Adam Paul: 89 books

The air campaign that incinerated Japan's cities was the first and only time that independent air power has won a war. As the United States pushed Imperial Japan back towards Tokyo Bay, the US Army Air Force deployed the first of a new bomber to the theater. The B-29 Superfortress was complex,...

The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides an overview of pollination in Australian rainforests, especially subtropical rainforests. It also examines the plant-pollinator relationships found in rainforests worldwide. The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests progresses through introductory and...

The image of the meditating yogi has become a near-universal symbol for transcendent perfection used to market everything from perfume and jewelry to luxury resorts and sports cars, and popular culture has readily absorbed it along similar lines. Yet the religious traditions grounding such images...

"Triathlon: Serious About Your Sport" is for you if you've tried a triathlon and want to take your skills to a new level, or if you already swim, cycle or run and now want to extend yourself beyond a single discipline. Experts in all three disciplines, plus specialist triathletes, will guide you through...

New Essays on Samuel Johnson: Revaluation is a collection of essays by various hands that examines its point of focus, the inexhaustible English author Samuel Johnson, from a variety of different critical perspectives. The book also simultaneously interrogates particular texts (such as the Dictionary,...

  Simplement, et avec une complète sincérité, je voudrais rendre l’impression produite sur moi par cette œuvre, qu’un jeune homme de vingt-deux ans, dont je n’avais jamais entendu prononcer le nom, me fit l’honneur de m’apporter, en manuscrit, vers le commencement de l’été 1884....  

After the failed April 1972 invasion of South Vietnam and the heavy US tactical bombing raids in the Hanoi area, the North Vietnamese agreed to return to the Paris peace talks, yet very quickly these negotiations stalled. In an attempt to end the war quickly and 'persuade' the North Vietnamese...

At Easter 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South, and there were almost no US ground troops left to stop it. But air power reinforcements could be rushed to the theater. Operation Linebacker's objective was to destroy the invading forces from the air and cut North Vietnam's supply routes – and luckily...

Antibacterial agents act against bacterial infection either by killing the bacterium or by arresting its growth. They do this by targeting bacterial DNA and its associated processes, attacking bacterial metabolic processes including protein synthesis, or interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis...

More and more plastic surgeons are turning to cosmetic medicine and minimally invasive surgery as a way to supplement their practices. This multidisciplinary issue, which includes dermatologists as well as plastic surgeons, gives detailed information on how to perform several procedures, including dermabrasion, botox injection, laser therapy, and thermage.

Visione sta per fare la scelta giusta nel corso della nuova Guerra Civile dei Super Umani? Lui ne è certo, ovviamente, e la sua convinzione lo spingerà in una caccia all’uomo attraverso il flusso temporale per fermare una delle minacce più grandi mai affrontate dal pianeta Terra! La nuova Wasp,...

DANS le lit de palissandre à cintres, sous les rideaux cramoisis retroussés, M. Goubert agonise, tout violâtre des spasmes d’apoplexie. Continûment la jambe se meut, et les orteils balancés ondulent le drap. Un râle monte, un râle gras qui grouille dans la gorge étrécie. La...

An integrated presentation of the basic science and clinical applications of anticancer agents Aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate readers, this unique text provides readers with a fully-integrated presentation of all aspects of the science of anticancer drugs, including their chemistry,...

Je vis un jeune berger qui se tordait, râlant et convulsé, le visage décomposé, un lourd serpent noir pendant à sa bouche… … Ma main se mit à tirer le serpent, à tirer — en vain! elle n’arrivait pas à arracher le serpent du gosier. Alors quelque chose se mit à crier de moi...