Explains how a particular devotion arose, setting it in its context, and the purpose it served in the life of the Church. Some 600 entries, ranging in length from under 100 words to around 1500, range over general topics such as the cult of saints, pilgrimages, as well as special devotions.

Treating and preventing disease has always been the most important task in society, and that task ultimately falls to one of the most respected and admired figures in any culture - the healer. This work provides a biographical coverage of major medical practitioners in all times and cultures. It also covers practitioners of alternative medicines.

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This fully updated edition offers over 11,000 entries, each providing clear, up-to-date coverage of specialist nursing terms including diseases, symptoms, instruments, common drugs and biological terms.

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This fully up-to-date second edition gives clear and concise definitions for hundreds of new terms, from fast-moving fields such as biotechnology, computing and environmental science. It's an ideal reference for students, or anyone dealing with scientific or technical language.

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In this work, Carol V.A. Quinn considers survivors arguments in the debate concerning the ethics of using Nazi medical data, showing what it would mean to take their claims seriously. Her approach is interdisciplinary, incorporating philosophy, psychology, trauma research, survivors testimony, Holocaust poetry, literature, and the Hebrew Bible.

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Focusing on Spielberg's blockbusters, this book examines Spielberg's distinct manipulation of film form, and his singular use of stylistic and narrative techniques. It demonstrates the aesthetic options available to Spielberg, and particularly the choices he makes in structuring his blockbusters.

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A report from the front lines of 'dirty work' in the United States labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised.

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Your surname can tell you a lot about your ancestors. Not all names are what they at first sight seem to be: if your name is Farmer, then an ancestor was a tax-collector; if it is Alabaster, then you are descended from a crossbowman. This work includes about 1500 surnames, and if your name is not amongst them then probably a very similar one is.

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Cures, magic, divination and portents were all connected with the rich variety of available plant life, especially in verdant Britain.

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Attacks Keynesian economic theory, analyzing the main tenets of Keynesianism - the multiplier and accelerator, the Phillips curve, the paradox of thrift, development theory, progressive taxation, deficit spending, countercyclical demand policy and post-Keynesianism

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A gripping police procedural, taking the reader on a journey into the dark heart of Hungary.

The editor of the award-winning, four-volume Praeger set The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination brings her team back together to take a comprehensive look at the flip side of the issue-diversity.

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Presents the Case for Bipartisan Consensus on Economic Policy. This book argues that there are economic policies that could lead to sustainable American prosperity more widely shared, but crafting them requires the tough, time-consuming work of consensus building and bipartisan negotiation.

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Documents that Changed the Way We Live looks at fifty stories, each of which describes a document, its creation and motivation, influence, importance, historical and social context, its provenance and how it got to where it is now (if still extant), and connections to contemporary information objects, technologies, and trends.

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A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life. From the Arthur C. Clark award-winning author of Children of Time.

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Combining a deep knowledge of Chinese culture with her recent experience and continuing work with managers who do business in this sleeping economic superpower, the author brings out the nuances in everything she writes about, e.g., the distinctions among Chinese in income, target market, and geographic region.

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By knowing more about how animals behave and live, we gain a greater understanding of how life evolved and the importance of biodiversity. This work investigates the animal behavioural trait with which we are most familiar - how various species of animals have become useful members of human societies.

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Mr Twiddle is a kind old soul with the best intentions, but he is extremely forgetful, very lazy and more than a little bit silly. In this story he gets caught up in a giant snowball.

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