Here's a succinct, up-to-date summary of the physiological processes that take place in the human body, written in a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner. Derived from Berne et al.'s more lengthy text, Physiology, 5th Edition, it concisely and efficiently covers all of the most need-to-know[...]

Variable stars are fascinating objects to observe; found all over the sky, they change in brightness over time and can be seen with even the most basic of equipment. Variable star astronomy is one field in which amateur astronomers can still make significant contributions to science and in this high[...]

It was a lucky twist of fate when in the early 1980's David Levy, a writer and amateur astronomer, joined up with the famous scientist Eugene Shoemaker and his wife, Carolyn, to search for comets from an observation post on Palomar Mountain in Southern California. Their collaboration would lead to t[...]

The first edition of this book was published almost a decade ago to provide a comprehensive examination of the relationship between terrorism and public health. It also described what health professionals could do to mitigate the consequences of terrorist attacks and threats, and to address the unde[...]

"The Pie and Pastry Bible" is your magic wand for baking the pies, tarts, and pastries of your dreams -- the definitive work by the country's top baker.
More than 300 recipes, 200 drawings of techniques and equipment, and 70 color pictures of finished pies, tarts, and pastries Easy-to-follow re[...]

Based on original reporting and theorizing about the world's "forgotten war zones," this collection of essays includes novelist-philosopher Levy's reflections on massacres in Burundi and Angola, female suicide bombers in Sri Lanka and death and destruction in Algeria and Sudan.[...]

Legendary baker Rose Levy Beranbaum is back with her most extensive "bible" yet. With all-new recipes for the best cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, candies, pastries, breads, and more, this magnum opus draws from Rose's passion and expertise in every category of baking. As is to be expected from the wom[...]

With almost three hundred performance-tested acting games, this is the largest collection published to date. They were complied from numerous workshops and study sessions. Includes a wide variety of proven activities for learning acting and theatre industry skills. The book is divided into thirty se[...]

The puzzles, either 6 x 6 or 9 x 9, look like Killer Sudoku games, but in addition to numbers, players also contend with math operators (+ - x /) within "fences" on the puzzle. Players reach the total at the top left of the fenced area by using the operator on all the numbers within it. Although the[...]

An account of the life and exploits of the twentieth-century Dominican documents his romantic relationships with such women as Christina Onassis, Evita Peron, and Zsa Zsa Gabor; his friendships with such contemporaries as King Farouk and Frank Sinatra; and his life in the fast lane that culminated i[...]

Retailing is a high tech, global, growth industry that provides challenging and rewarding career opportunities for college graduates. This book and its corresponding tools and exercises were written to expose students to the excitement of retailing and prepare them for a career in retailing and rela[...]