Delve into the deep and dark forests of the scalp, or the toxic swamps of the gut, and learn about the creatures that live in and on this amazing habitat we call the human body. Learn about the helpful bacteria, the family of mites or fungal infection on the toes as seen through the lens of our brave and daring documentary

Richard Alan Miller has thoroughly researched the historical use, chemical structure, preparation for consumption, and magical rituals related to narcotic, hallucinogenic, stimulant, and depressant herbs. He explains how these natural substances can be used for the enhancement of sexuality, muscle relaxation and massage, initiation, spiritual growth, and astral projection. Provides a fascinating study

This book engages with the concept of age-friendly environments, adopting multi-perspectivity to demonstrate how age-friendly environments can contribute to shifting how we think, feel and act toward issues of age and ageing and operate as a vehicle to improve understandings of ageism. Drawing from traditionally distinct fields, the text demonstrates theoretical and applied dimensions of the age-friendly

Dissection is a practice with a long history stretching back to antiquity and has played a crucial role in the development of anatomical knowledge. This absorbing book takes the story back to classical antiquity, employing a wide range of textual and material evidence. Claire Bubb reveals how dissection was practised from the Hippocratic authors of the fifth century BC through Aristotle and the Hellenistic

The definitive guide to the making of the classic 1960s Dr. Who movies, lavishly illustrated and packed with insights into these beloved films. Dr. Who and the Daleks: The Official Story of the Films is the definitive guide to the making of Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks\' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. The first and only big-screen adaptations of the long-running TV series, the films, starring Peter

Sebastiao Salgado\'s haunting black-and-white photographs from the GENESIS project record landscapes and people unchanged in the devastating onslaught of modern society and development. Salgado calls GENESIS \"my love letter to the

New edition to Luster\'s successful and practical series of city guides, this is an insider\'s guide to Berlin and its hidden

In Dangerous Weapons: The French, John Watson takes a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings: the French Defence. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analyzed paths, Watson concentrates on fresh or

Physics for the IB Diploma, Sixth edition, covers in full the requirements of the IB syllabus for Physics for first examination in 2016. This Exam Preparation Guide contains up-to-date material matching the 2016 IB Diploma syllabus and offers support for students as they prepare for their IB Diploma Physics exams. The book is packed full of Model Answers, Annotated Exemplar Answers and Hints to help

Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of Real Friends and El Deafo, from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang. Moon is everything Christine isn\'t. She\'s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these

Beautiful hardback edition of The Three Railway Engines In The Three Railway Engines, we are introduced to Edward, Gordon and Henry, and find out how they came to be good

What drives the drug trade, and how has it come to be what it is today? A global history of the acquisition of progressively more potent means of altering ordinary waking consciousness, this book is the first to provide the big picture of the discovery, interchange, and exploitation of the planet\'s psychoactive resources, from tea and kola to opiates and

Collects over 175 years of key moments in the visual history of the Southern United States, with over two hundred and fifty photographs taken from 1845 to present The South is perhaps the most mythologized region in the United States and also one of the most depicted. Since the dawn of photography in the nineteenth century, photographers have articulated the distinct and evolving character of the

Neil Cornwell\'s study, while endeavouring to present an historical survey of absurdist literature and its forbears, does not aspire to being an exhaustive history of absurdism. Rather, it pauses on certain historical moments, artistic movements, literary figures and selected works, before moving on to discuss four key writers: Daniil Kharms, Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Flann O\'Brien. The absurd

Whether you\'re a young autistic adult leaving the shelter of school, or you\'re late-diagnosed and adjusting to the realization that you\'re not broken, you\'re just autistic, this book is for you.It holds the key to navigating the road trip of your life. Learn practical strategies that have helped others. Follow five fictional characters as they encounter and overcome roadblocks on their path to