The story of viruses & humanity is a story of fear & ignorance of grief & heartbreak & of great bravery & sacrifice. Michael Oldstone tells all these stories as he illuminates the history of the devastating diseases that have tormented humanity focusing mostly on the most famous viruses. Oldstone begins with smallpox polio & measles. Nearly 300 million people were killed by smallpox in this century alone & the author presents a vivid account of the long campaign to eradicate this lethal killer. Oldstone then describes the fascinating viruses that have captured headlines in more recent years: Ebola Hantavirus mad cow disease (a frightening illness made worse by government mishandling & secrecy) & of course AIDS. & he tells us of the many scientists watching & waiting even now for the next great plague monitoring influenza strains to see whether the deadly variant from 1918--a viral strain that killed over 20 million people in 1918-1919--will make a comeback. For this revised edition Oldstone

Includes:: discussions of new viruses like SARS bird flu virally caused cancers chronic wasting disease & West Nile & fully updates the original text with new findings on particular viruses. Viruses Plagues & History paints a sweeping portrait of humanitys long-standing conflict with our unseen viral enemies. Oldstones book is a vivid history of a fascinating field & a highly reliable dispatch from an eminent researcher on the front line of this ongoing campaign.

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Heather Cynster has been waiting her whole life to find what her older brothers Gabriel & Lucifer have found: love. Not the pleasant marriage that most of society enters into but the passion-filled adventure-packed kind of love that shed seen fulfill the lives of her brothers & cousins. But whats a girl to do when her hero just isnt showing up? If shes a Cynster she takes finding him into her own hands. Determined to actively search in places she hasnt yet ventured Heathers journey to Scotland is rudely interrupted by a kidnapper. As she & her would-be rescuer Timothy Danvers Viscount Breckenridge team up to bring her kidnapper to justice & foil his grand scheme Heather begins to realize that theres more to be gained than just her freedom.. . ...

Anthony Bridgerton needs a wife. Having spent his twenties in a rakish pursuit of pleasure (whilst taking care to ensure the financial security of his mother & seven younger siblings & mother) he knows its high time he settled down & ensured the continuation of the Bridgerton line. Edwina Sheffield is considered the most beautiful debutante of the current season. She is also sweet innocent & eminently biddable
- Anthony is sure shell make a perfectly acceptable wife & vows to make her his. The only obstacle in his way is Edwinas older sister Kate. Kate is determined to do all she can to allow her sister the chance to marry for love rather than convenience. & the roguish viscount is beginning to think he may have met his match in Kates keen wit & sharp tongue. Until that is he makes the mistake of kissing her...
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Reveal your inner business artist with Visio Turn your ideas into diagrams & drawings with Visios stencils & templates If you have an idea you want to get down on electronic paper Visio 2007 is for you & so is this book! Theyre both flexible & user-friendly. Heres how to use Visio to capture ideas from simple to intricate update data in a drawing with a single click add & manipulate text work with connectors & more. Discover how to* Create business engineering software or network diagrams* Format an entire drawing using themes* Analyze what-if" scenarios with Pivot Diagrams* Produce layered multipage drawings* Save drawings to publish on the Web" ...

Third edition of this bright annual football records book. Colourful & quirky this action-packed gift book is crammed with records facts stats & amazing feats from the worlds greatest game. The perfect Christmas present for lads dads & granddads alike the book

Includes:: an entry on every English league team plus all the Scottish SPL clubs. The Vision Book of Football Records 2012 also features all the top footie nations the major European & world clubs from Barcelona to Boca Juniors & a monster squad of current & former football legends. On top of that there are a whole wealth of fun & quirky entries which celebrate the more bizarre footie facts & records like the referee who scored a goal with a blinding header & team that scored 149 own goals in one match!

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Childhood friends Mackensie Parker Laurel & Emmaline have formed a very successful wedding planning business together but despite helping thousands of happy couples to organise the biggest day of their lives all four women are unlucky in love. Photographer Mackensie Elliot has suffered a tough childhood & has a bad relationship with her mother which makes her wary of commitment. But when she meets Carter Maguire she can't stop herself falling for him although his ex-girlfriend is prepared to play dirty to keep him. Mackensie soon realises she has to put her past demons to rest in order to find lasting love.. . ...

This introduction to Islam for Western readers explores the fundamental religious beliefs held by Muslims for nearly 1400 years. It covers the four

Dimensions of Islam
- practice faith spirituality & the Islamic view of history as outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel. Interweaving teachings from the Koran the sayings of the Prophet & the great authorities of the tradition the book introduces the essentials of each dimension. It then goes on to describe how each has been manifest in Islamic institutions throughout the course of history.


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David Kessler one of the most renowned experts on death & grief approaches the subject of the experiences of those who are close to death & their glimpses of the other side. The first are visions. As the dying lose sight of this world some people appear to be looking into the world to come. The second shared experience is getting ready for a trip. These trips may seem to us to be all about leaving but for the dying they may be about arriving. Finally the third phenomenon is crowded rooms. The dying often talk about seeing a room full of people as they constantly repeat the word crowded. In truth we never die alone. Just as loving hands greeted us when we were born so will loving arms embrace us when we die. In the tapestry of life & death we may begin to see connections to the past that we missed in life. While death may look like a loss to the living the last hours of a dying person may be filled not with emptiness but rather with fullness. In this fascinating book David brings us powerful stories from the bedsides of the dying that will educate enlighten & comfort us all. ...

She sat her hands folded tightly together on her lap. She breathed in & out once. ' He took her eyes.. .' As Elisa Maplewood walks her dog in the still twilight of Central Park she is oblivious to the man lurking behind her. Later that night Lieutenant Eve Dallas gets a call: a young woman's body has been found on the rocks wearing nothing but a red ribbon. & more horrifyingly she is missing her eyes. Eve's investigation is thrown off course when an exotic & headstrong psychic Celina Sanchez insists she saw the murder in a vision. Eve dismisses her but as the murders become more brutal the visions more vivid & Eve more desperate Eve & Celina form an unstoppable team. ...

This season National Geographics must-have photography gift book is more than a visual delight; it is a celebration of all that is uplifting magnificent & fascinating in our world at a time when we most need to remember. Visions of Earth" is a breathtaking gallery of all that is right with our world as seen through a photographers eye. stunning landscapes fascinating people amazing animals unexpected glimpses of the usual & unusual are a soothing antidote to the news of natural disasters conflict political upheaval & social unrest that fills our lives. " Visions of Earth" showcases the many ways that our world is a marvel to behold & a privilege to call home. Begun as a regular monthly photo gallery in the National Geographic Magazine " Visions of Earth" is now rated the Number 1 feature among readers. Its only mandate
- to present what is visually incredible. Now these images & more some from our own image collection others captured by renowned photographers throughout the world & many never-before published are gathered together into one magnificent volume that will delight & inspire."
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