Carpentier's Reconstructive Valve Surgery presents you with authoritative guidance on reconstructive techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease. Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD-who pioneered the field-David H. Adams, MD; and Farzan Filsoufi, MD provide step-by-step instructions for each procedure an[...]

Offers a guide through the political and economic debates that surround alternative media and provides a look at importance of this form of communication. This book proposes a theoretical framework to help understand the subject. It argues for the importance of an alternative media and suggests a po[...]

One of the most unique objects in the world, the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the invasion of England by William the Conqueror on a single length of linen, is reproduced here in full color, with annotations explaining the incredible details it contains.[...]

A swashbuckling tale set in the the Caribbean world at the time of the French revolution, Explosion in a Cathedral focuses on Victor Hugues, a historical figure who led the naval assault to take back the island of Guadeloupe from the English at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In Carpentier'[...]

War was pervasive in the 20th century, and the 21st century seems to hold little promise of improvement. War is still one of the world's most destructive forces, which on a daily basis touches the lives of millions of people. To increase the understanding of the pervasiveness and destructiveness of [...]

Written in 1950, "A Brief Life" is the first novel to feature Onetti's mythical town of Santa Maria. His protagonist Brausen eavesdrops on the conversation of his neighbours, a husband and wife, imagining their gestures, their expressions.Brausen lives with his wife, who has undergone major surgery [...]

Haiti vid slutet av 1700-talet. Landet lider under fransk kolonialism och slavtyranni. Men med influenser från den franska revolutionen och omvärldens framväxande kritik av slaveriet inleds ett uppror. Genom slaven Ti Noëls ögon får vi följa Haitis utveckling under tiden före, under och efte[...]