Somerville: 281 books

Phototherapy, the use of light to treat a variety of conditions, is not new and has been researched for well over 100 years. It has mainly been confined to ultraviolet wavelengths for its antibacterial properties. With the advent of LASER and Light Emitting Diodes, treatment in the visible spectrum...

Pulsed Magnetic Therapy has developed from its infancy in assisting fracture repair to wider applications based on sound research. It is an adjunct to physiotherapy in medical practice but is now widely accepted and extensively used in the veterinary world to assist in the repair and recovery for a broad...

What do a condemned English pirate, an illiterate Scottish girl, a mute French nun, a young Australian prostitute and a Greek juvenile delinquent have in common? They are all human/Eridon half-castes, and the Great Council of Eridon believes that they will be able help save their planet from...

Beautiful young Catriona Neville, named after her great Aunt Catriona the Pure, is anything but sweet and innocent. She reads forbidden books, runs away from home and dreams of being a wild adventuress. She is betrothed to be married to a pleasant, but shy young man named Edward, and although she...

Twenty-two year-old Ricky Fielding decides to dress up as a woman so he can accompany his conservative boyfriend, Mark Holland, to a work Christmas party. Unfortunately Ricky drinks too much and accepts a job offer from divorce lawyer Gary Morgan. The next day Mark tells Ricky to reject the...

Gudday - I'm Vincent Knight, and this is my story. It’s not every day a guy gets a whole book written about him, but here it is. It's no War and Peace, but so what? I'd never be able to get though such an enormous tome, anyway! Sorry, I'm getting off the point a bit. I've been told 'keep it short...

Servant boy at the Kingsley household Absolon couldn’t believe his good fortune when his handsome and charismatic father rescued him and his mother from a lifetime of drudgery. No longer required to slave for a living, Absolon was able to realise his life-long dream of becoming a scholar. Then he...

Sharon Barnes, a gawky young clerical assistant, has always believed that she is too tall and skinny to be attractive. She is quiet and introverted, hiding behind long hair and baggy clothing. Then, one night when a pipe bursts in her flat, flooding her bedroom, she runs for help. She meets a tall,...

As early as the 18th century, chemists’emphasis on up-to-date literature presented research librarians with many challenges. But now, Chemical Librarianship: Challenges and Opportunities will show you how you can adapt your methods to the rapidly evolving demands of twentieth-century chemical researchers...

This book is concerned with the effect that displacement, whether minimal or severe, may have on the hip joint. Although it is concerned with the changes which take place in childhood and during growth, when they are most common and most severe, it is also to a lesser extent concerned with the way...

You may not care for the play, Ellison said eagerly. You are of the old world, and Isteinism to you will simply spell chaos and vulgarity. But the woman! well, you will see her! I don't want to prejudice you by praises which you would certainly think extravagant! I will say nothing.

Sounds followed that suggested the intemperate use of Mr. Freddy Alexander's pocket-handkerchief, but that were, in effect, produced by his struggle with a brand new hunting-horn. To this demonstration about as much attention was paid by the nine couple of buccaneers whom he was now exercising for the...

“As the straight-man narrator, observer, and regular butt of hundreds of hilarious trials and mishaps, Major Yeates never ceases to be surprised, is usually not amused, and can't stop himself from loving his Irish neighbors.”—500 Great Books by Women.

Qu'il soit en train de se balancer de branche en branche, de s'adonner à des jeux avec ses camarades ou d'observer avec curiosité son environnement, le Singe se démarque par son énergie hors du commun et son naturel créatif. Par surprenant que ce signe de l'horoscope chinois favorise le progrès...