"Battlestar Galactica," recognized as one of the most provocative, and socially relevant series of the new millennium, earned its status as a classic American drama series after its very first, Peabody Award-winning season. Here, for the first time in one volume, are all three original "Battlestar G[...]

David E. Alexander's fascination with the many animals and plants that have harnessed the air is evident in Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight, a detailed account of our current scientific understanding of the primary aspects of flight in nature. Instead of relying on [...]

We all deal with stress every day, and every day our bodies strive to adapt and stay balanced and healthy. In "Adaptogens", authors, David Winston and Steven Maimes, provide a comprehensive look into adaptogens, non-toxic herbs such as ginseng, eleuthero, and liquorice, that produce a defensive resp[...]

The second edition of Microbiology of Waterborne Diseases describes the diseases associated with water, their causative agents and the ways in which they gain access to water systems. The book is divided into sections covering bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Other sections detail methods for detect[...]

Explains to students and practitioners in behavioral health how to incorporate research and scientific principles into their daily work. Discusses such aspects as current research strategies, time-series methodology, production and consumption of clinical repetition series, program evaluation, sel[...]

An integral part of this text, the Study Guide incorporates detailed solutions to every third odd-numbered exercise, as well as solutions to every odd-numbered writing exercise for which the main text only provides a hint.[...]

This classic text has been aggressively revised to incorporate the latest research defining the Development Economics field today.[...]

This is an emergency procedures guide that will provide the anaesthetist with a theoretical basis for handling even the most unexpected complications. The chapters are divided into 2 sections. Section 1: basic principles of crisis management in anesthesiology and section 2: catalog of critical event[...]

From the author of the bestselling Becoming a Graphic Designer and the editor of Adobe Think Tank comes this clear overview of the field of digital design This complete guide to the evolving digital design disciplines opens the door to today's most sought-after job opportunities in Web, video, broad[...]

"Residential Building Codes Illustrated" is an easy-to-use illustrated guide to building codes for residential structures based upon the latest edition of the International Residential Code. Part of the Building Codes Illustrated series, "Residential Building Codes Illustrated" features the code exp[...]