Offers a study tool that is essential for Internal Medicine Board certification or recertification/maintenance of certification, and is a refresher for any internal medicine examination. This title offers an understanding of pathophysiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, clinical decision ma[...]
It starts with you-follow the best path to effectively leading others. Mastering Self-Leadership is a comprehensive self-help guide that's thoroughly grounded in sound principles and research. The powerful advice and tools found in this text emphasize that proper self-leadership is a precursor for t[...]
Keeping doctors happy and productive requires a thorough understanding of the systemic causes and consequences of physician stress, as well as the role of resilience in maintaining a healthy mental state. The pressure of making life-or-death decisions along with those associated with the day-to-day [...]
George Herbert Mead is widely recognized as one of the most brilliantly original American pragmatists. Although he had a profound influence on the development of social philosophy, he published no books in his lifetime. This makes the lectures collected in Mind, Self, and Society all the more remark[...]
'Most of us are still groping for answers about what makes life worth living, or what confers meaning on individual lives', writes Charles Taylor in Sources of the Self. 'This is an essentially modern predicament.' Charles Taylor's latest book sets out to define the modern identity by tracing its ge[...]
In this extensive inquiry into the sources of modern selfhood, Charles Taylor demonstrates just how rich and precious those resources are. The modern turn to subjectivity, with its attendant rejection of an objective order of reason, has led--it seems to many--to "mere" subjectivism at the mildest a[...]
Plato's account of the tripartite soul is a memorable feature of dialogues like the Republic, Phaedrus and Timaeus: it is one of his most famous and influential yet least understood theories. It presents human nature as both essentially multiple and diverse - and yet somehow also one - divided into [...]
A hands-on text for real country living, 'The Self-Reliant Homestead' contains detailed advice on everything from selecting a piece of land to raising livestock, from making wine from home-grown fruits to making fences strong and durable. Here is abundant advice from a real country homesteader, a bo[...]
Woodworkers, carvers and turners of all skill levels will discover 15 fantastic and unique walking stick projects that range from a basic pine staff to a sophisticated brass-adorned turned cane. Complete with step-by-step instructions, detailed patterns and in-depth coverage of shaping, turning and [...]
When he left the military after World War II, Charlie realized that there was a realistic need for average citizens to be able to defend themselves against violent assault, so he opened his School of Self-Defense in New York City. During its five decades of operation, NelsonA's school taught hundred[...]