Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion --as well ...

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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Written By: Jared M. Diamond

The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside.“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their ...

Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Written By: Mary Roach

New content for the August 2011 GRE Revised General Test! In August of 2011, the GRE will undergo some big changes. New sections and question types will be in place to test a student’s ability to analyze data in a new multi-stage format that allows test takers to move back and forth within a specific section of the exam. These test changes will be used to better predict a student’s ...

Manufacturer: Kaplan Publishing
Written By: Kaplan

Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine provides key clinical information about common problems in ...

Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Written By: Marc S. Sabatine MD MPH

A Clear and Effective Approach to Learning DBT Skills First developed for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, especially for those characterized by overwhelming emotions. Research shows that DBT can improve your ability to handle distress without ...

Manufacturer: New Harbinger Publications
Written By: Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, Jeffrey Brantley

Your top resource for ACT prep! The 2013 edition of Cracking the ACT has everything you need to master the ACT exam, including:    • Access to 3 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations—2 in the book and 1 online    • Specifics on what you need to know for all five sections of the ACT, including rhetorical skills for English, geometry ...

Manufacturer: Princeton Review
Written By: Princeton Review

Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." First published in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.

Manufacturer: Vintage
Written By: Albert Camus

A valuable resource for any health professional, the Maxwell Quick Medical Reference packs essential information used in everyday clinical practice. Color-coded pages group the information by topic and make it easily accessible while heavy cardstock paper and plastic spiral binding make the book durable day in and day out. Pocket size allows it to go anywhere - the wards, E.R., O.R., clinic - ...

Manufacturer: Maxwell Pub Co
Written By: Robert W. Maxwell

Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Praised by Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier as "brave and bold," this book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle ...

Manufacturer: New Press, The
Written By: Michelle Alexander

New for 2010, this book matches the lastest version of the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) that is used as a pre-entrance exam by nursing schools across the country. The proctored TEAS test, developed by Assessment Technologies, Inc. (ATI), measures basic essential skills in reading, mathematics, science, and English and language usage. With revised and updated questions throughout, this ...

Manufacturer: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Written By: Inc. Assessment Technologies