For a long time the morphologic diagnosis of diseases of the pancreas - which is the most hidden organ of the abdomen - by means of radiologic methods was inade quate. Diagnostic radiology of pancreatic diseases has been revolutionized by new cross-sectional methods such as computed tomography with volume CT scanning, further progress in ultrasonography in the form of color duplex Doppler, and magnetic resonance imaging. Therefore we had the idea of publishing an up-to-date treatise on rad...

The second edition of this groundbreaking guidebook provides up-to-date treatments and compassionate guidance for anyone affected by bipolar disorder—from the recently diagnosed to chronic sufferers and their families. You’ll receive tips from world-renowned experts—including coauthor Nancy Rosenfeld, herself a bipolar survivor—and learn about vital new options and innovations in bipolar treatment and research, such as:•New precautions: why some patients can get worse rather than better wh...

Recorded in 1964 at his monastery, Thomas Merton gave these lectures to novice Cistercians. Today, you are invited into Merton’s classroom for an intimate discussion about one of Christianty’s most influential figures.Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. (1090–1153) is one of the most important figures in the history of Christianity: a founder, reformer, and Doctor of the Church. Now, you can take Thomas Merton, renowned mystic and follower of St. Bernard, as your ...

When those who spend their lives practicing and teaching ways to inner peace come together with those who devote their lives to political peace and justice, the abstract concept of world peace suddenly begins to crystallize into specific attitudes and actions within the reach of any of us. This is what happened on the third and final day of the "Peacemaking: The Power of Nonviolence" conference.

"A powerful book. It combines the coolness of scholarship with conclusions that cannot fail to engage the passions."—Saul BellowThe Arab-Israeli conflict has unsettled the Middle East for over half a century. This conflict is primarily political, a clash between states and peoples over territory and history. But it is also a conflict that has affected and been affected by prejudice. For a long time this was simply the "normal" prejudice between neighboring people o...

"Full of rare and exact information…A distinguished work." —New York Review of BooksThe eleventh-century Muslim world was a great civilization while Europe lay slumbering in the Dark Ages. Slowly, inevitably, Europe and Islam came together, through trade and war, crusade and diplomacy. The ebb and flow between these two worlds for seven hundred years, illuminated here by a brilliant historian, is one of the great sagas of world history.

Examines issues of culture contact and social identity by exploring how the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries played out in the daily lives of Cherokee households, especially those excavated at the Townsend site in eastern TennesseeThe late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries were an extremely turbulent time for southeastern American Indian groups. Indeed, between the founding of the Charles Town colony along the south Atlantic coast i...

Au temps de la Réforme (A. Dufour, O. Millet, M. Lienhard, Ph. de Lajarte, H.R. Guggisberg). A l'épreuve des Guerres de religion (M.-D. Legrand, G. Roellenbleck, K.F. Faltenbacher, Ph. Desan, M.-M. Fragonard, G. Schrenck). Les limites de la L. de c., judaïsme, Islam (F. Berriot, J.-C. Margolin, H. Méchoulan). En devenir (J.-P. Massaut, T. Wyrwa, B. Cottret, M. Turchetti). Conclusion par E. Trocmé.

Cet ouvrage, devenu indispensable, apporte des éclaircissements à la fois sur le comportement de l'expert lors de sa mission et sur la responsabilité du médecin en général. En effet, les progrès de la technique et des affaires récentes ont fait évoluer le concept de responsabilité contractuelle en médecine en introduisant la présomption de faute et une part d'obligation de résultats dans les obligations nées du contrat médical alors qu'il n'y avait auparavant qu'une obligation de moyen. Ce...

If you're looking for a down-to-earth guide to parenting, "Parenting: The Ultimate Guide" is should be your go to book, written by renowned Author on Family, Marriage and Relationship Dr. Richard Bernard offers readers a wide-angle lens that shows them how parenting has evolved over time and how the latest research can help them make informed decisions.From the basics of early childhood development to managing difficult conversations, this book has something for everyone."P...

Is Sex Tax-Deductible? is the fascinating memoir of an internationally known researcher and professor, detailing his history, travels, and encounters that span almost eighty years and three different cultures.From communism to cuisine, sex to stocks, radio to radishes, beggars to bourgeois, Paris to publishing, misers to the temple of Mammon (the bank), Bernard Murstein dazzles and delights as he relates how he stepped outside the world of academia to fulfill his long-held...

Scientist and former priest Haisch says, “I see God as a macro-designer, one whose ideas become the laws of physics.” He presents a theory of how the gap between science and religion is thinner than one might believe.