Robert H: 655 books

The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world’s largest reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia populations throughout the region have...

Aquatic ecosystem assessment is a rapidly developing field, and one of the newer approaches to assessing the condition of rivers and lakes is the Reference Condition Approach. This is a significant advancement in biomonitoring because it solves the problem of trying to locate nearby control or reference...

Originally published in 1984, this title looks at the development of temperament in early life. At the time of publication there were three major perspectives on temperament: paediatrics, individual differences in infants, and inherited personality traits that appear in early life. Whatever the diversity...

The roller coaster's string of cars, looking shopworn in their flaky blue and orange paint, crept toward the top of the incline, the ratcheted lift chain clanking with weary patience. In the front seat, a young couple held hands and prepared to scream. Two cars back, a heavy, round-shouldered, black-mustached...

Das Jahr 2166: Die Erde ist das Zentrum eines kleinen Sternenreiches, des Solaren Imperiums. Mitten im Frieden überfallen mörderische Aandroiden eine Konferenz in Terrania-City, der Hauptstadt der Erde. Perry Rhodan muss persönlich handeln: Mit dem Raumschiff JUNO fliegt er in den Demetria-Sternhaufen...

This is the third edition of an established and successful university textbook. The original structure and philosophy of the book continue in this new edition, providing a genuine synthesis of modern ecological and physiological thinking, while entirely updating the detailed content. New features...

This is the first textbook to offer a comprehensive account of ocular prosthetics and the evidence used to underpin and support this field of healthcare. It does so by bringing together information from ophthalmology, prosthetic eye and contact lens literature, and from experts actively engaged in...

La cocina mexicana se distingue por la variedad y la profusión de los platillos que caracterizan a cada región. Sin embargo, si nos preguntaran cuál es el platillo que más representa a México, sin duda responderíamos que es el Mole. Su presencia en nuestras mesas ya sean festivas o cotidianas,...

Sería difícil, si no imposible, pensar en la gastronomía de nuestro país y no incluir al jitomate o tomate y a la cebolla como ingredientes indispensables de la misma. De hecho son la base de innumerables preparaciones que nunca faltan en las mesas mexicanas: las salsas, por mencionar sólo algunas....

La riqueza del patrimonio cultural de México es muy extensa y, en el ámbito de los alimentos, el frijol ocupa un sitio privilegiado junto con otros productos emblemáticos como son el maíz y el chile. Constituyen además parte importantes de nuestra identidad. Los ensayos aquí reunidos abordan...

with contributions by Pathologists in 5 Countries

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, YouTube… tous ces dispositifs permettent aux usagers de produire et de diffuser des contenus médiatiques, à titre professionnel comme à titre personnel. Ce livre nous invite à observer les usages des médias sociaux sous les angles éthiques et politiques.

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...

Written by senior faculty at Cook County Hospital, Cook County Manual of Emergency Procedures presents over 100 procedures performed in the emergency department in a templated, bulleted format. This text is an invaluable guide for the clinician who may confront a wide range of emergencies, both common...