Congress and Its Members, Sixteenth Edition, by Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, Frances E. Lee, and Eric Schickler, offers readers current, comprehensive coverage of Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election. The Sixteenth Edition of this best-...(展开全部)

This fourteenth edition accounts for the 2012 elections and includes discussion of the agenda of the new Congress, White House-Capitol Hill relations, party and committee leadership changes, judicial appointments, and partisan polarization, as well as covering changes to budgeting, campaign finance, lobbyists in legislative policymaking, public attitudes about Congress, reappor...(展开全部)

Preface<br >This book， like the first edition， is the product of our personal fascination and<br >professional experience with a most complex and perplexing body， the United<br >States Congress. As academic political scientists， we have written technical<br >studies about Congress and its lawmakers; taught undergraduate and<br >graduate courses; conducted workshops for ...(展开全部)

(美)罗杰·H.戴维森（Roger H. Davidson），美国马里兰大学政府与政治系荣休教授。其代表作如：1995年出版的与詹姆斯•A.瑟伯（James A. Thurber）合著的《再造国会：1990年代的改变与稳定》等。 (美)沃尔特·J.奥勒斯泽克（Walter J. Oleszek），美国国会研究局立法程序高级专家。代表作如：2014年第九版的《国会程序与政策过程》等。 (美)弗朗西斯·E.李（Frances E.Lee），美国马里兰大学政府与政治系教授。 曾在2009年出版的专著《超越意识形态：美国国会参议院中的政治、原则以及党争》获得了2010年的理查德•F•芬诺二世最佳立法政治专著奖。 (美)埃里克·希克勒（Eric Schickler），美国加州大学伯克利分校政治科学杰弗里和阿什利·麦克德莫特讲席教授。 在2001年出版的专著《脱...(展开全部)

From the reviews of the third edition: "The author’s goal for Mathematics and its History is to provide a “bird’s-eye view of undergraduate mathematics.” (p. vii) In that regard it succeeds admirably. ... Mathematics and its History is a joy to read. The writing is clear, concise and inviting. The style is very different from a traditional text. ... The author has done a wonder...(展开全部)

From the reviews of the third edition: "The author’s goal for Mathematics and its History is to provide a “bird’s-eye view of undergraduate mathematics.” (p. vii) In that regard it succeeds admirably. ... Mathematics and its History is a joy to read. The writing is clear, concise and inviting. The style is very different from a traditional text. ... The author has done a wonder...(展开全部)

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications, 6th Edition is a high-level calculus student’s first exposure to mathematical statistics. This book provides students who have already taken three or more semesters of calculus with the background to apply statistical principles. Meaty enough to guide a two-semester course, the book touches on both statistics and exp...(展开全部)

Featuring more than 2000 drawings--a goldmine of information for learning and innovating in mechanical design Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, Fifth Edition covers the past, present, and future of mechanisms and mechanical devices. Among the thousands of proven mechanisms illustrated and described are many suitable for recycling into new mechanical, electromechanic...(展开全部)

Featuring more than 2000 drawings--a goldmine of information for learning and innovating in mechanical design Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, Fifth Edition covers the past, present, and future of mechanisms and mechanical devices. Among the thousands of proven mechanisms illustrated and described are many suitable for recycling into new mechanical, electromechanic...(展开全部)