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Extensively revised and updated to reflect the current state of knowledge in the study of aging, the third edition of the bestselling Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics provides an even more complete profile of the aging of individuals and populations. It includes aspects of demographic, co... More

This book describes changes with aging in a wide spectrum of secretory functions: hormones from classical endocrine glands, hormone-like secretions and chemical mediators from diffuse cells within several systems, particularly the nervous and the immune systems.Hormones and Aging describes changes w... More

"Maria Zef" was considered the farthest limit of verismo in contemporary Italian literature when it was first published in 1936. Like the great films to come after the war, "Shoeshine" and "The Bicycle Thief," Paola Drigo's gritty novel portrays the struggle to come of age or even survive in a harsh... More

In this mesmerizing fiction debut, Italian American women and girls spin their culture's lore to enliven a dying steel town. Even a wrecking ball is no match for the legend of Giovanna's green thumb in the title story. Quirky and profound, Paola Corso's magical leaps reveal the poetry of these women... More

Using letters, poems, and treatises, art historian Paola Tinagli examines how women were viewed and portrayed during the Italian Renaissance. The role of women as protagonists in painted narratives is explored in detail. All themes are closely linked to artistic problems and theory and to the social... More

Parsing with Principles and Classes of Information presents a parser based on current principle-based linguistic theories for English. It argues that differences in the kind of information being computed, whether lexical, structural or syntactic, play a crucial role in the mapping from grammatical t... More

What is Marta doing, sitting in the airport lounge, wearing trainers and holding a rucksack? This forty-seven-year-old "Spoiled Rich Lady," as she calls herself, is ready to embark on a trekking journey, all alone, up and down the Himalayan hills. As soon as she sets foot in Kathmandu she has to lea... More