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An excellent biography of John Haygarth, an important 18th-century physician who is most well known for his visionary plan to eliminate smallpox from Great Britain through the careful practice of inoculation & isolation. Haygarth made many more innovative & far-reaching contributions to medicine & to philanthropy. He became a physician in Chester in 1767. There he introduced separate wards in the Chester Infirmary where patients with fever cou...

In 1901 Emil von Behring received the first Nobel Prize in med. for serum therapy against diphtheria, a disease that killed thousands of infants annually. Diphtheria serum was the first major cure of the bacteriological era and its develop. generated procedures for testing, standardizing, and regulating drugs. Emphasizes Behring's contrib. to the study of infectious disease, the formation of modern immunology, and research on remedies and vacc...

Contents: (I) Amer. Philosophical Soc. (APS) Mission Statement, (II) Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge, (III) Officers & Committees: Pres. Annual Message, & Report of the Exec. Officers, (IV) Members of the Soc.: Resident, Foreign, Members Elected 2005, Classified List, Representation of Subjects, Professional Location of Members, Lists of Past Society Members, & Deaths of Members, 2004 & 2005, (V) Endowment & Trust Funds, (VI) Awards, M...

Makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the early maritime trade in the northern Pacific in general, & in the Bering Strait area in particular. The maritime fur trade was an important commercial force in the Bering Strait region from the early 19th cent. until the outbreak of WW2, nevertheless, its origins are not well understood. But two important documents shed considerable light on the genesis of this trade. These manuscripts d...

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This volume provides a thorough analysis of the Company of Stationers, drawing heavily on unpublished Company records. Author Timothy Feist places the Stationer's Co. in the context of the burgeoning "consumer society" of the 18th century & relates the almanacs' content with the political developments of the post-Revolution whig state. He argues that the almanac's creation, production, & distribution need to be understood through the commercia...

From the summer of 1842 through the fall of 1843, Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne kept a common journal of their daily lives in a notebook. The journal records the ordinary events and activities that occupied them as newlyweds: walks through the countryside around Concord, appraisals of their new home, encounters with neighbors (among them Emerson, Fuller, and Thoreau), descriptions of the weather and the changing seasons -- all material that H...

In 1629, the natural philosopher René Descartes enticed a young artisan to undertake a secretive project, one that promised to revolutionize early modern astronomy. Descartes believed he had conceived a new kind of telescope lens, shaped by the light of reason itself, & surpassing anything ever to come from the hands of the glass-working craftsmen of the era. These novel lenses would never be touched by human hands -- they would be cut by an e...

Son 5 yilda hayatiniz ne kadar ileri gitti 5 Yil önceki hayal ettiginiz yerde misiniz, yoksa bambaska bir yerde mi Yoksa Son 5 yilda neler olup bittiginin farkinda bile degilim... mi diyorsunuz...Gecmis bir sekilde gecti, kacirilan veya yasananlarla...Peki gelecege bakarsak, 5 yil sonra nasil bir hayatinizin olmasini umuyorsunuz...Arka Kapaktan

This series of 5 book/CD packs is an introduction to art song in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Each volume has a different song list, and includes 30 selections in appropriate keys. Beyond art song, each collection includes two carefully chosen opera arias, an oratorio aria, and an operetta aria by Gilbert & Sullivan.

(Artist Transcriptions). 17 transcriptions of one of the greatest piano players of our time performing the works of one of the greatest composers of our time. Includes: Band Call * C-Jam Blues * Caravan * Cotton Tail * Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good * In a Mellow Tone * John Hardy's Wife * Just a Settin' and a Rockin' * Night Train * Prelude to a Kiss * Rockin' in Rhythm * Sa...

(Instrumental Play-Along). Another great play-along collection of 15 Disney favorites, including: Arabian Nights * A Change in Me * Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride * I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) * It's a Small World * Look Through My Eyes * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Where the Dream Takes You * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) * and more.

Seventeen beautiful songs transcribed for guitar and ukulele exactly as played by IZ including his breathtaking version of "Over the Rainbow" as heard on the soundtracks to Finding Forester, 50 First Dates, and "ER." There are also four pages of color photos featuring Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole, the Hawaiian singer with an unparalleled voice. Our folio includes: Hawai'i '78 * White Sandy Beach * 'Opae E * Kaleohano * Na Ka Pueo * Hi'ilawe * N Dis L...

One of the first important bassists of jazz, George Murphy "Pops" Foster was playing in bands around New Orleans as early as 1906. This autobiography, first published in 1971 and now lovingly reissued, is a valuable, entertaining, and sometimes risqu firsthand account of early New Orleans jazz by one of the pioneers of the string bass.

In this intriguing book, Roland Buck describes his personal encounters with angels and what the Bible tells us about these messengers of God.

(Vocal Collection). This series of 5 book/audio packs is an introduction to art song in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Each volume has a different song list, and includes 30 selections in appropriate keys. Beyond art song, each collection includes two carefully chosen opera arias, an oratorio aria, and an operetta aria by Gilbert & Sullivan. Contents: BELLINI: Vaga luna, che inargenti * BONONCINI: Vado ben spesso cangiando loco ...

(Instrumental Play-Along). Another great play-along collection of 15 Disney favorites, including: Arabian Nights * A Change in Me * Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride * I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) * It's a Small World * Look Through My Eyes * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Where the Dream Takes You * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) * and more. Accompaniment backing tracks are accessed online via download or streaming.

(Instrumental Play-Along). Another great play-along collection of 15 Disney favorites, including: Arabian Nights * A Change in Me * Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride * I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) * It's a Small World * Look Through My Eyes * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Where the Dream Takes You * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) * and more. The accompanying audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the provided ...

The Bass Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the reco...

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