A Guide to Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated, Scientific and Medicinal Approach
This book presents up-to-date information on a total of 75 native and non-native medicinal plants growing in Singapore. Comprehensive and useful information from the published literature -- including plant descriptions and origins, traditional medicinal uses, phytoconstituents, pharmacological activities, adverse reactions, toxicities, and reported drug herb interactions -- is presented in an easy-to-read manner for easy and quick reference. There is no minimum level of knowledge required to read this book, and botanical and medical glossaries are also provided for re
The Complete Idiots Guide to Green Building and Remodeling
It's easy building green! This guide helps environmentally conscious people make real-world decisions about building or remodeling a home. Readers will find information on how to save money by going green when building or remodeling, how to find the right green integrated system design, how to choose heating and cooling equipment, and how to save money on water.
No one understands the complexities of modern life better than Eugene Mirman--claims Eugene Mirman—and anyone seeking guidance from a man who has lived through everything (except the Great Depression, the Spanish-American War, and Jerry Lee Lewis's sex scandal) won't resist this charmingly hysterical guidebook. * Become ultra-popular in high school (without "putting out" -- whatever that is) * Discover somewhere between four and two thousand ways to overcome social anxiety (closer to four) * Start a band, become an artist, or disappoint your parents by getting on a reality television show!
This breezy, succinct book (59 pages) gives you everything you need to know to figure out what to do with your life and succeed at it, even if you are lazy, flaky, perfectionistic or fearful.
Beth Fantaskey - Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark SideMarrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood's senior year 'get-a-life' plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiance. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess.
