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Fully revised for its third edition, the Oxford Handbook of
Expedition and Wilderness Medicine continues to be the essential
resource for all expedition medics and well-informed travellers, as
well as nurses, paramedics, medical students, and other expedition
members travelling in remote, wilderness areas of the world. Now
containing more guidance about caving medicine, the third edition
includes revised and additional illustrations and essential maps of
the spread of diseases. Clear and concise, readers can rely on this
handbook to provide the key knowledge and practical advice they
need. It enables efficient preparation and planning before the
journey, advises on camp logistics, risk management, and medical
problems during the expedition, as well as highlighting rare but
important risks to those visiting remote areas. Focusing on
preventative measures, it also contains chapters dealing with
crisis management, emergency care, and evacuation from challenging
environments, with guidance about the obligations of a clinician
joining an expedition, ethical approaches to such work, and
medicine in various extreme environments. This edition will give
you the confidence and skills you need to travel to any extreme or
remote environment. Incorporating the combined knowledge and
experience of a team of experienced clinicians and expeditioners,
this is a practical, easy-to-use guide to all aspects of expedition
and wilderness medicine.
STRATA celebrates modernist design in multiple ways. Its vast use
of glass blurs the inside with the outside. Its deep overhanging
eaves intersecting with each other at various angles recalls the
best work of Wright. Its expansive glass calls to mind Neutra’s
work and his insistence on architectural transparency. The
house’s imaginative interiors bespeak comfort and solace needed
for days spent in the unforgiving Arizona sun. Its construction
required extensive work on the site before the first slab was
poured, a testament to the talent of the construction team.
Whenever and wherever possible, native stone and wood were used to
give the house a sense of authenticity. The sliding glass doors
located at multiple points allow the owners to have delightful
dinner parties just as the sun is setting and the dry air is
cooling – neither indoors nor outdoors, but a vivid combination
of the two.
"The Transformation of Urban Liberalism" re-evaluates the dramatic
and turbulent political decade following the 'Third Reform Act',
and questions whether the Liberal Party's political heartlands -
the urban boroughs - really were in decline. In contrast to some
recent studies, it does not see electoral reform, the Irish Home
Rule crisis and the challenge of socialism as representing a
fundamental threat to the integrity of the party. Instead this book
illustrates, using parallel case studies, how the party gradually
began to transform into a social democratic organisation through a
re-evaluation of its role and policy direction. This process was
not one directed from the centre - despite the important
personalities of Gladstone and Rosebery - but rather one heavily
influenced by 'grass roots politics'. Consequently, it suggests
that late Victorian politics was more democratic and open than
sometimes thought, with leading urban politicians forced to respond
to the demands of party activists. Changes in the structure of
urban rule produced new policy outcomes and brought new
collectivist forms of New Liberalism onto the political agenda.
Thus, it is argued that without the political transformations of
the decade 1885-1895, the radical liberal governments of the
Edwardian era would not have been possible.
"The Transformation of Urban Liberalism" re-evaluates the dramatic
and turbulent political decade following the 'Third Reform Act',
and questions whether the Liberal Party's political heartlands -
the urban boroughs - really were in decline. In contrast to some
recent studies, it does not see electoral reform, the Irish Home
Rule crisis and the challenge of socialism as representing a
fundamental threat to the integrity of the party. Instead this book
illustrates, using parallel case studies, how the party gradually
began to transform into a social democratic organisation through a
re-evaluation of its role and policy direction. This process was
not one directed from the centre - despite the important
personalities of Gladstone and Rosebery - but rather one heavily
influenced by 'grass roots politics'. Consequently, it suggests
that late Victorian politics was more democratic and open than
sometimes thought, with leading urban politicians forced to respond
to the demands of party activists. Changes in the structure of
urban rule produced new policy outcomes and brought new
collectivist forms of New Liberalism onto the political agenda.
Thus, it is argued that without the political transformations of
the decade 1885-1895, the radical liberal governments of the
Edwardian era would not have been possible.
This study examines how nineteenth-century industrial Lancashire
became a leading national and international art centre. By the end
of the century almost every major town possessed an art gallery,
while Lancashire art schools and artists were recognised at home
and abroad. The book documents the remarkable rise of visual art
across the county, along with the rise of the commercial and
professional classes who supported it. It examines how Lancashire
looked to great civilisations of the past for inspiration while
also embracing new industrial technologies and distinctively modern
art movements. This volume will be essential reading for all those
with an interest in the new industrial society of the nineteenth
century, from art lovers and collectors to urban and social
historians. -- .
WHAT's the connection between the number 13 and Jack the Ripper?
Why is the number 23 of note in the assassination of Julius Caesar?
And what is so puzzling about the number 340 in the chilling case
of the Zodiac Killer? The answers to all these questions and many
more are revealed in this unique, number crunching history of the
ultimate crime. Packed with 100 entries ranging from 1 to 1
billion, Murder by Numbers tells the story of murder in an entirely
new way - through the key digits involved. Discover why the length
of a bath was critical to convicting a killer, how the weight of a
trunk helped police crack a case and why a fake house number was
central to a seemingly unfathomable murder mystery. Full of
astonishing figures, from fatal doses of poison to grizzly death
tolls, this gripping armchair guide also covers scores of famous
cases such as the Black Dahlia, Acid Bath Murderer and Yorkshire
Ripper. Featuring murders involving Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde,
Neville Heath, Lord Lucan, Ted Bundy, Harold Shipman and even Adolf
Hitler, this is a must for true crime addicts, history buffs or
anyone who has ever longed to solve a classic 'whodunit'.
What is the connection between the number 13 and Jack the Ripper?
Why was the number 18 crucial in catching Acid Bath murderer John
George Haigh? And what is so puzzling about the number 340 in the
chilling case of the Zodiac killer? The answers to all these
questions and many more are revealed in a unique, number-crunching
history of the ultimate crime. James Moore's Murder by Numbers
tells the story of murder through the centuries in an entirely new
way ... through the key digits involved. Each entry starts with a
number and leads into a different aspect of murder, be it a
fascinating angle to a case or revealing insights into murder
methods, punishments and, of course, the chilling figures behind
the most notorious killers from our past. From the grizzly death
toll of the world's worst serial killer to your own odds of being
murdered, this guide will appeal to the connoisseur of true crime
and the casual reader alike.
James Moore Swank (1832 1914) was a US expert on iron and steel,
and wrote widely about the industry. In 1873 he became secretary of
the American Iron and Steel Association. This second edition (1892)
of his influential book on iron manufacture was significantly
expanded compared to the 1884 original, with 132 more pages, 15
extra chapters, and revisions throughout the text. Swank aimed to
move away from the highly technical approach and European focus
that had dominated previous works. Instead, he would emphasise
names, dates, facts and results, and give special attention to the
growth of the industry in the United States while providing an
international context. He includes every country and US state that
produced iron. The book is organised chronologically, and provides
a fascinating account of the manufacture of iron from the ancient
Egyptian period through early modern Britain to late
nineteenth-century America.
The Streetwise Investor is no ordinary personal finance guide. It
fills the reader with the confidence to make sensible, profitable
investment decisions based on common sense. It helps investors
understand the problems theya re facing and deal with them, and
gives them the guidance they need to earn better returns without
risking it all.
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John Fincher (Hardcover)
John Fincher; Photographs by James Moore; Text written by William Peterson, Mira Pajes Merriman
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John Fincher's paintings of towering poplars, pine limbs set
against crystalline skies, richly hued desert hillsides and cropped
prickly pears unravel the manifold cultural meanings inscribed
within representations of the mythic American West. This is the
first comprehensive volume dedicated to Fincher's 40-year career.
During the Second World War, an American behavioural psychologist
working with pigeons discovered that the birds could be trained to
recognise an object and to peck at an image of it; when loaded into
the nose-cone of a missile, these pecks could be translated into
adjustments to the guidance fins, steering the projectile to its
target. Pigeon-Guided Missiles reveals this and other fascinating
tales of daring plans from history destined to change the world we
live in, yet which ended in failure, or even disaster. Some became
the victims of the eccentric figures behind them, others succumbed
to financial and political misfortune, and a few were just too far
ahead of their time. Discover why the great groundnut scheme cost
British taxpayers GBP49 million, why the bid to build Minerva, a
whole new country in the Pacific Ocean, sank, and why the first
Channel Tunnel (started in 1881, over a century before the one we
know today) hit a dead end.
In the Tudor age the murder rate was five times higher than it is
today. Now, in this unique true crime guide, the Tudor Murder Files
reveals just how bloody and brutal this fascinating era really was.
From the dark days of Henry VIII to the turbulent times of
Shakespeare, James Moore's new book is the first to chart the
period's most gripping murder cases in all their grizzly detail.
Featuring tales of domestic slaughter, sexual intrigue and cunning
assassinations, as well as murder mysteries worthy of Agatha
Christie, the book vividly brings to life the violent crime wave
that gripped the 16th century both at home and abroad. Enter a
world in which stabbings were rife, guns were used to kill victims
for the first time and in which culprits frequently escaped
justice. The book also reveals just how severe some of the
penalties could be, with gruesome punishments for those who dared
to commit the gravest of crimes. Discover how one murderer was
gruesomely 'pressed to death', another boiled alive for poisoning
his victims.
Written and edited by leading experts on equine digestive diseases,
The Equine Acute Abdomen, Third Editionis the preeminent text on
diagnosing and treating acute abdominal diseases in horses,
donkeys, and mules. * The definitive guide to acute abdominal
disorders in equine patients, fully updated and revised to reflect
the latest developments in the field * Lavishly illustrated with
more than 450 color illustrations, photographs, line drawings, and
figures * A companion website features video clips and images from
the book available for download * Provides an invaluable resource
to equine surgery and internal medicine specialists, researchers,
practitioners, and students who deal with colic
Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of
the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the
culmination of his life's work. This Penguin Classics edition is
edited with an introduction by James Moore and Adrian Desmond. In
The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human
evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'.
He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with
trepidation did he finally publish The Descent of Man in 1871. The
book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one
family, diversified by 'sexual selection' - Darwin's provocative
theory that female choice among competing males leads to diverging
racial characteristics. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten
most significant books' ever written, Darwin's Descent of Man
continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us
uniquely human. In their introduction, James Moore and Adrian
Desmond, acclaimed biographers of Charles Darwin, call for a
radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on
race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. The text is the
second and definitive edition and this volume also contains
suggestions for further reading, a chronology and biographical
sketches of prominent individuals mentioned. Charles Darwin
(1809-82), a Victorian scientist and naturalist, has become one of
the most famous figures of science to date. The advent of On the
Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859 challenged
and contradicted all contemporary biological and religious beliefs.
If you enjoyed The Descent of Man, you might like Darwin's On the
Origin of Species, also available in Penguin Classics.
A collection of essays dealing with the history of the Scottish
Enlightenment, its connection with the European Enlightenment in
general, such major figures as Francis Hutcheson, Thomas Reid, and
David Hume, and the making of theScottish identity. A collection of
ten specially commissioned essays addressing five themes central to
any study of the Scottish Enlightenment: one, the place [both
physical and cognitive] of science and medicine in the Scottish
Enlightenment; two,the institutionalization of enlightenment in the
universities; three, the cultivation of the different branches of
"the science of man" in the Scottish Enlightenment; four, the
national and international contexts of enlightenmentthought in
Scotland; and five, the historiography of the Scottish
Enlightenment. Taking up these themes, the editor and contributors
explore facets of enlightened culture in Scotland which have not
been given their due in the literature, and reassess current
interpretations of various aspects of the Scottish Enlightenment
specifically and its relation to the European Enlightenment in
general. Special emphasis is given to such major Scottish
thinkersas Francis Hutcheson, George Campbell, Thomas Reid, and
David Hume.
This new study examines how nineteenth-century industrial
Lancashire became a leading national and international art centre.
By the end of the century almost every major town possessed an art
gallery, while Lancashire art schools and artists were recognised
at home and abroad. The book documents the remarkable rise of
visual art across the county, along with the rise of the commercial
and professional classes who supported it. It examines how
Lancashire looked to great civilisations of the past for
inspiration while also embracing new industrial technologies and
distinctively modern art movements. This volume will be essential
reading for all those with an interest in the new industrial
society of the nineteenth century, from art lovers and collectors
to urban and social historians. -- .
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