Written by a panel of experts, this book is a comprehensive instructional reference every groomer should have -- whether you are a newcomer to the dog grooming profession or a veteran -- and it's especially vital to anyone considering dog grooming as a career. Newly revised and redesigned, the book is alphabetically arranged by breed and provides complete step-by-step guidelines on how to groom 164 breeds and varieties.

Edited by William Trudell and Lorene Shyba, More Tough Crimes is the third book in the Durvile True Cases series. Like other books in the series More Tough Crimes provides a unique window into the world of criminal justice. These stories are ‘tough crimes’ because of the emotional demands put on the judges and lawyers involved. Many cases in the book are recent, but some from the past were so disturbing that even decades later, they resonate in the public consciousness.

Korean painting reveals a connectivity with nature that parallels the Korean traditional world view. Living in a dramatic landscape of rugged peaks, deep valleys and broad rivers, Koreans have long held nature in deep reverence. This respect, this yearning for nature is immediately apparent in Korean paintings, whose aesthetic is likened to an "artless art" of gently lines, generous shapes and naturalistic colors. Beauty is found in the big picture rather than the details; paintings exhibi...

Cardiology to Impress is the ultimate guidebook for medical students preparing for the clinical experience. It is written in collaboration with top teaching consultants and newly qualified doctors who are familiar with the pitfalls of clinical attachments, and understand the fears and apprehensions when students are thrown into difficult exams and the hospital setting. This pocket-size handbook specifically outlines what medical students are to expect, and what is expected of them...

Artificial intelligence will not create superintelligence anytime soon. But it is already making huge advances—revolutionizing medicine and transport, transforming jobs and markets, and reshaping the fabric of social life. At the same time, the promises of AI have been increasingly overshadowed by its perils, from automation and disinformation to powerful new forms of bias and surveillance. Reckoning with these threats to work, democracy, and justice, Redesigning AI asks what can ...

Extensive reading brings substantial benefits to language learning. Find out about the importance of extensive free reading, how to develop extensive reading materials, choosing the right graded readers for your class, exploiting class readers, developing class libraries, and setting up and running reading circles.

In early November, 22 years ago, one Lt. Gen. (ret) Sarwo Edhie peacefully passed away, following an eight-month coma caused by a stroke. The soldier from Purworejo, Central Java, was 62 years old.Many will remember Sarwo Edhie as the commander of the para-commando regiment, who played a vital role in the elimination of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), following the September 30, 1965 tragedy. He was the one who mobilized the army's special forces around Java and Bali, to capt...

The Victorian era witnessed a surge of interest in discovering and exploring the most ‘unknown’ regions of the world. Legendary names like Livingstone, Burton, Stanley, Kingsley, Franklin, Scott and Shackleton conjure in the mind of the modern reader a bygone age of limitless adventure and exotic new worlds. From the darkest depths of Africa to the exotic climes of the Far East; from the perilous jungles of the Americas to the chilling dangers of the Polar Regions, these daring men...

Korea's largest island, Jeju forms a roughly oval shape stretching 75 kilometers from east to west and 41kilometers, at its widest, from north to south. It is located off the southernmost coast of Korea, lying between China and Japan. The four seasons are distinct, though the climate is mild. The temperature rarely falls below freezing in winter, except at the summit of Mt. Halla.Now the recipient of UNESCO designation in three categories of natural science, and a finalist in the i...

The book is divided into sections, each focusing on a different freethinker from various historical periods. It covers figures from antiquity, such as Epicurus and Socrates, who questioned traditional religious beliefs and championed rational inquiry, to more modern thinkers like Thomas Paine and Voltaire, who played key roles in the Enlightenment and the spread of secular ideas. Bradlaugh and his co-authors emphasize the importance of intellectual independence and the right to question au...

Music has played and continues to play a vital role in Korean society, providing a rich vein of material as a dynamic part of the nation's culture. Korean music's history reflects active engagement with surrounding cultures, as well as indigenous creativity and innovation.Korea is heir to one of the world's oldest repertoires of notated music. Over the past several hundred years, virtuosic instrumental genres based upon the music of shamanist rituals and agricultural ceremonies dev...

Many applicants use the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system as a first step to obtain patent protection for their inventions in a large number of countries. This practice-oriented book on the PCT the only such book available provides expert guidance on how to carry out the treaty's procedures, from filing a single international patent application to starting prosecution before a plurality of national Offices. Building from an authoritative overview of the PCT's sources and how they link...