Hi, Charlottd, Are you aware of the 4th edition, which has new chapters, major updates?

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The 4th edition has two new chapters and other major updates. You can see the TOC on the authors' Update blog https://im4thupdates.blogspot.com/

There is an examination version available from your Cengage rep.

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