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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDaniel Frank's Introduction is excellent, not just for the undergraduate reader, but, indeed, for any reader, specialist or layperson. It manages to find just the right combination of philosophy and history; it sends the reader to the right places for further reading; its judgments are quite sound. And the reissue of the Altmann translation is a wonderful idea. --Charles Manekin, University of Maryland

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Book Synopsis"Seven Peppercorns" covers the vast scope of traditional Thai medicine practices including: Thai element theory, physical therapies, medical Buddhism, herbal medicine for massage, divinatory practices, and spirit medicine; all held within the context of a Thai bodyworker’s instructional manual. This is not another step-by-step Thai massage photographic sequence book, but rather an in-depth training in the theory behind the steps, with instruction in a wide range of esoteric Thai physical therapies designed to bring practical understanding of Thai bodywork as it is practiced by traditional doctors in Thailand. "Seven Peppercorns" is divided into twelve main segments; each segment containing several chapters. The organizational flow takes the reader from introduction, overview and history, through an understanding of Thai anatomy, including element, point, and sen line theory, to instruction in Thai diagnosis, actual physical manipulations and practical application of the shamanistic and Buddhist components of traditional Thai medicine as it applies to bodywork; all in an easy-to-follow well organized format. Included in this guide are Thai self care practices and exercises as well as treatment guidelines for specific disorders. "Seven Peppercorns" serves as both an instruction manual and a reference book fully annotated with appendixes, notes, glossary, bibliography and index. The straightforward academic informational writing is gentled with moments of conversational author-to-reader comments (often humorous), and peppered with short personal narrative stories that bring the reader into the sensory tapestry of Thailand. It is intended as a stand alone manual, or as a text book for Thai massage instructors to use in classes.

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Book SynopsisIn Group Filial Therapy (GFT), therapists train parents to conduct play sessions with their own children to help meet children's therapeutic needs, and to transfer appropriate skills to family life. Based on parents' application of Child-Centred Play Therapy, taught and supervised by filial therapists, this evidence-based method is highly effective for working with families from diverse backgrounds and locations. This book provides an accessible guide to the theory and practice of GFT, and for the first time offers step-by-step guidelines for implementing the GFT program developed by Dr Guerney, the co-creator of Filial Therapy. Important practical considerations are addressed by Dr Guerney and Dr Ryan, such as how to determine the composition of groups and the duration of programs, and how to conduct Filial Therapy intakes. The facilitative attitudes and skills needed to be an effective Filial Therapy group leader are also described, and comprehensive instructions for implementing Dr Guerney's 20-week model of GFT are provided. The book closes with examples of how the program may be adapted to meet the needs of special groups. Replete with examples and dialogues bringing to life the group process, this definitive guide will enable therapists already familiar with the method, as well as those wishing to learn it, to maximise the fulfilment of therapeutic goals for participating families. Practitioners in mental health, social services and counselling, as well as parenting experts, play and filial therapists and therapists in training will find that this book expands and enriches the services they can offer their clients.Trade ReviewGroup Filial Therapy is an extraordinary read on so many levels. -- BACP Children & Young PeopleGroup Filial Therapy is truly a masterpiece! Guerney and Ryan have detailed a vast amount of sage and practical information guaranteed to heighten practitioners' effectiveness when working with children and their families. Comprehensive, theoretically-grounded, and empirically supported, Group Filial Therapy is a compelling and pragmatic reference that is a must-read for any clinician, at any experience level, working with children, families, and groups of families. It features Filial Therapy as originally conceived and refined during the past 50 years by its founders, Bernard and Louise Guerney. This much-anticipated work will be a classic in the fields of Filial Therapy, play therapy, child psychotherapy, and family therapy. It is a fabulous gift from the authors, and it deserves to be read cover-to-cover. -- Risë VanFleet, Ph.D., RPT-S, CDBC, President, Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center and author of Filial Therapy: Strengthening Parent-Child-Relationships Through Play, Pennsylvania, USAFilial therapy, co-developed by Louise Guerney, is the most significant happening in the field of mental health in the past 50 years because this innovative approach has the potential to improve a society. Group Filial Therapy is a long-awaited and much-needed book that provides insight into the dynamics of filial therapy and a practical how-to approach for implementing the intricacies of the process. Mental health professionals will want to return to this book again and again for helpful instruction. -- Dr. Garry L. Landreth, Regents Professor, Counseling and Higher Education Department, University of North TexasI am delighted that a very practical, step-by-step manual for conducting the Guerney model of Group Filial Therapy is now available! Kudos to Drs Louise Guerney and Virginia Ryan for preparing this comprehensive, clearly-written handbook which will serve to both improve the practice and strengthen the research base of Filial Therapy. -- Charles E. Schaefer, Ph.D., RPT-S, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey and Co-founder of the Association for Play Therapy, Fresno, CaliforniaThis book is a must-have for all clinicians who work with families. What a gift as a therapist to be able to assist and empower a parent to help and support their child as well as enhance their parent/child relationship via play. This book breaks down why Group Filial Therapy is advantageous for families, how to set up a parent group that is needs-balanced with the optimal number of children and parents, clinical goals, supervision issues to address, how to create play kits, etc. Essentially, the GFT clinician can use this resource from intake to group closure. Case illustrations connect theory with practice and the book ends with additional resources that the GFT clinician can seek out for further information. This will be the book that all clinicians want in their office. -- Theresa Fraser, CYW, M.A., CPT-S, Trauma and Loss Clinical Specialist and President of the Canadian Association for Child and Play TherapyThe book provides detailed guidance, problem solving and resources on how to set-up and run a GFT group... If you work with families where children are traumatised, have emotional difficulties, conduct disorder, poor family relationships, are adopted/fostered, then filial therapy could provide an intervention which effects change where other parenting programmes may not. -- Ms R. Rayner, Independent Clinical social worker * Professional Social Work *The aim of this book is to provide a complete guide to the theory and practice of Group Filial Therapy (GFT)... this book goes into vast amounts of detail and appears to consider every possible problem which may arise... This book would be useful for educational psychologists who work (or are interested in working) therapeutically with parents or carers of children for whom attachment difficulties, early trauma, serious anxiety or emotional regulation have made other interventions problematic. -- Emma Birch, Trainee EP * Debate - British Psychological Society *Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. An Overview of Filial Therapy and Group Filial Therapy. 2. The Selection of Suitable Participants and the Intake Process for GFT. 3. Guidelines for Conducting Successful GFT Groups. 4. The Main Skills Parents Learn in GFT. 5. Starting the GFT Program: Meeting 1. 6. Starting Play Demonstrations and Skills Learning: Meeting 2. 7. Continuing Demonstrations and Skills Practice: Meeting 3. 8. Continuing Demos and Skills Practice: Meeting 4. 9. Mock Play Sessions and Preparation for Practice Play Sessions: Meeting 5. 10. Beginning Practice Play Sessions: Meeting 6-7. 11. Parents' Second Practice Play Sessions: Meetings 8-10. 12. Transition to Home Play Sessions: Meetings 11-12. 13. Early Home Play Sessions: Meetings 13-15. 14. Generalizing Play Session Skills and Preparation for Ending: Meetings 16-19. 15. Ending the GFT Program: Meeting 20. 16. Applications of the 20 Week GFT Program. References. Appendices 1-21. Index.

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Book SynopsisPrinted in 1247, this is the oldest extant book on forensic medicine in the world. Written as a guide for magistrates in conducting inquests, the book is a major source on early Chinese knowledge of pathology and morbid anatomy. Includes a lengthy introductory essay by the translator.

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Book SynopsisWhat happened when people went mad in the fledgling colony of New South Wales? In this important new history of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, we find out through the correspondence of tireless colonial secretaries, the brazen language of lawyers and judges and firebrand politicians, and heartbreaking letters from siblings, parents and friends. We also hear from the mad themselves. Class, gender and race became irrelevant as illness, chaos and delusion afflicted convicts exiled from their homes and living under the weight of imperial justice; ex-convicts and small settlers as they grappled with the country they had taken from its Indigenous inhabitants, as well as officers, officials and wealthy colonists who sought to guide the course of European history in Australia.This not a history of the miserable institutions built for the mentally ill, or those living within them, or the people in charge of the asylums. These stories of madness are woven together into a narrative about freedom and possibilities, and collapse and unravelling. The book looks at people at the edge of the world finding themselves at the edge of sanity, and is about their strategies for survival. This is a new story of colonial Australia, cast as neither a grim and fatal shore nor an antipodean paradise, but a place where the full range of humanity wrestled with the challenges of colonisation. The first book-length history of madness at the beginning ofEuropean Australia Original and evocative, it grapples seriously with the place ofmadness in Australia’s convict history The book’s intimate descriptions of madness and the response to itgive a unique picture of life in the early colony through the lens ofmental illness Awareness of mental health continues to rise globally. This bookexplores efforts to understand and to treat madness before asylums,hospitals and doctors made madness a medical problem. Meticulously researched by James Dunk, a young emerginghistorian of medicine and colonialism Table of Contents Introduction 1.There is a Wildness 2.The Liabilities of the Sea 3.Madness and Malingering 4.The ‘Lunatic Asylum’ 5.The Politics of a Penal Colony 6.Darling’s Suicides 7.After the Rebellion 8.Wrongful Confinement and Irresponsible Power Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHigh blood pressure is entirely preventable, without reliance on synthetic drugs. Dr. Moore''s approach is simple: by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet, blood pressure can be regulated at the cellular level, preventing the development of hypertension and the high incidence of strokes and heart attacks associated with it. Dr. Moore updates this edition with a new preface reporting on the latest scientific research in support of his program. The most striking results come from Finland, where for several decades sodium chloride has been replaced nationwide with a commercial sodium/potassium mixture, resulting in a 60 percent decline nationwidein deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks. Extrapolated to America, the Finnish statistics would mean 360,000 strokes prevented and 96,000 lives saved every year. Dr. Moore makes it clear that high blood pressure is only one symptom of an entire systemic imbalance. He outlines a safe, effective program that focuses on nutrition, weight loss, and exercise to bring the entire body chemistry into balance. For those currently taking blood pressure medications, he includes a chapter on working with your physician to ensure that any reduction in hypertension drugs can be effected gradually and safely.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive self-help program designed to prevent and reverse degenerative inflammatory diseases without drugs and their unwelcome side effects. • The program in this book is designed to help millions who suffer from chronic arthritis pain to heal, rather than to just medicate their symptoms. • Takes a holistic approach to finding the causes of arthritis pain and offers a self-help treatment program designed to heal the body from the inside out by incorporating medicinal herbs, nutritional supplements, exercise, diet, and chiropractic care. • Raquel Martin is the author of the bestselling book The Estrogen Alternative. Each year thousands of people struggling with the debilitating effects of arthritis hear their doctors say that they will just have to learn to live with the pain. After experiencing this firsthand, Raquel Martin was determined to find a better way. Together with Dr. Karen Romano, Martin developed a comprehensive self-help program designed to prevent and reverse degenerative inflammatory disease without drugs and their unwelcome or dangerous side effects. The authors show readers how to address the causes rather than medicate the symptoms of arthritis by implementing holistic lifestyle changes--from medicinal herbs, nutritional supplements, and natural hormone therapy to whole foods, exercise, and chiropractic care. Thoroughly researched and clearly presented, Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally guides readers through the labyrinth of recent medical studies related to the effects and treatment of this disease. In addition, it discusses the exclusion of alternative therapies from most insurance coverage and provides advice on the action consumers can take to address this. Part practical medical resource, part encouraging guide, Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally will inspire all readers to take charge of all aspects of their health.

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Book SynopsisTaking you on a journey through the Bible in one year, this devotional book draws on the insights and wisdom of writer and theologian John Stott.Trade Review"Stott's mission is to pierce through all the encrustations and share direct contact with Jesus." -- New York Times"I can't think of anyone who has been more effective [than John Stott] in introducing so many people to a biblical worldview. He represents a touchstone of authentic biblical scholarship." -- Billy Graham

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction to Dental Anatomy 2. Development and Eruption of the Teeth 3. The Primary (Deciduous) Teeth 4. Forensics, Comparative Anatomy, Geometries, and Form and Function 5. Orofacial Complex: Form and Function 6. The Permanent Maxillary Incisors 7. The Permanent Mandibular Incisors 8. The Permanent Canines, Maxillary and Mandibular 9. The Permanent Maxillary Premolars 10. The Permanent Mandibular Premolars 11. The Permanent Maxillary Molars 12. The Permanent Mandibular Molars 13. Pulp Chambers and Canals 14. Dento-Osseous Structures, Blood Vessels and Nerves 15. The Temporomandibular Joints, Teeth, and Muscles and Their Functions 16. Occlusion 17. Clinical Applications of Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion Appendix A: Review of Tooth Morphology Appendix B: Tooth Traits of the Permanent Dentition

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Book SynopsisThe chapters in this monograph detail the past, present and potential future of markers used for the detection of myocardial injury and for risk assessment as part of a cardiovascular disease work-up strategy.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Analytical Issues Affecting the Clinical Performance of Cardiac Troponin Assays - Alan H.B. Wu, PhD. Chapter 2. Prepare To Meet Your Markers: Making the Most out of Troponin I Degradation - Jason L. McDonough, BSc(H), Ralf Labugger, MSc, and Jennifer E. Van Eyk, PhD. Chapter 3. Functional Sensitivity of Cardiac Troponin Assays and its Implications for Risk-Stratification for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes - Kiang-Teck J. Yeo, PhD, Kelly S. Quinn-Hall, MT, Stephanie W. Bateman, BA, George A. Fischer, PhD, Stacey Wieczorek, PhD, and Alan H.B. Wu, PhD. . Chapter 4. Report on a Survey of Analytical and Clinical Characteristics of Commercial Cardiac Troponin Assays - Fred S. Apple, PhD, Jesse E. Adams III, MD, Alan H.B. Wu, PhD, and Allan S. Jaffe, MD. Chapter 5. The Current Assessment of Qualitative and Quantitative Point-of-Care Testing of Cardiac Markers - Roland Valdes, Jr, PhD and Saeed A. Jortani, PhD. Chapter 6. Acute Coronary Syndromes: Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation, and Initial Diagnostic Strategies - Jesse E. Adams III, MD and Vickie A. Miracle, RN, EdD. Chapter 7. WHO Criteria: Where Do We Go from Here? - Allan S. Jaffe, MD. Chapter 8. An Integrated Diagnostic Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain - Robert L. Jesse, MD, PhD and Michael C. Kontos, MD. Chapter 9. The Use of Cardiac Markers for Therapeutic Decisions in Acute Coronary Syndromes - Michael P. Hudson, MD, Britta U. Goldmann, MD, E. Magnus Ohman, MD. Chapter 10. The Evaluation of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department: The Impact of Cardiac Biomarkers and ST-Segment Trend Monitoring - David A. Grundy, MD and W. Brian Gibler, MD. Chapter 11. Cardiac Troponin T in Coronary Artery Disease: Where Do We Stand? Evangelos Giannitsis, MD, Britta Weidtmann, MD, Margit Müller-Bardorff, MD, Norbert Frey, MD, and Hugo A. Katus, MD. Chapter 12. Creatine Kinase: A Marker for the Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Robert Fromm, MD, MPH and Robert Roberts, MD. Chapter 13. Fatty Acid Binding Protein as a Plasma Marker for the Early Assessment of Individuals with Acute Coronary Syndromes - Jan F.C. Glatz, PhD and Wim T. Hermens, PhD. Chapter 14. Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and Malondialdehyde-Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein: Markers of Coronary Artery Disease - Paul Holvoet, PhD, Frans Van de Werf, MD, PhD, Johan Vanhaecke, MD, PhD, and Désiré Collen, MD, PhD. Chapter 15. High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: A Novel Inflammatory Marker for Predicting the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease - Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH. Chapter 16. Nuclear Factor Kappa B: A Marker of Coronary Artery Disease Activity? - George K. Daniel, MD, Richa Gupta, MD, Jessica Gillespie, BS, Rose Felten, BS, Linda Cise, MS, Kathy Sturdevant, BS, and Michael E. Ritchie, MD. Chapter 17. The Use of Troponins to Detect Cardiac Injury after Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery - Jesse E. Adams III, MD. Chapter 18. The Role of Cardiac Troponin Testing in Renal Disease - Fred S. Apple, PhD. . Chapter 19. The Use of Cardiac Biomarkers for the Detection of Drug-Induced Myocardial Damage - Eugene H. Herman, PhD and V.J. Ferrans, MD, PhD. Chapter 20. The Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptides in Patients with Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease - Johannes Mair, MD

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to the classic problem of how an omnipotent God of love can allow disasters and catastrophic acts of nature.Trade Review“Professor White offers a solidly Christian perspective on some of the most important events in our world: “natural disasters.” Since “nature” is no more than the way God’s own creation works, these disasters raise questions about God and his providence. Professor White responds to these questions in a theologically informed way and reminds Christians that we have the ability and the responsibility to mitigate the effects of such disasters.” -- Douglas J Moo, Wessner Chair of Biblical Studies, Wheaton College; Chair, Committee on Bible TranslationProfessor White produces a fresh and thought provoking slant by introducing hard science into answering the question “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Well worth reading. -- Professor Sam Berry“This is one of the most helpful books I have read on the question that troubles all sensitive Christian minds - why is there evil and suffering in the world and why does God allow disasters? What will you get in this book? Good science and good theology. Robert White has a thorough understanding of both and roots all his thinking and writing in careful interpretation of key biblical teaching. What will you not get? Simplistic answers and solutions that either insult your intelligence or dismiss the pain of your suffering - or the suffering of those caught up in terrifying disasters or personal tragedy. This is not 'the answer we've all been waiting for'. But it goes a long way in helping us to respond wisely to realities we cannot ultimately explain, by giving us resources that are rich in biblical truth, scientific fact, and pastoral wisdom.” -- Revd Dr Chris Wright`A masterly survey of the natural phenomena that provide so generously for our well-being and development as humans on Planet Earth … (celebrates) God’s great capacity to turn the worst of seeming tragedies into the greatest of triumphs.’ -- Sir John Houghton“I am so grateful that Bob White has taken the time to write this book. His scientific expertise as a geophysicist gives his analysis of disasters depth and reliability. But more than that, he integrates his science with sociological and political insights, and then opens them up to careful biblical and theological exploration. The result is an amazing and significant volume, beautifully crafted, easy to read, and a wonderful resource for anyone who has ever thought about these issues.” -- Elaine Storkey, philosopher, sociologist and theologian

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Book Synopsis*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* What feels shaky in your world? Are you overwhelmed by the problems you’re facing or the pain you’re feeling? Maybe you feel hurt by the past. Disappointed by the present. Worried about the future. If so, you are not alone, but there is hope. You can live with security and purpose.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, two great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries challenge us to critically examine our materialistic preoccupations and think carefully about how we want to spend the rest of our lives. At the same time, they provide practical guidance in following the Buddhist path, starting from the most basic motivation and culminating in the direct experience of reality beyond the reach of conceptual mind. The root text is a teaching in verse written in the nineteenth century by Patrul Rinpoche, one of the outstanding teachers of his day. In the accompanying commentary, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)—lineage holder of the Nyingma school and one of the great expounders of the Dharma in Europe and North America—expands upon the text with his characteristic compassion and uncompromising thoroughness. Patrul Rinpoche's fresh and piercing verses combined with Khyentse Rinpoche's down-to-earth comments offer a concise yet complete

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Book SynopsisAUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honoured tradition of meditation. Profoundly inspiring, it is at the same time vastly entertaining, warmly humorous and filled with extraordinary personages.Self-Realization Fellowship''s editions, and none others, include extensive material added by the author after the first edition was published, including a final chapter on the closing years of his life.Selected as One of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century, Autobiography of a Yogi has been translated into more than 50 languages, and is regarded worldwide as a classic of religious literature. Several million copies have been sold, and it continues to appear on best-seller lists after more than sixty consecutive years in print. With engaging candour, eloquence, and wit, Paramahansa Yogananda tells the inspiring chronicle of his life: the experiences of his r

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Book SynopsisAs seen on This Morning!'A magical memoir.' - Daily Mail WeekendOur Yorkshire Vet embarks on this newest adventure treating the animals and their assorted owners across the Yorkshire Dales.A Yorkshire Vet: The Next Chapter follows Julian's veterinary stories and amusing anecdotes through his work as a mixed practice vet in North Yorkshire.Julian has spent over twenty years working in Thirsk, literally following in the footsteps of James Herriot - the world-renowned vet and author. This book follows Julian's passion for treating the animals under his care, be they cows, sheep, pigs, horses, alpacas or dogs and cats, along with the interesting and amusing characters who own and care for them. His voice, well known from his television work, rings out from the page - as does the humour, dedication and love for the animals. A Yorkshire Vet: The Next Chapter tracks Julian's work around the beautiful North York Moors and, more recently, around the Vale of York and the Yorkshire Dales from his new veterinary home in Boroughbridge, where the Herriot spirit lives on!

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Fundamentals of Diagnostic Ultrasound 2. Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration and Biopsy Procedures 3. Point-of-Care Ultrasound 4. Abdominal Ultrasound Scanning Techniques 5. Eye 6. Neck 7. Thorax 8. Echocardiography 9. Liver 10. Spleen 11. Pancreas 12. Gastrointestinal Tract 13. Peritoneal Fluid, Lymph Nodes, Masses, Peritoneal Cavity, Great Vessel Thrombosis, and Focused Examinations 14. Musculoskeletal System 15. Adrenal Glands 16. Urinary Tract 17. Prostate and Testes 18. Ovaries and Uterus

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Book Synopsis60 four-page chapters which express the heart and challenge of what is probably Paul's most famous letterTrade Review"Phil Moore has served us magnificently." - Terry Virgo "Most commentaries are dull. These are alive. Most commentaries are for scholars. These are for you!" - Michael Green "Think of these books as the Bible's message distilled for everyone." - Adrian WarnockTable of ContentsCONTENTSAbout the Straight to the Heart Series 11Introduction: There’s a New King in Town 13 ROMANS 1–8: THE NEW KING SAVESIt’s Personal (1:1–7) 21You’ve Got Mail (1:8–15) 25Abraham, Martin and John (1:16–17) 29Salvation Needed (1:18–3:20) 34What About People Who Have Never Heardthe Gospel? (1:18–32) 38Gay Pride (1:26–27) 42Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2:1–16) 46Surely a Loving God Wouldn’t Judge Me? (2:4) 50Coffee Stains (2:17–3:8) 54Parachute Drill (3:9–20) 58Salvation Given (3:21–5:21) 62First Picture: The Accused (3:24) 66Second Picture: Cry Freedom (3:24) 70Third Picture: Trading Places (3:25) 74What About Other Religions? (3:27–31) 78Abraham’s Credit Card (4:1–25) 82David’s Accountant (4:6–8) 86What About the Promised Land? (4:13–17) 90Now I’m a Christian, What Next? (5:1–5) 94Fourth Picture: The Bodyguard (5:6–11) 98Fifth Picture: Tomb Raider (5:12–21) 102How Many People Will Be Saved? (5:18–19) 106Salvation Experienced (6:1–8:39) 110East Side Story (6:1–7) 114The Diplomat (6:8–14) 118Write Your Resignation Letter (6:15–23) 122The Happy Widow (7:1–6) 126Our Man on the Inside (7:7–25) 131What It Means to Experience the Gospel (8:1–17) 135Your Gospel is Too Small (8:14–25) 139Two Intercessors (8:26–27, 34) 144Total Assurance (8:28–39) 148 ROMANS 9–11: THE NEW KING HAS A PLANThe Proof of the Pudding (9:1–11:36) 155Anathema (9:1–13) 159God Gets to Choose (9:14–29) 163The End of the Law (9:30–10:13) 168How Can I Be Saved? (10:9) 172God Still Loves Israel (10:14–11:32) 176Kindness and Severity (11:22) 180The Ultimate A-Lister (11:33–36) 184 ROMANS 12:1–15:13: THE NEW KING IS LORDTherefore (12:1–15:13) 191Live It Towards the Church (12:3–10) 195Live It Towards God (12:11–12) 199Live It Towards Unbelievers (12:13) 203Live It When You Are Wronged (12:14–21) 207Live It Towards Caesar (13:1–7) 211Live It Towards Sin (13:8–14) 215Live It When You Disagree (14:1–15:13) 219Debt Repayment (15:1) 223Christian Means Like Christ (15:1–13) 227 ROMANS 15:14–16:27: THE NEW KING IS adVANCINGThe Western Front (15:14–16:27) 233Missionaries Need the Gospel Too (15:14–18) 237Gentiles in the Temple (15:16) 241Jesus Heals (15:18–19) 245Ambition (15:20) 249Everyone Has a Role to Play (15:23–16:24) 253First-fruits (16:5) 257He Who is Able (16:25–27) 262Conclusion: There’s a New King in Town 267

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface to the Fourth Edition xiii List of Contributors xvii 1 Introduction 1 Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope 1.1 What Is Qualitative Research? 1 1.2 The Uses of Qualitative Research 4 1.3 Methods Used in Qualitative Research 6 1.4 The Place of Qualitative Methods in Health Care Research 7 1.5 Outline of the Structure of the Book 9 References 10 Further Reading 13 2 The Role of Theory in Qualitative Research 15 Catherine Pope and Nicholas Mays 2.1 Introduction 15 2.2 Differences in Ontology and Epistemology 16 2.3 Implications of Ontology and Epistemology 18 2.4 Choose Your Philosophical Umbrella – Positivism or Interpretivism? 19 2.5 Theoretical Perspectives 21 2.6 Methodology 24 References 25 Further Reading 26 3 Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research 27 Dawn Goodwin, Nicholas Mays, and Catherine Pope 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Ethical Principles 28 3.2.1 Informed Consent 30 3.2.2 Confidentiality 31 3.2.3 Anonymity 34 3.3 Situational Ethics 35 3.4 Relational Ethics 38 3.5 Conclusion 39 References 40 Further Reading 41 4 Interviews 43 Lisa Hinton and Sara Ryan 4.1 Introduction 43 4.2 What Makes a Good Qualitative Interview? 46 4.3 Role of the Interviewer 47 4.4 The Practicalities of Qualitative Interviews 48 4.4.1 How Many Interviews Is Enough? 48 4.4.2 Sampling 49 4.4.3 Recruitment 50 4.4.4 Fundamentals – Quiet Space, Recording, and Transcription 51 4.4.5 Designing a Topic Guide 51 4.4.6 Data Saturation 52 4.5 Reflexivity 52 4.6 Conclusion 53 References 54 Further Reading 55 5 Focus Groups 57 Jonathan Q. 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Landstad 5.1 Introduction 57 5.2 What Is a Focus Group? 58 5.3 Doing Focus Group Research 58 5.3.1 Recruitment and Sampling 59 5.3.2 Initiating the Focus Group 61 5.3.3 Follow‐on or Second Focus Groups 62 5.4 Analysis 62 5.5 Ethical Issues 63 5.6 Conclusion 64 References 64 Further Reading 66 6 Observational Methods 67 Catherine Pope and Davina Allen 6.1 Introduction 67 6.2 Observational Methods and Ethnography 68 6.3 Rationales for Observational Studies in Health Care Research 69 6.4 Practical Issues to Consider When Using Observational Methods 72 6.4.1 Ethical Issues 72 6.4.2 Access to the Field 72 6.4.3 Research Roles 73 6.4.4 Recording Observational Data 74 6.5 The Relationship Between Theory and Observational Research 76 6.6 Analysis 76 6.7 Quality in Observational Studies 77 References 78 Further Reading 81 7 Documentary Analysis 83 Martin Gorsky and Alex Mold 7.1 Introduction 83 7.2 Uses of Documentary Methods 84 7.3 Sources and Location 86 7.4 Selection, Recording, and Storing 89 7.5 Approaches to Analysis 90 7.6 Conclusion 93 References 94 Further Reading 96 8 Digital Data and Online Qualitative Research 97 John Powell and Michelle H. van Velthoven 8.1 Introduction 97 8.2 Types of Digital and Virtual Data 98 8.3 Who Goes Online? The Have‐Nets and the Have‐Nots 99 8.4 Using Existing Online Data for Qualitative Health Research 100 8.5 Eliciting Qualitative Data Using Online Methods 103 8.6 Big Data and Digital Qualitative Research 104 8.7 Ethics of Using Digital Data and Conducting Online Research 105 8.8 Conclusions 108 References 108 Further Reading 109 9 Analysis 111 Catherine Pope, Sue Ziebland, and Nicholas Mays 9.1 The Nature and Scale of Qualitative Data 111 9.2 Data Preparation 112 9.3 The Relationship Between Data and Analysis 113 9.4 Counting and Qualitative Data 114 9.5 Initial Steps in Analysis 116 9.6 Thematic Analysis 119 9.7 Grounded Theory 120 9.8 IPA 122 9.9 The ‘Framework’ Approach 123 9.10 Software Packages Designed to Handle Qualitative Data 124 9.11 Developing Explanations – The Role of the Researcher 126 9.12 Working in a Team 128 9.13 Conclusion 131 References 131 Further Reading 133 10 Conversation Analysis 135 Geraldine M. Leydon and Rebecca K. Barnes 10.1 Introduction 135 10.2 What Is CA? 135 10.3 What Kinds of Questions Can CA Be Used to Answer? 137 10.4 Collecting Naturalistic Data 137 10.5 Transcription 139 10.6 Analysis 141 10.7 Sharing CA to Inform Health Care Practice 144 10.8 Conclusion 145 10.9 Further Considerations for CA Research 146 References 146 Further Reading 150 11 Synthesising Qualitative Research 151 Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope 11.1 Introduction 151 11.2 Should We Synthesise Qualitative Research at all? 152 11.3 The Purposes of Synthesis 153 11.4 Generic Issues in Qualitative Synthesis 154 11.4.1 Refining the Research Question and Search Strategy 154 11.4.2 Data Extraction 155 11.4.3 Quality Appraisal of Studies 156 11.4.4 Analysis and Interpretation 156 11.5 Methods for Synthesising Qualitative Research 157 11.5.1 Narrative Synthesis 157 11.5.2 Framework Synthesis 158 11.5.3 Qualitative Cross‐Case Analysis 158 11.5.4 Meta‐ethnography 159 11.6 Synthesis of Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence 160 11.6.1 Integrating at the Review Level 161 11.6.2 Integrating Using a Common Structure, Framework, or Model 161 11.6.3 Integrating Through ‘Transformation’ of Data 162 11.6.4 Using an Integrative Method 164 11.7 Conclusion 165 References 166 Further Reading 168 12 Mixed Methods Research 169 Alicia O’Cathain 12.1 Introduction 169 12.2 Dealing with the ‘Paradigm Wars’ 170 12.3 Getting to Grips with Mixed Methodology 170 12.4 Mixed Methods Study Designs 171 12.4.1 Evaluation 171 12.4.2 Survey and Interviews 173 12.4.3 Development of Questionnaires and Measures 173 12.5 Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Data and Findings 174 12.6 Thinking About Quality 175 12.7 Team Working 176 12.8 Publishing 176 12.9 Conclusions 177 References 177 Further Reading 180 13 Case Studies 181 Alec Fraser and Nicholas Mays 13.1 Introduction 181 13.2 Types of Case Study Research 182 13.3 Practical Considerations for Using Case Study Approaches in Health Care Settings 184 13.3.1 Defining Cases 184 13.3.2 Sampling 185 13.3.3 Data Collection Methods 187 13.3.4 Analysis 188 13.4 Conclusions 189 References 189 Further Reading 191 14 Participatory Research in Health Care 193 Kath Maguire and Nicky Britten 14.1 Introduction 193 14.2 Co‐production 196 14.3 Participatory Action Research 199 14.4 Service User‐Controlled Research 201 14.5 Citizen Science 204 14.6 Conclusion 206 References 207 Further Reading 210 15 Quality in Qualitative Research 211 Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope 15.1 Introduction 211 15.2 Can We Use the Same Quality Criteria to Judge Qualitative and Quantitative Research? 213 15.2.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Research are Separate and Different: The Anti‐Realist Position 214 15.2.2 It Is Possible to Assess Qualitative and Quantitative Research Using Similar Criteria: The Subtle Realist Position 216 15.3 Assuring and Assessing the Validity of Qualitative Research 216 15.3.1 Triangulation 217 15.3.2 Respondent Validation 218 15.3.3 Clear Exposition of Methods of Data Collection and Analysis 218 15.3.4 Reflexivity 219 15.3.5 Attention to Negative Cases 220 15.3.6 Fair Dealing 220 15.4 Relevance 221 15.5 The Appropriate Role for Quality Guidelines in Qualitative Research 222 15.5.1 Spencer and Colleagues’ Framework for Assessing the Quality of Qualitative Research Evidence 223 15.5.1.1 Guiding Principles 223 15.5.1.2 Appraisal Questions 224 15.5.1.3 Quality Indicators 224 15.5.1.4 The Framework 224 15.5.2 Additional Quality Assessment Criteria 224 15.5.2.1 Data Collection 224 15.5.2.2 Analysis 230 15.6 Conclusion 230 References 231 Further Reading 233 Index 235

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Book SynopsisFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Amanda Brown.Insights into the world of a Prison Doctor, this time taking us deeper into the walls of Bronzefield, the UK's biggest women's prison.From the drug addicts who call Amanda the mother I never had' to the women who've pushed back at domestic abuse, to women close to release in their 70s, who just want to stay in the place that they've always known, these are stories that are heartbreaking, harrowing and heart-warming. Amanda listens, prescribes, and does what she can. After all, she's their doctor.Trade Review‘both heart-rending and socially revealing’. The Bookseller ‘compassion and commitment shine through’ The Observer ‘Heart-breaking … Brown lays bare the health and social challenges facing these women with brutal honesty, shining particular light on mothers behind bars, as well as those trying to come off drugs.’ PRESS ASSOCIATION ‘her love for her job shines through this book, and so does her humility’ The Daily Telegraph ‘lays bare the health and social challenges facing these women with brutal honesty’ Press Journal ‘It gave me goosebumps and has changed my views’. Woman & Home Praise for the Prison Doctor: ‘Written with both humour and deep concern for the lives of her incarcerated patients. It’s a poignant, compassionate read, giving an insight into the complicated and damaged lives of some of the offenders … a thoroughly enlightening and engaging book.’ Mail on Sunday ‘A fascinating, sometimes funny, often gruelling account of working behind bars.’ Observer ‘Not only features startling anecdotes but also the more rewarding aspects of her job – the prisoners who sent her letters of thanks, the ones for whom there remains hope.’ i newspaper ‘eye-opening … harrowing … Though so many of the tales are unbearably sad, and some details quite difficult to read without flinching, frequent moments of hope and humanity mitigate what could otherwise be a bleak look at life on the lowest rung of society’s ladder.’ The Telegraph ‘All of the highs and lows of prison life, with heart-warming honesty and anecdotes to make your sides split and your jaw drop in equal measure … Amanda has filled her book full of funny tales that both she and the inmates have had a good giggle at.’ Sunday Express S Magazine

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Book Synopsis60 four-page chapters exploring the passion, wisdom and struggle of the people of GodTrade Review“Phil Moore has served us magnificently.” -- Terry Virgo“Most commentaries are dull. These are alive. Most commentaries are for scholars. These are for you!” -- Michael Green“Fresh, solid, simple. Really good stuff.” -- R.T. Kendall“These notes are amazingly good … Phil’s insights are striking, original and fresh, going straight to the heart of the text and the reader!” -- Greg Haslam“Outstanding: biblical and passionate, clear and well-illustrated, simple and profound. God’s Word comes to life as you read them.” -- Andrew Wilson“Think of these books as the Bible’s message distilled for everyone.” -- Adrian WarnockTable of ContentsCONTENTSAbout the Straight to the Heart Series 9Introduction: Music to God’s Ears 11 BOOK I – PSALMS 1–41: SING ABOUT WHO GOD ISThe King of Kings (1:1–2:12) 16The Rejected One (3:1–5:12) 20The Forgiver (6:1–7:17) 25The Creator (8:1–9) 29The God Who Can Be Known (9:1–10:18) 33The Culture-Changer (11:1–15:5) 37The Messiah (16:1–11) 41The Promise-Keeper (17:1–19:14) 45The Victor (20:1–21:13) 50The Blood-Drenched Shepherd (22:1–23:6) 54The Indweller (24:1–28:9) 58The God Who Speaks (29:1–30:12) 63What to Sing on Sundays (31:1–33:22) 67Testimony (34:1–22) 72The Avenger (35:1–28) 76The Judge (36:1–37:40) 80The Healer (38:1–41:13) 84 BOOK II – PSALMS 42–72: SING WHEN TIMES ARE HARDWhen God Feels Distant (42:1–43:5) 90When God Seems to Fail (44:1–26) 94A Few Days (45:1–17) 99Reasons to Be Cheerful (46:1–49:20) 104What God Needs from You (50:1–51:19) 108Four Betrayals (52:1–55:23) 113Heat + Pressure = Jewels (56:1–60:12) 118Stripped (61:1–64:10) 123Summer Precedes Winter (65:1–68:35) 127Seven Dark Days (69:1–71:24) 131When the King Arrives (72:1–20) 135BOOK III – PSALMS 73–89: SING OUT HOW YOU REALLY FEELWhy Does God Allow Suffering? (73:1–28) 140Crisis Prayers (74:1–23) 145Get Ready (75:1–77:20) 149God-Centred Prayers (78:1–80:19) 153Lessons from a Barbecue (81:1–83:18) 158Fathers and Sons (84:1–12) 163Heman and His Friends (85:1–88:18) 167One-Hit Wonder (89:1–52) 171BOOK IV – PSALMS 90–106: SING ABOUT GOD’S PLANThe Living Faith of the Dead (90:1–91:16) 176Timeless (92:1–94:23) 180David Was Never King (95:1–99:9) 184The Right Entrance (100:1–101:8) 188God’s Plan Has Not Failed (102:1–28) 192Green and Blue Planet (103:1–104:35) 196Family History (105:1–106:48) 200BOOK V – PSALMS 107–150: SING YOUR RESPONSE TO GODUse Your Mouth (107:1–43) 206Blessings and Curses (108:1–109:31) 210Melchizedek (110:1–7) 214Why Melchizedek Matters (111:1–112:10) 218The Egyptian Hallel (113:1–118:29) 222The Longest Psalm (119:1–176) 226Up (120:1–124:8) 231Mindful of Conditions (125:1–129:8) 235Deeper and Higher (130:1–134:3) 239The Great Hallel (135:1–136:26) 243Babylon (137:1–138:8) 247The Song of Freedom (139:1–24) 251David’s Final Struggle (140:1–143:12) 255David’s Final Message (144:1–145:21) 259Body Language (146:1–150:6) 264Conclusion: Music to God’s Ears 268

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Book SynopsisWhite Eagle''s teaching gives insights into the entire angelic kingdom, from the guardian angels who trigger the miracles in our lives to the great beings who are masters of the rays of creation. He speaks of the angels of creativity with whom we may work, and the angels operating in the rhythms of nature with whom we may find harmony.This book can enhance the life of any reader who learns through it to walk a path of co-operation and creativity with the angels.

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Book SynopsisA study of clerical reaction to the sizeable number of Catholics who outwardly conformed to Protestantism in late 16c England. An important and satisfying monograph... Many insights emerge from this rich and original study, whichwhets the appetite for more. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW [Diarmaid MacCulloch]`Church Papist' was a nickname, a term of abuse, for those English Catholics who outwardly conformed to the established Protestant Church and yet inwardly remained Roman Catholics. The more dramatic stance of recusancy has drawn historians' attention away from this sizeable, if statistically indefinable, proportion of Church of England congregations, but its existence and significance is here clearly revealed through contemporary records, challenging the sectarian model of post-Reformation Catholicism perpetuated by previous historians. Alexandra Walsham explores the aggressive reaction of counter-Reformation clergy to the compromising conduct of church papists and the threat theyposed to Catholicism's separatist image; alongside this she explains why parish priests simultaneously condoned qualified conformity. This scholarly and original study thus draws into focus contemporary clerical apprehensions andanxieties, as well as the tensions caused by the shifting theological temper ofthe late Elizabethan and early Stuart church.ALEXANDRA WALSHAM is Lecturer in History at the University of Exeter.Trade ReviewA short book on a big subject...fluent, well-structured, sensitive, wise and mature. I wish it had been twice as long. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORYAn important and satisfying monograph... Many insights emerge from this rich and original study, which whets the appetite for more. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW [Diarmaid MacCulloch]A distinguished and impressively scholarly book... Alexandra Walsham has succeeded admirably in her basic aim of putting church papists firmly on the religious map of early modern England. * HISTORY *Table of ContentsThe discovery of the church papist; the Reformation and the rediscovery of the church papist; "Reasons of Refusall"; "Comfortable Advertisements"; church papists; statute protestants.

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Book SynopsisJoanna McGrath and Alister McGrath subject self-esteem to a Christian evaluation which introduces the important biblical themes of sin, grace, the cross, wholeness and the Fatherhood of God. This practical and pastoral book is rich with insights from both psychology and theology.Table of ContentsOutlines and evaluates contemporary approaches to self-esteem and human behaviour. * Presents psychological and biblical viewpoints. * Shows relationship of negative self-esteem to personality disorders and mental illness.

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