Before the Pyramids

Before the Pyramids
Author: University of Chicago. Oriental Institute. Museum
Publisher: Oriental Institute Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN: 9781885923820

This catalogue for an exhibit at Chicago's Oriental Institute Museum presents the newest research on the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods in a lavishly illustrated format. Essays on the rise of the state, contact with the Levant and Nubia, crafts, writing, iconography and evidence from Abydos, Tell el-Farkha, Hierakonpolis and the Delta were contributed by leading scholars in the field. The catalogue features 129 Predynastic and Early Dynastic objects, most from the Oriental Institute's collection, that illustrate the environmental setting, Predynastic and Early Dynastic culture, religion and the royal burials at Abydos. This volume will be a standard reference and a staple for classroom use.

Tele-tax

Tele-tax
Author: United States. Internal Revenue Service
Publisher:
Total Pages: 12
Release: 1988
Genre: Tax administration and procedure
ISBN:

Environmental Evolution

Environmental Evolution
Author: Lynn Margulis
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2000
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780262631976

Fifteen distinguished scientists discuss the effects of life--past and present--on planet Earth.

Orthopedic Traumatology - A Resident's Guide

Orthopedic Traumatology - A Resident's Guide
Author: David Ip
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2008-02-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3540758615

There has been very rapid development in computing in recent years and this is now a general trend in the field of orthopedics. In orthopedic trauma, there is much enthusiasm surrounding the use of surgical navigation in musculoskeletal trauma. In light of these developments, the successful first edition of this book has been revised and updated including new information to the original chapter on CAOS (computer-aided orthopedic surgery) and an additional chapter on osteoporosis. A chapter on hip fracture rehabilitation has also become necessary. This updated book provides an excellent resource in trauma for orthopedic residents around the world.

Revenge of the Dragon Lady

Revenge of the Dragon Lady
Author: Kate McMullan
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599613789

After accidentally killing a dragon, Wiglaf hopes his friends at Dragon Slayers' Academy will be able to help him prove himself a hero when he faces that dragon's mother, Seetha, the Beast from the East. Follow Wiglaf's adventures at Dragon Slayers' Academy as he discovers more about his past and what the future holds for him.