Books by "Andrew Wood"
12 books found
A James Beard Foundation Book Award–winning study of how the Great Depression changed the way the United States eats. "With a dinner plate as their lens, the authors explore one of America's darkest hours." — Wall Street Journal The idea of America as a place of abundance is enshrined in our culture, from Jefferson's agrarian democracy to the immensity of our supermarkets. The Great Depression, which left a quarter of all Americans out of work and undernourished, tested our belief in this land's unlimited bounty, and in the process changed the way America eats. In 1933, after four years of deprivation and national debate, President Roosevelt reversed long-standing biases toward government-sponsored "food charity" and assumed responsibility for feeding the hungry. Championed by Eleanor Roosevelt, "home economists," who had long fought to bring science into the kitchen, rose to national stature. Through the Bureau of Home Economics, these women led a sweeping campaign to impose their vision of a sturdy, utilitarian cuisine and instill nutritional recommendations, the forerunners of today's Dietary Guidelines for Americans. At the same time, expanding conglomerates introduced packaged and processed foods, which led to a new American cuisine based on speed and convenience. This movement toward a homogenized national diet sparked a revival of American regional cooking that continues to this day. A Square Meal examines how economic contraction and environmental disaster shaped the way Americans ate during the Great Depression, and shares the lessons and insights we may learn from those experiences today. "An absorbing account of how the Depression changed eating habits that is by turns amusing and sobering." — Smithsonian "A highly readable, illuminating look at the many ramifications of feeding the hungry in hard times." — Kirkus Reviews
An unauthorised celebration of the unconquered Black Caviar, the horse with the mighty chassis and heart to match, who is shaping racing history like no horse before her.
Calculus
by Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, William G. McCallum
2021 · Wiley Global Education
Calculus: Single and Multivariable, 8th Edition teaches calculus in a way that promotes critical thinking to reveal solutions to mathematical problems while highlighting the practical value of mathematics. From the Calculus Consortium based at Harvard University, this leading text reinforces the conceptual understanding students require to reduce complicated problems to simple procedures. In this new edition, the authors retain their emphasis on the Rule of Four—viewing problems graphically, numerically, symbolically, and verbally—with a special focus on introducing different perspectives for students with different learning styles. The ideal textbook for promoting active learning in a 'flipped' classroom, Calculus engages students across multiple majors by providing a variety of problems with applications from the physical sciences, economics, health, biology, engineering, and economics. Throughout the text, the Consortium brings calculus to life with current and relevant examples and numerous opportunities to master key mathematical concepts and skills. The eighth edition includes new graphing questions and visualizations powered by GeoGebra—enabling complex, multi-part questions that reinforce the Rule of Four and strengthen student comprehension.
Calculus: Single and Multivariable
by Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, William G. McCallum
2017 · Wiley Global Education
Calculus: Single and Multivariable, 7th Edition continues the effort to promote courses in which understanding and computation reinforce each other. The 7th Edition reflects the many voices of users at research universities, four-year colleges, community colleges, and secondary schools. This new edition has been streamlined to create a flexible approach to both theory and modeling. The program includes a variety of problems and examples from the physical, health, and biological sciences, engineering and economics; emphasizing the connection between calculus and other fields.
Publisher's description: Described by Manning Clark as 'Australia's greatest native son', William Charles Wentworth led a life of firsts. A man of rat cunning, great intelligence and sharp wit, he wrote the first book by an Australian to be published, was joint editor and proprietor of the colony's first independent newspaper, and founder of Australia's first university. But more importantly, with ruthless energy and a volcanic personality this 'convict brat' spent his life as an unrelenting advocate for comprehensive trial by jury, self-government and an Australian Confederation. Articulating a distinctly Australian identity to the world, he has a strong claim to be a founding father of modern Australia. Wentworth's great personal achievements have been largely forgotten - until now. Andrew Tink, who for nineteen years sat under the looming presence of Wentworth's portrait in the New South Wales Parliament, has turned his gaze to this great man of Australian history. The result is a biography that is long overdue and a fascinating and richly rewarding insight into the life of this complex man and the young nation he helped to create.
This book examines the structural and construction design of buildings. The first part presents an overview of materials and structural forms taking the point of view of the designer, architect and engineer. The second part is an extensive examination of over 70 case studies. They have been carefully selected and tightly structured to present a summary of established modern methods of building construction. It contains copious ready-reference charts of design information, numerous photographs and meticulous axonometric drawings. The book is international in scope. Dual units are used throughout (SI and Imperial) and nearly half the case studies are taken from the USA. Cases are also drawn from Canada, Europe, Africa, Malaysia, Hong Kong as well as 25 from the UK.