A highly original and ambitious approach to civilizations. Fernández-Armesto emphasizes the degree to which control over the environment shapes the nature of civilizations. Blessed with a gift for illuminating "total history" in books like Millennium, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto has become a fixture on the annual New York Times Notables list, time and again proving himself a brilliantly original and accessible historian. Now, with this breakthrough new work, he achieves a masterful resolution to the riddle that has preoccupied centuries of state-of-the-art thinkers: the nature of civilization. To the author, societies become civilized by taming and warping nature. Civilizations can best be studied and ranked in relation to their environments. Exploring seventeen distinct habitats  -  including tundra societies of Ice Age Europe, bushmen of South Africa, and island cultures of Polynesia  -  Civilizations zooms in on features that will be familiar to any ecologist, but which actually reflect the quality of life and source of survival in civilizations across ten millennia.

Good nutrition is the key to good health for everyone. It is especially important for people with chronic kidney disease. Even with the help of artificial kidney treatments (dialysis), you cannot get rid of all the wastes and fluids that build up in your body from what you eat and drink. You can work closely with your renal dietitian to decide on a meal plan that is best for you and includes some of your favorite foods. Your individual meal plan will be based on your age, your weight, foods you like, your dialysis treatments and other medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. It will be tailored to your needs but may not meet the specific needs of other patients. Most people with kidney disease must modify their intake of certain nutrients such as protein, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and fluid. Each person has different needs. Following the meal plan suggested by your renal dietitian will help you feel your best.

Acupuncture treatment is treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine in a brilliant display of Pearl, is the common treasure of all mankind. Acupuncture in this series on the origin, history of acupuncture treatment from the home and acupuncture, and the development of modern acupuncture. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Part of the production, the Executive Editor Li Ding, Lu Po-kan, 45-minute film.

Studying texts in contexts is very important in Literature studies. This book explores different contexts in different genres.