Presents effective, simple directions for training the family dog and offers advice on selecting the right dog to suit one's lifestyle, grooming, medical care, and diet and nutrition

Offers a historical look at the cat's unique hold on the human imagination and cites its place in religion, folklore, and literature while noting some of the stranger beliefs and superstitions about cats.

Product Description: This is a double purpose book, for utility (the addresses of your friends) and for inspiration and challenging thought (a book of quotations). How did it happen? Margaret Morse Nice (1883-1974), the distinguished bird-watcher, when commencing to write her autobiography (Research Is a Passion With Me), felt it would be a good idea to begin each chapter with an apt quotation...read more

Product Description: A novel of intrigue in the Gilded Age in which money, sex and female intelligence are brought into play in fin-de-siecle New York.

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Product Description: Ace edition cover art Luis Reyes

Product Description: This book is an introduction to the barnacle goose, describing its characteristics, populations and distribution. It outlines the year of the barnacle goose as it migrates long distances between its breeding and wintering areas, using staging posts on the way.

Product Description: Fantasy novel set in a medieval era.

Updated to include the most recent available economic data and a whole chapter on using the Internet, this classic guide includes information on everything from what national statistics investors should watch to how they can learn to forecast realistic returns. Original. (view table of contents)

Much is new in Family Medicine since the last edition of our textbook. For example, not only is the therapy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) much different than a few years ago; the epidemiol­ ogy of the disease has also changed and more than half of the family physicians in a rural state such as Oregon have already managed patients with HIV disease or AIDS. 1 There are new immunization recommendations for children and new antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections. Computers are bringing medical informatics and on-line consultation into office practice. Medicare physician payment reform is underway and the reality of rationing medical care has been recognized. There has been a recent increase in student interest in a family practice career,2 coincidental with a Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) recommendation that at least 50 percent of all residency graduates 3 should enter practice as generalists. Also there is increasing awareness of the need for a 4 Center for Family Practice and Primary Care at the National Institutes of Health. This all-new fourth edition is intended to present the scientific and practical basis of family medicine with special attention to what's new in family medicine. The emphasis is on how the physician provides continuing and comprehensive care for persons of all ages, with clinical content selected from the perspective offamily physicians. The format ofthe book, like the practice of family medicine, continues to change.

Product Description: The abundant selections in this anthology of medieval philosophical readings helps the reader put philosophical inquiry into context and features some of the best translations available today. KEY TOPICS: The readings in this anthology represent the towering medieval thinkers-Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and William of Ockham-discussing a variety of topics, including questions on the nature of universals, the nature and essence of God, the relationship of God to time and creation, and the ability of humans to know God and creation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Designed to be used chairside in the dental office, this quick, concise resource assists in the rapid identification of drugs that patients may be taking as they present in the dental office. The revised reprint of the sixth edition contains an insert at the back of the book ―New Drug Updates 2003 ― that includes monographs of the new drugs that have received FDA approval since the publication of Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 6th Edition. These monographs follow the same format as those in the main part of the book. They are arranged in alphabetical order by generic name, and trade names are given for all medications in common use. Each monograph contains the same subsections as those listed and described in the main part of the book.Highlights oral side effects with dental alert icons.Designates interactions of concern to dentistry with drug interaction icons.Indicates common brand names for generic drugs sold only in Canada with Maple leaf icons.Provides information on the top 200 prescription drugs in the United States.Includes complete and consistent monographs of more than 2000 commonly used drug products.Focuses on drug interactions of clinical interest.Offers updates of new drugs, as approved, on Mosby's web site: www.mosby.com/dentalIncludes 11 useful appendixes.Provides a therapeutic/pharmacologic index.Includes the recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial endocarditis as detailed by the American Heart Association.Covers the recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of prosthetic joint infection.Each drug profiled includes:generic name of the drug, presented alphabetically with pronunciationcommon brand names for the generic drug as sold in the U.S. and Canada, with designations for drugs sold only in Canada (Maple leaf icon)drug class, to facilitate drug identificationcontrolled substances schedule as appropriate for the U.S. and Canadaaction, providing a brief description of the mechanism of action of the druguses or indications for the drug, including those approved by the FDA. Unapproved uses are identified as appropriate for selected drugsdoses and routes of administration, to assist in assessing the dose in relationship to the seriousness of the patient's disease and for predicting potential side effects and drug interactionsside effects/adverse reactions grouped according to body systems. Common side effects are listed in italics; life-threatening reactions are in boldface, italic type. Information regarding oral manifestations of side effects is listed separately.contraindications in which the medication should absolutely not be given or when risk/benefit criteria must be establishedprecautions to be considered when prescribing and using the drug, along with identification of pregnancy categoriespharmacokinetics, briefly described for each drugdrug interactions of concern to dentistry, helping you exercise clinical judgment regarding both beneficial and harmful interactionsdental considerations, including general information, suggestions for medical consultations, and recommendations for the patient/family in preventing dental complicationsA 16-page, New Drug Updates 2003 insert includes monographs of drugs that have received recent FDA approval.Coverage includes more than 40 new Federally approved drugs through 2002.All new and existing drug monographs have been reviewed for accuracy and currency on usage and dosage information.Additional alternative therapies help those who encounter patients taking an increasing number of complementary and alternative medicines.Two NEW appendixes have been added: Drugs affecting CYP450 enzymes and Sample prescriptions.A companion CD-ROM contains 30 full-color pathologic conditions that may result from drugs patients are taking, as well as 115 customizable patient education sheets that provide patients with invaluable drug information and specific instructions in both English and Spanish.

Product Description: A great book for someone who is just getting basic info into showing this beautiful breed. A must have.

Product Description: "Dr. Mary Burch's Volunteering With Your Pet is a necessary manual for anyone who wishes to join the growing number of volunteers who are bringing comfort and well-being into therapy settings by supplementing conventional medicine with the healing potential of contact with animals...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Teaches pet owners how to better understand their pets' needs and respond to them properly and offers solutions to common problems, such as animal aggressiveness, refusal to use the litter box, and separation anxiety. Reprint.

Product Description: The definitive guide on professional Viennese pastry production ever written in the English language. Many of the secrets and traditional recipes revealed in this book have never before been translated or published. Berl imparts an understanding of how each delectable Viennese pastry can be successfully executed--placing this hallowed old craft with the reach of every professional and avid home pastry chef today...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. These latest books will bring our series up to fifty-five titles and, like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy, happy pet...read more

Describes how to locate and install a decorative artificial pond in a garden, and provides advice on stocking and maintaining the pond (view table of contents)