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This is the first complete English language version of Shen Kuo's seminal Brush Talks From Dream Brook published outside of China. Highly valued by scholars for its scientific and technological coverage, this encyclopaedic book is probably the most important source text for technological advances and the organization of knowledge in China's golden age, the Song dynasty (960-1279). It is one of the texts that can be categorized as miscellaneous notes (biji), which contains short entries on all kinds of musings and observations by Chinese literati scholars. Author Shen Kuo is the most famous writer in China's scientific history. Perhaps the most famous entry contains the first mention of woodblock typeset printing in Song China, one of the era's greatest inventions comparable to the Gutenberg printing press. The significance of Brush Talks From Dream Brook been thoroughly researched by scholars such as Fu Daiwie but it has not yet gained the recognition it deserves in Western studies on

A fresh approach to teaching evolutionary principles at this level. Students are encouraged to explore and critically evaluate the wealth of evidence for our current understanding of evolution through a variety of engaging and thought-provoking activities. Beginning with theories for the origin of life, Evolution builds understanding of microevolutionary processes though modeling activities and numerous historical and current case studies. Larger scale evolutionary patterns, including adaptive radiation, convergence and extinction are explained using relevant examples from around the world. The role of humans in evolutionary processes provides the final thought-provoking chapter.

Cameron, Jacqueline and David are about to go on a journey that is truly out of this world. No one in the history of our planet has ever had the opportunity to live through what they are about to experience. You, dear friend, have the unique chance to join the three friends in this adventure! Unlike anything you have ever read before, this book may change your life in ways you never expected. Are you up for the challenge in joining us to make the world a better place? Excerpt from the book: A brilliant flash of light filled the room and in that second Cameron saw his friends also holding their crowns close to their chests. Cameron blinked his eyes and when he opened them, he was sitting with David and Jacqueline in front of a building that shimmered like gold with a tall spire reaching into a crystal blue sky. They were in a lush meadow of emerald green.

The Acari, comprising mites and ticks, form one of the largest and biologically most diverse groups of the Arachnida. They are worldwide in distribution and rival the insects in the extent to which they have successfully colonized terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Some are significant crop pests, while ticks are parasites on a wide range of vertebrate hosts. This diversity of modes of life is reflected in their morphology and life-history strategies. This book provideds a detailed introduction to the Acari, concentrating on their functional morphology, but also covering their classification and economic importance. It will serve as a text and reference for acarologists and advanced-level students taking courses in general entomology (which traditionally include acarology), invertebrate zoology, and agricultural, medical and veterinary 'entomology.'

The ideal companion for students of the life sciences. Health & Disease provides comprehensive coverage of human health, human disease and the role of modern medicine in treating and preventing health disorders. Content includes: the nature of disease, defense and immunity, infectious disease and non-infectious disease. Examples describing the use of modern technology diagnosing and treating disease are provided throughout.

Inspired by actual events in the late 1970s, Siaman’s Tale: An Amazing Bahamian Adventure, will have readers on the edge of their seats as they witness Siaman, a Siamese cat owned by the author’s wife, become the victim of a clever and brazen kidnapping while staying with his pals at the Bahamas Humane Society. Siaman’s Tale is narrated by Siaman and his best friend Bluebelle, an aging Great Dane who is the matriarch of the five family pets in the story. It’s hard to believe the many consequences that resulted from the kidnapping. This true-events adventure will take you on a breathtaking journey of the beautiful Bahama Islands, along with high speed boat chases, chartered aircraft, law enforcement dispatch, and support from strangers to strategize the rescue of Siaman.

John Reed's reportage of his days with the Mexican guerillas under Pancho Villa established him as a top journalist of his time. Here, in a collection first published by Reed himself in 1914, is captured the verve and spirit of the Mexican peon rising from ages of repression. Reed's description of the desert marches, the battles and the exploits of the tropa is among the classics of its genre. A few years later his Ten Days That Shook the World about the Russian Revolution crowned his achievement as the founder of the modern school of journalism. The preface to this edition is by Renato Leduc, a leading Mexican journalist who was a telegrapher with Villa's army at the time Reed sent his dispatches from Mexico.