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Foundations of Maternal-Newborn Nursing - Text and Mosby's Maternal-Newborn & Women's Health Nursing Video Skills Package»rank: 703608by: Sharon Smith Murray, Emily Slone McKinney, Mosby
: :This convenient, money-saving package is a must-have for students training for a career in nursing. It includes Murray's Foundations of Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 4th edition text and Mosby's Maternal-Newborn & Women's Health Nursing Video Skills. |
Thinking Through Cinema: Film as Philosophy»rank: 1013067from: Blackwell Publishing
: :The collection brings together a wide range of contributors, including both philosophers and film scholars. All of them address the question of whether philosophy can take the form of, or be articulated through, film. A new text for the growing field of philosophy of film, engaging with a variety of questions concerning the relationship between film and art, aesthetics and philosophy. Explores a wide variety of forms and periods of film, such as the avant-garde, continental film and popular American cinema, to present diverse answers to this question. Draws on a range of films, from the works of Hitchcock to Mission: Impossible and Being John Malkovich. |
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Culture of Prejudice: Arguments in Critical Social Science»rank: 1013067by: Judith Blackwell, Murray Smith, John Sorenson
: :Rejecting the 'even-handedness' of many introductory social science texts, this innovative book presents strong and provocative arguments on contemporary social issues that will stimulate readers to think critically. The principle theme of the book is that social science is at its best, and most exciting, when it confronts and refutes the 'culture of prejudice' - an intricate system of beliefs and attitudes which sustains forms of social oppression, and which is, itself, sustained by ignorance and fear of the unknown and the unfamiliar. Such a critical social science, it is argued, can make an important contribution to promoting human freedom and extending human capacities. This short and passionately argued book is an ... |
Stone Dancer: Stone Dancer»rank: 460448by: Murray Smith
: :Receiving a distress call from a double agent and former lover, British spymaster David Jardine races to Beirut, only to be kidnapped by the Mossad, who wants Jardine to investigate a counterfeiting scheme aimed at the U.S. Treasury. Reprint. |
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Legacy»rank: 3536543by: Murray Smith
: :Receiving a distress call from a double agent and former lover, British spymaster David Jardine races to Beirut, only to be kidnapped by the Mossad, who wants Jardine to investigate a counterfeiting scheme aimed at the U.S. Treasury. Reprint. |
Maternal-Child Nursing - Text with FREE Study Guide Package»rank: 588317by: Emily Slone McKinney, Susan R. James, Sharon Smith Murray, Jean Ashwill
: :This convenient, money-saving package includes the McKinney: Maternal-Child Nursing, 2e text plus a companion Study Guide at no extra cost! The textbook covers both the maternity and pediatrics portions of the nursing curriculum. A condensed format makes this book ideal for programs that teach this content in an extremely abbreviated time period. Written by expert educators in both arenas, this text provides a consistent level of depth and accuracy as well as a student-friendly writing style. Current issues and trends are addressed through the use of community nursing care plans, expanded health promotion content, enhanced communication tips, and parent/child teaching boxes.Want to Know boxes guide the student in teaching women, parents, and ... |
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Film Theory and Philosophy»rank: 1044976from: Oxford University Press, USA
: :This volume of new essays energizes a growing movement in film theory which questions and seeks to overturn many of the assumptions that have governed film theory for the last twenty years. The book brings together film scholars and philosophers in a united commitment to the standards of argumentation that characterize analytic philosophy rather than a single doctrinal approach. The essays address such topics as authorship, emotion, ideology, representation, and expression in film. |
Honour (Nick Hern Book)»rank: 1064635by: Joanna Murray-Smith
: :Gus and Honor have been happily married for thirty-two years. She is a successful writer, he is a revered columnist. They have a perfect understanding of each other. Until a pushy young female journalist—on assignment to profile Gus—quite deliberately seeks to undermine that understanding. The fallout is dreadful—but beautifully and convincingly portrayed in all its painful consequences. |
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Managing Performance, Managing People: Understanding and Improving Team Performance»rank: 1300591by: Murray Ainsworth, Neville Smith, Anne Millership
: : Performance management is the most effective and practical way to address human resource and productivity issues! This is a practical, jargon-free guide for all managers and supervisors. Explains how to build individual and team performance by managing better. Identifies key factors to be used in a 'performance equation'. Performance is the key. As a manager, it is what you are paid for, getting performance from your team by using all the resources at your disposal. Performance management can be applied in any organization and it is widely acknowledged that performance management is the most effective and practical way to address human resource and productivity issues. This is a practical, jargon free ... |
Barron's GED Canada (Barron's How to Prepare for the Ged High School Equivalency Examination Canadian Edition)»rank: 1195284by: Murray Rockowitz Ph.D., Samuel C. Brownstein, Max Peters, Ira K. Wolf Ph.D., M.A., Christopher Smith
: :Specifically focused to prepare Canadian test takers for the GED high school equivalency exams, this new edition covers Canadian literature and Canadian social studies topics, balanced by a global perspective. It reflects the unique features found exclusively on the Canadian GED, and uses metric units for relevant math subject review and questions. It also presents a full-length diagnostic test with answer keys, answer analyses, and self-appraisal charts. Two additional GED practice exams reflect the actual Canadian GED in length, question types, and degree of difficulty. All questions are answered and explained. |