THE FAST AND EASY WAY TO GET TO THE HEART OF HUMAN ANATOMYNow anyone with an interest in anatomy can master it -- without med school classes or unlimited time. In "Anatomy Demystified," popular anatomy professor and writer Dale Layman provides an effective and painless way to learn or review anatomy[...]

THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE CORROSION CONTROL REFERENCE Fully revised throughout, Handbook of Corrosion Engineering, Second Edition discusses the latestadvances in corrosion-resistant materials, methods, and protective coatings. This comprehensive resource covers all aspects of corrosion damage, i[...]

This work contains over 80 main recipes, plus sauces, vegetables and garnishes, many of which can be made in advance. The author shares innumerable tips on adapting recipes to suit the reader's ingredients, and his secrets of life in a professional kitchen.[...]

The Bridge on the River Kwai tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from he[...]

Banon is a small village in upper Provence, where the local community's principal source of income comes from the cultivation and sale of truffles. When five bodies are discovered hanging by their feet, it takes all Commissaire Laviolette's resources to unravel crimes that were committed in a climat[...]

The second edition of this authoritative textbook continues the tradition of providing clear and concise descriptions of the new and classic concepts in financial theory. The authors keep the theory accessible by requiring very little mathematical background. The first edition was published by Prent[...]

Joint source-channel decoding is seen as a viable alternative to separate decoding of source and channel codes. This book provides the tools to show how cross-layer and joint source coding are compatible to mobile and wireless networks, with a particular application to the key area of video broadcas[...]

Contains introduction to the principles of liquid-state theory. This title presents the modern, molecular theory of the structural, thermodynamic interfacial and dynamical properties of the liquid phase of materials constituted of atoms, small molecules or ions.[...]

'Ambiguities indeed! One long brain-muddling, soul-bewildering ambiguity (to borrow Mr. Melville's style), like Melchisedeck, without beginning or end-a labyrinth without a clue - an Irish bog without so much as a Jack o'the'lantern to guide the wanderer's footsteps - the dream of a distempered stom[...]

The fraternal love that Pierre Roland feels for his younger brother Jean has always been tinged with jealousy. But when a lawyer arrives at the house of their parents, to declare that an old family friend has bequeathed his entire fortune to Jean, this envy rapidly becomes an all-consuming force. De[...]

In free-spirited Paris, Jules and Jim live a carefree, bohemian existence. They write in cafes, travel when the mood takes them, and share the women they love without jealousy. Women like Lucie, flawless, an abbess, and Odile, impulsive, mischievous, almost feral. But it is Kate - with a smile the t[...]

"One episode simply melts away as the next takes over" ("The New York Times") in this deliciously sinister turn-of-the-century tale of a French evil genius run rampant. Three appalling crimes leave all of Paris aghast: the Marquise de Langruen is hacked to death, the Princess Sonia is robbed, and Lo[...]