M Peter: 582 books
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war.
Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to...
XML in Data Management
Understanding and Applying Them Together
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
XML in Data Management is for IT managers and technical staff involved in the creation, administration, or maintenance of a data management infrastructure that includes XML. For most IT staff, XML is either just a buzzword that is ignored or a silver bullet to be used in every nook and cranny of their...
Transgender Communication Studies
Histories, Trends, and Trajectories
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Transgender Communication Studies: Histories, Trends, and Trajectories brings scholarship in transgender studies to the forefront of the communication discipline. Leland Spencer and Jamie Capuzza provide a broad foundation that documents the evolution of transgender communication studies and challenges...
Self-Hypnosis
The Complete Manual for Health and Self-Change, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Back RX
A 15-Minute-a-Day Yoga- and Pilates-Based Program to End Low Back Pain
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2004
The classic program for relieving back pain, revised and updated with the latest innovations in treating pain and maintaining mobility.
Dr. Vijay Vad’s Back Rx program has helped readers with back pain, joint pain, arthritis, and related conditions for decades, using a clinically proven mind-body...
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 Jeffrey J. Schaider, Adam Z. Barkin, Roger M. Barkin
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
This best-selling emergency department reference is now in its thoroughly updated Fifth Edition. The foremost authorities provide practical information on over 600 clinical problems in a fast-access two-page outline format that's perfect for on-the-spot consultation during care in the emergency department....
by Liza Wu, David Slutsky, Peter J. Taub
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Full-color, step-by-step guidance on reconstructive procedures
Authored by top experts in the field, Current Reconstructive Surgery is a comprehensive resource that prepares you for the most challenging cases, while giving you a solid grasp of the fundamentals. The content of the book—logically...
Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, 2-Volume Set
Expert Consult
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
With the combined expertise of leading hand surgeons and therapists, Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, 6th Edition, by Drs. Skirven, Osterman, Fedorczyk and Amadio, helps you apply the best practices in the rehabilitation of hand, wrist, elbow, arm and shoulder problems, so you can help...
by John Agresto, Mark Bauerlein, Peter A. Benoliel
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
The Founders of this nation believed that the government they were creating required a civically educated populace. Such an education aimed to cultivate enlightened, informed, and vigilant citizens who could perpetuate and improve the nation. Unfortunately, America’s contemporary youth seem to lack...
Tabloid Tales
Global Debates over Media Standards
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2000
Coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky saga followed in a long trail of media exposures of the more personal details of the lives of public figures. Many commentators have seen stories like this, and TV shows like Jerry Springer's, as evidence of a decline in the standards of the mass media. This increasing...
Strangers to Nature
Animal Lives and Human Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Strangers to Nature challenges a reading public that has grown complacent with the standard framework of the animal ethics debate. Human influence on, and the control of, the natural world has greater consequences than ever, making the human impact on the lives of animals more evident. We cannot properly...
by Francis Martin, William M. IV Wright, Peter Williamson
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
In this addition to the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, two well-respected New Testament scholars interpret the Gospel of John in its historical and literary setting as well as in light of the Church's doctrinal, liturgical, and spiritual tradition. They unpack the wisdom of the Fourth Gospel...
Messy Eating
Conversations on Animals as Food
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
A thought-provoking collection of interviews with a variety of scholars that weaves their intellectual and political orientations with their daily intimate practices of preparing and eating food.