"Fans of American folk art masters will love learning to draw and paint in the comforting, nostalgic style of their favorite artists. Popular folk artist Joy Laforme's subjects include quaint homes, colorful gardens, picturesque farms, and textured florals, and now you can create your own sense of nostalgia using the simple step-by-step projects she's created for this book. Draw on America's rich artistic tradition and heritage and try a fun, approachable...

"Focusing on the content that students need to know for effective practice, this text offers evidence-based coverage of the aging process, factors contributing to healthy aging, and unique aspects of disease presentation and management in older adults. Content is logically organized in five units that provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of the aging process and guide students through the complexities of gerontological care. The tenth edition...

Opening with the notorious bonfires of "un-German" and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, Burning the Books takes us on a 3000-year journey through the destruction of knowledge and the fight against all the odds to preserve it. Richard Ovenden, director of the world-famous Bodleian Library, explains how attacks on libraries and archives have been a feature of history since ancient times but have increased...

This timely handbook presents today's available information on cannabis and its uses in all areas of patient care. "Medical Marijuana: A Clinical Handbook" summarizes what is currently known about the positive and negative health impacts of cannabis, detailed pharmacological profiles of both THC and CBD, considerations for each medical specialty, treatment approaches used by practicing clinicians, and insights into the history of cannabis and the...

Electrocardiograms (or "ECGs") can seem very daunting when you first try to read them. There are so many squiggles, often visualized in six different "boxes" on the ECG interpretation page. You've been told that those squiggles mean something important about the heart--but what? In this guide, you will understand how ECGs are performed, what they represent about the heart, and what it means to see something you don't think is normal. Before you get...

"By comparing current abuses of the truth with abuses from the past, this book will help you better understand how we got to where we now are, see how we can move beyond the post-truth era, and develop highly practical skills for separating truth from lies"--

"You are about to learn how to free yourself from emotional turmoil and from personality and other psychological disorders by leveraging the full power of dialectical behavior therapy!"--Page 4 of cover.

An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today's foremost thinkers in crisis management. "The future may still be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of constant, consistent catastrophe, where things more often go wrong than they go right. So why do we still fumble when disaster hits? Why are we always one step behind? In The Devil Never Sleeps, Juliette Kayyem lays the groundwork for a new...

"In The Trauma Virus, Dr. Conti examines the most recent research, clinical best practices, and dozens of real-life stories to present a deeper, richer, and more urgent view of trauma"--