The setting is 1920s Berlin, cultural heart of Europe and the era's only serious cinematic rival to Hollywood. In his engaging study, Thomas Saunders explores an outstanding example of one of the most important cultural developments of this century: global Americanization through the motion picture.[...]
Drawing on compelling material from research interviews with former hostages and political prisoners, Guy Saunders reworks three classic thought experiment stories: Parfit's 'Teleporter', Nagel's 'What is it like to be a bat?' and Jackson's 'Mary the colour scientist' to form a fresh look at the stu[...]
Describes how to conduct a complete environmental risk assessment for students, researchers and professionals in ecology, conservation and resource management.[...]
Playforms is a collection of short plays which illustrate different forms of drama. They also provide a useful link between improvisation and longer scripted plays at key stage 4. They give students an opportunity to discover and unravel stylistic conventions in a creative and immediately rewarding [...]
The globalized nature of modern organizations presents new and intimidating challenges for effective relationship building. Organizations and their employees are increasingly being asked to manage unfamiliar relationships with unfamiliar parties. These relationships not only involve working across d[...]
'This was the age of the new man', the author writes, 'And John Hawkwood was the most audacious of them all. His scheme, quite simply, was to hold Europe's richest country to ransom, and he turned the business of war into an exorbitant art.[...]
A follow-on from Five Children and It stories, in which, the five children have grown up and World War I has begun in earnest. Cyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories ...until, for the [...]
Why program Excel? For solving complex calculations and presenting results, Excel is amazingly complete with every imaginable feature already in place. But programming Excel isn't about adding new features as much as it's about combining existing features to solve particular problems. With a few mod[...]
The teaching of radiological interpretation is a crucial element of general surgical training and forms an important part of postgraduate examinations. In this book there is a strong emphasis toward the radiological assessment of the acute abdomen and also the investigation of the gastrointestinal t[...]
Provides students and junior doctors with texts in the major medical specialties. This work covers various aspects of general surgery and is suitable for revision and examination preparation. It is also a portable mini textbook for medical students, house officers, and trainee surgeons.[...]
"Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice" consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information [...]
For most dermatological conditions several treatment and/or management options are available, making the situation even more complicated. "Small Animal Dermatology" is a handy reference for these cases and encourages the practitioner to pursue a definitive diagnosis and plan effective management eve[...]
Dental cases form a significant part of any general practitioner's case load. "Small Animal Dentistry" will help practitioners to handle these cases in an effective way, minimising the frustrations and stress that can be associated with unsatisfactory technique. It will also help to identify what is[...]
The cases discussed in "Small Animal Ophthalmology" cover selected areas of the subject, in particular common or potentially frustrating cases, as well as the occasional less frequently encountered diseases which should, nonetheless, be recognised by general practitioners. Each section is fully illu[...]
"Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice" consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information [...]
"Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice" consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information [...]
The new edition of Blood's classic "Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary" has been completely redesigned, revised and updated for today's veterinary team. Now with a wide range of superb full-colour illustrations, well over 60,000 main and subentries including large animals, small animals and exotics[...]
This brand new book is the first of its kind dedicated to exercise and fitness training after stroke. It aims to provide health and exercise professionals, and other suitably qualified individuals, with the necessary information to design and evaluate exercise and fitness programmes for stroke survi[...]
The new edition of Blood's classic "Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary" has been completely redesigned, revised and updated for today's veterinary team. Now with a wide range of superb full-colour illustrations, well over 60,000 main and subentries including large animals, small animals and exotics[...]
Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information an[...]
This is an indispensable reference for equine veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and others involved in breeding and keeping horses. This new edition has been fully revised, updated and re-written in a more user-friendly style and format with the inclusion of high quality line drawings a[...]
Now in its fourth edition and with a new title - "Injection Techniques in Musculoskeletal Medicine" - this successful step-by-step guide is a trusted resource used by a wide range of practitioners who have to deal with the management of painful joints and soft tissues, particularly in relation to sp[...]
IHS "Jane's Fighting Ships" is the world's leading open-source maritime defense reference resource, delivering exhaustive profiles of naval platforms in development, in production and in service globally. IHS "Jane's Fighting Ships" provides comprehensive coverage of the world's naval platforms, sup[...]