Автор: Watts C.
Издательство: Dorling Kindersley
Год издания: 2001
isbn: 0-7513-1364-5
Количество страниц: 63
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
SOS! With this well-known international distress call (it stands for Save Our Souls), many a stranded survivor of disaster has attempted to spread the word that help is needed--fast. And whether survivors are at sea, buried in earthquake rubble, lost on mountains, or trapped in a crashed car, remarkable rescue workers--human and animal--are equipped to rush in and save souls. Dorling Kindersley is renowned for its stunning reference books; Rescue is no exception. This guide to the thrilling world of emergency rescue service is chock-full of compelling photos of real incidents, rescue techniques, protective clothing, vehicles, and supplies. Informative text instructs readers how to survive until help arrives (it's not a comprehensive how-to, though) and allows them a peek at the lives of firefighters, mountain rescue teams, lifeguards, wartime rescuers, and natural and environmental disaster workers. From historical events (the Chernobyl meltdown, the Oklahoma City bombing, the sinking of the Titanic) to futuristic technologies in the works (mine-detector robots, battery-operated personal beacon devices for people at sea, radar flashlights that allow police to "see" through walls in a hostage situation), rescue situations and solutions never fail to fascinate.
Автор: Challoner J.
Издательство: DK Children
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 0-7566-0690-X
Количество страниц: 72
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Here is a dramatic and compelling guide to nature's most dangerous and destructive forces. Stunning full-color photographs, models and illustrations offer a unique eyewitness view of catastrophic weather conditions. Look into the eye of a spiraling cyclone, discover hailstones the size of tennis balls, see a spectacular lightning ball, watch the devastating effects of the El Nino phenomenon, or how a gentle mountain stream can become a raging torrent within a few minutes. Learn the techniques developed through the centuries to forecast weather, about the chicken that was stripped of its feathers by a tornado, about Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod, and why human activity can cause weather patterns to change. Discover what causes giant waves capable of engulfing entire cities, the disastrous consequences of drought, how plants and animals have adapted to withstand extreme conditions, the weather patterns beyond Earth, and much, much more.
Автор: Murdoch D.S.
Издательство: DK Children
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 0-7566-1081-8
Количество страниц: 72
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Here is an original and exciting guide to the fascinating civilizations of North American Indians. Superb, full-color photographs offer a unique and revealing eyewitness view of this rich culture. See a necklace made of bear claws, a model of a Blackfeet teepee, a false face made from cornhusks, how fish were trapped in a basket, and a Cheyenne feathered war bonnet. Learn about the kachina ceremony, why love dolls were important, how turtle shells made music, what's stored inside a parfleche, and how pemmican was made. Discover the meanings of carvings on a Haida totem pole, what's inside an Iroquois longhouse, what medicine men carried in their medical kits, how a bowdrill works, and much, much more.
Автор: Cosgrove B.
Издательство: DK Children
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 0-7566-3006-1
Количество страниц: 72
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the skies above us. Superb color photographs of the sky in all kinds of weather conditions, together with specially built 3-D models, offer a unique and revealing view of weather, from calm summer days to the bitter storms of winter. See the biggest hailstone, inside the eye of a hurricane, a warm front in 3-D, the beauty of a snow crystal, a moon dog, and a dust devil. Learn the difference between a stratus and cumulonimbus cloud, how our weather may change in the future, and why tornadoes are so ferocious. Discover why deserts are dry, how clouds are born, what makes raindrops grow, how to make your own forecast, why the sky is blue, and much, much more.
Автор: Burnie D.
Издательство: DK Children
Год издания: 1999
isbn: 0-7894-4885-8
Количество страниц: 64
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of light. Superb full-color photography of original equipment, intricate scientific instruments, revealing experiments, and 3-D models offers a unique "eyewitness" view to the incredible discoveries that have transformed our world. See why ancient peoples worshipped the Sun as a god, how light rays bend, why things glow when they are very hot, what creates a color television picture, how microscopes and telescopes were invented, and why a leaf looks green. Learn how fiber optics can transmit light, what happens during an eclipse, why images are reversed in mirrors, how a liquid crystal display works, and what makes a hologram. Discover what causes the eerie "Will o' the wisp", how some animals can make their own light, what creates a mirage, why we burn in strong sunlight, what a polarizing filter does, why we see rainbows, what a quantum is, how X-rays penetrate our bodies, and much, much more!
Автор: Ward B.R.
Издательство: DK Children
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 0-7894-6989-8
Количество страниц: 64
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
For as along as people have lived together in communities, infectious disease has been a part of everyday life. The fascinating story of disease-causing microbes, bacteria, and viruses crosses every area of human existence -- from medicine, social history, and geography to art and natural history. This unique guide takes you on a compelling journey through time and into the future -- from the plagues of the Ancient Egyptians to the laboratories of the twenty-first century. Stunning, three-dimensional models of disease-causing agents and superb electron-microscope images reveal this microscopic and dramatic world in incredible detail. Written by science and medical expert Brian Ward and produced in association with The American Museum of Natural History, Epidemic is one of the few in-depth explorations of this extraordinary subject for the ordinary reader.
Автор: Георг Фёрштайн
Издательство: Фаир-Пресс
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 5-8183-0397-9
Количество страниц: 763
Язык: русский
Формат: DJVU
Георг Фёрштайн (Georg Feuerstein) известен своими академическими трудами, а также популярными произведениями, посвященными йоге. Эта книга - результат почти тридцатилетних научных и практических изысканий автора в данной области. Систематизированное и полное изложение основ такого многогранного явления, как йога, научных открьтий, связанных с ее традицией, он начинает с ведийской эпохи и заканчивает временами тантры и хатха-йоги, иллюстрируя повествование отрывками из основополагающих трудов по йоге. Изложение материала ведется доступно и просто, сочетая научный подход и духовное восприятие, что позволяет рекомендовать книгу и специалистам в области истории религий, философии, психологии, теологии и культурологии, и менее подготовленным читателям, ищущим свой путь к самопознанию.
Издательство: МастерМедиа
Год издания: 2008
Язык: русский
Формат: ISO
Настоящая находка для тех, кто вплотную занимается медициной. Профессиональный сборник пособий, энциклопедий руководств и словарей станет первым помощником практикующим врачам, студентам медицинских вузов, а также займет достойное место в домашней библиотеке обычного человека, заменив целую книжную полку. Объем сборника, а это более 25 000 стандартных книжных страниц, представлен в удобной оболочке, дополнен фотографиями и схемами, снабжен удобным поиском, благодаря которому можно оперативно найти необходимую информацию.
Системные требования: - Процессор 600 МГц; - 128 Мб оперативной памяти; - Видеокарта класса SVGA; - Разрешение экрана 1024х768;
Автор: Farndon J.
Издательство: DK Children
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 0-7566-2970-5
Количество страниц: 72
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Imagine a world without oil – impossible. Eyewitness Oil is an up-to-date look at petroleum - why we need it, where we get it, and how we use it. By tracing its roots from 6,500 years ago in the Middle East, through the Dawn of the Oil Age in 1853, and finally to present day, find out why oil truly is king.
Stunning real-life photography of oil tankers, refineries, and spills lets you be an eyewitness to the substance long referred to as 'black gold'. See the inner workings of a car engine, find out how geologists locate underground oil deposits, and get an insider's look at the controversial substance responsible for the beginning and, if we're not careful, the end of life as we know it today.
Автор: Ayo Y.
Издательство: DK Children
Год издания: 2000
isbn: 0-7894-6030-0
Количество страниц: 64
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the peoples of a vast and mysterious continent. Superb color photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the people, houses, tools and artifacts of African cultures and civilizations. See the gold of King Kofi-Karikari of the Asante, a priest's costume made of bird's feathers, a traveler's magic charm, the flywhisks and crowns of the Obas of Nigeria and the incredible distorted masks of the Bamileke of Cameroon. Learn how bronzes were made by the lost-wax process, about the journey of a slave from Africa to North America, how elephants were trapped by hunter-gatherers, what life in a compound is like and how much metal would buy a wife. Discover what ulani warriors and their horses wore into battle, how a thatched house is built, the mysteries of the secret societies and how gourds are carved. And much, much more!
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