David S : 885 books

Since 1993, Supreme Court precedent has asked judges to serve as gatekeepers to their expert witnesses, admitting only reliable scientific testimony. Lacking a strong background in science, however, some judges admit dubious scientific testimony packages by articulate practitioners, while others reject...

4 THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE UNDEAD: The undead neither crave nor consume brain matter in its raw form. The undead are capable of rational thought and deep, complex emotions. A post-life body can only be reanimated by witch doctors. A newly resurrected corpse is considered a blank...

A finely spun, suspenseful, psychological thriller full of deceit, drama and suspense, this story centres around a restless, married woman whose obsessive affair on the side turns out to be more than she bargained for when her lover dies under mysterious circumstances. A secret woman by nature, she...

Many years ago, when one of my daughters was still a little girl, I took her to the zoo. We saw a gorilla enjoying the warming rays of the sun on a chilly autumn day. For one brief moment, we three were doing the same thing, relaxing together in the welcomed rays of the sun. Could I tell her that...

Auf diesem Asteroiden sind wir nicht die Ersten Cape Canaveral in naher Zukunft: Mit der bemannten Mission zu einem Himmelskörper, der sich der Erde immer weiter annähert, wird ein neues Kapitel in der menschlichen Raumfahrt aufgeschlagen. Denn gleichzeitig zur Rakete der NASA startet auch...

The field of matter transport is central to understanding the processing of materials and their subsequent mechanical properties. While thermodynamics determines the final state of a material system, it is the kinetics of mass transport that governs how it gets there. This book, first published in...

An important review on trauma and reconstruction for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon! Topics include systematic assessment, imaging for diagnosis and management, helping anesthesiologists understand patients with facial fractures, management of fractures of the condyle, condylar neck and coronoid...

The most common eye disease among those with type 1 or type 2 diabetes is diabetic retinopathy and this book explains the disease, how it develops, and options for treatment. Affecting more than five million Americans, the disease is caused by damage to the tiny blood vessels of the retina as the...

This fundamental and straightforward text addresses a weakness observed among present-day students, namely a lack of familiarity with formal proof. Beginning with the idea of mathematical proof and the need for it, associated technical and logical skills are developed with care and then brought to...

From science fiction death rays to supermarket scanners, lasers have become deeply embedded in our daily lives and our culture. But in recent decades the standard laser beam has evolved into an array of more specialized light beams with a variety of strange and counterintuitive properties. Some of...

First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Wisdom of Friends had its beginning in the aftermath of a divorce which greatly limited the access of the authors children to his side of the family, and to the thoughts and insights he was accumulating. Martin has taken sayings handed down from generation to generation and sayings of more recent...

Comprehensive text and fifty cases provide everything needed to ace the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards! This unique exam prep is the first resource to specifically address every key requirement for emergency medicine oral board success: basic exam preparation, managing information; understanding...

The story, set five years into the future, brings together a series of situations and advances in broadcast technology that through news coverage worldwide sets out to shape and influence world affairs. At the same time, using both humor and keen observation, it confronts serious moral issues.