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Structure & Function of the Body
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Gary A Thibodeau
"Structure and Function of the Body, 11th edition", is a simplistic yet comprehensive introductory anatomy and physiology textbook. The 20 chapters of the book present all the anatomy and physiology core information organized around two central and unifying themes: the complementarity of normal structure and function of the human body and ...
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What the Gospels Meant
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Garry Wills (Read by)
"New York Times"-bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Wills interprets the four Gospels, brilliantly examining the goals, methods, and styles of the evangelists and discussing how these shaped their messages.
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What Jesus Meant
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Garry Wills
As the religious rhetoric of the culture wars escalates, "New York Times" bestselling author and eminent scholar Wills explores the meaning of Jesus' teachings.
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America
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Garry Wills
Historian Wills provides a close reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address--including commentary on various editions. He provides the historical context for the speech, and explains why he thinks it was such a visionary statement.
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Theoretical Basis for Nursing
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Melanie McEwen, Evelyn M Wills
This new introductory theory book addresses the underlying information needed to understand theory and apply it to practice. Based on the author's extensive survey of current Master's Degree programs, the text is designed to fully meet the needs of students. Content includes the history of the development of nursing science and theory; an ...
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Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball
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George F Will
Published to the accolades of critics and sportswriters and the raves of thousands of readers everywhere, this phenomenal coast-to-coast bestseller is an incisive, intelligent and always fascinating analysis of America's favorite pastime. Will gives a unique look at this intricate sport, including in-depth profiles of Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripkin, Jr., ...
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James Madison
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Garry Wills, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. (Editor), Gary Wills
This biography of the fourth president of the United States examines this founding father's role in helping to write the Constitution and the Federalist Papers. It also considers both his strengths and weaknesses as a legislator and executive, and provides a candid assessment of the two-term Madison administration, which included the War of 1812. ...
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Venice: Lion City: The Religion of Empire
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Garry Wills
Venice during the Renaissance was a center of trade and naval power that was fueled by its own idiosyncratic approaches to rule and religion. Through a study of major works of art from the period, historian Wills examines the life of Venice in its historical setting; and he uses historical knowledge to inform his appreciation of art history. A New ...
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Why I Am a Catholic
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Garry Wills
Wills presents a heartfelt account of his close lifelong relation with the Catholic Church, and a critical history of the papacy. He shares his views on the difference between dogma and creed, the latter of which provides him with his firm grounding in the Church. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
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Saint Augustine
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Garry Wills
In this short biography, Garry Wills stays close to the life and times of the influential Christian thinker and explicates relevant passages from his works, with special emphasis on THE CONFESSIONS (which he refers to as THE TESTAMENT).
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Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit
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Garry Wills
The more advances in the social and physical sciences, the more the Catholic Church has to seemingly backpedal to maintain the stringency of its tradition. Wills's book, PAPAL SIN, is an exploration of this phenomenon, a look at the deceit that underlies the piety of one of the largest world religions. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000.
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What Paul Meant
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Garry Wills (Read by)
A brilliant synthesis of the Apostle Pauls thought and influence is written by a "foremost Catholic intellectual" ("Chicago Tribune").
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Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power
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Garry Wills
Thomas Jefferson won the election of 1800, although John Adams actually received more votes. The makeup of the electoral college was the deciding factor. Historian Garry Wills looks at how Jefferson benefited from the fact that slave-holding states had representation based on the three-fifths rule, and it was those states which tipped the tally in ...
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The Animal That Therefore I Am
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Professor Jacques Derrida, Marie-Louise Mallet (Editor), Dr. David Wills (Translator)
"The Animal That Therefore I Am" is the long-awaited translation of the complete text of Jacques Derrida's ten-hour address to the 1997 Cerisy conference entitled "The Autobiographical Animal," the third of four such colloquia on his work. The book was assembled posthumously on the basis of two published sections, one written and recorded session, ...
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Yellow Fever, Black Goddess: The Coevolution of People and Plagues
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Christopher Wills
the exotic pasts of the viruses and bacteria that periodically emerge in deadly outbreaks with such disasterous results. It is our knowledge of their secret lives in the moist and teeming rain forests that gives us hope of taming future epidemics.
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Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power
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Garry Wills
From one of America's foremost historians, The Kennedy Imprisonment is the definitive historical and psychological analysis of the Kennedy clan. The winner of a Pulitzer Prize, Garry Wills reveals a family that enjoyed public adulation but provided fluctuating leadership, that experienced both unparalleled fame and odd failures, and whose basic ...
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World War II Battles and Leaders
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Charles Wills, DK Publishing (Creator)
Dunkirk, Bataan, Midway-these are just some of the places soldiers lost their lives fighting to preserve freedom during World War II. The conflict that involved nations from all corners of the globe and brought down empires is a continuing source of fascination-and an important subject taught in social studies classes everywhere. Beginning with ...
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Witches and Jesuits: Shakespeare's Macbeth
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Garry Wills
Garry Wills presents a bold reading of MACBETH that highlights that play's supernatural aspects as well as its topical references, in particular to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, for which many at the time held the Jesuits responsible. Wills mounts a thorough argument based on his own close reading and attention to a range of sources.
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The Reflexology Manual: An Easy-To-Use Illustrated Guide to the Healing Zones of the Hands and Feet
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Pauline Wills
An ancient therapy used in China, Egypt and India, reflexology provides effective, holistic treatment for both common and more serious disorders. This guide illustrates a step-by-step treatment, while the text guides the reader in mastering these self-help techniques. Color photos and illustrations.
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The Farther You Run
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Davida Wills Hurwin
This sequel to A TIME FOR DANCING follows Samantha's life as she attempts to come to terms with the death of her best friend, Juliana.
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Head and Heart: A History of Christianity in America
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Garry Wills
Wills brings a lifetimes worth of thought into his landmark examination of Christianity's place in American life, and highlights the struggle that has long existed between reason and emotion.
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Re-Made America
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Historian Wills provides a close reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address--including commentary on various editions. He provides the historical context for the speech, and explains why he thinks it was such a visionary statement.
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Trees
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Allen J. Coombes
Authoritative text, clear photography and systematic approach make the "Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Trees" the most comprehensive guide to a wide range of species from around the world. Packed with over 1000 full-colour photographs of more than 500 trees, it is designed to cut through the complicated identification process to enable you to ...
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The Rosary: Prayer Comes Round
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Garry Wills
Noted historian and writer on religion Garry Wills explores the devotional practice of Catholics known as the rosary, which he himself says regularly. "Saying the rosary" is a method of contemplation as, working through the series of beads and groups of beads, one reflects on the gospel stories associated with them. Seen by many as an archaic ...
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Henry Adams and the Making of America
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Garry Wills
In HENRY ADAMS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA, noted historian Garry Wills examines (and resurrects) a major, neglected work by a historian from an earlier era, Henry Adams, who is best-known today for his classic autobiography THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS. Wills is concerned that Adams is remembered for a work he wrote later in his life, and not for a ...
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