The Behavioral Addictions is the first American Psychiatric Publishing title to explore the diagnosis and treatment of patients who suffer from behavioral addictions, extreme forms of which share specific characteristics with severe forms of substance use disorders. These characteristics include tol[...]

Rock-solid learner support Its unique leaner-centred approach allows students to confirm their progress at the end of every concise two-page lesson. Careful recycling of vocabulary, grammar and social language guarantees success. Rock-solid teacher support An unequalled wealth of resources for the [...]

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A fascinating guided tour of the ways things work in a modern city
Have you ever wondered how the water in your faucet gets there? Where your garbage goes? What the pipes under city streets do? How bananas from Ecuador get to your local market? [...]

Humans are plagued by shortsighted thinking, preferring to put off work on complex, deep-seated, or difficult problems in favor of quick-fix solutions to immediate needs. When short-term thinking is applied to economic development, especially in fragile nations, the results - corruption, waste, and [...]

Injections are minimally invasive and therefore particularly popular with both plastic surgeons and dermatologists - as well as any other practitioners dedicated to the aesthetic field - with faster procedures and faster recovery time. This comprehensive textbook, from a team of experts, documents t[...]

This is a concise history of the Revolution of 1905, a critical juncture in the history of Russia when several possible paths were opened up for the country. By the end of that year, virtually every social group had become active in the opposition to the autocracy, which was on the verge of collaps[...]

Designed for those people who want to gain a practical knowledge of modern techniques, this book contains all the material necessary for a course on the numerical solution of differential equations. Written by two of the field's leading authorities, it provides a unified presentation of initial valu[...]

Each chapter will be updated to reflect new scientific findings, diagnostic technologies and emerging treatment modalities and honed to provide the clearest and most practical guidance on best practices. Since 2004, the vascular surgeon's purview has expanded and the number of tools at her/his dispo[...]

"Is it possibly to write a stunning book about infrastructure? Kate Ascher's books are bliss... Using gorgeous graphics and clear, simple, language, Ascher explains the infrastructure and engineering marvels around us." --Slate.com
In our digital age, it's easy to forget that almost everything [...]

Boken utkommer nu i sin fjärde upplaga. Den är en aktuell heltäckande lärobok i barnmedicin, allt ifrån akutpediatrik till socialpediatrik, hälsa hos svenska och nyanlända barn och hos barn i fattigdomsländer, barns sömn och utveckling. Boken har föryngrats vad gäller redaktörer och för[...]