San Antonio College Library

A collection of over 100 graphics, which offer a comprehensive view of Shahn's prolific output.

Were the Vikings, as an early description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or in the words of a Manx folksong, "war-wolves keen in hungry quest', who lived and died by the sea and the sword? Or were they unusually successful merchants, extortionists, and pioneer explorers? This book considers the latest research and presents an authoritative account of the Vikings and their...

An introduction to biochemistry for the nonspecialist combines a clear text with an abundance of drawings and computer graphics that present the world of cells and their components.

This book traces the use of the famous Sherlock Holmes in illustrations, films and advertisements. The imamge of a tall figure in a cape and deerstalker, or the silhouette of the intense profile with pipe and magnifying glass.

Profusely illustrated text traces the history of man's efforts to heal the sick from prehistoric times to the present.

"Dispossessed, of their ancestral homelands by successive invasions of Europeans, the first real Americans have long been cloaked in a veil of myth and legend that has hidden from us the true richness and diversity of Indian civilizations and cultures. This newly unfolding legacy represents an unparalleled body of untapped wisdom, which even now provides fresh perspectives on very modern problems. The astonishing reality of Indian history, presented...