The Spartans were the finest fighters of the ancient world. Their bravery & skill helped preserve Western Civilisation in the face of a massive invasion from the east. Concepts they developed, like the boot camp/military service & frontal assault, remain fixtures of military life & tactics to this day. Along with the Athenians with whom they fought a decades-long war they helped to shape, advance & preserve the glory that was Greece. This documentary looks at every aspect of Sparta's warrior culture, lifestyle, history & legacy. ...

Recent years have seen a rapidly growing hotel business built around health & well-being. The author takes his readers on a journey from the seventeenth century into the present & shows how issues of hospitality, well-being & religious magic have been handled in commercialised settings throughout history. ...

Suitable for physical therapists, students & other health professionals, this book focuses on the use of physical therapy applications for the management of spasticity, a symptom which leads to complex outcomes in multiple sclerosis patients through interaction with other symptoms of the disease. ...

The Ghana's rocky shore is unique along the Gulf of Guinea from Cote d' Ivoire to western Cameroon. This suggests the existence of specific biotopes of species assemblages on spatial scales. This book presents species assemblage patterns on spatial scales, test statistical differences in taxa assemblages & model taxon-environment interactions. ...