Essential Clinical Anatomy
Keith L. Moore - 1992
This streamlined book is an excellent review for the larger text and an ideal primary text for health professions courses with brief coverage of anatomy.This edition features new full-color surface anatomy photographs and new diagnostic images. A new design makes the book visually appealing and easier to navigate.Accompanying the book is an Online Student Resource Center, which includes interactive clinical cases, USMLE-style review questions, and more.
Islamic Arts (Phaidon Art & Ideas)
Jonathan M. Bloom - 1997
Dividing the time into three periods: 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800, they set the artistic development in each era within its historical context and use art as a window into Islamic culture. Written in a lively and accessible style, and illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and plans, the book captures the essence of Islamic culture as expressed in its buildings, books and applied arts, and provides an essential introduction to the subject for both the student and the general reader.
Elementary Organic Spectroscopy; Principles And Chemical Applications
Y.R. Sharma - 2005
Three Moons Over Sedona
Sherry Hartzler - 2009
That is, until her husband dies in the arms of a younger woman. Six weeks after his death, Georgia slides behind the wheel of her husband's beloved 1976 Fleetwood convertible, starts the engine and just keeps driving. Empowered by a volatile mix of freedom and retribution, Georgia begins a journey of a lifetime. Traveling two thousand-miles to Sedona, Arizona, Georgia finds work in a caf� managed by the kooky proprietor, Trish Martin. Next door, the Moon Tide Gift Shop is owned by the exotic Zoe Atwater, the daughter of screen legend, Gloria Atwater. Befriended by these two flamboyant characters, Georgia finds new life in Sedona, an artisan town surrounded by the magnificent red rock scenery of Oak Creek Canyon. This energizing landscape of mysterious vortexes and new-age spiritualism revitalizes her soul. However, her two new friends have their own agendas, generating a major crisis that takes the three women to LA and a media Hollywood funeral. Georgia is suddenly thrust into the surreal world of A-list movie stars, glamorous Rodeo Drive, and tabloid hell. Three Moons Over Sedona is an odyssey of the human heart, filled with secrets, regrets and finally forgiveness. Georgia is a survivor who learns that although you can never run away from yourself, you can-through pure determination-become the person you were always meant to be.
Wanted: Lolit Lamok ng Dengue
Luis P. Gatmaitan - 1999
What will the community do? Discover ways to deter mosquitos and combat dengue.
Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume II
Helen Gardner - 2002
The history of art has been, successively, a history of artists and their works, of styles and stylistic change, of images--and now, of context and cultures. Art history at its best makes use of all these. 530 color illustrations. 782 b&w.
Women of Character: Profiles of 100 Prominent LDS Women
Susan Easton Black - 2011
Leaders often tell of the wonderful contributions that the women in their lives have made both inside and outside the home. From rearing a faithful posterity to demanding and defending rights in the halls of Congress, Latter-day Saint women have been and continue to be a powerful influence for good in shaping the destiny of future generations. With this book we celebrate noble women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with one hundred inspiring biographies of LDS women who have accomplished the extraordinary, leaving an indelible mark on history. These are stories about life, love, and a remarkable determination to do one’s best—messages that reveal to the reader that neither happiness nor greatness is found in compromising self, but instead is found in reaching to a higher source. By reaching up, these women have reached out to make a valuable difference.
Practical English Language Teaching
David Nunan - 2003
Each contributor addresses key teaching challenges in their area of expertise.Practical English Language Teaching is divided into three sections: Exploring Skills, Exploring Language, and Supporting the Learning Process.FEATURES:Critical areas of language teaching are comprehensively addressed with a specific focus on practical techniques, strategies, and tips.World-class specialists like Neil Andersen, Kathleen M. Bailey, Mary Ann Christison, and David Nunan offer a variety of perspectives on language teaching and the learning process."Reflection" questions invite readers to think about critical issues in language teaching while "Action" tasks outline strategies for putting new techniques into practice.Thoughtful suggestions for books, articles, and Web sites offer resources for additional, up-to-date information.Expansive glossary offers short and straightforward definitions of core language teaching terms.
The Web of Empire: English Cosmopolitans in an Age of Expansion, 1560-1660
Alison Games - 2008
Games discusses such topics as the men and women who built the colonial enterprise, the political and fiscal factors that made such growthpossible, and domestic politics that fueled commercial expansion. Her cast of characters includes soldiers and diplomats, merchants and mariners, ministers and colonists, governors and tourists, revealing the surprising breath of foreign experiences ordinary English people had in this period. Thisbook is also unusual in stretching outside Europe to include Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. A comparative imperial study and expansive world history, this book makes a lasting argument about the formative years of the English empire.
Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (The Tolkien Reader/The Silmarillion/Unfinished Tales/Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
J.R.R. Tolkien - 1980
The ultimate companion to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: a four-volume anthology of stories, poems, and archival material from the master of fantasy.Contains:The Tolkien ReaderThe SilmarillionUnfinished TalesSir Gawain and the Green Knight
Are You Mine?
N.K. Smith - 2013
With only one good friend to her name, she has navigated the complicated halls of high school and is now faced with the timeless question: Now what?Fox Harrington, a fun-loving, socially charismatic graffiti artist uses his passions to color his world exactly how he wants it. He knows exactly where his life is headed. That is, until he meets Saige.A summer project links the two together, making a tentative friendship bloom into romance, but despite their affection for each other, fundamental beliefs and ways of thinking threaten to destroy all they have built.In this tender story of young love, N.K. Smith delivers a striking tale of two people standing on the precipice of adult life.
Selected Essays
Karl Marx - 2007
Karl Marx was a 19th-century philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist and revolutionary.
Space at the Speed of Light: The History of 14 Billion Years for People Short on Time
Becky Smethurst - 2020
In the 14 billion years since, scientists have pointed their telescopes upward, peering outward in space and backward in time, developing and refining theories to explain the weird and wonderful phenomena they observed.Through these observations, we now understand concepts like the size of the universe (still expanding), the distance to the next-nearest star from earth (Alpha Centauri, 26 trillion miles) and what drives the formation of elements (nuclear fusion), planets and galaxies (gravity), and black holes (gravitational collapse). But are these cosmological questions definitively answered or is there more to discover?Oxford University astrophysicist and popular YouTube personality Dr. Becky Smethurst presents everything you need to know about the universe in 10 accessible and engaging lessons.In Space at the Speed of Light: The History of 14 Billion Years for People Short on Time, she guides you through fundamental questions, both answered and unanswered, posed by space scientists. Why does gravity matter? How do we know the big bang happened? What is dark matter? Do aliens exist? Why is the sky dark at night? If you have ever looked up at night and wondered how it all works, you will find answers - and many more questions - in this pocket-sized tour of the universe!
Will: 7
Grace Tiffany - 2004
Will Shakespeare has left Stratford for London and pitched himself headlong into the chaotic, perilous world of the theater. Through raw will-and an amazing gift for words-he raises himself from poor player to master playwright. But as his success earns him great pleasure and adoration from others, it also draws the jealous wrath of Christopher Marlowe, a baby-faced genius whose anger is as punishing as his poetry is sweet...