The practice of clinical medicine is inextricably linked with the need for moral values and ethical principles. The study of medical ethics is, therefore, rightly assuming an increasingly significant place in undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses and in allied health curricula. Making Sense of Medical Ethics offers a no-nonsense introduction to the principles of medial ethics, as applied to the everyday care of patients, the development of novel therapies and the undertaking of pioneering basic medical research. Written from a practical rather than a philosophical perspective, the authors call upon their extensive experience of clinical practice, research and teaching to illustrate how ethical principles can be applied in different 'real-life' situations. Making Sense of Medical Ethics encourages readers to understand the principles of medical ethics as they apply to clinical practice; explore and evaluate common misconceptions; consider the ethics underlying any medical decision; and as a result, to realize that a good appreciation of medical ethics will help them to practise more effectively in the future.
A complete reference book rating recreational vehicles (travel trailers, fifth wheels, motor homes) for the current model year. Over 3,000 models sorted by brand, type, length & use classification (vacation, RV trekking, snowbird, full-time). Models rated for safety durability & value. The safety rating represents the average handling characteristics of the RV when traveling on the highway & its ability to respond to driver commands. Weight, size, payload & wheelbase are primary factors for motor homes. Weight, size, payload, axle capacity & hitch weight percentages are primary factors for travel trailers. The durability rating is based upon the number of defects found in new & used RVs of any particular brand. The value rating is based upon the durability rating weighted by the safety rating & staff appraisals when considering the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Easy-to-read information in chart-like fashion. 8.5 X 11 comb-bound. Published annually. Also available in sections - motor homes on travel trailers @ $38.00 each. Call publisher for information & look for the 2nd edition of HOW TO BUY AN RV WITHOUT GETTING RIPPED OFF, coming soon. The RV Consumer Group is a nonprofit organization, not affiliated with the RV industry. Order from Quill Publishing, P.O. Box 490, Quilcene, WA 98376, 360-765-3843, FAX: 360-765-3233.
A complete reference book, rating recreational vehicles (travel trailers, fifth wheels, motor homes) for the current model year & selected models from 1992. Approximately 10,000 models sorted by brand, type, length, & use classification (vacation, RV trekking, snowbird, full-time). Models rated for safety, durability & value. The safety rating represents the average handling characteristics of the RV when traveling on the highway & its ability to respond to driver commands. Weight, size, payload, & wheelbase are primary factors for motor homes. Weight, size, payload, axle capacity, & hitch weight percentages are primary factors for travel trailers. The durability rating is based upon the number of defects found in new & used RV's of any particular brand. The value rating is based upon the durability rating weighted by the safety rating & staff appraisals when considering the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Easy-to-read information in chart-like fashion. Includes expanded glossary. 8.5 x 11 perfect bound. Published annually. The RV Consumer Group is a nonprofit organization, not affiliated with the RV industry. Order from Quill Publishing, PO Box 490, Quilcene, WA 98376. Tel. 360-765-3843, Fax 360-765-3233.
A complete reference book rating brands & models of motor homes, travel trailer coaches, travel trailer fifth wheels, fold-down trailers & slide-in campers. Models sorted by brand, type, length & use classification (vacation, RV trekking, snowbird, full-time) & are rated by highway safety, durability & value. The safety rating represents the average handling characteristics of the RV when traveling on the highway & its ability to respond to driver commands. Weight, size, payload & wheelbase are primary factors for motor homes. The durability rating is based upon the number of defects found in any particular brand. The value rating is based on the depreciation factor. Star ratings included. Easy-to-read information in chart-like fashion. Includes extensive glossary. 8-1/2 x 11 perfect bound. RV Consumer Group is a nonprofit organization, not affiliated with the RV industry. Prepaid orders 40% discount plus $6 s/h. Order from RV Consumer Group, PO Box 520, Quilcene, WA 98376; 800-405-3325 or 360-765-3846, Fax 360-765-3233; e-mail: orders@rv.org; website: www.rv.org.
Fans of The Wheel Of Time, The Stormlight Archives, and The Blue Adept Series who like reading riveting fantasy adventure will love Beyond The Sapphire Gate, an epic science fiction/fantasy! Ancient evil crawls from the dark. The great river of magic threatened. An epic struggle to prevail. Pitted against the hooded man’s ruthless determination to annihilate a race, Crystalyn's mind threatens to slip deeper into madness when faced with a world-shattering choice: hunt down and destroy a former companion who threatens everything, or save those she loves most. With cunning comes power. With power comes arrogance. With arrogance comes brutality. With freewill at stake, Crystalyn may have to resort to them all… Jade’s ability of reading futuristic images whirling around a person’s aura grows strong, though not how she would ever want. Garn’s enslavement ends with something far worse. Within the heat of the Shimmering Sands, a dark robe hatches a brash plan to gain ultimate power, one that if successful will unleash a great malevolence upon the land. Surviving by skulking in the shadows for millennia, a new influence emerges, gaining strength from others. Clinical and calculating, its alien cunning has subjugated entire worlds from within the shadows with no one the wiser…
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the Western world and most certainly its greatest playwright. His actual relationship to Western civilization has not, however, been thoroughly investigated. At a time when that civilization, as well as its premier dramatist, is subjected to severe and increasing criticism for both its supposed crimes against the rest of the world and its fundamental principles, a reassessment of the culture of the West is overdue. Shakespeare and the Idea of Western Civilization offers an unprecedented account of how the playwright draws upon his civilization's unique culture and illuminates its basic features. Rather than a treatment of all the works, R.V. Young focuses on how some of Shakespeare's best and most well-known plays dramatize the West's conception of social institutions and historical developments such as love and marriage, ethnic and racial prejudice, political order, colonialism, and religion. Shakespeare and the Idea of Western Civilization provides a spirited defense of the West and its greatest poet at a time when both are the object of virulent academic and political hostility.
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