A compulsively readable account of the most mysterious manuscript in the world, one that has stumped the world's greatest scholars and codebreakers. The Voynich Manuscript, a mysterious tome discovered in 1912 by the English book dealer Wilfrid Michael Voynich, has puzzled scholars for a century. A small ... more »

This is a user-friendly guide for the science student to the location and use of the various forms of scientific information, methods of study and revision, essay and report writing, practicals and project presentation. The changes in requirements of science more »

Surveying and mapping has recently undergone a transition: from discipline-oriented technologies, such as geodesy, surveying, photogrammetry and cartography, to the methodology-oriented integrated discipline of geoinformatics based on GPS positioning, remote sensing, digital photography and GIS for data ... more »

The number one New York Times bestselling author of Bias delivers another bombshell -- this time aimed at ... 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America No preaching. No pontificating. Just some uncommon sense about the things that have made this country great -- and the culprits who are screwing it up. ... more »

Botox, bulimia, breast implants: Eve Ensler, author of the international sensation The Vagina Monologues , is back, this time to rock our view of what it means to have a "good body." "In the 1950s," Eve writes, girls were "pretty, perky. They had a blond Clairol wave in their ... more »

... Contents Links on Title Page: General Immunology | Immune Deficiency | Transplantation Medicine | Vaccines / Immunizations | Immune Complex Dz | **Allergic Disorders** | Drug Reactions | Skin Reactions | Anaphylaxis | Urticaria | Asthma | Allergic Rhinitis | Foods | Insect | Latex | MEDS |   Approach ... more »

One of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey--into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail--well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the ... more »

Is our universe dying? Could there be other universes? In Parallel Worlds , world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku -- an author who "has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth" (Wall Street Journal )--takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology ... more »

Limits of Thought is an important book by two very respected and important thinkers. Anyone interested to see how Krishnamurti and Bohm probe some of the most essential questions of our very existence will be drawn to this great work. more »

What gives us the strength to stand up for what we believe? The topic of moral courage is front and center in today's culture. Corporate corruption, abusive priests, cheating students, domestic violence -- all these remind us that taking ethical stands should be every individual's highest priority. Rushworth ... more »

Product Info It will be essential reading for all those interested in continental philosophy, political and social theory and psychoanalysis. more »

Ethics and Values in Health Care Management provides a valuable and much needed analysis of the ethical problems associated with health care management and offers some solutions towards ameliorating health care organisations. more »