The Oxford Specialist Handbook series provides readers with clear, concise information on all that is needed to successfully train in the medical sub-specialties. Each book is designed to give an overview of clearly defined procedures, skills, guidelines, and technologies, and provide practical tips[...]
Knowledge of the mechanical properties of the skeletal system is important to understanding how our body works and how to repair it when it is damaged. This book is written primarily as a text for graduate and advanced undergraduate students taking courses on skeletal biomechanics, and it serves to [...]
Useful as a textbook for students studying recreation and leisure, this text also serves as a reference for outdoor recreation professionals. It outlines the concepts, history, development, and definitions of leadership in outdoor recreation, including the wide variety of outdoor activities and the [...]
Knowledge of the mechanical properties of the skeletal system is important in understanding how our body works and how to repair it when it is damaged. This textbook describes the biomechanics of bone, cartilage, tendons and ligaments. It is rigorous in its approach to the mechanical properties of t[...]
Get ahead of the rest by learning about twenty-five of the most common sales mistakes, how best to avoid them, and how to make the most of any situation where they have already happened.[...]
Essential Cell Biology provides a readily accessible introduction to the central concepts of cell biology, and its lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate, [...]
Explores the world of journalism and contains instructions and practical advice on all facets of reporting.[...]
Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subject. It is a pioneering examination of the ways in which popular music has been deployed in association with violence, ranging from what appe[...]