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Lady MacBethad

The electrifying story of love, ambition, revenge and murder behind a real life Scottish queen

By: Isabelle Schuler

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Lady MacBethad

The electrifying story of love, ambition, revenge and murder behind a real life Scottish queen

By: Isabelle Schuler

Power. History. Love. Hate. Vengeance. She will be Queen. Whatever it takes... Daughter of an ousted king. Descendant of powerful druids. Destined to take her place in history. As a child, Gruoch's grandmother prophesies that she will one day be Queen of Alba and reclaim the lands of her Pictish kin. When, many years later, she is betrothed to Duncan, the heir-elect, the prophecy appears to come true. Determined to never to be as powerless as her parents, Gruoch leaves behind her home, her family and her friend MacBethad, and travels to the royal seat at Scone to seal her fate. But when a deadly turn of events forces Gruoch to flee Duncan and the capital, Gruoch finds herself at the mercy of an old enemy. Her hope of becoming Queen all but lost, Gruoch does what she must to survive, until she is given a choice: live a long, peaceful life but fall into obscurity, or seize her chance for vengeance and a path back to the throne. An unputdownable, sweeping historical epic, Lady MacBethad reimagines the life of Gruoch – the real life Scottish Queen who inspired one of Shakespeare's most famous characters. Reader Reviews: 'I adored this book' 'One of the most interesting, complex and captivating protagonists I've ever come across' 'I could not put this book down' 'So good that I'm almost sad I've finished it

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1526647222

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9781526647221

Cells, Tissues, and Disease

Principles of General Pathology

By: Guido Majno,Isabelle Joris

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Cells, Tissues, and Disease

Principles of General Pathology

By: Guido Majno,Isabelle Joris

This book lays out the principles of general pathology for biomedical researchers, grad students, medical students, and physicians, with elegance and deep insight. Disease processes are explained in the light of malfunctions at the cellular level, offering a rich understanding of the clinical correlates of all aspects of fundamental cellular physiology and basic biomedicine. The book has been fully revised and updated to present a current but deep understanding of disease states at the cell and tissue levels - cellular pathology, inflammation, immunopathology vascular disturbance, and tumor biology.

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1037

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Oxford University Press

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0199748926

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9780199748921

The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

(1630-1712)

By: Isabelle McCall MacLean

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The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

(1630-1712)

By: Isabelle McCall MacLean

This work evolved out of a love for my ancestors, one being John Whitelaw, the Covenanter Monkland Martyr, who was executed for his religious beliefs in Edinburgh, 1683. While searching for his records I came across reference to thousands of other Scottish Covenanters. This Index lists those Covenanters found in some books written about the period between 1630 and 1712.There are many, many more Covenanters, whose names need to be added to this work, and, God willing, I will do it. The Covenanters were steadfast in their Presbyterian beliefs and refused to take an oath unto the King stating that he was the head of the church. They believed that Christ was the Head of the Church and their loyalty to this belief allowed them to lay their lives down for it. The Royalists and Dragoons, who were seeking to bring them into obedience to the King, relentlessly chased the Covenanters from glen to glen. This disregard for their civil rights was brutally carried out basically in the Lowlands of Scotland. Many of their records were destroyed along with their lives and their stories only live in family lore and books that were written about them. I have extracted some of their names and created The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index, which is by no means complete, but is a work in progress.

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713

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iUniverse

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1462081827

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9781462081820

Euripides: Iphigenia among the Taurians

By: Isabelle Torrance

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Euripides: Iphigenia among the Taurians

By: Isabelle Torrance

In this new student introduction to a Greek tragedy, Isabelle Torrance looks at what makes Iphigenia among the Taurians a successful tragedy in ancient Greek terms, and how dramatic excitement is achieved through the exotic setting, the cast of characters, and the chorus. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, and with students in mind, the central themes of ethnicity and gender relations are examined to show how Euripides manipulates established stereotypes. The play was one of Aristotle's favourites and his enthusiasm derived from the fact that, in spite of its ostensibly happy ending, the play presents the audience with an exquisitely constructed reversal of events: when Iphigenia recognizes that she has been about to sacrifice her long-lost brother, kin-murder is avoided and the plot turns into an escape drama. Other significant concerns of the play surround ritual and the gods, and these are discussed to highlight how the drama asks probing theological questions. Finally, the vast reception history of the play in a variety of genres, such as ancient comedy, Roman philosophy, European opera, and 20th century theatre, is sketched out from antiquity to the present day.

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177

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350070076

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9781350070073

The Oath and the Covenant

The 'Killing Times' in Scotland

By: Isabelle MacLean

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The Oath and the Covenant

The 'Killing Times' in Scotland

By: Isabelle MacLean

The latter part of the 1600's in Scotland has become known in the annals of time as the 'Killing times'. The Oath and The Covenant is a story based on the lives of these brave Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters, their object being to release their beloved Scotland from the strangling grasp of an English king, who claimed he had a 'Divine Right' to rule both church and state. The Covenanters never relinquished their determination to gain what they viewed as a God given right to worship freely. They endured inhumane treatment leveled upon them by King Charles II's armies in his attempt to subjugate them. John Whitelaw, the Martyr of Monkland, was one of many who was torn from the bosom of his family and finally gave his life to gain religious freedom. The story continues based upon the many accounts of those who were banished to the Americas. It was in America that they found friends among the Abeniki tribe of Indians, who taught the Scots needed skills to survive in this new land and drew them into their culture. They also found precious religious freedom to worship according to the dictates of their hearts-and not that of a king.

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388

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iUniverse

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0595397069

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9780595397068

Trelawny

By: Isabelle Holland

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Trelawny

By: Isabelle Holland

Kit won't rest until she exorcises the spirits of her ancestors from the house she now owns. In the mysterious attics that spread across Trelawny, legends of the past return to life, and one of them wants to reclaim his lost Trelawny love.

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Bantam Books

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0553197584

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9780553197587

New Medications for Drug Abuse

By: Stanley D. Glick,Isabelle Maisonneuve

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New Medications for Drug Abuse

By: Stanley D. Glick,Isabelle Maisonneuve

The development of new medications for pain and drug abuse is a serious and pressing issue in the medical world of addiction treatments. Edited by Stanley Glick and Isabelle Maisonneuve, this book focuses on collected studies performed and recorded by leading doctors and researchers in the field of drug research. Research on the problems associated with pharmacology of drug abuse demands not only the determination of the mechanisms of cellular action of the addictive substances, but also short- and long-term physiological effects of addiction and of treatment, including the course of withdrawal symptoms. This volume focuses on protocols for development of new pharmacotherapies for drug abuse, including alcoholism and smoking; bridging animal and human models; preclinical assessment models; new approaches to treatment of pain during withdrawal; new treatments for stimulant and opioid addictions. Larger-scale social issues posed by this seemingly refractory problem, such as prenatal cocaine exposure and the legacy of methadone, are also examined. Presenting their results with worldwide public health issues in mind, this distinguished group of contributors tackle the present and potential problems concerning drug abuse medications. Contributors include Jean Bidlack, Frank Porreca, Lindsay Hough, Gerald Gebhart, Thomas Kosten, Nancy Mello, Stevens Negus, David Self, David Roberts, Donald Landry, George Koob, Mary Jeanne Kreek, Richard Keller, Edward Sellers, and Jack Henningfield.

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300

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New York Academy of Sciences

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0801866979

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9780801866975

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Lady MacBethad

Lady MacBethad

Cells, Tissues, and Disease

Cells, Tissues, and Disease

The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712)

Euripides: Iphigenia among the Taurians

Euripides: Iphigenia among the Taurians

The Oath and the Covenant

The Oath and the Covenant

Trelawny

Trelawny

New Medications for Drug Abuse

New Medications for Drug Abuse

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