This is a book about man and his world.

His natural world, his social world, his inner world.

Weaving together psychoanalysis with ecology, anthropology, religion and sociology, I try to advocate a state of freedom and magic as a way for the human race to thrive on Earth.

I do not like our artificial ways of surviving, that have us blindly depending upon fear and the need for survival.

As I see it, fear leads to destruction and that surely is what we are witnessing in our relation to our pla...

How do certain beliefs and fears arise?

Why do I do what I do?

What can I do to take control of my life?

How do I create harmony with my environment?

These are important life questions that many people struggle

with, but do not have the answers to. The world is becoming

increasingly complex and there is a growing need for awareness

about ourselves and about life. But how do you become aware,

and of what?

Consciousness is essential in it lie the answers to the why.

Only when you can e...

In the early 1980s, gynaecologist Paul Devroey and paediatrician, clinical pathologist and researcher André Van Steirteghem lay the foundations of the now world-renowned Brussels IVF at the Free University of Brussels (VUB). They and their team gradually refine the techniques for in vitro fertilisation and discover the method of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), during which one sperm cell is injected into an egg cell. This chance discovery ultimately turns out to be a solution for ma...

Principles of Biomedical Ethics, eighth edition, provides a highly original, practical, and insightful guide to morality in the health professions. Acclaimed authors Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress thoroughly develop and advocate for four principles that lie at the core of moral reasoning in health care: respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice.Drawing from contemporary research, and integrating detailed case studies and vivid real-life examples and scenarios, th...

Completely revised from cover to cover, Human Embryology and Developmental Biology, 6th Edition, helps you master complex concepts on every aspect of normal and abnormal human development. Dr. Bruce M.

Carlson provides authoritative, readable coverage of today's scientific knowledge in this fast-changing field, keeping you up to date with what you need to know for coursework, exams, and clinical practice. Features an extensive, full-color illustration program, with hundreds of superb clinical...

Incorporating the most important advances in the rapidly-evolving field of cancer biology, this book remains the defining course text on its subject. Students, instructors, researchers, and clinicians the world over admire its authoritative content, clear explanations, extensive full-color art program, and pedagogical features that promote a deep conceptual understanding of the science through the lens of fascinating tales of scientific discovery.

Molecules and Medicine provides, for the first time ever, a completely integrated look at chemistry, biology, drug discovery, and medicine. It delves into the discovery, application, and mode of action of more than one hundred of the most significant molecules in use in modern medicine.

This is a completely revised edition of a comprehensive and popular introduction to the fast moving area of Forensic Genetics. The text begins with key concepts needed to fully appreciate the subject and moves on to examine the latest developments in the field. Now illustrated in full colour throughout, this accessible textbook includes numerous references to relevant casework.

With information on the full process of DNA evidence from collection at the scene of a crime to presentation in a le...

Now in its 9th edition and fully updated to reflect 21st century podiatric practice Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle continues to be essential reading for students entering the profession, qualified podiatrists and other health care professionals interested in the foot. Written by a renowned team of expert editors and international contributors it gives up-to-date, evidence-based content of the highest quality. Podiatric students should find everything they need within its covers to pa...

MR is a powerful modality. At its most advanced, it can be used not just to image anatomy and pathology, but to investigate organ function, to probe in vivo chemistry, and even to visualise the brain thinking. However, clinicians, technologists and scientists struggle with the study of the subject.

The result is sometimes an obscurity of understanding, or a dilution of scientific truth, resulting in misconceptions. This is why MRI from Picture to Proton has achieved its reputation for practic...