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A quick reference of the material in the Bridge Basics series. These summaries work in conjunction with the books which present the reasoning behind the guidelines..
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This indispensable guide to the galaxy is jam-packed with astrological information you can use every day. You can prepare days, weeks, or months in advance with the weekly forecasts You can take advantage of Opportunity Periods-times when the positive flow of energy is at its peak - to sign a contract, schedule a date, or ask for that much-deserved pay rise. Featuring aspects, ephemeris, retrograde planets, eclipses for 2009 - you won't be caught off guard with this powerhouse of planetary data. Llewellyn's "2009 Daily Planetary Guide" also introduces beginners to astrology - explaining the planets, signs, houses, and everything you need to know to use this planner..
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Don't let the compact size of this pocket book fool you! There are 174 pages chock full of checklists, tools and techniques The clear layout makes it easy to read at a glance. This is the ideal resource to take along to meetings and keep right on your desk.

Once you order one, you'll want to get them for the whole team.

Don't go to another meeting without this comprehensive guide!.
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Metabolism at a Glance is a complete review course of metabolism in health and disease and offers a unique approach to the study of this difficult discipline.

Metabolism is a complicated subject involving complex molecules and interrelated pathways. These metabolic pathways are usually taught separately with the result that the student develops a detailed but compartmentalised approach to metabolism and frequently fails to see the overall picture and its physiological significance.

Using the at a Glance format, the book takes the student through a complete course in intermediary metabolism in an integrated manner. The same chart is repeated throughout the book with the individual pathway under study highlighted.

The book is an ideal text for introductory biochemistry courses and has established itself as an enormously popular book amongst lecturers and students alike. This third edition is fully updated and includes five new chapters to mirror those topics currently taught at undergraduate level:

1. Metabolic Channelling

2. Glucose homeostasis and Reye's Disease

3. Pentose phosphate pathway and the prodcution of NADPH

4. Tryptophan metabolism in health and disease

5. Tyrosine metabolism in health and disease.
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Glass offered Wright an ideal medium through which to accomplish his goal of opening up Americans' living spaces. This book explores many facets of the architect's work with this "magical material", including his world-renowned art glass designs. The Wright-at-a-Glance series showcases the work of one of the world's best-known architects. Comprising little twelve books in all, this series offers an overview of Wright's life, buildings, and designs..
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Genesis to Revelation in a single glance! The bestselling Bible Time Line pamphlet shows hundreds of events in biblical history side-by-side with world history and Middle East history. Pastors and teachers love how easily they can compare biblical events to those that occurred elsewhere around the world. For example, the pamphlet shows that the prophet Daniel, Buddha, and Confucius lived at the same time. Information includes 200 key people, dates, battles, and key events. The pamphlet is glossy, full color and is filled with illustrations and photographs.
Size: 8.5"x 5.5" unfolds to 33" long. Fits inside most Bible covers.

This remarkable 12-panel Bible Time Line pamphlet covers more than 2000 years, from before 2200 BC to AD 100. Beginning with Genesis and Adam and Eve, the time line goes from Abraham and continues through the Apostle John and the Book of Revelation, the pamphlet provides key dates, events, and leaders from the Bible, world history, and Middle Easter history. Students gain new perspective on the place and time of biblical history when they see firsthand that:

• Moses was leading the Exodus while the Sheng Dynasty was flourishing in China.
• The first recorded Olympic game in Greece was held during the time of Jonah.
• The Greek historian Homer lived during the time of Isaiah, Amos, and Micah.
• Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii during the Apostle John's lifetime.

The Bible Time Line pamphlet, in which Bible times, world history, and Middle East history are compared side-by-side, create one of the most comprehensive and valuable tools available to students of the Bible, as well as students of history.

• The Bible history time line includes:
  • The Books of the Bible and the centuries in which events occurred
  • A special inset covering Creation to Abraham
  • Biblical eras such as Abraham to the Sojourn in Egypt, Moses and the Exodus, The Judges, United Kingdom, Divided Kingdom, the Exile, Restoration of Jerusalem, Intertestamental Period, and ultimately, the New Testament.
  • Lists key events such as the establishment of the Abrahamic Covenant, the First Passover, the Tabernacle, the Ten Commandments, the prophets, the kings and their years of rule, the restoration of Jerusalem, the building of the Temple, the birth of John the Baptist, plus so much more
• World history time line includes:
  • World events such as the emergence of writing forms, the first code of law, the Iron Age, the Trojan war, the founding of Rome, the birth of Buddah and Confucius, Alexander the Great's conquests, Cleopatra's rule, the fall of Masada, and numerous other events
• Middle East history time line includes:
  • The building of the Egyptian pyramids, the rule of Amenhotep II (among other Pharoahs), the rise of the Persian Empire, the Roman Empire, and literally dozens of other historical facts.

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If you're aware of the tremendous improvements achieved in productivity and quality as a result of employee involvement, then you'll appreciate the great value of creating a visual factory. This book explains why conventional work areas, where fragmented information flows from "top to bottom," must be replaced by the "visual workplace," where information flows in every direction. It details how visual management can make the factory a place where workers and supervisors freely communicate so that every employee can take improvement action.

The author's year-long worldwide research resulted in an abundance of practical recommendations. The communication techniques he suggests will:

• Foster cohesion within groups of employees.
• Turn fault-based into fact based communication.
• Overcome such problems as absenteeism and high defect rates.
• Stimulate an unending flow of suggestions from employees.

A valuable resource for plant, operations, and human relations managers, this text discusses how successful companies develop meeting and communication areas, communicate work standard production controls such as kanban, and make goals and progress visible. Over 200 diagrams and photos illustrate the numerous visual techniques discussed..
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The best-selling Medical Pharmacology at a Glance provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision to the principles of pharmacology. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear, informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points.

This new edition of Medical Pharmacology at a Glance:

• Contains a second colour throughout to enhance the visual appeal, making the subject even easier to understand
  
• Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right as to how the drugs produce their effects and an outline of their uses.
  
• Has been thoroughly revised and updated.

Medical Pharmacology at a Glance will continue to appeal to all medical students – ideal pharmacology revision and for use during clinical placements. An essential buy for students, junior doctors and scientists requiring a succinct and lucid account of medical pharmacology.

Reviews of the last edition

".this book does exactly what it says on the label. It provides an "at-a-glance" summary of pharmacology in 45 easily digested, bite-sized chunks.

.The writing is sharp, terse and unambiguous.

.Any student wanting a concise and accurate overview of pharmacology could do no better than start with this book."

The Pharmaceutical Journal

"I won't beat around the bush: if you are a pre-clinical medical student and you don't already own this book, buy it.

.There isn't really another book out there which can complete with this title.

.The "At a Glance" series has expanded rapidly over the last few years, and this book remains the best of the lot.

.I would strongly urge you to get this book. There aren't many books out there which I think every student should own. This is one of them."

GKT Gazette, March 2003

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