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Richard, Walker

Basic Sciences

HarperCollins, Publishers

Physical description; 152 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Bibliography: p. [145]-146. Subjects; Coarse fishing. Bait fishing.

Successful angling: Coarse fishing tackle and methods

London : Paul

We share our planet with an incredible range of life-millions of species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. Although we are the most intelligent of all life-forms, we are, like other creatures, biological machines that walk, feed, drink, and behave. And, in our case, talk, create, think, and remember.The Human Machine is a splendid and unique guide to the human body and the way it works, a user's manual covering all aspects of the body's activities, including troubleshooting and repairs. On each and every page of this book you can discover everything you need to know and understand about the body's huge range of operations. Like any manual, The Human Machine is highly organized. Check out any aspect of the body machine's workings and you will be presented with clear explanations of what the body does and exactly how it does it. Every page is filled with helpful color illustrations, engaging text, and sidebar boxes that offer a wealth of information: True or False questions to test your knowledge, Top Tips highlighting key information, Rival Products comparing humans to other organisms, as well as Design Features, Additional Data, Web Links, and more.For all those who want to "look under the hood," The Human Machine offers an innovative and accessible way to explore an incredibly complex and sophisticated piece of engineering-the human body. Young readers will have fun finding out about the body's operating and maintenance systems, and all the key components that make this miraculous machine work so well.

The Human Machine: An Owner's Guide To The Body

Oxford University Press

Winner of the Western History Association's 2009 Hal K. Rothman Award Finalist in the Western Writers of America Spur Award for the Western Nonfiction Contemporary category (2008). The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the world's most beautiful cities. Despite a population of 7 million people, it is more greensward than asphalt jungle, more open space than hardscape. A vast quilt of countryside is tucked into the folds of the metropolis, stitched from fields, farms and woodlands, mines, creeks, and wetlands. In The Country in the City, Richard Walker tells the story of how the jigsaw geography of this greenbelt has been set into place. The Bay Area's civic landscape has been fought over acre by acre, an arduous process requiring popular mobilization, political will, and hard work. Its most cherished environments―Mount Tamalpais, Napa Valley, San Francisco Bay, Point Reyes, Mount Diablo, the Pacific coast―have engendered some of the fiercest environmental battles in the country and have made the region a leader in green ideas and organizations. This book tells how the Bay Area got its green grove: from the stirrings of conservation in the time of John Muir to origins of the recreational parks and coastal preserves in the early twentieth century, from the fight to stop bay fill and control suburban growth after the Second World War to securing conservation easements and stopping toxic pollution in our times. Here, modern environmentalism first became a mass political movement in the 1960s, with the sudden blooming of the Sierra Club and Save the Bay, and it remains a global center of environmentalism to this day. Green values have been a pillar of Bay Area life and politics for more than a century. It is an environmentalism grounded in local places and personal concerns, close to the heart of the city. Yet this vision of what a city should be has always been informed by liberal, even utopian, ideas of nature, planning, government, and democracy. In the end, green is one of the primary colors in the flag of the Left Coast, where green enthusiasms, like open space, are built into the fabric of urban life. Written in a lively and accessible style, The Country in the City will be of interest to general readers and environmental activists. At the same time, it speaks to fundamental debates in environmental history, urban planning, and geography.

The Country in the City: The Greening of the San Francisco Bay Area (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

Business & Money

Economics

University of Washington Press

Using a case-based approach, Mosby's Paramedic Refresher and Review: A Case Studies Approach, 2nd Edition, offers the most realistic view of prehospital emergency care. This unique text is the only case-based text available covering all of the information needed for paramedic refresher and certification preparation and review. In a concise, user-friendly format, the text features basic concepts of patient assessment and treatment, incorporating anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology in the context of actual patient encounters. Each chapter presents several real-life emergency scenarios. Questions and answers follow for immediate feedback.
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<li>Unique! The only case-based text on the market today for paramedics who are recertifying or taking the National Registry exam for the first time.</li>
<li>The case-based approach uses actual patient encounters for realistic learning and increased retention to make information more easily applicable in the field.</li>
<li>The text relates anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to patient signs and symptoms to promote understanding at the most basic levels, which means a more thorough grasp of the topic and better performance in the field.</li>
<li>Content overviews! Each chapter provides a brief summary of the subject matter and integrates the content into patient scenarios to maximize comprehension.</li>
<li>Each case includes the final diagnosis and outcomes based on actual patient situations.</li>
<li>Questions, Answers, and Outcomes in each chapter encourage critical thinking skills and help the reader appreciate the consequences of decisions.</li>A concise, one-column design provides a user-friendly format.</ul>
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<li>Two new chapters - Scene Management and Weapons of Mass Destruction.</li>
<li>Updated throughout to reflect the most current research, updated pharmacologic interventions, and new treatment standards.</li>
<li>Chapters have been organized in the order of the National Standard Curriculum (NSC).</li>
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Mosby's Paramedic Refresher and Review: A Case Studies Approach

Alice Dalton

Allied Health Professions

Mosby/JEMS

Still-water Angling (Pan anglers' library)

Macmillan

Modern Fly Dressings

Ernest Benn Ltd.

"Philip's Guide to the Human Body" covers anatomy and physiology, functions of organs and systems, and disease and treatment. The book divides into two main sections. The first forms an illustrated handbook to the anatomy and physiology of the human body. The full-color anatomical drawings are of superb quality, and show everything from the bones and muscles to the structure of the important organs, such as the liver. The artworks are clear and instructive with detailed annotations and captions. Informative and accessible text explains all details of the artworks and the functioning of the various organs and systems. It also points to the diseases that may affect these organs. The second part of the book provides articles, arranged alphabetically, covering diseases, treatments, medicines, and a wide range of medical terms to form a concise medical encyclopedia for both instant reference and for study.All the terms are explained in clear, straightforward language. Useful illustrations, charts and diagrams complement the text, which is fully cross-referenced. There is a large and established market for books on the human body, with purchasers ranging from students working on school projects to those studying nursing, with a large degree of interest from general readers. "Philip's Guide to the Human Body" is aimed at readers from 14 to adult.

Philip's Guide to the Human Body

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Reference

PHILIP\'S

A fun, yet informative series that offers a chance to delve deep into a wide range of fascinating subjects from nature, history, and science. Full-color, fun, and crammed with facts, DK's Secret Worlds take a fresh look at familiar subjects with brilliant results! Kids age 9 and up can delve into a wide range of subjects from nature to history to science for researching school projects, sating a curious appetite, or just for the love of reading. Tried-and-tested Web sites and a mega-reference section are just two of the innovative features that will keep kids and parents coming back for more. Priced to collect, these dramatically designed books are a valuable addition to any child's bookshelf.

Brain

Bt Bound

Making Life (Under the Microscope)

Each title in the Under the Microscope serie s offers a comprehensive and up-to-date approach to a partic ular part of the human body. This book takes an in-depth loo k at the human reproductive process. '

Franklin Watts

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