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When their parents fail to return home one evening, in a familiar yet eerily off-kilter Manhattan, twelve year old Sophie Penn and her brothers William and Tom are left to navigate on their own in a city where technology has become unreliable, discombobulated bands of people roam the streets, fires erupt...

On late evening in June of 1959 gunshots echoed through southills neighborhood of West Covina, California. Dr. R. Bernard Finch had murdered his wife, Barbara Jean. His accomplice was his 18 year old paramour, Carole Tregoff. The only witness; the young au pare from Sweden, Marie Anne Lidholm. Three...

NEW! Global conditions of importance are covered, including those previously not discussed, that exist in Europe, Central and South America, Australia, and New Zealand.　 NEW! Coverage of emerging and re-emerging diseases includes the new pathogen discovery. NEW! Assessment of vaccination status and...

Since the 1950s, a number of specialized books dealing with human factors has been published, but very little in aviation. Human Factors in Aviation is the first comprehensive review of contemporary applications of human factors research to aviation. A "must" for aviation professionals, equipment and...

Henry Oliver has achieved stardom in the international dance world at a young age, only to learn through bitter experience that success is no substitute for love. When his lover dies and he learns that his estranged mother is dying, he must return to the mountain community where he grew up, to confront his own emotions and the mysteries of his family's past.

A dark age, illuminated by a moment of hope. A distant father revered by the known world. A mother who dabbles in mystery, whose friends are from an unknown land. War for belief, for territory, for familial power. Envy. Love betrayed, love unrequited, love that goes unrecognized. The ancient and hypnotic...

“ God Created them all” is a collection of fifty five short stories depicting the authors myriad experience spanning 25 years as a doctor, dealing with different personalities in life. Some of the candid moments in the real life of these hapless people are captured truly in these short stories...

Concepts on the Causal Genesis of Human Intestinal Tumors The action of chemical substances has a significant role in the genesis of human tumors. It is assumed that most human tumors are induced by exogenous chemical noxae (Schmahl, 1970;Heidelberger, 1975; and others). In the course of intensive efforts...

Segelt "hinaus über das Ende der Welt" und findet den Weg zu den Reichtümern Indiens. So lautet die Weisung, die der Infant Heinrich, genannt "der Seefahrer", seinen Kapitänen gab. Doch der Prinz war nicht nur der Auftraggeber und Initiator, sondern auch das logistische Zentrum einer Reihe der bedeutendsten...

Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...

The label of "Third World" covers half the land surface and three quarters of the population of the planet. The problems and potential of this region and its peoples are attracting increasing concern and interest. Fully revised and updated this edition includes: * a wealth of photographic...