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This special centenary edition of The Discovery of Insulin celebrates a path-breaking medical discovery that has changed lives around the world.

A must for students and chief executives alike." -Canadian Business Review"A major achievement of scholarship, the first study to describe Canadian business over five centuries." -Winnipeg Free Press"This book contains moments of priceless insight into the Canadian identity. It is the most surprising and possibly the most important book on Canadian history published this year." -Kingston Whig-Standard MagazineFirst published three decades ago,...

A must for students and chief executives alike." -Canadian Business Review"A major achievement of scholarship, the first study to describe Canadian business over five centuries." -Winnipeg Free Press"This book contains moments of priceless insight into the Canadian identity. It is the most surprising and possibly the most important book on Canadian history published this year." -Kingston Whig-Standard MagazineFirst published three decades ago,...

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Brings together leading Peckinpah scholars and critics to examine Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch.

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There is a richness and distinctiveness to the vast range of topics, events, issues, and ideas that comprise a nation's social history. The demands for material relevant to Canadian social history have been matched only by the frustrations raised by the inaccessibility. It is the purpose of this new series to help meet these demands.

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In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific genius.

This intimate biography of the man is also a history of the origins and development of big business in Canada, of the corporations and institutions that became an integral part of Canadian life during Joseph Flavelle's lifetime.

A tour de force, The Making of Modern Medicine is an essential summation of the work of Canada's leading historian of medicine.

In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific genius.

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One of America's most beloved comic duos, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have entertained generations of viewers with their unique, heartwarming brand of slapstick comedy. The pair's teamwork and friendship set their films apart, softening both pratfalls and hardships, and earning them a cherished place in cinema history. From their first joint on-screen appearance in 1921's The Lucky Dog through their work at the Hal Roach studios, their comic ...

Harvey Cushing was the leading figure in the creation of modern neurosurgery. This biography traces his medical school education, his hospital-based surgical career, and his career as a battlefield surgeon during World War I. He has an enduring place in the field of medicine and his name has become part of medical lexicography.

¿ Advisor? ¿ Coach? ¿ Mentor? ¿ Support Professional? ¿ Therapist? ¿ Business owner? ¿ Spiritual beliefs? Business and spirituality are thought to be irreconcilable. In humorous, non-prescriptive style, the authors share the highs and lows of integrating the two. Touching, profound, raw, and raucous, My MacGuffin "enables the enablers" to lift the world of commerce to its highest ideal: an indispensable resource for improving your practice and...

This collection of nine new essays by major critics on the films of Sam Peckinpah is the first since Bliss's Doing It Right: The Best Criticism on Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. It brings together in book form groundbreaking criticism on one of the most important and controversial directors in American cinema.

William Osler, who was a brilliant, innovative teacher and a scholar of the natural history of disease, revolutionized the art of practicing medicine at the bedside of his patients. He was idolized by two generations of medical students and practitioners for whom he came to personify the ideal doctor. But much more than a physician, Osler was a fiercely intelligent humanist.In both his writings and his personal life--and through the prism of t...