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Spirituality, Diversion, and Decadence

The Contemporary Predicament

By: Peter H. Van Ness

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Spirituality, Diversion, and Decadence

The Contemporary Predicament

By: Peter H. Van Ness

This book presents a philosophical rethinking of the meaning and nature of spiritual discipline. It offers a new way of describing and justifying practices like praying, meditating, fasting, and yoga, and it provides an innovative case for their contemporary importance. Spiritual discipline is especially effective at combatting Pascalian diversion, the pursuit of activities that occupy the mind just enough to avoid thinking about important things; and Nietzschean decadence, the proclivity for extirpating instinctive drives instead of satisfying or sublimating them. In addition to overcoming diversion and decadence in contemporary consumerist culture, VanNess recommends spiritual discipline as a means of political resistance to powerful institutions which seek to exercise social control in democratic societies by promulgating addictive patterns of consumption. Finally, he argues that regimens of spiritual discipline can serve healthful and liberating purposes, and generally promote fullness of life, only insofar as they are shaped by an ethos of intellectual criticism and aesthetic experimentation.

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State University of New York Press

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1438422717

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The God of Sex

How Spirituality Defines Your Sexuality

By: Peter Jones

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The God of Sex

How Spirituality Defines Your Sexuality

By: Peter Jones

A placard carried in the San Diego Gay Parade said it all: "He's your God. They're your rules. You go to Hell." Clearly, there is no longer any commonly held ultimate authority. So merely quoting Bible verses at gays and other "sexual sinners" to prove they are immoral is equally unsuccessful, if not destructive. For the sake of our young people, for the sake of our churches, for the sake of society and our world, Christians must understand the connection of spirituality and sexuality if we are to communicate relevantly to our postmodern culture. Jones gives an objective, honest appraisal of contemporary sexual trends and puts them up against God's clear (and beautiful) design for sex as a spiritual expression. Features and Benefits Helps Christians break out of typical parameters to help them understand and relevantly engage the culture. Nonbelievers will find this book objective and non-offensive, fairly representing postmodern worldviews. Thorough index and bibliography makes this book a powerful resource tool.

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David C Cook

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0781443725

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9780781443722

Advances in the Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament

By: Peter Muir

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Advances in the Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament

By: Peter Muir

Advances in the Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament, Second Edition presents in-depth, focused, and updated coverage of current knowledge on cruciate ligament rupture, using a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach. Presents a state-of-the-art summary of the most recent knowledge on this important cause of lameness in dogs Led by a highly respected surgeon and researcher, with chapters written by leading experts in the field Provides an update to the groundbreaking first edition, with six new chapters

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119261732

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9781119261735

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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314

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Demos Medical Publishing

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1934559199

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9781934559192

The Lion and the Springbok

Britain and South Africa Since the Boer War

By: Ronald Hyam,Peter Henshaw

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The Lion and the Springbok

Britain and South Africa Since the Boer War

By: Ronald Hyam,Peter Henshaw

This book traces British and South African relations from the Boer War to the present.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521824532

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9780521824538

Argumentative Indicators in Discourse

A Pragma-Dialectical Study

By: Frans H. van Eemeren,Peter Houtlosser,A.F. Snoeck Henkemans

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Argumentative Indicators in Discourse

A Pragma-Dialectical Study

By: Frans H. van Eemeren,Peter Houtlosser,A.F. Snoeck Henkemans

This volume identifies and analyses English words and expressions that are crucial for an adequate reconstruction of argumentative discourse. It provides a systematic set of instruments for giving a well founded analysis that results in an analytic overview of the elements that are relevant for the evaluation of the argumentation. By starting from everyday examples, the study immediately connects with the practice of argumentative discourse.

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239

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402062443

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9781402062445

That Noble Dream

The 'Objectivity Question' and the American Historical Profession

By: Peter Novick

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That Noble Dream

The 'Objectivity Question' and the American Historical Profession

By: Peter Novick

The aspiration to relate the past 'as it really happened' has been the central goal of American professional historians since the late nineteenth century. In this remarkable history of the profession, Peter Novick shows how the idea and ideal of objectivity were elaborated, challenged, modified, and defended over the last century. Drawing on the unpublished correspondence as well as the published writings of hundreds of American historians from J. Franklin Jameson and Charles Beard to Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and Eugene Genovese, That Noble Dream is a richly textured account of what American historians have thought they were doing, or ought to be doing, when they wrote history - how their principles influenced their practice and practical exigencies influenced their principles.

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Cambridge University Press

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110726829X

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Cultural Adaptation of CBT for Serious Mental Illness

A Guide for Training and Practice

By: Shanaya Rathod,David Kingdon,Narsimha Pinninti,Douglas Turkington,Peter Phiri

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Cultural Adaptation of CBT for Serious Mental Illness

A Guide for Training and Practice

By: Shanaya Rathod,David Kingdon,Narsimha Pinninti,Douglas Turkington,Peter Phiri

A comprehensive guide designed to enable CBT practitioners to effectively engage people from diverse cultural backgrounds by applying culturally-sensitive therapeutic techniques Adapts core CBT techniques including reattribution, normalization, explanation development, formulating, reality testing, inference chaining and resetting expectations High profile author team includes specialists in culturally-sensitive CBT along with world-renowned pioneers in the application of CBT to serious mental illness Contains the most up-to-date research on CBT in ethnic minority groups available

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350

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118976207

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Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption

Issues and Challenges

By: Peter Oosterveer

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Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption

Issues and Challenges

By: Peter Oosterveer

The provision of food is undergoing radical transformations throughout the global community. Peter Oosterveer argues that, as a consequence, conventional national governmental regulations can no longer adequately respond to existing and emerging food risks and to environmental concerns. This book examines these challenges.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1782543899

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9781782543893

Come As You Are

Reflections on the Revelations of Everyday Life

By: G. Peter Fleck

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Come As You Are

Reflections on the Revelations of Everyday Life

By: G. Peter Fleck

G. Peter Fleck offers reflections on making peace with ourselves and our parents, learning to expect the unexpected, growing up and growing old, and other contradictions and harmonies of life.

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Beacon Press

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0807016136

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9780807016138

Braunwald's Heart Disease - E-Book

A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

By: Peter Libby

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Braunwald's Heart Disease - E-Book

A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

By: Peter Libby

Current, comprehensive, and evidence-based Braunwald's Heart Disease remains the most trusted reference in the field and the leading source of reliable cardiology information for practitioners and trainees worldwide. The fully updated 12th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with dependable, state-of-the-art coverage of new drugs, new guidelines, more powerful imaging modalities, and recent developments in precision medicine that continue to change and advance the practice of cardiovascular medicine. Written and edited by global experts in the field, this award-winning text is an unparalleled multimedia reference for every aspect of this complex and fast-changing area. - Offers balanced, dependable content on rapidly changing clinical science, clinical and translational research, and evidence-based medicine. - Includes 76 new contributing authors and 14 new chapters that cover Artificial intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine; Wearables; Influenza, Pandemics, COVID-19, and Cardiovascular Disease; Tobacco and Nicotine Products in Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiac Amyloidosis; Impact of the Environment on Cardiovascular Health, and more. - Features a new introductory chapter Cardiovascular Disease: Past, Present, and Future by Eugene Braunwald, MD, offering his unique, visionary approach to the field of cardiology. Dr. Braunwald also curates the extensive, bimonthly online updates that include "Hot Off the Press" (with links to Practice Update) and "Late-Breaking Clinical Trials". - Provides cutting-edge coverage of key topics such as proteomics and metabolomics, TAVR, diabetocardiology, and cardio-oncology. - Contains 1,850 high-quality illustrations, radiographic images, algorithms, and charts, and provides access to 215 videos called out with icons in the print version. - Highlights the latest AHA, ACC, and ESC guidelines to clearly summarize diagnostic criteria and clinical implications. - Provides tightly edited, focused content for quick, dependable reference. Flexible format options include either one or two volumes in print, as well as a searchable eBook with ongoing updates. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323824714

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9780323824712

The Microanalysis of Political Communication

Claptrap and Ambiguity

By: Peter Bull

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The Microanalysis of Political Communication

Claptrap and Ambiguity

By: Peter Bull

This analysis of political speeches and televised political interviews in the UK, based on the Annual Party Conferences (1996-2000) and the last five general elections (1983-2001), evaluates the interview skills of politicians and political interviewers, investigates how and why politicians equivocate and handle interruptions and examines the nature of applause, both invited and uninvited, in political speeches.

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Routledge

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1134480520

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9781134480524

Asthma and COPD

Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management

By: Peter J. Barnes,Jeffrey M. Drazen,Stephen I. Rennard,Neil C. Thomson

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Asthma and COPD

Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management

By: Peter J. Barnes,Jeffrey M. Drazen,Stephen I. Rennard,Neil C. Thomson

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which encompasses both chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is one of the most common respiratory conditions of adults in the developed world. Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management provides a unique, authoritative comparison of asthma and COPD. Written and edited by the world's leading experts, it is a comprehensive review of the most recent understanding of the basic mechanisms of both conditions, specifically comparing their etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments.* Highlights distinguishing features between asthma and COPD* Reviews benefits and limitations of current therapies* Summarises key information in two-colour artwork * Extensively referenced to primary literature

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Elsevier

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0080488358

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9780080488356

Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E-Book

By: Terri M. Skirven,A. Lee Osterman,Jane Fedorczyk,Peter C. Amadio,Sheri Felder,Eon K Shin

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Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E-Book

By: Terri M. Skirven,A. Lee Osterman,Jane Fedorczyk,Peter C. Amadio,Sheri Felder,Eon K Shin

Long recognized as an essential reference for therapists and surgeons treating the hand and the upper extremity, Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity helps you return your patients to optimal function of the hand, wrist, elbow, arm, and shoulder. Leading hand surgeons and hand therapists detail the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of virtually any disorder you're likely to see, with a focus on evidence-based and efficient patient care. Extensively referenced and abundantly illustrated, the 7th Edition of this reference is a "must read" for surgeons interested in the upper extremity, hand therapists from physical therapy or occupational therapy backgrounds, anyone preparing for the CHT examination, and all hand therapy clinics. - Offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of hand and upper extremity disorders, forming a complete picture for all members of the hand team—surgeons and therapists alike. - Provides multidisciplinary, global guidance from a Who's Who list of hand surgery and hand therapy editors and contributors. - Includes many features new to this edition: considerations for pediatric therapy; a surgical management focus on the most commonly used techniques; new timing of therapeutic interventions relative to healing characteristics; and in-print references wherever possible. - Features more than a dozen new chapters covering Platelet-Rich Protein Injections, Restoration of Function After Adult Brachial Plexus Injury, Acute Management of Upper Extremity Amputation, Medical Management for Pain, Proprioception in Hand Rehabilitation, Graded Motor Imagery, and more. - Provides access to an extensive video library that covers common nerve injuries, hand and upper extremity transplantation, surgical and therapy management, and much more. - Helps you keep up with the latest advances in arthroscopy, imaging, vascular disorders, tendon transfers, fingertip injuries, mobilization techniques, traumatic brachial plexus injuries, and pain management—all clearly depicted with full-color illustrations and photographs.

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032354715X

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9780323547154

Reaching Out to People in Comatose States

Contact and Communication

By: Peter Ammann

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Reaching Out to People in Comatose States

Contact and Communication

By: Peter Ammann

This research is an extensive survey and the first explorative empirical study of awareness in comatose states and the possibility of contact and communication with comatose patients in a neurological intensive care unit setting using Process-oriented Coma Work methods developed by Arnold Mindell. Practical and ethical consequences will be discussed. "In 'Reaching out to People in Comatose States' Peter Ammann creates a balanced and many sided approach to working with people in reduced states of consciousness. He demonstrates empirical results of Process-oriented Coma Work with comatose people in the ICU, making this work important both for medical and psychological communities." Amy and Arnold Mindell, authors of "Coma, a Healing Journey", and "Coma, Key to Awakening

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3844814078

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Spirituality, Diversion, and Decadence

Spirituality, Diversion, and Decadence

The God of Sex

The God of Sex

Advances in the Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament

Advances in the Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament

Imitators of Epilepsy

Imitators of Epilepsy

The Lion and the Springbok

The Lion and the Springbok

Argumentative Indicators in Discourse

Argumentative Indicators in Discourse

That Noble Dream

That Noble Dream

Cultural Adaptation of CBT for Serious Mental Illness

Cultural Adaptation of CBT for Serious Mental Illness

Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption

Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption

Come As You Are

Come As You Are

Braunwald's Heart Disease - E-Book

Braunwald's Heart Disease - E-Book

The Microanalysis of Political Communication

The Microanalysis of Political Communication

Asthma and COPD

Asthma and COPD

Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E-Book

Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, E-Book

Reaching Out to People in Comatose States

Reaching Out to People in Comatose States

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