"Packed with useful information. It deserves a place on every undergraduate religion major's shelf."--Christian CenturyThis lively, engaging introduction to the Old Testament is critical and theological, lavishly illustrated, and accompanied by a variety of pedagogical aids. It serves as the Old Testament counterpart to Mark Allan Powell's successful Introducing the New Testament (over 105,000 copies sold).

Introducing the Old Testament presents disputed and controversial issues fairly, neith...

In deze Boom Basics staat het Omgevinsgrecht centraal.

De Boom Basics geven je snel inzicht in een rechtsgebied. Door de duidelijke schema’s, de puntsgewijze uitleg en de sprekende voorbeelden kom je direct tot de kern van de zaak. Perfect voor tentamenvoorbereiding of een snelle opfrissing van je kennis!

De Boom Basics zijn bestemd voor studenten die een juridische opleiding volgen aan een universiteit of hogeschool.

De stad Venetië heeft altijd tot de verbeelding gesproken. Religie,

rechtspraak, literatuur en beeldende kunst van deze lagunestad zijn

gevormd door de culturen uit het oostelijke Middellandse Zeegebied.

Eeuwenlang was de invloed van de Arabische en Byzantijnse rijken

beeldbepalend. Met hun inname van Constantinopel in 1453 maakten

de Osmaanse Turken definitief de dienst uit in de regio. Er ontstond

een haat-liefdeverhouding die zich uitte in talrijke oorlogen, maar

ook bijvoorbeeld in de na...

A treatment of the transport and transfer processes of heat, mass and momentum in terms of their analogy. The processes are described with the help of macro and micro balances which in many cases lead to differential equations. This way, the textbook also prepares for Computational Fluid Dynamics techniques.

The topics of the five chapters of the textbook are: Balances: shape and recipe, mass balance, residence time distribution, energy and heat balances, Bernoulli equation, momentum balances...

Wilkins' Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, Fourteenth Edition progresses through crucial topics in dental hygiene in a straightforward format to ensure students develop the knowledge and skills they need for successful, evidence-based practice in today's rapidly changing oral health care environment. This cornerstone text, used in almost every dental hygiene education program in the country, has been meticulously updated by previous co-authors, Linda Boyd, and Lisa Mallonee to even b...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We live today in an interconnected world in which ordinary people can became instant online celebrities to millions of fans thousands of miles away, in which religious leaders can influence billions globally, in which humans are altering the climate and environment, in which new infectious diseases spread across continents at lightning speed, and in which complex social forces are increasingly impacted by digital technology. This is global...

The fourth edition of this classic beginner’s guide to literary studies has been fully updated throughout. Mario Klarer offers a concise and accessible discussion of central issues in English and world literature as well as film and television series. Starting with the basics of what constitutes a literary text, the book moves through an analysis of major genres, important periods, and key theoretical approaches to literature and film.

It also looks at the practicalities of finding and refe...

Organized around 55 specific guidelines, each of which describes a way to write better C++, this book reflects on modern design considerations, including exceptions, design patterns, and multithreading. It also provides guidance on the design of effective classes, functions, templates, and inheritance hierarchies.

"Every C++ professional needs a copy of Effective C++. It is an absolute must-read for anyone thinking of doing serious C++ development. If you've never read Effective C++ and you t...