Bioscience Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Arguing About Bioethics

   Edited by Stephen Holland

   Series: Arguing About Philosophy

   Arguing About Bioethics is a fresh and exciting collection of essential readings in bioethics, offering a comprehensive introduction to and overview of the field. Influential contributions from established philosophers and bioethicists, such as Peter Singer, Thomas Nagel, Judith Jarvis Thomson and...

   Published April 3rd 2012 by Routledge
2. Nutrition and Metabolism in Sports, Exercise and Health

   By Jie Kang

   A key determinant of successful athletic performance is the high-level energy transformation which begins with combustion of the food that we eat. By developing a sound understanding of good nutrition we can improve athletic performance, help maintain good health and prevent disease. This clear and...

   Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
3. The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

   By Jamie Ward

   Social neuroscience is an expanding field which, by investigating the neural mechanisms that inform our behavior, explains our ability to recognize, understand, and interact with others. Concepts such as trust, revenge, empathy, prejudice, and love are now being explored and unraveled by the...

   Published October 13th 2011 by Psychology Press
4. An Introduction to the Geography of Health

   By Peter Anthamatten, Helen Hazen

   Health issues such as the emergence of infectious diseases, the potential influence of global warming on human health, and the escalating strain of increasing longevity and chronic conditions on healthcare systems are of growing importance in an increasingly peopled and interconnected world. A...

   Published June 19th 2011 by Routledge
5. Professionalizing Offender Profiling

   Forensic and Investigative Psychology in Practice

   Edited by Laurence Alison, Lee Rainbow

   Offender profiling is now viewed as an integral part of serious crime investigations by many law enforcement agencies across the world and continues to attract a high public and media profile. Despite almost three decades of research and developments in the field, the public impression of offender...

   Published April 17th 2011 by Routledge
6. Forensic Medicine in Western Society

   A History

   By Katherine D. Watson

   The first book of its kind, Forensic Medicine in Western Society: A History draws on the most recent developments in the historiography, to provide an overview of the history of forensic medicine in the West from the medieval period to the present day. Taking an international, comparative...

   Published October 26th 2010 by Routledge
7. The Archaeology of Human Bones

   2nd Edition

   By Simon Mays

   The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the scientific analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites. This completely revised edition reflects the latest developments in scientific techniques for studying human skeletons and the latest applications of those...

   Published April 25th 2010 by Routledge
8. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read

   Culture, Cognition and Pedagogy

   Edited by Kathy Hall, Usha Goswami, Colin Harrison, Sue Ellis, Janet Soler

   Series: Routledge Psychology in Education

   Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read brings together different disciplinary perspectives and studies on reading for all those who seek to extend and enrich the current practice, research and policy debates. The breadth of knowledge that underpins pedagogy is a central theme and the...

   Published March 8th 2010 by Routledge
9. The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd Edition

   By Jamie Ward

   Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated edition of the best-selling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and...

   Published January 3rd 2010 by Psychology Press
10. Biosocial Criminology

    New Directions in Theory and Research

    Edited by Anthony Walsh, Kevin M Beaver

    Series: Criminology and Justice Studies

    Ideal for use, either as a second text in a standard criminology course, or for a discrete course on biosocial perspectives, this book of original chapters breaks new and important ground for ways today's criminologists need to think more broadly about the crime problem....

    Published September 30th 2008 by Routledge