A classroom tested English-course for adults and young adults, "Inside Out" has been designed to develop real-life communicative skills and powers of self-expression. Creative grammar work: learners organize and develop their knowledge of grammar. Easy-to-use exercises put rules into pratice - and are then recycled as speaking activities. All grammar work is backed up with clear summaries. Personalized speaking tasks: a series of challenging speaking tasks focuses on learners' own experiences and opinions...

Sales Guru Stephan Schiffman shows you how to give your presentation the ultimate "wow" factor. In a business world moving at the speed of Blackberries and Bluetooth, Sales Presentation Techniques teaches you how to get and keep your audience's attention. You will be ready to tackle the toughest boardrooms and conference halls after learning . . .

How did Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday become a national holiday? Why do we exchange presents on Christmas and Chanukah? What do bunnies have to do with Easter? How did Earth Day become a global holiday? These questions and more are answered in this fascinating exploration into the history and meaning of holidays and rituals. Edited by Amitai Etzioni, one of the most influential social and political thinkers of our time, this collection provides a compelling overview of the impact that holidays and rituals have on our family and communal life.
From community solidarity to ethnic relations to religious traditions, We Are What We Celebrate argues that holidays such as Halloween, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day play an important role in reinforcing, and sometimes redefining, our values as a society. The collection brings together classic and original essays that, for the first time, offer a comprehensive overview and analysis of the important role such celebrations play in maintaining a moral order as well as in cementing family bonds, building community relations and creating national identity. The essays cover such topics as the creation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday; the importance of holidays for children; the mainstreaming of Kwanzaa; and the controversy over Columbus Day celebrations.
Compelling and often surprising, this look at holidays and rituals brings new meaning to not just the ways we celebrate but to what those celebrations tell us about ourselves and our communities.
Contributors: Theodore Caplow, Gary Cross, Matthew Dennis, Amitai Etzioni, John R. Gillis, Ellen M. Litwicki, Diana Muir, Francesca Polletta, Elizabeth H. Pleck, David E. Proctor, Mary F. Whiteside, and Anna Day Wilde.

“Paul Gross, the “Berry Doctor,” gets beyond the marketing hype on superfruits. By looking at nutrient density, research support and popular appeal, Gross delivers a cornucopia of offerings that can easily enhance well-being. Further, he includes ideas to add the nutrient-rich fruits into the diet, whether via simple suggestions in the breakdown of each offering, a list of the types of products to look for in the supermarket, or by following the creative recipes. Gross enables readers to make proactive choices to enhance their own health.”
--Heather Granato, Group Editor, Virgo Publishing
“Dr. Paul Gross has done an excellent job. This book will be an important resource for informing the public about the health effects of fruits.”
—Gary Stoner, Ph.D., Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University...

The full spectrum of oncology medications -- backed by the authority of Harrison's!
From today's leading clinicians in cancer care comes this comprehensive yet portable guide to the major chemotherapeutic and supportive care agents in oncology. Full of never-before-published content, this invaluable clinical companion features numerous tables and a concise, outline-oriented text, making it ideal for reference at a glance...

The first edition of The Prokaryotes, published in 1981, took a bold step to become the most comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedic handbook on prokaryotes. Another important step was taken with the second edition in 1992, when the chapters were organized on the basis of the molecular phylogeny as a rational, evolutionary basis for the taxonomy of the prokaryotes. By then, the two volumes of the first edition had expanded to four.
With the decision to publish the handbook electronically, the third edition was the boldest step of all. The advantages were obvious and persuasive: essentially unlimited space, no restrictions on the use of color, and the inclusion of film and animated illustrations. Nevertheless, the affection for a printed handbook was highly underestimated and during the first 5 years of the continuously evolving online version, a growing demand for a new print edition was voiced by the scientific and corporate community...

Food Safety: A Practical and Case Study Approach, the first volume of the ISEKI-Food book series, discusses how food quality and safety are connected and how they play a significant role in the quality of our daily lives. Topics include methods of food preservation, food packaging, benefits and risks of microorganisms and process safety. The ISEKI-Food book series is a collection where various aspects offood safety and environmental issues are introduced and reviewed by scientists specializing in the field. In all of the books special emphasis is placed on including case studies applicable to each specific topic...

Evolutionary maternal effects occur whenever a mother’s phenotypic traits directly affect her offspring’s phenotype, independent of the offspring’s genotype. Some of the phenotypic traits that result in maternal effects have a genetic basis, whereas others are environmentally determined. For example, the size of a litter produced by a mammalian mother—a trait with a strong genetic basis—can affect the growth rate of her offspring, while a mother’s dominance rank—an environmentally determined trait—can affect the dominance rank of her offspring.
The first volume published on the subject in more than a decade, Maternal Effects in Mammals reflects advances in genomic, ecological, and behavioral research, as well new understandings of the evolutionary interplay between mothers and their offspring. Dario Maestripieri and Jill M. Mateo bring together a learned group of contributors to synthesize the vast literature on a range of species, highlight evolutionary processes that were previously overlooked, and propose new avenues of research. Maternal Effects in Mammals will serve as the most comprehensive compendium on and stimulus for interdisciplinary treatments of mammalian maternal effects.

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SCORE HIGHER ON THE USMLE STEP 1 WITH THIS SUPER-POTENT STUDY TOOL
This power-packed outline teaches you frequently tested diseases and syndromes on the USMLE Step 1-while sharpening your mastery of basic science concepts. You get everything you need for star performance on the USMLE Step 1, including:
# Concentrated review of exam essentials
# Need-to-know basic science embedded in a clinical context
# Review by organ system, covering most-tested diseases and disorders
# Emphasis on USMLE Step 1 issues of presentation and pathology...

This power-packed outline teaches you frequently tested diseases and syndromes on the USMLE Step 2-while sharpening your mastery of basic science concepts. You get everything you need for star performance on the USMLE Step 2, including:
# Concentrated review of exam essentials
# Need-to-know symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments of often-tested diseases
# Emphasis on USMLE Step 2 topics of diagnosis, treatment, and pathology...

This ABC is a concise, highly illustrated introduction to genetic mechanisms involved in inherited disorders. The new edition has been extensively updated with new and revised chapters to encompass rapid advances in the field. Basic genetic concepts are explained along with the application of new technologies in clinical practice. Information on relevant web sites are also included along with recommended texts for further reading.

A concise guide to inherited disease of the skin, hair and nails, fully based on the latest genetic research and lavishly illustrated throughout in color.

Navigate 2010 with the help of the stars...
These expert forecasts for 2010 offer valuable insights about the past and extraordinary predictions for the future:
W hat to expect from relationships with family and partners
New career opportunities for success in the future
Lucky days for every month of the year
And much more!

A Guide to the Deities of the Tantra is a fascinating insight into a subject that has captivated the imagination of many but remains mysterious and exotic to all but a few. Tantric deities? Who are they and what do they do?
This volume focuses on the deities whose mantra recitation and colorful visualizations lie at the heart of the Tantra. We meet goddesses of wisdom, the prince of purity, the lotus-born guru Padmasambhava, and dakinis- wild-haired women who dance in the flames of freedom. All, the peaceful and the wrathful alike, urge the reader to break through to wisdom, pointing out the true nature of reality with uncompromising vigor...

More than 1,000 board-style questions build confidence, knowledge, and test-taking skills for the USMLE Step 2 CK and the pediatrics shelf exam
"I really like the format of the questions. I believe they are quite an accurate representation of the questions that appear on the boards" -- Joshua Lynch, DO Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Class of 2008
"I thought the questions were well worded. The conciseness [of the answer explanations] is one of the benefits of this book." -- Lisa A. Nowell, MD, Pediatric Resident, PGY-2, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Columbia University...