Men of Achievement - INVENTORS (AN ILLUSTRATED NOVEL)Imagine getting a glipse into the minds of the GREATEST AMERICAN INVENTORS of history.This beautifully illustrated novel contains the stories of more then 20 of the Greatest American Inventors over the past century.BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, ROBERT FULTON, ELI WHITNEY, ELIAS HOWE, SAMUEL F.B. MORSE, CHARLES GOODYEAR, JOHN ERICSSON, CYRUS HALL MCCORMICK, THOMAS A. EDISON, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL and more !Get a little...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

"Inventors" by Philip Gengembre Hubert is a fascinating exploration of the minds that shaped our modern world through their groundbreaking inventions. The book delves into the lives and contributions of various inventors, highlighting their creativity, struggles, and the impact of their work on society. Hubert's engaging narrative brings to life the stories behind iconic inventions, showcasing how these innovators overcame challenges and often faced skepticism. Readers are invited to appre...

There is increasing understanding that climate change will have profound, mostly harmful effects on human health. In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognized areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases. Set in a broad international, economic, political and environmental context, this unique book expands these issues by reviving...

Georgia has played a formative role in the writing of America. Few states have produced a more impressive array of literary figures, among them Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Joel Chandler Harris, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker.This volume contains biographical and critical discussions of Georgia writers from the nineteenth century to the present as well as other information pertinent to Georgia literature. Organized in alphabetica...

La collection « Elsevier Traités » met à disposition des praticiens des ouvrages de référence sur une discipline, faisant état des avancées scientifiques validées, aussi bien pour la compréhension des pathologies que pour leur prise en charge diagnostique et thérapeutique. L'imagerie cardiovasculaire a pris une place centrale dans le diagnostic et la prise en charge des patients souffrant d'affections cardiovasculaires. L'échocardiographie dans ses différentes modalités, la médecine nucléa...

Les ouvrages de la collection sont écrits par les spécialistes du domaine pour les pédiatres hospitaliers et libéraux ainsi que pour les médecins généralistes. Précis et didactiques, ils fournissent à ces praticiens : • les éléments indispensables pour détecter et reconnaître les pathologies ; • des réponses claires à des situations cliniques précises ; • des critères d'orientation et propositions de conduites à tenir. Troubles des conduites alimentaires de l'enfant et de l'adolescent abor...

Building with precast concrete elements is one of the most innovative forms of construction. This book serves as an introduction to this topic, including examples, and thus supplies all the information necessary for conceptual and detailed design.

This book, dealing with our great inventors, their origins, hopes, aims, principles, disappointments, trials, and triumphs, their daily life and personal character, presents just enough concerning their inventions to make the story intelligible. The history is often a painful one. When poor Goodyear, the inventor of vulcanized rubber, was one day asked what he wanted to make of his boys, he is said to have replied: "Make them anything but inventors; mankind has nothing but cuffs and kicks ...

Tödlicher Knoblauch - 28 skurrile Kürzestgeschichten von: Sabine Frambach, Esther Geißlinger, Frank G. Gerigk, Hubert Hug, Volker Ladenthin, Thomas Le Blanc, Jacqueline Montemurri, Monika Niehaus, Ellen Norton, Bianca M. Riescher, Alexander Röder, Andrea Schneider, Friedhelm Schneidewind, Ansgar Schwarzkopf, Robert Schweizer, Kim Skott, Anja Stürzer, Marion Uhlmann, Martin Wambsganß, Peter Wayand und Simone Weber gelesen von: Jan Abraham, Dorothea Anzinger, Reimund Becker, Mario Fernando B...

BBC adaptations of the 19th-century humourist’s best-loved tales, plus Judith French’s sly comedy based on Jerome’s experiences as a would-be actorJerome K Jerome is best known for his comedy classic Three Men in a Boat and its sequel Three Men on the Bummel. Both hilarious tales are included here, alongside two spooky short stories, extracts from Jerome’s humorous essays and theatrical memoir, and a comic drama about his acting career.