Praise for this book: Innovative...the descriptions are accurate and concise - exactly what the examiner wants to hear...it would be difficult to find a better high-yield, high-quality textbook covering every subsection of the radiology oral board examination.--JAMAy Extremely useful...This review[...]
This is a fascinating and intelligent exploration of some of America's most noteworthy and important capital punishment cases. In 1969, America's Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was unconstitutional. But the Court's resolve soon began to falter. Why? What were the consequences for the ru[...]
The best from twenty years of a noted intellectual historian's work Placing the South offers a selection of work published between 1985 and 2005 by one of the most incisive historians and literary critics of the South. The pieces seek to situate the South in a variety of contexts and offer a compell[...]
This is the definitive sartorial and etiquette guide from the number one life and style guru, Glenn O'Brien. With over forty chapters on style and fashion (and the difference), on dandies and dudes, grooming and decorating, on how to dress age-appropriately and how to age gracefully, this guide is t[...]
Experience The Best of Switzerland
Lake Geneva, the Matterhorn, the Glacier Express we ve selected the most iconic sights and incredible places so you can enjoy the real Switzerland with the minimum of fuss.
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In this highly original publishing package Dominic O'Brien reveals the secrets of mastering the art of memory and provides us with a basic tool kit for boosting our skills of memorization and recall. The kit consists of three components: a 88-page introduction to memory techniques that reveals the w[...]
You only get one chance to live your life as a child, but Lily was never given that chance; her childhood was taken from her before it ever begun. From the age of four, when she was first sexually abused, her life changed forever; when she walked through the institution's doors in Ireland, her life [...]
A practical year-long programme to bring the benefits of a better memory to one and all.
Dominic O'Brien, eight-times World Memory Champion, outlines in simple language the steps you can take to increase your memory power and pass your exams with flying colours. Whether you are at school studying a foreign language or at university revising for an examination toward a degree, "How to Pa[...]
Where did you leave the car keys? What is the name of the new person in accounts? When is your partners birthday? There are many times in the normal day when we rack our brains to remember simple things, now memory master Dominic O'Brien has the answer. "Learn to Remember" is a unique illustrated gu[...]
"The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires" is the ultimate travel guide to the sophisticated and enchanting capital of Argentina, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the city's best attractions. It helps discover Buenos Aires' highlights with stunning photography and information on everything from t[...]
Identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as early as possible in a child's life can have a significant, positive impact on their journey to adaptation and independence. Yet very few diagnoses take place at an early, developmentally crucial stage. This unique visual guide aims to equip readers with[...]
The increased visibility of the Irish novel in recent years has been one of the outstanding developments in contemporary Irish literature. This development has coincided with a period of significant change in Ireland as a whole. The Irish Novel 1960-2010 is the first book to study how the novel has [...]
Augustine Henry is one of the most famous of the pioneering plant hunters to have travelled to China during the latter part of the 19th century, playing a key role in establishing the basis for our present knowledge of the Chinese flora. His account of the destruction of great tracts of China's fore[...]
Legal Pluralism in Conflict offers a new theoretical perspective for conceptualising and analysing the relationship between ethnic minority laws and the official legal order. Examining the limits of liberal legal thought in light of a contemporary plurality of ethnic identifications and religious be[...]
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Discover this gigantic slice of down-under with the 4th edition of Footprint's acclaimed guide, from the pounding surf of Margaret River to the whale sharks of Ningaloo Reef. Footprint's fully updated new edition provides the know-how for navigating your way through this unspoilt wilderness, plus th[...]
Dominic O'Brien is legendary for winning the World Memory Championship eight times and for outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas to win a fortune at blackjack. His success is based on brilliant techniques that he has developed and refined over the years - in particular, the Journey Method and the Domi[...]
"She Bop" is the definitive in-depth study of women in popular music. Drawing on more than 250 firsthand interviews, it covers nine decades of musical history, from ragtime and vaudeville to punk and hip-hop, and features a remarkable cast of trailblazing female performers: Ella Fitzgerald and Madon[...]
New York artist Dash Snow's death in July 2009, two weeks before his 28th birthday, sent shockwaves of grief through the art world, though it was not unexpected. Since his late teens, Snow had used photography to documents his days and nights of extreme hedonism--nights which, as he famously claimed[...]