M Lawrence: 162 books
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Her Contemporaries
Literary and Intellectual Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Considers Gilman's place in American literary and social history by examining her relationships to other prominent intellectuals of her era.
By placing Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the company of her contemporaries, this collection seeks to correct misunderstandings of the feminist writer and...
by Sharon Hart Addy, Sharon L. Cook, Kelley Ernst
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
It's dark...
You're tired. Not thinking straight. It's the worst time of all for you to make decisions, and maybe that's why you take a… WRONG TURN.
In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you'll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even...
The Religion and Science Debate
Why Does It Continue?
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Eighty-one years after America witnessed the Scopes trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools, the debate between science and religion continues. In this book scholars from a variety of disciplines—sociology, history, science, and theology—provide new insights into the contemporary...
Complete IEP Guide, The
How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Put the law on your child's side
Federal law guarantees every child a free, appropriate education, and the goal of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is to assure that every child with special needs receives what the law promises. But if you have a special ed child, you know that your...
by Walter R. Frontera, Joel A. DeLisa, Bruce M. Gans
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
DeLisa’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Principles and Practice presents the most comprehensive review of the state of the art, evidence-based clinical recommendations for physiatric management of disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
by Sanjay Saint, Lawrence M. Tierney Jr., Mary A. Whooley
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2010
The perfect quick reference on the wards and in the clinic!
The famous "one disease per page" design!
CURRENT Essentials of Medicine is a practical, point-of-care pocket handbook that offers "nutshell" information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 medical...
by Peter F. Lawrence, Richard M. Bell, Merril T. Dayton
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2013
For nearly 25 years, medical students and faculty alike have chosen Essentials of General Surgery and its companion textbook, Essentials of Surgical Specialties, for authoritative coverage of surgical information that every physician in training should know. The Fifth Edition incorporates current...
by Lawrence M. Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Thoughtful and provocative exploration of the human rights movement and its development as a sociological and historical trend. Unlike the typical legal or philosophical approach to human rights, this books asks why it pervades modern culture. Applies the analysis to issues of women and minorities,...
The Roots of Justice
Crime and Punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870-1910
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Focusing on a single county at a time when the population grew from 24,000 to 246,000, the authors combine statistical analysis of documentary sources, contemporary newspaper accounts, and exploration in criminal case files to give a detailed reconstruction of the operations of the county's entire...
by Lawrence M. Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2011
Contract law as applied in the real world and not just in the books. A classic study of the social and economic realities of commercial and trade law, told through cases and rich historical analysis. Comparing law over three distinct historical eras, Friedman shows that contracts law is more contingent...
Dead Hands
A Social History of Wills, Trusts, and Inheritance Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009
The law of succession rests on a single brute fact: you can't take it with you. The stock of wealth that turns over as people die is staggeringly large. In the United States alone, some $41 trillion will pass from the dead to the living in the first half of the 21st century. But the social impact...
The Legacy of the Cold War
Perspectives on Security, Cooperation, and Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
The unexpected end of the protracted conflict has been a sobering experience for scholars. No theory had anticipated how the Cold War would be terminated, and none should also be relied upon to explicate its legacy. But instead of relying on preconceived formulas to project past developments, taking...
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization
Exploring the Fandemonium
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from...
Indian Wars
History of Conflicts Between European Colonists and the Indigenous Peoples of North America: Wars in West Virgina, North Carolina, Montana & Illinois
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Indian Wars is the collective name for the various armed conflicts fought by European governments and colonists, and later the United States government and American settlers, against the indigenous peoples of North America. These conflicts occurred from the time of the earliest colonial settlements...