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reference text for clinical exercise physiologists, cardiologists and medical professionals.

Excerpt from Lecture, on Beranger, the French Lyric Poet: Delivered in the Drogheda Mechanics' Institute, on Monday, February 8th, 1858 I stretch my hand - a farthing sure you'll spend. That Marten's glory with us may abide, Some succour to your poor old lyrist lend. Such was the friend by whose side Beran er desired to is his ashes in the tomb. The poor nat onal poet, and t e expelled national representative - one of whom had used his pen, ...

Delves into the science, psychology and history of tennis, the world's most popular individual sport, in search of the factors that truly influence successful on-court play. Based on research, statistics and analysis, this title provides insights and observations on development, conditioning and performance.

The Athlete's Clock" explores ways in which time and its relationship to athletic effort optimize sport performance.

History generally has not been kind to Ulysses Grant. For the longest time, even his military reputation had been sullied by the stinging indictments of Lost Cause advocates who enjoyed unquestioned sway over the popular interpretation of Civil War history. The apotheosis of Robert E Lee's role in the war required the diminishment of Grant's reputation. Fortunately, this impression has been convincingly reversed and Grant is now hailed as the ...

Arguably our most obscure president, and generally judged mediocre at best, Millard Fillmore came to the presidency in July 1850 when his predecessor, Zachary Taylor, unexpectedly died. Despite his relative anonymity, Fillmore was thrust into the nation's greatest historical argument the great debate concerning the future of slavery in the republic. With considerable political aplomb, he helped guide the passage of the measures collectively kn...

This interpretative study of the Pierce presidency examines the context of both the time in which he was placed and the challenges he faced during his presidency, as well as the political philosophy and culture he brought to the position. In order to understand these things, it is necessary to review his early background in New Hampshire, the parental influences upon his character, the education, both formal and political, that he received, an...

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This unique text helps students and healthcare professionals master the fundamentals of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Written by distinguished international experts, it provides readers with an introduction to the basic principles underlying the establishment and individualization of dosage regimens and their optimal use in drug therapy. Up-to-date examples featuring currently prescribed drugs illustrate how pharmacokinetics and pharm...

New edition addresses the full scope of physiologic responses to exercise in youth

Excerpt from A Grammar of the Welsh Language Based on the Most Approved Systems: With Copious Examples From Some of the Most Correct Welsh Writers This Essay, independently of its intrinsic worth, merits great praise, as being the first regular attempt to explain the principles of Welsh Syntax. In giving definitions of points belonging to universal Grammar, and in exhibiting correspondence of idiom between the Welsh and the Latin and Greek la...

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Biologic Regulation of Physical Activity provides readers with an innovative perspective on the underlying issues that may contribute to the obesity epidemic. It offers evidence of a biologic regulator affecting physical activity and explores the implications. Biologic Regulation of Physical Activity submits a distinct possibility of the existence of a central biologic controller of activity. This mechanism could lead to breakthroughs in healt...

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Asserts that only by understanding how very different were the context and nature of the Civil War facing McClellan, as opposed to Grant and Sherman, can one discard the traditional 'good general - bad general' approach to command performance and view McClellan's career with a clearer perspective.