• Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences, 5th Edition

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    The 5th edition of this popular introduction to statistics for the medical and health sciences has undergone a significant revision, with several new chapters added and examples refreshed throughout the book. Yet it retains its central philosophy to explain medical statistics with as little technical detail as possible, making it accessible to a wide audience. 

     

    Helpful multi-choice exercises are included at the end of each chapter, with answers provided at the end of the book.  Each analysis technique is carefully explained and the mathematics kept to minimum. Written in a style suitable for statisticians and clinicians alike, this edition features many real and original examples, taken from the authors’ combined many years’ experience of designing and analysing clinical trials and teaching statistics.

     

    Students of the health sciences, such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and radiography should find the book useful, with examples relevant to their disciplines. The aim of training courses in medical statistics pertinent to these areas is not to turn the students into medical statisticians but rather to help them interpret the published scientific literature and appreciate how to design studies and analyse data arising from their own projects.  However, the reader who is about to design their own study and collect, analyse and report on their own data will benefit from a clearly written book on the subject which provides practical guidance to such issues.

     

    The practical guidance provided by this book will be of use to professionals working in and/or managing clinical trials, in academic, public health, government and industry settings, particularly medical statisticians, clinicians, trial co-ordinators. Its practical approach will appeal to applied statisticians and biomedical researchers, in particular those in the biopharmaceutical industry, medical and public health organisations.

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  • The Advanced Practitioner in Acute, Emergency and Critical Care (Advanced Clinical Practice)

    The Advanced Practitioner in Acute, Emergency and Critical Care

    Dedicated text for trainee and newly-qualified Advanced Practitioners specialising in acute, emergency and critical care

    Aligned with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulatory body requirements, this formative text is the first of its kind, covering a variety of key topics for advanced practitioners working in acute, emergency and critical care.

    Written by experienced advanced practitioners and academics closely involved in the delivery of both the clinical and academic components of advanced practice training programmes, The Advanced Practitioner in Acute, Emergency and Critical Care presents:

    • Complex decision making, covering legal and ethical frameworks (including patient safety), communication skills and breaking bad news, and end of life care
    • Diagnosis and management of patients, covering radiology, principles of point of care ultrasound (PoCUS), laboratory tests and prescribing
    • Resuscitation and first stage management of the critically unwell, advanced resuscitation skills, shock, intra- and inter-hospital transfers, and organ donation
    • History taking, physical examination, and consultation models
    • Learning support with accreditation considerations boxes, clinical investigations, examination scenarios, pharmacology boxes, pathological and psychological considerations, social and cultural considerations, case studies, self-assessment questions, and more

    Utilising a multi-professional and inclusive framework of advanced level practice, this is an essential resource for all trainee and newly-qualified advanced practitioners. The text also serves as an excellent classroom aid for lecturers teaching advanced practice courses.

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  • CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion

    Fashion and creative director Sunita K. Nair presentsCarolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion, which pays homage to the style icon’s timeless, distinguished beauty and legacy in the first book of its kind.
     
    Foreword by Gabriela Hearst, award-winning designer to First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
     
    Preface by Edward Enninful, OBE, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue
     
    Long blonde hair, an iconic red lip, and effortless style―all signatures of fashion icon Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Carolyn used fashion as her medium. She hadn’t found her voice yet in front of the camera as Mrs. Kennedy, so she let her fashion speak to the world for her. With her attention to detail, strict color palette, and unique, unidentifiable looks with the brand labels deliberately removed, she was the essence of class―no label would ever define her. She didn’t choose to abide by the typical patrician standard expected from a woman of her position who had married into a family dynasty; instead, she did the unexpected and wore her revolutionary clothes with aplomb, confidence, and grace.
     
    Featuring spectacular photography and design, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion gathers the greats in the fashion world to speak of her timeless style and presents never-before-published personal anecdotes from friends and family, including such fashion luminaries as Graydon Carter, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Manolo Blahnik, Wes Gordon, Tory Burch, and Samira Nasr. This book is the ultimate commemoration of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s style, fashion code, and the impact she left behind nearly two decades later.
     
    Includes Color Images

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  • Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World

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    Disrupted Realism is the first book to survey the works of contemporary painters who are challenging and reshaping the tradition of Realism. Helping art lovers, collectors, and artists approach and understand this compelling new phenomenon, it includes the works of 38 artists whose paintings respond to the subjectivity and disruptions of modern experience. Widely published author and blogger John Seed, who believes that we are “”the most distracted society in the history of the world,”” has selected artists he sees as visionaries in this developing movement. The artists’ impulses toward disruption are as individual as the artists themselves, but all share the need to include perception and emotion in their artistic process. Six sections lay out and analyze common themes: “”Toward Abstraction,”” “”Disrupted Bodies,”” “”Emotions and Identities,”” “”Myths and Visions,”” “”Patterns, Planes, and Formations,”” and “”Between Painting and Photography.”” Interviews with each artist offer additional insight into some of the most incisive and relevant painting being created today.

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  • Vogue on Location: People, Places, Portraits

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    Travel around the globe with Vogue’s most exotic fashion, travel, and lifestyle stories

    Have fashion, will travel. That’s the vision behind Vogue on Location, a journey in itself through the many spectacular voyages that the magazine took over the years. Spanning a century, this remarkable book includes dispatches and travel writing by journalistic icons like Jan Morris, Truman Capote, Lee Miller, Lesley Blanch, and Frances FitzGerald, as well as stunning editorials from legendary photographers like Irving Penn, Henry Clarke, Helmut Newton, Arthur Elgort, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, and Annie Leibovitz.

    With historic reportage and landmark fashion shoots in far-flung locales like India, Iran, Morocco, Bali, Vogue on Location captures important moments in both travel and fashion history. An essential addition to any Vogue lover’s shelf, Vogue on Location is sure to inspire a sense of fantasy and flight.

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  • Technical Drawing 2: Mechanical Drawing (Longman International Technical Texts)

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    Technical Drawing 2: Mechanical Drawing is the second of three books which together provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of secondary school technical drawing syllabuses. The books are also suitable for Craft level courses such as engineering and building related subjects and for industrial training courses where an understanding of technical drawing is required. The three books may be used together or seperately to suit a variety of needs.

    Using numerous illustrations and easy-to-follow text, this book covers: drawing office practice; pictorial drawings; orthographic projection; section views; screw threads; engineering fasteners; assembly drawing; design process; materials.

    Other features of this book include exercises which may be used for self-study, revision or evaluation, and a full index.

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  • A Korean Approach to Actor Training

    A Korean Approach to Actor Training develops a vital, intercultural method of performer training, introducing Korean and more broadly East Asian discourses into contemporary training and acting practice.

    This volume examines the psychophysical nature of a performer’s creative process, applying Dahnhak, a form of Korean meditation, and its central principle of ki-energy, to the processes and dramaturgies of acting. A practitioner as well as a scholar, Jeungsook Yoo draws upon her own experiences of training and performing, addressing productions including Bald Soprano (2004), Water Station (2004) and Playing ‘The Maids’ (2013–2015).

    A significant contribution to contemporary acting theory, A Korean Approach to Actor Training provides a fresh outlook on performer training which will be invaluable to scholars and practitioners alike.

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  • Jamie cooks italy [hardcover], jamie’s friday night feast cookbook 2 books collection set

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    Jamie cooks italy [hardcover], jamie’s friday night feast cookbook 2 books collection set. Description:- Jamie Cooks Italy This wonderful, best-ever collection of recipes, deliver on big flavours and comfort; a celebration of truly great Italian food you’ll want to cook for yourself, your friends and your family. Featuring warming winter recipes including . . .· MUSHROOM BREAD SOUP, a thick, comforting soup with oregano, stinging nettles, porcini and chilli flakes. This dish is one guaranteed to make you smile. · POT ROAST CAULIFLOWER with sweet onions, anchovies, olives and white wine. This spectacular dish lets a big, juicy cauliflower take centre-stage. · WHOLE ROASTED SEA BASS served with fennel, olive and sweet orange salad, full of fragrant and fresh flavour. · WINTER SALAD with sweet roasted onions, garlic, crushed hazelnuts and Barolo dressing, perfect for colder weather. Jamie’s Friday Night Feast Cookbook With behind-the-scenes action shots of the famous café on Southend pier, Jamie is beside the seaside, cooking and eating fantastic food, along with his celebrity guests. It’ll be that ‘love at first bite’ feeling when you treat your family and friends to: · FEARNE COTTON’s Mexican fish tacos with all of the trimmings – sweet charred pineapple salsa, chunky guacamole, garlicky sour cream and jalapeno-spiked slaw · DAVID TENNANT’s Croatian-style cuttlefish risotto with chilli-spiked parsley oil · MARK HAMILL’s roast sirloin and Yorkshire puddings served with epic beef-bone gravy · SCARLETT MOFFATT’s Scotch eggs with fresh herbs and a spicy kick · JAMIE’s epic poached chicken and dumplings with mustard sauce and fiery horseradish And much, much more!

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  • Ladybird Tales Classic Collection – Hardcover Book Box Set

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    Ladybird Tales 23 Books Collection Box Set Pack (Cinderella, Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks & Three Bears, Hansel & Gretel, Jack And The Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow,White And The Seven Dwarfs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, etc) [Hardcover]Ladybird (Author)

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  • Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

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    Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues need to be figured out, such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability. In addition, we have an overwhelming variety of tools, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, stream or batch processors, and message brokers. What are the right choices for your application? How do you make sense of all these buzzwords?

    In this practical and comprehensive guide, author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate this diverse landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications.

      • Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively
      • Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools
      • Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity
      • Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built
      • Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures

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    • Coins of England 2024 Pre-Decimal (Standard Catalogue of British Coins)

      This historic reference work for British coins is still the only catalogue to feature every major coin type from Celtic to the Decimal coinage of Queen Elizabeth II, arranged in chronological order and divided into metals under each reign, then into coinages, denominations and varieties. All decimal coinage since 1968 is listed in a separate volume, available as an independent publication.

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    • James Gillray: A Revolution in Satire

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      A lavishly illustrated biography of James Gillray, inventor of the art of political caricature
       
      James Gillray (1756–1815) was late Georgian Britain’s funniest, most inventive, and most celebrated graphic satirist and continues to influence cartoonists today. His exceptional drawing, matched by his flair for clever dialogue and amusing titles, won him unprecedented fame; his sophisticated designs often parodied artists such as William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds, and Henry Fuseli, while he borrowed and wittily redeployed celebrated passages from William Shakespeare and John Milton to send up politicians in an age―as now―where society was fast changing, anxieties abounded, truth was sometimes scarce, and public opinion mattered.
       
      Tim Clayton’s definitive biography explores Gillray’s life and work through his friends, publishers―the most important being women―and collaborators, aiming to identify those involved in inventing satirical prints and the people who bought them. Clayton thoughtfully explores the tensions between artistic independence, financial necessity, and the conflicting demands of patrons and self-appointed censors in a time of political and social turmoil.
       
      Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

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    • Comparative Politics

      With unparalleled empirical material, this is the most comprehensive introduction to comparative politics written by the leading experts in the field who bring together a diverse and informed international perspective on comparative politics. Six new authors join the team for the sixth edition, bringing fresh ideas and insights to the comparative analysis the book provides.

      The new edition has been brought fully up to date with coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and challenges to the global international order. A new chapter on the Nation-State and multicultural citizenship focuses on identity, community, ethnicity, migration, and regions. In addition to this, a new chapter 11, ‘Direct Democracy’, provides cutting-edge analysis of referendums, citizen assemblies, and other forms of democratic innovations. Additional analysis of gender equality, poverty, and climate change is provided from a global perspective in the new chapter 22, which examines the impact of public policies. And finally, a new chapter 25, ‘Promoting and Protecting Democracy’, draws on the latest developments, such as global shifts towards authoritarian regimes and autocracy, and international relations perspectives, to present a clear overview of democracy promotion.

      An unrivalled amount of empirical material in the text illustrates the key similarities and differences across political systems. The wealth of empirical data also encourages students to go beyond the ‘what’ of comparison to the ‘how’. Combining cutting edge treatment of theories and truly global geographical coverage, this exciting textbook is essential reading for all comparative politics students.

      The sixth edition includes a wealth of embedded digital resources, which are accessible through the enhanced e-book. These include:

      – Multiple-choice questions for every section, designed to reinforce students’ understanding of key points through frequent and cumulative revision, and to assist with independent self-study
      – Interactive graphs with live-updating data, which allow readers to manipulate and customise their own charts, to help reinforce understanding of empirical data in the context of each chapter
      – A library of web links to relevant databases, blogs, debates, and videos, to help explore research interests and take learning further
      – Answers to end of chapter questions, which contain useful hints and tips to help tackle the knowledge-based, critical thinking, and applied questions
      – Videos of news reports, speeches, analysis, and key events to help bring theories and concepts to life
      – A bank of comparative tables and country profiles, which illustrate ideas and concepts, but can also be used in students’ own research and analysis, giving readers a real sense of how comparative politics works in practice.
      – An interactive flashcard glossary to test students’ knowledge and understanding of each chapter’s key terms

      Teaching resources for adopting lecturers include:
      – Seminar activities that lecturers can use to engage their students, based on the content of each chapter
      – A bank of questions for lecturers to use to test students’ understanding of key concepts covered in the chapters

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    • European Union Politics

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      European Union Politics is the most complete and issues-led introductory textbook on the European Union. Written by an expert team of contributors, it fully equips students to understand the European Union and the topical debates that surround it.

      Alongside rigorous coverage of the theory, institutions, and policies of the EU, the book engages with contemporary debates, and current crises. The seventh edition has been substantially updated, with significantly revised chapters on Brexit and the CJEU, as well as two new chapters covering the EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the European migration and refugee crisis.

      The text’s accessible writing style makes it the ideal starting point for anyone wishing to fully understand the workings of this complex and ever-evolving system. Throughout the book, students are supported by helpful learning features, including key points, questions, and examples.

      Digital formats and resources

      The seventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.

      The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access, along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

      In addition to supportive learning features within the book, the text is accompanied by online resources designed to help students to take their learning further.

      For students:
      – Test your knowledge of the chapter material and receive instant feedback with multiple choice questions
      – Revise key terms and concepts with a flashcard glossary
      – Prepare for assessments with help from the revision guide
      – Expand your knowledge of the EU’s member states with an interactive timeline of the EU
      – Conduct further research with relevant web links to additional reliable content

      For registered adopters of the text:
      – Reinforce key themes from each chapter with suggested seminar and essay questions
      – Use the adaptable PowerPoint slides as the basis for lecture presentations or as hand-outs in class

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    • The Art of SXO: Placing UX Design Methods into SEO Best Practices (Design Thinking)

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      Search Experience Optimization (SXO) is a fast growing field that combines the disciplines of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) and User Experience (UX) Design. It’s a holistic approach to creating websites that are not only optimized for search engines and bots, but for users too, a highly effective method of converting a websites visitors into customers and subscribers, leading some to think of it as SEO 2.0. 
      Recent industry reports suggests that front-end developers and web designers need to embrace SXO best practices to not only ensure websites are optimized by the metadata and analytics that SEO provides, but also ensure a website or application is easy-to-use and behaves in a way the user expects because happy users drive higher retention rates and higher revenue, which is essential for commercial app creators. 
      The Art of SXO aims to be a comprehensive guide to this emerging field, explaining what it is, how it works, and how to use it to improve search rankings, increase conversions rates, and ultimately grow a company’s revenue. This guide will be packed with tips, tricks, and tactics making it an essential resource for anyone looking to get the most out of their search traffic.
      What You’ll Learn

      • Apply SXO best practices and how it differs from tradition SEO
      • Optimize websites for both search engine bots and users
      • Increase a website’s ranking in SERPs
      • Improve a website’s conversion rates
      • Grow revenue from organic traffic

      Who This Book Is For
      Web developers and UX designers, technical SEO specialists, digital marketers and business owners who may have a basic understanding of SEO, CRO, UX design and core digital marketing concepts, but are looking to take their practices to the next level with SXO. 

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    • Formula 1 2020/2022 Technical Insights: Preview 2023 (Formula 1 Technical Insights)

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      An analysis of the technical evolution of the Formula 1 cars during the course of 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons through hundreds of drawings accompanied by painstakingly accurate technical/sporting texts. Three remarkable seasons for Formula 1, firstly with the pandemic – which drastically reduced the 2020 championship – to Red Bull’s return to form with the incredibly quick Max Verstappen proving to be a leader capable of challenging and defeating Lewis Hamilton in the controversial conclusion to the 2021, and then repeat the feat the following year. A world championship that saw Ferrari with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz back amongst the front runners, albeit missing out once again on the ultimate honours. Paolo Filisetti “escorts” the enthusiastic reader through these three seasons, revealing through his drawings, the technical innovation introduced by the various teams, many of which were the subject of often heated debate. The volume is completed by a rich preview dedicated to the 2023 World Championship, with a chapter reserved to the single-seaters of this season, a contribution on the rules and one on the main technical innovations seen in the first part of the Championship.

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    • Special Effects Guide Of Real Human Wounds and Injuries: Special Effects Guide Of Real Human Wounds and Injuries

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      This book is truly one of a kind in the Special Effects Industry. Are you tired of wading through all the internet junk on line when researching reference photos for your makeup special effects? This book covers it all from cuts and scrapes to stitches and skin ulcers. Now you can flip through hundreds of high definition, color photos and find exactly the reference photo you need. There is an easy to read and follow index to help you find your images and each chapter comes with a written description of what you are seeing and how to apply that to your makeup. Things are explained in an easy to follow way and point out the important elements of each section. This isn’t a “how to” special effects makeup book, it’s a reference guide of real injuries, wounds and skin conditions to help you achieve top notch special effects makeup. This book is designed just for makeup artists so there is no more going out and spending hundreds of dollars on medical book. This guide will make a great addition to your studio or keep it in your kit for a quick reference when time is of the essence.

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    • The Advertising Concept Book: Think Now, Design Later: a Complete Guide to Creative Ideas, Strategies and Campaigns

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      How do you write a great ad? Go straight to the basics: work out what you want to say, to whom you are saying it, and how you want to say it.Offering advice on everything from writing copy and choosing a typeface to how agencies work and the different strategies used for print, television, and online campaigns, the book includes exercises to help judge your work and that of others. Also featured are Barry’s concept drawings of over 400 of the greatest ads of all time.For the revised edition, both the interactive and the integrated chapters have been expanded, covering the latest concepts using digital technology and the progression of integrated 360° branding. New exercises have been created throughout, plus additional illustrations including recent award-winners like Cadbury’s “Gorilla” and Old Spice’s “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” both conceptually timeless campaigns.An essential guide for students in advertising, communications, marketing, and allied fields, this is also an invaluable reference for professionals.

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    • Art and Architecture of Sicily

      Art and Architecture of Sicily is the first book to cover the rich artistic heritage of Sicily from prehistory up to the late 20th century. Sicily’s strategic position in the centre of the Mediterranean led to settlement or conquest by a succession of different peoples – Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Muslims, Normans, Germans, French, Spanish – each one leaving its traces on Sicilian culture.

      The book provides a chronological survey, each section opening with a brief historical overview which is followed with an authoritative and engaging account of the development of the period’s art and architecture. The leading architects, artists and stylistic currents are all discussed and outstanding individual buildings and works of art are analysed, some famous, others which may be unfamiliar to readers. While architecture is the principal starting point for the understanding of each period, paintings and sculpture are treated in some detail; archaeology, urban development, patronage and decorative arts are also covered.

      The development of art and architecture in Sicily not interpreted as a story of artistic conquests, but as one of acculturation and creative transformation. The author instead reveals that successive layering of different cultures, and the way each one interacted with its predecessors produced art and architecture quite distinct from anywhere else in Europe. He thus challenges the commonly held view that Sicilian art and architecture is provincial and derivative, merely imitating the art of others.

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    • Rebel Moon: Wolf: Ex Nihilo: Cosmology & Technology: Creating a Galaxy: Worlds and Technology

      The first of two official companion books for the Zack Snyder-directed Netflix films Rebel Moon taking an exclusive in-depth look at the worlds and technology, ships and armament.

      From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making. When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors ― outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a new army of heroes is formed.

      Rebel Moon: Wolf: Ex Nihilo: Cosmology & Technology goes behind the scenes of these much-anticipated films to explore the planets, ships and technology of the galaxy. Bursting with exclusive on-set photography, concept art, storyboards by Zack Snyder, and more, accompanied by cast and crew interviews, the book takes an in-depth look at the making of the films.

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    • Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin) (Robert C. Martin Series)

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      Even bad code can function. But if code isn’t clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship . Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code “on the fly” into a book that will instill within you the values of a software craftsman and make you a better programmer—but only if you work at it. What kind of work will you be doing? You’ll be reading code—lots of code. And you will be challenged to think about what’s right about that code, and what’s wrong with it. More importantly, you will be challenged to reassess your professional values and your commitment to your craft. Clean Code is divided into three parts. The first describes the principles, patterns, and practices of writing clean code. The second part consists of several case studies of increasing complexity. Each case study is an exercise in cleaning up code—of transforming a code base that has some problems into one that is sound and efficient. The third part is the payoff: a single chapter containing a list of heuristics and “smells” gathered while creating the case studies. The result is a knowledge base that describes the way we think when we write, read, and clean code. Readers will come away from this book understanding How to tell the difference between good and bad code How to write good code and how to transform bad code into good code How to create good names, good functions, good objects, and good classes How to format code for maximum readability How to implement complete error handling without obscuring code logic How to unit test and practice test-driven development This book is a must for any developer, software engineer, project manager, team lead, or systems analyst with an interest in producing better code.

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    • Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Robert C. Martin) (Robert C. Martin Series)

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      Even bad code can function. But if code isn’t clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship . Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code “on the fly” into a book that will instill within you the values of a software craftsman and make you a better programmer—but only if you work at it. What kind of work will you be doing? You’ll be reading code—lots of code. And you will be challenged to think about what’s right about that code, and what’s wrong with it. More importantly, you will be challenged to reassess your professional values and your commitment to your craft. Clean Code is divided into three parts. The first describes the principles, patterns, and practices of writing clean code. The second part consists of several case studies of increasing complexity. Each case study is an exercise in cleaning up code—of transforming a code base that has some problems into one that is sound and efficient. The third part is the payoff: a single chapter containing a list of heuristics and “smells” gathered while creating the case studies. The result is a knowledge base that describes the way we think when we write, read, and clean code. Readers will come away from this book understanding How to tell the difference between good and bad code How to write good code and how to transform bad code into good code How to create good names, good functions, good objects, and good classes How to format code for maximum readability How to implement complete error handling without obscuring code logic How to unit test and practice test-driven development This book is a must for any developer, software engineer, project manager, team lead, or systems analyst with an interest in producing better code.

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    • John Cage: A Mycological Foray: Variations on Mushrooms

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      Foraging for mushrooms with John Cage: writing, art, photography and ephemera from an idiosyncratic chapter in the composer’s life Imagined as an extended mushroom-foraging expedition, John Cage: A Mycological Foray gathers together Cage’s mushroom-themed compositions, photographs, illustrations and ephemera. Indeterminacy Stories and other writings by Cage are interwoven throughout the first volume within a central essay examining Cage’s enduring relationship with mycology. Also included is a transcript of Cage’s 1983 performance, MUSHROOMS et Variationes. The second volume is the inaugural reproduction of Cage’s 1972 portfolio, Mushroom Book, authored in collaboration with illustrator Lois Long and botanist Alexander H. Smith. Readers are thus drawn through the landscape of Cage’s mycologically centred oeuvre and interests, discovering assorted works, images, compositions, philosophies and ephemera, as one might encounter assorted fungi and flora while foraging. John Cage: A Mycological Foray constitutes a new, idiosyncratic chapter in Cage’s oeuvre, a departure from the composer’s more established narrative. American composer and music theorist John Cage (1912–92) was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music and a leading figure of the postwar avant-garde. His influence extended to the realms of dance, poetry, performance and visual art.

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    • Alien Film Franchise Encyclopedia

      The definitive volume on the Alien film universe, covering the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware, and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant from an in-world perspective.

      The definitive volume on the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant. Structured in 3 traditional encyclopedic volumes – Non-Human, Human, Action in Nature – illustrated throughout with concept art, photography and illustrations, with a historical timeline and alphabetical index. From the Alien to Zeta 2 Reticuli, from the birth of Peter Weyland in 1990 to the USM Auriga’s Earthfall in 2381, this is the comprehensive and authoritative official tome on the Alien films.

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    • Crash Cards: OSCEs and History Stations for Medical Finals and UKMLA

      These unique new flashcards are designed to optimise the time medical students spend studying, re-reading and highlighting notes in preparation for OSCE examinations.

      The Crash Course book series has been a trusted favourite for generations of medical students having sold over 1 million copies internationally and translated in 8 different languages. New to Crash Course, these unique ‘Crash Cards’ comprehensively cover all the key scenarios commonly seen in OSCE exams. High yield patient cases, clinical skills, clinical examinations, procedures, and communication stations to cover even the most difficult OSCE scenarios.

      Flashcards are a fantastic aid for active recall and mimic the ‘grilling’ faced during ward rounds. These simple-to-use ‘Crash Cards’ will help you better manage your time, remember key facts, apply knowledge to practical scenarios – and pass your exams with ease. In addition, the printed pack also comes with access to the complete deck in electronic format, for even easier quick reference, anytime, anywhere.

      • Handy pocket-sized flash cards – perfect for self-testing or for preparing for OSCEs in a group
      • 78 high-quality patient photo highlighting most common ‘spot diagnosis’ stations
      • Over 190 high-yield OSCE cards spanning examination, history-taking and clinical skills stations most commonly found in exams
      • Reliable, trustworthy information – covers everything you need to remember for the exams
      • Clearly colour coded for easy organisation
      • Hole-punched with ring to help you carry a sub-set of cards, or for easy assimilation into your own notes and flashcards
      • Ideal for Finals exams, but also valuable for earlier years and advanced nurse practitioners and physicians associates
      • Companion to Crash Cards: Medicine and Surgery for Medical Finals

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    • Dream Businesses: Live and work on your own terms: New Ventures Across the Globe That Inspire and Excite

      Discover some of the most inspiring business, shops, and hospitality ideas changing the face of entrepreneurship.

      Discover outstanding businesses and the unique entrepreneurs who have brought them to life, from local Mescal producers to global food influencers. Dream Businesses showcases a diverse range of innovative entrepreneurs through photo-led features, providing readers with a glimpse into the extraordinary world of these businesses and the individuals who conceived them. In collaboration with Courier Media, this book takes you on a global journey, introducing a new generation that is changing the face of entrepreneurship.

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    • Marketing Plans: Profitable Strategies in the Digital Age

      The latest edition of the leading and internationally bestselling text on marketing planning

      In the newly revised ninth edition of Marketing Plans, a team of renowned marketing strategists and professors delivers a fully updated version of the gold standard in marketing planning textbooks. The book contains a proven, start-to-finish approach to planning your firm’s marketing and is complemented by brand-new content on digital marketing and sustainable marketing.

      The authors have also included best-practice guidance on omnichannel management, integrated marketing communications, key account management, and customer experience management. The book provides:

      • A best-practice, step-by-step process for coordinating marketing strategy and planning
      • Methods to create powerful, differentiated value propositions
      • Tools to prioritise marketing efforts on segments and strategies that will deliver the greatest returns in growth and profits
      • Lessons from the leaders on how to embed world-class marketing within the organisation.

      Perfect for students and executives alike in marketing, sales, strategy, and general management, Marketing Plans, 9th edition remains the world’s leading resource on the critical topic of marketing strategy and planning.

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    • Practical Programming for Strength Training

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    • GCSE Maths In Four Weeks Revision Guide – Grades 9-1

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      A proven revision strategy to help students achieve their target grade in GCSE or IGCSE maths. The author, Jeevan Singh, explains what he did to get an A* in GCSE maths a year early and how it can be easily modelled.

      Hundreds of students, up and down the UK, have boosted their grades in GCSE maths by simply ‘copying’ Jeevan’s revision principles (see the reviews below). His revision techniques are now being employed by dozens of schools across the UK.

      This guide can be used for all exam boards and new specifications (9-1) released in September 2015. Although this guide was designed primarily for students seeking a fast track to GCSE maths success, it can be used all year round to support your school studies.

      This is what you’ll find in the guide:

      The same revision schedule Jeevan followed to get an A* in GCSE maths a year early.
      The core maths concepts that you need to know as well as dozens of exam questions.
      The fatal mistake that thousands of students make in their revision and how you can avoid it
      The key ingredients for exam success
      The most crucial area in your revision yet it goes widely unnoticed. This is where the A and A* grades are achieved.
      3 unique memory retention techniques you can use to remember all you need to know for your exam.
      What process to follow a few days before your exam and why there is NO need to do any past papers at this point.
      Tips for scoring 100% in your exam.
      A simple technique that will allow you to spend up to 50% of your time doing the things you enjoy.
      How to revise for all your GCSE subjects and achieve a top grade in each one.
      A neat little trick to eliminate stress and anxiety on the day of your exam.

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    • Gordon Ramsay 3 Books Collection Set (Gordon Ramsay Ultimate Fit Food [Hardcover], Healthy Appetite, Fast Food)

      Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively:

      Titles:
      Gordon Ramsay Ultimate Fit Food [Hardcover]
      Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite
      Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food

      Gordon Ramsay 3 Books Collection Set:

      Gordon Ramsay Ultimate Fit Food [Hardcover]:
      ‘These are my go-to recipes when I want to eat well at home. My great hope is that they will inspire you to get cooking to improve your own health whatever your personal goal. GORDON RAMSAY The dream combination – a Michelin-starred superchef who is also a committed athlete. Gordon knows how important it is to eat well.

      Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite:
      What you are is what you eat – and everyone wants to be healthy and look their best. Gordon Ramsay – super-fit chef, marathon runner and high-energy television presenter – is a great advertisement for eating well and staying in the peak of good health.

      Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food:
      Throw away the takeaway menus, ready meals and convenience foods! These days everyone wants fast food but at the same time they want to eat well. And there’s no one better than Gordon Ramsay to show you how to cook real food fast and make it taste delicious too! With his unique style.

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    • Ten Theories of Religion

      Why do human beings believe in divinities? Why do some seek eternal life, while others seek escape from recurring lives? Why do the beliefs and behaviors we typically call “religious” so deeply affect the human personality and so subtly weave their way through human society?
      Ideal as a supplementary text in introductory religion courses or as the main text in theory and method in religious studies or in sociology of religion courses, Ten Theories of Religion, Fourth Edition, offers an illuminating treatment of this controversial and fascinating subject.

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    • The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook

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      The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook is an evidence-based program that uses treatments including motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills training, medication, and 12-step facilitation. This workbook walks clients through self-reflective activities and exercises meant to help them recognize the underlying motivations and causes of their gambling addiction and to learn the tools necessary for recovery. The Third Edition of this workbook includes coverage of all 12 steps of recovery. Chapters focused on honesty and relapse prevention as well as a personal recovery plan contribute to client success.

      About the Author

      Robert R. Perkinson is the clinical director of Keystone Treatment Center in Canton, South Dakota. He is a licensed psychologist; licensed marriage & family therapist; internationally certified alcohol and drug counselor; and a nationally certified gambling counselor and supervisor. In addition to the best-selling The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook, Third Edition, Dr. Perkinson is the author of The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook, Third Edition and Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide, Fifth Edition.

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    • David Walliams Collection 3 Books Set (The World’s Worst Teachers, The World’s Worst Parents, The World’s Worst Pets)

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      Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively:

      David Walliams Collection 3 Books Set (The World’s Worst Teachers, The World’s Worst Parents, The World’s Worst Pets):

      The World’s Worst Teachers:
      Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster… Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious – and she’s on a detention rampage. And as for Mr Phobe, he’s a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of… children!

      The World’s Worst Parents:
      Sure, some parents are embarrassing – but they’re NOTHING on this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you rocking with laughter.Pinch your nose for Peter Pong, the man with the stinkiest feet in the world… jump out of the way of Harriet Hurry, the fastest mum on two wheels… watch out for Monty Monopolize, the dad who takes all his kids’ toys… and oh no, it’s Supermum! Brandishing a toilet brush, a mop and a very bad homemade outfit…

      The World’s Worst Pets:
      These ten tales of the world’s craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter. You’ll never look at pets in the same way again! Marvel at Houdini, the magician’s rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It’s Furp, the monstrous goldfish! Good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house and pets that could eat you in one gulp – these are the most hilarious and horrendous animals around.

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    • Politics On the Edge By Rory Stewart & Politics A Survivor’s Guide By Rafael Behr 2 Books Collection Set

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      Politics On the Edge By Rory Stewart & Politics A Survivor’s Guide By Rafael Behr 2 Books Collection Set:

      Politics On the Edge:
      ISBN-10 : 1787332713
      ISBN-13 : 978-1787332713
      Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister – before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise. Tackling ministerial briefs on flood response and prison violence, engaging with conflict and poverty abroad as a foreign minister, and Brexit as a Cabinet minister, Stewart learned first-hand how profoundly hollow our democracy and government had become. Cronyism, ignorance and sheer incompetence ran rampant. Around him, individual politicians laid the foundations for the political and economic chaos of today.

      Politics A Survivor’s Guide:
      ISBN-10 : 1838955046
      ISBN-13 : 978-1838955045
      A new crisis erupts before the last one has finished: financial crisis, Brexit, pandemic, war in Ukraine, inflation, strikes. Prime Ministers come and go but politics stays divided and toxic. It is tempting to switch off the news, tune out and hope things will get back to normal. Except, this is the new normal, and our democracy can only work if enough people stay engaged without getting enraged. But how?To answer that question, award-winning journalist Rafael Behr takes the reader on a personal journey from despair at the state of politics to hope that there is a better way of doing things, with insights drawn from three decades as a political commentator and foreign correspondent.

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    • SQE2 Oral Skills for Lawyers 2e

      Oral Skills for Lawyers is a thorough, up-to-date and practical explanation of how oral skills should be performed for the SQE2 examinations. The main skills covered are advocacy and interviewing skills (including attendance note/legal analysis). It covers all aspects of the skills you need to know, breaking them down in manageable parts, and giving you the tools you need for the SQE2.

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    • SQE – Legal Services 3e (SQE1)

      The third edition of this manual provides a comprehensive review of the sector and a thorough examination of the regulatory and statutory controls placed on those delivering legal services to the public.

      The new editions of The University of Law SQE1 manuals have been revised to bring the law and procedure up to date as at 1 April 2023 (titles with tax elements to 30 April 2023) and incorporate changes in the SQE1 assessment specification. These updated versions, together with our periodic updating service, will make sure your knowledge of the SRA’s SQE1 syllabus is ‘exam ready’.

      Our practice assessment questions, embedded throughout the manuals, which are in the style of the Single Best Answer Questions which make up the SQE1 assessments, have also been reviewed and updated.

      This book is part of a series of 15 University of Law study manuals that cover SQE1.

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    • The Luxury Strategy: Break the Rules of Marketing to Build Luxury Brands

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      Discover the secrets to successful luxury brand management with this bestselling guide written by two of the world’s leading experts on luxury branding, Jean-Noël Kapferer and Vincent Bastien, providing a unique blueprint for luxury brands and companies.

      Having established itself as the definitive work on the essence of a luxury brand strategy, this book defines the differences between premium and luxury brands and products, analyzing the nature of true luxury brands and turning established marketing ‘rules’ upside-down.

      Written by two world experts on luxury branding, The Luxury Strategy provides the first rigorous blueprint for the effective management of luxury brands and companies at the highest level.

      This fully revised second edition of The Luxury Strategy explores the diversity of meanings of ‘luxury’ across different markets. It rationalizes those business models that have achieved profitability and unveils the original methods that were used to transform small family businesses such as Ferrari, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Chanel, Armani, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren into profitable global brands.

      Now with a new section on marketing and selling luxury goods online and the impact of social networks and digital developments, this book has truly cemented its position as the authority on luxury strategy.

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    • Financial Accounting and Reporting for Non-Accounting Students: How to Interpret Financial Statements and Appraise Company Performance

      This textbook introduces the essential principles of financial accounting to non-accounting students, written for an international audience with global case studies and a suite of learning features.

      Using terminology which is compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Financial Accounting and Reporting for Non-Accounting Studentscovers topics such as the statement of financial position, profit and loss statements, non-current assets, inventory valuation and the statement of cashflows. It also provides a roadmap for performance appraisal and presents the subjective nature of financial accounting and the impact of bias in financial reporting.

      Real-world case studies from Huawei, Ryanair and Greggs illustrate the principles discussed in the book and a fictional performance appraisal case study demonstrates how financial metrics can be applied to analyse the effects of new entrants on an incumbent’s operating performance. With over 300 multiple-choice questions, 44 extended problems and more than 90 questions to enable deep learning in the fundamental aspects of this core business subject, Financial Accounting and Reporting for Non-Accountings Studentsis a key textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking modules on financial accounting and reporting or introductory modules in accounting.

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    • Essentials of Mental Health Nursing

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      This ground-breaking textbook gathers contributions from service users, expert practitioners and leading academics to help students develop the core knowledge and skills they need to qualify as mental health nurses. Focusing in particular on helping students apply person-centred, compassionate and recovery-focused care,  service-user voices and practical case studies are integrated throughout the book. Students are also given a rounded understanding of the key debates they will face in practice through the exploration of both bio-medical and psycho-social approaches.

      Key features include:

      • Voices and case studies from real practising nurses and students help students apply knowledge to practice.
      • Critical thinking activities, debates, and What s the Evidence summaries help students develop higher level critical thinking and evidence based practice skills. Further reading and free SAGE journal articles facilitate independent learning.
      • Online MCQs and Flashcards make revision simple and fun.
      • The free interactive ebook gives students the freedom to learn anywhere!
      • Online Lecturer resources: free MCQs, video debates, SAGE journal articles and more, which can be used for flipped classroom activities or lectures to make teaching more interactive.

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    • Stroke Nursing, 2nd Edition

      Stroke Nursing is the leading guide for optimal stroke care, facilitating the provision of evidence-based practice across the stroke journey, and covering the sixteen elements of care outlined in the UK’s Stroke-Specific Education Framework (SSEF).

      Drawing from years of clinical and research experience, the authors provide practical guidance on the essential areas of stroke nursing, including stroke classification, stabilisation, thrombolysis and thrombectomy, rehabilitation and recovery, nutrition and oral care, palliative and long-term care, physical impairment management, and more.

      Now in its second edition, this indispensable guide helps practitioners expand their knowledge, skills and competence in all areas of stroke nursing services.

      • Adopts a practical and evidence-based approach to stroke management, exploring UK and international perspectives
      • Authored by expert clinicians and leaders in the field of nursing practice, research and education
      • Includes updated case studies and practice examples, expanded coverage of clinical application in practice, and new discussions of the knowledge and skills required by nurses

      Stroke Nursing is essential reading for students of nursing and neuroscience, and is the definitive reference for practicing nurses and healthcare professionals caring for stroke patients.

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