For those who have discovered his books, in particular The Meaning and End of Religion, published in 1963 but overshadowed by the furore surrounding Honest to God, which appeared in the same year, Wilfred Cantwell Smith is one of the most important and attractive figures on the contemporary theologi[...]

Figure drawing life classes are a staple of every art school' curriculum, but not every aspiring artist has the opportunity to benefit from such instruction. This book aims to provide the next best thing to an actual life drawing studio. It contains a compilation of traditional life drawing poses an[...]

Discusses the life and work of an early twentieth-century illustrator of magazines and children's books, and shows examples of her treatment of mothers and children, child life, fairy tales, and scenes from children's classics[...]

"Writing at Work" is for people who do or will write while on the job whether the writing be an interoffice memo, e-mail, a status report, a lab report, marketing materials, or a letter to a customer. The philosophy behind "Writing at Work" is that such writing needn't be stale and unoriginal but ca[...]

The best fully integrated study system available for Exam CX-310-019 With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, SCJA Sun Certified Java Associate Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.100% complete coverage of all objective[...]

Winner of the 2010 Richard Asher Prize for best undergraduate textbook Oxford Cases in Medicine and Surgery teaches students a hypothesis-driven, logical step-by-step diagnostic approach to common patient presentations. This approach mirrors that used by successful clinicians on the wards, challengi[...]

In everyday practice, anaesthetists can make use of a wide range of drug treatments, and require readily available and accessible information on the appropriate drugs to use in any given situation. Drugs in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care has quickly established itself as an essential reference text [...]

Sexuality in its many guises has preoccupied Western artists from Michelangelo to Picasso, Rubens to Robert Mapplethorpe. Almost every form of the subject has been portrayed, whether covert or overt, crude or highly sophisticated. Edward Lucie-Smith considers the fruits of this obsession in his inci[...]

What exactly is neoexpressionism? the difference between applique and applique? the part of a city known as the acropolis? or the painting technique called gouache? In this authoritative and concise dictionary, more than 2,000 entries embrace the vast vocabulary of painting and sculpture, architectu[...]

The most effective aspects of bioenergetics, Gestait therapy, psychomotor therapy, Reichian orgonomy, and many others, are fully detailed, along with a wealth of practical therapeutic techniques. Four parts: the historical and theoretical perspective; the body as the locus of personality assessment;[...]