Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and poorly understood groups. This volume is a guide to all 68 families of spiders in North America and illustrates 469 of the most commonly encountered species.[...]
This book is concerned with discovering what it was like to be a slave in the classical Roman world, and with revealing the impact the institution of slavery made on Roman society at large. It shows how and in what sense Rome was a slave society through much of its history, considers how the Romans [...]
Surrealism was one of the most interesting and influential art movements of the twentieth century. A collective adventure begun by a small group of intellectuals in Paris in the early 1920s, amongst them Max Ernst, Rene Magritte and Salvador Dali, its influence was felt through the rest of continena[...]
Atlas of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Anatomy provides an essential grounding in normal ultrasound anatomy, enabling the reader to assess whether anatomy is disrupted through injury or disease. The book is structured systematically, with all commonly imaged areas illustrated by high quality ultrasound[...]
This lab manual connects theory with application using MatLab and provides an appreciation for the underlying mathematics within linear system theory. It ties MatLab to the teaching of physical applications of signals and systems in a laboratory setting.[...]
Lilli De Forrest has no idea what to expect when her old friend Caroline Winters, the manager of the luxury locale, invites her to spend a week at the fantasy-filling, sensual retreat of Exotica, until she meets Rajan who introduces her to new heights of pleasure, while Caroline enjoys her own encou[...]
Includes a new Afterword by the authors
One of the most critical battles of the Afghan War is now revealed as never before." Lions of Kandahar" is an inside account from the unique perspective of an active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces commander, an unparalled warrior with multiple deployments t[...]
If you loved "Fifty Shades of Grey" . . . get ready to enter "The Dark Garden."
A deliciously potent tale of one woman's quest for self-discovery.
Rowan Cassidy likes to be in charge--especially in her personal life. As a mistress at Club Prive, the most exclusive bondage/S & M club on the[...]
In this steamy follow-up to her irresistibly erotic debut novel, Eden Bradley returns with a trio of tales that explore the darker side of pleasure.
Prepare to enter a provocative, scintillating world where three women are about to take ecstasy to the limit--and beyond. In "The""Bonds of Love" a[...]
One of the most critical battles of the Afghan War is now revealed as never before." Lions of Kandahar" is an inside account from the unique perspective of an active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces commander, an unparalled warrior with multiple deployments to the theater who has only recently returned[...]
Archaeologist David Norfolk is searching for a 400-year-old Portuguese shipwreck off the coast of New South Wales. Such a find would rewrite the history of Australia. But instead he unearths the body of a man murdered fifty years earlier, and begins to unravel a more personal kind of history.[...]
Flavia de Luce, a dangerously smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop's Lacey are over--until beloved puppeteer Rupert Porson has his own strings sizzled in an unfortunate rende[...]
"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER
Alan Bradley, author of the most award-winning series debut of any year, returns with another irresistible Flavia de Luce novel
In the hamlet of Bishop's Lacey, the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce had asked a Gypsy woman to[...]
There is nothing more universal than the desire to slow down the aging process, to live a long, full life with health, energy, and independence. The Okinawa Program presents the first evidence-based program to make this possible. Authored by a team of preeminent medical and scientific experts, this [...]
This combined textbook and reference guide identifies the three major types of psychological assessment, clinical, personality, and behavioral, and provides a survey of current theory and an expert review of the most commonly used assessment instruments (tests) in each area. The book concludes with [...]
Recognizing that the profession of counseling has entered the age of accountability, Erford worked with several colleagues in the field to develop Research and Evaluation in Counseling. As counselor-educators and counselors themselves, the author team knows that the more informed counselors are abou[...]