Dick D : 14 books

As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, or if due to strength, eighty years, yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; for soon it is gone and we fly away (Ps. 90:10). What? At death, the believer flies away? What does this mean? How does it happen? Does he or she sprout wings? Or...

  When team roper Evan Marshall's, horse dies during the middle of the season, he gets more than he bargains for with his replacement horse. Gus is the perfect roping horse, but he's costing Evan a fortune in cell phones. The horse hates cell phones.  As if the addition of Gus into Evan's...

Imagination' was one of the most successful science fiction magazines of its time. While many of it contemporaries tried to push literary boundaries, 'Imagination' focused on adventure and space opera, assuring its financial success. Here are some of the finest stories ever to appear in its pages....

What does it take to become a champion? Gold medalist Missy Franklin, along with her parents, D.A. and Dick, tell the inspirational and heartwarming story of how Missy became both a legendary athlete and a happy and confident woman, something they accomplished by doing things their own way and making...

The role of sound and digital media in an information-based society: artists—from Steve Reich and Pierre Boulez to Chuck D and Moby—describe their work. If Rhythm Science was about the flow of things, Sound Unbound is about the remix—how music, art, and literature have blurred the lines...

Edited by H. L. Gold, 'Galaxy Science Fiction' hit the scene in 1950 and quickly became the leading science fiction magazine of its time. ‘Galaxy’ gave a home to writers that didn't fit into ‘Astounding’ and ‘F&SF,’ and readers rejoiced. In this first 'Galaxy Science Fiction Super...

A comprehensive review of research examining intermediary mechanisms to understand the link between genetic variation and addiction liability. Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction, specific...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, share the story of Cheney’s thirty-five-year battle with heart disease—providing insight into the incredible medical breakthroughs that have changed cardiac care over the last four decades. For as long...

Hours of great reading await, with tales of war and military adventure by some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Ranging from classics of the Civil War to the World Wars to the future of war -- and many other battlefields -- here more than 640 pages of military fiction! Included...

The editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com present thirty-two wonderful tales of fantasy in this completely revised second edition text. More than seven hundred and fifty pages for your reading pleasure. Escape today! 'Immortal' by Shariann Lewitt; 'The Thing in the Attic' by James Blish;...

The femtosecond laser has emerged as a groundbreaking game-changer in ophthalmic surgery. It was first introduced for corneal refractive surgery in flap creation during LASIK, and subsequently for cataract surgery in 2008. The femtosecond laser cuts deeply on a single plane without collateral damage....

Ever since the Custer massacres on June 25, 1876, the question has been asked: What happened - what REALLY happened - at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? We know some of the answers, because half of George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Cavalry - the men with Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick...

Barking. Biting. Piddling. Digging. Dogs are wonderful companions, but they can also be challenging housemates. Dr. Gary Sampson has a message for owners: it's not the dog's fault. It's yours. He helps owners understand why their animal is acting -- or reacting -- in a certain way and explains how...

The Eye: Basic Sciences in Practice provides highly accessible, concise coverage of all the essential basic science required by today’s ophthalmologists and optometrists in training. It is also essential reading for those embarking on a career in visual and ophthalmic science, as well as an invaluable,...