The number of obese adults in the United States has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled, which may lead to increased medical expenditures, productivity loss, and stress on the health care system. This title provides a foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates.

In his original groundbreaking book Thomas Bulkowski created a popular reference for all technical investors and traders. Now updated in its second edition, the book contains new performance statistics for both bull and bear markets, 23 new patterns, and includes a second section devoted to ten event patterns.

Introduces first-year social science undergraduates to the practical aspects of simple regression analysis, without adopting an esoteric, mathematical approach.

With tools, tricks, and tips for solving problems in the real world, this book serves as a training manual for those who are new to or intimidated by quantitative analysis and acts as an refresher for those who have more experience but want to improve the quality of their data, the clarity of their graphics, and the cogency of their arguments.

This book explores the development of the global economy in the twentieth century through the lens of the European maritime infrastructure.

This volume features in-depth reviews of the major issues and emerging topics in cognitive neurosciences. The contributors are among the top researchers in the field. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www. blackwellpublishing.