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Addiction: What's Really Going On? contains powerful true-life stories woven together to form a tapestry filled with pain, joy, defeat, and success.

Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia.

"Excellent...Tucker's chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating." -The Economist.

Essence and emblem of life—feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times—human blood is now the center of a huge, secretive, and often dangerous worldwide commer

Needless to say, moments like now, when the hurdles to becoming a respected author are at their lowest.

The growth of international law in the post-World War II era stemmed partly from the belief that universal norms would make life for the entire world's population safer, more equitable, and mo

A gripping true story of child abuse, betrayal, and a mother's neglect. The fifth of Kate Skylark's co-written true child abuse stories.

Energy Management Principles: Applications, Benefits, Savings, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles and systematic processes of maintaining and improving energy eff

Since 1991, Dr. Lee Jampolsky's self-help classic *Healing the Addictive Mind* has given well over 100,000 people around the world the tools to create significant change in their lives.

Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided belief in the invincibility of their legions, the first battles against the Cimbri were a series of d

In ancient Egypt, women enjoyed a legal, social, and sexual independence unrivaled by their Greek or Roman counterparts—or, in fact, by most women until the late nineteenth century.

"A cracking tale" – Duncan Campbell, investigative journalist and author of Underworld. "A revelation" – Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains and Written in Bone.

Addiction and recovery insider and expert William Cope Moyers answers the question "Now what?" for addicts and their loved ones at every step of their journey, from contemplation through

Finalist for the National Book Award!

In September 2011, the double murder of gangsters Raju Pargai and Amit Arya shook the Indian state of Uttarakhand.