A scientifically proven four-step self-treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) which enables people to modify their behaviour and their brain chemistry. OCD is a condition which affects millions of people worldwide. This work shows how sufferers can cure themselves by their own determinati[...]
A leading researcher in brain dysfunction and a Wall Street Journal science writer demonstrate that the human mind is an independent entity that can shape and control the physical brain. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.[...]
Creak...Crash...BOO Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.[...]
First published in 1940, "Specialites De La Maison" presents a diverse collection of recipes by Hollywood and Broadway celebrities, renowned socialites, noteworthy writers, royalty, famous couturiers, and restaurateurs. With a jacket by Clement Hurd, renowned illustrator of "Goodnight Moon", illustr[...]
"Schwartz's Manual of Surgery" has become the resource of choice for both practicing physicians, residents, and even surgical clerkship students who are interested in a comprehensive, yet concise on-the-job manual detailing the most current practices and trends. This edition reflects the most extens[...]
This title now updated: the definitive neuroscience resource-from Eric R. Kandel, MD (winner of the Nobel Prize in 2000); James H. Schwartz, MD, PhD; Thomas M. Jessell, PhD; Steven A. Siegelbaum, PhD; and A. J. Hudspeth, PhD 900 full-color illustrations. Deciphering the link between the human brain [...]
The #1 surgical practice and education resource -- completely updated and now in full-color! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "In its evolution over nine editions, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery has reflected the latest in surgical practice. In the age of mi[...]
The text that bridges the gap between basic visual science and clinical application -- now in full color Includes 3 complete practice exams! A Doody's Core Title for 2011! This comprehensive text on visual science is unique in that it highlights the fundamental aspects of monocular visual perception[...]
Linked to one of the most respected texts in surgery, this is the review of choice for all surgeons and residents taking the ABSITE and Surgery Board Exam[...]
Offers coverage of optics information for clinicians. This title presents an introduction to the optical principles upon which clinical practice is based.[...]
The #1 text for surgical clinical practice and education - updated with exciting new art and more international contributors Companion DVD includes surgical video clips Written by the world's foremost practitioners and instructors, this landmark reference logically progresses from basic science pri[...]
The only review based on the field's cornerstone text: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Tenth Edition"It will be particularly helpful to those in general surgery training programs, to general surgeons facing their board exams or recertification exams, and to all those subspecialty trained surgeons [...]
This is a new translation of Simenon's tense novel, book fifteen in the new Penguin Maigret series. He recalled his travelling companion's agitated sleep - was it really sleep? - his sighs, and his sobbing. Then the two dangling legs, the patent-leather shoes and hand-knitted socks...an insipid face[...]
This is a new translation of this gripping novel which sees the inspector brought out of his peaceful retirement, book nineteen in the new Penguin Maigret series. Maigret shrugged his shoulders, buried his hands in his pockets and went off without answering. He had just spent one of the most wretche[...]
What is real and what is imaginary? Do evil creatures lurk in the shadows? Do demons attack the helpless? Are there such things as invisible men? For generations, storytellers have given substance to our worst fears. In Ask the Bones, master storytellers Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz retel[...]
This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite[...]
Once upon a time in the city of Tunis, a flirtatious young girl was drawn into Lilith's dangerous web by glancing repeatedly at herself in the mirror. It seems that a demon daughter of the legendary Lilith had made her home in the mirror and would soon completely possess the unsuspecting girl. Such[...]
Only one of the world's mythologies has remained essentially unrecognized - the mythology of Judaism. As Howard Schwartz reveals in "Tree of Souls", the first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, this mythical tradition is as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, [...]
A vast bounty of tales recounting mystical experiences among the rabbis can be found in the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore. Now, in Gabriel's Palace, scholar Howard Schwartz has collected the greatest of these stories, sacred and secular, in a marvelously readable anthology. G[...]
Only one of the world's mythologies has remained essentially unrecognized--the mythology of Judaism. As Howard Schwartz reveals in Tree of Souls, the first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, this mythical tradition is as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the[...]
The second edition of Prairie Directory of North America is a comprehensive guide to locating North American public prairies, grasslands, and savannas.[...]
A lively and informative short volume that shows that France is not a faded glory but rather a place that has defined and shaped the key issues of our contemporary world.[...]