Anna May Wong was an extraordinary Asian American woman who became the country's most famous film actress of Chinese descent. From small parts in silent films to starring roles in Hollywood and across the Atlantic, Wong made an impression on audiences of all persuasions. In Perpetually Cool, Anthony Chan takes the reader on a compelling journey through Wong's early years in Los Angeles and her first Hollywood pictures. Chan also examines the scope and nature of race, gender, and power and ...

The liver is a complex organ due to its unique microscopic structure, intricate metabolic functions and susceptibility to a wide variety of insults, manifesting in countless histological patterns. Atlas of Liver Pathology considers both changes seen in medical liver biopsies as well as lesional biopsies when the specimen has been taken from a mass. The book starts by reviewing normal structure and its variants and the optimal approaches for the preparation of histological sections...

This book is a comprehensive summary of the literature on the scientific rationale and clinical development of immunotherapy for head and neck cancers.Head and neck cancer is a biologically diverse group of cancers that bear a common hallmark - evasion of host immune surveillance through innate or acquired mechanisms. The etiological association between the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) and some squamous head and neck cancers, the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and nasopharyngeal cancer ha...

In today’s global business environment, it is vital that individuals and organizations have sophisticated global leadership skills. Communication and understanding of different cultures are paramount to business success.This new edition of the bestselling textbook Managing Cultural Differences guides students and practitioners to an understanding of how to do business internationally, providing practical advice on how competitive advantage can be gained through effective c...

A complete guide to understanding, designing, and deploying Layer 2 VPN technologies and pseudowire emulation applicationsEvaluate market drivers for Layer 2 VPNsUnderstand the architectural frame-work and choices for Layer 2 VPNs, including AToM and L2TPv3Grasp the essentials of Layer 2 LAN and WAN technologiesExamine the theoretical and operational details of MPLS and LDP as they pertain to AToMUnderstand the theoretical and operation...

This atlas is designed to be a user-friendly bench-side reference for pathology trainees and general pathologists in handling and interpreting specimens of hepatocellular carcinoma. It provides over 550 high-quality gross and microscopic photos focusing on hepatocellular carcinoma and its mimickers, and demonstrating a full range of various histological variants of hepatocellular carcinoma. Introductory text in each chapter summarises salient clinical associations, pathological features, a...

This collection of audiobooks offers timeless jewels from some of the greatest names in personal development. Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich will guide you in unleashing your full potential and achieving guaranteed success in life and work. As a Man Thinketh explains and promotes the direct connection between your thoughts and your happiness.Once you master the output of your brain and discover the connection between what you think and the direction your life...

This book focuses on the pathological diagnosis of primary hepatic and bile duct tumors, and introduces the “Three Types and Six Sub-types” classification of hepatobiliary tumors. With more than 600 figures, including photographs and microscopy images, it highlights morphology, immunology and molecular pathology and their correlations with hepatic surgery and hepatic oncology. The book reviews the pathobiological characteristics of hepatic tumors and reveals the latest developments in this...

This is a multi-author book on hilar cholangiocarcinoma, written by an international team of world-renowned experts covering topics in their respective areas of expertise. There are altogether 71 authors from 14 countries/regions, mainly Argentina, Australia, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. This book aims to provide an up-to-date, fully referenced text that is as succinct as possible, but as comp...

Many physicians and patients do not believe that dermatology involves life-threatening situations. However, there are many emergencies that the dermatologist needs to address and many cutaneous diseases in the emergency room that require rapid dermatologic consultation. The dermatologist is frequently the first physician to examine these patients before a hospital admission, and also the first to identify a critical situation, stabilize the patient, and choose urgent and appropriate interv...

This book presents the latest knowledge in liver resection. It includes preoperative assessment, hepatic vascular occlusion, live parenchyma transection, various liver resection techniques, liver transplantation, ex situ ex vivo resection, auto-transplantation, laparoscopic liver resection and outcome of liver resection. It describes 21 resection techniques in the same style. Each chapter is built around a series of descriptive photographs and illustrations, which are explained in detail i...

Balancing basic science with information on everyday clinical practice, Blumgart's Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas, 7th Edition, provides you with expert guidance and advances in the field so you can offer patients the most optimal diagnostic and surgical care. In two convenient volumes, Dr. William Jarnagin and his team of internationally recognized surgeons cover exactly what you need to know, including advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques, minimally invasive s...