Health & Personal Development
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Health & Personal Development
Paperback. The charismatic form of healing called qigong, which at its core involves meditative breathing exercises, has achieved enormous popularity in China since the early 1980s. This text examines the cultural context of medicine and healing practices in the PRC, Taiwan and the USA. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFM; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128056
- ISBN
- 9780231128056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
€ 30.39
Hardback. Offers insight and comfort to individuals caring for a loved one and is useful for health care professionals. This book describes how the illness career and social meaning of cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and chemical dependence affect the caregiving experience. It provides a bibliography of various memoirs. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: VFG; VFJB; VFJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121583
- ISBN
- 9780231121583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.88€ 81.45
€ 107.88
€ 81.45
Hardback. Through discussions of various theories of grief, narratives of the bereaved obtained in interviews with 22 men and women, case study analysis, and chapter summaries, this text integrates the literature about and the bereavement experiences of partners in varying types of relationships. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKSN; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119689
- ISBN
- 9780231119689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.50€ 99.21
€ 132.50
€ 99.21
Hardback. A collection of reflections on all aspects of family life from around the world. The book covers the passage of life, connections within the family, everyday dramas, and issues such as the media, racism, sexism and working mothers. It also contains advice from contemporary experts. Editor(s): Ginsberg, Susan. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFV; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103763
- ISBN
- 9780231103763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 71.25
€ 93.81
€ 71.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061421
- ISBN
- 9780231061421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 71.15
€ 93.81
€ 71.15
Paperback. Delves into the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate. This work reveals how medical examiners speak to the living on behalf of the dead. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; MMQ; PDZ; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226803999
- ISBN
- 9780226803999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.87
€ 24.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, xii, 196 p. BIC Classification: HPC; JMU; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226742243
- ISBN
- 9780226742243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. This is a concise compendium of America's sex laws, summarizing the laws regulating personal sexual activity; revealing gaps, anachronisms, anomalies, inequalities and irrationalities; and providing an empirical basis for studies of sexual regulation. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA; LNF; LNM; LNT; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675657
- ISBN
- 9780226675657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.51
€ 30.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK; JHM; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226507972
- ISBN
- 9780226507972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.51
€ 30.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Addresses the 20th-century study of mysticism as a kind of mystical tradition in its own right, with its own unique histories, discourses, sociological dynamics, and rhetorics of secrecy. Jeffrey J. Kripal examines the lives and works of five historians of mysticism. Num Pages: 412 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRLK2; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453798
- ISBN
- 9780226453798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, women argued that unless they gained access to information about their own bodies, there would be no equality. This book focuses on the ways in which ordinary women worked to position the female body at the center of women's liberation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFFK; JFSJ1; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226443089
- ISBN
- 9780226443089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. Series: Chicago Guides to Academic Life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JNKS; JNM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359281
- ISBN
- 9780226359281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.77
€ 25.99
€ 20.77
Hardcover. In this work David Halperin revisits and re-examines the argument he set forth in "One hundred years of homosexuality": the idea that both hetero- and homo- sexuality are not biologically determined but, instead, socially constructed. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 halftones, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSK2; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314471
- ISBN
- 9780226314471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 77.43
€ 93.81
€ 77.43
Paperback. What's a frustrated would-be scholar to do? Can she really leave academia? Can a job outside the academy really be rewarding? And could anyone want to hire a grad-school refugee? This book answers all these questions. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226200408
- ISBN
- 9780226200408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. Leads graduate students and postdoctoral fellows through the perils and rewards of their first job search. This volume covers topics ranging from how to pack an overnight bag without wrinkling a suit to the decision-making processes of hiring committees to selecting the right job to apply for in the first place. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 halftones, 54 line drawing. BIC Classification: JNM; PS; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101309
- ISBN
- 9780226101309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. A guidebook that addresses the challenges that scientists-in-training face. It offers advice on how to pursue research ethically, manage time, and communicate effectively, especially at academic conferences and with students and peers. It also includes a synopsis of points at the end of the chapters. Series: Chicago Guides to Academic Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JNZ; PD; VSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060644
- ISBN
- 9780226060644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.80
€ 25.99
€ 20.80
Paperback. An examination of dizziness, the second most common patient complaint, explores causes, including medication reactions, inner-ear disturbances, and, rarely, brain tumors, and offers advice on medical treatments. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780028616803
- ISBN
- 9780028616803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.07
€ 19.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Familius LLC
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942934578
- ISBN
- 9781942934578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.31
€ 19.99
€ 17.31
Cards. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 87 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- U.S. Games Systems
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572817852
- ISBN
- 9781572817852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.56
€ 21.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 161 pages, 2-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: MMG; VFXB; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Storey Books United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882669533
- ISBN
- 9780882669533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.31
€ 15.99
€ 13.31