Armstrong, a world-champion cyclist whose comeback from cancer was followed by his victory at the 1999 Tour de France, teams up with his coach to share with readers a training program for achieving peak cycling performance in seven weeks. Armstrong tosses in racing anecdotes and reveals his optimum diet. 50 photos.
Inorganic chemistry stands alongside physical and organic chemistry as one of three central pillars of an undergraduate chemistry course. Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry fourth edition reaffirms the position of this text at the heart of any student's chemistry education, offering more stimulation, more insights, and more support to help ...
Through the vivid first-person accounts, the most thrilling--and terrifying--events of the past 100 years come to life in his age-appropriate volume adapted from the bestseller "The Century."
This is the inside story of how the Hollywood Squares got started and the behind the scenes workings of the show. The book include stories from the show's regular cast, bloopers, and the famous faces who guest starred on it.
In his "Chronicles", Froissart described Otterburn as the best fought and the most severe battle of his time. Fought at Redesdale, in Northumberland, in August 1388, the battle originated from the ongoing war between the Scots and the English but rapidly descended into a personal feud between the Scottish clan, Douglas, and the aristocratic ...
The story of how a horse became a hero of his time and an icon of a nation. In 1929, Phar Lap was a gangly gelding born and bought cheaply in New Zealand, rejected by his American owner and trained by an Aussie battler who could hardly feed his family yet agreed to feed the horse. His best mate was Tommy Woodcock, a young horseman who himself ...
This books offers guidelines to enhance the clinician's ability to conduct an effective first session. Armstrong identifies eight essential tasks of the first session, (including, for example, an atmosphere of safety, patient assessment, the contract, and transition), and demonstrates the steps he takes to accomplish them.
In the MASTERCLASS series, Armstrong's practical and detailed text describes construction methods, conversion work and finishing techniques used on a series of modelling projects from the ancient and medieval world. Models to make include: Anglo-Saxons, Romans, mounted knights, Knights Templar, castles, kings, bowmen, billmen, monks and more.
This 2nd edition provides radiologists, chest physicians and thoracic surgeons with a reference to the diagnosis of adult chest diseases, integrating current imaging modalities. The emphasis is on radiographic appearances, with special attention to commonly used plain-film studies, and recent advances, especially those in CT and MRI, have been ...
Available for the first time in the United States a new series of innovative critical studies introducing writers and their contexts to a wide range of readers. Drawing upon the mast recent thinking in English studies, each book considers biographical material, examines recent criticism, includes a detailed bibliography, and offers a concise but ...
This is a gripping true life drama, based on research from horseracing experts and eyewitnesses to the infamous events. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most famous horserace, and Phar Lap its most celebrated winner. This is the full story of the fascinating events surrounding the now infamous Melbourne Cup Race of 1930. When Phar Lap, a ...
The death of King Alexander III of Scotland and his only direct descendant Margaret, "Maid of Norway", triggered a succession crisis in Scotland. King Edward I of England was asked to arbitrate. This work covers how Edward's attempts to undermine Scottish independence led to Scottish unrest. In May 1297 William Wallace murdered the Sheriff of ...
There is now a vast array of imaging modalities available for diagnostic use. Junior doctors are now faced with a range of complex and sophisticated imaging techniques - radioisotopes, ultrasound, CT and MRI are all used to demonstrate human anatomy and pathology affecting internal organs. Diagnostic Imaging is an introductory textbook that ...
This series provides the necessary background, not only for students of surgery but for established surgeons, who require up-to-date guidance on the latest developments. With increasing specialization in surgery, there is a greater need for information on the clinical sciences. This volume meets the needs of the trainee and practicing surgeon, ...
This series provides the necessary background, not only for students of surgery but for established surgeons, who require up-to-date guidance on the latest developments. With increasing specialization in surgery, there is a greater need for information on the clinical sciences. This volume meets the needs of the trainee and practicing surgeon, ...
Peter Collinson was an 18th-century English textile merchant who was also a champion gardener and plant-collector. This selection of his letters illuminates the man, his garden, and the world he lived in.
This is a succinct single-volume work covering the whole field of diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology that gives basic radiological knowledge required in the initial stages of training. The greater use of imaging by clinicians, the introduction of new imaging modalities and the wide acceptance of interventional radiology has greatly ...
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