What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? Answering these questions and many more, this book will become an essential traveling companion for amateur astronomers heading abroad. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the constellations in the southern hemisphere skies, and the stars within them. Clear instructions guide the user on how to gauge sizes and distances, and move easily between constellations. This new edition has been updated with additional mythology information, and a list of the planet positions up to 2016. Of value to all ages, this book introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed to use this practical guide: apart from normal sight and clear skies. Beautifully illustrated, this is an ideal introduction to unfamiliar stars that will have astronomers of all levels gazing at the skies with ease.

Introduces the patterns of the night sky with simplified maps to guide beginners in locating the constellations and the stars within them, and includes ancient myths and legends related to the stars. (view table of contents)

Product Description: One of the most intriguing questions in the humanities revolves around the basis for our enjoyment of music, painting, and the other arts. This book helps to clarify this issue by exposing the biological components pertinent to the enjoyment of the arts...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Qué estrella es aquélla? Dónde está la Osa Mayor? Es fácil responder a estas preguntas después de leer Un paseo por las estrellas, una bella guia del cielo nocturno. Sus mapas, de sencilla interpretación, nos bastan para encontrar a simple vista las constelaciones y los caminos de una a otra...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Focusing on the tough moral decisions presented by modern medicine, an analysis of medical ethics today discusses abortion, suicide, euthanasia, and human experimentation, among other topics. By the author of The Right to Die.