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J Martin Littlejohn was a person who stood literally and
figuratively shoulder to shoulder with the founder of osteopathy, A
T Still. A proud presbyterian Scot who made his career and
reputation in the USA, only to have it questioned and discredited
after returning to pursue his osteopathic practice in London,
Littlejohn was a controversial character. Undoubtedly a pioneer in
establishing osteopathic medicine both in the USA and in the UK, he
was also a fraud, using contentious qualifications to promote his
academic and scientific credibility. No one has been able to write
a comprehensive study of Littlejohn until now. John O'Brien has
spent years researching the man. Using the objective eye of a
professional historian, he has visited the institutions of
Littlejohn's life and career, in Northern Ireland, Chicago,
Illinois and Kirksville, Missouri, and the National Osteopathic
Archive in London, as well as holding interviews with Littlejohn's
family in the UK. He was granted access to previously unseen
historic material as well as personal family mementos and
photographs. This book will be read by anyone with an interest in
the history of osteopathy. It gives a thorough description of the
life and work of J Martin Littlejohn, with a broad analysis of how
and why he took the major decisions to affect his career, for good
or bad. And of course the consequences of those decisions, which
had a major influence on the development of osteopathy in the 20th
century. Key points: * 30 photographs, some previously unseen *
Author access to previously unseen archives * Contributions from
Littlejohn's family
This new volume in the established and well-respected series of
Self-Assessment Color Reviews covers all aspects of adult emergency
medicine. Some 250 cases are presented randomly to reflect
real-life practice. Each case consists of one or more questions,
illustrated by stimulating visual material including clinical
photographs, imaging and electrocardiograms. Answers and full
discussion then follow covering differential and definitive
diagnoses, management and subtle insights to provide optimal care
and prevent complications. The book appeals to a wide readership,
ranging from trainees to practitioners in emergency medicine or
primary care, for examination revision and continuing education.
The major strength is looking at football from a different angle
with a broader perspective than standard approaches focusing on
relatively simple tools for application The volume is a new
approach to look to shift football theory away from solely
performance analysis The first book of its kind to examine football
psychology through the lens of Analytical psychology
Young readers of all ages will love this story about President
Thomas Jefferson, who found his passion as soon as he learned to
read: books, books, and more books! Before, during, and after the
American Revolution, Jefferson collected thousands of books on
hundreds of subjects. In fact, his massive collection eventually
helped rebuild the Library of Congress-now the largest library in
the world. Author Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic words and illustrator
John O'Brien's whimsical illustrations capture Jefferson's zeal for
the written word as well as little-known details about book
collecting. An author's note, bibliography, and source notes for
quotations are also included.
The major strength is looking at football from a different angle
with a broader perspective than standard approaches focusing on
relatively simple tools for application The volume is a new
approach to look to shift football theory away from solely
performance analysis The first book of its kind to examine football
psychology through the lens of Analytical psychology
O'Brien and O'Brien and their collection of international
contributors introduce the historical and current theory and
practice of Corporate Analytical Psychology. Uniquely and
practically bringing Jungian ideas to the corporate world, the
chapters discuss the increasing need for ethical corporations in
the context of individuation and moral hazard, demonstrate how to
manage and define complexes that inhibit creativity and
productivity, and shows practitioners how to recognise and connect
with symbols as an active and living manifestation of the personal
and collective psyche. The book is illustrated with practical
examples and case studies encountered by the authors during their
30 years of experience consulting the world's leading companies and
institutions.
O'Brien and O'Brien and their collection of international
contributors introduce the historical and current theory and
practice of Corporate Analytical Psychology. Uniquely and
practically bringing Jungian ideas to the corporate world, the
chapters discuss the increasing need for ethical corporations in
the context of individuation and moral hazard, demonstrate how to
manage and define complexes that inhibit creativity and
productivity, and shows practitioners how to recognise and connect
with symbols as an active and living manifestation of the personal
and collective psyche. The book is illustrated with practical
examples and case studies encountered by the authors during their
30 years of experience consulting the world's leading companies and
institutions.
An attractive and innovative four-level course for lower-secondary
students. This CD-ROM helps teachers use Messages level 1 with
their EAL groups, preparing students for participation in
mainstream classes. It contains over 350 pages of support material
and worksheets which include: worksheets to cater for mixed-ability
classes, work on the alphabet and letter formation, assessments and
flashcards, British and Irish culture worksheets, teacher's notes
with Individual Learning Plan and Individual Record Sheet
templates. A recommended scheme of work for the English curriculum
is also available online at www.cambridge.org/elt/esol
This book provides an illuminating perspective on alcohol use,
drawing on approaches from both anthropological research and
historical sociology to examine our ambivalent attitudes to alcohol
in the modern West. From anthropological research on non-Western,
non-modern cultures, the author demonstrates that the use of
alcohol or other psychoactive substances is a universal across
human societies, and indeed, has tended to be seen as
unproblematic, or even a sacred aspect of culture, often used in a
highly ritualised context. From historical sociology, it is shown
that alcohol has also been central to the process of state
formation, not only as a crucial source of revenue, but also
through having an important role in the formation of political
communities, which frequently are a source of existential fear for
ruling groups. Tracing this contradictory position occupied by
alcohol over the course of history and civilisation, States of
Intoxication sheds light on the manner in which it has produced the
very peculiar modern perspective on alcohol.
Unlike most books on wine nowadays, Tales from the Wine Floor is
geared toward true beginners—those who enjoy wine but lack the
most basic understanding of it. This book offers an easy-to-digest
crash course on wine and ready-reference written by a Sommelier.
The author explains the intricacies of wine to the average Joe (or
Joanne) in a way that is easy to understand and somewhat
entertaining. Here is an easy reference Q&A based on real
questions (often absurd or hysterically funny) asked by regular,
wine-drinking people and the answers the author gives them in his
job as “The Wine Guy.” Among the questions and answers that
comprise this book are: What Are Sulfites? Why Does the Same Wine
Sometimes Taste Different? How Do I order Wine at a Restaurant? How
Do I Host a Wine Tasting at Home? And, Why is Champagne Served on a
Funny-Shaped Glass? Illustrated with amusing drawings by New Yorker
cartoonist John O’Brien, novice wine enthusiasts will find Tales
from the Wine Floor informative yet entertaining.
Innovative and offering a sociological analysis of trade unionism
in the globalized era, this book provides a robust and coherent
comparative analysis of the debate surrounding trade unions and
their renewal. In recent decades, trade unions suffered major
reversals. They experienced declining memberships. Employers were
increasingly assertive if not hostile. Transnational corporations
and state-owned multi-nationals increasingly implement
deteriorating terms and conditions of employment, vulnerable and
insecure job contracts. Using theory and a variety of case studies,
this book explores: the debate about the form of trade unionism;
the bases for collective organization; and the struggle and the
future of trade unionism. This is a must read for all those
studying industrial relations, human resource management, the
sociology of work and employment, economic sociology, economic and
labour geography and business studies in general.
This book provides an illuminating perspective on alcohol use,
drawing on approaches from both anthropological research and
historical sociology to examine our ambivalent attitudes to alcohol
in the modern West. From anthropological research on non-Western,
non-modern cultures, the author demonstrates that the use of
alcohol or other psychoactive substances is a universal across
human societies, and indeed, has tended to be seen as
unproblematic, or even a sacred aspect of culture, often used in a
highly ritualised context. From historical sociology, it is shown
that alcohol has also been central to the process of state
formation, not only as a crucial source of revenue, but also
through having an important role in the formation of political
communities, which frequently are a source of existential fear for
ruling groups. Tracing this contradictory position occupied by
alcohol over the course of history and civilisation, States of
Intoxication sheds light on the manner in which it has produced the
very peculiar modern perspective on alcohol.
Filling a noticeable gap in the market for a new text solely
focused on Dementia with Lewy Bodies, this book discusses
cutting-edge topics covering the condition from diagnosis to
management, as well as what is known about the neurobiological
changes involved. disorder's recognition as a common cause of
cognitive impairment, its clinical features, its underlying
neurobiology, investigative changes, and management, this is
undoubtedly a much-needed work in what is an important and rapidly
progressing field. modern text is equally accessible to clinicians
such as old-age psychiatrists, geriatricians and neurologists, as
well as allied health professionals with a particular interest in
the area.
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O'Brien, is the
disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces
life and a man who rejects it. Sera is a prostitute, content with
the independence and routine she has carved out for herself in a
city defined by recklessness. But she is haunted by a specter in a
yellow Mercedes, a man from her past who is committed to taking
control of her life again. Ben is an alcoholic intent on drinking
his way toward an early death. Newly arrived from Los Angeles, he
survived the four-hour intoxicated drive across the desert with his
entire savings in his wallet and nothing else left to lose. Looking
to satisfy hungers both material and existential, Ben and Sera
stumble together on the strip and discover in each other a respite
from their unforgiving lives. A testimony to the raw talent of its
young author, Leaving Las Vegas is a compelling story of
unconditional love between two disenfranchised and lost souls--an
overlooked American classic.
Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and
forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago,
Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled
kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that
no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo
experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up?
Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining,
highly readable "Who Was" . . . ? biography with black-and-white
artwork by John O?Brien.
The objective of this work is to set out in a single volume the
basic principles of public international law. In so doing, an
attempt has been made to select those topics that traditionally
feature on an undergraduate course in public international law. The
text commences with an examination of the general principles before
proceeding to consider each of the principal subject areas.
One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up
lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people
live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands
of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the
kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy,
observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a
playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly
Here's an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white
illustrations.
Osteopathic history has been handed down to the profession in
half-truths and superficial generalisations that have caused
friction and wariness among colleagues, particularly when a more
united profession was attempting to emerge. ''Bonesetters: A
History of Osteopathy'' has been written using primary sources and
previously unreleased archive material in order to bring
clarification and to provide an accepted base of knowledge for
osteopathy and osteopathic practice. There are many instances of
cooperation between bonesetters and osteopaths during the early
decades of the last century. This book aims to clarify the past in
readable portions without the reader being overwhelmed by the
number of institutions involved or weighed down metaphorically by
the complexity of certain situations. The true heroes of this tale
are the number of early practitioners dedicating their time and
expertise to their communities, often under considerable
difficulties. They made it possible for successive generations to
enter these same informed neighbourhoods to practice successfully
without duress. Yet these areas are changing and osteopathy needs
to address this. There are lessons to learn from osteopathic
history and one hopes that students, colleagues and others
interested in its past gain something from this book. It is
primarily designed as a ready reckoner for students who require
some knowledge of our past but not necessarily too detailed. For
those who aspire to a more thorough discourse, this book may act as
a launching pad to do so. Qualified practitioners who need to
refresh their memory can dip into the book at leisure or during
gaps in daily practice. ''Bonesetters: A History of Osteopathy''
educates every reader in the gradual development and acceptance of
osteopathic practice and suggests lessons to be learned for the
future of the profession.
Anshan Publishers is a publisher of fine medical, scientific,
and technical books. We find the
The Franciscan monk, humanist and physician Francois Rabelais, who
flourished in sixteenth-century France, is widely considered as the
Renaissance's greatest comic writer. His work - including most
notably Gargantua and Pantagruel - continues to enthral readers
with its complex and delicately crafted humour. 'Rabelaisian' and
'Gargantuan' have entered the lexicon but are often misunderstood;
this Companion explains the literary and historical reality behind
these notions. It provides an accessible account of Rabelais' major
works and the contextual information and conceptual tools needed to
understand the author and his world. The most up-to-date book on
Rabelais to be designed specifically for English-speaking
audiences, the Companion is intended to enable a broad spectrum of
readers both to appreciate and to enjoy Rabelais. With a detailed
guide to further reading and a chronology, and with all quotations
given in translation, this is an ideal guide for students and
scholars of French and comparative literature.
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