The revised Fourth Edition of this essential text contains 19 modules that guide the reader from assessment of the pregnant woman and her fetus, through labor and delivery, to postpartum evaluation and care. Each module is carefully developed to enhance self-paced learning and skills attainment, perfect for competence validation and orientation. ...
This essential text contains 18 modules that guide the reader from assessment of the pregnant woman and her fetus through labor and delivery to postpartum evaluation. Each module enhances self-paced learning and skills attainment, perfect for competence validation and orientation. From the step-by-step "how to" of fetal monitoring to the ...
Cultural history on a grand scale, this book tells the story of writing from its very beginnings to its recent transformations through technology. Traversing four millennia, Martin offers a rich chronicle of writing as a cultural system, a means of communication, and a history of technologies. He shows how the written word originated, how it ...
The amazing and heartwarming tale of the New York City cat who, though badly burned herself, saved her five kittens, one by one, from a fire in an abandoned garage. Scarlett's story touched the hearts of the entire nation when it made front-page headlines.
From Hansel and Gretel and Goldilocks, to Snow White and Cinderella, this collection of 18 stories takes familiar fairy tales and twists them around to give them an entirely new slant. Authors include Jody Lynn Nye, Annie Jones, and Chris Pierson. Original.
Books, and the printed word more generally, are aspects of modern life that are all too often taken for granted. Yet the emergence of the book was a process of immense historical importance and heralded the dawning of the epoch of modernity. In this much praised history of that process, Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin mesh together economic ...
Hawaii's residents are among the most ethnically diverse in the world - including contributions from the many cultures that have settled there. Going far beyond a typical mainland idea of luau fare - poi, pineapple and roast pig - Hawaiian food is based on an immense number of fresh, natural ingredients, such as taro root, coconuts and bananas, ...
Since the large-scale use of concrete prefabricated parts in the 1960s and 1970s, this material has developed new applications in recent years and also become more aesthetically refined. Extremely light and thin varieties of concrete like the newly developed Ductal and virtually transparent concrete cladding allow for the creation of interesting ...
This exploration of the role of the book and book industry in early modern France moves from the new technology of printing to look at the political implications of publishing in the reign of Francis I, including such topics as the founding of royal and university libraries, the role of church-state relations, Richelieu's cultural programme, and ...
A delight for feline lovers everywhere, this volume captures those moments when we most enjoy our pets--when they are caught in the act, so to speak, of performing, playing, hiding, or just plain posing. 50 duotone illustrations.
This text explores the photographic career of Man Ray whose fertile artistic impulse has made him equally celebrated as a painter, sculptor, writer and film-maker. Taking up photography in 1915 for the purpose of reproducing his paintings, he earned money doing the same for others when he went to live and work in Paris in 1921. This led to a ...
This book is intended for ages 9 to 12 years. It contains over 35 unusual crafting experiences: sound and light, weaves and knots, nature, and multiculturalism! Containing features at how you can look at nature in new ways, this book shows how you can: weave an intricate vine basket, make unusual wheat shapes, create a glorious vine wreath, and go ...
Building on the author's extensive experience in industry and government agencies, this book proposes a general framework for integrating the management of networked systems in the IP world. The Web-based Integrated Management Architecture (WIMA) leverages XML's self-description capability to integrate SNMP data and CIM objects in a seamless ...
From fascinating facts to nesting practices and comparisons of beaks and songs, this informative book features a wide range of feathered friends. Stunning photography brings the birds to life, while the text includes an important message of conservation.
From 1972 until his death in 1987, Andy Warhol worked prodigiously on a variety of projects. Sublime examples of his work from this period are gathered in this elegantly designed collection which includes essays on the artist and interviews with him.
A collection of duo-tone photographs and personal stories which is a tribute to the tiny people in our lives, this book is aimed at anyone who loves babies.
This title is suitable for ages 9 to 12 years. Even if you have never picked up knitting needles before, Peg and Terri will have you knitting in no time flat! This title includes 12 all new projects that use the 'coolest' of the 'hot' new yarns. Each pattern includes: how-to-do-it, step-by-step illustrations, what you need, and the simple stitches ...
The Science Foundations Auxiliary Pack enables teachers using the first edition Science Foundations materials to follow the new GCSE specifications for teaching from September 2001. The pack includes guidance for students on how to prepare for and answer their GCSE examinations, and a glossary of key words for ease of reference.
An accessible course, comprising pupil books and accompanying photocopiable supplementary material and a separate workbook. The pupil book Core Science 2 is one of two books for Key Stage 3 Science. The carefully controlled language level and extensive use of images make these resources accessible to most pupils. Each double page spread provides ...
The Climate Change 2007 volumes of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provide the most comprehensive and balanced assessment of climate change available. This IPCC Working Group II volume provides a completely up-to-date scientific assessment of the impacts of climate change, the vulnerability of ...
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