Written by the pioneer of atrial fibrillation surgery, Dr. James Cox, Cox's Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation is the authoritative guide to the fundamentals of atrial fibrillation, the evolution of surgical ablation, and current techniques of atrial fibrillation ablation. In this ground-breaking reference, Dr. Cox, along with co-editors Drs. Patrick M. McCarthy, S. Chris Malaisrie and other national and international authorities, defines the principles of atrial fibrillation and ot...

A "well-chosen anthology of the radical historian's prodigious output," from A People's History of the United States and lesser known sources ( Kirkus Reviews).When Howard Zinn died in early 2010, millions of Americans mourned the loss of one of the nation's foremost intellectual and political guides; a historian, activist, and truth-teller who, in the words of the New York Times's Bob Herbert, "peel[ed] back the rosy veneer of much of A...

Radicalism is as American as apple pie. One can scarcely imagine what American society would look like without the abolitionists, feminists, socialists, union organizers, civil-rights workers, gay and lesbian activists, and environmentalists who have fought stubbornly to breathe life into the promises of freedom and equality that lie at the heart of American democracy.The first anthology of its kind, The Radical Reader brings together more than 200 primary documents in a c...

This first part of Volume 1 of three volumes includes hundreds of pages and photographs presenting the richness of Okinawan martial traditions, from the original combatives to those influenced by Chinese and mainland Japanese martial art styles. The variety of topics shown in the table of contents indicate the depth and breath in the chapters, along with the authors who are well-known for their meticulous research and practical skills in specific arts. Each volume will prove enjoyable read...

Angst lässt sich in der Regel nicht durch besseres Verstehen oder Logik, durch Einsicht oder durch die Identifikation von Gründen vertreiben. Sinnvoller erscheint es, für die Lösung dort anzusetzen, wo Angst und Panik entstehen: im Unbewussten. Der neuseeländische Hypnotherapeut Patrick McCarthy verfolgt mit seinem therapeutischen Ansatz nicht den Anspruch, alle Patienten mit Angst- oder Panikstörungen zu heilen; er verspricht aber, allen zu helfen. McCarthy versteht das Problem als Folge ...

Who hasn't dreamt of packing up and just leaving their daily lives behind for a while?Sherrie and Patrick have and for years they would take months to a year off of work to jump on their motorcycles and ride away.And then they had babies.Patrick knew it was time to break out his lifelong dream of sailing around the world.But Sherrie was the ultimate reluctant sailor.For anyone who is wondering how to convince their partner to sail away with them, or ...

The purpose of this book is to carefully explain to therapists, who may have little or no experience with hypnosis, a simple therapeutic solution to anxiety and panic that often cures patients. My method works by addressing the answer to HOW we become anxious (the mechanisms that always exist) and not WHY we become anxious or WHAT makes us anxious. It is different than other methods because it essentially forgoes much if any history taking, which many patients enjoy as it so unexpected and...

Wer sich mit klinischer Hypnotherapie befasst, lernt zumeist die Ideen, Konzepte und Methoden ihrer Vordenker wie Milton H. Erickson oder Dave Elman kennen. Welche Weiterentwicklungen hat aber die Enkelgeneration der ersten Vertreter der Hypnotherapie hervorgebracht? Welche Impulse gibt sie angesichts einer sich rasant verändernden Gesellschaft mit neuen Anforderungen, veränderten Krankheitsbildern und neuen neuropsychologischen Erklärungsmodellen? Dieses Buch gibt Antworten auf diese Frag...

This book, for people who experience anxiety and panic attacks, explains how anxiety occurs and offers a simple three-step process to prevent it. Written in a conversational, easy-to-read style by a doctor specialising in medical hypnosis, the book is accompanied by a CD that provides a self-hypnosis process to prevent anxiety and panic attacks that has been used to treat thousands of people. The CD teaches people how to relax in less than a minute, replace negative thoughts with positive ...

Emerging in 2009, the Tea Party movement had an immediate and profound impact on American politics and society. This book draws on a decade's worth of original, extensive data collection to understand why the Tea Party emerged, where it was active, and why it disappeared so quickly. Patrick Rafail and John McCarthy link the Tea Party's rise to prominence following the economic collapse that came to be known as the Great Recession. Paying special attention to the importance of space and tim...

"These essays will change our understanding not only of abolitionism, but of American society itself." —Eric Foner, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorThe campaign to abolish slavery in the United States was the most powerful and effective social movement of the nineteenth century and has served as a recurring source of inspiration for every subsequent struggle against injustice. But the abolitionist story has traditionally focused on the evangelical impulses of white, m...

Milly's class has been chosen to represent their school at the local St Patrick's Day parade!They decide on a float theme of Irish myths and legends, but while Milly thinks she'd be perfect as Queen Maeve, instead she's given the role of the back end of the Brown Bull of Cooley. What could possibly go wrong?!Quite a lot, as it turns out … but sure, it's totally NOT her fault that Ellie causes a stink, or that Ronan's sliotar goes flying, or that the parade ends in the bigge...