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A comprehensive reference source to the ancient world's most fascinating mythologies, bringing together the Classical legends of ancient Greece and Rome; the fairytale myths of the Celtic world; and from Northern Europe, tales of Germanic gods, Nordic warriors and giants.

new edition: The history, rules and language of heraldry explained, and its many applications explored, fully illustrated throughout.

The myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to this la ..

An unprecedented visual reference of the fighting men of the period from 8th century BC to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, with over 670 expert images of military dress, weaponry, artillery, ships, siege engines and fortifications.

Expert and stunning illustrations show in painstaking detail the uniforms and their developments for all the major nations involved in World War I.

Comprehensive directory of the uniforms of the most significant wars of the 19th century, with over 500 images of clothing, weapons, insignia and kit. Covers all the key conflicts, and looks at how warfare has changed.

A detailed history of locomotive technology and the trains of the world, with 700 photographs.

An expert visual history of military personnel, with 600 images of uniforms and contextual analysis.

A newly updated history and photographic A-Z guide to 280 classic makes around the world.

A picture encyclopedia of the genus Clematis; encompasses an international selection of garden-worthy species and hybrids.

Guidance and Rituals from 36 Bewitching Botanicals. In this beautifully illustrated gift book featuring insightful profiles of 36 familiar herbs, fruits, and flowers, herbalist Maia Toll shows how interacting with plants can be a form of meditation. ..

An authoritative historical guide to the world of military, antique and law-enforcement firearms. Features the world's most important guns, from the medieval hand cannon and the flintlock musket to the Luger P08 pistol and today's FN Minimi light machine gun.

An authoritative guide to sharp-edged weapons, from their origins in the Stone Age through to the 21st century. Describes ancient and modern weapons, such as the first flint daggers, the spears of ancient Greece, Samurai swords, knightly swords, fencing blades, and the bayonets of World War II.

Hands-on, practical guide to implementing SSL and TLS protocols for Internet security§If you are a network professional who knows C programming, this practical book is for you. Focused on how to implement Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer ..

What is it? What is the reason that allows us to train dogs to find whatever it is we seem to be seeking? Dogs are an amazing animal with a nose to prove it. There are also the advantages of being able to use this domesticated and loving animal to perform

A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined for this new edition. We are overwhelmed by information – from our phones, our televisions, our compu ..

Information theory and inference, taught together in this exciting textbook, lie at the heart of many important areas of modern technology – communication, signal processing, data mining, machine learning, pattern recognition, computational neuroscie ..

This book is essential reading not only for Adlerian psychologists, but also counselors, psychologists, and psychotherapists of any theoretical stripe who wish to keep their practical skills up-to-date.

This self-contained introduction to modern cryptography emphasizes the mathematics behind the theory of public key cryptosystems and digital signature schemes. The book focuses on these key topics. It includes exercises and examples at the end of each section.

Provides an introduction to optimal control theory for systems governed by vector ordinary differential equations and includes a proof of the Pontryagin Maximum Principle. This book integrates theory and applications with examples, particularly one s ..

This practical, down-to-earth guide is for researchers, students, community groups, charities or employees – in fact anyone who needs to put together research projects quickly and effectively.

Niklas Luhmann ranks as one of the most important sociologists and social theorists of the twentieth century. Through his many books he developed a highly original form of systems theory that has been hugely influential in a wide variety of discip ..

This workbook covers all the information you need to pass the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam. The course is designed to take a practical approach to learn with real-life examples and case studies.- Covers complete (ISC) C

An essential resource, newly revised and updated In print for nearly half a century, and now in its eighth edition, The Israel-Arab Reader is an authoritative guide to over a century of conflict in the Middle East. It covers