This book is a clear concise introduction to the subject which covers all the major bones & joints in the body in a logical & systematic way to aid understanding. The three generic chapters at the start of the book covering an overview of bone joints & pathology provide the basic information required to ensure that the student is able to gain the most benefit from the subsequent area-specific chapters. The text is written in note form & the drawings are as clear & simple as possible so that they can be easily reproduced by students. In this edition a number of the radiographic images have been enhanced & replaced & the number of imaging techniques has increased by including PET & SPECT images. New to this edition: enhanced clarity of the joint images; a number of new radiographic images; insight Boxes; & inclusion of PET & SPECT colour images. Bones & Joints" may be used as part of a self-directed learning programme by students examining & studying the real bones of the skeleton along with the images. It can also be used as part of a revision programme or as a reference text. It is aimed at all health care students who needs a good understanding of the skeletal system." ...

Winner of the Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year... Reginald Hill is on stunning form...the climax is devastating ...

The gripping new Temperance Brennan novel from the world class forensic anthropologist & Number 1 bestselling author. A newborn baby is found wedged in a vanity cabinet in a rundown apartment near Montreal. Dr Temperance Brennan forensic anthropologist to the province of Quebec is brought in to investigate. While there she discovers the mummified remains of two more babies within the same room. Shocked & distressed Tempe must use all her skills & inner strength to focus on the facts. But when the autopsies reveal that the children died of unnatural causes the hunt for the mother
- a young woman with a seedy past & at least three aliases
- is on. The trail leads Tempe to Yellowknife a cold desolate diamond-mining town on the edge of the Arctic Circle where her quest for the truth only throws up more questions more secrets & more dead bodies. Taking risks & working alone Tempe refuses to give up until she has discovered why the babies died. But in such a hostile environment can she avoid being the next victim?

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A newborn baby is found wedged in a vanity cabinet in a rundown apartment near Montreal. Dr Temperance Brennan forensic anthropologist to the province of Quebec is brought into investigate. While there she discovers the mummified remains of two more babies within the same room. Shocked & distressed Tempe must use all her skills & inner strength to focus on the facts. But when the autopsies reveal that the children died of unnatural causes the hunt for the mother
- a young woman with a seedy past & at least three aliases
- is on. The trail leads Tempe to Yellowknife a cold desolate diamond-mining town on the edge of the Arctic Circle where her quest for the truth only throws up more questions more secrets & more dead bodies. Taking risks & working alone Tempe refuses to give up until she has discovered why the babies died. But in such a hostile environment can she avoid being the next victim?

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Things have taken a dangerous turn at the Body Farm. Dr Bill Brockton & his graduate assistant Miranda have been called to a death scene. A body has been found in a frozen swimming pool. The dead man is found to have been a renowned engineer responsible for the Manhattan Project which produced the atomic bombs of 1945. & hes been poisoned by a radiation source. Now Brockton Miranda & the ME who carried out the autopsy are in grave danger.. . Suffering radiation sickness & worrying for his friends Brockton delves into the towns gruesome past to discover the dark secrets & lies that have lead to this engineers murder & to find out who else the killer has in their sights. ...

Dr Temperance Brennan takes on a case that uncovers horrors she could never have predicted. It is the skeleton of a young girl no more than fourteen years old
- & forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is struggling to control her emotions. The coroner is being evasive insisting the bones are ancient & of no interest. But this doesnt feel right & Tempe is convinced that someone is hiding something. Working on instinct Tempe takes matters into her own hands. But her work uncovers horrors she could never have predicted as what started in the lab quickly becomes her most harrowing & personal case yet.
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The affluent seaside resort of Smalting is unaccustomed to crime. So when human remains are found beneath the floorboards of one of its beach huts the community is awash with suspicion & fear. Amateur sleuths Carole Seddon & best friend Jude are drawn into the mystery & their suspicion quickly falls on attractive Philly Rose a young Londoner newly arrived in the area whose boyfriend has recently vanished in mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile Kelvin Southwest self-appointed 'ladies' man' & caretaker of Smalting's beach huts seems to be hiding a dark secret beneath his smooth exterior while Reginald Flowers pompous President of the Smalting Beach Hut Association becomes increasingly defensive about his own history. When the bones under the beach hut are identified the ghosts of the past are painfully reawakened & long-hidden secrets begin to surface. Bones Under the Beach Hut is an ingenious mystery from one of England's favourite crime writers exquisitely plotted teeming with wonderful characters & packed with unexpected twists. ...

For many young children their strongest impressions of religion & culture are formed by participating in or observing holiday & festivals. This series explains in a simple way what happens during each holiday or festival & why when & where they take place & who celebrates them. ...

' Late into the night we talked of love of its complications. In my father's eyes they were imaginary... This conception of rapid violent & passing love affairs appealed to my imagination. I was not at the age when fidelity is attractive. I knew very little about love'. The French Riviera: home to the Beautiful People. & none are more beautiful than Cecile a precocious seventeen-year-old & her father Raymond a vivacious libertine. Charming decadent & irresponsible the golden-skinned duo are dedicated to a life of free love fast cars & hedonistic pleasures. But then one long hot summer Raymond decides to marry & Cecile & her lover Cyril feel compelled to take a hand in his amours with tragic consequences. Bonjour Tristesse" scandalized 1950s France with its portrayal of teenager terrible Cecile a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love marriage & responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom." ...

Following his dismissal from a job he never should have had the author packs a tent some snacks & a suit & sets out on a two-wheeled adventure across Europe. With no idea where hes going & only two very large & confusing maps to rely on he heads out to prove that planning & forethought are the very antithesis of a motorcycle adventure. Is This Italy? offers a unique & often hilarious insight into the challenges & excitement afforded by a lone motorcycle journey though Europe. In his quest to escape the frantic nature of London life Kevin Turner heads south across France crossing the Alps into Italy & onto Rome before returning via Germany
- & the treacherous Nurburgring
- in the hope of rendezvousing with the beautiful Nina. Throughout the author provides valuable advice to those considering a similar journey noting the best & most scenic routes where to stay & what to see. This is interspersed with a raft of comic anecdotes that demonstrate exactly what NOT to do when lost on a motorbike in Europe.

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