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Vegas Vendetta

By: Peter Castrillo

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IT’S THE 1960S. War is raging in Southeast Asia, and the draft board is looming over every young man’s shoulder, but recent high school graduate Peter Castrillo has a plan; enroll in college for as long as it takes to get a student deferment...and then head to Vegas! And Vegas is everything he dreamed it would be—parties at Sammy Davis’s place, hanging out at the bar with Elvis, and flirting with Mia Farrow in the elevators. It’s all bank-rolled lavishly by the clever cons that Peter and his pals devise, taking the casinos for a bundle in these low-tech security days. The drugs are plentiful, the girls are wild, and the glittery nights seem to go on forever. But when Peter makes the mistake of a romantic entanglement with the gorgeous trophy-wife of a venal Bulgarian mobster, his Vegas dream turns into a nightmare that he just might not survive. Based on true facts and dished out with equal portions of hilarity and horror, Vegas Vendetta tells one young man’s story of his quest to evade the draft, make money, meet women, and find excitement back in the days when Vegas truly was Sin City.

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1525506706

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Lonely Planet Europe's Best Trips

By: Lonely Planet,Belinda Dixon,Oliver Berry,Stuart Butler,Kerry Christiani,Fionn Davenport,Marc Di Duca,Peter Dragicevich,Duncan Garwood,Anthony Ham

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Lonely Planet Europe's Best Trips

By: Lonely Planet,Belinda Dixon,Oliver Berry,Stuart Butler,Kerry Christiani,Fionn Davenport,Marc Di Duca,Peter Dragicevich,Duncan Garwood,Anthony Ham

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads while touring Europe with Lonely Planet Europe's Best Trips , your passport to up-to-date advice. Featuring 40 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can discover Italy following our Grand Tour or wind your way along Ireland's Ring of Kerry, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to Europe, rent a car, and hit the road! Inside Lonely Planet Europe's Best Trips: Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests Get around easily - over 130 easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Covers Italy, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Europe's Best Trips is perfect for exploring Europe via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car. Planning a European trip sans a car? Lonely Planet Europe guide, our most comprehensive guide to Europe, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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1787010228

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The Dinner at Gonfarone’s

Salomón de la Selva and His Pan-American Project in Nueva York, 1915-1919

By: Peter Hulme

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The Dinner at Gonfarone’s

Salomón de la Selva and His Pan-American Project in Nueva York, 1915-1919

By: Peter Hulme

The Dinner at Gonfarone’s covers five years in the life of the Nicaraguan poet, Salomón de la Selva, but it also offers a picture of Hispanic New York in the years around the First World War. De la Selva is the forerunner of Latino writers like Junot Díaz and Julia Álvarez.

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Liverpool University Press

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1786943220

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The Outrageous Juan Rana Entremeses

A Bilingual and Annotated Selection of Plays Written for this Spanish Golden Age Gracioso

By: Peter E. Thompson

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The Outrageous Juan Rana Entremeses

A Bilingual and Annotated Selection of Plays Written for this Spanish Golden Age Gracioso

By: Peter E. Thompson

The Outrageous Juan Rana Entremeses translates a selection of Juan Rana's interludes for the first time, highlighting their literary complexity and providing historical context for the many double meanings and innuendos they contain.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802093639

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Collections of Painting in Madrid, 1601–1755 (Parts 1 and 2)

By: Marcus B. Burke,Peter Cherry

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Collections of Painting in Madrid, 1601–1755 (Parts 1 and 2)

By: Marcus B. Burke,Peter Cherry

This two-part book on collections of paintings in Madrid is part of the series Documents for the History of Collecting, Spanish Inventories 1, which presents volumes of art historical information based on archival records. One hundred forty inventories of noble and middle-class collections of art in Madrid are accompanied by two essays describing the taste and cultural atmosphere of Madrid in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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Getty Publications

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0892364963

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The Triumphant Juan Rana

A Gay Actor of the Spanish Golden Age

By: Peter E. Thompson

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The Triumphant Juan Rana

A Gay Actor of the Spanish Golden Age

By: Peter E. Thompson

In The Triumphant Juan Rana, Peter E. Thompson examines the actor's sexuality both on and off the stage and demonstrates that his homosexuality was tolerated, even understood and applauded, by the public.

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0802089690

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Wellington's Masterpiece

The Battle and Campaign of Salamanca

By: Peter Young,J. P. Lawford

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Wellington's Masterpiece

The Battle and Campaign of Salamanca

By: Peter Young,J. P. Lawford

The Peninsular war was not only one of the great periods in British military history, it was also a war in which guerillas exerted a major influence, and as such, has continued relevance today. Salamanca established Wellington as one of the great military commanders of any age and it is one of the battles which produced significant results. As well as the battle the campaign contains two of the most memorable sieges ever under-taken by British arms, those of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. This book, originally published in 1972, uses eye-witness accounts with the result that the reader can hear the principal characters explain their actions and see the battlefield through the eyes of the men who were there.

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Routledge

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1317397290

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Espana Pontifica

Papal Letters to Spain 1198-1303

By: Peter Linehan

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Espana Pontifica

Papal Letters to Spain 1198-1303

By: Peter Linehan

Peter Linehan (+2020) followed his survey of original papal letters in Portugal, Portugalia pontifica 1198-1417 (2013) with the present volume, España Pontifica, that covers papal letters to Spanish recipients from Pope Innocent II (1198-1216) to Pope Boniface VIII (+1303). This volume will provide students of the medieval papacy and the Spanish church with an invaluable research tool to explore the relationship between Rome and Spain during the crucial period of the Spanish Reconquistà after the battles of Navas de Tolosa (1212) to the capture of Seville (1248). Linehan spent his career cataloguing papal letters from more than sixty Spanish repositories. For the past sixty years the Vatican has also been engaged in publishing surveys of original papal letters preserved from various European archives. However, this volume includes material that has not been included in these surveys.

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CUA Press

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0813234379

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Salamanca 1812

Wellington's Year of Victories

By: Peter Edwards

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Salamanca 1812

Wellington's Year of Victories

By: Peter Edwards

1812 was the year in which the Peninsular War swung in the favor of the combined forces of the British, the Spanish and the Portuguese. This was the result of a series of victories over the French gained by the allied armies under Wellington, and this is the subject of Peter Edwardss compelling new history. The year began with Wellington launching a series of raids in Estramadura to distract French attention from preparations for an assault on Ciudad Rodrigo, which was taken in late-January. There followed the capture of Badajoz and the advance on Salamanca, which was captured after a ten-day siege. The Battle of Salamanca, on 22 July, saw some 50,000 French troops arrayed against a similar number of allies. Using ground astutely, Wellington gained a crushing victory, inflicting over 14,000 French casualties. Although there was a rebuff at Burgos later in the year, Wellingtons forces were firmly on the march to victory in the Iberian Peninsula. Peter Edwards uses an excellent range of sources to bring to life this pivotal year in the Peninsular War. His work offers a fascinating insight into the strategy, the command decisions and the experience of combat 200 years ago.

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Casemate Publishers

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1783830344

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Chronicle of King Pedro Volumes 1 - 3

Pero López de Ayala

By: Peter Such

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Chronicle of King Pedro Volumes 1 - 3

Pero López de Ayala

By: Peter Such

Pero López de Ayala’s Chronicle of King Pedro provides a compelling and richly informative account of the turbulent reign of the notorious but enigmatic fourteenth-century Castilian monarch who came to be known as Pedro el Cruel. It is a vitally important source for our understanding of the history of the Iberian Peninsula during this critical period in its development and of the complex social and political divisions by which the Spanish kingdoms were torn. This three-volume Chronicle gives us a gripping and wide-ranging picture of a period characterized by harsh brutality, conflict and betrayal but at the same time by the ideals of chivalry, memorably personified in figures such as the Black Prince and Bertrand du Guesclin. At its centre is the chilling portrait of King Pedro, a brilliantly constructed image of self-destructive evil. The translation is accompanied by a Spanish text taken from Germán Orduna’s groundbreaking edition and by detailed notes. The introduction explores the background to the Chronicle’s composition and sets López de Ayala’s account against a broad canvas of events in the Spanish kingdoms and beyond. It examines how the chronicler’s subtle artistry was used to create a picture of a deeply flawed monarch which has continued to exercise a profound fascination over the centuries.

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1800345313

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Bankers and Empire

How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean

By: Peter James Hudson

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Bankers and Empire

How Wall Street Colonized the Caribbean

By: Peter James Hudson

Introduction : Dark finance -- Colonialism's methods -- Rogue bankers -- The bankers' occupation -- Empire's regulation -- American expansion -- Imperial government -- Odious debt -- Conclusion : Racial capitalism's crisis

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University of Chicago Press

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022645911X

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Intrinsic Point Defects, Impurities, and Their Diffusion in Silicon

By: Peter Pichler

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Intrinsic Point Defects, Impurities, and Their Diffusion in Silicon

By: Peter Pichler

This book contains the first comprehensive review of intrinsic point defects, impurities and their complexes in silicon. Besides compiling the structures, energetic properties, identified electrical levels and spectroscopic signatures, and the diffusion behaviour from investigations, it gives a comprehensive introduction into the relevant fundamental concepts.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3709105978

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Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers

Theory, Design and Application

By: Trevor Cox,Peter D’Antonio

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Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers

Theory, Design and Application

By: Trevor Cox,Peter D’Antonio

This definitive guide covers the design and application of absorbers and diffusers in acoustics. Surface diffusion is a relatively young subject area, and diffuser design, application and characterisation are often not well understood. Although there is greater knowledge of absorption, it is also informed by new research. As two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of rooms, the correct use of absorbers and diffusers is important to the creation of quality acoustics. This text details the evolution and the current state of the art in diffuser and absorber research and application. It covers a range of practical and theoretical aspects, with extensive examples of installations and case studies to cater to practitioners working in the measurement, modelling and design of rooms, semi-enclosed spaces as well as in noise control. It is also invaluable for students and researchers wanting a grounding in acoustic treatment, as well as understanding the latest developments. All chapters have been revised and brought up to date in this new edition, with new applications, absorbers and diffusers featured. Sustainability, portable vocal booths, and fast time domain models for diffusers are just a few of the new sections. Improved techniques for measurement and prediction are included, as well as bringing old methods up-to-date with the latest refinements from standards and research. Most of the prediction methods in the book are now linked to open source implementations and downloadable MATLAB scripts, enabling readers to exploit the knowledge in this book more readily in design and research.

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CRC Press

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1315352222

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Quantum Dots

Research Developments

By: Peter A. Ling

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Quantum Dots

Research Developments

By: Peter A. Ling

A quantum dot is a particle of matter so small that the addition or removal of an electron changes its properties in some useful way. All atoms are quantum dots, but multi-molecular combinations can have this characteristic. In biochemistry, quantum dots are called redox groups. In nanotechnology, they are called quantum bits or qubits. Quantum dots typically have dimensions measured in nanometers, where one nanometer is 10-9 meter or a millionth of a millimetre. The fields of biology, chemistry, computer science, and electronics are all of interest to researchers in nanotechnology. Other applications of quantum dots include nanomachines, neural networks, and high-density memory or storage media. Research is being carried out on nano-crystals, self-assembled dots, and gated structures. This book presents leading-edge research from around the world.

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1594544069

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Cable & X-Force

Onslaught!

By: Jeph Loeb,Peter David,Terry Kavanagh,John Francis Moore,Ben Raab

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Cable & X-Force

Onslaught!

By: Jeph Loeb,Peter David,Terry Kavanagh,John Francis Moore,Ben Raab

Collecting Cable (1993) #32-39, X-Force (1991) #57-61, Incredible Hulk (1968) #444, X-Man #18-19 And X-Force/Cable Annual 96. Onslaught has struck and now Cable and X-Force must strike back! Cable is on the hunt for the monstrous menaces true identity, but standing in the way is the Incredible Hulk! Meanwhile, X-Force tries to protect Cables brother, X-Man, from Onslaught but Mister Sinister wants him too! And to strike at Onslaught, Cable must team up with his mortal enemy: Apocalypse! In the wars aftermath, Cables techno-virus is out of control, and his life hangs in the balance. Can he pull himself together in time to help Domino save their old friends Garrison Kane and Copycat from the maddening Psycho-Man? Elsewhere, X-Force must survive the madness of Mojoworld and unravel the mystery of Shatterstars true identity!

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302508660

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X-Men/Avengers

Onslaught Vol. 2

By: Jeph Loeb,Peter David,Larry Hama,Howard Mackie,Tom Defalco,Terry Kavanagh,Mark Waid,Scott Lobdell

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X-Men/Avengers

Onslaught Vol. 2

By: Jeph Loeb,Peter David,Larry Hama,Howard Mackie,Tom Defalco,Terry Kavanagh,Mark Waid,Scott Lobdell

Collects Cable (1993) #34-35, Incredible Hulk (1968) #444-445, Wolverine (1988) #104, X-Factor (1986) #125-126, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #415, Green Goblin (1995) #12, Spider-Man (1990) #72, X-Man (1995) #18-19, X-Force (1991) #57-58, X-Men (1991) #55, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #336, Iron Man (1968) #332. The shocking saga continues as Onslaught’s unnerving origin is revealed! How can the X-Men defeat a threat that strikes from their very heart? As X-Factor battles Havok to save Beast, X-Force defends X-Man from the manipulative Mister Sinister! And Cable and Storm must reckon with Onslaught’s most incredible pawn of all: the Hulk! But can the X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four find a way to free Franklin Richards from the deadly Onslaught’s grasp? Plus: As Sentinels take Manhattan, the shock waves are felt by the teenage Tony Stark; the new Spider-Man, Ben Reilly; and the heroic Green Goblin!

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1302520903

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Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William J. Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

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Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William J. Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases helps you put the very latest knowledge to work for your young patients with unparalleled coverage of everything from epidemiology, public health, and preventive medicine through clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more. Ideal for all physicians, whether in an office or hospital setting, Feigin and Cherry’s equips you with trusted answers to your most challenging clinical infectious disease questions. Meet your most difficult clinical challenges in pediatric infectious disease, including today’s more aggressive infectious and resistant strains as well as emerging and re-emerging diseases, with unmatched, comprehensive coverage of immunology, epidemiology, public health, preventive medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more. Find the answers you need quickly thanks to an organization both by organ system and by etiologic microorganism, allowing you to easily approach any topic from either direction.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323186602

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9780323186605

Pathology of the Human Placenta, 5th Edition

By: Kurt Benirschke,Peter Kaufmann,Rebecca N Baergen

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Pathology of the Human Placenta, 5th Edition

By: Kurt Benirschke,Peter Kaufmann,Rebecca N Baergen

Pathology of the Human Placenta remains the authoritative text in the field and is respected and used by pathologists and obstetrician-gynecologists alike. This fifth edition reflects new advances in the field and includes 800 illustrations, 173 of them in color. The detailed index has been improved and the tables updated. Defined terms are highlighted in bold for easy identification, and further findings are discussed in small type throughout each chapter. Advances in genetics and molecular biology continue to make the study of the placenta one of vast diagnostic and legal importance.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387267425

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9780387267425

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology

A Textbook of Liver Disease

By: Thomas D. Boyer,Michael Peter Manns,Arun J. Sanyal,David Zakim

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Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology

A Textbook of Liver Disease

By: Thomas D. Boyer,Michael Peter Manns,Arun J. Sanyal,David Zakim

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology-the defining work in hepatology-presents comprehensive coverage of both basic science and clinically relevant developments so you can provide the best possible patient care. Drs. Thomas Boyer, Michael Manns, and Arun Sanyal have reorganized and updated the contents of this trusted global reference to reflect today's more clinical approach to hepatology. They bring you up to date on hot topics including HIV Co-Infection Drug Toxicity, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), and much more. This new streamlined edition is now a single volume with access to the fully searchable contents and an image bank online at www.expertconsult.com making it easier to find the treatment information you need. Effectively treat all liver diseases currently seen in clinical practice with authoritative guidance from leading international authorities. Reinforce your foundation in basic science with the concise Pathophysiology of Therapeutic Targets section. See clear presentations of liver disease through hundreds of detailed, color illustrations. Explore topics further with up-to-date references that direct you to the significant literature. Access the complete, fully searchable contents of the book online at www.expertconsult.com, along with a downloadable image bank and complete list of references. Stay current on new developments in the field through five new chapters on Pathogenesis Liver Injury in HBV, HCV; HCC; Imaging and Non-Invasive DX Liver Disease CT, US, Fibroscan, MRI; HIV Co-Infection Drug Toxicity; and HBC, HCV in Non-Liver Transplant Patients, plus comprehensive updates throughout. Apply best practices with reorganized and updated content that reflects today's need for a more clinical approach to hepatology. Reference key information more easily thanks to streamlined content that now fits into one volume.

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1437708811

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The Humanist Project

Will, Judgment, and Society from Dante to Vico

By: Peter Carravetta

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The Humanist Project

Will, Judgment, and Society from Dante to Vico

By: Peter Carravetta

Humanistic studies has been subjected to critiques from the inside of the university disciplines and shrinking support structures on the outside; moreover, recent technological developments have trapped humans in the maws of the information machine, where will, agency, and dialogue are constantly stunted and mediated, disclosing a nihilistic, dilated present. Against this panorama, Peter Carravetta argues that there is a need to recover the “human” in humanistic reflection, here described as a free social, creative, yet elusive being, caught between idealizations (utopias, concepts of society, autonomy of powers), the realities of survival (basic economics and geographies), and the dynamics of power (the languages and the praxis of actually running the society). The Humanist Project: Will, Judgment, and Society from Dante to Vico presents Dante as the first true humanist, with his stressing the preeminence of free will and individual responsibility in the life of the polis; Boccaccio’s later encyclopedic works as a philosophy of existence and history; Pico della Mirandola’s autopoiesis of the thinking and acting human in light of recent theories of interpretation, the self, and society; Machiavelli and the challenge of chance in determining sociohistorical patterns; Campanella as the last true utopic writer and first to conceive of a realist, world-scale political vision; and Vico as the thinker who identifies and describes the dialectic between historical recurrences and the free will of the individual.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1666920371

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9781666920376

Trends in Obesity Research

By: Peter R. Ling

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Trends in Obesity Research

By: Peter R. Ling

Far from a sign of healthy prosperity and contentment, overweight and obesity are now considered high risk factors for a wide range of diseases including early death and disability, heart disease, diabetes, reproductive problems, cancer, breathing problems and arthritis. Obesity, now at epidemic levels in many countries, is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass. The amount of body fat (or adiposity) includes concern for both the distribution of fat throughout the body and the size of the adipose tissue deposits. This book includes within its scope the causal connection of obesity to diseases as well as the prevention and treatment of obesity. Leading-edge scientific research from throughout the world is presented in this book.

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Nova Publishers

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1594541426

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Every Pilgrim's Guide to Walking to Santiago de Compostela

By: Peter Muller

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Every Pilgrim's Guide to Walking to Santiago de Compostela

By: Peter Muller

Every year, some 200,000 people set out on the world's most famous pilgrimage route - 'the Camino', designated a World Heritage Site in 1993. Actually a network of paths with numerous starting places in France and throughout Europe, all routes converge to lead along Spain's northern coast to Santiago de Compostela. Here the shrine of St James, the patron saint of pilgrimage, was discovered in the 9th century. Already the preferred guide for German and Spanish pilgrims, this new English edition is co-published with the Confraternity of St James, the UK's leading organisation for promoting pilgrimage to Santiago. A mix of practical information and spiritual inspiration for walkers, it offers a stage-by-stage guide pointing out places of interest along the way; practical tips for walkers; prayers, blessings and spiritual exercises to nourish the pilgrim spirit and deepen the pilgrimage experience. It is illustrated throughout with maps and photographs, and conveniently pocket sized.

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Canterbury Press

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1848253427

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

By: James O. Armitage,Peter M. Mauch,Nancy Lee Harris,Bertrand Coiffier,Riccardo Dalla-Favera

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

By: James O. Armitage,Peter M. Mauch,Nancy Lee Harris,Bertrand Coiffier,Riccardo Dalla-Favera

Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas is the definitive textbook on the biology, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of all forms of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. With backgrounds in medical and radiation oncology, molecular biology, and pathology, the editors and contributors provide an international, multidisciplinary approach to the topic. This edition is the first text using the new World Health Organization classification of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The book offers complete coverage of the most current techniques for diagnosis, staging, and treatment, the approach to specific types of lymphoma, and special problems common to the management of patients with these disorders.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469837315

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The Fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba

Berbers and Andalusis in Conflict

By: Peter C. Scales

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The Fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba

Berbers and Andalusis in Conflict

By: Peter C. Scales

This book throws the weight of historical expertise into an analysis of a crucial and yet often-neglected period of Spanish history, the breakup of the Muslim Caliphate of Cordoba in the early eleventh century.

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BRILL

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9004098682

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9789004098688

Supergirl Book Two

By: Peter David

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Supergirl Book Two

By: Peter David

Can Supergirl defeat LeesburgÕs toughest villains, or will her battle with her own identity cause her to fail? After being kidnapped and left near death, Linda Danvers was saved when she was fused with Matrix, a protoplasmic version of Supergirl. Struggling to balance her life between her two identities, Supergirl must learn to be Linda while fighting some of her toughest foesÑ like the soul-stealing Silver Banshee, the mind-controlling giant Despero and the ultimate agents of destruction, the Extremists. Can Supergirl gain the courage to come clean to LindaÕs parents and tell them about their daughterÕs new life as a superheroine? From critically acclaimed writer Peter David (The Incredible Hulk, X-Factor) and fan-favorite artist Leonard Kirk (JSA, X-Factor) comes the next chapter in this classic series about the Girl of Steel. SUPERGIRL BOOK TWO collects SUPERGIRL #10-20 and SUPERGIRL ANNUAL #2.

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1401276962

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Imitators of Epilepsy

By: Robert S Fisher, MD,Peter W. Kaplan, MD

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Imitators of Epilepsy

By: Robert S Fisher, MD,Peter W. Kaplan, MD

Many patients referred for an epilepsy evaluation actually suffer from one of many conditions that can imitate it. Imitators of epilepsy are a diverse group that involve consideration of many areas of internal medicine, neurology, and psychiatry. The most important imitators of epileptic seizures are dizziness, vertigo, syncope, complicated migraine; and somewhat less frequently sleep disorders, transient cerebral ischemia, paroxysmal movement disorders, endocrine or metabolic dysfunction, delirium, psychiatric conditions or transient global amnesia. Clearly under-recognized are hyperventilation episodes, panic attacks, and other psychogenic and psychiatric paroxysmal disorders that may simulate epileptic seizures. This volume provides a comprehensive review of the differential diagnosis of seizures: how do the imitators of epilepsy present clinically, what are their particular distinguishing historical features, and what tests are helpful with diagnosis? Expanding beyond the first edition, this second edition is divided into four sections. The first deals with an introduction and approach diagnosing spells, the electroencephalography of epilepsy and its imitators, and specialized tests of diagnosis such as measurement of serum prolactin. There are chapters on epileptic seizures that do not look like typical epileptic seizures, and conversely, apparent epileptic seizures that are not. A second section approaches imitators of epileptic seizures along age-based lines; i.e., what sorts of spells are likely to beset infants, children, or the elderly? A third section addresses individual imitators of epilepsy, ranging from the common to the rare, from dizziness and faintness to startle disease, arranged according to whether they might simulate partial, generalized, or both types of epileptic seizures. The volume finishes off with hyperventilation syndrome, psychogenic seizures (with or without epilepsy), and panic disorders. Most chapters review the basic definitions and physiology of the respective imitator, followed by the clinical characteristics. Emphasis is given to those features that may differentiate it from an epileptic event, but also mark it for what it is, and give possible criteria for an alternate diagnosis. Case vignettes are used to illustrate particular aspects, along with tables that compare and contrast phenotypically similar conditions. Based on their extensive clinical experience, the authors provide a personal perspective on diagnosis and treatment.

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1934559199

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Mexico & Central America

By: Peter Hutchison

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Mexico & Central America

By: Peter Hutchison

The only guide covering Mexico as well as the seven countries in Central America. Border crossings and how to get the best out of each country. From the Tortilla Curtain to the Darien Gap. Best of festivals. Red hot lava tongues and deep blue sea holes. Get off the beaten track. Warmongering Aztecs and Maya sacrifice. Chocolate makers and surf breakers. The pick of diving, surfing and trekking. Full-colour maps. Mischief-making monkeys, spookey-eyed frogs, chilli and chicha….

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Footprint Handbooks

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1904777651

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