David Aaron Binkley's Books

Saving Grace

What Patients Teach Their Doctors about Life, Death, and the Balance in Between

By: David D. Alfery

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Saving Grace

What Patients Teach Their Doctors about Life, Death, and the Balance in Between

By: David D. Alfery

From the OR to the ICU, Dr. David Alfery brings you into a hidden world of medicine that has never before been seen. You will witness the exhilaration a physician feels when a life is miraculously saved, the terror when a life is on the line, the shock of an unexpected demise, the grace patients evidence when facing the end of life, the anguish one suffers when a family member is perilously close to dying, and much more. Saving Grace illuminates what really goes on in the life and death struggles in acute care medical settings. As a result, you will view your own doctor in a new light. Saving Grace will broaden your perspective on death, and it will bring into focus the fact that, at some point, we all will die. More importantly, it will forever change the way you live.

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169

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666737941

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Playful Performers

African Children's Masquerades

By: David Binkley

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Playful Performers

African Children's Masquerades

By: David Binkley

African children develop aesthetic sensibilities at an early age, roughly from four to fourteen years. By the time they become full-fledged adolescents they may have had up to ten years experience with various art forms--masking, music, costuming, dancing, and performance. Aesthetic learning is vital to their maturation. The contributors to this volume argue that the idea that learning the aesthetics of a culture only occurs after maturity is false, as is the idea that children wearing masks is only play, and is not to be taken seriously.Playful Performers is a study of children's masquerades in Africa. The contributors describe specific cases of young children's masking in the areas of west, central, and southern Africa, which also happen to be the major areas of adult masquerading. The volume reveals the considerable creativity and ingenuity that children exhibit in preparing costumes, masks and musical instruments, and in playing music, dancing, singing, and acting. The book includes over 50 pages of black and white photographs, which illustrate and elaborate upon the authors' main points. The editors describe general categories of children's masquerades. In each of the three masking categories children's relationships to their parents and other adults differ, from a close relationship to some independence to almost complete independence. No other major work has covered this aspect of African children at this age level. The book offers a challenging perspective on young children, seeing them as active agents in their own culture rather than passive recipients of culture as taught by parents and other elders. It will be interesting reading for anthropologists, art historians, educators, and African studies specialists alike.

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291

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Routledge

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1351499505

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9781351499507

Forest Growth and Yield Modeling

By: Aaron R. Weiskittel,David W. Hann,John A. Kershaw, Jr.,Jerome K. Vanclay

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Forest Growth and Yield Modeling

By: Aaron R. Weiskittel,David W. Hann,John A. Kershaw, Jr.,Jerome K. Vanclay

Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and outlining keys for successful implementation of models the book provides a thorough and up-to-date, single source reference for students, researchers and practitioners requiring a current digest of research and methods in the field. The book describes current modelling approaches for predicting forest growth and yield and explores the components that comprise the various modelling approaches. It provides the reader with the tools for evaluating and calibrating growth and yield models and outlines the steps necessary for developing a forest growth and yield model. Single source reference providing an evaluation and synthesis of current scientific literature Detailed descriptions of example models Covers statistical techniques used in forest model construction Accessible, reader-friendly style

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431

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119971500

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9781119971504

Beyond the Frontier

The Midwestern Voice in American Historical Writing

By: David S. Brown

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Beyond the Frontier

The Midwestern Voice in American Historical Writing

By: David S. Brown

Brown analyzes 20th century politics depicted by midwest historians --among them Charles Beard, William Appleman Williams, and Christopher Lasch--in contrast to east coast colleagues.

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257

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University of Chicago Press

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0226076512

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9780226076515

The Contested Removal Power, 1789–2010

By: J. David Alvis,Jeremy D. Bailey,F. Flagg Taylor IV

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The Contested Removal Power, 1789–2010

By: J. David Alvis,Jeremy D. Bailey,F. Flagg Taylor IV

The U.S. Constitution is clear on the appointment of executive officials: the president nominates, the Senate approves. But on the question of removing those officials, the Constitution is silent—although that silence has not discouraged strenuous efforts to challenge, censure, and even impeach presidents from Andrew Jackson to Bill Clinton. As J. David Alvis, Jeremy D. Bailey, and Flagg Taylor show, the removal power has always been and continues to be a thorny issue, especially as presidential power has expanded dramatically during the past century. Linking this provocative issue to American political and constitutional development, the authors recount removal power debate from the Founding to the present day. Understanding the historical context of outbreaks in the debate, they contend, is essential to sorting out the theoretical claims from partisan maneuvering and sectional interests, enabling readers to better understand the actual constitutional questions involved. After a detailed review of the Decision of 1789, the book examines the initial assertions of executive power theory, particularly by Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, then the rise of the argument for congressional delegation, beginning with the Whigs and ending with the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. The authors chronicle the return of executive power theory in the efforts of Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Cleveland, who all battled with Congress over removals, then describe the emergence of new institutional arrangements with the creation of independent regulatory commissions. They conclude by tracking the rise of the unitarians and the challenges that this school has posed to the modern administrative state. Although many scholars consider the matter to have been settled in 1789, the authors argue that a Supreme Court case as recent as 2010—Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board—shows the extent to which questions surrounding removal power remain unresolved and demand more attention. Their work offers a more nuanced and balanced account of the debate, teasing out the logic of the different institutional perspectives on this important constitutional question as no previous book has.

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272

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University Press of Kansas

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0700619224

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9780700619221

Integrative Medicine E-Book

By: David Rakel

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Integrative Medicine E-Book

By: David Rakel

Integrative Medicine, by Dr. David Rakel, provides the practical, evidence-based guidance you need to safely and effectively integrate complementary and alternative medical treatments into your practice. This medical reference book lays the framework for making the best use of these therapeutic modalities and understanding the mechanisms by which these interventions work, keeping you at the forefront of the trend toward integrative health care. Incorporate therapeutic integrative medicine modalities into clinical practice through the "Tools for Your Practice" section that offers how-to application for recommending mediation, prescribing probiotics, and how to do an elimination diet. Apply integrative treatments for a full range of diseases and conditions including autism, stroke, chronic fatigue syndrome, and various forms of cancer...see how to advise patients on health maintenance and wellness...and get valuable advice on topics such as meditation, diet, and exercises for back pain. Avoid potential complications with recommended dosages and precautions. Enhance patient care with therapy-based guidance and printable patient education guides. Implement proven integrative treatments for various diseases thanks to an evidence-based therapeutic approach. Weigh the likely effectiveness of various treatments vs. their potential harm with helpful icons based on the SORT (Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy) method. Validate potential interventions through the latest research in genomics and advanced imaging technologies, such as MRI.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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145572503X

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9781455725038

Crash Course in Genealogy

By: David R. Dowell Ph.D.

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Crash Course in Genealogy

By: David R. Dowell Ph.D.

A basic, how-to book written primarily to prepare librarians to assist genealogy researchers, this guide can also be used by those who wish to discover and document their family histories. There has been an explosion of interest in genealogy recently, with popular series running on PBS (Faces of America), NBC (Who Do You Think You Are?) and BYU-TV (The Generations Project). Even Lisa Simpson did a genealogy project for school. Part of the popular Crash Course series, Crash Course in Genealogy will help librarians feel more comfortable as they work with the increasing number of patrons looking for assistance in researching their family trees. Beginning with library genealogical services policies, the guide moves on to cover genealogical research principles and most-used sources. It also illustrates how one can perform a search backward in time through American family history. The book includes information on researching people of color, taking research to another country, and adding DNA information to genealogical research. Examples from the author's decades-long experience as a genealogist enrich the text, while illustrations of census records and the like help readers understand the research process.

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230

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1598849409

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9781598849400

Integrative Medicine

By: David Rakel

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Integrative Medicine

By: David Rakel

Counterstrain -- Acupuncture for headache -- Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting -- Saline nasal irrigation -- Bioenergetics -- Integrating spiritual assessment and care -- Therapeutic homeopathy -- Human energetic therapies -- Other therapeutic considerations -- Creating a greener clinic: the impact of global warming on health -- Creating ceremony and ritual in the medical encounter -- Appendix: laboratory testing resources in integrative medicine.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437717934

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Playful Performers

African Children's Masquerades

By: Simon Ottenberg,David Aaron Binkley

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Playful Performers

African Children's Masquerades

By: Simon Ottenberg,David Aaron Binkley

This is a study of children's masquerades in Africa, describing specific cases of young children's masking in the areas of west, central, and southern Africa. The children are seen as active agents in their own culture rather than passive recipients of culture as taught by parents and other elders.

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Transaction Publishers

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1412830923

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9781412830928

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Saving Grace

Saving Grace

Playful Performers

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Forest Growth and Yield Modeling

Forest Growth and Yield Modeling

Beyond the Frontier

Beyond the Frontier

The Contested Removal Power, 1789–2010

The Contested Removal Power, 1789–2010

Integrative Medicine E-Book

Integrative Medicine E-Book

Crash Course in Genealogy

Crash Course in Genealogy

Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine

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