Kaplan: 716 books
NATO before the Korean War
April 1949 - June 1950
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
A reexamination of the formative years of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Conventional wisdom has the Korean War putting the “O” in NATO. Prior to that time, from the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949, to the North Korean invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950,...
by Vera Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
What was the role of historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia? Focusing on the Society of Zealots of Russian Historical Education (1895–1918), Vera Kaplan analyzes the network of voluntary associations that existed in imperial Russia, showing how they interacted...
Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified
An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes, all of whose lives depend on insulin, as well as type 2 diabetics, have already adopted the insulin pump, which replaces a regimen of insulin shots with a continuous delivery of insulin. Yet many who stand to benefit from "the pump" are...
Le persone non servono
Lavoro e ricchezza nell'epoca dell'intelligenza artificiale
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 25, 2016
L'intelligenza artificiale, ben nota a scienziati, economisti e filosofi, gode di cattiva fama nella letteratura e nel cinema. Gli appassionati di fantascienza la ricollegheranno subito a robot assassini a caccia di esseri umani nelle strade di oscure città future, o a computer senzienti che si preparano...
Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars
Facing the Ever-Expanding Market for Medical Care
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Here’s a conundrum: the U.S. health care system is the largest sector in the biggest economy in the world, and the US spends significantly more per capita on health care than any other country. Yet it ranks last among comparison nations on the major health indicators. Robert Kaplan attempts to tackle...
USMLE Step 2 CS Practice Cases 2020
Prep + Proven Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2020
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Playing the Field
Why Defense Is the Most Fascinating Art in Major League Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1987
Casual fans may concentrate on the duel between batter and pitcher, but for those who know the game of baseball, nothing is more fascinating, or more important, than the art of defense. In Playing the Field Jim Kaplan takes us onto the playing field and into major league dugouts and locker rooms for...
by Stephanie Kaplan Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Opening a copy of Body Work is like lifting the lid of a jewelry box to discover each gemstone carefully carved, polished, and sparkling. These poems resonate with intelligence, authenticity, delicious irony, concise and biting images, and deep empathy. The work in this insightful and unforgettable...
by Brett Ashley Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
How do the spaces of the past stay with us through representations—whether literary or photographic? How has the Holocaust registered in our increasingly globally connected consciousness? What does it mean that this European event is often used as an interpretive or representational touchstone for...
by Joel A. Kaplan, MD
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
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A concise, user-friendly format and key points boxes in each chapter help you quickly locate crucial information.
Annotated references guide you to the most practical additional resources.
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by Isabel Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Becky Miller lives in the best neighborhood, goes to school with the children of movie stars, and has her psychiatrist on speed dial. She may live in the City of Angels, but this sixteen-year-old's life is far from perfect.
By day, Becky navigates the halls of one of L.A.'s most elite schools,...
Freedom and Terror
Reason and Unreason in Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
This book examines reason and unreason in the legal and political responses to terrorism.
Terrorism is often perceived as sheer madness, unreasonable use of extreme violence and senseless, futile political action. These assertions are challenged by this book. Combining ‘traditional’ thought...
The Nation and the Promise of Friendship
Building Solidarity through Sociability
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
When strangers meet in social clubs, watch reality television, or interact on Facebook, they contribute to the social glue of mass society—not because they promote civic engagement or democracy, but because they enact the sacred promise of friendship. Where most theories of nationalism focus on...
New York City SHSAT Prep 2020 & 2021
3 Practice Tests
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2020
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