The Story of Merlin depicts the role of the seer Merlin in the conception and birth of Arthur, who is to rescue Britain from the Saxons and establish an ideal kingdom. It follows Arthur's career as he is designated king by the magical sign of the Sword in the Stone, triumphs over his rebellious baro[...]

The best quick-reference guide to treating common and rare problems in newborns--completely updated to reflect the latest research and advances A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This is the sixth edition...of this now tested quick reference guide which has bec[...]

Presents an account of many aspects of nuclear technology, including industry applications. This book includes Physics of uranium, uranium enrichment, and, waste management. It offers technical perspective with an understanding of environmental issues.[...]

Providing the inside track on how the experts approach and deal with real-world clinical scenarios, Challenging Concepts in Emergency Medicine selects specific challenging cases that are encountered in everyday clinical practice but do not have simple answers. A case-based guide to challenging areas[...]

Mid-twentieth-century California offered fertile ground for design innovations. The state's reputation as a land of unlimited opportunity, its many institutions of higher learning, and its perpetually booming population created conditions that allowed designers and craftspeople to flourish. They fou[...]

A directory of 150 beautiful and diverse designs for crochet trims, all organized by type of edging, is accompanied by suggestions on how to customize everything from fashion items to throws and cushions with lacy borders, beaded trims, fringes, ruffles, filet panel insertions, and crochet buttons. [...]

This easy-to-use book helps you acquire a wealth of fascinating information about plants. There are 130 pages with text, each facing 130 pages of beautiful illustrations. Each page is a separate subject. Included is a coloring guide for the realistic illustrations. The illustration pages are compose[...]

The essays in this anthology represent, in the broadest sense, an interpretive perspective of inquiry that has flourished in oral history for the past 15 years. This perspective considers oral history interviews as subjective, socially constructed and emergent events; that is, understanding, interpr[...]

An unforgettable portrait of the emerging world's entrepreneurial dynamos "Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky" is the story about that top 1% of people who do more to change their worlds through greed and ambition than politicians, NGOs and nonprofits ever can. This new breed of self-starter is taking local tu[...]

As Karyn R. Lacy's innovative work in the suburbs of Washington DC, reveals, there is a continuum of middle-classness among blacks, ranging from lower-middle class to middle-middle class to upper-middle class. Focusing on the latter two, Lacy explores an increasingly important social and demographic[...]

While candy-colored pinup may be popular with some, this is a collection of dark, sexy images that truly reflect the sophisticated side of the pinup genre. Seemingly ripped from the mens magazines of yesteryear, these photos are so authentic looking down to the smallest detail as if they were actual[...]