Книга "Аллигаторы и крокодилы" дает красочное описание наиболее известных сохранившихся со времен динозавров животных. У аллигаторов, кайманов, крокодилов и гариалов одни древние предки, обитавшие 200 млн. лет назад в период расцвета жизни рептилий. Сегодня насчитывается много разновидностей крокодилов, область распространения которых во всем мире - тропические и субтропические зоны. Этих животных легко узнать по их длинной морде, мощным челюстям и грубой коже.

In the book it is told about building values of power, monuments and seats, more посящаемых by travellers

There are wacky, one-of-a-kind treasures lurking among the Gaps and Burger Kings alongside our highways and byways, and The New Roadside America hightlights them all--covering every interest and organized for easy reference. 250 photographs; line drawings.

A new addition to Lonely Planet's regional guides series, The Southwest offers down-to-earth travel information for a wide variety of travel styles and budgets, first-hand insider tips from travelers who've "been there and done it," in-depth information on regional foods, music, literature, indigenous cultures, and more. Photos, many in color.

In this important study, Abu-Lughod presents a groundbreaking reinterpretation of global economic evolution, arguing that the modern world economy had its roots not in the sixteenth century, as is widely supposed, but in the thirteenth century economy--a system far different from the European world system which emerged from it. Using the city as the working unit of analysis, Before European Hegemony provides a new paradigm for understanding the evolution of world systems by tracing the rise of a system that, at its peak in the opening decades of the 14th century, involved a vast region stretching between northwest Europe and China. Writing in a clear and lively style, Abu-Lughod explores the reasons for the eventual decay of this system and the rise of European hegemony.

Originally published by Oxford in 1998, Psycho-Oncology was the first comprehensive text in the field and remains the gold standard today. The second edition reflects the explosion of information and major advances in psychological, psychiatric, and social aspects of cancer treatment and research since the book's inception. Spearheaded by Dr. Jimmie Holland, who is widely recognized as the founder of the field of psycho-oncology, the book's editors are a veritable who's who of psycho-oncology, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature and global reach of this growing field. Some of the highlights of the revision include new or expanded coverage of topics including cognitive dysfunction caused by chemotherapy, major 'somatopsychic' symptoms caused by proinflammatory cytokines, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from around the world, survivorship issues, psychotherapeutic interventions, and psychopharmacologic interventions.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, blue-green bacteria or cyanophyta, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. They are a significant component of the marine nitrogen cycle and an important primary producer in many areas of the ocean, but are also found in habitats other than the marine environment; in particular, cyanobacteria are known to occur in both freshwater and hypersaline inland lakes. They are found in almost every conceivable environment, from oceans to fresh water to bare rock to soil. Cyanobacteria are the only group of organisms that are able to reduce nitrogen and carbon in aerobic conditions, a fact that may be responsible for their evolutionary and ecological success. Certain cyanobacteria also produce cyanotoxins. This new book presents a broad variety of international research on this important organism.

Global warming is accelerating faster than the ability for natural repair, and environmental stresses are damaging ecosystems, all affecting physical and biological systems on Earth. A new Nasa-led study shows that human activity has caused climate changes resulting in permafrost thawing, acid rain, and lower productivity in lakes as well as increased emissions of greenhouse gases, including CO2, N20, CH4, CF3, and CFC. Marine plants play a vital role in maintaining the balance of marine environments, while serving as a source of food for humankind and important chemical compounds. Microalgae and seaweed have enormous potential for reducing global warming and climate change. During photosynthesis algae grow, draw CO2 from the atmosphere, release oxygen, and produce solar biofuel. Experts in the life of marine plant ecosystems in globally changing environments contributed chapters to this book. The target readers are phycologists, ecologists, atmospheric scholars, conservationists, environmentalists, and ecologically aware laymen.

Сolette Peters's one-of-a-kind wedding cakes -- for which she charges hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars -- have made her America's most sought-after culinary artist. Now, with this dazzling cookbook, brides-and-grooms-to-be can bake their own Colette's wedding cake -- or commission a professional baker to follow one of Colette's designs.
Illustrated throughout with eye-popping color photographs, step-by-step drawings, and templates, Colette's Wedding Cakes showcases more than thirty of the author's most amazing wedding creations, organized by season -- a love-in-bloom cake, an Edwardian cake, a chocolate fantasia cake, an art deco cake, a coral reef cake, and many others.

Хорошо иллюстрированный подробный путеводитель по московской подземке.
Чем же стало московское метро за время существования, что собой представляет, откуда пошло, как росло и развивалось, как устроено, как выглядит на фоне других метрополитенов мира, как им правильно пользоваться и чем стоит любоваться?
Мы постарались ответить в путеводителе на часть этих вопросов. Хотя можно уверенно сказать, что задача заведомо невыполнима. За время создания и издания этой книги метро наверняка изменится - где-то подрастет, в чем-то усовершенствуется, что-то приобретет, от чего-то откажется.

Книга посвящена великому русскому живописцу Исааку Левитану. Вы увидите большое количество репродукций и узнаете не только биографию художника, но и историю создания картин.

Иллюстрированная энциклопедия "Боевые корабли мира" представляет собой издание, в котором отражена история создания и развития всех типов военных судов разных стран со времен возникновения до ХХ века. Книга самым тщательным образом иллюстрирована огромным количеством цветных рисунков описываемых кораблей. В приложении даны технические схемы, представляющие главные классы военных судов и содержащие подробную информацию о расположении и количестве вооружения и других особенностей, а также таблицы с характеристиками и техническими данными для упоминающихся в книге кораблей.

Виктор Михайлович Васнецов (1848-1926) - основоположник особого «русского стиля» внутри общеевропейского символизма и модерна. Художник прославился своими жаровыми, лирическими и монументально-эпическими полотнами на темы русской истории, народных былин и сказок. Выступал также как театральный художник и живописец-монументалист.

Preparing for the Neurology Boards, recertification, or the AAN Residency In-Service Training Exam (RITE) can be daunting years of study, training, and volumes of material to be processed, organized and distilled for ready recall when the moment arrives. It may seem impossible to retain so much information. However, the completely revised and expanded Second Edition of this unique, easy-to-use bestselling review guide gives you all the tools you need to tie it all together no additional texts needed.

Unlike many other diagnostic procedures, EEG, now over 80 years old, and epilepsy monitoring, now over 40 years old, have demonstrated their usefulness and stood the test of time. Although the benefits of these diagnostic procedures are clear, monitoring is currently not available to the majority of patients in need. One of the factors limiting broader implementation is the lack of practitioners with special expertise.
Epilepsy and Intensive Care Monitoring was developed to address this concern. This practical volume contains detailed chapters covering all areas of clinical epilepsy monitoring. Featuring expert authors from major epilepsy centers, this seminal work reviews all current procedures and applications for monitoring adults and children with epilepsy in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and the ICU