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Book & DVD. This is the story of Colonel Gerald P Carr USMC (retired), and centres around the mission commanding the American space station Skylab 4. For 84 days, over 2, 000 straight hours, Carr orbited the Earth on board Skylab 4, setting a new record for time in space. Carr could have been the 16th man to walk on the Moon if the Apollo 19 mission hadn't been cancelled. In addition to Skylab 4, this book recounts the achievements of Colonel ...

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If we think of the beginnings of psychoanalysis, we certainly recognise that it overturned the vision human beings had of themselves, the illusion of ownership of their thoughts and actions. And in reality it still remains a way of reading the world, both inside and outside, that is admittedly disorienting. However, especially in recent years, the principles on which psychoanalysis was founded have been subjected to considerable pressure from ...

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Morphology is the general theory of form and formation, which can be seen as the innovative and fruitful point of intersection of the scientific and the humanistic cultures. The three papers presented in the book by Olaf Breidbach, Pietro Corvaja and Angelo Vianello respectively illustrate different features of morphology from the epistemic viewpoints of history of science, mathematics and biology. The texts were produced in the context of the...

This book reports the most famous dispute between the Church and the State over the presence of paintings, mosaics, and statues in churches, in the period from 717 to 843. In no other book was the Iconoclastic Controversy described in a more detailed way.

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One of the most exciting challenges faced by Leonardo was to create robots made to resemble human or animal, or rather automatic self-operating devices.

Judith Lennox's novels are full of excitement and drama, with great appeal for readers of Kate Morton

The murder mystery wrapped in a Catholic conspiracy by Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos is back in print!

The public persona of Dudley Moore was many-sided: the short, anxious member of the comic duo Pete and Dud, the hard-drinking millionaire in the phenomenally successful Arthur, the gifted concert pianist and composer, the working-class kid who won a scholarship to Oxford. His life spanned an era of brilliant British comedy and an extraordinary decade of success--and excess--in Hollywood. After a debilitating illness forced him off the stage in...

The chronicle of the ups and downs of the amazing world of John Daly, now brought up to date to include all the latest details of Daly's career and family adventures - including the long-awaited comeback of the natural-born golfer with the 'killer swing', and the arrest of his ex-wife for drug-smuggling.

Complete, detailed preparation for the Intermediate Lifecycle exam ITIL Intermediate Certification Lifecycle Companion Study Guide is the ultimate supporting guide to the Intermediate Lifecycle exams, with full coverage of all exam objectives.

Higher education comes at exactly the right time: in the twilight of your teens, you're just starting to coagulate as a human being, to pull away from parental influence and find your own feet. What better than three years in which to explore the inner you, establish a feasible worldview, and maybe get on Blockbusters.' After an idyllic provincial 1970s childhood, the 1980s took Andrew Collins to London, art school and the classic student expe...

Credit derivatives and structured credit A Guide for Investors Richard Bruyere with Rama Cont, Rgis Copinot, Loc Fery, Christophe Jaeck and Thomas Spitz Over the past decade, credit derivatives have emerged as the key financial innovation in global capital markets. At end 2004, the market size hit $6.4 billion (in notional amounts) from virtually nothing in 1995. This rise has been spurred by the imperative for banks to better manage their r...

With its comprehensive coverage of hydraulics and hydrology in a non-calculus format, the Fourth Edition of INTRODUCTION TO HYDRAULICS & HYDROLOGY continues the same straightforward, practical approach that has made previous editions so popular. Designed to provide readers with an understanding of the concepts of hydraulics and surface water hydrology as they are used in everyday practice, this edition contains multiple opportunities for pract...

Chris Terrill is a man in search of his limit. He's 55 years old. He is being trained by the Royal Marines and he is going to Afghanistan. Chris will be holding a camera and filming the whole ordeal for a major TV series. This book tells of his heroic struggle to become the oldest man to win the coveted Royal Marines Commando Green Beret.

Andrew Collins was born 37 years ago in Northampton. Andrew Collins kept a diary from the age of five, so he really can remember what he had for tea everyday and what he did at school, excerpts from his diary run throughout the book and it is this detail which makes his story so compelling.

Make a big splash in small business Have you always wanted to know what it takes to run a successful small business? This easy-to-follow guide offers everything you need to get started.