Frederick Pheiffer is a Norman Rockwell of the printed page. His poems, like Rockwell's paintings, do much more than merely depict a scene. Commonly, they evoke an earlier era and its distinctive ethos. This way of life emphasized personal honor, individual responsibility, honest toil and wholesome entertainment. In The Last Stop with an economy of expression and a supple mastery of context and detail, Pheiffer takes his reader on a journey of recollection that is neither sen-timental nor rueful. This journey is, quite simply, truthful. When Pheiffer applies his artistry to the present, there is often an edge of sadness. All the same, there is never a wail of despair. Whatever the time frame, there remains a sense of proportion. The subjects of The Last Stop are not larger than life. Rather, they reflect the reality of seem-ingly ordinary people, whose inner nobility elevates them above the inci-dentals of status, condition, or rank. With such individuals, Pheiffer dis-plays a remarkable empathy. He also finds ample room in his art for an appreciation of "all creatures great and small." A method marks Pheiffer's work: it pervades his entire canon. He begins with the commonplace, the readily recognizable, something that is, quite often, literally workaday. Then he links it to something that transcends the commonplace, such as familial bonds that resist the erosions of fleet-ing time and changing circumstance. Finally, he allows a universal veri-ty to shine forth. Whatever the venue - be it factory, nursing home, or church sanctuary, Pheiffer depicts and celebrates the dignity of the human person created in the image of God. To this truth beyond all truths, The Last Stop stands as a robust and heartfelt testament." -Professor Emeritus Edward J. McBride St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Frederick Pheiffer was born in Easton, PA, grew up in Oxford, NJ. After high school, he worked in a factory, construction, and drove a soda delivery truck. Two years later, he entered St. Francis College, Loretto, PA, graduating in 1964. He received a M.A. degree from Boston College in 1966. He continued his studies for a doctorate at SUNY/Albany. He worked for the New York State Legislature, retiring in 1999. He and his wife live in rural upstate New York and dedicate much of their time and energies to caring for their rescued dogs and horses.
Pain is a subject of significant scientific and clinical interest. This has resulted both from realistic rodent models, and the publication of imaging, psychological and pharmacological studies in humans. Investigators studying rodents refer to anatomical and physiological studies in non-human primates to make their results relevant to humans. Psychophysical and pharmacological studies in humans are interpreted in terms of anatomical and physiological studies in animals; primarily evidence from rodents and cats. There are significant differences in pain mechanisms between these species and primates. Over 20 years of imaging studies have demonstrated the activation of human cortical and subcortical structures in response to painful stimuli. Interpretation of these results relies upon an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of these structures in primates. Jones, Lenz, Casey and Willis review the anatomy and physiology of nociception in monkeys and humans, and provide a firm basis for interpreting studies in humans.
This is the second volume of the complete edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. For the first time full authoritative texts of Darwin's letters are available, edited according to modern textual editorial principles and practice. The letters in this volume were written during the seven years following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage. It was a period of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional man with official responsibilities in several scientific organisations. During these years he published two books and fifteen papers and also organised and superintended the publication of the Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, for which he described the locations of the fossils and the habitats and behaviour of the living species he had collected. Busy as he was with scientific activities, Darwin found time to re-establish family ties and friendships, and to make new friends among the naturalists with whom his work brought him into close contact. In November 1838, two years after his return Darwin became engaged to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, whom he subsequently married.
The deadliest campaign of vigilante justice in American history erupted in the Rocky Mountains during the Civil War when a private army hanged twenty-one troublemakers. Hailed as great heroes at the time, the Montana vigilantes are still revered as founding fathers. Combing through original sources, including eye-witness accounts never before published, Frederick Allen concludes that the vigilantes were justified in their early actions, as they fought violent crime in a remote corner beyond the reach of government. But Allen has uncovered evidence that the vigilantes refused to disband after territorial courts were in place. Remaining active for six years, they lynched more than fifty men without trials. Reliance on mob rule in Montana became so ingrained that in 1883, a Helena newspaper editor advocated a return to “decent, orderly lynching” as a legitimate tool of social control. Allen’s sharply drawn characters, illustrated by dozens of photographs, are woven into a masterfully written narrative that will change textbook accounts of Montana’s early days—and challenge our thinking on the essence of justice.
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