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Ocean Mother tells the story of a young womans decision to heal herself, her family, and her home. The poet gives voice to her experience as a CHamoru girl raised in the Pacific Island of Guahan (Guam), located in Micronesia. Weaving together narratives...

Readers will find hope, help, and hints on getting and staying healthy in these 101 personal stories about dieting and fitness. "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You" is a perfect pick-me-up for anyone looking to start fresh or needing a boost...

Readers will be amused, comforted, and encouraged by stories about nutty families just like their own, and realize we all have the same family matters and what really matters is families. A quirky and fun holiday book, and a great bridal shower or...

Miracles happen all the time and these 101 amazing stories of answered prayers will fill you with awe, inspire you, and strengthen your faith and hope. These fascinating stories prove that God is actively involved in our lives, listening to our heartfelt...

Another winner from Chicken Soup for the Soul in its best-selling line of books for preteens, this collection contains 101 stories of inspiration and understanding just for preteens. You're growing up, your friends are changing, homework is harder, and...

In this book of 101 inspirational stories, contributors share their personal angel experiences of faith, miracles, and answered prayers, which will amaze and inspire you.Celestial, otherworldly, heavenly. Whatever the term, sometimes there is no earthly...

"Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog "will delight readers with humorous, heartwarming, and inspiring stories about lessons our canine friends and family members have taught us.Lessons come in all shapes and sizes, like our faithful...

This book includes 101 of our best stories about the toughest teenage times - and how to overcome them.Being a teenager is difficult even under idyllic circumstances. But when bad things happen, the challenges of being a teenager can be overwhelming,...

"Thanks Dad" will resonate with any father with its heartwarming, loving, and even amusing stories from the next generation."Thanks Dad" gives fathers the pat on the back they deserve. Children of all ages share their heartfelt words of thanks and loving...

What if you could peer into the fly boxes of the guides who make their living helping people catch fish, day in and day out? With this comprehensive guide to the best patterns for Colorado rivers and reservoirs, now you can. Not only are these patterns...

The first and thoroughly comprehensive book of contemporary terrestrial patterns. Terrestrials, a broad category of potential fish food ranging from land-dwelling insects to mice, are one of the most important food sources for trout around the world...

The Atlas of Thyroid Cytopathology is a generously illustrated and user-friendly volume that serves as a desk reference and a practical guide in the diagnostically challenging area of thyroid cytopathology. The text is comprised of 500 high-resolution...

Thoracic Malignancies is the first title in Radiation Medicine Rounds. These tumours take more lives than any others and they are among the most preventable of tumours. Thus it is crucial for the practitioner to be up-to-date on the latest insights...

New applications of echocardiography, nuclear magnetic resonance, cardiovascular magnetic resonance and cardiac computed tomography are rapidly developing and it is imperative that trainees and practitioners alike remain up to date in the latest...

Multiple Myeloma and Related Serum Protein Disorders is a practical guide to the clinical use of serum and urine electrophoresis and also includes coverage of immunofixation electrophoresis. These techniques are essential in the accurate identification...

This issue of Emerging Cancer Therapeutics provides a comprehensive review for practitioners on the current status of leukemia treatment. Leukemia treatment has undergone major change over the course of the past few years and Leukemia addresses current...

Written by the Dystonia team at the University of Florida Movement Disorders Center, this book is designed as a practical and complete guide to the integrated management of the Dystonia patient. It provides a current understanding of this common but...

Each volume in the series focuses on a key area of rehabilitation medicine and breaks down the problems, treatments, and expected results into succinct facts, organised alphabetically and presented in bullet-point style for quick reference in the office...

Head and Neck Cancer is a very common Cancer worldwide with an estimated 500,000 individuals diagnosed each year. In the United States an average of 39,000 new cases are reported each year representing between 3 to 5% of all new Cancer cases diagnosed...

New therapies and treatments targeted at Brain Metastasis are rapidly resulting in improved survival and quality of life for patients with this condition. Brain Metastasis: A Multidisciplinary Approach conveys vital information about management...

Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy is a comprehensive and definitive discussion of all aspects of the treatment of malignant tumours of the gallbladder and biliary tract. This is the first book to examine these Cancers in such...

Extensively illustrated and liberally laced with clinically helpful tools, Clinical Adult Neurology is an affordable reference for all Clinicians and Residents. With emphasis on diagnostic tools and strategies as well as management pearls and perils,...

Radiotherapy plays an integral role in Cancer treatment. Approximately 60% of Cancer patients will receive radiotherapy at some point in their treatment. A major improvement in patient outcomes occurs with the use of combined chemotherapy and...

Metastatic Carcinomas of Unknown Origin, by Mark R. Wick, MD. is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated discussion of the clinical features, pathologic attributes and treatment approaches of Metastatic Carcinomas of Unknown Origin (MCUOs). More than...

Cerebrovascular Disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but endovascular procedures are rapidly expanding the spectrum of treatment for CV disease. Atlas of Interventional Neurology is the first comprehensive review of the...

The first in a new ""Quick Reference"" series in PM&R, this volume broadly covers the complex topic of spine care. Broken down into 100 conditions, the bulleted text and helpful illustrations provide a clinical roadmap for diagnosing and treating spine...

Gastroesophageal Cancers are the most common form of Cancer incidents and the second most common cause of death among Cancer patients. In 2000, it was estimated that over one million new cases of Gastroesophageal Cancers were diagnosed worldwide, and...

Since the publication of the previous edition of the Tumors of the Central Nervous System there have been impactful discoveries, evolving diagnostic classifications, and rapid technical advances that have significantly reshaped the field. In the spirit...

Remarkable advances have occurred since the Series 3 Fascicle published in 1995 with paradigm shifts in every dimension of our understanding of lung tumors including clinical, radiologic, histopathologic, cytopathologic, immunohistochemical, molecular...

This atlas was written for general pathologists, dermatopathologists, and pathologists in training with an interest in practical diagnostic issues in the pathology of melanocytic tumors. The focus of this fascicle is on microscopic clues for diagnosis,...

Numerous advances in our understanding of the pathology and molecular features of liver tumors have been made since the publication of the previous series, nearly two decades ago. Examples of recent advances include the identification of novel entities,...

This edition describes the spectrum of neoplasms, hamartomas, hyperplasias, reactive lesions, and inflammatory pseudotumours arising from, or associated with, peripheral nerves. Included are lesions affecting spinal nerves and extradural portions of...

The understanding of diagnostic lymph node and spleen pathology has evolved at an impressive pace since 1995, when the third series AFIP atlas was published. Progress has been fuelled, in large part, by the application of a number of technologies to the...

Since the publication of the previous edition of Tumors of the Esophagus and Stomach, great advances in many areas of tumor biology have led to a better understanding of the pathogenesis, pathology, and molecular biology of epithelial and stromal...

This new volume on the heart and great vessels has been expanded to become a comprehensive atlas of all cardiovascular disease, both neoplastic and non-neoplastic. In the spirit of prior editions, correlation of expertly curated pathology photographs and...

Since the publication of the third edition there have been several changes in the pathology and classification of these lesions. The current edition updates the status of heart tumours, with emphasis on newer findings, especially molecular advances. In...

Free digital access available with every print purchase. See inside the book for more details. The evolution of the classification of neoplasms of the urinary passages has changed greatly since Friedman and Ash published the first series AFIP fascicle on...

The publication of this edition marks the transition in diagnosis of lower genital tract lesions from a largely morphologic activity to one based upon integrated assessment using microscopy and molecular biology. Furthermore, the ability to integrate...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late fourteenth-century Middle English alliterative romance outlining an adventure of Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. In this poem, Sir Gawain accepts a challenge from a mysterious green warrior. In...

The Diabetes Manifesto gives people with Diabetes a book that will help them feel in control of their lives, regardless of their changing symptoms or disease status. As Diabetes is incurable, it is crucial that people learn to live with it, productively...

This indispenable guide offers a complete picture of the road to recovery and the specifics to move ahead with your life. When possible it encourages readers to resume their favourite hobbies, participate in athletic activities and return to the...

Peripheral Neuropathy affects 10 to 20 million people in the U.S, including ten per cent of all people who have Diabetes. This condition has numerous causes, but can be associated with diseases such as HIV, alcoholism, and Lupus, and may result from...

The Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation estimates that up to 8 percent of the population suffers with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). The hallmark of this neurologic disorder is an irresistible urge to move, most commonly at night. It causes uncomfortable...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. Feelings of tingling and weakness increase in intensity until the muscles cannot be used at all and the patient is almost totally...

Epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder in children, adults and the elderly, affecting over 2.7 million people in the United States. Every year almost 200,000 people will be diagnosed with Epilepsy and will face drastic lifestyle changes but a...

The spinal cord is a vital part of the central nervous system; even a small injury can lead to severe disability. In the US, there are approximately 230,000 people living with traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), with over 10,000 more becoming disabled...

The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that 2.7 million Americans have Epilepsy and that an additional 181,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Being diagnosed with any chronic disease can cause confusion and anxiety to the uninformed patient. Written by...

For more than half of all children with Epilepsy, the only reliable way to control seizures is the ketogenic diet, a rigid, mathematically calculated, Doctor-supervised regimen that is high in fat and low in carbohydrate and protein and strictly limits...