Lesley Bolton

Full of action, romance, betrayal, passion, violence, and tragedy, the timeless ancient Greek and Roman myths make great reading. With a cast of unique characters and unbelievable story lines, classical mythology explains phenomena such as creation, weather, nature, and the universe with unparalleled drama. The Everything Classical Mythology Book is an entertaining and educational guide that explains all the great myths and explores how they have influenced language, art, music, psychology, and even today's popular culture. The book tells the fascinating stories of the gods' rise to power on Mount Olympus and of their frequent clashes with larger-than-life heroes. Rounded out with a helpful glossary, an index of characters, and many reading resources, this action-packed new addition to the Everything series brings classical mythology to life!

Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters from Ares to Zeus

The Everything Classical Mythology Book

The complete book of baby names

This book examines the history of baby names, provides lists of names based on popular themes, and presents entries that include definitions and variations.

The Most Names, Most Lists, Most Help to Find the Best Name

The Complete Book of Baby Names

Frank W. Stahnisch

William J. Pratt

This volume continues the Proceedings of the Calgary History of Medicine Days series which publishes the work of young and emerging researchers in the field, hence providing a unique publishing format. The annual Calgary History of Medicine Days Conference, established in 1991, brings together undergraduate and early graduate students from across Canada, Latin America, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe to give paper and poster presentations on a wide variety of topics from the history of medicine and healthcare from a multiple perspectives. The History of Medicine Days offers an annual platform for discussions and exchanges between participants regarding recent research findings, methodological perspectives, and work-in progress descriptions of ongoing historiographical projects. This book explores such topics as historical medical classics, the history of medicine in Canada, the effects of war on medicine, and historical conceptions of blood and circulation. Furthermore, it includes the paper given by the conference’s internationally renowned keynote speaker, Dr Thomas Schlich, Professor of History and History of Medicine at McGill University, Quebec. In addition, it gathers together all the abstracts of the conference for documentation purposes, and is well-illustrated with images and diagrams pertaining to the history of medicine.

Selected Papers on the History of Medicine and Healthcare (2014)

By far, the most complete, up-to-date and BEST book on baby-naming! Welcoming a new baby into the family is one of the biggest blessings in life. The Complete Book of Baby Names helps make this transition fun-and easy-by giving you the most complete and up-to-date book of baby names available. Whether you're looking to carry on family tradition, stay true to your religion or ethnic background or want to try something new and different, The Complete Book of Baby Names is packed full of more than 100,001 baby names with origins and definitions that make choosing baby's names (almost) painless. Perfect as a self-purchase or a gift, The Complete Book of Baby Names will delight expectant parents everywhere. The Complete Book of Baby Names includes: -- The most up-to-date list of popular names-including twin names -- 276 fun lists to help you choose, including: names that command respect, celebrity names, names from children's literature and names with great expectations -- Modern baby-naming trends -- What not to name your baby -- Attributes of a perfect name -- Adding a middle name-or two -- And lots more! Everything you need to choose the perfect name!

Lea Wait

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Writing Children's Books

The Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need

Offers tips for selecting a baby's name, lists of names based on popular themes, and entries that include definitions and variations.

25,001 Best Baby Names

Looks at the history of baby names, provides lists of names based on popular themes, and presents entries that include definitions and variations.

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