Neil Ross Davis

Alaska Science Nuggets (Natural History)

Do iceworms eat ice? Can you hear the aurora? How does mosquito repellent work? Why are Alaskan volcanoes evenly spaced along the coast? Is it possible for hot water to freeze faster than cold water? Where are Alaska's more than 125 hot springs? Why are northern twilights so long? Do glaciers slide ...

The Great Alaska Zingwater Caper

Meeting by accident in Mexico, a lawyer, an accountant, and a government researcher hatch a plot to scam money from the Alaska public trough. A peculiarity in the organization of Alaska's state government and the current political climate provide them with the opportunity—they think. As they move al...

The Painting on the Window Blind,: The Story of an Unknown Artist and a Daring Union Spy

This is the story of a search for information about a Civil War painting unique in several respects: it is on an old-fashioned roll-down window blind, is the only known surviving work of previously unknown soldier artist John H. G. Hood, and is the only known one of a Union soldier in a Confederate ...

ROCKETS OVER ALASKA, The Genesis of Poker Flat

This well illustrated book describes the early development of the Poker Flat Research Range and events leading up the founding of the range in 1968. Located north of Fairbanks, Alaska, this university owned and operated facilty now has become the primary North American lauching site for scientific r...

One Crowded Hour (Oe): Neil Davis, Combat Cameraman

The bestselling biography of one of the world’s greatest cine-cameramen and an extraordinary Australian. For over twenty years journalist Neil Davis covered the conflicts in South East Asia. Always at the battle front, he brought enduring images of the full horror of modern war to the world. Ironica...

Mired in the Health Care Morass: An Alaskan Takes on America's Dysfunctional Medical System for his Uninsured Daughter

Mired in the Morass describes a predicament known to almost 47 million Americans: paying for medical bills without health insurance. Neil Davis navigated this financial black hole and discovered a hidden truth: medical bills don't reflect the costs of medicine. Davis describes the harrowing journey ...

Memories of the Blue Door

Allow us if you will to transport you back to a wonderful carefree time, where lifelong boyhood memories were made and adventure was abundant!Back in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the 1980s close-knit relationships and unshakeable combined imaginations ruled. Remembering friendships forged together more th...

Medical Abbreviations: 30,000 Conveniences at the Expense O Communication and Safety

This best selling reference lists 30,000 meanings for medical, nursing, pharmaceutical, and other health-related abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and slang. It is current and comprehensive. Also listed is a cross-reference list of drug generic and trade names. Included in the purchase price of the ...

Medical Abbreviations: 24,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety

Medical Abbreviations: 26,000 Conveniences At The Expense Of Communications And Safety

Medical Abbreviations: 28,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communication and Safety

Medical Abbreviations: 8600 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety

Medical Abbreviations: 10,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety

Medical Abbreviations: 12,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety

Medical Abbreviations: 14,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety

Medical Abbreviations: 15,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety

Neil Davis (cameraman)

Neil Brian Davis (14 February 1934 9 September 1985) was an Australian combat cameraman who was recognised for his work as a photojournalist during...