Suitable for students, especially MBA candidates, this work introduces them to the core concepts and principles of strategy. It includes coverage of internet-based strategies, fresh examples of resource-based competitive advantage, case illustrations in every chapter and self-study questions.

Explains the basics of evidence-based medicine. This text explains the meaning of critical appraisal and terms such as 'numbers needed to treat', 'how to search the literature', 'evaluate the different types of papers' and 'put the conclusions to clinical use'.

An anthology of statements in literary theory which include influential texts in the areas of Ethnic Studies, Postcolonialism and International Studies. It enables students to familiarise themselves with the developments in literary theory and with the traditions from which these theories derive.

Suitable for NVQ/SVQ students covering both levels 2 and 3, this book presents regulations and standards.

Covers commercial and industrial (or advanced) construction. This book includes modern concepts on site assembly, and environmental issues and safety.

Features texts by a range of male and female poets, political and philosophical writers, diarists, painters, broadside-balladeers, reviewers and letter-writers.

A text on building technology.

Offers comprehensive coverage of various subject areas relevant to a career in social work. This title covers the reasons for social work, the application of knowledge to practice, the practice context, and its psychosocial framework. It also gives detailed coverage of the perspectives of service users, carers and the Disabled People's Movement.

Introduces the formation and function of blood cells, and diseases that arise from dysfunction and disruption of these processes. This book explains basic science, diagnostic tests and clinical features and management.

A guide to the various aspects of ecology.

Presents a survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to the leading philosophers. This title features substantial and carefully chosen excerpts from the greats of philosophy, arranged thematically and chronologically. It includes contemporary readings in various sections.

Includes information on small mammals, birds and fish.

Presents an introduction to Old English language and literature. This title provides a range of helpful pedagogical tools: a map of Anglo-Saxon England, notes, a glossary, and a general introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies. It contains a special 'How to Use this Guide' section, to aid both self-study and classroom use.

Offers an introduction to the core curriculum for medical students.

Presents rafter dimensions for timber roofs of any span and pitch. This book offers information on wall plate and gable strapping, wind bracing, truss clips and other roofing metalwork, and tools and equipment. It includes roof timber member design tables, information on warm and cold roofs, and their ventilation and insulation.

The measurement of building elements is a core subject for all quantity surveying students. This text sets down the measurement process from first principles and covers the main building elements.

Offers an examination of poetic form and its relation to content. This book takes a wide range of poems since the Renaissance and submits them to illuminating closes analysis. It discusses the work of major poets, including John Milton, John Keats, and Robert Frost. It includes a glossary of poetic terms.

Presents a collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. This book covers the full sweep of dramatic performances, including State progresses and Court masques. It includes Mary Sidney's The Tragedy of Antony , John Marston's The Malcontent and Ben Jonson's Masque of Queens .

A biography of Anne Boleyn that establishes her as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right. It looks pays attention to her importance as a patron of the arts, particularly in relation to Hans Holbein. It presents evidence about Anne's spirituality and her interest in the intellectual debates of the period.

Features chapters on evidence-based practice, implementing change and systematic reviews.