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The Locust Effect

Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

By: Gary A. Haugen,Victor Boutros

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The Locust Effect

Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

By: Gary A. Haugen,Victor Boutros

A plague of everyday violence lies beneath the surface of the world's poorest communities. Common violence-- like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, police abuse and other brutality-- has become routine and relentless. Basic public justice systems in the developing world have descended into a state of utter collapse. Haugen and Boutros offer a searing account of how we got here-- and what it will take to end the plague.

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Oxford University Press

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0190229268

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God's Diplomats

Pope Francis, Vatican Diplomacy, and America's Armageddon

By: Victor Gaetan

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God's Diplomats

Pope Francis, Vatican Diplomacy, and America's Armageddon

By: Victor Gaetan

[God’s Diplomats is] a mix of impartial description and informed opinion. Not everyone will agree with how different issues are framed, or how different figures are portrayed. But what certainly cannot be argued with is the fact that Gaetan has given a gift not only to foreign policy practitioners, but also to American Catholics. You will not find a book on Church diplomacy as accessible, comprehensive, and faithful, as God’s Diplomats. It is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the Vatican’s diplomatic priorities better — and especially why they don’t always align with America’s. ― National Catholic Register Using inside sources and extensive field reporting about the secretive, high-stakes world of international diplomacy, Vatican reporter Victor Gaetan takes readers to the Holy See to explicate Pope Francis's diplomacy, show why it works, and to offer readers a startling contrast to the dangerous inadequacies of recent U.S. international decisions.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538184672

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Flawed Diplomacy

The United Nations and the War on Terrorism

By: Victor D. Comras

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Flawed Diplomacy

The United Nations and the War on Terrorism

By: Victor D. Comras

Evaluates the UN's counterterrorism role.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1597975850

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The Cross and the Pear Tree

A Sephardic Journey

By: Victor Perera

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The Cross and the Pear Tree

A Sephardic Journey

By: Victor Perera

Tracing the dramatic lives, through 500 years, of the old and distinguished Sephardic Jewish family from whom he is descended, Victor Perera brilliantly re-creates the history not only of his own people but of an entire culture. The story he tells begins in Spain in the fifteenth century, when the Sephardim are offered a choice of conversion, exile or death. It is the story of a richly flourishing tradition - intellectual, religious, worldly and spiritual - interrupted by massively cruel events; a story of persecution, escape and renewal, carrying us from the Iberian Peninsula across Europe to the Holy Land and Central America. And the Pere(i)ras whose lives we enter are both fascinating in themselves and emblematic of the Sephardic diaspora created by the Inquisition and the Expulsion - some of them, under threat of torture and execution, capitulating to the Cross or becoming Marranos, crypto-Jews who practiced their ancestral religion in secret; others remaining loyal to the pear tree that became their symbol and crest. Among the Marranos: Ana Pereira, a merchant's daughter, a Sephardic convert in Portugal who, at age fifteen, was sentenced to wear penitential raiment and undergo spiritual penances in prison, where, under torture, she incriminated fifteen of her close relations. Among the reclaimed: the fabulously wealthy magnate and author Abraham Israel Pereira, who participated in the excommunication of philosopher Baruch Spinoza; and the beautiful Maria Nunes, who was abducted to Shakespeare's England, and rejected the marriage proposal of a duke and Queen Elizabeth's entreaties on his behalf, marrying instead a cousin in Amsterdam's first Jewish wedding. In nineteenth-centuryFrance we follow the meteoric rise of the brothers Emile and Isaac Pereire, who founded the French railroads and the Credit Mobilier banking system. Over the centuries, the stories of Pereras in all walks of life - among them rabbis and Kabbalistic scholars in the Holy Land - unfold

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Univ of California Press

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0520206525

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball

101 Great Hoop Stories from Players, Coaches, and Fans

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Pat Williams

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball

101 Great Hoop Stories from Players, Coaches, and Fans

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Pat Williams

Fans will be inspired, surprised, and even amused, by inside stories from well-known coaches and players, fascinating looks behind the scenes, and anecdotes from the people who make it all possible – the fans. Pat Williams has drawn on his basketball industry connections to compile great stories from on and off the court. Fans will be inspired, surprised, and even amused, by inside stories from well-known coaches and players, fascinating looks behind the scenes, and anecdotes from the people who make it all possible – the fans. Pat will work his magic on marketing this book, as well, with signings at the NBA store and other appearances.

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Simon and Schuster

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1611591619

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9781611591613

Hiding in Plain Sight

The Pursuit of War Criminals from Nuremberg to the War on Terror

By: Eric Stover,Victor Peskin,Alexa Koenig

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Hiding in Plain Sight

The Pursuit of War Criminals from Nuremberg to the War on Terror

By: Eric Stover,Victor Peskin,Alexa Koenig

Hiding in Plain Sight tells the story of the global effort to apprehend the world's most wanted fugitives. Beginning with the flight of tens of thousands of Nazi war criminals and their collaborators after World War II, then moving on to the question of justice following the recent Balkan wars and the Rwandan genocide, and ending with the establishment of the International Criminal Court and America's pursuit of suspected terrorists in the aftermath of 9/11, the book explores the range of diplomatic and military strategies--both successful and unsuccessful--that states and international courts have adopted to pursue and capture war crimes suspects. It is a story fraught with broken promises, backroom politics, ethical dilemmas, and daring escapades--all in the name of international justice and human rights. Hiding in Plain Sight is a companion book to the public television documentary Dead Reckoning: Postwar Justice from World War II to The War on Terror. For more information about the documentary, visit www.saybrookproductions.com. For information about the Human Rights Center, visit hrc.berkeley.edu.

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Univ of California Press

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0520296044

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9780520296046

Central Asia After the Empire

By: Yuri Kulchik,Andrey V. Fadin,Victor M. Sergeev

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Central Asia After the Empire

By: Yuri Kulchik,Andrey V. Fadin,Victor M. Sergeev

A succinct survey of the history and peoples of the new Central Asian republics.

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Pluto Press

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0745310885

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Making Common Sense Common Practice

Achieving High Performance Using What You Already Know

By: Victor R. Buzzotta

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Making Common Sense Common Practice

Achieving High Performance Using What You Already Know

By: Victor R. Buzzotta

The business world today is full of buzzwords such as empowerment, teamwork, and continuous improvement. In a desperate attempt to get a jump on the competition, many business leaders are so busy searching for the "next big idea" that something important is being overlooked-common sense! Making Common Sense Common Practice tells you how to get full use of the most powerful management tool around-your own common sense. Learn how to trust yourself when it comes to making leadership decisions and sound judgments. Learn how to take tension that sidetracks high performance and turn it into an energizing, creative force. Learn how to use what you already know! Using five common sense techniques, you will discover how to lead your people to build a high-performance organization. Grounded on the common sense principle that manager-leaders are regulators of tension in the workplace, Making Common Sense Common Practice discusses pragmatic actions that raise and lower tension, keeping it in the constructive, energizing range. These actions are woven into a step-by-step program that result in optimal performance for your organization.

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CRC Press

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1574441949

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers

101 Motivational Stories for Writers – Budding or Bestselling – from Books to Blogs

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark,Susan M. Heim

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers

101 Motivational Stories for Writers – Budding or Bestselling – from Books to Blogs

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark,Susan M. Heim

With 101 stories from published writers who stuck with it and succeeded, you will be inspired and encouraged, whether you’re an aspiring author, a blogger, or a bestselling writer. No matter the genre, no matter the medium, the writing process is hard! But you will find inspiration, encouragement, and advice in these 101 stories from others who have stuck with it, through the setbacks and struggles, and successfully went from dreaming about writing to being a writer.

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Simon and Schuster

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1611592232

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Between War and Peace

Lessons from Afghanistan to Iraq

By: Victor Davis Hanson

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Between War and Peace

Lessons from Afghanistan to Iraq

By: Victor Davis Hanson

In his acclaimed collection An Autumn of War, the scholar and military historian Victor Davis Hanson expressed powerful and provocative views of September 11 and the ensuing war in Afghanistan. Now, in these challenging new essays, he examines the world’s ongoing war on terrorism, from America to Iraq, from Europe to Israel, and beyond. In direct language, Hanson portrays an America making progress against Islamic fundamentalism but hampered by the self-hatred of elite academics at home and the cynical self-interest of allies abroad. He sees a new and urgent struggle of evil against good, one that can fail only if “we convince ourselves that our enemies fight because of something we, rather than they, did.” Whether it’s a clear-cut defense of Israel as a secular democracy, a denunciation of how the U.N. undermines the U.S., a plea to drastically alter our alliance with Saudi Arabia, or a perception that postwar Iraq is reaching a dangerous tipping point, Hanson’s arguments have the shock of candor and the fire of conviction.

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Random House

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0307430693

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9780307430694

African Security

An Introduction

By: John Siko,Jonah Victor

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African Security

An Introduction

By: John Siko,Jonah Victor

The world's fastest growing continent demographically, Africa displays nearly all the features of today's global security challenges: armed conflict, terrorism, irregular migration, organized crime, great power competition, public discontent, and economic turbulence. John Siko and Jonah Victor present their lessons from professional practice and pedagogical approach from the classroom in a concise guidebook that leads students and professionals through the most important issues, dynamics, challenges, and considerations for analysing and planning responses to security developments in Africa. This book provides issue-by-issue primers on the causes and consequences of Africa's security challenges that include: -how to anticipate security problems across current political and economic events -how to analyse African security institutions and military capabilities -how to understand historical trends across the African continent and appreciate unique variations among countries. -how to identify key drivers of future trends -how to connect security analysis to policy planning Learning is supported through the following features: - Thematic chapters which are optimized to help the reader quickly connect to the key concepts and analytic frameworks within the field. - The most relevant historical case studies, enabling students to engage in sophisticated analysis and discussion. - Connections and contrasts between the situations in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, which are traditionally studied separately. - Special sections on understanding race and ethnicity, and advice on traveling in Africa. - Chapter-end checklists of key questions to enable practical engagement with the topics covered.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786726378

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Mediating International Crises

By: Jonathan Wilkenfeld,Kathleen Young,David Quinn,Victor Asal

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Mediating International Crises

By: Jonathan Wilkenfeld,Kathleen Young,David Quinn,Victor Asal

This book investigates the crisis management mechanism-mediation by third parties to determine the effectiveness of mediation efforts in crisis negotiations.

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249

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Routledge

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113599479X

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International Justice in Rwanda and the Balkans

Virtual Trials and the Struggle for State Cooperation

By: Victor Peskin

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International Justice in Rwanda and the Balkans

Virtual Trials and the Struggle for State Cooperation

By: Victor Peskin

Today's international war crimes tribunals lack police powers, and therefore must prod and persuade defiant states to co-operate in the arrest and prosecution of their own political and military leaders. Victor Peskin's comparative study traces the development of the capacity to build the political authority necessary to exact compliance from states implicated in war crimes and genocide in the cases of the International War Crimes Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Drawing on 300 in-depth interviews with tribunal officials, Balkan and Rwandan politicians, and Western diplomats, Peskin uncovers the politicized, protracted, and largely behind-the-scenes tribunal-state struggle over co-operation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139468170

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9781139468176

Europe and the Islamic World

A History

By: John Victor Tolan,Gilles Veinstein,Henry Laurens,Jane Marie Todd

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Europe and the Islamic World

A History

By: John Victor Tolan,Gilles Veinstein,Henry Laurens,Jane Marie Todd

In this ... book, three .. historians bring tio life the complex and tumultuous relations between Genoans and Tunisians, Alexandrians and the people of Constantinople, Catalans and Maghrebis - the myriad groups and individuals whose stories reflect the common cultural and religious heritage of Europe and Islam. Since the seventh century, when the armies of Constantinople and the Medina fought for control of Syria and Palestine, there has been ongoing contact between the Muslim world and the West. This sweeping history recounts the wars and the crusades, the alliances and diplomacy, commerce and the slave trade, technology transfers, and the intellectual and artistic exchanges. [Readers] are given an ... introduction to key periods and events, including the Muslim conquests, the collapse of the Byzantine Empire, the commercial revolution of the medieval Mediterranean, the intellectual and cultural achievements of Muslim Spain, the crusades and Spanish reconquista, the rise of the Ottomans and their conquest of a third of Europe, European colonization and decolonization, and the challenges and promises of this entwined legacy today. ..."--Jacket.

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Princeton University Press

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0691147051

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9780691147055

Crop Physiology

Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy

By: Victor Sadras,Daniel Calderini

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Crop Physiology

Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy

By: Victor Sadras,Daniel Calderini

From climate change to farming systems to genetic modification of organisms, Crop Physiology, Second Edition provides a practical tool for understanding the relationships and challenges of successful cropping. With a focus on genetic improvement and agronomy, this book addresses the challenges of environmentally sound production of bulk and quality food, fodder, fiber, and energy which are of ongoing international concern. The second edition of Crop Physiology continues to provide a unique analysis of these topics while reflecting important changes and advances in the relevant science and implementation systems. Contemporary agriculture confronts the challenge of increasing demand in terms of quantitative and qualitative production targets. These targets have to be achieved against the background of soil and water scarcity, worldwide and regional shifts in the patterns of land use driven by both climate change and the need to develop crop-based sources of energy, and the environmental and social aspects of agricultural sustainability. - Provides a view of crop physiology as an active source of methods, theories, ideas, and tools for application in genetic improvement and agronomy - Written by leading scientists from around the world - Combines environment-specific cropping systems and general principles of crop science to appeal to advanced students, and scientists in agriculture-related disciplines, from molecular sciences to natural resources management

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Elsevier

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0124169791

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens

101 Stories about the Hardest Parts of Being a Teenager

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens

101 Stories about the Hardest Parts of Being a Teenager

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens supports and inspires teenagers during their most challenging times, reminding them they are not alone as they read stories from teens just like them with the same struggles. The teenage years are tough, and when bad things happen, the challenges can be overwhelming. Faced with illness, car accidents, loss of loved ones, divorces, or other upheavals, the obstacles to happiness can seem insurmountable. But these 101 stories describe the toughest teenage challenges and how other teens overcame them. This collection will encourage, comfort, and inspire teens, showing that, as tough as things can get, they are not alone.

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Simon and Schuster

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1611591996

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9781611591996

My Life Journey from Darfur, Sudan to Boston, Usa

By: Victor Zaki

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My Life Journey from Darfur, Sudan to Boston, Usa

By: Victor Zaki

Come along with me on the journey of my life starting from my birthplace in Darfur, Sudan until I settled in Boston, Massachusetts. I will show you the details of life and culture in each of these small villages of Sudan where sometimes there was no electricity or clean water but the people were very generous and welcoming. I set out to study and work hard to improve my situation and help the people around me, and I found happiness and enjoyed my life in each place . You will see how God miraculously helped me in every step of this adventure along the journey of my life from Darfur, Sudan to Boston, USA.

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Xlibris Corporation

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166414563X

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9781664145634

Vice Slang

By: Tom Dalzell,Terry Victor

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Vice Slang

By: Tom Dalzell,Terry Victor

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer? Do you use the wins from a country straight to get scudded on snakebite in a blind tiger? Do you ride the waves on puddle or death drop? Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness. All words are illustrated by a reference from a variety of sources to prove their existence in alleys and dives throughout the English speaking world. This entertaining book will give you hours of reading pleasure.

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Routledge

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1134194854

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The Locust Effect

Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

By: Gary A. Haugen,Victor Boutros

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The Locust Effect

Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

By: Gary A. Haugen,Victor Boutros

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Oxford University Press

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0190229268

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Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition

By: Robert K. Murray,Victor W. Rodwell,David Bender,Kathleen M. Botham,P. Anthony Weil,Peter J. Kennelly

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Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition

By: Robert K. Murray,Victor W. Rodwell,David Bender,Kathleen M. Botham,P. Anthony Weil,Peter J. Kennelly

The biochemistry text that every medical student must own--now in full color! Comprehensive, concise, and up-to-date, Harper's is unrivaled in its ability to clarify the link between biochemistry and the molecular basis of health and disease. The Twenty-Eighth Edition has undergone sweeping changes -- including a conversion to full-color artwork and the substantial revision and updating of every chapter -- all to reflect the latest advances in knowledge and technology and to make the text as up-to-date and clinically relevant as possible. Combining outstanding full-color illustrations with integrated coverage of biochemical diseases and clinical information, Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry offers an organization and clarity not found in any other text on the subject. Striking just the right balance between detail and brevity, Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry is essential for USMLE review and is the single best reference for learning the clinical relevance of a biochemistry topic. NEW to this edition: Full-color presentation, including 600+ illustrations Every chapter opens with a Summary of the Biomedical Importance and concludes with a Summary reviewing the topics covered Two all-new chapters: "Free Radicals and Antioxidant Nutrients" and "Biochemical Case Histories" which offers an extensive presentation of 16 clinical conditions A new appendix containing basic clinical laboratory results and an updated one with a list of important websites and online journals NEW or updated coverage of important topics including the Human Genome Project and computer-aided drug delivery

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071701974

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9780071701976

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