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Natural Wonders of the World
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Natural Wonders of the WorldNatural Wonders of the World

Why is Everest getting taller?

How salty is the " Sea of Salt" ?

What volcano erupted over Pompeii?

 

Find out the answers to these questions, and many others,  in this little book packed with big facts and figures about 20 Natural Wonders from all over the world!

 
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Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
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Fundamentals of AnaesthesiaFundamentals of AnaesthesiaThe third edition of Fundamentals of Anaesthesia is the gold standard text, encapsulating the basic principles of modern anesthesia in one easily accessible volume. Written and edited by a team of expert contributors with extensive FRCA examination experience, Fundamentals of Anaesthesia, Third Edition deliberately blends the expertise of invited authors in an unrivalled consistency of style.

 
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Digital Portrait Photography For Dummies
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Digital Portrait Photography For DummiesDigital Portrait Photography For DummiesA full-color guide to the art of digital portrait photography


Portrait photography entails taking posed photographs of individuals or set scenery and is the most common photo style among the most novice photography hobbyist to the most advanced photographer. With this easy-to-understand guide, bestselling author and professional photographer Doug Sahlin walks you through the best techniques for getting professional-quality digital portraits.


 
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Lectures on Cosmology: Accelerated Expansion of the Univers
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Lectures on Cosmology: Accelerated Expansion of the UniversLectures on Cosmology: Accelerated Expansion of the Univers

The lectures that four authors present in this volume investigate core topics related to the accelerated expansion of the Universe.
The first lecture covers the inflationary period in the very early Universe.
The second lecture revolves around the accelerated expansion of the late Universe at redshifts z < 1 due to the enigmatic dark energy that is commonly interpreted as a cosmological constant.
 
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Lunar Meteoroid Impacts and How to Observe Them
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Lunar Meteoroid Impacts and How to Observe ThemLunar Meteoroid Impacts and How to Observe Them

The face of the Moon we see today has been substantially etched by the effects of meteor impacts. Craters on the Moon are the result of ancient impacts with large meteorites - or small asteroid-like bodies - which produced both primary craters (where the meteorites hit) and secondary craters (where material hurled high above the surface crashed back down). Even some of the vast lunar "seas" - actually basalt plains from ancient volcanic eruptions - may have been the result of impacts that triggered lava outflows. 
 
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