The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty "Billboard" hits, James Brown was a dazzling show[...]

Now in its second edition, this thoroughly illustrated volume is a practical, problem-oriented 'how-to' guide to performing and interpreting abdominal and pelvic MRI studies. "Practical Guide to Abdominal and Pelvic MRI" provides the necessary know-how for optimizing image quality and protocols and [...]

Designed for those who have at least a few years experience playing bass guitar but wish to improve their playing ability and knowledge to an advanced level. This book is the highest level in the acclaimed series by the Registry of Guitar Tutors. The book covers all the material needed for the Regis[...]

Creating Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency Microclimatic Landscape Design shows designers how to work with nature to create climatically pleasant spaces for human activities. With remarkable clarity, it covers both the scientific background and the design techniques needed for shaping spaces th[...]

Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals focuses on the special anesthetic, analgesic, and postoperative care requirements associated with experimental surgery. Fully revised and updated this new edition provides the reader with agents, methods, and techniques for anesthesia and analgesia that[...]

When Raymond E. Brown died in 1998, less than a year after the publication of his masterpiece, "An Introduction to the New Testament", he left behind a nearly completed revision of his acclaimed two-volume commentary on the "Gospel of John". The manuscript, skillfully edited by Francis J. Moloney, d[...]

Deals with the structural mechanics of the mass produced integral passenger car body. This work provides an explanation of load paths in the vehicle body-in-white (BIW), based on engineering first principles. It focuses on the conceptual rather than the quantitative aspect of design.[...]

This timely volume recognizes that traditional policy approaches to reduce human impacts on the environment through technological change - for example, emphasizing resource efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources - are insufficient to meet the most pressing sustainability chal[...]

Completely revised, expanded and updated new edition of popular book Covers all the latest developments in a succinct and user-friendly format Expansion of author base to include Hugo Campos, based at agricultural company Monsanto Essential reading for all upper level students studying plant bree[...]