Author is winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, 1996
Concise book written in a lively Q&A format that answers the major questions about pandemics
From HIV to H1N1, pandemics pose one of th ... Read more
The American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) Neurology Now Books series answer the questions and concerns of patients and caregivers with specific neurologic diseases who are navigating a host of issues ... Read more
Ever since Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba in 1959, Americans have obsessed about the nation ninety miles south of the Florida Keys. America's fixation on the tropical socialist republic has only g ... Read more
Kirk J. Stucky; Michael W. Kirkwood; Jacobus Donders
Pub date
Nov 2013
The Clinical Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review provides an easy to study volume with sample questions and recommended readings that are specifically designed to help individuals prepare for ... Read more
Leonard E. Burman and Joel Slemrod are leading experts in the US tax system
Written in a clear, humorous style
Relevant for informed voters in the 2012 Presidential election
De ... Read more
A concise introduction that covers global urban history from 3000 BCE to the present
An accessible window into the full sweep of urban history
The City: A World History t ... Read more
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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 ... Read more
Aron has appeared on a number of documentaries and television programs, including several episodes of "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Outlines a much longer chronology of the American West than conve ... Read more
Acquaints the educated non-specialist with the social life of language
Offers the most up-to-date brief overview of sociolinguistics, in a nuanced approach which considers perspectives both histo ... Read more
Explores a concept that helps migrants, scholars, and social commentators alike to make sense of the experience of migration
Examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings o ... Read more