In THE DRAGON SEA, Frank Pope recounts the story of a highly successful yet also ill-fated underwater archeological expedition off the coast of Vietnam. For years, fisherman in one particular stretch
Recent trends suggest a wide range of consumer concerns in food choice and consumption. Increasingly, buyers prefer organic and locally produced ingredients; good taste; high nutritional and medicinal
Olmanson (history, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) traces the many fantasies about the southern shores of Lake Superior, whether they come from the diaries and letters of explorers, missionaries, geologists,
When Oxford archeologist Mensun Bound—dubbed the “Indiana Jones of the Deep” by the Discovery Channel—teamed up with a financier to salvage a sunken trove of fifteenth-century
This is the first major English-language study to explore the broad and longstanding connections between Japan's national security and the safety of its sea lanes. Tracing issues from pre-and post-194
A spectacular field guide to the many fascinating creatures of the ocean world along the northeastern coast of the United States and the Maritime Provinces of Canada This beautifully illustrated guid
Sea salt aerosol (SSA) exerts a strong influence on radiation transfer, cloud formation, meteorology, and chemistry in the marine atmosphere. Lewis (American Geophysical Union) and Schwartz (American
In the early days of whaling, whales were plentiful and it seemed that they would always fill the sea. When people realized how much money could be made from whales in the nineteenth and twentieth ce
Discover amazing and fascinating sea creatures in the hole in the bottom of the sea! Based on the traditional cumulative song, each verse introduces a new creature and its place in the food chain, wit
Lone Pair of Blue Jeans is a realistic glimpse into the funny, inspirational, emotional, and usually stressful daily happenings of a stay-at-home dad taking care of his three small children.
This inspiring sketchbook, part of the 20 Ways series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun. Each spread features
Sindawi (no affiliation is noted) has gathered the extant sources for the poet and presents a unified edition (in the Arabic original), with annotation (also in Arabic). For non-Arabic readers, he pro
Breeding Sorghum for Diverse End Uses is a comprehensive overview of all significant global efforts for the genetic improvement of sorghum, a major crop of many semi-arid nations that is suitable for
This book covers all the major aspects associated with pathophysiological development of cardiac arrhythmias (covering enhanced or suppressed automaticity, triggered activity, or re-entry), from basic
John Berry: Metal-Metal Bonds in Chains of Three or More Metal Atoms: From Homometallic to Heterometallic Chains.- Malcolm Chisholm: Electronically Coupled MM Quadruple Bonded Complexes of Molybdenum
The experience of warfare shaped soldiers and their families in the ancient world. Drawing partly on modern studies of battle `syndromes' this collection of essays examines this important phenomenon.
Proceedings of the April 1998 symposium, the second in a series devoted to understanding the physical phenomena governing front-end processing of silicon integrated circuits and devices. Strongly bas
