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The definitive edition of the great Vesalius plates on human anatomy. Everything identified. 96 plates.
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Marvellous..........2006-03-18
This book is one that every single medical student or history enthusiast must own. It gives particularly accurate insight on the life and work of one of the most brilliant and important medical geniuses of the "rebirth". With unsurpassed detail and beautiful arrangement, anatomy has not been represented in such an incredible and accurate way, given the context and the times in which Andreas Vesalius developed his research (dissection was outlawed and Galenus' theories on anatomy, which were based on animal anatomy, were considered dogma) and the extremely poor conditions and knowledge of the human body up until that point in time. Like all great scientists and researchers, Vesalius' recognition came after his death, but it is still a great way to honor him to get to know a little about his life and work, which this book does in such a fine way. The quality of the paper in which it was printed lets the reader get the whole picture and because of it's oppasity you can enjoy all the details as if you were looking at the original work. The price is also quite a bargain, which, needless to say, is a fair trait in itself. As a personal note, when I first read and saw some of the paintings within Vesalius' "De Humani Corporis Fabrica", that was the moment when I realized my destiny was in the medical profession; and years later I can see it was not a bad choice at all.
Absolutely Incredible!.......2002-05-26
I first heard about Andreas Vesalius when I read about his work in BODY OF KNOWLEDGE. His drawings have been the basis for THE ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY and GRANT'S DISSECTOR and other reference books used in Anatomy classes at medical schools throughout the country.
What makes his work incredible is to think the fascinating illustrations of the human anatomy were researched and drawn by Vesalius in 1543. His book has been called "one of the most noble and magnificent volumes in the history of printing" and "one of the greatest treasures of Western Civilization". More incredible is the manner in which he performed the dissections and the relative accuracy of the drawings which have survived to this day.
The introduction gives an absorbing and enlightening account of Vesalius' life in the first half of the 16th century. The book is for the curious and those interested in anatomy, art, graphic arts and printing. You will read and look in awe and wonder about the history and progress of medicine and science.
Medical Materworks.......2000-01-28
Andreus Vesalius, whom I speculate was a student of Da Vinci, shows the body in all sorts of poses, while in each page you see the body "drips" off its skin and muscles all the way down to the bones. Some masterful work and imagination employed here! Just marvelous! Taken from his monumental work De Humani Corporis Fabrica, which is still used today in the medical fields. Also included are plates from his Epitome of the De Humani Corporis Fabrica and Tabulae Sex. Essentially this is only the illustrations, but it also includes a lengthy introduction as well as excerps from the original text. Highly reccomended to the art student and medical student for this indispensible reference. Also a great book just to appreciate some amazing art. Some of my favorite plates are of the nervous sytem in which it is a full body posed standing upright. I imagine how Andreas created this, and also realized how well he must have known the body's anatomy in order to attempt such a feat. Awesome!
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"The work of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels constitutes one of the greatest treasures of Western civilization and culture."
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Superb renderings of familiar and lesser-known flowers, ideal for reproduction in ads, posters, brochures, newsletters and other projects. Realistic, accurate depictions of the rose, tulip, daffodil, hyacinth, amaryllis, orchid, lady’s slipper, cleome, gardenia and many more. Each in 3 different sizes.
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Few things inspire more picture-taking—and more scrapbook-making—than a new baby. Even those who have never arranged a photograph on a page suddenly feel motivated to preserve every precious milestone, from first smile to first step. Kodak is here, as always, to help them do it beautifully, with more than 100 easy and exciting ideas from the very best contemporary artists. Parents will see how the experts showcase adorable images of babies from birth to age two, and with each delightful example they’ll learn ways to make background pages, embellish layouts, and create a journal to treasure for generations. Special how-to information will enable readers to recreate every special effect. And, since great scrapbooks begin with great photos, KODAK Books offers insights and guidelines for getting unforgettable pictures of baby.
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Good for inspirations.......2007-08-03
The book brings a good source of inspirations for baby's pages. There are lots of ideas and smart tips. For those who are not looking for step-by-step instructions or how-to-dos, the book might be a good deal to have. I bought it brand new and without any recommendations, just went by the title and the KODAK Book name, but I liked it! I am actually scrapbooking my baby's photos and this one definitely came to enrich my pages.
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Strain, Vol. 2
Buronson
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Sanctuary (Volume 1)
ASIN: 1569313814 |
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From the creators of Sanctuary comes a tale of an ultraviolent future in which a former assassin must fight against a megalomaniacal aristocrat bent on purifying his "strain." In this volume, Mayo must protect his young charge from the murderous instincts of his brother. The stunningly realistic style of Ryoichi Ikegami makes Strain a visual treat for fans of hard-boiled action manga.
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The Earth's Shifting Axis: Clues to Nature's Most Perplexing Mysteries (Frontiers in Astronomy and Earth Science, Vol 2)
Mac B. Strain
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ASIN: 1882360303 |
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An excellent treatise.......2003-11-04
I found this book very useful in work I was doing on axis shifts,
especially the diagrams and data concerning sea level rises/falls
associated with the magnitude of the shifts. I think the layout
of the book could have been better, but I was impressed with
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pretty good.......1999-09-16
I thought this book was very educationa
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Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Repetitive Strain Injury: Current Concepts in Diagnosis, Management, Disability, and Health Economics (Journal ... 2) (Journal of Skeletal Pain, Vol 3, No 2)
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The Parting of Ways: A Personal Account of the Thirties
Shiela Grant Duff
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The Man Called Swede
Walter N. Hokanson
Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
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A comprehensive program to help asthma sufferers identify their triggers, make changes in their environment, diet, and lifestyle, and reduce their dependence on drugs.
• Evaluates the full range of therapies, including acupuncture, herbalism, massage, yoga, and breathing exercises, as well as standard pharmaceuticals.
• By the authors of the bestselling Food Allergies and Food Intolerance.
• Provides special advice for parents with asthmatic children.
Almost everyone with asthma could be feeling better and using fewer drugs; this book shows you how. Internationally recognized authorities on allergies and asthma, Dr. Jonathan Brostoff and Linda Gamlin provide a comprehensive step-by-step program to help you identify your personal asthma triggers and make changes in your environment, diet, and lifestyle that can reduce your exposure to allergens and your need for drugs. The authors have examined the most up-to-date research to offer a critical survey of the full range of asthma therapies, from alternatives such as acupuncture, herbalism, yoga, and breathing exercises to the commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals. Expectant mothers and fathers with asthma will appreciate the information on how to reduce the risk of their unborn child acquiring the disease, and parents will find advice that can help their asthmatic children lead happier, healthier lives.
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This book is a life saver!!.......2001-04-07
I am an allergy sufferer who recently developed asthma and anaphalyxis (a severe life threatening condition where your airway may be come obstructed and your blood pressure dramatically drops). After suffering 7 anaphalactic episodes in a week and a half (which required calling 911 and one hospital admission) I decided to pick up this book. My doctors couldn't figure out the trigger for these episodes, but this book had the answers. After reading the chapter that deals with food allergies that trigger asthma and anaphalyxis, we discovered that some of the foods I had eaten had sulfur dioxide as a preservative. I knew I was allergic to sulfa drugs, but it never occurred to me to look for sulfur in foods. I have become an avid label reader since. This book also offers insight on avoiding and removing asthma triggers, as well as how to recognize and treat an on-set of an asthma attack. I can't say enough good things for this book. Do yourself and your doctor a favor--get this book!!
Surveys and evaluates all manner of asthma therapies.......2001-03-13
Jonathan Brostoff, M.D. and biochemist Linda Gamlin bring together their extensive expertise on evolutionary biology, the immune system, integrative medicine, and allergies therapies to present the non-specialist general reader with a clear, accessible, comprehensive guide to all aspects of on of today's most common and widespread health problems in Asthma: The Complete Guide To Integrative Therapies. This exhaustive tome surveys and evaluates all manner of asthma therapies ranging from common pharmaceuticals to alternative medicine approaches. The authors include a step-by-step program to help asthma sufferers identify triggers and make healthful changes. Special advice is provided parents with asthmatic children for the purpose of helping families insure those children live happier, healthier lives. Of special note is the information provided expectant parents with asthma to reduce their risk of their unborn child in acquiring this respiratory affliction. Asthma: The Complete Guide To Integrative Therapies is simply the best guide currently available to asthmatics and their families.
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Back to the Front: Tourisms of War
Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press
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Diller + Scofidio: Eyebeam Atelier of New Media & Technology: The Charles and Ray Eames Lecture
ASIN: 1568980140 |
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Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D-Day, Back to the?Front is designed by the collaborative team Diller + Scofidio (see?also Flesh) and includes their newest project, sited on the tour route of the five D-Day beaches. Seductive in its design and production, Back to the Front provides critical analyses of the complex relationship between tourism and war as related forms of conquest.?
?Back to the Front is comprised of three sections. The first presents suitCase Studies: the Production of a National Past, an installation by Diller + Scofidio exhibited in the U.S. and France. ?
?The second portion consists of original texts on the theme of war and?tourism by five contemporary authors, whose fields range from hilosophy to cultural theory to fiction: George Van den Abbeele envisages?"Militarism and Tourism as transcultural forms of invasion in ompetition with each other"; Jean-Louis Déotte shows that "tourism no longer feeds solely on the wartime event . . . it is no longer soft, contemporary form of conquest . . . Tourism, rather, becomes?an essential military objective"; Thomas Keenan interrogates the?hyper-mediatization of these same wars "as proof of the birth of new?strategic requirements, cultural and media-oriented alike, for military?strategies"; Frederick Migayrou inquires into "a territorial application,?the landings and mechanics behind them, so as to enhance, in negative?relief, an impossible psychology of combat, one that arises from a?procedural complexity leading the body to . . . its total?destruction"; and Lynne Tillman offers the novella "Lust for Loss."?
?The final section of the book is Diller + Scofidio's project: in full?color, these five fold-out documents (one for each beach), deploy hybrid?photo-drawings and text-weaves to probe the relationship between these confrontations.
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Linear Multivariable Control: Algebraic Analysis and Synthesis Methods
A. I. G. Vardulakis
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Details the basic theory of polynomial and fractional representation methods for algebraic analysis and synthesis of linear multivariable control systems. It also serves as a self-contained treatise of the mathematical theory so that results and techniques of the ``state space approaches'' for regular and singular systems appear as special cases of a general theory covering the wider class of PMDs of linear systems. Among the topics covered are: real rational vector spaces and rational matrices, pole and zero structure of rational matrices at infinity, proper and omega stable rational fuctions and matrices.
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