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Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Covering all the major body systems--integumentary (skin, hair, etc.), skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive, and, for good measure, this answer book adds chapters on growth and development and how science can help and augment the body. It follows the fascinating maze of organ systems and shows how much the body does routinely just to let you move, breathe, eat,...
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Your fitness, health, and well-being depend on food and proper nutrition. Yet, knowing what is in the foods we eat, understanding the differences between good and bad fat, learning which foods are good sources of vitamins, keeping up on the latest scientific discoveries, or discerning the effectiveness of different diets can be challenging. To help answer these questions there's The Handy Nutrition Answer Book. Additionally, the book scrutinizes...
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
We are surrounded by geology, it is in everyone's backyard; it is at everyone's feet. More than just amazing landscapes, geology describes how our environment became what it is, providing a history of our planet and its universe. Ranging from the backyard to outer space, Handy Geology answers nearly 1,100 fundamental and essential questions about this most fascinating science.
Author
Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"From modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges to appreciating historical developments by Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton, and other mathematicians, this engaging resource addresses more than 1,000 questions related to mathematics. Organized into chapters that cluster similar topics in an easily accessible format, this reference provides clear and concise...