Dawn Leger: 7 books

This textbook integrates the classic fields of mechanics—statics, dynamics, and strength of materials—using examples from biology and medicine. The book is excellent for teaching either undergraduates in biomedical engineering programs or health care professionals studying biomechanics at the...

"Embracing the Fool" is the first book in a series featuring Cassie Thornton, an art history professor and aspiring writer in New York City with more secrets than she can hide in a storage unit.

Biomechanics applies the principles and rigor of engineering to the mechanical properties of living systems. This book integrates the classic fields of mechanics--statics, dynamics, and strength of materials--using examples from biology and medicine. Fundamentals of Biomechanics is excellent for teaching...

The second book in the Cassie Thornton mystery series finds Cassie helping her friend Michael unravel an old family secret in his mother's attic, while her own past continues to encroach on the new life she's trying to establish in New York City. Sparks fly between Detective Friday and Cassie when she starts researching two mysterious sisters.

Prof. Cassie (Cassandra) Thornton’s mother left the family when her daughter was just eight years old to return to the Gypsy life in Europe. In this first book of the series, Cassie is starting her second year in a teaching position at New York University, trying to live a quiet academic life in...

Book Three of the Cassie Thornton Mystery Series begins with a bang, and Cassie’s conflict with her former mother-in-law Merina, the “High Priestess,” ramps up. What does Merina want from her? How will Cassie’s boyfriend, Detective Ty Friday, manage the conflict between his job and...

Extensively revised from a successful first edition, this book features a wealth of clear illustrations, numerous worked examples, and many problem sets. It provides the quantitative perspective missing from more descriptive texts, without requiring an advanced background in mathematics, and as such...