Revision Notes in Intensive Care Medicine is a key resource for candidates preparing for postgraduate intensive care examinations. Mapped to the FFICM, EDIC and FCICM syllabuses, this title ensures candidates have all the information needed to prepare for their examinations. Information is presented in concise note form and bullet points with visually memorable tools, such as tables and diagrams, making revising and retaining key facts easier. Chapters are arranged into physiologi...

Anyone planning a fishing trip to beautiful southern Colorado needs this book to locate the best fly-fishing streams. Most guidebooks focus on large, well-known drainages. Williams and McPhail identify many locations not included in other books. They also recommend appropriate flies for each stream in entries that bring out the unique character of every fishing spot.In alphabetical order, the authors describe fishing waters from the Animas River to Willow Creek. They have intention...

**A New York Times Bestseller!** Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and brand-new content, all celebrating the incredible beauty and variety of America’s national parks juxtaposed with the clueless and hilarious one-star reviews posted by visitors.Subpar Parks, both on the popular Instagram page and in this humorous, informative, and collectible book, combines two things that seem l...

Extensively illustrated with Ian McAllister's magnificent photographs, The Salmon Bears explores the delicate balance that exists between the grizzly, black and spirit bears and their natural environment, the last great wilderness along the central coast of British Columbia.Key to this relationship are the salmon that are born in the rivers each spring, who then go out to sea as juveniles and return as adults to spawn and die, completing a cycle of life th...

This book begins where basic trail guides and maps leave off. For each section of the trail, the authors describe the route in detail and recommend the best day hikes and short backpacks from each trailhead. They describe the plants and animals hikers will see, tell stories about local history, explain plate tectonics, and in a thousand other ways enrich your experience of the journey.For many people, the Pacific Crest Trail is the ultimate long-distance hiking tra...

Details of all the state and national parks. This describes them all, from the vast national parks to little-visited wilderness preserves. Facilities, hiking trails, fees, campgrounds, fishing, canoeing, history, nearby attractions, directions - everything you need. Park maps show what to find and where to find it. Filled with contact numbers and addresses. Photos throughout. The guide describes 43 different state parks of New Mexico, with contact info, how to get there, and what to see & ...

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) traces a 2,650-mile route from the California-Mexico border north to the border of Washington and Canada. While many hikers attempt a “thru-hike” every year, beginning in Campo, California and connecting their footsteps all the way to Manning Park, B.C., even more people enjoy “section hiking” – tackling the trail in bits and pieces.This guidebook serves as a road map to section hiking the Southern California portion of the PCT, beginni...

Since 1986, Jerry Schad's Afoot and Afield: San Diego County has been the premier trail guide for hikers, backpackers, and mountain bikers. It describes routes ranging from brief, family-friendly hikes to multiple-day overnight trips in remote regions of the backcountry, providing equal weight to the scenic and recreational value of each trip. Each route features at least one or more significant botanical, cultural, or geological highlight with detailed information about what make...

An alluring visual romp across North America, visiting with our much loved -- and feared -- iconic wild animal* Stunning gift book featuring 125 full-color photographs of bears* Author Steven Kazlowski is known as “the polar bear photographer”Beautiful, strong, majestic, and playful -- bears collectively capture the imagination and hearts of many humans. Bear Country showcases Kazlowski's breathtaking images of Grizzly, black, polar, and the rare spirit bear...

With this updated, deluxe edition of the bestselling, award-winning National Parks of the USA, take young explorers on a breathtaking tour of America’s great outdoors.“… a surefire way to get your kiddos excited for the journey ahead.” —The Everymom★ “… few publications could compete with this attractive packaging …” —Booklist, Starred Review*An Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K–12 (National Science Teachers A...

Discover the best of Grand Canyon National Park in this award-winning, full-color travel guidebook.Over 300 five-star reviews for previous editions.From hiking to biking to river rafting, Grand Canyon National Park is filled with adventures. But without careful planning, a trip there can be overwhelming. Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide helps you make the most of your time in the park.Whatever your interests—hiking the

A complete hiking guide to some of the most beautiful and mystical lands in America's SouthwestThis is your guide to more than 50 spectacular and sublime walks, hikes, and backpacking adventures accessing the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, contorted volcanic formations, and striated canyons. Move across the expansive Valle Grande; pierce the clouds on Wheeler Peak. Wade through a sea of wildflowers along subalpine lakes in the Pecos Wilderness. Walk with the...