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This textbook aims to examine some of the most controversial areas of neurological surgery by applying the current evidence to illuminate our understanding of the pathophysiology of each disease and the outcomes from surgical and non-surgical treatments. The Evidence for Neurosurgery is a textbook...

A case of food poisoning kept Waseem Mahmood off American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Following the horrific attacks of that day, the ensuing invasion of Afghanistan, and the fall of the Taliban, Mahmood felt compelled to...

He has therefore endeavored to preform the service, and hopes it will meet the approbation of those for whom it is designed. The kind, tender, and scripturally affectionate style of Mr. Jay cannot fail to sooth the wounded heart. Aside from the immediate teaching...

Opening with a synopsis of human evolution, Doctor Heriot traces the development of civilization, chronicling the emergence of the world's greatest religions, the most important scientific discoveries, and the flowering of the arts.Author: Kirk HeriotISBN-10: 1882897307ISBN-13: 9781882897308Publisher: Lost Coast PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2000Pages: 528Format: HardcoverWeight:...

The art of Samuel Bak depicts a world destroyed and yet provisionally pieced back together. Across nearly seven decades of artistic production Samuel Bak has explored and reworked a set of metaphors, a visual grammar and vocabulary, that ultimately privileges questions. Bak's pictorial readings...

Noted Basque ethnographer José Miguel de Barandiarán was an exceptional witness to an entire century of the history of the Basque Country. He was born in 1889 and died in 1991, just prior to his 102nd birthday, having remained active until a year before...

Charles W. Denko was born to immigrant parents. He entered first grade speaking only Russian. A teacher devised assignments that brought him to a level of excellent English in a single year. Polio at age one had left Charles with a severely crippled leg....

Sāmoan Odyssey takes us on a journey through the Pacific diaspora. Throughout the second half of the twentieth century thousands of Sāmoans left their island homes to live in far-flung countries. They went for self-betterment although they were among their nation's best. Semisi Ma'ia'i...

This book, a much-augmented translation of the author's original Hungarian version, is an account of Hungary's past from the perspective of environmental history, incorporating a wide range of environmentally-relevant research findings. Data on climate, agriculture, mining, hunting, urban development and political administration are synthesised...

The true story of how one man acquired and managed an English country estate, and lived to tell the tale--complete with illustrations by Annie Tempest, and perfect for all Downton Abbey viewers Bill Dorsey has written a light and amusing but heartfelt memoir about...

Thorough and unique, this is a survey of the life and work of New Zealand's Leo Bensemann--a man accomplished in many fields, including drawing, painting, print-making, music, typography, book design, printing, and publishing. During the period when Christchurch was the leading center for literature,...

Celebrating one of New Zealand's most distinguished artists, this substantial monograph reviews the artistic accomplishments of Bill Culbert. Exploring the predilections and passions that have fueled Culbert's art over the past 50 years, this account presents an in-depth exploration of his preoccupation with light--stemming...

Published to celebrate the centenary of the University of Auckland commerce faculty and the opening of the new business school, this analysis sets Auckland business history in the wider context of New Zealand's economic growth and also includes cutting-edge studies on aspects of that...

Tracing the main developments in New Zealand painting from colonial times to the present, this reference divides the paintings thematically rather than chronologically. The paintings cover the colonial landscape from 1840 to 1870, the later Victorian landscape from 1870 to 1890, images of the...

This extraordinary biography of Robin Hyde (Iris Wilkinson), a prolific journalist, poet, and novelist, is a gripping and moving story of a short and doomed writer's life. It is a densely packed narrative that includes appalling accounts of hidden pregnancies, experience as a single...

The ninety years since the Armistice have undoubtedly proved that the cemeteries of the First World War have admirably fulfilled their tragic and sombre purpose. The task which faced the Imperial War Graves Commission at the end of the war was formidable indeed. The...

This is an authoritative account of the conclusion to World War II assembled through interviews and battalion journals. It is the final volume of a classic series by Britain's most prolific military writer, all being reprinted in paperback. The author is a World War...

Kurt Pick was born in 1912, the only child of Austrian Jewish parents. In 1938, he had to leave his home in Vienna, fleeing the Nazi persecution of the Jews. He was captured but escaped and succeeded in being smuggled into Brussels, where he...

An Engineering Research Series title. This excellent and long awaited book is based upon extensive research carried out by the Institute of Tribology at the University of Leeds in the UK and the Ford Motor Company Ltd. It is concerned with both the theoretical...

This guide to the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is published to coincide with the opening of a new building in March 2000. In a groundbreaking plan, this title presents colour reproductions of more than 500 artworks from its vast collection....

This volume includes the full texts of "In Memoriam James Joyce," "Three Hymns to Lenin," and "The Kind of Poetry I Want." Included are long poems and intense lyrics.Author: Hugh MacDiarmidISBN-10: 185754062XISBN-13: 9781857540628Publisher: Carcanet PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1994Pages: 768Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.42lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.50w x...

The in situ rehabilitation or upgrading of reinforced concrete members using bonded steel plates is an effective, convenient and economic method of improving structural performance. However, disadvantages inherent in the use of steel have stimulated research into the possibility of using fibre reinforced polymer...

Presents the complete Common Worship lectionary readings, printed out in full from the NRSV translation of the Bible. Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel readings are provided for the Principle, Second and Third Services, making this an essential resource for worship. The Bible texts are...

Daily readings from Scripture and prayers.Author: John PitchfordISBN-10: 1853110280ISBN-13: 9781853110283Publisher: Canterbury Press NorwichLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/18/2012Pages: 416Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.94d

Nathaniel Clements (1705-77), treasury official, politician, Dublin property developer, amateur architect, failed banker and leader of fashion, was the fifth son of a Cromwellian gentry family. He amassed a considerable fortune from office, and over the years spent some ��� 70,000 on the purchase...

Nicholas Peacock of Kilmoreen, near Adare, Co. Limerick, from 1740 to 1751 kept a detailed account book and diary of his life and work as a small farmer and the land agent to his relations, the Hartstonges of Court. Never published in full, his...

This significant book is the first attempt to understand the problems of evolution of Irish villages from a local perspective. These essays contrast and compare particular villages from a wide geographical and temporal range, dealing with landlord villages, industrial villages, fishing villages and medieval...

The studies in this volume range across literature, archaeology, law and theology and show IrelandÃ?Â?Ã?Â?and Wales as societies in close contact. --- Contents: Proinsias Mac Cana, Ireland and Wales in the Middle Ages: an overview; Iwan Wmffre (UU), Post-Roman Irish settlements in Wales; Catherine...

This volume in honor of Professor Karl Bottigheimer examines the impact of the dramatic shifts in culture, society and politics on people in Ireland in the early modern period. Underpinning much of this change was the process whereby Ireland was finally militarily conquered and...

For over a thousand years Ireland has been a host to a surprising variety of languages and cultures. Every area of Irish life and cultural expression has been informed by this contact with diverse language groups. This book is an innovative collection of essays...

Essays marking its 13th centenary shed light on a law that lay down ground rules for warfare between the groups that made up the Irish people at the time. The instigator of the law was Adomnbn, abbott of the island now known as Iona,...

Charting the political and cultural development of Britain through global events documented by the world's greatest photographers The postwar period was a golden age for photography in Britain. This book explores photography from the first year of postwar peace to 1979 (a year that...

This books is a landmark comparative study of legitimate expectations in administrative law by scholars from over 16 European countries. The protection of legitimate expectations appears to be a key concept of administrative law in Europe; it defines the legal position of the individual...

Regional Integration in South Asia: Trends, Challenges and Prospects presents an objective assessment of trade and economic co-operation among South Asian nations and highlights policy issues to foster regional integration. The analyses presented in this volume go beyond the usual discussions on trade-in-goods to...

Do you want to create exciting outdoor experiences for children? Are you looking for guidance on how to incorporate the wilder and riskier elements of outdoor play into your planning? This book will give you the confidence to offer the children in your setting...

England has singularly failed to make any impact at either the World Cup or the European Championships for more than 40 years--this book explains why, with the help of exclusive interviews with players, managers, and commentators There have been 20 major international soccer tournaments...

The battle of the Seelow Heights (16-19 April 1945), marked the last stage of the Soviets' offensive against Nazi Germany and saw the most severe fighting of the crossing of the Oder-Neisse line, between German Ninth Army and Marshal Zhukov's 1st Belorussian Front. After...

In the 1970s Kevin Threlfall built up the chain of Lo-Cost discount stores from a single grocery stall on Cannock market. Having sold out to RCA of America he then went on to build an empire of 1,215 shops in just 25 years from...

This is a book about the 75 years of a very successful accountancy practice. They are 75 important years both in the history of the United Kingdom, encompassing the Second World War and all the recessions and periods of growth in the 60-year period...

This book offers a true crime history - from medieval society to Jamie Bulger - of children who kill and how adults have tried to make sense of them.The extraordinary and horrifying crime of murder by children of other children commands widespread public interest,...

This is the first comprehensive assessment of the career of T.P. Flanagan (1929-2011), generally regarded as the major landscapist working in Ireland in the second half of the twentieth century and the most significant watercolourist of his generation in Ireland. Educated at the Belfast...

Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Yet, as this fascinating new monograph on his work reveals, his interests were much broader, incorporating landscape and still-life paintings, stage designs, book...

This is the first full-scale monograph on British artist John Craxton (1922-2009), a key figure in post-war painting who authorised this publication shortly before his death. Craxton was a brilliant and well-connected artist with a passion for Greek life, light and landscape. Rejected for...

This is the special edition of John Byrne: Art and Life which incorporates a hand-coloured print, Tropicana, produced and signed by the artist in an edition of 50 exclusively for this publication. The print will be packaged with the book in a slipcase.John Byrne...

Author: Matthieu Mazi?reISBN-10: 1848218338ISBN-13: 9781848218338Publisher: Wiley-IsteLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2017Format: Hardcover

This book presents a systemic view of the diversity of pressures and impacts produced by climate change and human actions. Erosion of biodiversity by changing ocean chemistry, the intensification of global change raises the problem of the adaptation of living resources. Land uses induce...

The first chapter of this title concerns virtualization techniques that allow sharing computational resources basically, slicing a real computational environment into virtual computational environments that are isolated from one another. The Xen and OpenFlow virtualization platforms are then presented in Chapter 2 and a...

Local Government Contracts and Procurement, Third Edition is a truly accessible guide to the complex regulatory regime governing local authority contracting and tendering. The third edition guides the reader easily through the key stages of a local government procurement exercise, providing detailed coverage of...

Author: By Mark VII (Max Plowman),Mark VIIISBN-10: 1847340725ISBN-13: 9781847340726Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2006Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d

This volume provides comprehensive guidance on the subjects of concept generation and theory building in educational research. By deploying the conceptual, methodological and theoretical principles of the Cambridge School of Sociology, which underpin a range of contemporary empirical research, the author shows how theory...