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Afterthoughts of a Pianist/Teacher

A Collection of Essays and Interviews

By: Donald Isler

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Afterthoughts of a Pianist/Teacher

A Collection of Essays and Interviews

By: Donald Isler

“This is a book I would readily recommend to any performer, teacher, student, or lover of the piano,” says pianist and composer John Musto. Pianist and professor Lisa Yui writes, “Donald Isler’s collection of articles and interviews are delightful! They are written in the charming and breezy style of Huneker, Loesser, and Hough (three of the most esteemed writers on the piano and pianists), but underneath lies a depth of knowledge and experience. The interviews are informative and observant, the articles witty and self-reflective. Each is fascinating, informative, enlightening—in short, a wonderful read!” According to Jerome Lowenthal, professor at the Juilliard School and one of the most renowned pianists of his generation, “If there was a golden age of pianophilia, it is nobly continued today by pianist-journalists like Donald Isler.” Author Donald Isler reflects on more than fifty years’ experience teaching, attending concerts, and living a professional life dedicated to music. Though the responsibilities of being a true artist or a good teacher are taken seriously, there are also many lighthearted and amusing stories. The thirty-five essays that comprise Part I of the book include provocative titles, such as “Up from Mediocrity,” “In Praise of Rule Breakers,” “Do I Keep an Open Mind,” plus articles about great musicians Isler heard, knew personally, or studied with. The thirty-one interviews that make up Part II followed in-depth conversations with each subject. They reveal much about the lives and careers of great artists of the older generation, such as Gary Graffman and Ruth Slenczynska, several child prodigies and many distinguished musicians in-between, as well as two acclaimed radio personalities, one impresario who has devoted her life to developing the careers of many important musicians—and Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the sex therapist, who speaks about the music in her life!

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iUniverse

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1663234310

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9781663234315

Handbook of Vitamins

By: Robert B. Rucker,John W. Suttie,Donald B. McCormick

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Handbook of Vitamins

By: Robert B. Rucker,John W. Suttie,Donald B. McCormick

Features a comprehensive summary of the chemical, physiological, and nutritional relationships of all recognized vitamins! Maintaining the standards of excellence set forth in the previous editions, the Handbook of Vitamins, Third Edition presents a thorough examination of the fundamental characteristics, functions, and roles of vitamins in human health. Extensively updated and expanded to reflect the latest advances in analytical and separation methodologies! Offering a compendium of authoritative, current knowledge on the nature and function of each known nutrient, the Third Edition discusses.... improvements in the methodology, isolation, identification, and the synthesis of vitamins the chemistry, metabolism, and biochemical functions of vitamins vitamin interactions with environmental factors, drugs, alcohol, and smoking vitamins in disease prevention and health promotion the efficacy and hazards of high vitamin dosages and more! New sections cover... the roles vitamins play as catalysts, cellular regulators, and co-substrates biochemical markers for vitamin deficiency and groups at risk the relationship of B12 and folate metabolism to homocysteine regulation, and the possible connections of homocysteine to vascular diseases and developmental defects new roles for vitamins A, K, and D, and the role of vitamin E and flavonoids in oxidant defense Containing over 2800 literature references and 150 illustrations and tables, the Handbook of Vitamins, Third Edition serves as an indisputably valuable reference for human and animal nutritionists, dietitians, food scientists and technologists, biochemists, organic and analytical chemists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, physiologists, physicians in general practice, and makes an indispensable text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

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654

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CRC Press

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1420029665

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9781420029666

The Coevolution of Language, Teaching, and Civil Discourse Among Humans

Our Family Business

By: Donald M. Morrison

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The Coevolution of Language, Teaching, and Civil Discourse Among Humans

Our Family Business

By: Donald M. Morrison

This book traces the evolutionary trajectory of language and teaching from the earliest periods of human evolution to the present day. The author argues that teaching is unique to humans and our ancestors, and that the evolution of teaching, language, and culture are the inextricably linked results of gene-culture coevolutionary processes. Drawing on related fields including archaeology, palaeontology, cultural anthropology, evolutionary psychology and linguistics, he makes the case that the need for joint attention and shared goals in complex adaptive strategies is the underlying driver for the evolution of language-like communication. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of these disciplines, as well as lay readers with an interest in human origins.

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372

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Springer Nature

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3030485439

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Headache in Children and Adolescents

By: Paul Winner,Donald W. Lewis,Winner, Paul,A. David Rothner

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Headache in Children and Adolescents

By: Paul Winner,Donald W. Lewis,Winner, Paul,A. David Rothner

This is a clinically useful book for pediatricians and other primary care providers who take care of children to guide them in the best ways to take care of children and teenagers who have headaches. It provides a blend of the best available evidence based data with a ton of 'experience-based' information from a team of authors who take care of kids with headache all the time. The book includes a CD-Rom showing case studies and references. The video demonstrations show not only a broad spectrum of cases and types of headache, but show an efficient manner for extracting the necessary information. This is an exciting area with new indications for adolescents of drugs heretofore approved only for adults.

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356

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PMPH-USA

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1550092715

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9781550092714

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Fractures

By: Donald Wiss

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Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Fractures

By: Donald Wiss

Completely updated for its Third Edition, Fractures, the acclaimed Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery volume presents the most advanced, successful surgical techniques for fractures of the upper extremity, lower extremity, pelvis, and acetabulum. The world's foremost surgeons describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step detail, explain the indications and contraindications, identify pitfalls and potential complications, and offer pearls and tips for improving results. The book is thoroughly illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon's-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as drawings by noted medical illustrators. This edition includes ten new chapters – total elbow arthroplasty, revised shoulder arthroplasty, proximal humerus hemiarthroplasty, extra articular proximal tibial fractures, submuscularis locked plating, subtrochanteric femur fractures, ankle fractures, calcaneal fractures, tibial pilon fractures, tibial pilon fractures, and staged ORIF. Seventeen chapters have been rewritten by new contributing authors and leaders in their field.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451178557

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9781451178555

Sentience and Animal Welfare

By: Donald M Broom

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Sentience and Animal Welfare

By: Donald M Broom

Sentience – the ability to feel, perceive and experience – is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death. This book explores and answers these questions in an objective way, based on the latest research and empirical evidence. Beginning with an introduction to sentience, the book investigates why we are so interested in sentience, when, as a species, humans became sentient and how it has changed over time. The book defines aspects of sentience such as consciousness, memory and emotions, and discusses brain complexity in detail. Looking at sentience from a developmental perspective, it analyses when in an individual’s growth sentience can be said to appear and uses evidence from a range of studies investigating embryos, foetuses and young animals to form an enlightening overview of the subject. With a full chapter covering ethical decisions such as animal protection and experimentation, this book is not only an invaluable resource for researchers and students of animal welfare and biology, but also an engaging and informative read for veterinarians and the general public. Sentience – the ability to feel, perceive and experience – is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death. This book explores and answers these questions in an objective way, based on the latest research and empirical evidence. Beginning with an introduction to sentience, the book investigates why we are so interested in sentience, when, as a species, humans became sentient and how it has changed over time. The book defines aspects of sentience such as consciousness, memory and emotions, and discusses brain complexity in detail. Looking at sentience from a developmental perspective, it analyses when in an individual’s growth sentience can be said to appear and uses evidence from a range of studies investigating embryos, foetuses and young animals to form an enlightening overview of the subject. With a full chapter covering ethical decisions such as animal protection and experimentation, this book is not only an invaluable resource for researchers and students of animal welfare and biology, but also an engaging and informative read for veterinarians and the general public.

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201

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CABI

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1780644035

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9781780644035

Young Adult and Pediatric Headache Management

By: Paul Winner,Donald W. Lewis

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Young Adult and Pediatric Headache Management

By: Paul Winner,Donald W. Lewis

Using case studies to illustrate real-life patient presentations, this patient education manual outlines the issues and treatment options relevant to the paediatric and adolescent headache sufferer.

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PMPH-USA

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1550092960

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9781550092967

The US Air Force after Vietnam : postwar challenges and potential for responses

By: Donald J. Mrozek

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The US Air Force after Vietnam : postwar challenges and potential for responses

By: Donald J. Mrozek

This book probes various groups of Americans as they come to grips with the consequences of the Vietnam War. Dr. Mrozek examines several areas of concern facing the United States Air Force, and the other services in varying degrees, in the years after Vietnam.

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DIANE Publishing

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1428993347

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9781428993341

Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography

Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields

By: Donald L. Schomer,Fernando Lopes da Silva

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Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography

Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields

By: Donald L. Schomer,Fernando Lopes da Silva

The leading reference on electroencephalography since 1982, Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography is now in its thoroughly updated Sixth Edition. An international group of experts provides comprehensive coverage of the neurophysiologic and technical aspects of EEG, evoked potentials, and magnetoencephalography, as well as the clinical applications of these studies in neonates, infants, children, adults, and older adults. This edition's new lead editor, Donald Schomer, MD, has updated the technical information and added a major new chapter on artifacts. Other highlights include complete coverage of EEG in the intensive care unit and new chapters on integrating other recording devices with EEG; transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation; EEG/TMS in evaluation of cognitive and mood disorders; and sleep in premature infants, children and adolescents, and the elderly. A companion website includes fully searchable text and image bank.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451153155

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9781451153156

Human Neuroanatomy

A Text, Brain Atlas, and Laboratory Dissection Guide

By: J. Edward Bruni,Donald G. Montemurro

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Human Neuroanatomy

A Text, Brain Atlas, and Laboratory Dissection Guide

By: J. Edward Bruni,Donald G. Montemurro

The Human Brain in Dissection will significantly update the previous edition published in 1988. The last 20 years have sen a significant shift in the way that neuroanatomy is taught in both undergraduate and graduate neuroscience courses, as well as doctorate courses: not only has the time allocated for these courses been reduced, but the methodologies for teaching have become more focused and specific due to these time constraints. The Human Brain in Dissection, Third Edition will provide detailed features of the human brain with the above limitations in mind. 50 new plates will be added to the existing 123 in order to permit the student to see all salient structures and to visualize microscopic structures of the brain stem and spinal cord. Each chapter will cover a specific are of the human brain in such a way that each chapter can be taught in one two-hour neuroanatomy course. New to this edition is the inclusion of a section in each chapter on clinically relevant examples. Each chapter will also include a specific laboratory exercise. And finally, the author has included a question and answer section that is relevant to the USMLE, as as recommended readings, neither of which were included in the previous editions. This new edition of The Human Brain in Dissection will allow the student to: understand basic principles of cellular neuroscience; learn gross and microscopic anatomy of the central nervous system (Brain, brainstem, and spinal cord); relate the anatomy of central neural pathways to specific functional systems; be able to localize and name a CNS legion when presented with neurological symptoms, and appreciate higher cortical functions and how they relate to the practice of neurology. neuroscience

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360

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195371429

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9780195371420

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

By: Donald Kaplan,Chelsea D. Specht

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Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

By: Donald Kaplan,Chelsea D. Specht

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology defines the field of plant morphology, providing resources, examples, and theoretical constructs that illuminate the foundations of plant morphology and clearly outline the importance of integrating a fundamental understanding of plant morphology into modern research in plant genetics, development, and physiology. As research on developmental genetics and plant evolution emerges, an understanding of plant morphology is essential to interpret developmental and morphological data. The principles of plant morphology are being brought into studies of crop development, biodiversity, and evolution during climate change, and increasingly such researchers are turning to old texts to uncover information about historic research on plant morphology. Hence, there is great need for a modern reference and textbook that highlights past studies and provides the synthesis of data necessary to drive our future research in plant morphological and developmental evolution. Key Features Numerous illustrations demonstrating the principles of plant morphology Historical context for interpretations of more recent genetic data Firmly rooted in the principles of studying plant form and function Provides evolutionary framework without relying on evolutionary interpretations for plant form Only synthetic treatment of plant morphology on the market Related Titles Les, D. H. Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics (ISBN 978-1-4822-2502-0) Les, D. H. Aquatic Monotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics (ISBN 978-1-1380-5493-6) Bowes, B. G. Colour Atlas of Woody Plants and Trees (ISBN 978-0-3674-7398-3) Bahadur, B. et al., eds. Asymmetry in Plants: Biology of Handedness (ISBN 978-1-1385-8794-6)

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CRC Press

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1482245221

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9781482245226

Facing Extinction

The World's Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them: 2nd Edition

By: Paul Donald,Nigel Collar,Stuart Marsden,Deborah J. Pain

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Facing Extinction

The World's Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them: 2nd Edition

By: Paul Donald,Nigel Collar,Stuart Marsden,Deborah J. Pain

Examines extinction in birds, with case studies of critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

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A&C Black

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1408189666

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Afterthoughts of a Pianist/Teacher

Afterthoughts of a Pianist/Teacher

Handbook of Vitamins

Handbook of Vitamins

The Coevolution of Language, Teaching, and Civil Discourse Among Humans

The Coevolution of Language, Teaching, and Civil Discourse Among Humans

Headache in Children and Adolescents

Headache in Children and Adolescents

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Fractures

Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Fractures

Sentience and Animal Welfare

Sentience and Animal Welfare

Young Adult and Pediatric Headache Management

Young Adult and Pediatric Headache Management

The US Air Force after Vietnam : postwar challenges and potential for responses

The US Air Force after Vietnam : postwar challenges and potential for responses

Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography

Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography

Human Neuroanatomy

Human Neuroanatomy

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

Kaplan's Principles of Plant Morphology

Facing Extinction

Facing Extinction

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