For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series (R) has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Anesthesia Secrets, 6th Edition offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in the practice of anesthesiology. This bestselling resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, an...

Combining detailed descriptions of pelvic anatomy with easy-to-follow instructions for gynecologic procedures, Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecologic Surgery, 5th Edition, is a comprehensive, up-to-date atlas that reflects current practices in this fast-changing field. Pelvic anatomy and surgical operations are depicted through full-color anatomic drawings, correlative surgical artwork with step-by-step photographs, and computer-assisted hybrid photo illustrations. Complete coverage of both ...

One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do.

Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why did so many people in post-medieval Europe believe in witches?

Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questions about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligble sources.

Over the last few decades, banks, insurers, pension funds, investments firms and other financial institutions have become subject to sometimes dramatically new, but always substantially more, legislation. This is especially true for the EU. Moreover, Brexit has already caused profound changes to the dynamics of EU financial regulation, and its effects will likely become ever-more significant in the years to come.

This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to these developments, and, mor...

A guide for students through their dissertation helping them to feel confident at every stage of their independent psychology research projects.

This book is a practical handbook for entrepreneurship in tourism related industries. The book will provide students and prospective entrepreneurs with the knowledge, know-how and best practices in order to assist them in planning, implementing and managing business ventures in the field of tourism. It constitutes a valuable contribution to developing the necessary knowledge, competencies and skills of entrepreneurial decision-making and ventures.

It would serve as a guide for those studying ...

Put yourself in the box seat at exam time ...The days of cramming dry anatomical facts are over. It's time to look at anatomy as an opportunity to appreciate a fascinating world of relationships and interconnections.Featuring:The complete spectrum of systematic and topographic anatomy: clearly structured and vividly presented, featuring superb high-quality imagesA combined text and atlas: takes into account a variety of species, an ideal resource for developing a comprehensive understanding o...

Leiders zijn net dat tikkeltje anders dan managers en leidinggevenden. Ze worden niet zozeer geboren of gemaakt. Ze worden zo genoemd. De sterkste leiders zijn zij die altijd doorzetten ondanks tegenslagen en uiteindelijk toch resultaat halen.Leiders maken het verschil door wie ze zijn: ze maken het verschil door hun persoon, hun unieke stijl, hun karakter en hun unieke persoonlijkheid. Niet door hun systemen en methoden. Ze vertellen mobiliserende verhalen die de uitdagingen zichtbaar, aantr...

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Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is a unique text that explores tourism demand, supply, organisation and resources for every country worldwide. The eighth edition is brought up to date with features such as: An exploration of current issues such as climate change, overtourism, expedition cruises, film tourism, economic and cultural impacts of tourism. New and updated case studies throughout.

More emphasis on South-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Online resour...