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In his own words, world-renowned infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci shares the lessons that have shaped his life philosophy, offering an intimate view of one of the world's greatest medical m

Catalog Copy: Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous "Lost City of the Monkey God" tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past.Archaeology is the key that unlocks our deepest history. Ruined cities, golden treasures, cryptic inscriptions, and ornate tombs have been found across the world, and yet these artifacts of ages past often raised more questions than answers. But with the emergence of archaeology as a scientific discipline in the 19th century, everything changed.Illustrated with dazzling photographs, this enlightening narrative tells the story of human civilization through 100 key expeditions, spanning six continents and more than three million years of history. Each account relies on firsthand reports from explorers, antiquarians, and scientists as they crack secret codes, evade looters and political suppression, fall in love,

The best photographs of the first 21 years of the 21st century take center stage in this incredible volume of National Geographic's world-famous imagery.In just two short decades of the 21st century, National Geographic has ushered in a new era of visual storytelling excellence, including innovations in digital, drone, and smartphone photography, and reached out to a global audience through one of the world's most popular Instagram accounts, @NatGeo. In these 21 years, photography has transformed from a rarefied discipline to a universal medium of communication, available in the palm of everyone with a mobile phone. Through it all, National Geographic has remained at the forefront, shining a light on the beauty, wonder, and heartbreak of the world.A remarkable collection, The 21st Century culls more than 250 of the very best, most impactful National Geographic images across print, digital, and social media, celebrating:Extraordinary wildlifeUnique cultures around the worldBeautiful lan

Think you know the Big Apple? Think again!Did you know that 25 species of shark swim off NYC's coastline?Or that astronauts can see the lights of Times Square from space?And get this: In New York, Ses

The map experts at National Geographic bring you a new atlas that captures our world with completely updated maps, stats, and fun facts--the perfect reference for curious kids and students.Learn all a

The map experts at National Geographic bring you a new atlas that captures our world with completely updated maps, stats, and fun facts--the perfect reference for curious kids and students. Learn all

Learn how to effectively interpret, select and optimize reactors for complex reactive systems, using Attainable Region theory Teaches how to effectively interpret, select and optimize reactors for co

光彌對於母親沒有事先跟自己商量，就決定要再婚一事感到不滿，因而萌生一個人過活的念頭。喜愛畫畫的他有一天爬到一座山頂的樹上寫生，卻因為打雷的關係摔到地上當場不醒人事。當他醒過來時，發現自己身在一個不認識的人的家裡，好巧不巧，那個人的姓氏竟然跟母親再婚的對象一樣！面對這種意外狀況，光彌會有什麼反應？

新聞社的高中女孩‧小川里。溫和親切的她總是可以迅速融入人群。但她的童年玩伴片岡因為耳朵太靈敏，人又有點孤僻，結果跟週遭的人格格不入，讓她很擔心。新聞社的學長近野為了收集報導用的題材，找上小里幫忙，順便也要片岡一起加入。小里認為這是讓片岡交朋友的好機會，於是她非常積極地想促進學長與片岡的感情。一共收錄系列短篇四作。

Building Sustainability in East Asia: Policy, Design and People illustrates the holistic approaches and individual strategies to building sustainability that have been implemented in construction proj

This book covers the applications of multiphase reactors in the energy-related processes, especially to the emerging processes of clean, highly efficient conversion of fossil fuels to chemical product

Break into the powerful world of parallel GPU programming with this down-to-earth, practical guideDesigned for professionals across multiple industrial sectors, Professional CUDA C Programming presen

This timely handbook brings academic excellence to international advertising research in the form of 28 contributions from over 40 leading scholars. The handbook's comprehensive treatment highlights e

Addressing basic theory, design, and analysis of micro-toolings and machines, modelling methods and techniques, and integrated approaches for micro-cutting, this book provides practicing engineers wit

Easy-to-follow guidelines from a pro for simplifying your investments, protecting yourself from the investment sharks and achieving financial freedom Drawing on his years as an investor for leading

RNA interference (RNAi) is a process in living cells whereby small, modified versions of RNA can interfere with the normal expression of DNA, altering which genes are active and by how much. Researche

This book describes the scientific, technical and practical aspects of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) occurring on pipelines. It summarizes the phenomena, mechanisms and management of pipeline SCC fr

The opportunities and challenges of using dendrimers to improve drug deliveryAmong pharmaceutical and biomedical researchers, the use of dendrimers in drug delivery systems has attracted increasing in

The human urinary bladder is subject to a unique and extraordinarily diverse array of congenital, inflammatory, metaplastic, and neoplastic abnormalities. This book provides contemporary, compre

"In Chinese tradition Confucianism has been always both a philosophy of moral self-cultivation for the human individual and an ideological guide for political institutional policy and governmental act

Chinese and US specialists in Chinese philosophy explore what texts written as far back as 350 BCE and discovered over the past three decades reveal about Confucianism and Daoism, the place of these r

If there is an X PRIZE for collaborative thought leadership of the social ecosystem, this book would get it. Dr. Peter H. Diamandis Chairman and CEO, X PRIZE Foundation The World that Changes

This volume, an assemblage of essays previously published in the Journal of Chinese Philosophy, conveniently and strategically brings together some of the trenchant interpretations and analyses of the

Despite persistent assertions of washback (the influence of testing on teaching and learning) limited research studies have been undertaken on the subject. Even fewer studies have made use of quantita

Advances in Manufacturing Technology XVI provides a comprehensive collection of papers exploring the very latest developments in the field of manufacturing engineering and managment and incorporates t

The first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject rather than a collection of papers.The author is a recognized authority in the field as well as an outstanding teacher lauded for his

Contemporary Chinese Philosophy features discussion of sixteen major twentieth-century Chinese philosophers. Leading scholars in the field describe and critically assess the works of these significant

Contemporary Chinese Philosophy features discussion of sixteen major twentieth-century Chinese philosophers. Leading scholars in the field describe and critically assess the works of these significant

State-of-the-art methods and current perspectives on interconnect The irrepressible march toward smaller and faster integrated circuits has made interconnect a hot topic for semiconductor research. Th