A furious, all-or-nothing German winter counterattack caught the Allies by surprise. Their lines shattered, American soldiers fought with guns and guts and bayonets to slow down the onslaught; fought to separate their comrades from Germans dressed in U.S. uniforms; fought to survive the horrors of s[...]
The gripping story of the Eighth Air Force in Europe - Told by surviving members - Brings to life the horror of bombing raids over Germany In 1941 the RAF fought a desperate battle of survival against the Luftwaffe over Britain. After victory in the Battle of Britain a new generation of American pil[...]
Fascinating story of an elite Parachute Regiment, trained for an assault over Nazi-held Europe - Recounts bloody battles and close-quarter skirmishes culminating in the infamous Battle of the Bulge - Draws on first hand experiences of the brave men of the 517th Convinced by 1943 that the assault upo[...]
A renowned World War II historian examines the battles for the Phillipine Islands through the eyes of the men who fought in this campaign. From Corregidor to the Battle for Manila, Astor draws on the raw experiences of marines, sailors, and airmen of all ranks capturing this crucial heroic struggle [...]
In ships and planes, they crossed the English Channel.On the other side Hitler' s army waited.And the longest day was about to begin.... In the spring of 1944, 120,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel in the most ambitious invasion force ever assembled. Rangers, paratroopers, infantry, an[...]
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A Practical Guide for Sustainable Design. This book provides engineers with the necessary information to design sustainable processes, products and value chains. It describes the current consensus on sustainable development for four context levels Planet, Society, Business, and Engineers. It also pr[...]
Told by soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, this series is an oral history of World War II from those who were there. This second volume examines the storming of Omaha Beach on D-Day, and the advance of allied forces across Europe to the liberation of Paris.[...]
A different kind of bedtime story from Stephen King, as a game of seduction between a husband and wife ends in death. But the nightmare has only just begun...[...]
Dicken's most beloved story, "A Christmas Carol," is as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe and carolers. This heartwarming tale continues to stir in us the same feelings of repentance, forgiveness, and love that transformed Ebenezer Scrooge.[...]
We are on the verge of a revolution in neuroscience as significant as the Galilean revolution in physics or the Darwinian revolution in biology. Nobel laureate Gerald M. Edelman takes issue with the many current cognitive and behavioral approaches to the brain that leave biology out of the picture[...]
In A Universe of Consciousness, Gerald Edelman builds on the radical ideas he introduced in his monumental trilogy-Neural Darwinism, Topobiology, and The Remembered Present-to present for the first time an empirically supported full-scale theory of consciousness. He and the neurobiolgist Giulio Tono[...]
Reflecting the new and exciting trends in the treatment of psychiatric patients, this book presents a model of IPT for clinically depressed patients. Gerald L. Klerman, whose research on depression has made him world renowned, and Myrna M. Weissman, who has written, with Eugene Paykel, an important [...]
. Since its introduction as a brief, empirically validated treatment for depression, Interpersonal Psychotherapy has broadened its scope and repertoire to include disorders of behavior and personality as well as disorders of mood. Practitioners in todays managed care climate will welcome this encycl[...]
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An accessible and practical approach to the design and analysis of experiments in the health sciences Design and Analysis of Experiments in the Health Sciences provides a balanced presentation of design and analysis issues relating to data in the health sciences and emphasizes new research areas, th[...]
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This new edition of this bestselling guide offers an integrated approach to process improvement that delivers quick and substantial results in quality and productivity in diverse settings. The authors explore their Model for Improvement that worked with international improvement efforts at multinati[...]