Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a devout Muslim in a family of Pakistani Muslims in England, but behind the front door, she was a caged butterfly. For many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At sixteen, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for[...]

Use the proven format of the best-selling "Secrets Series[trademark]" to prepare for the USMLE Step 1. Presented as questions and answers based on clinical vignettes, "USMLE Step 1 Secrets" will aid you in not only retaining but understanding key information for the boards. Co-authored by Dr.Tom Bro[...]

'An ideal set text' - Angela Scriven, Course Leader, Brunel University. Which research method should I use to evaluate services? How do I design a questionnaire? How do I conduct a systematic review of research? This handbook helps researchers to plan, carry out, and analyse health research, and eva[...]

There has been a surge in the political influence of religion across the globe, helped by the very forces that were supposed to bury it: democracy, globalisation and technology. Despite recent claims that religion is exclusively irrational and violent, its political influence is in fact diverse, som[...]

Culture and Cultural Politics Under Reza Shah presents a collection of innovative research on the interaction of culture and politics accompanying the vigorous modernization programme of the first Pahlavi ruler. Examining a broad spectrum of this multifaceted interaction it makes an important contri[...]

The prevaricating pros who helped students glide through seven years of college in "The CollegeHumor Guide to College" are back to show post-grads how to turn life into an "Easy A" by, well, faking it. From sounding like an MBA to bribing the ma?tre d' to acting sensitive post-sex, here is everythin[...]

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This book is a comprehensive review of the state of the art in bio-nanotechnology with an emphasis on the diverse applications in food and nutrition sciences, biomedicine, agriculture and other fields.[...]

When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had occupied the Peacock throne for nearly half a century. A colorful, complex figure, he is frequently portrayed as indolent and indulgent. Yet he was in many ways an effective ruler who displayed remarkable resilience in the face of dilemmas and [...]