From Henry James' fascination with burnt manuscripts to destroyed books in the fiction of the Blitz; from junk mail in the work of Elizabeth Bowen to bureaucratic paperwork in Vladimir Nabokov; modern fiction is littered with images of tattered and useless paper that reveal...

In this ground-breaking study, Jc Beall shows that the fundamental "problem" of Christology is simple to see from the role that Christ occupies: the Christ figure is to have the divine and essentially limitless properties of the one and only God but Christ is...

In classical scholarship, the presence of legal language in love poetry is commonly interpreted as absurd and incongruous. Ovid's legalisms have been described as frivolous, humorous, and ornamental. Law and Love in Ovid challenges this wide-spread, but ill-informed view. Legal discourse in Latin love...

Breakfast with Evil and Other Risky Ventures is a pre-emptive attempt to bring together the scattered writings of Ashis Nandy over his entire span of writing career and scan those scattered lectures, interviews, and writings including essays and columns for newspapers and journals for...

This book is designed for students who are pursuing oral presentation courses at institutions of higher learning. Spanning six units, this book covers the necessary communication skills and strategies for effective oral presentations. These fundamentals include understanding the principles of speech communication, understanding informative...

Mitochondria are critical bioenergetic and biosynthetic machines that are essential for normal cell function. Traditionally, mitochondria have been considered the powerhouse of the cell, as they supply most of the cellular energy through oxidative phosphorylation. In addition, they supply the building blocks needed for...

At twenty-nine months, my son Jackson had met all of his developmental milestones. He spoke in full sentences, knew his ABCs and colors, had well-developed fine and gross motor skills, was affectionate, had perfect eye contact, loved to talk, and was extremely social. Six...

This essay is a version of the text presented as a paper in Kolkata in February 2003. This was the first day of the two-day S. G. Deuskar lecture delivered by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. Fifteen...

In 1992 when a Dalit woman left the convent and wrote her autobiography, the Tamil publishing industry found her language unacceptable. So Bama Faustina published her milestone work Karukku privately in 1992-a passionate and important mix of history, sociology, and the strength to remember....

Tort Law: Text, Cases, and Materials combines incisive author commentary with carefully selected extracts from primary and secondary materials. The author introduces the fundamental principles of the subject before moving on to discuss more challenging issues, thereby ensuring a full understanding of the subject...

Concentrate Q&A Public Law is part of the Concentrate Q&A series, the result of a collaboration involving hundreds of law students and lecturers from universities across the UK. Each book in this series offers you better support and a greater chance to succeed on...

Presented and written in a friendly and engaging style, Dr Brian Sloan continues to update Borkowski's classic textbook which is perfectly pitched for today's undergraduate students. Considerable attention is given to the area's rich and evolving case-law, illustrating the relevance of the law to...

Banking Law is the ideal textbook to accompany a modern course. A truly contemporary textbook, it fully addresses the current landscape of banking law and regulation post the 2008 financial crisis. Coverage is expertly balanced between transactional, regulatory, and private law topics across UK...

One of the most notable trends in biomedical science in recent years has been the increasing use of molecular techniques as part of the diagnosis of disease. As such, there is a growing need for students to understand the technological basis of molecular analysis...

Animals often exhibit intriguing and captivating patterns of behavior, from migration and homing, to communication. But how is this behavior controlled? Behavioral Neurobiology introduces undergraduate students and other readers to the fascinating field of neuroethology - the study of the neurobiological processes underlying animal...

Engage students with examiner Sue Pemberton's unique, active learning approach. This new edition is fully aligned with the Extended part of the latest IGCSE syllabus, for examination from 2020, and contains a comprehensive mapping grid so you can be sure of complete support. Help...

Criminal Law in South Africa, third edition, offers a clear, comprehensive and practical explanation of the principles of criminal law in South Africa. The text addresses the general principles of criminal law as well as the elements of specific common law crimes and statutory...

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? How did it evolve over the years and what is it going to look like in the future? What are the opportunities and risks associated with AI? Where does India stand among the global AI ecosystems?This book answers these...

While the prohibition of custodial torture is absolute and it applies even during war or other emergency situations, the fact is that custodial torture continues to prevail in today's times of modernization and globalization. The only thing that has changed with time is the...

The slaves that came to Cuba and which were labeled "Congo" came from a vast area encompassing Guinea to Central Africa (Chad), down to Angola and including parts of Mozambique. All were tied by the same language basis, Kikongo; and similar belief systems.Once they...

The facts are stark. The results are compelling. Obesity kills. But you don't have to be a victim thanks to author, Dieter Mann and his/her new book "Detox: Delicious Body Cleanse". This common sense guide gives you the tools to take control of your...

This book comprises research articles contributed to the Special Issue on "ERP and EEG Markers of Brain Visual Attentional Processing" of the Brain Sciences journal by a panel of authoritative international cognitive neuroscientists and electrophysiologists. All articles present state-of-the-art knowledge on the relationships between...

Mitochondria are subcellular organelles evolved by the endosymbiosis of bacteria with eukaryotic cells. They are the main source of ATP in the cell and engaged in other aspects of cell metabolism and cell function, including the regulation of ion homeostasis, cell growth, redox status,...

In the early 2000s, the central government of China encouraged all of the nation's registered minorities to "salvage, sort, synthesize, and elevate" folk medical knowledges in an effort to create local health care systems comparable to the nationally supported institutions of traditional Chinese medicine....

Improved understanding of the cellular and molecular makeup of tumors in the last 30 years has unraveled a previously unexpected level of heterogeneity among tumor cells as well as within the tumor microenvironment. The concept of tumor heterogeneity underlines the realization that different tumors...

This Special Issue will deal with pathophysiological as well as the phenomenological signs of insomnia. For example, Is 'hyperarousal' outdated? What is the difference between acute and chronic insomnia? What sleep disorders are linked to traumatic brain injuries? How is social facial recognition impacted...

This uniquely accessible volume challenges professionals to understand--and help correct--health disparities, both at the patient level and in their larger social contexts. Dedicated to eradicating this ongoing injustice, contributors focus on marginalized populations, the role of healthcare systems in perpetuating inequities, the need for...

The efficacy of immunotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of different cancer types is becoming increasingly obvious, and immunotherapies in cancer treatment have experienced a significant breakthrough in the last few years. Immunotherapy encompasses several diverse treatment approaches, each of which has a distinct mechanism...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease that may affect up to 50% of the adult population and whose incidence, as well as its health and socio-economic burden, continues to rise. OSA is a well-known risk factor for motor vehicle accidents and decreased...

What Every Pregnant Wife Wants Her Husband To Know This book will help fathers play the role of a sensitive and understanding husband in a relationship where all the rules are about to change. How to Pamper Your Pregnant Wife is filled with advice,...

Everyone needs a Strategy for Long Life, and Dr. Caplan offers it. Breakthroughs in knowledge about the cells that make up our bodies are bringing about new ways to keep healthy, to control and even stop disease before irreversible harm is caused. It is...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...

The Anatomy Medical Book for Teens is a coloring, activity & Medical book for Teens featuring ingenious coloring pages where anatomical terminology is linked to detailed illustrations of the structures of the body. When Teens color to learn with The Anatomy Medical Book for...

Quality, sustainability and leadership depict the success of every laboratory and lie at the heart of a competent laboratory manager who can function in a complex and dynamic business environment. The competent laboratory manager must be able to lead and function optimally in this...

India's disproportionately skewed health budget emphasises the need to take a closer look at health statistics: we have the highest number of women dying at childbirth and under-five mortality rates. Drawing on her considerable experience as health secretary, Sujatha Rao gives us an insider...

The fact that the Yoruba of yore survived in an environment that their 18th and 19th century Europeans immigrants found challenging attests to the efficacy of the Yoruba medicine. Therefore, one expected that Yoruba medicine would have contributed something to medicine in general, but...

If you're ready to boost your immune system and live a longer, healthier life, then this book is for you Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an advantage when it comes to strengthening our immune system. While most people adopt healthy behaviors when they are...

Internal Medicine: Intern Survival Guide is now called Medicine: Survival Guide to help demonstrate the large population of medical professionals that have found the reference helpful in the care of patients. This edition has been updated through 3/2020 with the most current, evidence-based approaches...

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Even as life expectancies increase, increasing numbers of people are living with chronic illness and pain than ever before. Long-term self-management of chronic conditions involves negotiating the intersections of personal life choices, community and workplace structures, and family roles. Medical Humanism, Chronic Illness, and...

Sir Arthur Newsholme KCB FRCP (10 February 1857 - 17 May 1943) was a leading British public health expert during the Victorian era. He was born at Haworth and died at Worthing. He recalled talking with people who had known the Brontes. He was...

If you are interested in self hypnosis, then get "How To Do Self Hypnosis" written by a person with real life experience in this field. Hypnosis is an amazing tool that can literally reshape your life. If your life is not quite how you...

Are you interested in becoming a clinical psychologist? If your answer is "yes," this is book is for you. This step-by-step guide will teach you how to forge a rewarding, exciting career in clinical psychology. In this book, you will learn everything you need...

AudioLearn's Crash Courses presents USMLE Step 3.Written by experienced professors, this crash course is a valuable tool both during medical school and when preparing for the USMLE Step 3. The content is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to...

A cross between a textbook and a guide, this book teaches the reader how society has been deceived for decades in regards to health and what they can do about it. The reader will learn what fat is, how to lose excess fat and...

If You Want to See the Evils of Big Pharma Exposed, Keep Reading Imagine the following scenario - you've been suffering from migraines ever since the age of 12. They intensify into your adulthood. You go to your doctor who refers you to a...

Are you color blind? Do you struggle with everyday color decisions that affect your home, work, relationships, and self-esteem? Maybe it seems like no one else understands your plight...or perhaps you are ready to shirk this unfair disadvantage in life. I understand... This book...

This is a concise guide to the combined use of classical and molecular methods for the genetic analysis and breeding of fungi. It presents basic concepts and experimental designs, and demonstrates the power of fungal genetics for applied research in biotechnology and phytopathology. Case...

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It is a reality that someone in Canada dies every three days waiting for an organ transplant; for some patients, they are lying in their hospital beds, waiting to be given a second chance at life. Some are fortunate to receive that organ or...