The World Almanac and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. This compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. Praised as a "treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information", The World Almanac contains thousands of facts that are unavailable publicly elsewhere - in fact, it has been featured as a category on Jeopardy!. The 2011 edition of The World Almanac and Book of Facts will answer all of your trivia questions - from history and sports to geography, pop culture, and much more.
Baby Facts: The Truth about Your Child's Health from Newborn through Preschool
Ear infections need to be treated with antibiotics. Newborns and infants should be bathed daily. New parents are deluged with advice on how to care for their babies. This book explores common baby health myths - in such areas as feeding, sleeping, toilet training, and illness - to help them separate baby facts from baby fiction.
The Origins and Development of the English Language (4th edition)
Updated to reflect current research and rewritten to further enhance the clarity of presentation, the fourth edition of this best-seller continues to take a linguistic-analysis approach as well and focus on the facts of language rather than theoretical approaches.
Fast Facts for the ER Nurse - Emergency Room Orientation in a Nutshell
Because ER nurses need to think fast and act fast Fast Facts for the ER Nurse is an orientation guide and reference, designed specifically for new ER nurses and the preceptors responsible for their orientation. The chapters provide a brief overview of equipment, treatments, and drugs used to manage common disorders and conditions frequently seen in the ER. Critical information presented in each chapter includes disorder definitions, signs and symptoms, interventions, and critical thinking questions.
Two widows have already been murdered when Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (as Mr. Knapp, psychiatrist) comes to Broome. The murders seem to be without reason and apparently without clues. In his patient, meticulous manner, Bony collects infinitesimal facts and begins to build a picture of the murderer, but he becomes increasingly disturbed as the moon grows old and he feels that there might be another murder. A third murder is committed, but Bony has acquired enough facts to lay a trap for the murderer, avert the fourth crime, and expose the killer.
