John M. Harrison delivers an extraordinary, genre-bending novel that weaves together mythology, sexuality, and the troubled past and present of Eastern Europe. It begins on a hot May night, when three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives. Years later, none of the p[...]
YOUR MISSION: Discover the tactical secret of self expressionthe art journal Harness the artistic explosion ticking in your head, just looking for a creative way to detonate. Prepare to be bombarded with ideas, techniques and suggestions as you allow your creativity to take hold. The Journal Fo[...]
Focuses on the most relevant topics in anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, critical care medicine, and pain medicine. This title provides information on regional anesthesia that reflects the best of anesthesia practice, including ultrasound-guided techniques.[...]
"How to Build a Digital Library" is the only book that offers all the knowledge and tools needed to construct and maintain a digital library, regardless of the size or purpose. It is the perfectly self-contained resource for individuals, agencies, and institutions wishing to put this powerful tool t[...]
For undergraduate database management students or business professionals. Understand, create, and manage small databases. Written by two of the world's leading database authorities, Database Concepts introduces the essential concepts students need to create and use small databases.[...]
Two experienced educators teach statistics hands-on with as little math and as many examples as possible. This new edition is fully updated with new examples designed to be easily worked with Microsoft Excel, the free OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheet program, or any TI-83 compatible calculator.[...]
This book will be the next C++ classic. Although templates have been part of C++ for well over a decade, they still lead to misunderstanding, misuse, and controversy. At the same time, they are increasingly found to be powerful instruments for the development of cleaner, faster, and smarter software[...]
Psychiatry today is torn by opposing sensibilities. Is it primarily a science of brain functioning or primarily an art of understanding the human mind in its social and cultural context? Competing conceptions of mental illness as amenable to scientific explanation or as deeply complex and beyond the[...]
Economics of Strategy enables managers to perform a comprehensive analysis of a firm's strategy using the necessary frameworks and tools. The fifth edition now includes a new introduction to the essential concepts from microeconomics that form the building blocks of strategy.[...]
The Brief Edition of A PEOPLE AND A NATION preserves the text's approach to American history as a story of all American people. Known for a number of strengths, including its well-respected author team and engaging narrative, the book emphasizes social history, giving particular attention to race an[...]
The magnificent, timeless drama is the world's most famous tale of "star-crossed lovers." The young, unshakable love of Juliet and Romeo defies the feud that divides their families--the Capulets and Montagues--as their desperate need to be together, their secret meetings, and finally their conceale[...]
This spirited narrative challenges students to think about the meaning of American history. Thoughtful inclusion of the lives of everyday people, cultural diversity, work, and popular culture preserves the text's basic approach to American history as a story of all the American people.The Seventh Ed[...]
Challenges students to think about the meaning of American history. Covering the lives of everyday people, cultural diversity, work, and popular culture, this title approaches American history as a story of the American people. It maintains the emphasis on the social history of the United States.[...]
Tells how the Harrington family and its tradition of distinguished service in the defence of the realm was founded, and how they discovered treecats. Weber is joined in Honor's universe by two leading science fiction writers, David Drake and S.M. Stirling.[...]
This is the ideal resource for all those requiring an authoritative and up-to-date review of imaging appearances of diseases of the lung, pleura and mediastinum. In this title, chest radiography and CT are integrated with other imaging techniques, including MRI and PET, where appropriate. The clinic[...]
In the best-selling Grading Coins by Photographs, Q. David Bowers has crafted a unique combination of step-by-step grading instructions for every federal coinage series from half cents to double eagles, plus information on the history and importance of grading; expert grading techniques; understandi[...]