This is a practical approach to the theory of visual language, taking the basics of line, shape, tone, colour, texture, form, scale, space and light and discussing how to use them.[...]

With energy costs continuing to rise 'zero energy homes' are latest big green building trend. A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) - a home that produces as much energy as it consumes - is an idea whose time has come! Authors David Johnston and Scott Gibson explore the design and construction of self-sufficient[...]

This full-color resource which includes more than 320 histology images and micrographs is specifically written to provide medical students with what they truly must know in order to succeed in their histology course and on the USMLE. Readers will find key concepts, numerous tables, interactive ques[...]

Why do we divide our world into contraries? Why do we perceive and interpret so many of life's contraries as mutually exclusive, either/or dichotomies such as individual collective, self other, body mind, nature nurture, cooperation competition? Throughout history, many have recognized that truth ma[...]

Learn, prepare, and practice for CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 exam success with this CompTIA Authorized Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification learning and a CompTIA Authorized Platinum Partner. This is the eBook version of the print title. Note that the eBoo[...]

This book examines the origins, cultural significance, and legacy of the groundbreaking CBS television series "M*A*S*H", which aired from 1972 to 1983. Few American television series are as deeply entrenched in twentieth-century popular culture as "M*A*S*H", a Korean War medical comedy characterized[...]

Cristian Roa-de-la-Carrera explores Francisco Lopez de Gomara's (1511-ca.1559) attempt to ethically reconcile Spain's civilizing mission with the conquistadors' abuse and exploitation of Native peoples. The most widely read account of the conquest in its time, Gomara's Historia general de las India[...]