For the first time in the history of the planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - are now living in cities. Two hundred years ago only 3 per cent of the world's population were urbanites, a figure that had remained fairly stable (give or take the occasional plague) for about 1000[...]

The most effective, practical approach to the recognition and management of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary medicine, "Mannual of Canine and Feloine Cardiology, 4th Edition" takes a user-friendly approach to the challenges and conditions you encounter in everyday practice. This completely revised[...]

Fresh off a "too close" encounter with the terrorist group, the Ghost Cell, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Q and Angela head to San Antonio, Texas. As their parents' band, Match, prepares for a concert at the Alamo, the two discover that the Ghost Cell has its tentacles everywhere, including the Lon[...]

For the first time in the history of our planet, more than half the population-3.3 billion people-is now living in cities. "City" is the ultimate guidebook to our urban centers-the signature unit of human civilization. With erudite prose and carefully chosen illustrations, this unique work of metato[...]