Nitrogen containing surfactants are found in various applications in a wide range of consumer and institutional products, such as fabric softeners, detergents, shampoos, and disinfectants. They are also prevalent in surface conditioning agents in the oil, road building, textile, and mining industries. This 350-page report, illustrated with over 200 tables and charts, discusses the chemistry and manufacturing of these products, analyzes their markets, and tracks their growth into the next century on a worldwide basis.

Product Description: Constituting one in twelve of adult Americans, GED certificate holders comprise a major pool of underdeveloped human capital in our society. They are a resource that will be sorely needed as “boomers” reach retirement and the traditional pipeline of 17 – 23 year olds falls short of filling our growing workforce needs...read more

What is the value of a college degree?The four-year college experience is as American as apple pie. So is the belief that higher education offers a ticket to a better life. But with student-loan debt surpassing the $1 trillion mark and unemployment of college graduates at historic highs, people are beginning to question that value.In College (Un)bound, Jeffrey J. Selingo, editor at large of the Chronicle of Higher Education, argues that America’s higher education system is broken. The great credentials race has turned universities into big businesses and fostered an environment where middle-tier colleges can command elite university-level tuitions while concealing staggeringly low graduation rates and churning out students with few of the skills needed for a rapidly evolving job market.Selingo not only turns a critical eye on the current state of higher education but also predicts how technology will transform it for the better. Free massive online open courses (MOOCs) and hybrid classes, adaptive learning software, and the unbundling of traditional degree credits will increase access to high-quality education regardless of budget or location and tailor lesson plans to individual needs. One thing is certain: the class of 2020 will have a radically different college experience than their parents had.Incisive, urgent, and controversial, College (Un)bound is a must-have for prospective students, parents, and anyone concerned with the future of American higher education.

This text is an essential “University as a Second Language” roadmap for international ESL students which offers clear and concise explanations on a variety of cultural and language topics supported by discovery-based activities.   The College Experience for International Learners provides students with a roadmap for their exciting journey into American university life, and serves as a companion for the expedition. Readings and activities provide an opportunity to practice the kinds of English skills that will be experienced and needed on campus, from the most informal conversation to the most formal types of writing and presentation skills. Helpful strategies are included to enhance proficiency as an American college student, while building understanding of some of the most interesting facets of American culture. Through a learn-by-doing methodology, students will engage in discovery-based learning and research.

Product Description: From their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stories, humor, beliefs, rituals, and pranks. Simon J. Bronner takes a long, engaging look at American campus life and how it is shaped by students and at the same time shapes the values of all who pass through it...read more

Product Description: Are you going to college soon? Do you really know what you are getting yourself into? College isn't just going to class and partying-well maybe for some-but in reality it's way more than that.Want to be successful? Make a name for yourself? Create a new image?How do you plan on doing that?I Wish I Knew It Before Going To College teaches you how to take advantage of the amazing opportunities to succeed and also informs you of all the unfortunate and easy opportunities to fail...read more

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The winner of the 1993 PGA Championship at Inverness chronicles his fight with cancer, which involved painful chemotherapy treatments and fear for his life, and recounts his successful return to the green. Reprint.

The winner of the 1993 PGA Championship at Inverness chronicles his fight with cancer, which involved painful chemotherapy treatments and fear for his life, and recounts his successful return to the green. Reprint. (view table of contents)

The winner of the 1993 PGA Championship at Inverness chronicles his fight with cancer, which involved painful chemotherapy treatments and fear for his life, and recounts his successful return to the green. Reprint.