineering. * The text provides a realistic, informative, and positive introduction to the practice of chemical engineering.

Felder's Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes prepares students to formulate and solve material and energy balances in chemical process systems and lays the foundation for subsequent...

The authors of the international bestseller "Business Model Generation" explain how to create value propositions customers can't resist "Value Proposition Design" helps you tackle a core challenge of every business -- creating compelling products and services customers want to buy. This practical book, paired with its online companion, will teach you the processes and tools you need to succeed. Using the same stunning visual format as the authors' global bestseller, Business Model Generation,...

A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices. A new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices by focusing on the 'lived experience' This comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, DaoismTakes a th...

Praise for Marketing 6.0 "Immersive marketing is intended to transport the customer into a story until she is convinced that she is there herself. In the process, real and illusory stimuli mix to form a new kind of perceived reality. This book guides us into this futuristic marketing world. Truly enlightening and thought-provoking."

--HERMANN SIMON, Founder and Chairman, Simon-Kucher "Virtual, immersive worlds are rising fast. Old models won't work in these new realities. Marketing 6.0...

The all-new edition of the 4-color, global bestseller, Business Model You Many people dream of different careers or life paths, yet most lack a structured, practical way to reinvent themselves. The first edition of Business Model You pioneered a design-thinking approach to career reinvention. It used a single-page tool enabling readers to sketch a "personal business model" to reveal new, more satisfying career and life possibilities.

Published in 20 languages, the book has been used by hundre...

With its unique approach, Visualizing Physical Geography 2nd Edition captures the reader's attention and demonstrates why physical geography is relevant to them. It relies heavily on the integration of National Geographic and other visuals with narrative to explore key concepts. New emphasis is placed on environmental issues, such as climate change, overpopulation and deforestation, from a geographical perspective.

Readers will appreciate this approach because it vividly illustrates the inter...

The latest edition of the leading automotive engineering reference In the newly revised Eleventh Edition of the Bosch Automotive Handbook, a team of accomplished automotive experts delivers a comprehensive and authoritative resource for automotive engineers, designers, technicians, and students alike. Since 1936, the Bosch Automotive Handbook has been providing readers with of-the-moment coverage of the latest mechanical and research developments in automotive technology, from detailed techni...

In contrast to the use of agendas and restrictive structures, dialogue mapping is a facilitation technique that allows the intelligence and learning of the group to emerge naturally. Each participant can see how their comments contribute (or don't) to the coherence and order of the group's thinking. The first full-length book to bring dialogue mapping to a wider audience, Dialogue Mapping provides an exciting new conceptual framework that will change the way readers view projects and project ...

Understand the next level of marketing. The new model for marketing-Marketing 3.0-treats customers not as mere consumers but as the complex, multi-dimensional human beings that they are. Customers, in turn, are choosing companies and products that satisfy deeper needs for participation, creativity, community, and idealism. In Marketing 3.0, world-leading marketing guru Philip Kotler explains why the future of marketing lies in creating products, services, and company cultures that inspire, in...