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Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition

By: Peter David Austin,Mike Stroud

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Prescribing Adult Intravenous Nutrition

By: Peter David Austin,Mike Stroud

Serves as an introductory text offering the inexperienced healthcare professional involved in nutritional support, a practical guide to the principles and practice of adult parenteral nutrition. This work describes: why nutritional care is so important; what should be given; what can go wrong; how to deal with any IVN related problems; and more.

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Pharmaceutical Press

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0853696586

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9780853696582

The Life of Christian Doctrine

By: Mike Higton

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The Life of Christian Doctrine

By: Mike Higton

The lives of Christian churches are shaped by doctrinal theology. That is, they are shaped by practices in which ideas about God and God's ways with the world are developed, discussed and deployed. This book explores those practices, and asks why they matter for communities seeking to follow Jesus. Taking the example of the Church of England, this book highlights the embodied, affective and located reality of all doctrinal practices – and the biases and exclusions that mar them. It argues that doctrinal theology can in principle help the church know God better, even though doctrinal theologians do not know God better than their fellow believers. It claims that it can help the church to hear in Scripture challenges to its life, including to its doctrinal theology. It suggests that doctrinal disagreement is inevitable, but that a better quality of doctrinal disagreement is possible. And, finally, it argues that, by encouraging attention to voices that have previously been ignored, doctrinal theology can foster the ongoing discovery of God's surprising work.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567687228

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9780567687227

Slug Bait

By: Mike F Brown

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Slug Bait

By: Mike F Brown

Henry, seventeen, good looking, athletic but vulnerable arrives at half term in a rural state boarding school. His parents have gone abroad for some months. Will he survive the predators: nympho under-matron Virginia, eighteen, the radon treated monster slugs and the over friendly housemaster, Mr Jones? The ruthless Ward, seventeen, and his two cronies, Winnaway and Griffiths provide another threat as Henry explores the wooded park-land. Headmaster Mr Trotman creams off school profits and keeps his staff silent and in their jobs through blackmail. His secret in the cellar should make him very rich, especially with Henry on board. Henry toughens up and enjoys Virginia in the company of his one friend, Martin, a weak member of Wards entourage, whilst trapped by slugs in an old barn. The sub plot of Richard, thirteen, son of craft master Matthew, being surrounded by slugs in the woods and then scared into obedience by Ward and Co in their cave hide-out, adds an additional flavour.

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iUniverse

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1475937253

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9781475937251

The Myth of Judicial Independence

By: Mike McConville,Luke Marsh

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The Myth of Judicial Independence

By: Mike McConville,Luke Marsh

Through an examination of the history of the rules that regulate police interrogation (the Judges' Rules) in conjunction with plea bargaining and the Criminal Procedure Rules, this book explores the 'Westminster Model' under which three arms of the State (parliament, the executive, and the judiciary) operate independently of one another. It reveals how policy was framed in secret meetings with the executive which then actively misled parliament in contradiction to its ostensible formal relationship with the legislature. This analysis of Home Office archives shows how the worldwide significance of the Judges' Rules was secured not simply by the standing of the English judiciary and the political power of the empire but more significantly by the false representation that the Rules were the handiwork of judges rather than civil servants and politicians. The book critically examines the claim repeatedly advanced by judges that "judicial independence" is justified by principles arising from the "rule of law" and instead shows that the "rule of law" depends upon basic principles of the common law, including an adversarial process and trial by jury, and that the underpinnings of judicial action in criminal justice today may be ideological rather than based on principles.

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Oxford University Press

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0192555278

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Brandalism

Building brands by vandalising the status quo

By: Mike Sharman

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Brandalism

Building brands by vandalising the status quo

By: Mike Sharman

In BRANDALISM, the follow-up to his bestselling, award-winning debut book The Best Dick, Mike Sharman delves into the (start)ups and downs associated with brand building and the need for business to dismantle, and vandalise its perceived, public-facing, persona. The future of PR and influence, when (or if) to launch a new business as opposed to a division, raising capital, the impact of presentations, startup school fees, and emphasis on a manifesto rather than purpose, are the aspects Mike obsesses over in this insightful read, wrapped in his trademark, comedic, copy. Mike Sharman, the co-founder of the creative, digital agency Retroviral that has made more brands 'go viral', globally, than any other agency in Africa, uses his unique storytelling proposition to provide insight into 12 years of building a business from scratch, while elevating his clients to emotional, (commercial) cult status. "Mike Sharman delivers the well needed wake-up call that your brand needs (and your customers deserve)." – Richard Mulholland

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Jonathan Ball Publishers

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1990931642

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9781990931642

Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997

By: Mike Royko

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Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997

By: Mike Royko

Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984–1997 is an expansive new volume of the longtime Chicago news legend’s work. Encompassing thousands of his columns, all of which originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune, this is the first collection of Royko work to solely cover his time at the Tribune. Covering politics, culture, sports, and more, Royko brings his trademark sarcasm and cantankerous wit to a complete compendium of his last 14 years as a newspaper man. Organized chronologically, these columns display Royko's talent for crafting fictional conversations that reveal the truth of the small-minded in our society. From cagey political points to hysterical take-downs of "meatball" sports fans, Royko's writing was beloved and anticipated anxiously by his fans. In plain language, he "tells it like it is" on subjects relevant to modern society. In addition to his columns, the book features Royko's obituary and articles written about him after his death, telling the tale of his life and success. This ultimate collection is a must-read for Royko fans, longtime Chicago Tribune readers, and Chicagoans who love the city's rich history of dedicated and insightful journalism.

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Agate Digital

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1572844922

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9781572844926

Making Mexican Chicago

From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification

By: Mike Amezcua

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Making Mexican Chicago

From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification

By: Mike Amezcua

An exploration of how the Windy City became a postwar Latinx metropolis in the face of white resistance. Though Chicago is often popularly defined by its Polish, Black, and Irish populations, Cook County is home to the third-largest Mexican-American population in the United States. The story of Mexican immigration and integration into the city is one of complex political struggles, deeply entwined with issues of housing and neighborhood control. In Making Mexican Chicago, Mike Amezcua explores how the Windy City became a Latinx metropolis in the second half of the twentieth century. In the decades after World War II, working-class Chicago neighborhoods like Pilsen and Little Village became sites of upheaval and renewal as Mexican Americans attempted to build new communities in the face of white resistance that cast them as perpetual aliens. Amezcua charts the diverse strategies used by Mexican Chicagoans to fight the forces of segregation, economic predation, and gentrification, focusing on how unlikely combinations of social conservatism and real estate market savvy paved new paths for Latinx assimilation. Making Mexican Chicago offers a powerful multiracial history of Chicago that sheds new light on the origins and endurance of urban inequality.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226826406

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9780226826400

Boss

Richard J. Daley of Chicago

By: Mike Royko

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Boss

Richard J. Daley of Chicago

By: Mike Royko

“The best book ever written about an American city, by the best journalist of his time.”— Jimmy Breslin In the turbulent world of Chicago politics, Boss dives deep into the captivating life and legacy of Richard J. Daley, the influential politician and mastermind behind the city’s Democratic Party machine. Mike Royko’s scathing and meticulously researched account follows Richard J. Daley’s rise to power, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago’s South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as the city’s mayor. This engrossing biography brings to life the most powerful political figure of his time. With witty insight and unwavering honesty, Royko unveils Daley’s controversial tactics, his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, and his unprecedented influence as a “kingmaker.” From milestone achievements to cardinal sins, this eye-opening biography paints a vivid portrait of Daley, making Boss a must-read for history buffs, political enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the inner workings of power. Uncover the secrets and the undeniable legacy of the last of the backroom Caesars in this compelling portrait of politics and power. This new edition includes an introduction in which the author reflects on Daley’s death and the future of Chicago.

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Penguin

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1101660589

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9781101660584

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A Model for Locality Commissioning

By: Rod Smith,Fran Butler,Mike Powell

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A Model for Locality Commissioning

By: Rod Smith,Fran Butler,Mike Powell

This text is based on the practical experience of pilot schemes which have identified a variety of opportunities and innovative ideas which others can adopt and develop. This book is a reference for principals and managers of fundholding practices, those thinking about becoming fundholders, and for the managers of provider units seeking to expand their services, including the commissioning authorities.

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CRC Press

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1315349000

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The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme

By: Anna Donald,Mike Stein,Ciaran Scott Hill,Selina Chavda

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The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme

By: Anna Donald,Mike Stein,Ciaran Scott Hill,Selina Chavda

About to start the Foundation Programme? Making the transition from medical school to professional life? The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme, Fifth Edition is a practical guide for medical students and foundation doctors, dealing with the many challenges of the programme. With hints, tips and realistic advice on various aspects of the course, from self-care to prescribing, this guide provides invaluable support, with up-to-date information on postgraduate training and recruitment, practical management skills and career pathways to help build confidence, enabling you to hit the ground running. This edition features newly expanded sections on emergencies, psychiatric evaluation, the Situational Judgement Test, and the common calls and conditions you will encounter on a daily basis. The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme is a perfect companion to assist the junior doctor in preparing for the intellectual and emotional challenges of the foundation years. Take the stress out of the Foundation Programme with The Hands-on Guide!

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118767446

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9781118767443

Forever England

The Life of Rupert Brooke

By: Mike Read

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Forever England

The Life of Rupert Brooke

By: Mike Read

Rupert Brooke, strikingly good-looking, effortlessly charming and prodigiously gifted, has become the tragic embodiment of the generation lost between 1914 and 1918. Upon the poet's tragic untimely death, Winston Churchill declared that 'we shall never see his like again', yet Brooke immortalised himself in his own poignant verse: 'If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England'. Brooke died serving king and country on the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, St George's Day 1915, en route to fight at Gallipoli. As the tributes poured in and the war gathered momentum, the press heralded him as a hero - a focal point for the nation's grief. Already an acclaimed poet and dramatist in his youth, his romantic war poetry contrasts starkly with the work of some of his more disillusioned contemporaries. But the private letters of 'the handsomest man in all of England' reveal a far more troubled, and often misunderstood, individual... In this updated edition of Forever England, Mike Read, founder of the Rupert Brooke Society, explores the poet's fascinating life and legacy. From a tangled web of secret affairs, literary circles, mental illness and a previously unknown lovechild emerges the intriguing personality and enduring poetry of Rupert Brooke - the voice of a country torn apart by war.

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Biteback Publishing

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1849548668

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9781849548663

Archaeological Landscape Evolution

The Mariana Islands in the Asia-Pacific Region

By: Mike T. Carson

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Archaeological Landscape Evolution

The Mariana Islands in the Asia-Pacific Region

By: Mike T. Carson

Landscapes have been fundamental to the human experience world-wide and throughout time, yet how did we as human beings evolve or co-evolve with our landscapes? By answering this question, we can understand our place in the complex, ever-changing world that we inhabit. This book guides readers on a journey through the concurrent processes of change in an integrated natural-cultural history of a landscape. While outlining the general principles for global application, a richly illustrated case is offered through the Mariana Islands in the northwest tropical Pacific and furthermore situated in a larger Asia-Pacific context for a full comprehension of landscape evolution at variable scales. The author examines what happened during the first time when human beings encountered the world’s Remote Oceanic environment in the Mariana Islands about 3500 years ago, followed by a continuous sequence of changing sea level, climate, water resources, forest composition, human population growth, and social dynamics. This book provides a high-resolution and long-term view of the complexities of landscape evolution that affect all of us today.

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Springer

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3319314009

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9783319314006

Terre Haute

Queen City of the Wabash

By: Mike McCormick

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Terre Haute

Queen City of the Wabash

By: Mike McCormick

From the days of French explorers and the establishment of Fort Harrison in 1811 to the rise of the "Pittsburgh of the West" and beyond, Terre Haute's history is a study in paradox. Home to prominent schools, railroads, and distilleries as well as social reformers, national figures, and corrupt politicians, the city that grew up along the Wabash suffered devastating setbacks but also soared to spectacular achievements.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738524069

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9780738524061

Meaningful Work

Rethinking Professional Ethics

By: Mike W. Martin

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Meaningful Work

Rethinking Professional Ethics

By: Mike W. Martin

As commonly understood, professional ethics consists of shared duties and episodic dilemmas--the responsibilities incumbent on all members of specific professions joined together with the dilemmas that arise when these responsibilities conflict. Martin challenges this "consensus paradigm" as he rethinks professional ethics to include personal commitments and ideals, of which many are not mandatory. Using specific examples from a wide range of professions, including medicine, law, high school teaching, journalism, engineering, and ministry, he explores how personal commitments motivate, guide, and give meaning to work.

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Oxford University Press

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019535091X

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9780195350913

Top Trails: Lake Tahoe

Must-Do Hikes for Everyone

By: Mike White

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Top Trails: Lake Tahoe

Must-Do Hikes for Everyone

By: Mike White

Top Trails: Lake Tahoe explores the best trails for hiking and biking in the Tahoe area. The guide features the best hikes including the north side's splendid back-country, the lake’s sedate western side, the picturesque and popular areas south of the lake, including Desolation Wilderness, and D. L. Bliss and Emerald Bay state parks and the relatively undeveloped eastern side. Several hikes follow sections of the Tahoe Rim Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. Veteran author Mike White has selected the 50 best trips in the area, ranging in length from a mile-long stroll through a lush, lodgepole-lined meadow to a 20-mile trek on the Tahoe Rim Trail with excellent lake views. Among other significant updates, the third edition includes the new Rim to Reno Trail, newly constructed by volunteers in the Tahoe Rim Trail Association.

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Wilderness Press

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0899977774

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9780899977775

Greater Gotham

A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919

By: Mike Wallace

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Greater Gotham

A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919

By: Mike Wallace

In this utterly immersive volume, Mike Wallace captures the swings of prosperity and downturn, from the 1898 skyscraper-driven boom to the Bankers' Panic of 1907, the labor upheaval, and violent repression during and after the First World War. Here is New York on a whole new scale, moving from national to global prominence -- an urban dynamo driven by restless ambition, boundless energy, immigrant dreams, and Wall Street greed. Within the first two decades of the twentieth century, a newly consolidated New York grew exponentially. The city exploded into the air, with skyscrapers jostling for prominence, and dove deep into the bedrock where massive underground networks of subways, water pipes, and electrical conduits sprawled beneath the city to serve a surging population of New Yorkers from all walks of life. New York was transformed in these two decades as the world's second-largest city and now its financial capital, thriving and sustained by the city's seemingly unlimited potential. Wallace's new book matches its predecessor in pure page-turning appeal and takes America's greatest city to new heights.

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Oxford University Press

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0199911460

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9780199911462

"Play Ball"

Stories from the Diamond Field and Other Historical Writings about the 19th Century Hall of Famer

By: Mike “King” Kelly

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"Play Ball"

Stories from the Diamond Field and Other Historical Writings about the 19th Century Hall of Famer

By: Mike “King” Kelly

If Cap Anson was baseball's first star, King Kelly was the first player whose celebrity extended beyond the diamond. The dashing mustachioed Kelly was a favorite of newspapermen, who lionized him as "King of the Diamond" and "The $10,000 Beauty"; of fans, who celebrated his daring in song ("Slide, Kelly, Slide") and his grace in poetry ("Beautiful Mike"); and certainly of the baseball establishment, which was willing to pay outrageous sums for his services. Off the field, he pursued an interest in acting, and played parts in a number of theatrical productions. And in 1888, reacting to what he described as the bookishness of his new baseball home in Boston, Kelly even tried his hand at writing. Play Ball: Stories from the Diamond Field was the first-ever memoir by a player. One of the most popular baseball titles of all time, Play Ball is a casual, often humorous stroll through Kelly's ball-playing past, with chapters on the teams he played for, the men he played alongside, his relationships with baseball figures such as Anson and Albert Spalding, his early involvement with John Ward's Brotherhood, his legendary contract with the Beaneaters, and his barnstorming adventures in the South and West.

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McFarland

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0786423633

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9780786423637

The Hands-on Guide for Junior Doctors

By: Anna Donald,Mike Stein

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The Hands-on Guide for Junior Doctors

By: Anna Donald,Mike Stein

Part of the Blackwell foundation programme collection The Hands-on Guide for Junior Doctors is a practical book forjunior doctors and medical students making the transition frommedical school to life on the wards. It contains new material toreflect the changes in PRHO training and the development offoundation programmes. This book tells you how to prepare for the actual daily rigoursof hospital life and is an essential guide for surviving your firstyear as a junior doctor. It covers the personal aspects of being a doctor, outlining therealities of ward life including paperwork, self-care and guidancesections on arranging your finances and organising the nextjob. It also provides the day-to-day reality of clinical life such asresponding to acute emergencies, common ward calls, drugprescribing and carrying out practical procedures.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444312847

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9781444312843

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

An Illustrated Guide: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

By: Mike Filey

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery

An Illustrated Guide: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

By: Mike Filey

Established in 1876, Mount Pleasant Cemetery has a rich and textured history. It is the keeper of thousands of stories, each of which has contributed to the history of our city, province, and country. Many of Canada’s most beloved figures rest there - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Foster Hewitt, Glenn Gould, and Timothy Eaton are just a few. Other, less known historical figures are buried there also - the first Canadian soldier killed in First World War and victims of the 1949 Noronic disaster. Along with a fascinating account of the cemetery’s history, this illustrated guide includes descriptions of the remarkable monuments and the beautiful horticultural features. Accompanying maps detailing their locations make this book a perfect companion for a walking tour through the grounds.

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Dundurn

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1459713109

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9781459713109

Aberdeen in Vintage Postcards

By: Tom Hayes,Mike Wiese

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Aberdeen in Vintage Postcards

By: Tom Hayes,Mike Wiese

Plotted and planned as a crossroads town along the developing Milwaukee Railroad, Aberdeen, South Dakota was first settled in 1881. With the arrival of the railroad in 1882, Aberdeen flourished. It earned the nickname of Hub City, serving as a railroad junction and agricultural center. Aberdeen's ability to adapt to a changing economy has led to steady growth and has made it the third largest city in the state. Using more than 200 images, authors Tom Hayes and Mike Wiese take the reader on a historic tour of Aberdeen. Drawing on their immense postcard collection, they tell the story of this tight-knit community and the incredible people who are an integral part of its history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439613753

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Behind My Badge

By: Mike Rossman

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Behind My Badge

By: Mike Rossman

Behind My Badge is a spellbinding story of courage, commitment, and unwavering faith. Captain Mike Rossman takes us behind the scenes of the City of Miami Fire Department over a period of 30 years of service. As his hard-won promotions take him from rookie to Battalion Captain, he tells us what it's really like to be a firefighter or paramedic on a Rescue crew - from learning how to lay a hose or hook a ladder to departmental policies like "skipping." Whether he and his men are responding to a multi-alarm fire, rushing to a riot scene, saving the life of a cardiac arrest patient, delivering a child, or treating a horse, they have to count first on each other. Captain Rossman's stories are honest compassionate, often inspirational, and interlaved with the wry humor born of facing danger on a daily basis.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412008220

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Gotham

A History of New York City to 1898

By: Edwin G. Burrows,Mike Wallace

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Gotham

A History of New York City to 1898

By: Edwin G. Burrows,Mike Wallace

To European explorers, it was Eden, a paradise of waist-high grasses, towering stands of walnut, maple, chestnut, and oak, and forests that teemed with bears, wolves, raccoons, beavers, otters, and foxes. Today, it is the site of Broadway and Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, and the home of millions of people, who have come from every corner of the nation and the globe. In Gotham, Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace have produced a monumental work of history, one that ranges from the Indian tribes that settled in and around the island of Manna-hata, to the consolidation of the five boroughs into Greater New York in 1898. It is an epic narrative, a story as vast and as varied as the city it chronicles, and it underscores that the history of New York is the story of our nation. Readers will relive the tumultuous early years of New Amsterdam under the Dutch West India Company, Peter Stuyvesant's despotic regime, Indian wars, slave resistance and revolt, the Revolutionary War and the defeat of Washington's army on Brooklyn Heights, the destructive seven years of British occupation, New York as the nation's first capital, the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, the Erie Canal and the coming of the railroads, the growth of the city as a port and financial center, the infamous draft riots of the Civil War, the great flood of immigrants, the rise of mass entertainment such as vaudeville and Coney Island, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the birth of the skyscraper. Here too is a cast of thousands--the rebel Jacob Leisler and the reformer Joanna Bethune; Clement Moore, who saved Greenwich Village from the city's street-grid plan; Herman Melville, who painted disillusioned portraits of city life; and Walt Whitman, who happily celebrated that same life. We meet the rebel Jacob Leisler and the reformer Joanna Bethune; Boss Tweed and his nemesis, cartoonist Thomas Nast; Emma Goldman and Nellie Bly; Jacob Riis and Horace Greeley; police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt; Colonel Waring and his "white angels" (who revolutionized the sanitation department); millionaires John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, August Belmont, and William Randolph Hearst; and hundreds more who left their mark on this great city. The events and people who crowd these pages guarantee that this is no mere local history. It is in fact a portrait of the heart and soul of America, and a book that will mesmerize everyone interested in the peaks and valleys of American life as found in the greatest city on earth. Gotham is a dazzling read, a fast-paced, brilliant narrative that carries the reader along as it threads hundreds of stories into one great blockbuster of a book.

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Oxford University Press

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0199741204

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Trillium and Toronto Island

The Centennial Edition

By: Mike Filey

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Trillium and Toronto Island

The Centennial Edition

By: Mike Filey

In June 1910, the new steam ferry for the Toronto Island Company was launched and christened the Trillium. As it reaches the century mark, Mike Filey revisits the history of the memorable Canadian landmark. With updated photographs, Filey traces the Trillium’s remarkable rise and fall and commemorates one of Toronto’s finest treasures.

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Dundurn

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1770705503

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Merseyside's War

Voices of the First World War

By: Mike Benbough-Jackson

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Merseyside's War

Voices of the First World War

By: Mike Benbough-Jackson

Capturing the experiences of the people of Merseyside in the First World War in their own words, from life on the front line to entertainment at home

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445639335

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9781445639338

Bristol Rovers

The Official Definitive History

By: Stephen Byrne,Mike Jay

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Bristol Rovers

The Official Definitive History

By: Stephen Byrne,Mike Jay

The official, definitive history of Bristol Rovers FC, from its origins in 1883 to the present day.

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1445636476

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9781445636474

Outreach in Community Mental Health Care

A Manual for Practitioners

By: Tom Burns,Mike Firn

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Outreach in Community Mental Health Care

A Manual for Practitioners

By: Tom Burns,Mike Firn

Outreach in the community is the treatment of choice for the severely mentally ill in the community. It involves taking services directly to patients rather than requiring them to attend clinics and hospitals. This approach is a significant addition to routine mental health care practice and addresses the needs of marginalized communities and those that struggle to attend appointments. Outreach in Community Mental Health Care: A Manual for Practitioners has been fully updated since the last edition, providing readers with an in-depth, practical guide to mental health care in the community setting today. It addresses the significant changes in mental health service organizations over the years, including the various new teams devised and the importance of central planning and targets. The authors Tom Burns and Mike Firn are pioneers in this field of research and are active in community outreach as practitioners, researchers, and supervisors. In 29 chapters they cover key discussions in conceptual issues, health and social care practice, management and development, which provides readers with an insight into the reality of community outreach work.

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The Heart of Every Marriage - Real Stories by Real People

By: Mike and Connie Gilbride

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The Heart of Every Marriage - Real Stories by Real People

By: Mike and Connie Gilbride

From across the country and around the world, over 30 couples have opened the doors of their lives. Go behind the scenes with us to meet real people with real stories. The messy parts aren't sanitized. The joys aren't minimized. You might see them broken, bruised and yet abundantly blessed. As each page of their story is turned, you will be sure to ask how some could find hope in the middle of their circumstances. Yet, the joy they each found in their marriage will grip you. Intricately threaded through their lives is the real author of their story, Jesus. Come with us to discover how each marriage was touched with His fingerprints of hope.

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Jury Trials and Plea Bargaining

A True History

By: Mike McConville,Chester L Mirsky

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Jury Trials and Plea Bargaining

A True History

By: Mike McConville,Chester L Mirsky

This book is a study of the social transformation of criminal justice, its institutions, its method of case disposition and the source of its legitimacy. Focused upon the apprehension, investigation and adjudication of indicted cases in New York City's main trial tribunal in the nineteenth century - the Court of General Sessions - it traces the historical underpinnings of a lawyering culture which, in the first half of the nineteenth century, celebrated trial by jury as the fairest and most reliable method of case disposition and then at the middle of the century dramatically gave birth to plea bargaining, which thereafter became the dominant method of case disposition in the United States. The book demonstrates that the nature of criminal prosecutions in everyday indicted cases was transformed, from disputes between private parties resolved through a public determination of the facts and law to a private determination of the issues between the state and the individual, marked by greater police involvement in the processing of defendants and public prosecutorial discretion. As this occurred, the structural purpose of criminal courts changed - from individual to aggregate justice - as did the method and manner of their dispositions - from trials to guilty pleas. Contemporaneously, a new criminology emerged, with its origins in European jurisprudence, which was to transform the way in which crime was viewed as a social and political problem. The book, therefore, sheds light on the relationship of the method of case disposition to the means of securing social control of an underclass, in the context of the legitimation of a new social order in which the local state sought to define groups of people as well as actual offending in criminogenic terms. "At a moment when France is poised to adopt plea bargaining, McConville and Mirsky offer the best historical account of its emergence in mid-nineteenth century America, based upon exhaustive analysis of archival data. Their interpretation of the reasons for the dramatic shift from jury trials to negotiated justice offers no comfort for contemporary apologists of plea bargaining as more "professional." The combination of new data and critical reflection on accepted theories make this essential reading for anyone interested in criminal justice policy." Rick Abel, Connell Professor of Law, UCLA Law School "A fascinating account which traces the origins of plea-bargaining in the politicisation of criminal justice, linking developments in day-to-day practices of the criminal process with macro-changes in political economy, notably the structures of local governance. This is a classic socio-legal study and should be read by anyone interested in criminology, criminal justice, modern history or social theory". Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory, London School of Economics.

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American Murder

Criminals, Crimes, and the Media

By: Mike Mayo

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American Murder

Criminals, Crimes, and the Media

By: Mike Mayo

How would you treat a murderer? If you’re from Hollywood and he’s notorious, you might turn him into a folk hero. Separate the facts from the many legends and revisions that have blossomed around these killers in this frightening look at the bloody real lives of movie’s infamous antiheroes. You’ll find a blood-curdling assortment of the “criminal elite” in American Murder: Criminals, Crime and the Media, a rogue’s gallery of our most famous killings, killers and other scoundrels (and some that ought to be more famous than they are). A collection of high-profile murderers, gangsters, assassins, psychopaths, such as O.J., Amy Fisher, Robert Blake, Susan Smith, Claus Von Bulow, the Menendez brothers, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Speck, Al Capone, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bugsy Siegel, Jesse James, John Dillinger, Charles Manson, Albert Fish, T. Cullen Davis, Ronald DeFeo, Jr., Edmund Kemper, Beulah Annan, Bonnie and Clyde, Billy the Kid, Charlie Starkweather, as well as an assortment of lesser known killers with some incredible tales! With numerous photos and illustrations, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. American Murderexplores the legends as depicted in movies, stories, and songs. You’d not want to meet any of them in person – either the real or Hollywood versions!

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1578592569

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Geronimo

Leadership Strategies of an American Warrior

By: Mike Leach,Buddy Levy

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Leadership Strategies of an American Warrior

By: Mike Leach,Buddy Levy

An overview of the ... history of Apache chief Geronimo, with a look at the timeless strategies we can learn from his life, from ... football coach Mike Leach"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1476734976

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Desperate Sunset

Japan’s kamikazes against Allied ships, 1944–45

By: Mike Yeo

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Desperate Sunset

Japan’s kamikazes against Allied ships, 1944–45

By: Mike Yeo

In a last desperate bid to stave off defeat, Japan's High Command launched the terrifying kamikaze attacks. By the middle of 1944, Imperial Japan's armed forces were in an increasingly desperate situation. Its elite air corps had been wiped out over the Solomons in 1942–43, and its navy was a shadow of the force that had attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. But the Japanese had one last, desperate, card to play. The Japanese High Command decided that the way to inflict maximum damage on the superior enemy forces was to get the poorly trained Japanese pilots to crash their explosive-laden aircraft onto their target, essentially turning themselves into a guided missile. The kamikazes announced themselves in the immediate aftermath of the Leyte Gulf naval battles, sinking the USS St. Lo and damaging several other ships. The zenith of the kamikaze came in the battle of Okinawa, which included ten kikusui (Floating Chrysanthemum) operations which involved up to several hundred aircraft attacking the US fleet. Fully illustrated throughout, Desperate Sunset examines the development and evolution of the kamikaze using first-hand accounts, combat reports and archived histories.

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The Therapeutic Purposes of Reminiscence

By: Mike Bender,Paulette Bauckham,Andrew Norris

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The Therapeutic Purposes of Reminiscence

By: Mike Bender,Paulette Bauckham,Andrew Norris

`I was impressed with the accessibility of the book, offering a guided tour through the history, context and purposes of reminiscence therapy, the range of applications from promoting social and emotional stimulation to reminiscence as psychotherapy. It also provides a brief overview of its theoretical underpinnings... As a book for health professionals interested in reminiscence work, it is a must for the shelf... most importantly it emphasizes the need for adequate training and supervision for those undertaking this type of work... the authors [also] provide a very good working guide to the assessment process' - Aging and Health In this practical and accessible book, leading exponents of reminiscence work de

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0803976429

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The Brain Fog Fix

Reclaim Your Focus, Memory, and Joy in Just 3 Weeks

By: Dr. Mike Dow

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The Brain Fog Fix

Reclaim Your Focus, Memory, and Joy in Just 3 Weeks

By: Dr. Mike Dow

Is stress preventing you from enjoying your daily life? Do you find that you’re becoming more distracted or forgetful? Are "the blues" sapping your spirits? Or do you simply feel not quite like yourself? If you want to reclaim you focus, memory, and joy, you’re not alone. There are millions of people fighting against the epidemic of brain fog that’s sweeping the nation. The good news: It’s not an irreparable condition; rather it’s a side effect of modern-day living. Many of the foods we eat and the habits we have do not support our brains. We no longer get what we need in order to produce essential brain chemicals that keep us energized, calm, focused, optimistic, and inspired. And even worse, our choices could lead to long-term problems, like dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and anxiety. Sadly, if you look at the way most of us live, it seems almost as though we’ve chosen a lifestyle deliberately intended to undermine our brain chemistry and our health. Fortunately, there is a solution. The Brain Fog Fix is an easy-to-follow three-week program designed to help naturally restore three of your brain’s most crucial hormones: serotonin, dopamine, and cortisol. Rebalancing these chemicals will in turn enable the rest of your brain’s chemistry to reach optimal levels. Each week of the program focuses on a different element of your life: • In week 1, you’ll improve your mood by modifying your diet and using cognitive strategies to overcome pitfall thought patterns. • In week 2, you’ll increase your energy by focusing on sleep, exercise, and memory-boosting games. • In week 3, you’ll enhance your spirit through practices that help you connect to something larger than yourself and enable you to rediscover your joy in life. By the end of this simple program, you’ll be thinking more clearly, remembering more accurately, learning more quickly, and unleashing the floodgates of your creativity. And you’ll simply feel better – for now and in the long term.

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1401946488

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The Sewells of the Salmon River

By: Mike Gould

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The Sewells of the Salmon River

By: Mike Gould

This history offers a peek into the lives of the ranchers, farmers, working cowboys and those that tend the land and stock of the American West. Take a guided stroll through the five-hundred-year evolution of the ranching and rodeo industry of the American West with this tribute to those who get their hands dirty and work the land. Author Mike Gould believes that ranchers, farmers, and those who work the stock are the foundational stones upon which all civilizations are built. Although he has encountered a wide range of people from all classes of society, he has found the intrinsic wisdom of the people of the land to be the greatest element of human understanding and accomplishment. In this history, he honors them. Those who work the land and the stock represent the finest of people, and they protect our secrets to survival and our prosperity as a nation. Take a peek into their lives and set your sights on restoring our natural resources with The Sewells of the Salmon River

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1304481271

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Ride the Desperate Trail

By: Mike Kearby

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Ride the Desperate Trail

By: Mike Kearby

Free Anderson's wife, Clara, is kidnapped by outlaw, Tig Hardy. Free and his sidekick, Parks Scott attempt to rescue her in a life and death showdown.

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0978842278

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Orator O'Rourke

The Life of a Baseball Radical

By: Mike Roer

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Orator O'Rourke

The Life of a Baseball Radical

By: Mike Roer

As a player, manager, team captain, umpire, owner and league president, Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke (1851-1918) spoke for the players in the emerging game of baseball. O'Rourke's career paralleled the rise of the game from a regional sport with few strategies to the national pastime. Nicknamed "Orator" for his booming voice and his championing of the rights of professional athletes, he was a driving force in making the sport a profession, bringing respectability to the role of professional baseball player. From contemporary sources, O'Rourke's own correspondence, and player files available through the National Baseball Library, a rounded portrait of Jim O'Rourke emerges. Quick to speak his mind, the outfielder played on nine pennant-winning teams, but his playing career was overshadowed by his work in organizing baseball's first union. After his playing days ended, O'Rourke attempted to establish the Connecticut League, becoming the circuit's president, secretary, and treasury. Though the league failed to fully materialize, his Bridgeport Victors did play several games and were one of the few racially integrated teams--a fact emblematic of O'Rourke's efforts to change the national pastime. In those efforts, he attempted to wrest control of the game from the owners and empower the players. A carefully researched account of O'Rourke's life and career, this biography also provides a behind-the-scenes look at the growth of the national pastime from the Civil War through the deadball era.

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0786423552

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Time of the Rangers

Texas Rangers: From 1900 to the Present

By: Mike Cox

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Time of the Rangers

Texas Rangers: From 1900 to the Present

By: Mike Cox

The second installment of a no-holds-barred look at the history of the famed Texas Rangers from western author Mike Cox Following up on his magnificent history of the 19th century Texas Rangers, Mike Cox now takes us from 1900 through the present. From horseback to helicopters, from the frontier cattle days through the crime-ridden boom-or-bust oil field era, from Prohibition to World War II espionage to the violent ethnic turbulence of the ‘50s and ‘60s--which sometimes led to demands that the Texas Rangers be disbanded. Cox takes readers through the modern history of the famed Texas lawmen. Cox's position as a spokesperson for the Texas department of Public Safety allowed him to comb the archives and conduct extensive personal interviews to give us this remarkable account of how a tough group of horse-borne lawmen--too prone to hand out roadside justice, critics complained--to one of the world's premier investigative agencies, respected and admired worldwide. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Forge Books

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1429941162

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Personality Theories

Critical Perspectives

By: Albert Ellis,Mike Abrams,Lidia Abrams

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Personality Theories

Critical Perspectives

By: Albert Ellis,Mike Abrams,Lidia Abrams

Personality Theories' by Albert Ellis - the founding father of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy - provides a comprehensive review of all major theories of personality including theories of personality pathology. Importantly, it critically reviews each of these theories in light of the competing theories as well as recent research.

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1412914221

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