Full AspenCat Catalog

3,000 of the most interesting, entertaining, fascinating, unbelievable, unusual, and fantastic facts.

Text and illustrations detail various characteristics about dogs including their physiology, behavior and breeds.

Tips and tricks on how to get rid of insects; get a weed free lawn, attract butterflies; how to remove tree stumps; how to get juicy tomatoes; make roses grow; helpful herbs in the garden. 1,001 secrets for the most novice or expert gardener.

"Since the sixteenth century, the Spanish inquisition has been synonymous with terror, bigotry, and persecution. In this book, a renowned historian sweeps away old misconceptions and presents a new view of this notorious and fascinating period." "Henry Kamen reassesses the significance and consequences of the expulsion of the Jews and also argues that there is little evidence for the alleged Jewishness of the conversos who were the Inquisition's first...

"Clark traces the history of [the nude] through its two major periods, antiquity and the renaissance, also addressing the medieval and modern period's alternative geometries."--Cover.

"This comprehensive guide to the tools and techniques of woodworking has been a favorite of both amateur and professional woodworkers for over a century. Readers will learn to make almost anything using only hand tools. With nearly three thousand illustrations, this definitive guide is an invaluable resource for any do-it-yourselfer. If its wood, and theres work to be done, dont start without Paul N. Haslucks essential guide"--provided by publisher....

Perhaps the most striking of heroic images, crack forces like the US Delta Force and British SAS hit the headlines with dramatic and daring feats when they are called upon to deal with seemingly irretrievable crises. But how much do we really know about these highly sophisticated combat units? Ultimate Special Forces, written by Hugh McManners, a former commando and defense correspondent for the London Sunday Times, traces the discipline and principles...

"With a new, simple, and audacious perspective on the science of decision-making, Why Choose This Book? shows what the latest brain science reveals about the crucial events of everyday experience - the choices we make. Whether they are sober and wise or crazy and foolish, our decisions are based on values that are represented all the way down to the molecular scale. From how we decide between Coke and Pepsi to how we choose to react to violence, and...

Presents the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the indelible stamp of the evolutionary processes first proposed by Darwin.