As the 19th century drew to a close, the age-old quest to understand the physical world appeared to be complete except for a few minor details. "It seems probable that most of the grand underlying principles have been firmly established," said Albert Michelson, the first American scientist to win a Nobel Prize. But when Michelson made that prediction, he never dreamed that one of the "details"would soon be explained by a revolutionary theory that redefined the very concepts of space, time, matter, and energy.
Improve performance in any sport with Russia’s most guarded training secret For elite sports training, nothing compares to the impact that kettlebells have on the entire body, and author and trainer Dave Bellomo now brings the power and benefit of these Russian-inspired weights to any athlete. Working the entire body at different angles, this popular training program provides you with rapid gains in strength, speed, and endurance—all requirements for proficiency in any sport.
Dr. Gordon Livingston’s books have resonated with readers as universally and deeply as earlier books by M. Scott Peck, Rollo May, and Erich Fromm. Now, Gordon Livingston—a physician of the human heart, a philosopher of human psychology—offers an urgently needed meditation on who best (and who best not) to love—and how best to love. Dr. Livingston’s primary focus in this new book is on helping us to recognize in ourselves and in others constellations of character traits and what those traits imply both with regard to compatibility and future conduct.
Welcome to the amazing world of adaptations, where species—including humans—develop fascinating new capabilities to ensure a competitive edge in their environment, or in some cases, survival itself. Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World is a wide-ranging catalog of the most important of those adaptations—from photosynthesis to the the peculiar ÒvampireÓ-like behavior of the tiny life form called the prion.
Учебник английского языка для медицинских вузов,3-е издание, 2002
. Учебник рассчитан на студентов I—II курсов, продолжающих изучение языка в вузе, поэтому его главная задача—повторить лексико-грамматический минимум средней школы и подготовить студентов к самостоятельному чтению и пониманию оригинального медицинского текста с минимальным использованием словаря.
В соответствии с программой навык устной речи развивается в пределах изучаемой тематики.
