Shows how to perform full range of cardiac surgical techniques. This book features over 1,000 illustrations and discussions that guide you step by step, equipping you to perform all of the advanced procedures and get the best outcomes.[...]

A memoir of the author's relationship with a pair of beloved canine companions is a tribute to their irrepressible personalities, their life-changing impact on the author and his family, and their role in how the author came to understand loss and grief. By the author of Heaven's Coast and Firebird.[...]

Mark Doty's poetry has long been celebrated for its risk and candour, an ability to find transcendent beauty even in the mundane and grievous, an unflinching eye that - as Philip Levine says - 'looks away from nothing'. In the poems of Deep Lane the stakes are higher: there is more to lose than ever[...]

What's the secret to surviving high school? Freshman Emily Kessler needs perfect grades, a rigorous training schedule, and record-breaking swim times. After her older sister Sara's mysterious death, Emily is under pressure to follow in her Olympic-track footsteps. She survives by limiting her fun to[...]

Testing the sense of smell is often omitted or trivialized during neurological examination. This comprehensive review will address this shortcoming by emphasizing the significance of this important sensory modality. The Neurology of Olfaction describes the anatomy and physiology of human olfaction [...]

Mark Doty's prose has been hailed as "tempered and tough, sorrowing and serene" ("The New York Times Book Review") and "achingly beautiful" ("The Boston Globe"). In "Still Life with Oysters and Lemon" he offers a stunning exploration of our attachment to ordinary things-how we invest objects with hu[...]

Let's face it, economics can be boring...but we all need a decent understanding of the basics if we want to survive in these difficult and uncertain times. Let's make it more interesting. "Easy Economics" isn't packed with reams of text or stacks of numbers, this book is visual and engaging. The boo[...]

Pick the same winning stocks as the top hedge fund investors Mirror the Hedge Fund Prosoffers valuable insights for investors interested in tracking the world's top hedge funds and their stock picks.[...]

In "101 Mixed Media Techniques, "artists of all backgrounds and skill levels will learn and explore myriad fun, cutting-edge techniques in the exceedingly popular genre of mixed media art. Mixed media enthusiasts will enjoy learning the essential concepts for creating their own mixed media art--whet[...]