A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora. Accessing detailed and accurate information on tropical plants is not always easy, yet there is a huge interest in the beautiful and fascinating flora from the tropical regions of the world. This book is the most comprehensive s[...]
During his reign, the Pharaoh Akhenaten was able to abolish the complex pantheon of the ancient Egyptian religion and replace it with a single god, the Aten, who had no image or form. Seizing on the striking similarities between the religious vision of this "heretic" pharaoh and the teachings of Mos[...]
A reinterpretation of Egyptian and biblical history that shows the Patriarch Joseph and Yuya, a vizier of the eighteenth dynasty king Tuthmosis IV, to be the same person- Uses detailed evidence from Egyptian, biblical, and Koranic sources to place Exodus in the time of Ramses I- Sheds new light on t[...]
Called the Mirror of Heaven by Hermes-Thoth and regarded as the birthplace of civilization, science, religion, and magic, Egypt has ignited the imagination of all who come in contact with it since ancient timesfrom Pythagoras and Plato to Alexander the Great and Napoleon to modern Egyptologists the [...]
Includes twenty-five tales representing various regions of Kurdistan and the four main Kurdish dialects - from the Kurdish Cinderella story and animal stories to stories based on legendary figures organised by tale type. This title is useful for educators and librarians who work with Kurdish childre[...]
Finally, an answer to the ultimate business question: How do some companies achieve exceptional performance over the long term?
In every sector, there's an outlier. In the phar-maceutical industry, it's Merck. In discount retail, it's Family Dollar. It used to be Wrig-ley in candy and Maytag in[...]
This thoroughly revised edition of the Artech House bestseller, "Introduction to GPS: The Global Position System" offers professionals and students an up-to-date, easy-to-understand treatment of this tremendously important technology. The second edition includes a wealth of brand new material, inclu[...]
Millions of individuals describe themselves as being confused about the steps necessary to improve the appearance of their skin. After all, the average consumer is regularly confronted with advertisements and recommendations for a dizzying array of skincare products, not to mention conflicting messa[...]
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news st[...]