Praise for the First Edition:--"This instructive text will serve as a reference for specialists in the care of patients with these disorders and for general neurologists and others to whom a patient with Stiff-Person syndrome or Wilson's disease is a rarity. The emphasis on the neuroscientific basis for the disorders presented and their study and treatment will also make the book academically useful....This excellent and timely book will provide a valuable resource for those invol...

American Indian Nations takes stock of Indian history, policy, and culture over the past 30 years. A distinctive contribution to the understanding and interpretation of current Indian affairs, policies, and community development, this dynamic commentary of contemporary issues brings together a Who's Who of tribal leaders, scholars, and activists. No other collection offers such a thought-provoking and utterly current series of essays on the problems and achievements of modern Nati...

John Pridmore searched for happiness in money, power, drugs and sex and found none. In this book he demolishes these worldly illusions and presents his truth.Pridmore was a vicious gangster of London's East End, mixing with some of the capital's most violent criminals. Following a dramatic life-changing experience, he left it all behind. In Gangster's Guide to God, Pridmore talks compellingly about the reality of the criminal underworld and the journey to his new life, sharing the ...

Gorgeous young women in revealing poses; extravagant mansion parties packed with celebrities; a hot-tub grotto, elegant smoking jackets, and round rotating beds; the hedonistic pursuit of uninhibited sex—put these images together and a single name springs to mind: Hugh Hefner. From his spectacular launch of Playboy magazine and the dizzying expansion of his leisure empire to his recent television hit The Girls Next Door, the publisher has attracted public attention and co...