What ideas about science do school students form as a result of their experiences in and out of school? This book argues that an understanding of science goes beyond learning the facts, laws and theories of science and that it involves understanding the nature of scientific knowledge itself and the [...]
"Mafia Prince" is the first-person account of one of the most violent eras in Mafia history --"Little" Nicky Scarfo's reign as boss of the Philly family in the 1980s--written by Scarfo's underboss and nephew, "Crazy" Phil Leonetti.
The youngest-ever underboss at the age of 31, Leonetti was at[...]
Fast, inexpensive, versatile, and exciting, catamarans are one of America's most popular pleasure crafts. Here is a complete course in catamaran sailing for the beginner and the semi-experienced sailor who wants to become more skilled in the arts of tuning, handling, and racing cats. Included are se[...]
Tuned In argues that the key to business success lies in understanding and connecting with what consumers and markets want most. Being tuned in to the needs of buyers, whether those needs are expressed outwardly or not, is the ultimate secret to creating and marketing products and services that peop[...]
Two savage tales by industry superstars First, Wolverine encounters a brutal killer on an African safari...one that will take him halfway across the world, back to his old stomping grounds of Madripoor. But all is not as he left it, and as Wolverine tends to family business, he makes a shocking dis[...]
The aim of the rules was to provide the simplest possible set of wargaming rules that retained the feel and generalship of ancient and medieval warfare. The rules were about command decisions not the detail of combat. The average player would have memorized the rules by half way through their first [...]
Part of the "Case Review Series", this title uses a case-based approach to provide you with an overview of the physics behind magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It introduces you to the basic physics of MRI and how they apply to successful and accurate imaging, interpretation, and diagnosis.[...]