The southwestern Cape is home to one of the world¹s richest floras. From an estimated 7000 species of true fynbos, field guide to fynbos covers over 1000 species of this flora, focusing on the most common and conspicuous wild flowers. Each species, w...

If you...re a developer with core Java SE skills, this hands-on book takes you through the language changes in Java 8 triggered by the addition of lambda expressions. You...ll learn through code examples, exercises, and fluid explanations how these a...

Written by Lane F. Donnelly, MD, recipient of the Society of Pediatric Radiology s 2009 Singleton-Taybi Award for professional lifetime dedication to medical education, Pediatric Imaging: The Fundamentals makes it remarkably simple to learn how to sa...

Now, medical students preparing for Step 2 of the USMLE have a unique study tool for the newly instituted OSCE and CSA simulated patient examinations. Working with actors posing as standardized patients, students must accurately examine, communicate...

Bilbo's Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien's epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a lo...

The Pleasures of the Damned is a selection of the best poetry from America's most iconic and imitated poet, Charles Bukowski. Celebrating the full range of the poet's extraordinary sensibility and his uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems...