Books with author James Carter

Organ transplantation is one of the major medical triumphs of the last fifty years. Today, surgeons routinely remove dying livers, kidneys, lungs, and heart and replace with healthy donated ones. Yet the triumph is not without its tragedies. Shortages of healthy organs, rejection of transplanted organs, and debilitating drugs have hampered progress. For these and other reasons, the future of organ transplants looks to animal, artificial, and genetically engineered solutions.

The Nile tells the story of one of the world's most remarkable rivers. From its source in Equatorial Africa to the Mediterranean Sea four thousand miles away, the ancient Egyptians once revered the Nile as a god because of its life-giving water. Recently however, dams, canals, and pollutants have altered the river creating many problems that scientists and environmentalists are working to resolve.

The Ganges tells the story of one of the world's most remarkable rivers. From its pristine source high in the Himalayan Mountains, the Ganges cuts across the Indian subcontinent to its destination at the Bay of Bengal providing water to 400 million Indians. Besides the use of water for drinking and agriculture, Hindus have bathed in its waters that have been revered as a source for spiritual cleansing for thousands of years. Recently however, pollutants in the forms of cremated bodies, human sewage, and chemical effluents from factories have severely poisoned the river creating an extremely troublesome problem for all along living along its banks.

Excerpt from Curious Homes and Their TenantsA novel feature in the present volume is the number of engravings it contains which are unnoticed in the letterpress. The purpose of their introduction is not alone to render the book more attractive, but, if possible, to extend its use beyond its text. The inten tion is that these additional drawings, the subject of each of which has been carefully selected on account of some special feature of interest it possesses, shall be instrumental in introducing the pupil into new and delightful fields of research. It is suggested, as an exercise of considerable value and utility, that the young student shall be required to embody the results of his investigations in written or oral accounts of the subjects illustrated, giving in every case special atten tion to details rather than generalizations, and to the habits and manner of life of the creature described rather than the place it occupies in the more or less artificial systems of naturalists.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Electric guitars have made a massive contribution to music over the last century. It’s hard to imagine today’s music without them! But how were they invented, who were (and are) the greatest guitarists and what makes this amazing instrument so versatile and exciting? Read this book to find out!• Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.• Text type: An information book• Curriculum links: History