S Mark: 417 books
by Mark S. Greenberg
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
An outstanding backpack reference for day-to-day neurosurgical practice
Now in an updated eighth edition, the Handbook of Neurosurgery has enjoyed legendary status on the bookshelf of every neurosurgery department for over a quarter of a century. Renowned for its scope and accessibility, the...
Signs and Symptoms in Family Medicine E-Book
A Literature-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2011
Signs and Symptoms in Family Medicine, by Paul M. Paulman, MD et al, provides a unique evidence-based approach to diagnosis based on presenting signs. Focusing on the most common diagnoses observed in a medical practice, the book helps you "think horses, not zebras." A rating system for...
by Mark D. Kilgus, Ph.D., Jerrold S. Maxmen
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
A comprehensive revision to the textbook on modern psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, keyed to the DSM-5 and ICD-10.
Long considered a leading text on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders, this latest revision includes cutting-edge updates in neuroscience, psychopharmacology,...
The Relevance of Higher Education
Exploring a Contested Notion
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Most statements today about higher education begin with the assumption that it should be relevant. That it should be relevant, however, does not settle the matter. The significance of relevance depends on the power of something else that is more fundamental. Relevance may be a true standard of judgment,...
Landpower in the Long War
Projecting Force After 9/11
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
War and landpower's role in the twenty-first century is not just about military organizations, tactics, operations, and technology; it is also about strategy, policy, and social and political contexts. After fourteen years of war in the Middle East with dubious results, a diminished national reputation,...
Sexuality and Sex Therapy
A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Sexuality and Sex Therapy
Freireian Pedagogy, Praxis, and Possibilities
Projects for the New Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2004
Scholar, activist, and educator Paulo Freire was one of the first thinkers to fully appreciate the relationships between education, politics, imperialism, and liberation. This volume is a testament to the works of Paulo Freire in the field of Education as well as the life of the man: a "story...
Teaching Young Adult Literature Today
Insights, Considerations, and Perspectives for the Classroom Teacher
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
Teaching Young Adult Literature Today introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. More importantly, literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great...
Caught in the Web of the Criminal Justice System
Autism, Developmental Disabilities, and Sex Offenses
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment. Yet even when evidence shows that people with these conditions often pose little threat to society, or lack a core understanding as to why...
Belief, Evidence, and Uncertainty
Problems of Epistemic Inference
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
This work breaks new ground by carefully distinguishing the concepts of belief, confirmation, and evidence and then integrating them into a better understanding of personal and scientific epistemologies. It outlines a probabilistic framework in which subjective features of personal knowledge and objective...
Wading Through Many Voices
Toward a Theology of Public Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2011
Wading through Many Voices brings together the voices of Latino/a, African American, Asian American, Native American, and Euro-American scholars to produce a dialogue of public theology: how faith-communities, divided by race, class, ethnicity, and gender, can find a common ground for life together....
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...
by J. Glen Taylor, Mark W. Chavalas, Philip S. Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you...
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...