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Surviving Theresienstadt

A Teenager's Memoir of the Holocaust

By: Vera Schiff

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Surviving Theresienstadt

A Teenager's Memoir of the Holocaust

By: Vera Schiff

After the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939, Vera Schiff and her family were sent to Theresienstadt. Touted as the "model ghetto" for propaganda purposes, as well as to deceive Red Cross inspectors, it was in fact a holding camp for famous Jews--in case the world was to inquire. For most, however, it was the last stop on the way to the gas chambers. Those "lucky" enough to remain alive faced slave labor, starvation and disease. Shiff's intimate narrative of endurance recounts her and her family's three years in Theresienstadt, the challenges of life under postwar communism, and her escape to the nascent and turbulent state of Israel.

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147664330X

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Lost to the Shoah

Eight Lives

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

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Lost to the Shoah

Eight Lives

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

It is important to remember not just what the Holocaust was but the individuals who were the subjects of its unrelenting Nazi brutalities. Written by a survivor about the people she knew and cared for, these eight stories fight against the depiction of Jews as victims and victims only, and individualize a tragedy that is too often abstracted into dates and statistics. Amidst the dramatic narrative, there is a brutal honesty and frankness that makes these stories far more infuriating, sad and shocking than any fictional attempt to convey what it was like to be human in such inhuman circumstances. These biographies remind readers of the consequences of hate upon the fragile beauty and complexity of human life.

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1476639507

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Surviving Theresienstadt

A Teenager's Memoir of the Holocaust

By: Vera Schiff

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Surviving Theresienstadt

A Teenager's Memoir of the Holocaust

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Bound for Theresienstadt

Love, Loss and Resistance in a Nazi Concentration Camp

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

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Bound for Theresienstadt

Love, Loss and Resistance in a Nazi Concentration Camp

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

Originally constructed in the 18th century as a military barracks by Austrian Emperor Joseph II, Theresienstadt (now Terezin) was used as a ghetto and concentration camp by the Nazis early in World War II in their ruse of peaceful resettlement of the Jews of Europe. Tens of thousands of inmates perished at the camp and many more were sent from there to die at Auschwitz and Treblinka. Presented in a two-fold format, this book features the poignant stories of individuals who were transported to Theresienstadt, as related by Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff, whose entire family was sent to the camp in 1942. Following each narrative, Schiff engages in a wide-ranging discussion with ethics professor Jeff McLaughlin regarding the events of the story, within the broader political, religious and cultural context of what is now the Czech Republic.

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1476628025

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Children's Exodus

A History of the Kindertransport

By: Vera K. Fast

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Children's Exodus

A History of the Kindertransport

By: Vera K. Fast

In the months leading up to the outbreak of World War Two, Britain rushed to evacuate nearly 10,000 Jewish children from the Nazi occupied territories. Through the unprecedented cooperation of religious and governmental organizations, the Kindertransport spared thousands of Jewish children from the terror of the Third Reich and provided them with host families in Britain. "Children's Exodus" offers an in-depth look at the people and politics behind the various chains of rescue as well as the personal narratives of the children who left everything behind in the hope of finding safety. Drawing on unpublished interviews, journals, and articles, Vera K. Fast examines the religious and political tensions that emerged throughout the migration and at times threatened to bring operations to a halt. "Children's Exodus" captures the life-affirming stories of child refugees with vivid detail and examines the motivations - religious or otherwise - of the people that orchestrated one of the greatest rescue missions of all time.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857718878

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9780857718877

Knowledge and the Public Interest, 1575–1725

By: Vera Keller

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Knowledge and the Public Interest, 1575–1725

By: Vera Keller

Many studies relate modern science to modern political and economic thought. Using one shift in order to explain the other, however, has begged the question of modernity's origins. New scientific and political reasoning emerged simultaneously as controversial forms of probabilistic reasoning. Neither could ground the other. They both rejected logical systems in favor of shifting, incomplete, and human-oriented forms of knowledge which did not meet accepted standards of speculative science. This study follows their shared development by tracing one key political stratagem for linking human desires to the advancement of knowledge: the collaborative wish list. Highly controversial at the beginning of the seventeenth century, charismatic desiderata lists spread across Europe, often deployed against traditional sciences. They did not enter the academy for a century but eventually so shaped the deep structures of research that today this once controversial genre appears to be a musty and even pedantic term of art.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316395618

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Ring Interferometry

By: Grigorii B. Malykin,Vera I. Pozdnyakova

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Ring Interferometry

By: Grigorii B. Malykin,Vera I. Pozdnyakova

This monograph is devoted to the creation of a comprehensive formalism for quantitative description of polarized modes’ linear interaction in modern single-mode optic fibers. The theory of random connections between polarized modes, developed in the monograph, allows calculations of the zero shift deviations for a fiber ring interferometer. The monograph addresses also the Sagnac effect and the Thomas precession. Devices such as gyroscopes, used in navigation and flight control, work based on this technology. Given the ever increasing market for navigation and air traffic, researchers and practitioners in research and industry need a fundamental and sound understanding of the principles. This work presents the underlying physical foundations.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110277921

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Lost to the Shoah

Eight Lives

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

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Eight Lives

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

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1476680450

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Vault Guide to the Top Chicago and Midwest Law Firms

By: Vera Djordjevich

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Vault Guide to the Top Chicago and Midwest Law Firms

By: Vera Djordjevich

Welcome to the new, expanded edition of the Vault Guide to the Top Chicago & Midwest Law Firms. We've invited associates at the region's top law firms to tell us about their jobs, offer suggestions to prospective associates an.

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1581314604

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The Worlds of Langston Hughes

modernism and translation in the Americas

By: Vera M. Kutzinksi

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The Worlds of Langston Hughes

modernism and translation in the Americas

By: Vera M. Kutzinksi

The poet Langston Hughes was a tireless world traveler and a prolific translator, editor, and marketer. Translations of his own writings traveled even more widely than he did, earning him adulation throughout Europe, Asia, and especially the Americas. In The Worlds of Langston Hughes, Vera Kutzinski contends that, for writers who are part of the African diaspora, translation is more than just a literary practice: it is a fact of life and a way of thinking. Focusing on Hughes's autobiographies, translations of his poetry, his own translations, and the political lyrics that brought him to the attention of the infamous McCarthy Committee, she shows that translating and being translated-and often mistranslated-are as vital to Hughes's own poetics as they are to understanding the historical network of cultural relations known as literary modernism. As Kutzinski maps the trajectory of Hughes's writings across Europe and the Americas, we see the remarkable extent to which the translations of his poetry were in conversation with the work of other modernist writers. Kutzinski spotlights cities whose role as meeting places for modernists from all over the world has yet to be fully explored: Madrid, Havana, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and of course Harlem. The result is a fresh look at Hughes, not as a solitary author who wrote in a single language, but as an international figure at the heart of a global intellectual and artistic formation.

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Cornell University Press

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0801466253

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The Secrets of Grown-Ups

An Autobiography

By: Vera Caspary

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The Secrets of Grown-Ups

An Autobiography

By: Vera Caspary

Vera Caspary, the celebrated author of Laura, tells her own story in this captivating autobiography. With a career that spanned from the 1920s through 1970s, one that produced over twenty novels, in addition to her many credits for film and theater, Caspary centered her life around a passion for writing. From her early experiences at an advertisement agency—where she developed a correspondence school and invented its “famed” instructor—to the struggles of being gray-listed in the McCarthy Era, Caspary constantly found a way to turn her creative needs into viable work. Caspary recalls the rest of a full life, too, including her flirtation with communism, travels across Europe, and a marriage. Caspary’s skillful writing makes her incredible depictions of people, and the times in which they lived, jump off the page.

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Open Road Media

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150402902X

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Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success

A Resource Guide for Boys Who Want to Be Girls

By: Veronica Vera

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Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success

A Resource Guide for Boys Who Want to Be Girls

By: Veronica Vera

Veronica Vera, creator and founder of the world’s first cross-dressing academy, knows that a host of goods and services for the girl with something extra are just a mouse click away. But who wants to spend hours surfing the Net? Fear no more: Miss Vera has done the legwork, combing the Internet for irresistible and fun fashions, friendly social groups, and time-tested beauty tips for cross-dressers and trannies of every stripe. Whether you’re dressing up for Halloween or choosing a new lifestyle, let Miss Vera be your guide. Looking for an open-nipple bullet bra or a sexy peignoir? Some tips on hair removal or makeup? Miss Vera will point you in the right direction. A handy guide at the back of this book tells you where to go for comprehensive information on: Accessories Bridal gowns Counselors and therapists Drag performers Fetish and exotic wear Hair removal Legal aid Lingerie Makeup and cosmetics Medical websites Sex education Shoes Social and support groups Wigs And much more!

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Villard

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0679647260

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Vault Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs

By: Vera Djordjevich

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Vault Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs

By: Vera Djordjevich

For minority law students or attorneys, no factor is more important in deciding where to work than the quality of a firm's diversity program is central to their decision.

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158131440X

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Processing Principles in Surgical Pathology

By: Julio Diaz-Perez,Jorge Garcia-Vera

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Processing Principles in Surgical Pathology

By: Julio Diaz-Perez,Jorge Garcia-Vera

This book is focused in general pathology and modalities for management, sampling and reporting of surgical specimens in order to establish common rules for defining the prognosis and treatment of various illnesses.

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Lulu.com

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1105266257

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Being and becoming

A guide to act in the theatre of existence

By: Jose Luis Perez Velazquez,Vera Nenadovic

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Being and becoming

A guide to act in the theatre of existence

By: Jose Luis Perez Velazquez,Vera Nenadovic

Many people spend considerable time seeking a sense of purpose in life and, concomitant with that, a sense of personal identity. This book demystifies this search, revealing why this search is a fallacy. The purpose is to inform readers about results in neuroscience and biophysics that may guide us to some liberation needed in the current age of great complexity in life with a diverse burden of chores; a deliverance from some afflictions that prevent individuals from achieving the true purpose of our lives. Among these afflictions we find two primordial concerns: the belief and subsequent attachment to a self, and the conviction that life must have a deep purpose in which we are major players. While this is a scientific text, it can easily be read by a lay audience, written with minimal technical jargon and with references to scientific papers enough to satisfy the curious. We have tried to extract the essence of scientific observations such that we can glimpse at those aforementioned concerns about the self and life, observations which help us comprehend what we are and what we become, the being and becoming of our own selves and natural phenomena around us. Jose Luis Perez Velazquez received a PhD in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics. His research seeks principles of biological organisation. He worked at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and was Professor at the University of Toronto. Currently he is a Research Scholar at the Ronin Institute and lives in the natural paradise of Asturias, in Northern Spain. Vera Nenadovic is a nurse practitioner, neuroscientist and entrepreneur. She has 30 years of experience in healthcare from First Nations communities to intensive care units. Her research focuses on predicting brain injury outcomes. She is a clinician and researcher at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital. Her startup company BrainsView is commercializing software that analyzes brainwaves to monitor brain function and recovery after head injury. She is married and lives in Toronto, with her husband and Rottweiler.

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Springer Nature

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3030782646

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Lactose-Derived Prebiotics

A Process Perspective

By: Andrés Illanes,Cecilia Guerrero,Carlos Vera,Lorena Wilson,Raúl Conejeros,Felipe Scott

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Lactose-Derived Prebiotics

A Process Perspective

By: Andrés Illanes,Cecilia Guerrero,Carlos Vera,Lorena Wilson,Raúl Conejeros,Felipe Scott

Lactose-Derived Prebiotics: A Process Perspective is the first scientific reference to provide a comprehensive technological overview of the processes to derive oligosaccharides from dairy for use in functional foods. With their combined 90+ years in industry and research, the authors present the functional properties of prebiotics derived from lactose and the production technology required to make them. The book focuses on process engineering and includes an overview of green chemistry processes involving enzyme biocatalysis, providing detailed coverage of the use of whey lactose as raw material for producing oligosaccharides. The book's focus on processes and products allows the reader to understand the constraints and impacts of technology on lactose-derived prebiotics. - Presents the challenges of and opportunities for deriving oligosaccharides from lactose - Details the technologies and methods required to produce lactose-derived prebiotics, including a comparison between chemical and enzymatic synthesis - Discusses the potential use of whey as a raw material for the synthesis of non-digestible lactose-derived oligosaccharides - Provides a process engineer perspective and includes valuable information about kinetics and reactor design for the enzymatic synthesis of lactose-derived oligosaccharides

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Academic Press

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0128027452

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The Anglo-Irish Novel and the Big House

By: Vera Kreilkamp

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The Anglo-Irish Novel and the Big House

By: Vera Kreilkamp

This book is a comprehensive study of the ascendancy novel from Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent (I800) through contemporary reinventions of the form. Kreilkamp argues that Irish fiction needs to be rescued from the critical assumptions underlying attacks on the historical mythologies of Yeats and the Literary Revival. Exploring the uniquely Irish dimensions of colonial and post-colonial societies, Kreilkamp charts the self-critical formulations of a gentry culture facing its extinction—more often and more successfully with comic irony than nostalgia. Kreilkamp positions the Big House novels within current debates in postcolonial criticism and theory. She argues that these fictional representations of a beleaguered society provide a complex, nuanced gaze into a hybrid colonial group that distanced itself from the self-aggrandizements of the revivalists. As she examines the gothic, revisionist, and postmodern permutations of an enduring national form, she illustrates the ways ascendancy women transformed conventions of an English domestic genre into political fiction. Her attention to Edgeworth's Irish works, the fiction of the neglected Victorian novelist Charles Lever, and the gothic forms of the Big House by Sheridan Le Fanu and Charles Maturin provide a historical context for later reformulations of the genre by Somerville and Ross, Elizabeth Bowen, Molly Keane, William Trevor, Jennifer Johnston, Aidan Higgins, and John Banville.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815627521

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Recipes for Body and Soul

By: Vera Rossano Gaudiani

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Recipes for Body and Soul

By: Vera Rossano Gaudiani

Meems life has been full of faith, food and family. This book is a witness to each of these. We three put this book together to honor Meem, to thank her, and to share her amazing gifts in all three categories with us all. You will find her spiritual writings, her recipes, and occasional lists of things she had to do as she was preparing her spiritual lessons. We left in the occasional lists as a witness to multi-tasking, always one of her great skills. Most all of us still have so much to learn from her.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483604322

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9781483604329

Theresienstadt

The Town the Nazis Gave to the Jews

By: Vera Schiff

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Theresienstadt

The Town the Nazis Gave to the Jews

By: Vera Schiff

A narrative by Vera Schiff-Katz who as a teenager, was incarcerated for three years in Theresienstadt.

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Michael Schiff

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0974927007

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9780974927008

Compounds with Rare Gases and Hydrogen

By: Jörn v. Jouanne,Vera Haase,Hannelore Keller-Rudek,Dieter Koschel,Peter Kuhn,Peter Merlet,Ulrike Ohms-Bredemann,Joachim Wagner,Hildegard List,Astrid Wietelmann,Sigrid Ruprecht,Carol Strametz

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Compounds with Rare Gases and Hydrogen

By: Jörn v. Jouanne,Vera Haase,Hannelore Keller-Rudek,Dieter Koschel,Peter Kuhn,Peter Merlet,Ulrike Ohms-Bredemann,Joachim Wagner,Hildegard List,Astrid Wietelmann,Sigrid Ruprecht,Carol Strametz

Some years ago the Gmelin Institute started to supplement the volumes on halogens and halogen compounds. For the elements chlorine and fluorine these supplementary volumes have already been finished. For the element bromine the volume A 1 is also available. Now the volume B 1 will be published starting with the description of the compounds of bromine. The present volume describes the compounds of bromine with rare gases and with hydrogen. The volume is dominated by the description of HBr and its aqueous solution, hydrobromic acid. Chemical and physical properties of the diatomic molecule HBr are extremely well studied by modern methods. Thus detailed descriptions are given of gas-phase properties, spectra, and properties of condensed phases. Emphasis is laid on elementary reaction processes such as energy transfer and single reaction steps for HBr formation and decomposition. These studies have become classics of modern reaction kinetics. Likewise, elementary reactions of HBr and Br- with nonmetallic compounds are described comprehensively.

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Springer

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3540936009

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First Aid for the Pediatric Boards, Second Edition

By: Tao Le,Wilbur Lam,Shervin Rabizadeh,Alan Schroeder,Kimberly Vera

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First Aid for the Pediatric Boards, Second Edition

By: Tao Le,Wilbur Lam,Shervin Rabizadeh,Alan Schroeder,Kimberly Vera

Apply the proven First Aid formula for exam success! "This review is intended for residents and pediatric practitioners, but it also would be useful for medical students on pediatrics rotations. The book covers all topics in pediatrics. Genetics, nephrology, and neonatology are covered well, as is gastroenterology. It uses charts and tables for high-yield and intense studying. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service This is the new edition of the physician-to-physician, step-by-step guide to passing the pediatrics board exam. Written by veteran First Aid editor Tao Le and a team of former residents from Johns Hopkins University who recently took the exam, this book covers what to expect on the exam, how to register and succeed, and must-know high-yield facts. Features new to this edition include a full-color photo insert and mini-cases that frame clinical discussions for better retention. The summary of high-yield facts make it the ideal last minute review book. Features: Easy-to-remember summaries of the most frequently tested topics Hundreds of high-yield algorithms, clinical images, tables, and illustrations Margin notes reinforce must-know information Mnemonics and clinical pearls make learning and memorization fast, fun, and easy Mini-cases highlight commonly tested patient presentations and scenarios 12 pages of full-color images Resident-tested tips on how to register, prepare for, and ace the exam Completely revised based on reader feedback -- so you know you are studying the most up-to-date and relevant material possible A true "insider's guide" for in-service, boards, and recertification! Complete coverage of all the must know topics: Introduction to the Pediatric Boards,Adolescent/Gynecology/Genital,Allergy/Immunology/Rheumatology,Cardiology,Dermatology,Emergency/Critical Care,Endocrinology,GI/Nutrition;Growth, Development, and Behavior;Hematology/Oncology,Human Genetics and Development,Infectious Diseases,Muskuloskeletal,Neonatology,Neurology,Preventive Pediatrics and Ethics,Pulmonology,Renal/Urinary Tract

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071632484

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Bound for Theresienstadt

Love, Loss and Resistance in a Nazi Concentration Camp

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

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Love, Loss and Resistance in a Nazi Concentration Camp

By: Vera Schiff,Jeff McLaughlin

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