Nathan Zuckerman, now in his early 60s, agrees to write a tribute to the dead father of an old friend and, in researching the man's life, becomes intrigued with the mystery of why someone who seemed to have been blessed in every way--with a happy marriage, successful business, good health--turned into such an intensely bitter and unhappy man ...
Thoroughly revised and updated every year, this portable, up-to-date handbook contains all the essential information needed to safely administer thousands of generic and trade name drugs. It features more than 2,000 new drug facts including new and revised nursing considerations, patient and family teaching guidelines, and side effects, adverse ...
During the time of President Clinton's impeachment hearings, Coleman Silk--a classics professor at a small New England college--is undergoing a trial of his own: he has been accused of racism, and his job is in jeopardy. Silk is innocent of the charge, but he is, in fact, guilty of something else--a fact about himself he has kept completely secret ...
The most reliable and widely used personal health text, "Core Concepts in Health" utilizes the theme of personal responsibility to teach and motivate students about health and wellness. "The Tenth Edition Update" provides current, accurate, scientifically based information about a wealth of health and wellness topics and issues.
Fit and Well offers an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the four components of health-related fitness, as well as coverage of nutrition, stress, substance abuse, chronic diseases, and injury prevention. It also gives ...
The most reliable and widely used personal health text, "Core Concepts in Health" utilizes the theme of personal responsibility to teach and motivate students about health and wellness. "The Tenth Edition Update" provides current, accurate, scientifically based information about a wealth of health and wellness topics and issues. The Brief edition, ...
Philip Roth's perennial character (first introduced in THE BREAST, then appearing in THE PROFESSOR OF DESIRE) David Kepesh is the narrator of THE DYING ANIMAL, which finds an aging Kepesh still obsessed with sex, still longing for young women to keep death at bay. He thinks compulsively, in erotic detail, of an affair with a Cuban student named ...
Philip Roth's 1969 novel--brilliant, bawdy, shocking, and hilarious--tapped into the so-called "sexual revolution" of the late 1960s in its eagerness to break taboos. Its confessional frankness and irreverent take on family life changed American literature forever. Structured in the form of a long session with his psychoanalyst, the book explores ...
Philip Roth creates a startling premise: Charles Lindbergh beats out Franklin Roosevelt and is elected president of the US in 1940, inaugurating an atmosphere of anti-Semitism and bigotry that turns the country into a nightmare for Jews. Among them are the Roths: Herman, Bess, and the two boys, Philip and Sandy. Philip is undergoing a typically ...
"Core Concepts in Health", now in its 7th edition, has been reviewed, revised and updated. This edition offers improvements in its revision, combined with the book's scientific accuracy, complete coverage of health-related topics, innovative learning aids, and strong emphasis on individual responsibility. Topics discussed include HIV, food ...
The reader doesn't need to know a rose bush from a tulip bulb in order to create a pleasing and functional garden. This helpful volume provides basic information about landscape planning and design, as well as choosing materials, planting, maintaining, and even constructing pergolas, decks, fences, and walkways. It also includes information on ...
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1994, Philip Roth's novel is about an American Jewish novelist named "Philip Roth," who is actually an imposter posing as the real Philip Roth. The imposter, Moishe Pipik, outrages Jews all over the world by advocating that Jews in Israel should go back where they came from. Roth threatens to sue, and Pipik ...
"Mosby's Drug Guide for Nurses, 6th Edition" is a portable, current drug handbook containing information on more than 60 drug classifications and 4,000 individual generic and trade name drugs. Developed to meet student needs, this handbook includes detailed coverage of IV drugs; extensive coverage of interactions between drugs, drug classes, herbs ...
This innovative new manual provides both new and experienced clinicians with a single resource for specific therapy techniques and materials for intervention with a wide range of communication disorders. "An excellent resource for inexperienced and experienced clinicians alike".--ASHA Leader.
Fit and Well Brief offers an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the components of health-related fitness, as well as coverage of nutrition. It also gives students the practical tools they need to take charge of their ...
The bestselling author of "The Plot Against America" now turns his attention to one man's lifelong confrontation with mortality. From his first glimpse of death during his childhood through his vigorous, seemingly invincible prime, Roth's hero is a man bewildered not only by his own decline but by the unimaginable deaths of his contemporaries and ...
Against the backdrop of the Korean War, a young man faces life's unimagined chances and terrifying consequences. "Indignation" is at once a startling departure from the haunted narratives of old age and a powerful addition to Roth's investigations of the impact of American history on the life of the vulnerable individual.
The Ghost Writer introduces Nathan Zuckerman in the 1950s, a budding writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovering the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. At Lonoff's, Zuckerman meets Amy Bellette, a haunting young woman of indeterminate ...
"Fit and Well" is an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the components of health-related fitness, as well as coverage of nutrition, stress, substance abuse, chronic diseases, and injury prevention. It also gives ...
A writer named Philip who lives in London is having an affair with an Englishwoman. Both are married to other people and, later, when the affair is over and Philip's wife finds the manuscript of his new novel, she assumes it's a description of an actual love affair. He denies it, but in fact that's exactly what it is: the affair that inspired the ...
Roth's debut book, a novella and short stories about Jews in contemporary America, won a National Book Award in 1959 and established him as an important writer. While his insight into the Jewish-American experience won him a large audience, his realistic characterizations alienated many American Jews, who considered him anti-Semitic--a description ...
Mickey Sabbath, an aging, misanthropic puppeteer, embarks on a journey into his checkered past when his long-time mistress dies. His journey turns into succession of disasters. And while Sabbath wants to die, he still has too much life in him to succumb.
This logbook helps students track their diet and exercise programs. It serves as a diary to help students monitor their behaviors. It can be packaged with any McGraw-Hill textbook for a small additional fee, and is also available in the Health & Fitness Online Interactive Workbook.
This essential handbook presents detailed monographs for approximately 270 commonly used herbal products and natural supplements. Arranged in alphabetical order, each monograph incorporates authoritative information on generic names, botanical names, common alternative and trade names, actions, origins, uses and investigational uses, dosages, side ...
The alternate edition of "Fit and Well" offers an outstanding text and teaching package designed to help students incorporate fitness and wellness into their daily lives. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of the components of health-related fitness, as well as coverage of nutrition, stress, cardiovascular health, and injury prevention. In ...
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