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This best-selling resource is completely updated, and still the most easy-to-use and effective high-yield review for USMLE Step 3. Covering all specialties and subspecialties included on the exam, it’s perfect for the busy house officer who needs a review that hits all the important and commonly...

Explores the history and challenges of nuclear energy development in China, across five main areas: politics, economics, environment, technology transfer and the nuclear fuel cycle. It emphasizes the political challenges in developing a set of long-term national strategies to ensure speedy, safe and secure nuclear energy development.

A book of thoughts from a member of the Nation of Islam who knew himself above all others! Speeches given in the prison system of Pennsylvania. The Truth cuts both ways!

This book tells the shocking true story of trials of an anonymous German soldier who, having been captured by Russian forces in 1945, was forced to endure the Gulag system. The author of the book hailed from the Ruhr region in western Germany, and was drafted in the German army in 1943, a keen...

When installed and operated properly, general purpose steam turbines are reliable and tend to be forgotten, i.e., out of sound and out of mind. But, they can be sleeping giants that can result in major headaches if ignored. Three real steam turbine undesirable consequences that immediately come to...

The thrill of discovery and the excitement of innovation mean that research is often immensely satisfying. But beyond the personal satisfaction, the goal of research is to improve the lives of people everywhere by driving revolutionary advances in healthcare, education, business, and government. This...

The mayority of the human beings go throught the stage decesive of purpose; freedom; call; work; and direction in each one of the lives; stage during which unfortunately many follow their own will; some are overtaken by the responsabilities and the trend; while some others deviate themselves from...

The author discusses in detail each of the recorded appearances of Jesus to his followers after his Resurrection, based on the text of the New Testament. He also argues for a special appearance to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The intent is to help see, in these passages, what the...

The sun rises high up in the sky, yet Xiaoyaya is still lazy lying down. Is he able to catch worms at such a time? How by her loving action would mama crow motivate Xiaoyaya? Let's find out.

The idea for (Book titled) Word Colors came to me back in the late Seventies when I still (at that time) was caught between being an artist/painter or a poet/writer. So I eventually chose to write and utilize my (lifelong) study of words (etymology, linguistics and derivations, i.e., from Greek, from...

Circles in the Sand is a collection of writings of a spiritual and autobiographical nature. It profiles a journey of discovery and awakening and is intended to uplift and inspire the reader. The spirit of the zen haiku masters is alive and well in these pages.

Handbook of Polytrauma Care and Rehabilitation summarizes the most frequent medical and psychological problems encountered by combat survivors and patients with concurrent injuries to the brain and other body systems. The book offers a roadmap for clinicians on how to initiate and follow through the...

Geological Sciences in the Antebellum South offers nine essays that provide detailed information about the early geological exploration of the southeastern United States. Originally presented under the aegis of the Geological Society of America, these essays cover observations and studies made between...

Wavelets: Theory and Applications for Manufacturing presents a systematic description of the fundamentals of wavelet transform and its applications. Given the widespread utilization of rotating machines in modern manufacturing and the increasing need for condition-based, as opposed to fix-interval,...