The world\'s most precise scientific illustrations of the human body. Packed with astonishing facts and superb quality 3-D illustrations, Illustrated Human Anatomy is a state-of-the art guide to the human body that is destined to become the definitive illustrated human anatomy reference. Accessible text and detailed annotations give the names of organs and structures throughout the skeletal, muscular,

Genius demystified, the Dummies way! In 1905, Albert Einstein revolutionized modern physics with his theory of relativity. He went on to become a twentieth-century icon-a man whose name and face are synonymous with \"genius.\" Now, at last, ordinary readers can explore Einstein\'s life and work in this new For Dummies guide. Physicist Carlos Calle chronicles Einstein\'s career and explains his work-including

From Gleeto gay marriage, from lesbian senators to out gay Marines, we have undoubtedlyexperienced a seismic shift in attitudes about gays in American politics andculture. Our reigning national story isthat a new era of rainbow acceptance is at hand. But dig a bit deeper, and thisseemingly brave new gay world is disappointing. For all of the undeniable changes, the plea for tolerance has sabotaged

Introduce your students to the core concepts of Corporate Finance. Corporate Finance: Principles and Practice, 9th edition, is a comprehensive guide to the key topics in the field. The new edition is packed with resources, such as easy-to-follow calculations, illustrations and examples from well-known companies to support your students\'

In Praise of Nahum Tate covers a wide range of reading experiences including poetry, short stories, reviews and politics. It features an eclectic poetry collection, ranging from the muscular, old-fashioned formality of \'Old Peg Remembers,\' a sonnet on the story of Pegasus and

This engaging dictionary for children aged 6+ to adult beginners has a clear, legible design that is easy to read, with 250 fun, friendly and attractive illustrations throughout. Suitable for primary school pupils aged 6+ (Key Stage 1/Key Stage 2), and ESOL levels 1 and

The definitive history of abortion in the United States, with a new preface that equips readers for what\'s to come. When Abortion Was a Crime is the must-read book on abortion history. Originally published ahead of the thirtieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this award-winning study was the first to examine the entire period during which abortion was illegal in the United States, beginning in the mid-nineteenth

The early battles of North Africa between the Axis powers and the British Commonwealth and her European allies were among the very last clashes of chivalry. At the small town of El Alamein belligerents met and fought, on two occasions, for overall control of both Egypt and the Suez in the latter half of 1942. For the Allies, the battles were also a chance to destroy Axis ambitions in the Western Desert,

Who is killing monks in a great medieval abbey famed for its library - and why? Brother William of Baskerville is sent to find out, taking with him the assistant who later tells the tale of his investigations. This story combines elements of detective fiction, metaphysical thriller, post-modernist puzzle and historical

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A complete guide on using data structures and algorithms to write sophisticated C# code Key Features Master array, set and map with trees and graphs, among other fundamental data structures Delve into effective design and implementation techniques to meet your software requirements Explore illustrations to present data structures and algorithms, as well as their analysis in a clear, visual manner.

Disasters, including technological, natural, and manmade, have increased exponentially, making this book essential for organizations and students in areas such as Business Management, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Information Security, Risk Management, Project Management, Audit, Compliance, and IT.This book takes a complicated subject and breaks it down into plain English, allowing for concepts,

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film--a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don\'t--nominated as one of America\'s best-loved novels by PBS\'s The Great American Read. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who\'s always taken orders quietly, but lately she\'s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her

An Italian ethnobotanist explores the remarkable propensity of wild animals to seek out and use psychoactive substances. - Throws out behaviorist theories that claim animals have no consciousness. - Offers a completely new understanding of the role psychedelics play in the development of consciousness in all species. - Reveals drug use to be a natural instinct. From caffeine-dependent goats to nectar

Join the Energy Force and save the planet by learning about sustainable energy. TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 711. Its range of subjects and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will

In this collection, the essays examine the critical role that judgments about noise and sound played in framing the meaning of civility in British discourse and literature during the long eighteenth century. The volume restores the sonic dimension to conversations about civil conduct by exploring how censured behaviours and recommended practices resonated beyond the written word. As the contributors

Where do words come from?―Teaching kids ages 9 to 12 vocabulary through word origins The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where, when, how, and why they came about. Once Upon a Word is packed with easy-to-understand definitions and awesome word origin stories. With this dictionary for

In Up, Up, Down, Slink gets shot up into the air, when a tree branch lands on the end of a bench that he\'s sleeping on!This book is part of Project X Hero Academy, a fully decodable series designed to motivate young readers and turn them into reading

The 2022 OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award Honor Book, now available in paperback! A young girl takes action against ocean pollution in a timely story with unique plastic-waste diorama art from award-winning author-illustrator Alma Fullerton.Isley loves the ocean and everything in it. Well, almost everything. Her heart sinks at the sight of her Alantic Ocean shoreline covered in trash. One day,