In theory, at least, gravitational waves do exist. We are constantly bathed in gravitational radiation, which is generated when stars explode or collide and a portion of their mass becomes energy that ripples out like a disturbance on the surface of a serene pond. But unfortunately no gravitational [...]

The historical record crowns success. Those enshrined in its annals are men and women whose ideas, accomplishments, or personalities have dominated, endured, and most important of all, found champions. John F. Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage," Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists," and Samuel Johns[...]

Practical Phonetics and Phonology: presents the essentials of the subject in a lively way whilst stressing the day-to-day applications of phonetics and phonology covers all the core concepts of speech science such as: the phoneme, syllable structure, production of speech, vowel and consonant possibi[...]

This title received British Medical Association Book Awards 2009 - Highly Commended, Basic and Clinical Sciences. A universal landmark in medicine ever since Drs. Henry Gray and H.V. Carter published the first edition in 1858, "Gray's Anatomy" now celebrates its 150th anniversary! From state-of-the-[...]

"Residential Building Codes Illustrated" is an easy-to-use illustrated guide to building codes for residential structures based upon the latest edition of the International Residential Code. Part of the Building Codes Illustrated series, "Residential Building Codes Illustrated" features the code exp[...]

Fodor's Arizona & the Grand Canyon offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. "Word of Mouth" quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights. The 2014 edition fe[...]

Poor Mouse! A bear has settled in his favourite chair and that chair just isn't big enough for two. Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing works and poor Mouse gives up. Once Mouse has gone, Bear gets up and walks home. But what's that? Is that a Mouse in Bear's house?![...]

Based upon the author''s personal experience of war from the front lines, Common Sense Training is a leadership training guide that describes how to get the best out of a team whether in the workplace or on the battlefield.'[...]

A corpus-based dictionary for low to high-intermediate learners of English. It includes content-area and academic vocabulary.[...]