Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! As the field of economics becomes ever more specialized and complicated, so does the mathematics required of economists. With "Mathematics for Economists", expert mathematician Viatcheslav...

Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave".The Mind of the Chimpanzee" brings tog...

Maps are universal forms of communication, easily understood and appreciated regardless of culture or language. This truly magisterial book introduces readers to the widest range of maps ever considered in one volume: maps from different time periods...

"Maps with the News" is a lively assessment of the role of cartography in American journalism. Tracing the use of maps in American news reporting from the eighteenth century to the 1980s, Mark Monmonier explores why and how journalistic maps have ach...

Writers know only too well how long it can take – and how awkward it can be – to describe spatial relationships with words alone. And while a map might not always be worth a thousand words, a good one can help writers communicate an argument or expla...

Part I. Getting the Most Out of Maps 1. How to Find Places: Coordinates 2. The Versatile Plane: Great Circles 3. This Little Means That Much: Distance 4. The Rose of the Winds: Directions 5. Making Molehills Out of Mountains: Content 6. Flat Maps wit...