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Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Clinical and Basic Science Aspects

By: Murdoch George Elder

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Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Clinical and Basic Science Aspects

By: Murdoch George Elder

This textbook is designed to appeal to students with enquiring scientific minds. It covers the main topics of obstetrics and gynaecology that an undergraduate needs to learn, but with more background scientific information, and can be used in the early stages of preparation for the MRCOG exam.

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1860942792

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AN Accidental Man

By: Iris Murdoch

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AN Accidental Man

By: Iris Murdoch

A scintillating novel of fate, accidents, and moral dilemmas Set in the time of the Vietnam War, this story concerns the plight of a young American, happily installed in a perfect job in England, engaged to a wonderful girl, who is suddenly drafted to a war he disapproves of. What is duty here, what is self-interest, what is cowardice? Austin Gibson Grey, the accidental man of the title, is accident-prone, also prone to bring disaster to his friend sand relations. He blames fate. But are we not all accidental, one of his victims asks. Fate and accidents make deep moral dilemmas for the characters in the long and complex tale.

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421

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Penguin

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1101495855

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9781101495858

A History of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie

Vol. III

By: Beamish Murdoch

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A History of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie

Vol. III

By: Beamish Murdoch

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

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3752529881

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9783752529883

The Philosopher's Pupil

A Novel

By: Iris Murdoch

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The Philosopher's Pupil

A Novel

By: Iris Murdoch

A New York TimesNotable Book: An “ingeniously plotted” tale of tragedy, comedy, and small-town gossip (The New York Times Book Review). The quiet English town of Ennistone is known for its peaceful, relaxing spa—a haven of restoration, rejuvenation, and calm. Until the night George McCaffrey’s car plunges into the cold waters of the canal, carrying with it his wife, Stella. And until the village’s most celebrated son, famed philosopher John Robert Rozanov, returns home, upending the lives of everyone with whom he comes in contact. Stirred up by talk of murder and morality, obsession and lust, religion and righteousness, the residents of Ennistone begin to spiral out of control, searching for answers and redemption for the sins of their peers—and discovering more about themselves than they ever wanted to know. With breakneck plotting and intricately flawed characters, The Philosopher’s Pupil is a darkly humorous novel from the Man Booker Prize–winning author of The Sea, The Sea, masterfully exploring the human condition and the inherent blend of comedy and tragedy therein.

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501

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Open Road Media

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1453200878

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9781453200872

Imagined Orphans

Poor Families, Child Welfare, and Contested Citizenship in London

By: Lydia Murdoch

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Imagined Orphans

Poor Families, Child Welfare, and Contested Citizenship in London

By: Lydia Murdoch

With his dirty, tattered clothes and hollowed-out face, the image of Oliver Twist is the enduring symbol of the young indigent spilling out of the orphanages and haunting the streets of late-nineteenth-century London. He is the victim of two evils: an aristocratic ruling class and, more directly, neglectful parents. Although poor children were often portrayed as real-life Oliver Twists-either orphaned or abandoned by unworthy parents-they, in fact, frequently maintained contact and were eventually reunited with their families.In Imagined Orphans, Lydia Murdoch focuses on this discrepancy between the representation and the reality of children's experiences within welfare institutions-a discrepancy that she argues stems from conflicts over middle- and working-class notions of citizenship. Reformers' efforts to depict poor children as either orphaned or endangered by abusive or "no-good" parents fed upon the poor's increasing exclusion from the Victorian social body. Reformers used the public's growing distrust and pitiless attitude toward poor adults to increase charity and state aid to the children.With a critical eye to social issues of the period, Murdoch urges readers to reconsider the stereotypically dire situation of families living in poverty. While reformers' motivations seem well-intentioned, she shows how their methods solidified the public's anti-poor sentiment and justified a minimalist welfare state that engendered a cycle of poverty. As they worked to fashion model citizens, reformers' efforts to protect and care for children took on an increasingly imperial cast that would continue into the twentieth century.

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269

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Rutgers University Press

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0813541026

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9780813541020

Making the Union Work

Scotland, 1651–1763

By: Alexander Murdoch

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Making the Union Work

Scotland, 1651–1763

By: Alexander Murdoch

Making the Union Work: Scotland, 1651–1763, explores and analyses existing narratives of Jacobitism and Unionism in late seventeenth to mid-eighteenth century Scotland. Using in-depth archival research, the book questions the extent to which the currency of kinship patronage politics persisted in Scotland as the competing ideologies of Scottish Jacobitism and British Whiggism grew. It discusses the connection between the manifest corruption of patronage politics and the efflorescence of the Scottish Enlightenment. It also examines the stance taken by David Hume and Adam Smith in defining themselves as philosophers first, Whigs second, but Scots above all else, and analyses whether they achieved international success because of or despite the parliamentary union with England in 1707. Organised chronologically and concluding with an assessment of the newly formed United Kingdom in the decades following the 1707 union, Making the Union Work: Scotland, 1651–1763 will be of great interest to researchers and academics of early modern Scotland.

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298

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Routledge

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1000051757

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9781000051759

Network North

Scottish Kin, Commercial And Covert Associations in Northern Europe 1603-1746

By: Steve Murdoch

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Network North

Scottish Kin, Commercial And Covert Associations in Northern Europe 1603-1746

By: Steve Murdoch

Discussing a series of economic, confessional, political and espionage networks, this volume provides an illuminating study of network history in Northern Europe in the early modern period. The empirically researched chapters advance existing 'social network theory' into accessible historical discussion.

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450

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BRILL

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9004146644

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9789004146648

The Dutch Dominie

By: David Murdoch

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The Dutch Dominie

By: David Murdoch

Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.

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478

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3375056710

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9783375056711

Peggy Glanville-Hicks

A Transposed Life

By: James Murdoch

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Peggy Glanville-Hicks

A Transposed Life

By: James Murdoch

The story of her life is an extraordinary tale of riotous fun, cruel lovers, grueling poverty, earnest endeavor, and huge success, peopled by some of the leading performers, writers, and creative artists of her time. As this highly entertaining and informative biography shows us, her love life was disastrous but her friendships were exalted."--BOOK JACKET.

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Pendragon Press

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1576470776

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9781576470770

Church, Continuity and Unity

By: H. Burn-Murdoch

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Church, Continuity and Unity

By: H. Burn-Murdoch

Originally published in 1945, this book presents a concise discussion regarding the importance of unity in relation to Christianity, with an emphasis on the essential importance of continuity and diversity within this unity. Notes are incorporated throughout and a bibliography is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in theology and the history of Christianity.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107458722

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9781107458727

Living on Paper

Letters from Iris Murdoch, 1934–1995

By: Iris Murdoch

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Living on Paper

Letters from Iris Murdoch, 1934–1995

By: Iris Murdoch

For the first time, novelist Iris Murdoch's life in her own words, from girlhood to her last years Iris Murdoch was an acclaimed novelist and groundbreaking philosopher whose life reflected her unconventional beliefs and values. But what has been missing from biographical accounts has been Murdoch's own voice—her life in her own words. Living on Paper—the first major collection of Murdoch's most compelling and interesting personal letters—gives, for the first time, a rounded self-portrait of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers and thinkers. With more than 760 letters, fewer than forty of which have been published before, the book provides a unique chronicle of Murdoch's life from her days as a schoolgirl to her last years. The result is the most important book about Murdoch in more than a decade. The letters show a great mind at work—struggling with philosophical problems, trying to bring a difficult novel together, exploring spirituality, and responding pointedly to world events. They also reveal her personal life, the subject of much speculation, in all its complexity, especially in letters to lovers or close friends, such as the writers Brigid Brophy, Elias Canetti, and Raymond Queneau, philosophers Michael Oakeshott and Philippa Foot, and mathematician Georg Kreisel. We witness Murdoch's emotional hunger, her tendency to live on the edge of what was socially acceptable, and her irreverence and sharp sense of humor. We also learn how her private life fed into the plots and characters of her novels, despite her claims that they were not drawn from reality. Direct and intimate, these letters bring us closer than ever before to Iris Murdoch as a person, making for an extraordinary reading experience.

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Princeton University Press

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069118092X

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9780691180922

The Convenanters in Moray and Ross

By: Murdoch Macdonald

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The Convenanters in Moray and Ross

By: Murdoch Macdonald

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385233860

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9783385233867

John Channon and Brass-inlaid Furniture, 1730-1760

By: Christopher Gilbert,Tessa Murdoch,Victoria and Albert Museum

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John Channon and Brass-inlaid Furniture, 1730-1760

By: Christopher Gilbert,Tessa Murdoch,Victoria and Albert Museum

A reinvestigation of brass inlaid furniture made between 1730-1760, usually attributed to the Channon workshop. Research indicates that there were five London cabinet makers specializing in this furniture. This is the catalogue for an exhibition in Leeds on 22nd September 1993 and later in London.

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Yale University Press

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0300058128

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9780300058123

The Novels of Iris Murdoch Volume One

Henry and Cato, The Italian Girl, and The Philosopher's Pupil

By: Iris Murdoch

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The Novels of Iris Murdoch Volume One

Henry and Cato, The Italian Girl, and The Philosopher's Pupil

By: Iris Murdoch

Three sharply observed novels from the “prodigiously inventive” Man Booker Prize–winning author of The Sea, The Sea (The New York Times). “One of the most significant novelists of her generation” (The Guardian) and a “consummate storyteller” (The Independent), British author Iris Murdoch grappled with questions of morality as well as the nature of love in novels that are every bit as entertaining as they are thought provoking. Over the span of her career, she was the recipient of the Man Booker Prize, the Whitbread Literary Award, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Henry and Cato: Henry Marshalson and Cato Forbes were inseparable childhood friends. But their lives took different paths. Henry went to the United States to teach art history. Cato became a priest. When Henry’s brother dies, leaving him sole heir to his family’s vast estate, he returns to England, and the two friends reconnect. As Henry struggles to come to terms with his personal passions and family obligations, Cato fights against his religious doubts and darker urges. Soon, both men find themselves entwined in a deadly intrigue that could ruin not only their lives but also the lives of those they hold dear. “Murdoch’s finest novel.” —Joyce Carol Oates The Italian Girl: After a long absence, Edmund Narraway has returned to his childhood home to attend his mother’s funeral. The visit rekindles feelings of affection and nostalgia, but also triggers a resurgence of the tensions that caused him to leave in the first place. As Edmund once again becomes entangled in his family’s web of corrosive secrets, his homecoming tips a precariously balanced dynamic into sudden chaos. “[An] inbred story of modern life . . . a ritual of innocence and corruption . . . accomplished with many dark fancies, sudden surprises and arcane implications.” —Kirkus Reviews The Philosopher’s Pupil: The quiet English town of Ennistone is shaken up when George McCaffrey’s car plunges into the cold waters of a canal, carrying with it his wife—and when the village’s most celebrated son, famed philosopher John Robert Rozanov, returns, upending the lives of everyone with whom he comes in contact, in this New York Times Notable Book. “The most daring and original of all her novels.” —A. N. Wilson

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1504053753

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Book's by Murdoch George Elder

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

AN Accidental Man

AN Accidental Man

A History of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie

A History of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie

The Philosopher's Pupil

The Philosopher's Pupil

Imagined Orphans

Imagined Orphans

Making the Union Work

Making the Union Work

Network North

Network North

The Dutch Dominie

The Dutch Dominie

Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Church, Continuity and Unity

Church, Continuity and Unity

Living on Paper

Living on Paper

The Convenanters in Moray and Ross

The Convenanters in Moray and Ross

John Channon and Brass-inlaid Furniture, 1730-1760

John Channon and Brass-inlaid Furniture, 1730-1760

The Novels of Iris Murdoch Volume One

The Novels of Iris Murdoch Volume One

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