當代文明的許多成就少不了化學的貢獻，但許多災禍也跟化學息息相關。化學就像刀的兩刃，能克敵，亦能行惡，現代人雖享用化學的好處，卻打心底厭惡化學。然而生活在現代科技社會，不論願不願意，我們終究要面對化學。我們對化學有好多疑問：化學的災難要怎麼避免？要怎麼使用化學而不被化學所傷？化學到底是什麼？化學家到底在幹嘛？《大師說化學》中，化學大師霍夫曼為我們一一解惑。諾貝爾獎得主霍夫曼是難得一見的科學人，除了是一流的化學家，他還有豐厚的人文素養，在《大師說化學》一書中，他對化學的闡釋，就如同霍金對宇宙學的闡釋一般清晰與深刻。認識化學，就從這本書開始。

A collection of poems created by Ronald Hoffman, covering the emotional reaction to birth, life, and death, and facing the horror of awareness we as humans all must face. From the elementary school child, to the reactionary ideologue that a person seemingly becomes, along with old age that follows, Hoffman captures the emotional bond of the old man as he looks back toward his childhood and views a common thread of symbols that lend to his awareness, and to the playing out of the emotions.

The Songs of Barnabas Collins are 18 songs covering the emotional reaction to birth, life, and death, and facing the horror of awareness we as humans all must face.From the elementary school child, to the reactionary ideologue that a person seemingly becomes, along with old age that follows, Collins captures the emotional bond of the old man as he looks back toward his childhood and views a common thread of symbols that lend to his awareness, and to the playing out of the emotions.

Dr. Ronald Hoffman and Dr. Barry Fox, two of the nation's top experts on natural and alternative therapies, have teamed up to present the very best that complementary and alternative medicine has to offer.Did you know that:-the herb valerian may alleviate anxiety without causing drowsiness?-homeopathy may clear nasal congestion as effectively as prescription nasal drops?-cinnamon may help control blood sugar—but the trace mineral chromium may work even bette...

Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology is a collection of classic articles by some of the best known proponents of oral history, demonstrating the basics of oral history, while also acting as a guidebook for how to use it in research. Added to this new edition is insight into how oral history is practiced on an international scale, making this book an indispensable resource for scholars of history and social sciences, as well as those interested in oral history on the avocational lev...

Now more than ever patients are taking control of their own health care, leaving many conventional physicians unsure about their role as dispensers of medical knowledge. More waiting rooms are now filled with highly informed medical consumers seeking to partner with their doctors. They want to explore all promising treatiments, both mainstream and alternative, and connect emotionally. To physicians, these patients seem needy and demanding. They expect a lot of attention, but are all too qu...

Originally intending to produce the first comprehensive scholarly reference guide to the antecedents, practices, and theory of oral history, the editors have gone even further, creating a highly readable and useful tool for scholars, students, and the general public. Covering the vast scope of this increasingly popular field, the eminent contributors discuss almost every aspect of a field that once was the province of historians but now has become increasingly democratized and available ac...

Stories of war and conflict form the backbone of much of the Western literary canon, portraying a certain image of heroism, stoicism, and survival in the face of violence. War and Imagination challenges the canon with essays, short stories, and a wide variety of perspectives.Paying particular attention to the twentieth century and prioritizing the writings of civilians, the works highlighted in War and Imagination offer an opportunity to challenge representations ...

This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Ronald Hoffman, Ross Levine, John Mascarenhas, and Raajit Rampal, is dedicated to Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. This issue is one of six selected each year by the series consulting editors, Drs. George P. Canellos and Edward J. Benz. Topics in this issue include—but are not limited to— Overview of pathophysiology and potential drug targets, The role of the megakaryocyte, Epigenetics, Genetics, Novel technologies for understand...

This comprehensive volume spotlights the latest research into how and why the much-maligned and misunderstood Vitamin D is finally coming into its own, and how to gain the greatest benefits from it. Vitamin D keeps a range of chronic and life-threatening diseases at bay.

Extensively revised, comprehensive content from leading global contributors ensures that Hematology, 8th Edition, remains your #1 choice for expert guidance in all areas of this rapidly advancing subspecialty. This edition reflects the numerous advances that are redefining the field and dramatically influencing new approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. Well-illustrated and clinically focused, it details the basic science and clinical practice of hematology and hematopoietic cel...

50 Years of Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing advances research in discrete mathematics by providing current research surveys, each written by experts in their subjects.The book also celebrates outstanding mathematics from 50 years at the Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory & Computing (SEICCGTC). The conference is noted for the dissemination and stimulation of research, while fostering collaborations among mathema...