Justin Kaplan
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
ix, 196 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
"This definitive edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was the only version of Mark Twain's masterpiece based on his complete manuscript, including the 663 pages found in a Los Angeles attic in 1990. Prepared by the Mark Twain Papers, the official archive of Sam Clemens's papers at the University of California, Berkeley, this volume features the gorgeous original illustrations that Twain commissioned from Edward Windsor Kemble and John Harley...
Author
Language
English
Description
First published in 1855 as a small booklet containing a mere 258 pages of quotes by 169 authors, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations has been completely revised and updated for the sixteenth edition by noted Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Justin Kaplan. Bartlett's gives the reader a vast panorama of the world, from the ancient Egyptians to the latest movie, from the inspirational to the downright funny. In addition to John Bartlett's original criterion...
Publisher
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
New edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 509 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Merck Manual Go-To Home Guide for Symptoms takes complex medical information and puts it in everyday language that is easy to understand and accessible to all. It covers a wide range of medical symptoms, from abdominal pain to wheezing. Every discussion provides a comprehensive look at each symptom's Causes: both common and less-common, Evaluation: warning signs, when to see a doctor, what the doctor does, and testing, Treatment: a wide-array...
Publisher
Merck Research Laboratories
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
[3rd ed.].
Physical Desc
xlii, 2306 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
This Home edition of the Merck Manual contains virtually all the information in the physician's version, but in easy-to-understand, everyday language, with a reader-friendly format. Features new chapters on gene therapy, heart disease, cancer nutrition problems, hormonal problems, and men's, women's and children's health issues.