One of the most powerful of Elizabethan statesmen, Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, served the queen from 1558 until his death in 1598. This study identifies 118 commoners who served Lord Burghley at various times from 1544, when he first established a household, until 1598.Originally published in 1969....

The Lambert Tapes represent a refreshing departure from the numbingly dry and mundane, history books. This text is history in the raw! These stories and accounts have been interpretively transcribed from a series of taped conversations with historian for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Carl Glenn Lambert....

The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited......

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Recreation specialists job, or to apply for a better job. What you\'ll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines....

Gin has been a drink of kings infused with crushed pearls and rose petals, and a drink of the poor flavored with turpentine and sulfuric acid. Born in alchemistsa?? stills and monastery kitchens, its earliest incarnations were juniper flavored medicines used to prevent plague, ease the pains of childbirth, even to treat a lack of courage....

Did you ever wonder where sparklers come from? Read all about it in the new book, Sparkles. Sparkles was an ordinary star with an extraordinary goal. He had a dream and he pursued that dream. Hard work paid off. He accomplished a rare performance....

This accessible text is organized into two parts: (1) A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1–2) and (2) Finite Mathematics (Chapters 3–11). The book’s overall approach addresses the challenges of teaching and learning when readers’ prerequisite knowledge varies greatly....

This accessible text is organized into two parts: (1) A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1–2) and (2) Calculus (Chapters 3–9). The book’s overall approach addresses the challenges of teaching and learning when readers’ prerequisite knowledge varies greatly....

Designed to be accessible, this book develops a thorough, functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for their application in other areas. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving....

Designed to be accessible, this book develops a thorough, functional understanding of calculus in preparation for its application in other areas. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving....

Designed to be accessible, this book develops a thorough, functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for its application in other areas. Concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving....

Book Description This three-chapter supplement to the tenth editions of Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences and College Mathematics for Business,Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences provides additional coverage of differential equations, Taylor polynomials, infinite series, and the role of probability in ca...

Book DescriptionThomas Kinkade is America\'s most collected living artist. His mass appeal surely stems from his unique ability to emphasize simple pleasures and convey inspirational messages through his paintings....

This new book is carefully designed to teach C language programming as it applies to embedded microcontrollers and to fuel knowledge in the application of the Microchip® family of PIC® microcontrollers. Coverage begins with a step-by-step exploration of the C language showing readers how to create C language programs to solve problems....

As companies have improved perimeter security, hackers have increasingly focused on attacking Apache Web servers and Web applications. Firewalls and SSL won\'t protect you: you must systematically harden your Web application environment....