The story follows the deep bond between Scott Davis and Doug Simons, who not only share a close friendship as college roommates and baseball teammates but also become brothers-in-law by marrying sisters. Their lives seem perfect, filled with fame, fortune, and promising careers in Major League Baseball. However, a sudden event disrupts their idyllic existence, leading to unforeseen challenges that test their relationship and dreams.
This new edition of the successful and authoritative textbook has been extensively updated. It discusses developments such as the growing importance of the ECHR, the increased commitment of the EC to human rights, and the election of a Labour government in the UK which is determined to increase respect for rights and civil liberties. A new section on equality and discrimination law has been added.
A new account of the late-fourteenth-century mystic and pilgrim Margery Kempe.
David Feldman once again sparks our curiosity with a book of Imponderables -- the seventh book in the wildly successful series that has sold one million copies.
This compilation of arcane facts about everyday objects, practices, and traditions reveals how Teflon sticks to cookware, why the sides of aluminum foil are different, and other mysteries
The inimitable David Feldman does it again with an all new book of "Imponderables"--the sixth book in the wildly successful series. The man with all the answers presents a whole new collection of intriguing solutions to questions for which encyclopedias and dictionaries just don't have the answers. 50 line drawings.
Small By Design reveals how small business-to-business companies can deliver greater value and impact than their larger competitors-cultivating abundance, rather than size-when they unlock the competitive advantages of being small by design.
A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world, seen through the eyes of those who travelled across itFrom the bustling bazaars of Tabriz, to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees, Anthony Bale brings history alive in A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages, inviting the reader to travel across a medieval world punctuated with miraculous wonders and long-lost landmarks. Journeying alongside scholars, spies and saints, from western Europe to the Far East, the Antipodes, and the ends of the world, this is no ordinary travel guide, containing everything from profane pilgrim badges, Venetian laxatives and flying coffins to encounters with bandits and trysts with princesses.Using previously untranslated contemporary accounts from as far and wide as Turkey, Iceland, Armenia, north Africa, and Russia, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages is a living atlas that blurs the distinction between real and imagined places, offering the reader a vivid and unforgettable insight into how medieval people understood their world.
Now in its third edition, Osteoporosis, is the most comprehensive, authoritative reference on this disease. Written by renowned experts in the field, this two-volume reference is a must-have for academic and medical libraries, physicians, researchers, and any company involved in osteoporosis research and development. Worldwide, 200 million women between 60-80 suffer from osteoporosis and have a lifetime risk of fracture between 30 and 40 percent continuing to make osteoporosis a hot topic in medicine. This newest edition covers everything from basic anatomy and physiology to diagnosis, management and treatment in a field where direct care costs for osteoporitic fractures in the U.S. reach up to $18 billion each year. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Recognizes the critical importance of the Wnt signaling pathway for bone health. Incorporates new chapters on osteocytes, phosphatonins, mouse genetics, and CNS and bone. Examines essential updates on estrogen prevention and treatment and the recent results from the WHI. Discusses the controversial topics of screening and clinical trial design for drug registration. Includes essential updates on therapeutic uses of calcium, vitamin D, SERMS, bisphosphonates, and parathyroid hormone. Offers critical reviews of reproductive and hormonal risk factors, ethnicity, nutrition, therapeutics, management, and economics comprising a tremendous wealth of knowledge in a single source not found elsewhere.
