From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain, there is clear evidence that crows and ravens influence human culture. Yet this i
This book invites readers to enter a two-floor virtual ?gallery” where 60-plus images of birds reflecting the accomplishments of human pictorial history are on display. These are works in a genre the
This book invites readers to enter a two-floor virtual ?gallery” where 60-plus images of birds reflecting the accomplishments of human pictorial history are on display. These are works in a genre the
As a linguistically-grounded, critical examination of consent, this volume views consent not as an individual mental state or act but as a process that is interactionally-and discursively-situated. It
In this fascinating and abundantly illustrated book, two eminent ecologists explain how the millions of species living on Earth?some microscopic, some obscure, many threatened?not only help keep us al
A Choice "Best Academic" book in its first edition, The Recorder remains an essential resource for anyone who wants to know about this instrument. This new edition is thoroughly redone, takes account
Perfect for literature classes and beginning writers of all ages!"Tell me a story of when you were little" is something children love to ask. Now ten award-winning writers: Mary Pope Osborne, Laurence
Hope on Earth is the thought-provoking result of a lively and wide-ranging conversation between two of the world’s leading interdisciplinary environmental scientists: Paul R. Ehrlich, whose book The P
In the revised and updated second edition of this comprehensive book, the first anthology to integrate social-psychological literature on prejudice with sociological and historical investigations, con
During the recent transition between acute diseases caused by swarms of single planktonic bacteria, and chronic infections caused by bacteria growing in slime-enclosed biofilms, a general clinical con
Spatial disparities in Central and Eastern Europe have been intensifying for more than two decades, yet little is known about the socio-spatial developments leading to these geographical changes. By p
In Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight, the world's leading experts synthesize current knowledge of butterflies to show how the study of these fascinating creatures as model systems can l
Completely updated and revised, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2009 provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of 704 medical conditions. This best-selling clinical r
Advances in the field of geomicrobiology have progressed at an accelerated pace in recent years. Important new discoveries have been made and understandings gained in a number of areas of the field. T
