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Observing and Modeling Earth's Energy Flows
The Earth’s climate as well as planetary climates in general, are broadly controlled by three fundamental parameters: the solar irradiance, the planetary albedo and the planetary …
History of Animals, Volume II
Inductive zoology.In History of Animals Aristotle analyzes “differences”—in parts, activities, modes of life, and character—across the animal kingdom, in preparation for …
Characters. Herodas: Mimes. Sophron and Other Mime Fragments
Dramatis personae.This volume collects important examples of Greek literary portraiture. The Characters of Theophrastus consists of thirty fictional sketches of men who are each …
Affections. Diseases 1–2
The definitive English edition of the “Father of Medicine.”Hippocrates, said to have been born in Cos in or before 460 BC, learned medicine and philosophy; traveled widely as a …
Moralia, XIV
Eclectic essays on ethics, education, and much else besides.Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45–120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at …
Greek Iambic Poetry
Scurrilous verse.The poetry of the archaic period that the Greeks called iambic is characterized by scornful criticism of friend and foe and by sexual license. The purpose of these …
The Dialogues (of T Bone Goldfarb)
On Medicine, Volume II
A Roman layman’s account of medicine in his time.A. Cornelius Celsus was author, probably during the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (AD 14–37), of a general encyclopedia of …
Creative Arts Therapies and Clients with Eating Disorders
Drawing on the expertise of leading creative arts therapists from around the world, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the role of the creative arts in the treatment …
First Light in the Universe
The exploration of the first billion years of the history of the Universe represents one of the great challenges of contemporary astrophysics. During this time, the first …
Making News
This book charts the rise and fall of the newspaper as the primary medium for the conveyance of news. The book focuses on two of the most influential media markets in the modern …
In-Betweens
"e;Utterly captivating and resonant."e; -Chicago Review of Books "e;Gorgeously told."e; -Philadelphia Inquirer "e;Resonant. . . . Engagingly delivered, candid …