One of the most profound, deeply affecting questions we face as human beings is the matter of our mortality-and its connection to immortality. Ancient animist ghost cultures, Egyptian mummification, late Jewish hopes of resurrection, Christian eternal salvation, Muslim belief in hell and paradise al[...]

Climate change has been a perplexing problem for years. In Dark Winter, author John L. Casey, a former White House national space policy advisor, NASA headquarters consultant, and space shuttle engineer tells the truth about ominous changes taking place in the climate and the Sun. Casey s research i[...]

Intended for the WJEC AS level Film Studies course. This work introduces students to the skills involved in the study of film. It includes more than 100 colour photographs and features: case studies; activities on films like "Little Miss Sunshine", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Descent"; key t[...]

How does friction help you ride a bicycle? How does a submarine keep from sinking? What is equilibrium? The visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' books take learning science core curriculum to a whole new exciting level. Each title explores an area of life, physical, or earth science in a way that is both e[...]

Explores how democratic processes develop criminal law in, the documents that define law, the organizational structure of courts at the federal and state level, the overlapping authority of the appeals process, and the effect of legal processes such as precedent, jurisdiction, and the underlying leg[...]

Describing feline behavior from both a mechanistic and functional approach, this textbook provides an accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book begins by addressing physiological, developmental and psychological aspects, with chapters on domestication, the development of the senses, [...]