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Gemstone of Paradise
The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
The story of the Holy Grail has gripped the imaginations of millions since it first appeared in medieval romances, among them Wolfram von Eschenbach's Middle High German Parzival (c. 1210). Strangely, the Grail is identified in Parzival not as a cup or dish, but as a stone. This oddity is usually...
Space Physics
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
This textbook, derived from courses given by three leading researchers, provides advanced undergraduates and graduates with up-to-date coverage of space physics, from the Sun to the interstellar medium. Clear explanations of the underlying physical processes are presented alongside major new discoveries...
Canine Distemper Virus
Marburg Virus
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
by Shadia B. Drury, Jon Fennell, Tim McDonough
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
This collection by some of the leading scholars of Strauss' work is the first devoted to Strauss' thought regarding education. It seeks to address his conception of education as it applies to a range of his most important concepts, such as his views on the importance of revelation, his critique of...
Retribution Reconsidered
More Essays in the Philosophy of Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Jeffrie G. Murphy's second collection of essays further pursues the topics of punishment and retribution that were explored in his 1979 collection Retribution, Justice and Therapy.
Murphy now explores these topics in the context of political philosophy as well as moral philosophy, and he now begins...
The Moses Expedition
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
“Juan Gómez-Jurado has created a true masterpiece. The Moses Expedition is a brilliant thriller—sharp, suspenseful, and engrossing” (Brad Thor, author of Code of Conduct).
After fifty years in hiding, the Nazi war criminal known as the Butcher of Spiegelgrund has finally been tracked...
The Traitor's Emblem
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Based on a true story: A Spanish sea captain rescues four German castaways during a treacherous storm in 1940. He doesn’t know who they are or where they came from, but one of them gives him a mysterious gold-and-diamond emblem before disembarking. Decades later, the captain’s son receives a substantial...
The Mother Earth Insurgency: A Novelette
Tales From A Warming Planet, #1
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
What if you learned a terrorist might destroy a structure 20 kilometers tall, murdering thousands of people inside? Nick Sorrows is an undercover agent with the Bureau of Environmental Security. He is ordered to discover the plans of Jon Janicks and The Mother Earth Insurgency, which is determined...
Oculoplastic Surgery Atlas
Eyelid Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
The distinguished authors have perfected the most frequently performed oculoplastic surgical techniques. The Atlas is designed to instruct all ophthalmologists who wish to learn these techniques. Mastery of these procedures is made easy by numerous superbly illustrated step-by-step instructions. The...
by J.J.G. Syatauw
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Metal Forming Science and Practice
A State-of-the-Art Volume in Honour of Professor J.A. Schey's 80th Birthday
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2002
This publication has been written to honour the contribution to science and education made by the Distinguished Professor Emeritus Professor Schey on his eightieth birthday. The contributors to his book are among the countless researchers who have read, studied and learned from Professor Schey's work,...
Peak Flow Measurement
An illustrated guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
'I was born with inflammation of the lungs, and of everything else, I believe, that was capable of inflammation,' returned Mr Bounderby. 'For years, ma'am, I was one of the most miserable little wretches ever seen. ' Charles Dickens, Hard Times, Book 1, ch. 4 Asthma is a common condition. It affects...
Carbon Run
Tales From A Warming Planet, #2
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
What if your father had to run for his life? Carbon Run is an exciting thriller set in a dystopian world ravaged by climate change. Fossil fuels are banned, pirates smuggle oil, and governments erase citizens' identities. Anne Penn dreamed of saving an endangered species of birds. When a fire destroys...
Restoration
Tales From A Warming Planet, #4
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2018
What if you fell in love with a man whose father hated your father? In a near-future wracked by climate change, Junie Wye is an urbane, sassy 17-year-old forced to move from her big city to a divided desert town. Her dad, Ed, has a difficult, dangerous job: removing an enormous hydroelectric dam...