Hisdadukh, blessed to be beautiful and learned, is the youngest child of Talmudic sage Rav Hisda. The world around her is full of conflict. Rome, fast becoming Christian, battles Zoroastrian Persia for dominance while Rav Hisda and his colleagues struggle to establish new Jewish traditions after the[...]

This bestseller has been an essential book for all those working with laboratory animals since it was first published in 1994. This fourth edition retains all the classic features that have made it a must-have reference including emphasis on best practice in order to improve animal welfare. The cont[...]

Do you have an idea that you're burning to get down on paper? Do you want to document your travels to far-flung places, or write a few stanzas of poetry? Whether you dream of being a novelist, a travel writer, a poet, a playwright or a columnist, "Creative Writing For Dummies" shows you how to unloc[...]

This garden of imaginative stained glass illustrations will delight colorists of all ages. Sixteen full-page designs offer whimsical visions of blossoming trees and vines as well as sprays of exotic and familiar flowers. Images of birds, butterflies, and frogs are charming additions to the pictures,[...]

Realism has played an important role in art history ever since the discovery of perspective. Here, John Russell Taylor delineates the artist's endeavor to re-create the smallest detail, from centuries before the invention of photography to the present day. This book has been published to complement [...]