From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal, but to become the m
For a happy relationship with your cat, go beyond the looks and make your pick based on demonstrated breed behavior. This is the advice of the Harts, two experts in animal communication and behavior,
Green Chimneys is a nationally renowned US nonprofit organization that helps improve the lives of at-risk urban children by incorporating animals and environmental activities into their educational ex
An introduction to the various interactions of the physico-chemical phenomena involved for readers with at least a second-year undergraduate knowledge of physics. Borghi (U. of Aix-Marseille II) and D
Changes in the world energy context, the increasing awareness of the environmental stakes and the development of research on the production of second and third generation biofuels revealed a clear nee
The progressing cavity pump (PCP), invented by Rene Moineau, is a great innovation for the whole industry, particularly in petroleum production. The aim of this new edition is to provide clear related
This anthology, hailed as a significant contribution to American ethnic studies, features the short stories, poems, and plays of more than thirty Italian American artists. Drawing on their individual
In Feeding the Media Beast: An Easy Recipe for Great Publicity, former news anchor and reporter Mark Mathis gives publicity seekers a simple and highly practical formula to follow. Unlike other books,
With the growing presence of global warming, technologies for CO2 capture are increasingly important and this volume outlines three main pathways toward this goal. These can roughly be broken down int
The Ku Klux Klan reached its height in the 1920s, and nowhere was it as large and politically powerful as in Indiana, where about 30 percent of the native-born white male population were Klansmen. Thi
Contributors of these 23 articles consider the human-animal relationship in terms of philosophy, law, cognitive science, biomedical research, and animal care. Their topics include the case for and aga
Salvador Alva, the man who led the transformation of PepsiCo Latin America, shows how to use business strategies to design your life plan following your own rules.
Princess Adrienne is back and she’s bringing back her dragon Sparky and girl-blacksmith Bedelia! This time they're out to save the first of Adrienne’s sisters, Angelica. Unfortunately, Angelica is the
Somewhere between forty and fifty, the aging process starts in most men. It impacts negatively on their mood, energy level, and their sex drive. It’s a downward spiral that most men notice with dread
In The Labyrinth of Time, Anthony Peake explores the relationship between consciousness and reality, and in the process puts forward an amazing hypothesis that can explain many enigmatic phenomena, in
Makhous, a professional in oil and gas exploration, and Galushkin (Museum of Earth Science, Moscow State University) explain the latest contributions to basin modeling and apply them to continental ba
This book is about change, about its challenges, and the talent necessary to drive it through. Specifically, it is about transforming the world’s most important and event-shaping industry—aviation. Gi
