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Tim Derk

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Urethral reconstructive surgery can often be complex, time consuming and demanding. Enlightening urologists in a practical manner, Urethral Reconstructive Surgery evaluates and manages complex urethral problems. Written by a panel of experts in the field, Urethral Reconstructive Surgery offers the anatomy of the urethra and the aspects of wound healing and applicable plastic surgical techniques. A practical and comprehensive review, Dr. Brandes and his contributors focus on the methods for evaluating the extent and degree of urethral stricture and the decision making process.

Duane Birnbaum, Michael Vine

If you are new to programming with Microsoft Excel VBA and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science professors, books in the "for the absolute beginner" series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. Microsoft Excel VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Third Edition provides you with the skills that you need for more practical Excel VBA programming applications and shows you how to put these skills to use in real-world scenarios. Best of all, by the time you finish the book, you will be able to apply the basic principles you've learned to the next programming language you tackle.

Karthikeyan

A handy pocket sized atlas containing information compiled by expert authors. It includes a CD ROM, and is suitable for everyone involved in medicine and health sciences from undergraduates to private practitioners, medical professionals and academics. Over the next 2 years, approximately 50 titles will be published by Anshan, covering a comprehensive range of disciplines within medicine and health sciences. The full series will develop into an outstanding resource for any medical library and each individual title will be a great value-for-money addition to a personal collection, for use as a portable reference for work or home.Also available: Mini Atlas of Pathology - ISBN 1905740409 Mini Atlas of Phacoemulsification - ISBN 1905740433

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Bob Brier, Hoyt Hobbs

Explore the daily lives of ancient Egyptians in this exciting update of one of the most successful Daily Life titles. Through reconstructions based on the hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from temple walls, readers can explore social and material existence in one of the world's oldest civilizations. Narrative chapters explore the preparation of food and drink, religious ceremonies and cosmology, work and play, the arts, military domination, and intellectual accomplishments. With information garnered from recent excavations and research, including new content on construction, pyramid building, ship building, and metallurgy, this up-to-date volume caters to the ever-evolving needs of today's readers. A timeline, an extensive "research center" bibliography, and over 20 new photos make this a must-have reference source for modern students of ancient history.

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Packed with images and information, this brand-new tour of farm machines, farm animals, and farm life will transport children right to the field and the barn as they expand their vocabulary and understanding of where their food comes from.

Sara E. Jensen, Guy R. McPherson

Fire, both inevitable and ubiquitous, plays a crucial role in North American ecosystems. But as necessary as fire is to maintaining healthy ecosystems, it threatens human lives and livelihoods in unacceptable ways. This volume explores the rich yet largely uncharted terrain at the intersection of fire policy, fire science, and fire management in order to find better ways of addressing this pressing dilemma. Written in clear language, it will help scientists, policy makers, and the general public, especially residents of fire-prone areas, better understand where we are today in regard to coping with wildfires, how we got here, and where we need to go. Drawing on abundant historical and analytic information to shed new light on current controversies, "Living with Fire" offers a dynamic new paradigm for coping with fire that recognizes its critical environmental role. The book also tells how we can rebuild the important ecological and political processes that are necessary for finding...

P. J. Denton

It's Kara's turn to host the Sleepover Squad's latest party, and she couldn't be more excited! Then her annoying brothers get wind of the event and promise to ruin the party unless Kara agrees to be their slave. Oh, no! Poor Kara is running herself ragged trying to keep up with her rotten brothers' demands without letting her pals find out. She's worried they won't want to come to her house. But when Kara's friends discover what's going on, they tell her to relax. After all, no matter what those creeps do to them, these girls know something the boys don't: Sometimes getting even is better than getting mad!