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This is the first book to cover minimal-invasive treatment of osteoporotic, tumorous and traumatic vertebral fractures in the English language. In addition to detailed descriptions of the techniques, including tips and tricks from experts, the book contains a chapter about the medical treatment of osteoporosis, which is indispensable in the interdisciplinary approach to osteoporosis. This acclaimed innovative concept unites several treatment a...

In a series of thought-provoking and original essays, eighteen leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debates of nine of the most cutting edge topics in contemporary metaphysics. Explores the fundamental questions in contemporary metaphysics in a series of eighteen original essays - 16 of which are newly commissioned for this volume Features an introductory essay by the editors on the nature of metaphysics to prepare the reader for ongoin...

Of Shakespeares sonnets we know and appreciate many details--the crystalline meter, the exquisite diction, the exhilarating surprise of the "turn" in the final couplet. By contrast, we know very little of their subjects and motives. For this reason, this book does not approach the sonnets as Shakespearean autobiography. Instead, it delineates the customs and beliefs that shaped the sonnets, Shakespeares life, and his world, and considers them ...

This exhaustive history details every U.S. Olympic team, Olympic trial, national championship, Pan American Game and other significant meets involving American women in track and field events from 1981 through 2000.

Als Schnittstelle zwischen Grammatik und Lexikon spielen Wortarten für die Sprachbeschreibung eine zentrale Rolle. Das in seiner Anlage neuartige Handbuch gibt in 30 Artikeln von Experten einen umfassenden Überblick zu allen deutschen Wortarten. Vor dem Hintergrund des aktuellen Forschungsstands werden Form und Funktion genau und mit Beispielen bestimmt. Einbezogen sind die Forschungsgeschichte und sprachgeschichtliche Aspekte. Vergleiche mit ...

So entstehen Gedichte Die Einsamkeit umarmt Dich Der Schmerz führt deine Hand Worte werden geboren. Du betrachtest dich schlafend und Bemerkst nicht, dass dein anderes Ich Den Körper verlässt. Gerade an diesem Ort Gerade an diesem Abend. Lass uns Seele dazu sagen Das, was eine Partnerschaft sucht Die es im realen Leben nicht Suchen kann, suchen darf. Man kann nur das vermissen Was man besessen hat. Meine Seele jedoch vermisst Deine Wenn die Re...

A Companion to Religious Ethics is a rich resource for understanding the moral teachings and practices of the world's religions. The volume is divided into three parts. The first section on moral inquiry covers concepts and theories in ethics, the means whereby religions transmit morals, and the issues involved in comparing different religions. The second section takes an in-depth look at particular moral traditions, discussing the origins, h...

Jazz: The Basics gives a brief introduction to a century of jazz, ideal for students and interested listeners who want to learn more about this important musical style. The heart of the book traces jazz's growth from its folk origins through early recordings and New Orleans stars, the big-band and swing era, bebop, cool jazz and third stream, avant-garde, jazz-rock, and the neo-conservative movement of the 1980s and 1990s. Key figures from eac...

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleo...

Includes CD-Rom `Joan Mowat adapts ideas about understanding, transfer of learning, and theories of mind to help restless students deal better with their responsibilities toward others and themselves' - Professor David Perkins, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University 'Mowat provides a valuable and comprehensive guide to the setting up, running and management of Support Groups as a whole-school initiative...This book would make an in...

This is the fourth and final volume of a series on autoimmunity, and findings related to particular clinical manifestations are presented, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren′s syndrome, antiphospholipid antibodies, and infections and autoantibodies.

Not long ago, two friends Jean Baudrillard and Enrique Valiente Noailles the one having come from Buenos Aires, the other from nowhere, met in Paris. They had a long discussion without any precise aim. It was, rather, a way of rubbing up against metaphysics without risk of contagion.

In this biting critique of our contemporary condition Dufour shows that the radical transformation of the subject brought about by neoliberalism what he calls the art of shrinking heads contains a new kind of violence which has far-reaching consequences for our ways of living together.

In this new important book, Graldine Muhlmann provides a comparative history of the rise of modern journalism, from the revolution of the late nineteenth century, with its new concern for facts, through to the present day. Her account is structured around the tension between what she calls the unifying and decentring tendencies in modern journalism that is, the concern to give readers a truth that is acceptable to all, on the one hand, and the...

Infinity can feature in games in various forms: we can play games of infinite length, with infinitely many players, or allow for infinitely many moves or strategies. Games of infinite length have been thoroughly investigated by mathematicians ard have played a central role in mathematical logic. However, their applications go far beyond mathematics: they feature prominently in theoretical computer science, philosophical "Gedankenxperiments", a...

Despite the importance of learning abilities and disabilities in education and child development, little is known about their genetic and environmental origins in the early school years.

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Few Places in England are more steeped in mystery than the Isle of Avalon, or 'this Holyest Erthe' of Glastonbury, one of the most sacred places in the British Isles. hat is the meaning of the Tor of Avalon, which has been likened to the Great Pyramid? What is the truth about the Quest for the Holy Grail and the story of king Arthur? Is there treasure buried in the abbey ruins nearby, as tradition relates? Did Christ visit Glastonbury, or St. ...

Renowned artist Lawrence W. Lee recounts his personal journey through a 40-year battle with severe depression, his wife's slow descent into dementia, and his art.

Cardiac aging, like aging in general, is a complex process. Numerous cellular and molecular changes contribute to the expression of the multiple phenotypes of aging, "the different faces" of cardiac aging. In this book, the genetic and molecular basis of cardiovascular aging will be discussed. In addition, a comprehensive assessment of the bioenergetic changes that occur in human and animal models of cardiac aging as well as current diagnostic...