It seems as though every day brings a new pill or potion claiming to restore mental alertness or improve memory. While many of these claims are based on factual information, many others are not. This encyclopedia of foods and drugs that are believed to improve mental performance contains information on nearly 400 nutrients, herbs, and drugs,...

Animals have existed on Earth for many hundreds of millions of years. In that time they have evolved into a great variety of forms, exploiting nearly every habitat the planet has to offer. In the dark depths of the oceans, in the seemingly inhospitable Polar Regions, in the driest deserts, even within the bodies of other animals, there are...

The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine is a medical reference product designed to inform and educate readers about a wide variety of complementary therapies and herbal remedies and treatments for prevalent conditions and diseases. Thomson Gale believes the product to be comprehensive, but not necessarily definitive. It is intended to...

This book presents a giant collection of the latest, most widely-used electronic circuits - an invaluable reference tool! "The Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits" is back! Not a revision of the past two volumes, this third edition in the bestselling series offers you hundreds of schematics for the latest electronics circuits from...

Just about everyone involved in electronics has experienced the frustration of searching for the particular power supply, temperature control circuit, or audio power amplifier circuit that exactly fills a need. The Encyclopedia of Electronics Circuits, Volume 1 has changed all that. Volume 1 of this outstanding pair includes more than 1,300...

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