Magic And Rationality In Ancient Near Eastern And Graeco-Roman Medicine

For the first time, medical systems of the Ancient Near East and the Greek and Roman world are studied side by side and compared. Early medicine in Babylonia, Egypt, the Minoan and Mycenean world; later medicine in Hippocrates, Galen, Aelius Aristides, Vindicianus, the Talmud. The focus is the degree of 'rationality' or 'irrationality' in the various ways of medical thought and treatment. Fifteen specialists contributed thoughtful and well-documented chapters on important issues.

Home Gun Care & Repair

P. O. Ackley one of America's leading technical experts, shows the average gun owner what he can and cannot do safely and adequately at home. "This is certainly not intended to be any sort of gunsmithing book, a brand to which I would most strenuously object," he says. "Home Gun Care and Repair grows out of, and fulfills the need for adequate advice about, the gun owner's desire to make minor repairs, adjustments, and improvements not requiring great technical skill and large investments in time and tools."

The Firearms Dictionary

Primarily designed for the shooter, hunter, firearms hobbyist, The Firearms Dictionary offers a single source of reference or many of the terms that are either hard to understand or which have never been completely explained in any of the popular texts. The Firearms Dictionary differs from the usual dictionary in that it goes beyond the mere defining of a term or word. Wherever possible the textual matter, as well as the photographs and the drawings, further explain the term itself and its relationship with other terms of our gun language.

Secret Rituals of the Men In Black

FOR skeptics and believers alike, the secret rituals of occultism, and later, of trance mediumship, have always been something of a puzzle. The reason for all these profoundly bizarre goings-on became apparent only when we "cracked" the key secret cipher used in such rituals and spontaneous encounters. Once realized, a bizarre design, previously suspected by only a few diverse researchers working in widely differing fields, was fully exposed. It revealed an intricate worldwide pattern of communication between Ultraterrestrial Forces almost totally beyond our comprehension and human adepts, stretching from remote antiquity to the present moment. 

The Pattern Companion: Scroll Saw

Stimulating and instructional, this resource for scroll-sawyers and woodworkers goes beyond the usual basics manual, offering a wider range of patterns and useful finishing information. The vision-expanding projects—from such masters as Patrick Spielman and Kerry Shirts—help intermediates take that next step and become accomplished artists. Among the beautiful, skill-enhancing options are decorative scrollwork; “painting” with wood, using segmented and stained pieces; and scrolling and sculpting. Craft graceful ornamental birds with elaborately scrolled feathers, and suspend them from wire. A quick and easy Jumping Jack Santa toy will help make Christmas merry.