Much of our knowledge of the Peloponnesian War--the 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta--is derived from this classic text. Sparta emerged victorious, and it dominated Greece for several decades afterward.
For the laboratory course accompanying a first-year Physical Geology or Geoscience course. Useful in courses in Environmental Geology or Engineering Geology. Designed to be used with any physical geology textbook or collection of course materials, this stand-alone lab manual features 68 exercises covering 19 key geologic topics--all in true ...
Golden has one of the most authoritative and largest selections of nature guide available. Perfect for nature lovers of all ages, this guide to fossils is a convenient size for outdoor use on field projects, hiking, and vacations. Full-color illustrations, non-technical language, and up-to-date range maps complete this comprehensive pocket ...
Authorized by the future Hall of Famer himself, and written by a clinical psychologist and an award-winning investigative journalist, "Becoming Manny" is the incredible story behind one of the greatest baseball sluggers of all time. Manny Ramirez ranks seventeenth in career home runs and eighth in career slugging percentage -- the only players ...
For many centuries precious jewels were only collected by kings and queens, emperors, popes and maharajahs. But in the last 100 years or so, movie goddesses, opera singers, industrialists, real-estate investors and rock stars have joined those with the means to deck themselves in glittering bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Posthumous auctions ...
Suzanne Rhodes, a longtime poet and teacher, offers "The Roar on the Other Side" as an introductory guide for students (junior high and up). Clear and imaginative, this book makes poetry approachable. Focusing on the importance of sight and the necessity of practice, Rhodes easily communicates the joy of words to her readers and helps them see how ...
There is something unique, something special, about growing up in a family in which a brother or sister has a disability. The new edition of this important text examines these unique relationships and discusses research on and strategies for working with siblings of people with disabilities. The reader-friendly volume appeals both to faculty at ...
As a creative professional or interactive developer, you'll be amazed at the exciting possibilities presented to you by the new features available in Flash 8; but as a busy designer, we know you won't have as much time as you'd like to explore these new additions. Never fear--this book wastes no time looking at timeline basics, tweens, or movie ...
The fitness industry: fun, physical and constantly changing to keep up with the latest research and newest equipment. Find out what it takes to break in and make your mark as a: group exercise instructor, sports massage therapist, sales and service staff member, personal trainer, floor staffer.
For the millions of midlife couples at a crossroads, this immensely practical book operates on the assumption that most people are looking for a way through the crisis and delivers step-by-step guidelines for making marriages more compassionate and rewarding.
The inspiration for these two original folktales stems from the author and illustrator's fascination with ethnic folk arts. Their original stories celebrate the rich diversity of the legends, customs, and art styles of other cultures. Full color.
Offering practical ways to cultivate love, joy, and peace in daily life, these four talks from Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, "The Mirror of God," "The Sadhana of Joy," "The Sadhana of Peace," and "The Sadhana of Love," cover timeless themes.
This introductory textbook on mathematical biology focuses on discrete models across a variety of biological subdisciplines. Biological topics treated include linear and non-linear models of populations, Markov models of molecular evolution, phylogenetic tree construction, genetics, and infectious disease models. The coverage of models of ...
One of the specialized wordbooks in the "Dorland" series, "Dorland's Neurology Wordbook" gives the transcriptionist a user-friendly format for finding the spelling of a word based on its sound and/or context. This reference has been created specifically to be an effective, time-saving tool in transcribing, editing, and proofreading medical ...
This is a stunning first collection of poems that investigates the boundaries of language between the fantastic and the real. The collection ranges from studies in western pastoral history through highflying evocations of the sub-atomic particles to deeply personal poems about and for parents. These poems combine a discrete personalness and ...
The rapid growth in biotechnology in recent years has led to an upsurge in interest in microbial technology amongst many biochemists, molecular biologists, geneticists, virologists, endocrinologists, and clinicians. Their objectives may be very diverse, ranging from the isolation of a stable enzyme from a hyperthermophile to the expression of a ...
Each specialty "Dorland's Word Book for Medical transcriptionists" gives readers the most used medical words in a convenient, user friendly format. Each book has two basic parts: Terms and Resources (where a 16 page colour insert on anatomy is located) and an Appendix of the most common drugs for that specialty area. These books prove to be an ...
This volume is devoted to The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of American art. It features 200 of the museum's works, bringing together painting, sculpture and the decorative arts to show the range of American cultural and aesthetic production. The works contained range from 1650 to World War I and the onset of the modern era. Highlights of ...
Here, at last, is a book for the thousands of women who find themselves in a frustrating situation of drawing closer to the man in their life--only to discover that just when things seem to be going great, he backs away. The hottest relationship book of the year!
From dentistry to orthopeadics to plastic surgery "Dorland's" offers the most customised, user-friendly series of wordbooks. These references have been created specifically to be an effective, time-saving tool in transcribing, editing, and proof-reading medical documents. Each text consists of two sections: Terms, a straightforward and easy-to-use ...
Theoretically sound, this book, based on Gender Sensitive No-Fault Therapy, developed by the authors, reveals the truth about the differences between the sexes and how to apply them to relationships. Extensive use of case studies, clinically proven methods, and the latest sex/gender information make this book easy, fascinating, and must reading. ...
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