Weiss: 725 books
Beyond Epistemology
New Studies in the Philosophy of Hegel
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book approaches Hegel from the standpoint of what we might call the question of knowledge. Hegel, of course, had no "theory of knowledge" in the narrow and abstract sense in which it has come to be understood since Locke and Kant. "The examination of knowledge," he holds,...
Humanitarianism, War, and Politics
Solferino to Syria and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
What is humanitarianism? This authoritative book provides a comprehensive analysis of the original idea and its evolution, exploring its triangulation with war and politics. Peter J. Hoffman and Thomas G. Weiss trace the origins of humanitarianism, its social movement, and the institutions (international...
by Eric A. Weiss, MD, Douglas G. Sward
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
Drs. Eric Weiss and Douglas Sward have assembled an expert team of authors on the topic of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Article topics include: Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of High Altitude Illness; Out-of-hospital Evaluation and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia; Arthropod...
Humanitarian Challenges And Intervention
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
There are two distinct contemporary challenges to the relief of war-induced human suffering--one within the institutions that make up the international humanitarian system, the other on the ground in war zones. Varied interests, resources, and organizational structures within institutions hamper the...
Sword & Salve
Confronting New Wars and Humanitarian Crises
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2006
Arguing forcefully that changing times are a clarion call for new thinking, this book convincingly shows that if humanitarian organizations continue to operate as they have in the past, they will fail to help the very victims whom they try to save. Focusing especially on the emergence of 'new wars,'...
Governing the World?
Addressing "Problems Without Passports"
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Problems posed by Syria s chemical weapons attacks, Egypt s ouster of an elected government, and myriad other global dilemmas beg the question of whether and how the world can be governed. The challenge is addressing what former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Problems without Passports environmental,...
by Thomas Weiss
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2015
As you browse through this book, you may be excited that so many possible solutions exist for bedwetting. However, do not focus on these tips so much that you lose track of your main goal which is to make your child feel comfortable and to help your child feel happy. In so saying, this book provides...
Easy EMG E-Book
A Guide to Performing Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
User-friendly and well organized, Easy EMG is designed to help residents learn the fundamental principles of electrodiagnostic testing (including nerve conduction studies and needle EMG). This one-of-a-kind resource offers expert guidance on performing and interpreting EMGs, as well as how to test...
Applied Ethics in Mental Health Care
An Interdisciplinary Reader
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Discussions of key ethical dilemmas in mental health care, including consent, trauma and violence, addiction, confidentiality, and therapeutic boundaries.
This book discusses some of the most critical ethical issues in mental health care today, including the moral dimensions of addiction, patient...
by Lynn Weiss PhD
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
This book recounts the experiences of adults living successfully with attention deficit disorder. Acclaimed A.D.D. expert Dr. Lynn Weiss tells the stories of 15 individuals who have learned to incorporate A.D.D. attributes positively into their lives and triumph.
Dick Vitale's Mount Rushmores of College Basketball
Solid Gold Prime Time Performers From My Four Decades at ESPN
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
One day, I was sitting with a bunch of my buddies and, as usual, the conversation was all about sports. We began to battle back and forth about whether anyone would supplant Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time in the world of basketball. It has been generally felt by many experts that...
True Blue
A Tribute to Mike Krzyzewski's Career at Duke
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
It’s been over thirty years since Mike Krzyzewski became the head basketball coach at Duke University. And on November 15, 2011, Coach K became the most successful coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history with his 903rd victory. Now the impact and inspiration of this living legend is...
Industrialization and Globalization
Theory and Evidence from Developing Countries
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2002
In a refreshingly accessible style John Weiss presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World. This authoritative text analyzes:* the possibility of different paths to industrialization* the dominant neoclassical view and the challenges
Using Massive Digital Libraries
A LITA Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Some have viewed the ascendance of the digital library as some kind of existential apocalypse, nothing less than the beginning of the end for the traditional library. But Weiss, recognizing the concept of the library as a "big idea" that has been implemented in many ways over thousands of years, is not...