| The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
| Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index. "A landmark in intellectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own immediate field. . . . It is written with a combination of depth and clarity that make it an almost unbroken series of aphorisms. . . . Kuhn does not permit truth to be a criterion of scientific theories, he would presumably not claim his own theory to be true. But if causing a revolution is the hallmark of a superior paradigm, [this book] has bee...More
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| Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right
| In his private practice, Joel Fuhrman, M.D. works with many families to turn around their health and eating habits and helps children with recurrent medial problems recover their health with nutritional interventions, avoiding the need for further medication. Backed up by a multitude of scientific studies, Dr. Fuhrman explains how eating particular foods (and avoiding others) can have a significant impact on your child’s resistance to dangerous infections and have a dramatic effect on reducing...More
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| My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of Aids
| The first book by a doctor who works with AIDS victims daily offers a revealing look at the impact of AIDS on a small Tennessee town, as townspeople respond to the disease's presence in inspiring ways.
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| Forty Studies That Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research
| Roger R. Hock, professor of Psychology at New England College, recounts and illuminates forty of the most elegant and influential studies that have shaped our understanding of human behavior during psychology's brief past. Each study chosen for this book is presented in a meaningful and accessible style within a consistent format that includes: a brief introduction and overview of historical events leading up to the study, the theory and hypotheses underlying the research, a description of the d...More
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| Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought
| Freud’s concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic thinking has undergone an enormous expansion and transformation over the past fifty years. With Freud and Beyond, Stephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black make contemporary psychoanalytic thinkingthe body of work that has been done since Freudavailable for the first time. Richly illustrated with case...More
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| Contemporary Nutrition
| This introductory text clearly presents the major nutrition concepts: the body's use of nutrients, diet planning throughout the life cycle, and food choices to meet nutrition goals. The text is written in a student-friendly style that emphasizes the key theme of individuality.
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| Nutrition
| Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition, endorsed by the ADA, has been thoroughly updated to include the New MyPyramid and 2005 Dietary Guidelines. This student-friendly text provides an introduction to nutrition on a non-majors level. Coverage of material such as digestion, metabolism, chemistry, and life cycle nutrition is clearly written, accessible, an engaging to undergraduate students. Extensive Art Program Clear Diagrams of difficult concepts Helpful Chemistry review (on website)...More
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| How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
| Attempting to demythologize the process of dying, Nuland explores how we shall die, each of us in a way that will be unique. Through particular stories of dying--of patients, and of his own family--he examines the seven most common roads to death: old age, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, accidents, heart disease, and strokes, revealing the facets of death's multiplicity. "It's impossible to read How We Die without realizing how earnestly we have avoided this most unavoidable of subjects, how w...More
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| Nutrition and You
| Nutrition and You incorporates a personalized approach to readers' nutritional concerns and interests in a readable, engaging, and motivating style. The photos, illustrations, and text present each vitamin and mineral in self-contained spreads, called Visual Summary Tables, that appeal to readers' propensity for visual learning. This format enables readers to identify the key aspects of each nutrient at a glance and in a consistent and easy-to-study format. What Is Nutrition? Too...More
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| Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System Student Lecture Companion
| In a clear, cohesive format, these books provide a concise survey of the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system from its historical origins and resources, to its individual services, cost, and quality.
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| Personal Nutrition
| PERSONAL NUTRITION, Sixth Edition is the most concise introductory nutrition textbook on the market. Twelve chapters in length, it is designed for use in quarter or semesters schools where the introductory nutrition course is consumer focused. It takes an applied approach to the introductory nutrition course. It begins with a look at Nutrition science, followed by basics of diet planning, and then moves through the energy nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. It also includes a separate chapter on ...More
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| Why Weight? A Guide to Ending Compulsive Eating
| With the publication of her ground-breaking books, Feeding the Hungry Heart, and Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating, Geneen Roth has helped hundred of thousands of people win their battle against the destructive binge-diet cycle. Now this remarkable companion workbook shows compulsive eaters—in a constructive, non-judgmental way—how to stop using food as a substitute for handling difficult emotions or situations … and how to enjoy eating and still lose weight naturally. B...More
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| We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
| "This is a gripping book. Elizabeth Norman presents a war story in which the main characters never kill one of the enemy, or even shoot at him, but are nevertheless heroes. . . . First on Bataan, then moved to Corregidor, they were under almost constant shell fire, were always hungry, close to starvation, had horrendous diseases to deal with despite a shortage or even a complete lack of proper medicines, getting little or no sleep, nothing in the way of recreation--yet they were a true band of a...More
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| Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, Fourth Edition
| This book will help your students understand the economics underlying the issues and politics of healthcare. It presents 36 short, topical chapters that focus on the financing and delivery of medical services. The fifth edition includes updated chapters, figures, and tables as well as a new chapter on comparative effectiveness research and a completely revised chapter on the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). A summary of the ACA is included in the appendix. By reading...More
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| Community Nutrition is Action
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| Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine
| The 21st-century edition of this groundbreaking work by Dr. Elson Haas with Dr. Buck Levin presents the most current health and nutrition information available in an easy-to-use format with a friendly, engaging tone. Decades of practical experience and scientific research are compiled into one encyclopedic volume that features newly expanded chapters on special supplements, lifestage programs, and breakthrough medical treatment protocals for conditions including fatigue, viral illnesses, weight ...More
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| Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition
| Designed For Students And Professionals, Practical Applications In Sports Nutrition Provides The Latest Sports Nutrition Information And Dietary Practices So You Can Assist Athletes And Fitness Enthusiasts In Achieving Their Performance Goals. This Guide Not Only Provides The Most Current Sports Nutrition Guidelines And Research, But Also The Tools And Guidance To Apply This Information In The Real World. In Addition, This Book Teaches The Most Effective Ways To Communicate Sports Nutrition Mess...More
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| Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition
| UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND CLINICAL NUTRITION, Eighth Edition, provides the most current and comprehensive coverage of both "normal" nutrition, such as digestion and metabolism, vitamins and minerals, and life cycle nutrition, as well as "clinical" nutrition related to diseases, such as nutrition and gastrointestinal, liver, and cardiovascular diseases. The text also incorporates a number of learning tools designed to help you retain the information and apply your knowledge so you are better prepa...More
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| Bioinformatics For Dummies
| Were you always curious about biology but were afraid to sit through long hours of dense reading? Did you like the subject when you were in high school but had other plans after you graduated? Now you can explore the human genome and analyze DNA without ever leaving your desktop!Bioinformatics For Dummies is packed with valuable information that introduces you to this exciting new discipline. This easy-to-follow guide leads you step by step through every bioinformatics task that can be do...More
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| Nutrition: Science and Applications
| Obesity has become a major health issue throughout the world, but many people just aren't aware of the proper nutrition needed in a diet. Smolin guides readers through the science of nutrition, providing real-world examples to show them how to apply this information to their lives. Each chapter delves into the strong science base while exploring the basis of current nutrition recommendations. This approach will help readers effectively evaluate new information that they encounter.
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