Product Description: Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger's, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests...read more

Taking a close-up look at the complexities of evolution, the author of Virus X and The Forgotten Plague explores the role of interaction among species in promoting the diversity of life, examining key examples of symbiosis and demonstrating that huge leaps in evolution have arisen from the blending of life forms. (view table of contents)

Recalls the effects of tuberculosis, which killed more that one billion people worldwide, examines its temporary decline and recent resurgence, and discusses the threat of a new epidemic

Step-by-step photographs and instructions demonstrate the skills required of the young female gymnast for the execution of floor exercises and movements on the balance beam, horse, and uneven parallel bars

Product Description: Hyena is a collection of autobiographical stories by Jude Angelini, the well known host of hit radio show "The All Out Show". Each chapter reads as it's own story, but they are best taken collectively as Angelini takes the reader on his journey of heartbreak, depravity, and hilarity, deftly moving between his adult life and his childhood growing up in a factory town outside of Detroit...read more

Presents the historical backgrounds of and training requirements for the four international jumping events--the high jump, the pole vault, the triple jump, and the long jump

Product Description: Book by Sweet, William

An illustrated approach to mastering the four basic swimming strokes, with professional pointers on breathing, form and training

Product Description: Set in Anglesey, this crime novel features Detective Inspector Sandy Woodings who is on the trail of a nationwide drugs ring. It portrays the explosive tension and deep-rooted passions of a rural community under violent pressure.

An account of humankind against microbe investigates the nature of plague viruses from diverse parts of the world and their implications, and presents a new theory about the origins of these deadly diseases

A meticulously researched account of humankind against microbe investigates the nature of plague viruses from diverse parts of the world and their implications, and presents a radical new theory about the origins of these deadly diseases. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. (view table of contents)

Product Description: AIDS, Ebola, "mad cow disease," "flesh-eating" viruses...Today's newspapers are full of articles about new plagues & viruses. Where do these new viruses come from? Why do new plagues arise? Could there be - will there be - a lethal & incurable Virus X that spreads as easily as the common cold? The author, a renowned authority on diseases, presents a radical theory about the origin of deadly microbes in a book that takes us into the "hot zones" of today's most dangerous viral outbreaks, then into the research labs & hospitals where doctors & scientists are risking their lives trying to control them...read more