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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Learning Disability Nursing
Book SynopsisLearning disability nurses play a leading role in the care and support of people with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Nursing explores the theory and practice of learning disability nursing, with an emphasis on understanding the experiences of learning disability nurses as they seek to practice effectively.Trade Review'an important and distinctive contribution to the art and science of the practice of learning disability nurses.' Learning Disabilities Research & Practice 'the contributors to this book have been successful in conveying an accurate insight into what it feels like being and practising as a contemporary earning disability nurse' Learning Disabilities Research & Practice 'This book should be in every library and undergraduate programme reading list as essential reading for learning disability nurses to take stock of where we are today.' Learning Disabilities Research & Practice 'The material is so well drawn in its depiction of the role of the learning disability nurse from 14 prominent and influential practitioners that it is constitutes a solid 'investment buy.'' Learning Disabilities Research & PracticeTable of ContentsPreface. Contributors. Chapter 1. Discovering Learning Disability Nursing. Chapter 2. Getting the Balance Right: The Issue of Rights and Responsibilities in Learning Disability. Chapter 3. A Partnership for Health: Respecting Choice as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle. Chapter 4. Getting the Message Across: Exploring the Functions of Challenging Behaviour. Chapter 5. The Purpose and Practice of Learning Disability Nursing. Chapter 6. Lending an Ear: Helping Someone to Speak Out. Chapter 7. A New Start: Earning the Trust of a Family. Chapter 8. A Home of Their Own: Supporting a Tenant’s Group. Chapter 9. The Relevance of Learning Disability Nursing. Chapter 10. Taking a Step Back: Tackling Women’s Health Issues in Learning Disability. Chapter 11. A Shock to the System: Improving Encounters with Acute Health Care. Chapter 12. Getting Life Under Control: Managing Risks from Epilepsy. Chapter 13. Learning Disability Nursing: A Model for Practice. Chapter 14. Sustaining Learning Disability Nursing Practice. Index
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Thomas Nelson Hand Me Another Brick Bible Companion
Book SynopsisMost of us could benefit from wise advice on how to be a more effective leader at work and at home. In Hand Me Another Brick Bible Companion, Charles Swindoll delves deep into the life of Nehemiah to show us how to handle the issues of motivation, discouragement, and adversity with integrity
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Workhouse Publishing The Greatest Lie Ever Told
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Handbook of Small Animal MRI
Book SynopsisProvides an overview of the basic principles, as well as a practical guide to using veterinary MRI. Explains exactly how MRI works and the safety procedures required. Clearly illustrated, including an atlas of anatomy for MRI interpretation. Lists common abbreviations. Suitable for those with or without previous subject knowledge. .Trade Review"The MRI images are superb quality and there are many examples of common pathology. The Handbook presents strategies to optimize MRI study via positioning, coil selection, and contrast administration in an easy to understand fashion. The Handbook of Small Animal MRI is a great text to have when performing or interpreting MRI examinations. It provides an overview of the MRI appearance of common diseases and tips on troubleshooting." (Australian Veterinary Journal, November 2010) "This book achieves the authors' aim of an introductory text to small animal MRI, and would be a worthwhile purchase for any practice using or considering using an MRI facility." (Veterinary Record, June 2010) Table of ContentsIntroduction; Resonance and Relaxation; Image Contrast; Spatial Encoding; Equipment; Safety; Clinical Applications; Contrast Media
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Complete Archaeology of Greece
Book SynopsisThe Complete Archaeology of Greece covers the incredible richness and variety of Greek culture and its central role in our understanding of European civilization, from the Palaeolithic era of 400,000 years ago to the early modern period.Trade ReviewLong-listed for the 2012 John D. Criticos Prize “However, in general, this book is a marvel.” (European Journal of Archaeology, 1 January 2014) “In sum, it is clear that with the extensive range of evidence carefully collected and well-analyzed in this volume, it will, as its author hopes, “contribute to a wider awareness of the rich history of this beautiful country in every century of its remarkable past.” (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 1 November 2013) “For others, however, The complete archaeology of Greeceis a valuable source of information, drawing a broad canvas, and, most significantly, exposing important questions concerning each period. . . Bintliff’s book is a generous reciprocation of Greek Philoxenia, a distillation of his long experience of Greek archaeology in the field, this theoretical positions and methodological tools, reaching out further than to the people of Greece alone." (Antiquity, 1 January 2013) ‘Named CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012 “Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (Choice, 1 November 2012) “Bintliff’s newest contribution provides an ambitious panorama of Greek archaeology . . . Bintliff’s book does more than any other major survey of Greek history or archaeology to bring the rural economy into the larger narrative of later Greek history.” (The New Archaeology of the Mediterranean World, 1 September 2012) “By doing that he has delivered a brilliant survey of Greek archaeology and a remarkably succinct and comprehensive volume – a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of Greece.” (The Anglo-Hellenic Review, 1 October 2012) “It doesn’t get much more comprehensive than this.” (Corinthianmatters.com, 2 May 2012)Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix List of Color Plates xxii Acknowledgments xxv Introduction 1 Part I The Landscape and Aegean Prehistory 9 1 The Dynamic Land 11 2 Hunter-Gatherers: The Palaeolithic and Epipalaeolithic in Greece 28 3 Early Farming Communities: Neolithic Greece 46 4 Complex Cultures of the Early Bronze Age 83 5 The Middle to Early Late Bronze Age on Crete: The Minoan Civilization 123 6 The Middle to Early Late Bronze Age on the Cyclades and the Mainland 155 7 The Mature Late Bronze Age on the Mainland and in the Wider Aegean: The Mycenaean Civilization 181 Part II The Archaeology of Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Greece in its Longer-term Context 207 8 The Greek Early Iron Age and the Concept of a “Dark Age” 209 9 The Archaeology of the Archaic Era: Demography, Settlement Patterns, and Everyday Life 234 10 The Built Environment, Symbolic Material Culture, and Society in Archaic Greece 252 11 The Archaeology of Classical Greece: Demography, Settlement Patterns, and Everyday Life 265 12 Symbolic Material Culture, the Built Environment, and Society in Classical Greece 285 13 The Archaeology of Greece in Hellenistic to Early Roman Imperial Times: Demography, Settlement Patterns, and Everyday Life 310 14 Symbolic Material Culture, the Built Environment, and Society in Hellenistic and Early Roman Greece 337 15 The Archaeology of Greece from Middle Roman Imperial Times to Late Antiquity: Demography, Settlement Patterns, and Everyday Life 351 16 Symbolic Material Culture, the Built Environment, and Society in Middle to Late Roman Greece 369 Part III The Archaeology of Medieval and post-Medieval Greece in its Historical Context 379 17 The Archaeology of Byzantine Greece: Demography, Settlement Patterns, and Everyday Life 381 18 Symbolic Material Culture, the Built Environment, and Society in the Byzantine Aegean 402 19 The Archaeology of Frankish-Crusader Society in Greece 416 20 The Archaeology of Ottoman and Venetian Greece: Population, Settlement Dynamics, and Socio-economic Developments 436 21 Material Culture, the Built Environment, and Society in Ottoman and Venetian Greece 459 22 The Archaeology of Early Modern Greece 478 Index 498
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Daily Light Morning and Evening Devotional
Book SynopsisLet God's Word light your way.One of the most beloved devotionals of all time! For over two hundred years, Samuel Bagster's classic and timeless Daily Light on the Daily Path has encouraged and strengthened readers with the words of Scripture. The devotional gathers what the Bible has to say on issues such as worry, hope, wisdom, and peace and arranges them so that the Bible speaks directly to felt needs. This beautifully packaged landmark devotional is Scripture onlysimple, straightforward, and always relevant. A quick read perfect for busy people who love the Word, this compilation of related verses based on a daily theme will light readers'' paths each morning and evening!
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Thomas Nelson Publishers The Joshua Code
Book SynopsisDiscover the secret Joshua gave the Israelites for prosperity and success: keeping God’s Word in your mouth through memorization and in your heart through meditation day and night. In The Joshua Code, O. S. Hawkins leads you on a yearlong journey to spend each week memorizing and meditating on one scripture verse so that it becomes a living part of your very being.Author O. S. Hawkins explains each scripture’s meaning so that it is easy-to-understand and aids the spiritual growth of readers. The 52 relevant and timely topics include: Grace Temptation Prayer The Devil Salvation And much more This beautiful book features gold foil on the cover and a ribbon marker to keep your place as you study God’s Word throughout the year. The Joshua Code makes a perfect gift for new believers and also for friends and loved ones more seasoned in the faith.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Andean Archaeology
Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction to one of the most fascinating and well--known centers of ancient civilization. * Explores the rise of civilization in the Central Andes from the time of the regiona s earliest inhabitants to the emergence of the Inca state many thousands of years later.Trade Review“The publication of Andean Archaeology is long overdue and a relief to those who teach the subject. It offers state-of-the-art summaries of exciting advances, especially concerning little-known pre-Incan civilisations.” New Scientist "I became really excited when I first saw Helaine Silverman's edited volume... Andean Archaelogy, I thought, could indeed become a source of core texts for undergraduate courses... The thirteen chapters provide a mix of balanced scholarly review and pushy polemics dotted with flashes of thoughtful insight." Alexander Herrera, in Archaeological Review from CambridgeTable of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface. Editor’s Preface. List of Figures and Tables. List of Contributors. 1. Introduction: Helaine Silverman (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 2. The First Settlers: Tom D. Dillehay, Duccio Bonavia, and Peter Kaulicke (University of Kentucky, Universidad Peruana Cayetano, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú). 3. Cultural Transformations in the Central Andean Late Archaic: Jonathan Haas and Winifred Creamer (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, and Northern Illinois University). 4. Building Authority at Chavín de Huántar: Models of Social Organization and Development in the Initial Period and Early Horizon: Silvia Rodriguez Kembel and John W. Rick (University of Pittsburgh and Stanford University). 5. Life, Death, and Ancestors: Lisa DeLeonardis and George F. Lau (Johns Hopkins University and University of East Anglia). 6. The Art of Moche Politics: Garth Bawden (University of New Mexico). 7. Clothing the Social World: Ran Boytner (University of California, Los Angeles). 8. Wari Art and Society: Anita G. Cook (Catholic University of America). 9. Experiencing the Cities of Wari and Tiwanaku: William H. Isbell and Alexei Vranich (SUNY-Binghamton and University of Pennsylvania). 10. Household and City in Tiwanaku: John W. Janusek (Vanderbilt University). 11. Late Prehispanic Sociopolitical Complexity: Christina Conlee, Jalh Dulanto, Carol J. Mackey, and Charles Stanish (University of California, Santa Barbara, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, California State University, Northridge, and University of California, Los Angeles). 12. Knowing the Inca Past: Juha Hiltunen and Gordon F. McEwan (University of Oulu, Finland, and Wagner College). 13. Andean Empires: Terence N. D’Altroy and Katharina Schreiber (Columbia University and University of California, Santa Barbara). Cumulative Bibliography. Index
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Pan Macmillan It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Book SynopsisSeason two of the hit TV adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small is now showing on Channel 5, featuring Sam West as Siegfried Farnon.'James Herriot's books have had a lasting and profound effect on my life' Amanda OwenThis beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of the second volume in James Herriot's memoirs, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet, features an afterword by actress Carol Drinkwater, who starred as Helen Herriot in the BBC's All Creatures Great and Small.It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet sees recently qualified vet James Herriot firmly ensconced in the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and acclimatized to life with his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon. But veterinary practice in the 1930s was never going to be easy, and there are challenges on the horizon, from persuading his clients to let him use his 'modern' equipment, to becoming an uncle to a pig called Nugent. Throw in his first encounters with Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, and this year looks to be as eventful as the last . . .This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of the second volume in James Herriot's memoirs, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet, features an afterword by actress Carol Drinkwater, who starred as Helen Herriot in the BBC's All Creatures Great and Small.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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John Murray Press Not in Gods Name
Book SynopsisDespite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of God.In this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.Drawing on arguments from evolutionary psychology, game theory, history, philosophy, ethics and theology, Sacks shows how a tendency to violence can subvert even the most compassionate of religions. Through a close reading of key biblical texts at the heart of the Abrahamic faiths, Sacks then challenges those who claim that religion is intrinsically a cause of violence, and argues that theology must become part of the solution if it is not to remain at the heart of the problem.This book is a rebuke to all those who kill in the name of the God of life, wage war in the name of the God of peace, hate Trade ReviewThe former Chief Rabbi, Lord (Jonathan) Sacks, is one of the most interesting thinkers, writers and speakers about today. His interventions into the public debate rarely fail to encourage thought, knowledge and indeed wisdom. I suspect that this latest book will contribute a significant amount to the ferocious debates around religion and violence in our world today. There is a huge amount in the new book, including much to find agreement with as well as some things I am sure some readers will want to push back on. -- Douglas Murray * The Spectator *Rabbi Sacks has eloquently set out the theological case for confronting religious violence in his book Not in God's Name. * Standpoint Magazine *Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's Not in God's Name is a masterpiece that should be read by all of us. The book is an essential and brilliant dissertation. * Jewish Chronicle *
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Outskirts Press Why Was Man Created War of the Gods Yahweh Vs Satan
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The Islamic Texts Society On Schachts Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence
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Tan Books Devotion to the Precious Blood
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Lotus Press (WI) Hidden Forces of Life Selections from the Works
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Liz Cook Vitamin Chart
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Amish
Book SynopsisAuthoritative, informative, and illustrated, this guide provides a vivid introduction to a way of life many find fascinating but few truly understand.Trade ReviewThere is much to learn (and unlearn) about Amish life; this book is the best place to start. Pennsylvania HeritageTable of Contents1. Meet the Amish2. Amish Roots3. Living the Old Order4. Community and Church5. Rumspringa6. Family and Schooling7. Work and Technology8. The Amish and Their Neighbors9. Amish Images in Modern AmericaAppendix AAppendix BNotesFor Further ReadingIndex
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Golden Hoard Press Pte Ltd Michael Psellus on the Operation of DÃmons
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SPCK Publishing Glimpses of God Hope for Todays World
Book SynopsisGlimpses of God is an ecumenical course for discussion groups in five sessions, written by Canon David Winter – ideal for Lent, yet usable at any time.Trade ReviewAccessibly weaves substantial theology with Bible study, emphasizing that we need to unfamiliarize ourselves with the Bible, letting its sheer strangeness jolt us. Plenty of personal glimpses and fascinating detail include an Orthodox priest protesting that a prostitute is not a sinner, but an icon in the dustbin . . . * Church Times on GOD HAS NO FAVOURITES *The York Courses format is tried and tested . . . Leading us in theology and ecclesiology are a mix of activist and academic, also ecumenical [contributors]. The sessions are scholarly but not inaccessible . . . a clear outline of "environmental justice" . . . An ideal resource for individuals or groups. * New Directions on CARING FOR CREATION *One health warning: avoid this course if the Psalms hardly feature in your acts of worship, because anyone completing it will be an enthusiast for their wider and more central use. * Church Times on THE PSALMS *
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Christian Reflections on the Leadership Challenge
Book SynopsisGrounded in Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's time-tested research, this book offers practical guidance and inspiring examples of how Christian leaders can have a powerful impact in their workplaces, communities, and congregations by bringing their faith into their leadership.Table of ContentsForeword ixJohn C. Maxwell 1 Leadership is Everyone’s Business 1James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner 2 The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership 7James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Part 1 Model the Way 3 Reflections on Model the Way 41John C. Maxwell Part 2 Inspire a Shared Vision 4 Reflections on Inspire a Shared Vision 55David McAllister-Wilson Part 3 Challenge the Process 5 Reflections on Challenge the Process 71Patrick Lencioni Part 4 Enable Others to Act 6 Reflections on Enable Others to Act 85Nancy Ortberg Part 5 Encourage the Heart 7 Reflections on Encourage the Heart 101Ken Blanchard Final Reflections 8 Leadership is a Relationship 119James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Notes 127 Selected Readings on Leadership 131 Acknowledgments 135 About the Authors 139 Index 145
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Golden Hoard Practical Angel Magic of Dr John Dees Enochian
Book SynopsisStephen Skinner has been interested in magic for as long as he can remember. He wrote, with Francis King, the classic Techniques of High Magic in 1976. He followed that with Oracle of Geomancy and Terrestrial Astrology which has become the standard work on Western divinatory geomancy. Books on Nostradamus and Millennium Prophecies followed in highly illustrated editions. Stephen is also the author of eight books on feng shui, including the first one written in English in the 20th century. In the 1970s he was responsible for stimulating interest in John Dee and Enochian magic by publishing the first reprint of Casaubon''s True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers between Dr John Dee and some Spirits. and Dr Donald Laycock''s key reference book on the angelic language The Complete Enochian Dictionary. With David Rankine, he discovered what happened to Dee''s most important manuscript, his personal book of angelic invocations which he kept in Latin, and how it was preserved
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Light of the Word Ministry Aramaic Peshitta New Testament Vertical Interlinear Volume I
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Dash House Revelation of the Devil
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Body & Mind Productions Reiki 1st Level Attunement DVD NTSC
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SHOGAM PUBLICATIONS Buddhist Freudian Psychology
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Body & Mind Productions Reiki Healing Attunement NTSC DVD
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Golden Sufi Center,U.S. Daughter of Fire A Diary of a Spiritual Training
Book SynopsisLittle did Irina Tweedie know that her trip to India in 1959, at the age of fifty-two, would mysteriously lead her to a Sufi Master and set her upon a journey to the heart of hearts, the Sufi path of realisation.Her teacher''s first request of her was to keep a complete diary of her spiritual training - everything, all the difficult parts, even all the doubts. He predicted that one day it would become a book and would benefit people around the world.This diary spans five years, making up an amazing record of spiritual transformation: the agonies, the resistance, the long and frightening bouts with the purifying forces of Kundalini, the perseverance, the movements towards surrender, the longing and, finally, the all-consuming love.From a psychological viewpoint, the diary maps the process of ego dissolution, gradually unveiling the openness and love that reside beneath the surface of the personality.Mrs. Tweedie is the first Western woman to be trained in this ancient yogic lineage. Her
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Oasis House Dealing with the Rejection and Praise of Man
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Whitford Press,U.S. The Ra Material Book Four
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Edinburgh University Press The Kashf alMahjub The Revelation of the Veiled
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Lotus Press Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses Spiritual
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Scripture Truth Publications Gods Inspiration of the Scriptures Understanding Christianity
Book SynopsisConsiders the subject of the Inspiration of the Bible under the main headings of Divine Authority, Apostolic Doctrine, Its Uniformity, The Human Element and Divine Design. The latter topic introduces each book of the Bible in turn, demonstrating the evidence of its inspiration, and relating it to the inspired themes of the whole.Table of ContentsPreface to 2007 Edition; Introduction to the 1966 edition; Preface; Introduction; 1. Divine Authority; 2. Apostolic Doctrine; 3. Its Uniformity; 4. The Human Element; 5. Divine Design; 6. Conclusion
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Ignatius Press Forget Not Love Passion of Maximilian Kolbe
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Quaker Press Science and the Unseen World
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Adonis Press Rudolf Steiner and the Atom
Book SynopsisExplores the connections between materialist research on the atom and Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science.Table of ContentsAuthor's NoteIntroductionI. The Atom - A Historical Background (i) Prelude in Greece (ii) Elements and Principles (iii) The Way of Truth (iv) Atoms (v) Roadblock (vi) Atoms back in Vogue (vii) Making Waves (viii) Rudolf Steiner meets the Atom (ix) Rejection (x) The Age of Electricity (xi) The Electrical Atom and Human ThoughtII. A Background for Quanta (i) Origins (ii) Thermal Radiation (iii) Enter Max PlanckIII. Steiner in the Quantum Age (i) Physical Science and Spiritual Science (ii) The Goethean Alternative (iii) The Primal PhenomenonIV. Bohr's Atom -- Antecedents (i) Periodic Tables (ii) From Siberia with Love (iii) Predictions and Confusions (iv) The Hydrogen Spectrum (v) Cathode Rays (vi) The Unstable AtomV. The Rutherford-Bohr Atom (i) Bohr Gets Involved (ii) The Hydrogen Atom (iii) Beyond HydrogenVI. Late Words from Rudolf Steiner (i) A Science of Dead Matter (ii) The Demonic Atom (iii) Don't be an Ostrich (iv) The Struggle for Human Consciousness (v) So what about the Electron?VII. The Atom After Steiner (i) Waves and Particles (ii) Knabenphysik (iii) "Thou Shalt Make No Mental Image." (iv) Discontinuities and Probabilities (v) HBJ or the Three-Man-Paper (vi) Schrodinger's Wave Mechanics (vii) Indeterminacy (viii) Quantum Physics and the Periodic Table (ix) More about Probability (x) Niels Bohr -- A Goethean Physicist? (xi) Are Particles Real?VIII. EpilogueAppendixEndnotesBibliographyAbout the Author
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Ahmadiyyah Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore Inc.,U.S. Introduction to the Study of the Holy Quaran
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Ahmadiyyah Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore Inc.,U.S. Muhammad the Prophet
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Ahmadiyyah Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore Inc.,U.S. Introduction to Islam
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Ahmadiyyah Anjuman Isha'at Islam Lahore Inc.,U.S. The Holy Quran English Translation
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The National Catholic Bioethics Center Personalist Bioethics Foundations and
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Lotus Press Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Diagnosis and
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Sophia Institute Press Humility Wellspring of Virtue
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Robotic Surgery for the General Surgeon
Book SynopsisRobotic surgery has revolutionised how surgeons think about minimally invasive surgery in the new century. No longer is robotic surgery only for science fiction novels. Robots can now be used for all types of minimally invasive procedures. In many cases, they bring benefits in ergonomics, visualisation, and precision of action. While the current generation of robots is limited, the future is boundless. This book explores common general surgical procedures with the use of the da Vinci surgical system, describes patient selection, surgical tech, robotic instrumentation and positioning and also guides the general surgeon in understanding robotic surgery and implementing it in their practice.
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Orion Publishing Co Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
Book SynopsisA world-renowned psychiatrist reveals the fascinating story of psychiatry's origins, demise and redemption. Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining 'lunatics' in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping public. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman reveals in his extraordinary and eye-opening book, the path to legitimacy for 'the black sheep of medicine' has been anything but smooth. In SHRINKS, Dr Lieberman traces the field from its birth as a mystic pseudo-science through its adolescence as a cult of 'shrinks' to its late blooming maturity since the Second World War as a science-driven profession that saves lives. With fascinating case studies and portraits of the luminaries of the field, from Sigmund Freud to Eric Kandel, SHRINKS is a gripping and illuminating read. It is also an urgent call-to-arms to dispel the stigma surrounding mental illness and to start treating it as a disease rather than a state of mind.Trade ReviewAs a retort to those that still believe there are no mental disorders, only diverse mentalities, Jeffrey Lieberman's historic and spirited defence of psychiatric diagnoses and treatments has much work to do ... This is a humane guide to psychiatry's internal conflicts and a candid account of its claims to scientific credibility -- Iain Finlayson * THE TIMES *Journeying through the history of psychiatry with Jeffrey A. Lieberman is not unlike being led by Voltaire's indomitable optimist, Professor Pangloss, through the seven years' war and the Lisbon earthquake ... [Lieberman is] a breezy, charming, and genial guide to a field fraught with difficulties ... [He is] an insider, with the kind of experience most professional historians cannot claim -- Lisa Appignanesi * THE OBSERVER *An informative book ... Given that the mind is a fragile faculty and the brain is a delicate organ, it is sobering to discover from his book what a haphazard discipline psychiatry was until the 1970s -- Jack Carrigan * CATHOLIC HERALD *SHRINKS is an excellent way into the world of modern psychiatry: its science, the limits and benefits of its diagnostic systems and treatments, how doctors make good decisions and why they make bad ones. SHRINKS is as thorough as it is lively -- Kay Redfield Jamison, author of AN UNQUIET MINDThe most authoritative exploration I have read of the state of contemporary psychiatry ... It is also the most hopeful. Jeffrey Lieberman's account of the scientific revolution in psychiatry - a revolution that he both participated in and helped to foster - is compelling. But it is his candour, lack of dogmatism, and sensitivity to suffering that will linger in your mind long after you've turned the last page -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A BEAUTIFUL MINDAn astonishing book: honest, sober, exciting, and humane. Lieberman writes with the authority of an expert, but with the humility of a doctor who has learned to treat the most profound and mysterious forms of mental illnesses ... This book brings you to the very forefront of one of the most amazing medical journeys of our time -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIESJeffrey Lieberman has produced a masterful behind-the-scenes examination of psychiatry and, by extension, the human condition. His epic narrative charts the unlikely ascent of "the stepchild of medicine" from the earliest parlor-room charlatans of animal magnetism to the contentious Digital Age roll-out of the DSM-5, paralleling Lieberman's own professional transformation from eager psychoanalytic student of Freud to neuroscience-minded president of a reformed American Psychiatric Association. A wise and gripping book that tackles one of the most important questions of our time: what is mental illness? -- Andrew Solomon, author of FAR FROM THE TREE and THE NOONDAY DEMONSHRINKS is an excellent way into the world of modern psychiatry: its science, the limits and benefits of its diagnostic systems and treatments, how doctors make good decisions and why they make bad ones. SHRINKS is as thorough as it is lively -- Kay Redfield Jamison, author of AN UNQUIET MINDThe most authoritative exploration I have read of the state of contemporary psychiatry ... It is also the most hopeful. Jeffrey Lieberman's account of the scientific revolution in psychiatry - a revolution that he both participated in and helped to foster - is compelling. But it is his candour, lack of dogmatism, and sensitivity to suffering that will linger in your mind long after you've turned the last page -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A BEAUTIFUL MINDAn authoritative, often inspiring account of progress in psychiatry, balanced by frank and admirable openness about the field's historical missteps -- Peter D. Kramer, author of LISTENING TO PROZAC and AGAINST DEPRESSIONSHRINKS is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of mental health care ... I've been a policy-maker and a patient for decades, yet there was much in here I never really understood before. And now that we have mental health parity, that understanding is more important than ever. A smart, important, accessible book -- Patrick J. Kennedy, former US congressman, founder of The Kennedy Forum, and co-founder of One MindOnly someone such as Jeffrey Lieberman ... has both the clinical and scientific vision to write a modern history of the evolution of psychiatry, from its primitive origins to its current promise for the future. This highly readable and fully accessible book puts the history of psychiatry into a modern perspective for the general reader -- Eric Kandel, University and Kavli Professor of Brain Science, Columbia University, and Nobel Prize winner for Medicine and Physiology 2000SHRINKS is a great read and is highly recommended. By combining clinical case histories and theoretical musings, it describes where psychiatry came from and where it is going. The author, a highly respected clinical, research, and academic psychiatrist and recent President of the American Psychiatric Association, does not hesitate to describe the soft underbelly of his profession "as it matured from a psychoanalytic cult of shrinks into a scientific medicine of the brain." Especially interesting are descriptions of the profession's meanderings into intellectual dead ends, from Wilhelm Reich to Thomas Szasz and Daniel Amen. Equally intriguing is the emergence of today's scientific psychiatry which, when practiced skillfully, can afford great relief for many psychiatric disorders -- E. Fuller Torrey, author of SURVIVING SCHIZOPHRENIA
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Tan Books Dogma of Hell Illustrated by Facts Taken from
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Basic Health Publications Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works
Book SynopsisSECOND EDITION, REVISED AND EXPANDED “Provacative and exciting… [it] deserves a prominent place in the library of anyone serious about self health care." –Vitality magazine Don't bother looking in the history books for what has killed the most Americans. Look instead at our dinner tables. We eat too much of the wrong foods and not enough of the right foods. Scientific research continually indicates nationwide vitamin and mineral deficiencies in our country, and we spend nearly three trillion dollars each year on disease care. Is it any surprise that doctors consistently place among the highest incomes? Andrew Saul has seen enough of this situation, and in Doctor Yourself, he gives you the power you need to change it. Citing abundant scientific evidence as well as case studies from his decades of practice, Dr. Saul explodes the myth that an army of medical specialists and pharmaceutical drugs is necessary to maintain health. The human body evolved to live well and fight off disease on a supply of only a couple of dozen essential nutrients. Unfortunately, modern diets provide catastrophically inadequate levels of those nutrients. Using the guidelines set out in Doctor Yourself, you can not only prevent disease from getting a foothold in the first place, but also cure yourself of illnesses already in progress without resorting to drugs and surgery. One of the most popular guides to nutritional therapy ever published, Doctor Yourself is now updated and expanded with the latest research and additional topics, providing proven methods for combating an even wider variety of health conditions. Whether he is delivering commonsense tips on subjects such as weight loss and longevity or praising the healthy glow of a carotene tan, Dr. Saul takes the starch out of healthcare and makes taking charge of your family's health a fun and valuable experience.Trade Review"Andrew Saul is the leader in showing us that supplements are essentially harmless, causing no deaths at all." —Dr. Joseph Mercola "What a superb book Doctor Yourself is for both the health professions and anyone interested in maintaining a better level of health. I applaud the work, especially its forthright manner of presentation. It should be of enormous value to a vast number of people." —Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. "Doctor Yourself provides details on natural options that are supported by both research studies and clinical experience. Andrew Saul's lively, often irreverent writing style and keen sense of humor sets the book apart." —Feingold Association of the United States "I had been a practicing pediatric gastroenterologist for 25 years. After reading Doctor Yourself by Dr. Andrew Saul, I have become a very angry man. I've just realized that for 25 years I had been making my patients sick and big pharma rich. I only wish that all my critically ill patients had read Dr. Saul's book and fired their doctor. Copies of the book will be in the waiting room for all to read. In the names of all those I didn't help before, I hope this time to make a difference." —Edward Cichowicz, M.D. "Read Linus Pauling for a detailed explanation of how and why the chemistry works; read Andrew Saul for a lighter and more anecdotal approach, well-supported by research, that integrates the whole diet with megavitamin therapy." —UnconventionalWoman.com "Up to date, well put, easy to follow,and if followed, will help readers enhance their degree of health and decrease the possibility of developing serious disease." —Abram Hoffer, M.D., PhD. "Expertly written. Doctor Yourself is a very helpful guidebook which is filled from cover to cover with gems of information that aren't usually discussed in most other nutrition books." —Midwest Book Review
£29.69
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd People of the Past an Archaeology of South
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Hypotheses in Clinical Medicine
Book SynopsisHypotheses are fundamental to all sciences, including medicine. They play a critical role in motivating the development of science, since interesting and important hypotheses foster the diversity and debate upon which the scientific process depends. It is necessary to learn and understand how to assess a process, realise and discuss details and consequently launch a hypothesis. This book offers a number of novel, non-mainstream hypotheses in various states of development from authors with relevant expertise and experience.
£245.99
Llewellyn Publications,U.S. Judes Herbal Home Remedies Natural Health Beauty
Book SynopsisDiscover a simpler, more natural way of life. Pour yourself a cup of chamomile tea, find a quiet corner, and browse through the wealth of natural remedies, household tips, and beauty secrets presented in this tried and true guidebook.
£20.89
