Over the course of her cinematic career, Elizabeth Taylor slowly assembled a massive collection of jewelry. This book provides a tour through that collection, accompanied by anecdotal tales surrounding many of the pieces.
Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BCE. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is uncertain; that he left Athens for a time after Socrates' execution is probable; that later he went to Cyrene, Egypt, and Sicily is possible; ...
An important contribution to the ongoing debate over the origins of mental illness, this book is based on the largest study ever of identical twins in which one was ill and the other not. The book provides compelling evidence that both schizophrenia and manic-depressive disorder are biologically based diseases of the brain, unrelated to ...
"An Atlas of Cat Anatomy" can help a student learn twice as much as he could in the same amount of time using only a written description. The book is spiral bound and stands like an easel, taking a minimum amount of space in the work area. Altogether there are fifty-seven plates featuring the various parts and organ systems in their actual size, ...
As the war for talent rages on, organizations are seeking proven methods for leveraging diversity as a resource. Creating the Multicultural Organization challenges today's organizations to stop "counting heads for the government" and begin creating effective strategies for a more positive approach to managing diversity. Using a model outlined in ...
This Second Course continues the development of the theory and applications of stochastic processes as promised in the preface of A First Course. We emphasize a careful treatment of basic structures in stochastic processes in symbiosis with the analysis of natural classes of stochastic processes arising from the biological, physical, and social ...
The purpose, level, and style of this new edition conform to the tenets set forth in the original preface. The authors continue with their tack of developing simultaneously theory and applications, intertwined so that they refurbish and elucidate each other. The authors have made three main kinds of changes. First, they have enlarged on the topics ...
"Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry" presents a concise A-Z description of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, written in layman's terms, for use in the solution of trace element analytical chemistry problems. Detailed discussion of sample introduction and data interpretation is provided. Practicing analytical chemists will be ...
Understanding Enterprise SOA gives technologists and business people an invaluable and until now missing integrated picture of the issues and their interdependencies. You will learn how to think in a big way, moving confidently between technology- and business-level concerns. Written in a comfortable, mentoring style by two industry insiders, the ...
Tramp art, though primitive, is astoundingly intricate in its construction. The decorative objects are made by layering notched pieces of wood to create ornate surfaces. This catalogue contains photographs of many pieces.'
This book aims to supply the beginner possessing a few hives with such information and advice as will enabe him to obtain the best possible results from his apiary, and to carry out the few operations that are necessary throughout the year. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce ...
The dog days of Bryn Derwyn Academy's summer holidays yawn ahead for Ginger Barnes--headmaster's wife, mother of two teenagers and occasional detective. But the tedium is soon shattered when Dr. Karl Vogel, an elite Philadelphia diet guru, is found chewed to death right beside his bloody-mouthed German shepherd. And his ex-wife Linda, a dog ...
Here is a fresh and unconventional introduction to the history of Latin American international relations, from colonial times to the present. Previous works of this scope have been written with an emphasis on the Latin American policy of the United States or other "outside" nations. In this volume, the authors offer a pioneering study from a ...
As alternative approaches to health and social care gain wider acceptance, exercise is being adopted as a strategy for mental health promotion in a variety of settings. "Exercise, Health and Mental Health" provides an introduction to this emerging field and a platform for future research and practice. Written by internationally acclaimed exercise, ...
From the creators of the "Brown Paper School" books come a new series on American History called "USKids History". By writing about young people of the period, history is presented in a more convincing way to its readers. Also included are activities such as plays, songs, craft projects, and speeches. This first volume focuses on the American ...
An instruction manual for projects to make decorative beaded purses, along with earrings, hair slides and other accessories using the techniques. The designs employ brick stitch, peyote stitch, square stitch and netting, combined with a variety of fringes and chains.
"When all the animals are gone, and the world become a desert, where shall hope be found? After the extinctions, a post-human MA(c)tis woman reaches out in hope and encounters a strange and unexpected future." Billie Featherstone is one of few people to survive "the great extinction" thanks to a genetic mutation carried largely in the Metis ...
Clinical chemistry is the application of the science of chemistry to the understanding of the human in health and disease. It is an applied science which supports medical decisions by means of reliable, quick and economical analysis. The series editors have actively recruited Mr Taylor to edit this book writing on topics such as instrumentation ...
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