Ira: 311 books
Civil War Hospital Newspapers
Histories and Excerpts of Nine Union Publications
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2017
Nine of the 192 Union military hospitals during the Civil War circulated newspapers edited and printed by convalescents. The horrors of wound infection and amputation were reported in the words of surgeons, nurses and patients. Sermons cautioned against drink, tobacco and profanity while stressing...
by Ira Levin
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
In Rosemary’s Baby, Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband, Guy, move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and mostly elderly residents. Neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome the Woodhouses to the building,...
An American in Paris Songbook
Vocal Selections
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
(Vocal Selections). 14 selections from the Tony Award -winning production presented in vocal line arrangements with piano accompaniment. Includes: An American in Paris * But Not for Me * For You, for Me for Evermore * I Got Rhythm * I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise * I've Got Beginner's Luck * The...
New Haven's Civil War Hospital
A History of Knight U.S. General Hospital, 1862-1865
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
As the Civil War’s toll mounted, an antiquated medical system faced a deluge of sick and wounded soldiers. In response, the United States created a national care system primarily funded and regulated by the federal government. When New Haven, Connecticut, was chosen as the site for a new military...
by Ira D. Gruber
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
By focusing on the Howe brothers, their political connections, their relationships with the British ministry, their attitude toward the Revolution, and their military activities in America, Gruber answers the frequently asked question of why the British failed to end the American Revolution in its...
Dying to Be Thin
Understanding and Defeating Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia--A Practical, Lifesaving Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2010
In a society that favours a slim body image, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are on the increase. This authoritative and compassionate guide gives families, friends and sufferers themselves the help they need.
The Wound of Mortality
Fear, Denial, and Acceptance of Death
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
Death is a much avoided topic. Literature on mourning exists, but it focuses chiefly upon the death of others. The inevitable psychic impact of one's own mortality is not optimally covered either in this literature on mourning or elsewhere in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. The Wound of Mortality brings...
Jung's Psychology and its Social Meaning
An introductory statement of C G Jung's psychological theories and a first interpretation of their significance for the social sciences
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Routledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such asC.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and Susan Isaacs. Each volume is available on its...
Play and Playfulness
Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
While the psychodynamic understanding of play and play's therapeutic potential was long restricted to the realm of children, Winnicott's work demonstrated the profound significance of the capacity to play for healthy mental functioning during adult life. Scattered writings of Erikson, Glenn, and Shopper...
by Pijush K. Kundu, Ira M. Cohen, David R Dowling
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Fluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situations—whether in the liquid or gaseous state or both—is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text. Revised and updated by Dr. David Dowling, Fluid Mechanics, 5e...
by Sandra A. Jacobson, Ronald W. Pies, Ira R. Katz
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2007
What do clinicians need to know to safely and effectively prescribe psychotropic medications to elderly patients?
Understanding the complex pharmacological changes that occur with aging is critical to informed prescribing -- yet much of today's practice in geriatric prescribing continues to...
You Can't Kill the Multiverse
But You Can Mess With its Head
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
It's just another day in the Transdimensional Authority, with teams of investigators doing what they do best (well, after breakdancing) investigating. Bob Blunt is en route through a Dimensional Portal™ to Earth prime 4-7-5-0-0-7 dash iota to investigate cars exhibiting most uncarlike behaviours...
Good Intentions
The Multiverse Refugees Trilogy: The First Pie in the Face
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
At the end of You Can’t Kill the Multiverse (But You Can Mess With its Head), Doctor Alhambra, the chief scientist of the Transdimensional Authority, set up an alarm to warn him if a universe is succumbing to the universe-killing machine that is at the heart of the story. But how would the Transdimensional...
by Deirdre Cabooter, G Desmet, K J Fountain
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Since its commercial introduction in 2004, UHPLC (Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography) has begun to replace conventional HPLC in academia and industry and interest in this technique continues to grow. Both the increases in speed and resolution make this an attractive method; particularly...