Fireman Sam Annual 2009

Fireman Sam Annual 2009
Author: Egmont Books, Limited
Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2008-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781405239189

Nee Nah! Nee Nah! Fireman Sam and the Pontypandy fire crew are on hand in any emergency. Tackle a host of puzzles and activities and read about the crew's heroic adventures in this annual, perfect for pre-schoolers.

Thomas and Friends Annual 2015

Thomas and Friends Annual 2015
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781405272131

Thomas fans will love the latest annual packed full of stories about their favourite engines, mazes, puzzles, games and lots of colouring. An essential annual this Christmas for every train-mad Thomas fan.

Jupiter and the Burning Blaze

Jupiter and the Burning Blaze
Author: Egmont Publishing UK Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2015-02-26
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9781405276764

Join Fireman Sam and his amazing Rescue Crew as they save Pontypandy from a forest fire. Jupiter to the rescue! Fans can join in with the adventures by answering fun questions to move the story on. This is a great way for little ones to interact with their heroes! With simple text and bright colourful pages, this is the perfect first Fireman Sam book.

Honky Tonk Angel

Honky Tonk Angel
Author: Ellis Nassour
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2008-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1569764425

Earthy, sexy, and vivacious, the life of beloved country singer, Patsy Cline, who soared from obscurity to international fame to tragic death in just thirty short years, is explored in colorful and poignant detail. An innovator?and even a hell-raiser?Cline broke all the boys' club barriers of Nashville's music business in the 1950s and brought a new Nashville sound to the nation with her pop hits and torch ballads like ?Walking After Midnight," ?I Fall to Pieces? and "Crazy." She is the subject of a major Hollywood movie and countless articles, and her albums are still selling 45 years after her death. Ellis Nassour was the very first to write about Cline and did so with the cooperation of the stars who knew and loved her?including Jimmy Dean, Jan Howard, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, Dottie West, and Faron Young. He was the only writer to interview Cline's mother and husbands. This updated edition features not only a complete discography and a host of never-before-published photographs, but includes an afterword that details controversial claims about her birth, the battle between Cline's siblings for her possessions, the amazing influence Cline had on a new generation of singers and, in Cline's own words from letters to a devoted friend, her excitement as her career soared to new heights and her marriage descended to new depths.

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 147
Release: 1968
Genre: Book burning
ISBN: 9780671872298

A fireman in charge of burning books meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Depicts a future world in which all printed reading material is burned.

"Toybox" Annual

Author: BBC Worldwide
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2001-08-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780563476696

Recommendations for Improving the Recruiting and Hiring of Los Angeles Firefighters

Recommendations for Improving the Recruiting and Hiring of Los Angeles Firefighters
Author: Chaitra M. Hardison
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2015-01-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0833088408

Reviews the Los Angeles Fire Department’s hiring practices as of June 2014 and outlines a recommended new firefighter hiring process that is intended to increase efficiency of the hiring process, bolster the evidence supporting the validity of it, and make it more transparent and inclusive.

Homo Deus

Homo Deus
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2017-02-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0062464353

Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods. Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus. With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Author: Joe Hill
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0544449843

Imaginative fiction from Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell, Daniel H. Wilson, and more, selected by New York Times-bestselling author Joe Hill. Science fiction and fantasy enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. In The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2015 award-winning editor John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill deliver a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deep science fiction and fantasy backgrounds, along with those who are infusing traditional fiction with speculative elements, these stories uphold a longstanding tradition in both genres—looking at the world and asking, What if? The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2015 includes Kelly Link, Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell T. C. Boyle, Sofia Samatar, Jo Walton, Cat Rambo Daniel H. Wilson, Seanan McGuire, Jess Row, and more. “The overall quality of the work is very high.”—Publishers Weekly

Users' Guides to the Medical Literature

Users' Guides to the Medical Literature
Author: Gordon Guyatt
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2008-03-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0071590390

The “essential” companion to the landmark Users' Guides to the Medical Literature - completely revised and updated! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This second edition is even better than the original. Information is easier to find and the additional resources that will be available at www.JAMAevidence.com will provide readers with a one-stop source for evidence-based medicine."--Doody's Review Service Evidence-based medicine involves the careful interpretation of medical studies and its clinical application. And no resource helps you do it better-and faster-than Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: Essentials of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. This streamlined reference distills the most clinically-relevant coverage from the parent Users' Guide Manual into one highly-focused, portable resource. Praised for its clear explanations of detailed statistical and mathematical principles, The Essentials concisely covers all the basic concepts of evidence-based medicine--everything you need to deliver optimal patient care. It's a perfect at-a-glance source for busy clinicians and students, helping you distinguish between solid medical evidence and poor medical evidence, tailor evidence-based medicine for each patient, and much more. Now in its second edition, this carry-along quick reference is more clinically relevant--and more essential--than ever! FEATURES Completely revised and updated with all new coverage of the basic issues in evidence-based medicine in patient care Abundant real-world examples drawn from the medical literature are woven throughout, and include important related principles and pitfalls in using clinical research in patient care decisions Edited by over 60 internationally recognized editors and contributors from around the globe Also look for JAMAevidence.com, a new interactive database for the best practice of evidence based medicine.