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Medicine is changing at a speed never witnessed before in history. With each passing year, medical technology achieves the capacity to provide cures and improve treatments that even a short time before were difficult to con ceptualize and impossible to provide. Reproductive technology personifies this concept perhaps better than any other field of medicine. The 1990s have seen an explosion in endoscopic and ambulatory procedures, the application of molecular biology to clinical conditions, and the refinement of assisted reproduction to allow third parties (donors and surrogates) into the process of family building. More than ever before, comprehensive medical care requires a team approach. H...
This volume continues some of the issues raised in Volume 2 and fo cuses more closely on therapeutic intervention. The theoretical discus sion of aggression provides a background for the presentation of pat terns of aggression and violence affecting women, as well as possible connections between physical and emotional symptoms and indirect expressions of aggression. The section on aggression against and by women is an extension of some of the content of The Woman Patient, Volume 1 (e. g. , the chapter on rape). Theoretical and clinical views that are not often linked in this fashion are included here because we are interested in understanding the development of a self-concept that incorporat...
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Published in conjunction with the April 1999 exhibition, this catalogue presents the clothes, accessories, and library materials acquired by The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art during the 1990s. Six chapters (a history of fashion, the white dress, men of three centuries, the Americans, the contemporaries, and the library) provide a miniview of three centuries of clothing. The 113 color illustrations and illuminating text by Richard Martin (curator, The Costume Institute) display the Institute's commitment to presenting costume as a living art that interprets history, becomes part of the historical process, and inspires subsequent art. Oversize: 9.25x11.75". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
As America's leading expert on the Presidency and an adviser to presidents from Harry S Truman to Bill Clinton, Richard E. Neustadt was "the most penetrating analyst of power since Machiavelli," as Guardian of the Presidency makes clear. In this inspirational book, Neustadt's former colleagues and students celebrate the rich and diverse contributions he made to political and academic life in the United States and beyond. JFK confidant Ted Sorensen, the late historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Harrison Wellford, formerly of the Office of Management and Budget, and Matthew Dickinson focus on his role as a White House adviser. Newsweek's Jonathan Alter highlights Neustadt's ability to interpret t...
As a bereaved parent you're often alone; it's to make people understand just what you're going through and what you need from them. And as a support person it's hard to know what to say, what to do, what to expect and how to help our bereaved friends. With stories from over 60 parents, grandparents and siblings who have been through the death of a child, and honest comments on the support they received and needed, this book is just what bereaved families and caring professionals need.
At least one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage, yet aftercare is rarely available for those who have experienced it. Grief Unseen explains different kinds of childbearing losses, such as failed fertility treatment, ectopic pregnancy, and stillbirth, and explores their emotional impact on women and their partners, and the process of healing.
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
This book, now with an inviting new cover, is a concise, objective, user-friendly guide, full of information answering all the essential questions about pregnancy and delivery and filled with helpful checklist, illustrations, and charts.