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The fourth edition of Minidictionary Of Nurses provides comprehensive coverage of the ever-expandingvocabulary of the nursing professions, explaining all the terms and conceptslikely to be encountered by nurses, therapists, radiographers, and those insimilar professions, during the course of their w... More

In the years before the Second Vatican Council great numbers of young men, typically just out of high school, entered a Jesuit novitiate to begin the thirteen-year march to the priesthood. Most would leave the Jesuits, sometimes long after ordination, and the question often is whether they failed th... More

The fifth edition of this best-selling and trusted dictionary has been fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Updates cover the fields of surgical techniques, paediatrics, gynaecology, nephrology, endocrinology, and ENT, as well as th... More

This is the compelling story of a former Jesuit who traveled to Ireland in order to better understand the IRA, its widespread support among Irish Catholics, and the country's continuing civil unrest. Author Douglass McFerran, an American, made many key contacts in Northern Ireland, enabling him to g... More

This fourth volume in the series "Virus Infections of Vertebrates" provides an up-to-date overview of the main viruses affecting avian species. Its approach is pragmatic, with an emphasis on essential and useful facts rather than on details of disease history or molecular data. The organization of t... More

One of the most authoritative books on the principles of education, this has been the basic text on the subject for over three decades. It defines the meaning of education and goes on to discuss the school and the state as the machinery of education, the children as the subject of education, and tea... More

Khaki Shorts and Saffron Flags is a penetrating and meticulously researched critique of the forces of Hindutva. The authors trace the roots of the Hindutva ideology to the politics of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. They discuss the history of the RSS and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, analyse the inst... More

The book describes a method for modeling systems architecture, particularly of telecom networks and systems, although a large part can be used in a wider context. The method is called Sysnet Modeling and is based on a new modeling language, AML (Abstract systems Modeling Language), which is also des... More

Designed for the final year undergraduate or the first year postgraduate students in electronics and communication engineering and allied subjects, this compact and comprehensive text is intended to fulfil the long-felt need for a suitable textbook in the area of telecommunication switching systems ... More

Published in 1886, the protagonist, Michael Henchard, is a haytrusser who one day gets so drunk that he auctions off his wife and child for five guineas to a sailor. When sober, he realizes his mistake and vows not to touch liquor. Over the years, his hard work pays off, he becomes rich and eventual... More