Marc: 4072 books
Elza's Kitchen
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
For years, Elza has gotten by. A divorcee out of culinary school, she started her own little restaurant in the mid-size Hungarian city of Delibab, and she's grown a decent business, cooking quality versions of Hungarian classics and serving them with a smile. But lately her smile has gotten tired....
Spinal Injections & Peripheral Nerve Blocks E-Book
Volume 4: A Volume in the Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management Series; (Expert Consult Premium Edition -- Enhanced Online Features)
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
Spinal Injections & Peripheral Nerve Blocks - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on when and why these procedures should be performed, the mechanisms of action on pain, and current guidelines for practice....
How Deaf Children Learn
What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
How can parents and teachers most effectively support the language development and academic success of deaf and hard-of-hearing children? Will using sign language interfere with learning spoken language? Should deaf children be placed in classrooms with hearing children? Are traditional methods of...
Raising and Educating a Deaf Child
A Comprehensive Guide to the Choices, Controversies, and Decisions Faced by Parents and Educators
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Deaf children are not hearing children who can't hear, and having a deaf child is not analogous to having a hearing child who can't hear. Beyond any specific effects of hearing loss, deaf children are far more diverse than their hearing age-mates. A lack of access to language, limited incidental learning...
Wine
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Look. Swirl. Sniff. Taste. Savor. Whether you’re tasting a refreshing white or an aromatic red, these well-known steps are the only proper way to take the first sip of wine.
Oenophiles have never been rare, but over the past decade, wine culture has exploded. Amateur wine enthusiasts...
by Marc Chapleau
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
By taking on more than 120 judiciously chosen questions about wine and answering them clearly and rigorously, Marc Chapleau has dared to go into areas where others have feared to tread. A memory aid and a research tool thanks to its comprehensive index, this book is by a Canadian writer about wine...
Felt Time
The Psychology of How We Perceive Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2016
An expert explores the riddle of subjective time, from why time speeds up as we grow older to the connection between time and consciousness.
We have widely varying perceptions of time. Children have trouble waiting for anything. (“Are we there yet?”) Boredom is often connected to our sense...
Heart 411
The Only Guide to Heart Health You'll Ever Need
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
The definitive guide to heart health from two of America's most respected doctors at Cleveland Clinic, the #1 hospital for heart health in America.
Are you one of the eighty-two million Americans currently diagnosed with cardiovascular disease—or one of the millions more who think they are...
Moral Minds
The Nature of Right and Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In his groundbreaking book, Marc Hauser puts forth a revolutionary new theory: that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, unconsciously propelling us to deliver judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion. Combining his cutting-edge research with the latest...
by Marc Platt
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
“So You Want To Be a Rock N’ Roll Star (Why Songwriting Matters)”: If you are a budding songwriter, producer and performer, I am one of you and have been for more than 30 years.I have played solo and in bands. I’ve had songs placed in television and film. I’ve played little clubs, bigger...
by Zeina Tannous, Mathew Avram, Marc Avram
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2011
A visual guide to diagnosis and treatment, this is a second edition of the very popular and only ATLAS of cosmetic dermatology to cover diagnosis, treatment, and procedures all in the same reference.
About the Book
This book covers all non-malignant skin problems in a richly illustrated format that...
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Working with the needs of patients with Alzheimer’s disease can be a major challenge for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other mental-health professionals. Alzheimer’s wreaks havoc on the patient, and its degenerative nature can create a protracted period of anguish and anxiety for...
Degraded Work
The Struggle at the Bottom of the Labor Market
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Critics on the left and the right typically agree that globalization, the loss of manufacturing jobs, and the expansion of the service sector have led to income inequality and rising numbers of low-paying jobs with poor working conditions. In Degraded Work, Marc Doussard demonstrates that this decline...
by Sarah S. Long, MD, Charles G. Prober
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Comprehensive in scope, yet concise and easy to manage, Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th Edition, by Drs. Sarah Long, Charles Prober, and Marc Fischer, is your go-to resource for authoritative information on infectious diseases in children and adolescents. A veritable...