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In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, “Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering”—and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America’s greatest mountain climber.

The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer

ROBERTS, DAVID

Humor & Entertainment

William Morrow

American Brad Washburn's impact on his protÉgÉs and imitators was as profound as that of any other adventurer in the twentieth century. Unquestionably regarded as the greatest mountaineer in Alaskan history and as one of the finest mountain photographers of all time, Washburn transformed American attitudes toward wilderness and revolutionized the art of mountaineering and exploration in the great ranges. In The Last of His Kind, National Geographic Adventure contributing editor David Roberts goes beyond conventional biography to reveal the essence of this man through the prism of his extraordinary exploits from New England to Chamonix, and from the Himalayas to the Yukon. An exciting narrative of mountain climbing in the twentieth century, The Last of His Kind brings into focus Washburn's deeds in the context of the history of mountaineering, and provides a fascinating look at an amazing culture and the influential icon who shaped it.

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Image-guided neuosurgery is a significant advancement in neurological surgery during this decade. Using digitizers, computers and video, the neurosugeon is able to exactly locate an area for incision, biopsy or surgery. In addition intraoperatively, the surgeon is able to visualize (on a video monitor) a 2D or 3D image of a specific lesion. This volume provides the neurosurgeon with practical details about how to use this fast-advancing technology. It covers the basic theory of the technology, and reviews generic technologies available, as well as the clinical application of image-guided surgery. Each chapter provides practical information on disease-specific applications, including outcomes and economics. Specific adaptations of image-guided surgery include ultrasonography, endoscopy, radiosurgery and brain biopsy.

Image-Guided Neurosurgery

Medical Books

Barnett, Gene H.

Guthrie, Barton

Medicine

McGraw=Hill

Professors Clayton Roberts and David Roberts have written a comprehensive, lively, and up-to-date history of England, the country from which we have drawn our language, our literature, our law, our political traditions, and our religious denominations

A History of England to 1714

History

Roberts, Clayton

Europe

Taylor&Francis

The first of two volumes (see also following entry) incorporating recent research into a narrative that encompasses England's social, economic, cultural, and political history with maps, charts, lists of monarchs, and a variety of b&w illustrations. Volume one ends with the death of Queen Anne and t

History of England: Prehistory to 1714, Vol. I

History of England: 1688 to the Present, Vol. II [paperback] Roberts, Clayton,Roberts, David [Sep 11, 1990]

History of England: 1688 to the Present, Vol. II

For two-semester, junior/senior-level courses in the History of England. Volume I may be used for a one-semester course in the History of England to 1714. This two-volume broad, narrative account of English history–from the first settlers in the Paleolithic Age to the present day–draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research to illuminate the full range of England's social, economic, cultural, and political past, and focuses on how and why events occurred.

A History of England, Volume 1 (Prehistory to 1714) (5th Edition)

Bisson, Douglas R.

Americas

Pearson Higher Education

This is the first in-depth study of a female audience that shows how and why women went to the theater in Restoration England. Robert challenges the assumption that a "ladies' faction" played an important part in encouraging the playhouses to present a more moral, less bawdy or "satirical" style of comedy, thus changing the course of English drama. He shows that there is no evidence of this faction, and that "sentimental" comedies really did cater to the interest of their female audience by incorporating the fashionable concern for women's rights. Drawing on many sources, including the life of Elizabeth Pepys, the book investigates just who these "ladies" were, what determined their theater-going, how often they went, what they liked and did in the theater, and the role of patronage at the court of three Restoration queens.

The Ladies: Female Patronage of Restoration Drama 1660-1700 (Oxford English Monographs)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Oxford University Press

Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year is an extraordinary account of the devastation and human suffering inflicted on the city of London by the Great Plague of 1665. Purporting to be an eye-witness, Defoe's fictional narrator recounts in vivid detail the rising death toll and the transformation of the city as its citizens flee and those who remain live in fear and despair. Above all it is the stories of appalling human suffering and grief that give Defoe's extraordinary fiction its compelling historical veracity. The lively Introduction relates the Journal to Defoe's best-known work, Robinson Crusoe, and draws on recent research into the publishing environment of the first edition. It considers the portrayal of London, depicted by Defoe as it was before the Great Fire, and to the book's device of fiction masquerading as fact. This edition also includes comprehensive explanatory notes, a map of Defoe's London, and a complete topographical index that enables the reader to track the Journal's complex references to London's streets, churches, alleyways, and prisons both before and after the Great Fire of 1666. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

A Journal of the Plague Year (Oxford World's Classics)

DEFOE, DANIEL

British & Irish

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The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer

The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer

Image-Guided Neurosurgery

A History of England to 1714

History of England: Prehistory to 1714, Vol. I

History of England: 1688 to the Present, Vol. II

A History of England, Volume 1 (Prehistory to 1714) (5th Edition)

The Ladies: Female Patronage of Restoration Drama 1660-1700 (Oxford English Monographs)

A Journal of the Plague Year (Oxford World's Classics)

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