9781421423258LangtextA compelling look at the evolutionary history of marine mammals over the past 50 million years.
9781421422947LangtextThrilling underwater photographs enrich this unique guide to the shallow-water sharks of Florida and the Bahamas.
9781421424286LangtextAre alien civilizations really possible?
9781421423470LangtextThe shocking true story of a diamond theft gone wrong.
9781421423388LangtextThe essential guide for anyone who suffers from food allergies.
9781421423999LangtextThe definitive study on the history, meaning, art, and commerce of Amish quilts.
9781421422879LangtextHow have Americans grappled with the moral and financial issues of veterans¿ health care?
9781421423753LangtextAn indispensable guide to children¿s medications that belongs on the bookshelf of every parent, grandparent, and teacher.
9781421423968LangtextHelping teachers take advantage of game design principles and intrinsic motivators to build more effective courses.
9781421423791LangtextExamining ADHD and its social and medical treatments around the world.
9781421423838LangtextHow did writers and artists view the intersection of architecture and race in the modernist era?
9781421422923LangtextA fateful encounter between three backwoodsmen on the British¿American¿Indian frontier leads to the pursuit of wealth¿and tragedy.
9781421423296LangtextAlmost forgotten until his papers were discovered in a Chicago attic, Richard Greener was a pioneer who broke educational and professional barriers for black citizens. He was also a man caught between worlds.
9781421422800LangtextHow does mental health impact public health?
9781421423852LangtextAddressing major policy issues and athletes¿ well-being in collegiate sports.
9781421424224LangtextThe off-balance and lively characters in Subcortical use braininess and grit in their attempts to navigate beyond the borders of their homes and histories.
9781421423180LangtextLiving in a landscape dominated by mining.
9781421423494LangtextWhy has the Civil War continued to influence American life so profoundly?
9781421424057LangtextFour centuries of Maryland¿s history in one colorful and dramatic volume.
9781421422060LangtextHow politics and race shaped Baltimore¿s distinctive disarray of cultures and subcultures.
9781421423654LangtextHow did youthful struggle give rise to the William James of philosophical legend and popularity?
9781421423357LangtextThe definitive history of life in rural America.
9781421422183LangtextThe riveting story of Baltimore¿s movie theaters over the past century, eloquently told through extraordinary photographs and poignant reminiscences.
9781421423005LangtextHumans have changed the Earth so profoundly that we¿ve ushered in the first new geologic period since the ice ages. So, what are we going to do about it?
9781421423319LangtextWhat if the religious themes and allusions in modernist poetry are not just metaphors?
9781421422909LangtextAn indispensible collection of sources chronicling the relationship between medicine and religion from ancient to modern times.
9781421423272LangtextHow did American fighter pilots respond to the challenges posed by increasing automation?
9781421424330LangtextWhy do the basic technologies of education¿the book and the lecture¿endure in our digital age?
9781421424279LangtextWas Nancy Clem a respectable Indianapolis housewife¿or a cold-blooded double murderess?
9781421423944LangtextA suspenseful and comic journey into the creative process.
9781421423616LangtextAn in-depth analysis of why leaders from the BRICS respond to public health emergencies the way they do.
9781421424132LangtextThe decisions we make in the next five years are critical in determining whether colleges thrive or flounder.
9781421423456LangtextLove and marriage during the Revolutionary War through the letters of Lucy and Henry Knox.
9781421423043LangtextThe story of the scientist in Western culture, from medieval images of alchemists to present-day depictions of cyberpunks and genetic engineers.
9781421423159LangtextA fascinating look at the diverse reproductive strategies of numerous female mammals, from hyenas to goats, kangaroos to whales.
9781421423067LangtextThe essential guide for anyone planning a career in wildlife management and conservation.
9781421422398LangtextThe only book to delve deeply into Maryland¿s rich musical performance history and the people who created it.
9781421423883LangtextExamining the congressional debates on antislavery petitions before the Civil War.
9781421423104LangtextHow has the pervasive spread of free market thinking affected contemporary literature?
9781421423708LangtextPersia¿s relations with Greek city-states provide a fascinating case study in ancient imperialism.
9781421423531LangtextExploring the growing division among academic scientists over a profit motive in research.
9781421424248LangtextHow did cybernetics and information theory arise, and how did they come to dominate fields as diverse as engineering, biology, and the social sciences?
9781421423333LangtextDoes being left-handed make a person different in any way that matters?
9781421423234LangtextTracing the nightmarish effects of the ¿wonder drug¿ Lomidine in preventing sleeping sickness in Africa.
9781421423722LangtextHow state welfare politics¿not just concerns with ¿race improvement¿¿led to eugenic sterilization practices.
9781421423814LangtextHow did the concept of spontaneous generation survive for so long?
9781421423630LangtextHow has prenatal testing, once offered only for high-risk pregnancies, become standard medical care for pregnant women today?
9781421424309LangtextThe true story of the Baltimore Elite Giants.
9781421424019LangtextWith academic dishonesty on the rise, this book explains why students cheat, how to foster integrity, and why it matters.
9781421423555LangtextA comprehensive history of the development of artificial hearts in the United States.
9781421424033LangtextThe chronic underinvestment in higher education has serious ramifications for both individuals and society.
9781421423432LangtextA comprehensive guide to the medical complications, diagnosis, and treatment of eating disorders.
9781421423425LangtextA comprehensive guide to the medical complications, diagnosis, and treatment of eating disorders.
9781421424316LangtextAt the intersection of new scholarship on higher education with on-the-ground insight into managing institutions.
9781421424293LangtextField-to-table cuisine! Connect with (and eat) the diverse flora around us.
9781421423210LangtextThe unknown history of American public education.
9781421423517LangtextA comprehensive guide to easing the discomfort of your child¿s inflammatory bowel disease.
9781421424255LangtextFamous Baltimoreans growing up in the fifties.
9781421423906LangtextEverything you need to know about nosebleeds, arteriovenous malformations, and other symptoms of HHT.
9781421423777LangtextWhat if successful strategies are sometimes formed through an emergent process of learning and adaptation?
9781421423920LangtextA ground-breaking study of nineteenth-century British colonial poetry.
9781421424040LangtextAn in-depth look into the life and work of the man who defined ¿cool¿ for crime fiction, Elmore Leonard.
9781421422985LangtextHow historically rooted power dynamics have shaped the evolution of civil society globally.
9781421423982LangtextHow did warrior nobles¿ practices of violence shape provincial society and the royal state in early seventeenth-century France?
9781421424026LangtextA powerful indictment of the IRB regime.
9781421423081LangtextA data-rich study of the difficult partnerships between the colleges, universities, and businesses of Silicon Valley.
9781421423128LangtextHow mirrors shaped human identity in North America from the earliest European explorations.
9781421423371LangtextThe essential guide for anyone who suffers from food allergies.
9781421423401LangtextThe definitive guide to all lagomorphs¿pikas, rabbits, and hares.
9781421424002LangtextHow did geology and politics inform scientific ideas and contribute to New York's prominence in the early nineteenth century?
9781421423685LangtextMyth-busting insights that will empower family members to cope with the challenges and blessings of caregiving while aging successfully themselves.
9781421422961LangtextThe definitive guide to breast reconstruction.
9781421423579LangtextHow did modernist poetry respond¿both thematically and technically¿to communism?
9781421423029LangtextExploring the changing narrative of the Battle of New Orleans through two centuries of commemoration.
9781421424200LangtextThe daily challenges of living¿and coping¿with a chronic and progressive invisible illness.
9781421424118LangtextThinking about American higher education as an economic market changes everything.
9781421423258Kurztext"Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens of the deep. This groundbreaking book from highly respected marine mammal paleontologist Annalisa Berta delves into the story of the extraordinary adaptations that gave the world these amazing animals. The Rise of Marine Mammals reveals remarkable fossil record discoveries that shed light on the origins, relationships, and diversification of marine mammals.
Focusing on evolution and paleobiology, Berta provides an overview of marine mammal species diversity, enhanced with gorgeous life restorations by Carl Buell, Robert Boessenecker, William Stout, and Ray Troll and extensive line drawings by graphics editor James L. Sumich. The book also considers ongoing conservation challenges, demonstrating how the fossil record of...