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True tales of lost art, built around case studies of famous works, their creators, and stories of disappearance and recovery From the bestselling author of 'The Art of Forgery' comes this dynamic narrative that tells the fascinating stories of artworks stolen, looted, or destroyed in war, accidentally demolished or discarded, lost at sea or in natural disasters, or attacked by iconoclasts or vandals, works that were intentionally temporal, kno...

New edition of this classic text, updated to cover advances in psychiatry following publication of the DSM-5~Comprehensively covers basic science to clinical disorders to treatments~Provides in-depth descriptions of molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioral research~Includes detailed information on clinical research, spanning studies of epidemiology, nosology, disease etiology and pathophysiology, and treatment efficacy~Discusses state-of-t...

Written by a scholar of rhetoric, Persuading God demonstrates that the first-person psalms that make up over a third of the Book of Psalms were designed not simply to express the feelings of individual Israelites but to persuade God to act.The book casts a new light on the roles of all the players in the situations in which the psalms were composed and performed: the person represented by the speaker on whose particular troubles the psalm is b...

Why is it that warfare in Southeast Asian history is depicted so differently in various historical sources and representations? Why have scholars looking at different countries found so many exceptions to regional overviews of warfare? The present volume seeks to present a new approach to the study of warfare in the region by abandoning the generalizations made in the conventional literature. The contributors offer a range of new studies of wa...

Why is it that warfare in Southeast Asian history is depicted so differently in various historical sources and representations? Why have scholars looking at different countries found so many exceptions to regional overviews of warfare? The present volume seeks to present a new approach to the study of warfare in the region by abandoning the generalizations made in the conventional literature. The contributors offer a range of new studies of wa...

Challenges the notion of the court and the monastic order as static institutions by examining how competition within and between them prompted major rethinking about the intellectual foundations of indigenous society and culture.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Threat to Occupational Health in the U.S. and Canada critiques existing response capability to infectious diseases. This book performs failure analysis not found in other texts. It then offers positive solution analysis of existing inabilities. It also presents cutting-edge research, addressing different model interventions including SARS, smallpox, TB, and more. Featuring contributions from leading experts...

Back injury among healthcare providers is an increasingly visible issue in the occupational health and safety arena. This book presents the latest research and information on this topic from an epidemiological, legal, and equipment manufacturing point of view. Using case histories from a number of injured healthcare workers, the book analyzes back injuries from the worker's point of view and gives a detailed discussion of the legal and rehabil...

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare is one of the industries with the highest injury rates. This title covers exposure paradigms and offers solutions and models of protection. It includes information on technology to protect healthcare workers and discusses threats in the form of emerging infectious diseases.

It's not that Cy Charney opposes MBA and other types of academic training. It's just that he feels academic training doesn't go far enough - that it fails to prepare people for what life as a manager is really like. Now Charney has published the ninth book in his lifelong campaign to bridge this gap - a gap that he believes is particularly challenging in today's instant, multi-tasking, change-intensive world of work. In Just-in-Time Management...

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Rome: In the small Baroque church of Santa Giuliana, a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece disappears without a trace in the middle of the night. Paris: In the basement vault of the Malevich Society, curator Genevieve Delacloche is shocked to discover the disappearance of the Society's great treasure, "White-on-White" by Suprematist painter Kasimir Malevich. London: At the National Gallery of Modern Art, the museum's newest acquisition is stolen...

The Trainer's Tool Kit has long been a valued guide for trainers and managers in need of a quick refresher. Now completely updated with hundreds of ready-to-use techniques, the book is still the perfect resource for new trainers, managers who are suddenly asked to train, and training professionals in need of a quick refresher. Comprehensive and arranged in an easy-reference format, The Trainer's Tool Kit, Second Edition, supplies instant guida...

Coronary Artery Disease in Women provides the information physicians must have to successfully diagnose and manage this life-threatening condition. This book discusses the clinically important aspects of coronary artery disease with a focus on gender, age, and race. Coronary Artery Disease in Women is a pioneering work in the field of women's health and a valuable reference for the primary care physician. Part of ACP Women's Health Series.