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Under the Roofs of Paris (0802131832)

In 1941, Henry Miller, the author of Tropic of Cancer, was commissioned by a Los Angeles bookseller to write an erotic novel for a dollar a page. Under the Roofs of Paris (originally published as Opus Pistorum) is that book. Here one finds Miller's characteristic candor, wit, self-mockery, and celebration of the good life. From Marcelle to Tania, to Alexandra, to Anna, and from the Left Bank to Pigalle, Miller sweeps us up in his odyssey in search of the perfect job, the perfect woman, and the perfect experience. Product details Format Paperback | 272 pages Dimensions

Me without You (9781909490390)

A story of how love can break our hearts - and heal them. A year ago I met the love of my life. For two people who didn't believe in love at first sight, we came pretty close. Lilah MacDonald - beautiful, opinionated, stubborn and all kinds of wonderful in ways that words could never quite capture. The woman who taught me to live again. My Lilah, who gave me so much, and yet kept from me a secret that she knew would break my heart. My name is Callum Roberts, and this is our story. Me Without You is a book to make you smile, bring you to tears and remind you to hold on tightly to those you love. Product details Format Paperback | 384 pages Dimensions

Science : The Definitive Visual History (9780241240472)

Be inspired by scientific endeavour, from the earliest times to the information age. Science explains discoveries in plain English, from the geometry of the ancient Greeks to quantum physics. Accompanied by lavish illustrations and diagrams throughout, you will learn about gravity, string theory, antibiotics, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), and much, much more. This indispensable volume presents the search for truth by showing how one discovery led to another. The Mesopotamians' invention of the wheel more than 5,000 years ago, for example, led to gears and then a variety of mechanisms from clocks to engines, disk drives, and even the electric toothbrush. What do they all have in common? They all rely on an internal wheel to keep them moving. Science also reveals eureka moments in scientific history, such as inventing the light bulb or creating a vaccination for the first time, and presents pioneers including Galileo Galilei, Alan Turing, and Marie Curie. Suitable for the whole famil

Wb to Accompany Conquer Med Coding 2018 (9780803669406)

Practice makes perfect! Exercise by exercise, page by page, this workbook helps you develop into a skilled and proficient coder and to prepare for your AAPC or AHIMA certification exam. Each chapter in the workbook corresponds to a chapter in Conquer Medical Coding: A Critical-Thinking Approach with Coding Simulations, the field's new standard in coding texts. A wealth of activities and exercises builds your skills, while practical tips make ICD-10 coding easier, and a practice exam simulates ICD-10 and AAPC certification experience. Product details Format Paperback | 288 pages Dimensions 213.36

Make IT Known : Marketing Strategies and Case Studies in the Healthcare Environment (9780982107010)

Winner of the CHIME Collaboration Award This book is a guide to marketing your IT department within and to your hospital, health system or organization. Communicating and promoting the purpose of your IT department, its importance to the healthcare organization, and how the IT team's efforts make everyone's job easier and more productive are crucial to your department's... and your personal success. The book will help senior healthcare IT management understand what marketing is and the role it plays; define the role of marketing within a healthcare IT department/division; and view how other healthcare IT organizations approach marketing. The book contains 40 case studies that provide keen insights from senior IT leaders' experiences with marketing their own IT divisions. Specific topics covered are developing a healthcare IT marketing plan; creating a customer-focused culture; public relations; social networking; and crisis communications

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine : A Nano Approach (9781439881859)

Through the integration of strategies from life science, engineering, and clinical medicine, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine hold the promise of new solutions to current health challenges. This rapidly developing field requires continual updates to the state-of-the-art knowledge in all of the aforementioned sciences. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: A Nano Approach provides a compilation of the important aspects of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, including dentistry, from fundamental principles to current advances and future trends. Written by internationally renowned scientists, engineers, and clinicians, the chapters cover the following areas: Nanobiomaterials and scaffolds-including nanocomposites and electrospun nanofibers Tissue mechanics Stem cells and nanobiomaterials Oral and cranial implants and regeneration of bone Cartilage tissue engineering Controlled release-DNA, RNA, and protein delivery Animal science and clinical medicine T

Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen (1584796960)

Dedicated viewers of Alton Brown's acclaimed Food Network show Good Eats know of his penchant for using unusual equipment. He has smoked a salmon in a cardboard box, roasted prime rib in a flowerpot, and used a C-clamp as a nutcracker. Brown isn't interested in novelty, he's just devoted to using the best-and simplest-tool for the job.Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen offers honest, practical advice on what's needed and what isn't, what works and what doesn't. For instance: You only need three knives, but they are a lifetime investment. And don't bother with that famous countertop grill-it doesn't get hot enough to properly sear. In his signature science-guy style, Brown begins with advice on kitchen layout and organization, then gets to the lowdown on these cooking elements: Big Things with Plugs; Pots and Pans; Sharp Things; The Tool Box; Small Things with Plugs; Storage and Containment; and Safety and Sanitation.Gear For Your Kitchen is essentia

Anne's Book of Shit To Do and Brain Farts (1548404934)

A writer's life is hectic: writing, word counts, publishing deadlines, marketing, etc. A mom's life is just as stressful: kid activities, feeding the family, shopping, taxes. Being a writerly mom is doubly so. This planner hopes to ease the day-to-day strain of being a writer-either full-time or part-time-as well as a mom. It includes pages to jot down your daily schedule, keep track of expenses involved, yearly publishing & appearance schedules, and, of course, pages to keep you up to date with your word count or commitments. Whether you are a bestselling author or an aspiring author, this planner / journal can help keep you on track and not lose sight of all the important things in your life-family and writing. Product details Format Paperback | 252 pages

Gastrointestinal Problems (9780781720540)

Published jointly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Gastrointestinal Problems covers the most common gastrointestinal problems encountered in a family practice setting. The book is organized by symptoms, signs, or abnormal test results and offers practical guidelines on diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Coverage includes problems seen both in adults and in children Product details Format Paperback | 208 pages Dimensions 152 x 229 x 12.7mm

Methods, Models, and Computation for Medical Informatics (9781466626539)

Regular developments in technology continue to influence the medical and healthcare fields as they interact with information and computer sciences by methods of acquisition and the storage and retrieval of information. Methods, Models, and Computation for Medical Informatics is a comprehensive collection of research on computational capabilities, prototypes, and algorithms, as well as application in the areas of nursing, clinical care, public health, biomedical research, and much more. This book provides a better understanding of the models and methods used in the field of medicine for researchers, practitioners, and medical professionals alike. Product details Format Hardback | 359 pages

Digital Design, Global Edition (9781292231167)

For introductory courses on digital design in an Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science department. A clear and accessible approach to the basic tools, concepts, and applications of digital design A modern update to a classic, authoritative text, Digital Design, 6th Edition teaches the fundamental concepts of digital design in a clear, accessible manner. The text presents the basic tools for the design of digital circuits and provides procedures suitable for a variety of digital applications. Like the previous editions, this edition of Digital Design supports a multimodal approach to learning, with a focus on digital design, regardless of language. Recognizing that three public-domain languages-Verilog, VHDL, and SystemVerilog-all play a role in design flows for today's digital devices, the 6th Edition offers parallel tracks of presentation of multiple languages, but allows concentration on a single, chosen language.

Clinical Applications of Biomaterials : State-of-the-Art Progress, Trends, and Novel Approaches (9783319858173)

This book examines the most novel and state-of-the-art applications of biomaterials, with chapters that exemplify approaches with targeted drug delivery, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases and cranioplasty implants. Expert contributors analyze biomaterials such as calcium phosphate, sol-gel and quenched glasses, metallic and polymer implants, bioactive glass, and polymer composites while also covering important areas such as the soft tissue replacement, apatites, bone regeneration and cell encapsulation. This book is appropriate for biomedical engineers, materials scientists, and clinicians who are seeking to implement the most advanced approaches and technologies with their patients. Product details Format Paperback | 467 pages

Natural Testosterone Plan : For Sexual Health and Energy (1594771685)

How to maintain optimum testosterone levels for the male body through the use of herbs, nutritional supplements, and diet Explains the phenomenon of andropause--male menopause--and how to deal with it Reveals scientific evidence of testosterone-blocking agents in the environment that alter men s essential chemistry as they age Presents safe, organic plant medicines that can restore optimum testosterone levels Contains the most up-to-date natural treatments for impotence, infertility, and prostate disease The recognition of the middle-age stage in male development of andropause, which is comparable to women s menopause, is hampered by the lack of a clear understanding of the chemistry and physiology specific to aging men. Men are still capable of reproduction well into and beyond middle age. Yet a man s sexual desire and potency varies, often according to his testosterone level. Recent studies show that the lowered testosterone levels endemic in aging men--the gradual drop that is

Pride and Joy : LGBTQ Artists, Icons and Everyday Heroes (9781633535503)

Stories of success, happiness and hope from the LGBT communityStories that comprise the best of LGBT history: Pride and Joy: LGBTQ Artists, Icons and Everyday Heroestells the stories of queer citizens of the world living OUT and proud happy, fulfilling, successful lives. Diverse and global. Famous and unsung. There is a story here for everyone in the LGBT community who has ever questioned their sexual orientation or gender identity, or discovered it. Discover LGBT community stories that will stir you and reveal: why Tony Kushner quit cello and how Colm Toibin found his voice. why Emma Donoghue calls her experience a fluke and the best advice Bill T. Jones got was from his mother. how being an inaugural poet changed Richard Blanco's life and how Ugandan activist "LongJones" escaped death threats and gained asylum. Award-winning writer and longtime LGBTQ activist Kathleen Archambeau tells the untold stories from diverse LGBT community voices around the corner or around th

The Everything Parent's Guide to Overcoming Childhood Anxiety : Professional Advice to Help Your Child Feel Confident, Resilient, and Secure (9781440577062)

Practical advice to help parents and kids cope with anxiety! All kids worry. But chronic worry can turn into frustration when it becomes the focus of your child's life. For some children, anxiety and fear are overwhelming and all-consuming. But with proper care and treatment, these kids can overcome paralyzing anxiety, learn long-term coping skills, and build resiliency. The Everything Parent's Guide to Overcoming Childhood Anxiety can help, with a hopeful outlook and expert advice on: Determining the causes and triggers of your child's anxiety.Understanding the difference between self-control and self-regulation.Finding the right treatments, including complementary approaches like nutrition, integrated therapy, and self-care.Educating and working with teachers and school officials.Assisting your child to create a confident, promising future. Best of all, implementing the practices found in this book can help you alter the course of your child's brain activity, changing

Telescope (9780956308627)

Daniel Brennan, approaching the premature end of his life, retreats to a room in his brother's suburban house. To divert himself and to entertain Ellen, his carer, he writes the journal that is Telescope, blurring truth, gossip and fiction in vignettes of his own life and the lives of those close to him. Above all he focuses on his siblings: mercurial Celia, whose life as a teacher in Italy seems to have run aground, and kindly Charlie, the entrepreneur of the family. Enriched with remarkable anecdotes and observations on topics ranging from tattoos and Tokyo street fashion to early French photography, Telescope is a startlingly original and moving book, a glimpse of the world through the eyes of a connoisseur of vicarious experience. Product details Format Paperback | 336

Machine Learning and Deep Learning Using Python and Tensorflow (9781260462296)

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Understand the principles and practices of machine learning and deep learning This hands-on guide lays out machine learning and deep learning techniques and technologies in a style that is approachable, using just the basic math required. Written by a pair of experts in the field, Machine Learning and Deep Learning Using Python and TensorFlow contains case studies in several industries, including banking, insurance, e-commerce, retail, and healthcare. The book shows how to utilize machine learning and deep learning functions in today's smart devices and apps. You will get download links for datasets, code, and sample projects referred to in the text. Coverage includes: Machine learning and deep learning conceptsPython programming and statistics fundamentalsRegression and logistic regressionD