Mankind's battle to stay alive is the greatest of all subjects. This brief, witty and unusual book by Britain's greatest medical historian compresses into a tiny span a lifetime spent thinking about millennia of human ingenuity in the quest to cheat death. Each chapter sums up one of these battlefields (surgery, doctors, disease, hospitals, laboratories and the human body) in a...(展开全部)

An eminently readable, entertaining romp through the history of our vain and valiant efforts to heal ourselves. Mankind's battle to stay alive and healthy for as long as possible is our oldest, most universal struggle. With his characteristic wit and vastly informed historical scope, Roy Porter examines the war fought between disease and doctors on the battleground of the flesh...(展开全部)

For centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes us on a fascinating voyage into the world of some of nature’s strangest creatures–the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that blood feeders, from ...(展开全部)

For centuries, blood feeders have inhabited our nightmares and horror stories, as well as the shadowy realms of scientific knowledge. In Dark Banquet, zoologist Bill Schutt takes us on a fascinating voyage into the world of some of nature’s strangest creatures–the sanguivores. Using a sharp eye and mordant wit, Schutt makes a remarkably persuasive case that blood feeders, from ...(展开全部)

Keane takes readers on a journey through Patton's career in three parts: his military prowess, his inspirational bravery, and his faith. Known more for his profanity than his prayers, this book sheds light on a little-known aspect of Patton's life: his faith. From the Inside Flap “There is no question of personal courage in this war,” Colonel Patton’s commanding officer told hi...(展开全部)

Janey lived in the locked room.Twice a day the Persian slave trader came in and taught her be a whore.Otherwise ther was nothing.One day she found a pencial stub and scrap of paper in a forgotten corner of the room. She began to write down her life, starting with "Parents stink"(her father,who is also her boyfriend,has fallen in love with another woman and is about to leave her...(展开全部)

The FBI doesn't believe it. The Governor wants the problem to disappear. But agent Judy Maddox knows the threat is real: an extreme group of eco-terrorists has the means and the know-how to set off a massive earthquake of epic proportions. For California, time is running out. Now Maddox is scrambling to hunt down a petty criminal turned cult leader turned homicidal mastermind....(展开全部)

The FBI doesn't believe it. The Governor wants the problem to disappear. But agent Judy Maddox knows the threat is real: an extreme group of eco-terrorists has the means and the know-how to set off a massive earthquake of epic proportions. For California, time is running out. Now Maddox is scrambling to hunt down a petty criminal turned cult leader turned homicidal mastermind....(展开全部)

Stunning Unique Women Laid Bare in Words and Pictures The Satanic Sluts are 666 of the world's most attitudinal, creative and original women, who are linked by a shared interest in all things dark, sexual and Satanic, and by their membership of this exclusive group. Now, for the first time ever, 48 members of this gorgeous, exclusive and elite legion are presented in all their ...(展开全部)

Stunning Unique Women Laid Bare in Words and Pictures The Satanic Sluts are 666 of the world's most attitudinal, creative and original women, who are linked by a shared interest in all things dark, sexual and Satanic, and by their membership of this exclusive group. Now, for the first time ever, 48 members of this gorgeous, exclusive and elite legion are presented in all their ...(展开全部)