It is well established that children recognize themselves in mirrors by the end of infancy, showing awareness of the self as an object in the environment. However, the cognitive impact of objective self-awareness requires further elucidation. This gap in the literature is addressed in a series of 7 [...]

Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease is the landmark book in the field of infectious disease. The new, revised edition of this work provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the mechanisms of microbial infection and the pathogenesis of infectious disease. Presented in a clear, accessib[...]

The Bard meets "House "in John J. Ross's "Shakespeare's Tremor and Orwell's Cough," an illumination of the medical mysteries surrounding ten of the English language's most heralded writers.Were Shakespeare's shaky handwriting, his obsession with venereal disease, and his premature retirement connect[...]

Unbelievably, there has never been a comprehensive training-and-care guide written for the adopted or "pre-owned" dog. Manuals abound for the puppy, even for the adult or mature dog, but Adopting a Dog has established itself as the standard work for this exploding population. John Ross and Barbara M[...]

The Fall of Neskaya, Book One of the Clingfire Trilogy, marks the legendary author's final return to Darkover before her death. Set in the tumultuous era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a terrible time of strife and war, this unique fantasy world is divided into a mutlitude of small belligerent domains vyi[...]

In this highly anticipated sequel to Traitor's Sun, Lew Alton's daughter Marguerida, a psychic, must decipher visions of impending doom, while her son searches for his place in a world of shifting loyalites, and the rulers of Darkover face a new threat, an ancient enemy that has risen again. Reprint[...]

Regis Hastur, lord of the most powerful of the seven domains of Darkover, learns that the Terran Federation's operatives are pressuring Darkover to give up its closed world status and become a full member of this intergalactic empire. But Regis knows that if Darkover joins the Federation his beloved[...]

Millennia ago, the planet Darkover, a cold world orbiting a giant red sun, was settled by a lost colony ship from the Terran Federation. Alone on a new world, survivors interbred with the native "chieri," psychically Giften alien humanoids. The children of these matings were Gifted with telepathy an[...]

The third and final volume of The Seven-Petaled Shield series
For Shannivar, warrior of the Azkhantia Steppe, the future is grim. She faces twin threats: the mighty Gelon empire, ruthessly conquering independent nations like her own, and the malevolent entity of Fire and Ice, unleashed from it[...]

This guide to Ross and Cromarty was first published in 1924 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.[...]

What do the images on North Dakota s state seal stand for? How is North Dakota s state government organized? What will you find in the Badlands in North Dakota? You can find the answers to these questions in Uniquely North Dakota. This book contains all kinds of fun and fascinating facts and feature[...]