As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost. He shares the[...]

More than 500 striking color photographs of remarkable doors from around the world. For anyone interested in architecture, history, travel or world cultures, doors have a special fascination. In addition to welcoming guests and keeping out intruders, a door creates the first impression of a building[...]

Installing, replacing or repairing doors and windows is within the reach of the serious Do-It-Yourselfer with the hands-on advice of veteran carpenter, Scott McBride. Detailed step-by-step instructions take the reader though each process. Tips, shortcuts, and advice on how to solve common challenges[...]

The face of any cabinet, whether in a kitchen, bath, built-in or stand-alone furniture is the doors and drawers. They, along with moulding or trim, define the style of a cabinet. Beyond the wide variety of stylistic differences, there are dozens of ways to build drawers or doors. And different metho[...]

Taking on a group of developmental disorders whose prevalence rate is increasing each year, the ideas in this book show those with autism to gradually open up within a joyful and relaxed atmosphere. The study draws from a strong knowledge base of equine training, child psychoanalysis, and clinical p[...]

A critical contribution to the burgeoning field of Spanish colonial art, " Behind Closed Doors" reveals how art and luxury goods together signaled the identity and status of Spanish Americans struggling to claim their place in a fluid New World hierarchy.
By the early sixteenth century, the Span[...]