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  • MAMLUKS AND CRUSADERS
    ROBERT IRWIN
    Mamluks and Crusaders: Men of the Sword and Men of the Pen brings together a series of studies, based mainly on medieval Arabic sources, of Middle Eastern history and society in the late Middle Ages. Several of these studies deal with the confrontation between the Mamluks and the Crusaders. Others deal with aspects of Mamluk society and culture in Egypt and Syria from the 13th ...

    $4,500.00

  • SURVEY OF MEDIA
    STACEY O. IRWIN
    An accessible and exciting new textbook that provides students with an in-depth historical and conceptual understanding of the nature and function of media in society. Stacey O. Irwin contextualizes media objects and experiences – including cinema, TV, phones, gaming, radio and podcasting, journalism, publishing, advertising, and more – into three descriptive sections: screens,...

    $1,100.00

  • MEDICAL PRESENTATIONS
    TERRY IRWIN / JULIE TERBERG / ECHO SWINFORD
    “A comprehensive guide to planning, constructing, and delivering presentations. This is the missing manual that every doctor needs”. Rowan Parks, Professor of Surgical Sciences and Honorary Consultant Surgeon, University of Edinburgh; President of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh “A fantastic, fool proof guide to presenting like a pro!” Alice Roberts, Professor of Public ...

    $960.00

  • ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF VASCULAR HALOPHYTES
    IRWIN A. UNGAR
    Ecophysiology of Vascular Halophytes provides a useful update to existing literature describing the ecophysiological responses of vascular halophytes to environmental stresses present in saline habitats. The success of species growing in these extreme environments is related to a number of adaptations, including the timing of phenological events, phenotypic plasticity and genet...

    $1,760.00

  • NEAR-INFRARED SPECKLE CONTRAST DIFFUSE CORRELATION TOMOGRAPHY FOR NONCONTACT IMAGING OF TISSUE BLOOD FLOW DISTRIBUTION
    DANIEL IRWIN / SIAVASH MAZDEYASNA / CHONG HUANG / MEHRANA MOHTASEBI / XUHUI LUI / LEI CHEN / GUOQIANG YU
    Imaging of tissue blood flow (BF) distributions provides vital information for the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of various vascular diseases. The innovative near-infrared speckle contrast diffuse correlation tomography (scDCT) technique produces full 3D BF distributions. Many advanced features are provided over competing technologies including high sampling density, fas...

    $560.00

  • HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAM PLANNING THROUGH A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS
    IRWIN NESOFF
    Human Service Program Planning Through a Social Justice Lens provides a foundation in social justice to students while developing practical skills and knowledge about the steps and tasks involved in planning social programs. Through the "parallel process" of contextualizing social issues while teaching the process of program planning, students will develop a perspective on the ...

    $1,240.00

  • THE ENGLISH LIBRARY
    RAYMOND IRWIN
    Originally published in 1966, this book studied the background against which libraries in England have developed since classical times and the part they played in the formation of 20th Century bibliographic culture and bibliomania. Part 1 discusses the power of the written book in antiquity and follows the story from Greek and Roman times to Roman Britain and through Saxon and ...

    $860.00

  • THE HERITAGE OF THE ENGLISH LIBRARY
    RAYMOND IRWIN
    Originally published in 1964 this volume continues the studies of the history of libraries and incorporates material included in The Origins of the English Library with some additional material. It was published at a time when there was a marked revival of interest in the historical background of libraries and reading. The book examines the social and intellectual background ag...

    $860.00

  • IT HAPPENS IN LOUISIANA
    SAM IRWIN
    Only in the Bayou State do Louisianans travel door to door on horseback collecting gumbo ingredients for Mardi Gras gatherings. Residents compete in egg pâquer contests to see who can crack their opponent's Easter egg first. Louisiana is a place where frequent collisions with natural disasters can inspire a drink like Pat O'Brien's famous hurricane. And the state's history is f...

    $251.00

  • PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVES ON INTENSE INVOLVEMENT IN SPORTS
    IRWIN HIRSCH / ‎PHILLIP BLUMBERG / ‎ROBERT WATSON
    This book is a unique volume that brings a variety of psychoanalytic perspectives to the study of sport. It highlights the importance of sports for different individuals and how the function and use of sports can be brought into the consulting room. Passionate interest in actively engaging in sports is a universal phenomenon. It is striking that this aspect of human life, prior...

    $800.00

  • COMMUNICATING WITH ASIA
    HARRY IRWIN
    Anyone who deals with people from different cultures needs intercultural communication skills whether they are in the workplace, on a business trip overseas, dealing with foreign guests or simply socializing with friends. This is not just a matter of knowing how to bow in Japan or what gifts to give in Korea. Rather, it is necessary to understand the dynamics of different cultu...

    $1,160.00

  • THE FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME
    IRWIN JON RUSSELL
    Discover the latest information for correctly diagnosing FMS at your practice The National Fibromyalgia Association estimates that about 10 million Americans and approximately 3% of the population worldwide suffer with fibromyalgia syndrome, yet the criteria used by doctors to diagnose fibromyalgia is 14 years out of date. The Fibromyalgia Syndrome examines the expert consensus...

    $740.00

  • THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
    EDWARD W GONDOLF / IRWIN M MARCUS / JAMES DOUGHERTY
    This collection of contemporary essays addresses the imposing changes occurring in the global economy and presents thoughtful policy options for managing them. The debate among these experts vividly illustrates the dimensions and consequences of the new global economy for the U.S. population and suggests appropriate policies for mitigating its impact. Contrasting perspectives o...

    $1,200.00

  • TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA
    IRWIN P STOTZKY
    The transition to democracy in Latin America encompasses adjustments in norms and institutions regarding the strictures of the rule of law. This book addresses the critical role of the judiciary in the transition. The contributors examine the significance of the independence of the judiciary, which ensures institutional integrity and freedom from p ...

    $1,200.00

  • REDUCING PROJECT RISK
    RALPH L. KLIEM / IRWIN S. LUDIN
    What are my chances of completing this project successfully? What could prevent me? How can I anticipate potential threats? These are the kinds of questions you are likely to ask yourself when you become responsible for an important project. And these are the kinds of question Reducing Project Risk will help you answer. Drawing on examples from a variety of business activities...

    $1,160.00

  • TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD THROUGH RECESSION
    SARAH IRWIN
    Long-running trends towards increasing inequality between the rich and poor across Europe have been exacerbated by the 2008 global financial crisis and its aftermath. As employment opportunities for young people diminish and as the welfare state is pulled back, pathways to adulthood change and become more difficult to navigate. Transitions to Adulthood Through Recession consist...

    $1,119.00

  • VOTES, MONEY, AND THE CLINTON IMPEACHMENT
    IRWIN MORRIS
    In the first in-depth examination of politics of the Clinton impeachment, Morris looks at the impact of local constituencies on impeachment rather than the popular press focus on partisan animosity and ethical standards. Though most legislators sided with their constituents on the issue of impeachment, a significant number—nearly all Republican—did not. Using the most recent wo...

    $640.00

  • NEW REALITIES IN AUDIO
    STEPHAN SCHÜTZE / ANNA IRWIN-SCHÜTZE
    The new realities are here. Virtual and Augmented realities and 360 video technologies are rapidly entering our homes and office spaces. Good quality audio has always been important to the user experience, but in the new realities, it is more than important, it’s essential. If the audio doesn’t work, the immersion of the experience fails and the cracks in the new reality start ...

    $1,080.00

  • MAKING A DIFFERENCE
    IRWIN DEUTSCHER
    Emphasis on measurement techniques can interfere with understanding how well particular social programs in their field work. In Making a Difference: The Practice of Socioloy, Irwin Deutscher links traditional sociological concerns with applied sociology in an effort to overcome this problem. He contributes to the debate over the extent to which health, educational, and social p...

    $660.00

  • ANALYTICAL AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY
    IRWIN M. CHAIKEN
    This volume presents discussions of theoretical and experimental considerations that have led to the analytical affinity chromatography field, as well as current efforts to use this methodology to characterize the interaction mechanisms of biological macromolecules and to establish conditions for employing bioaffinity chromatographic systems as preparative tools. The chapters i...

    $1,480.00

  • FRAMES OF REMEMBRANCE
    IWONA IRWIN-ZARECKA
    What is the symbolic impact of the Vietnam War Memorial? How does television change our engagement with the past? Can the efforts to wipe out Communist legacies succeed? Should victims of the Holocaust be celebrated as heroes or as martyrs? These questions have a great deal in common, yet they are typically asked separately by people working in distinct research areas in differ...

    $1,380.00

  • JACOB VINER
    DOUGLAS A. IRWIN
    This book presents, for the first time, a detailed transcription of Jacob Viner's Economics 301 class as taught in 1930. These lecture notes provide insight into the legacy of Jacob Viner, whose seminal contributions to fields such as international economics and the history of economics are well known, but whose impact in sparking the revival of Marshallian microeconomics in th...

    $1,420.00

  • DRUGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
    IRWIN W. SHERMAN
    Drugs are used in the diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, prevention or cure of disease. This is a book about drugs, how they came to be, and how they exert their ‘magic’. Today we have drugs to protect against infectious diseases, to alleviate aches and pains, to allow new organs to replace the old, and for brain functions to be modified. Yet, for the most part the manner by wh...

    $660.00

  • THE WELFARE STATE CRISIS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL SERVICE WORK
    MICHAEL FABRICANT / STEVE F. BURGHARDT / IRWIN EPSTEIN
    This book has emerged in response to social service workers' vivid descriptions of changes in the practice of their craft during the past 15 years and to the scanty literature that addressed their concerns. Few works have attempted to explore the interplay between the recent broader changes affecting the welfare state (fiscal crisis, cost containment, privatization, etc) and th...

    $860.00

  • PICTURING
    MICHAEL IRWIN
    First published in 1979. Most of the great nineteenth century novelists strove to render in words the people and places that they invented and most readers of fiction picture in their imagination these characters and scenes. This book investigates both types of ‘picturing’, exploring the principles and problems concerned, and sheds light on the workings of fiction — reassessing...

    $1,160.00

  • DERRIDA AND THE WRITING OF THE BODY
    JONES IRWIN
    Michel Foucault refers to 1965-1970 as, in philosophical terms, 'the five brief, impassioned, jubilant, enigmatic years'. This book reinterprets Jacques Derrida's work from this period, most especially in L'Écriture et la Différence (Writing and Difference), and argues that a transformation takes place here which has been marginalized in readings of his work to date. Irwin fol...

    $1,460.00

  • THE POLICY ANALYST'S HANDBOOK
    LEWIS G. IRWIN
    This rigorous but very accessible guide to the main concepts and techniques of policy analysis is intended for students and in-service professionals who want to become more efficient and effective in their work. The book equips readers with a structured and disciplined step-by-step approach to decision making, defining issues and applying the powerful techniques of policy analy...

    $2,040.00

  • GEORGE MARSHALL
    DEBI UNGER / IRWIN UNGER / STANLEY HIRSHSON
    "A full-scale biography of this great soldier-statesman that is both comprehensively researched and highly readable" ( Publishers Weekly). Here is the first biography to offer a complete picture of the life of George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945 and the military leader who actually ran World War II for America as he oversaw all personnel and lo...

    $251.00

  • THE INTERPERSONAL TRADITION
    IRWIN HIRSCH
    In The Interpersonal Tradition: The Origins of Psychoanalytic Subjectivity, Irwin Hirsch offers an overview of psychoanalytic history and in particular the evolution of Interpersonal thinking, which has become central to much contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice. This book of Hirsch’s selected papers provides an overview of his work on the topic over a thirty year pe...

    $1,420.00

  • COGNITIVE INTERFERENCE
    IRWIN G. SARASON
    In this volume, the first synthesis of work on cognitive interference, leading researchers, theorists, and clinicians from around the world confront a number of important questions about intrusive thoughts and suggest a challenging agenda for the future. ...

    $1,380.00


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