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How To Do Biography

How To Do Biography

Nigel Hamilton

Harvard University Press
2012
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It is not surprising that biography is one of the most popular literary genres of our day. What is remarkable is that there is no accessible guide for how to write one. Now, following his recent Biography: A Brief History (from Harvard), award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the practicalities of doing biography in this first succinct primer to elucidate the tools of the biographer’s craft.Hamilton invites the reader to join him on a fascinating journey through the art of biographical composition. Starting with personal motivation, he charts the making of a modern biography from the inside: from conception to fulfillment. He emphasizes the need to know one’s audience, rehearses the excitement and perils of modern research, delves into the secrets of good and great biography, and guides the reader through the essential components of life narrative.With examples taken from the finest modern biographies, Hamilton shows how to portray the ages of man—birth, childhood, love, life’s work, the evening of life, and death. In addition, he suggests effective ways to start and close a life story. He clarifies the difference between autobiography and memoir—and addresses the sometimes awkward ethical, legal, and personal consequences of truth-telling in modern life writing. He concludes with the publication and reception of biography—its afterlife, so to speak.Written with humor, insight, and compassion, How To Do Biography is the manual that would-be biographers have long been awaiting.
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Miracles of the Virgin. Tract on Abuses

Miracles of the Virgin. Tract on Abuses

Nigel of Canterbury

HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
2022
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The first English translation of the earliest Latin poems about miracles performed by the Virgin Mary, composed in twelfth-century Canterbury by a Benedictine monk who inspired Chaucer.Nigel (ca. 1135–1198), a Benedictine monk at Christ Church in Canterbury, is best known for The Mirror of Fools—a popular satire whose hero Burnellus the Ass is referenced in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Nigel’s oeuvre also includes other important poems and hagiography.The Miracles of the Virgin is the oldest Latin poem about miracles performed by Mary. This collection features seventeen lively tales in which the Virgin rescues a disappointed administrator from a pact with the devil, has a Roman emperor killed by a long-dead martyr, saves a Jewish boy from being burned alive, and shields an abbess from the shame of pregnancy. Each story illustrates the boundlessness of Mary’s mercy. In the Tract on Abuses, a letter that resembles a religious pamphlet, Nigel rails against ecclesiastical corruption and worldly entanglements.Alongside authoritative editions of the Latin texts, this volume offers the first translations of both works into English.
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The Social Life of Money

The Social Life of Money

Nigel Dodd

Princeton University Press
2014
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Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of money, from local currencies and social lending to mobile money and Bitcoin. Yet our understanding of what money is--and what it might be--hasn't kept pace. In The Social Life of Money, Nigel Dodd, one of today's leading sociologists of money, reformulates the theory of the subject for a postcrisis world in which new kinds of money are proliferating. What counts as legitimate action by central banks that issue currency and set policy? What underpins the right of nongovernmental actors to create new currencies? And how might new forms of money surpass or subvert government-sanctioned currencies? To answer such questions, The Social Life of Money takes a fresh and wide-ranging look at modern theories of money. One of the book's central concerns is how money can be wrested from the domination and mismanagement of banks and governments and restored to its fundamental position as the "claim upon society" described by Georg Simmel. But rather than advancing yet another critique of the state-based monetary system, The Social Life of Money draws out the utopian aspects of money and the ways in which its transformation could in turn transform society, politics, and economics. The book also identifies the contributions of thinkers who have not previously been thought of as monetary theorists--including Nietzsche, Benjamin, Bataille, Deleuze and Guattari, Baudrillard, Derrida, and Hardt and Negri. The result provides new ways of thinking about money that seek not only to understand it but to change it.
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The Social Life of Money

The Social Life of Money

Nigel Dodd

Princeton University Press
2016
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Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Even as many people have less of it, there are more forms and systems of money, from local currencies and social lending to mobile money and Bitcoin. Yet our understanding of what money is--and what it might be--hasn't kept pace. In The Social Life of Money, Nigel Dodd, one of today's leading sociologists of money, reformulates the theory of the subject for a postcrisis world in which new kinds of money are proliferating. What counts as legitimate action by central banks that issue currency and set policy? What underpins the right of nongovernmental actors to create new currencies? And how might new forms of money surpass or subvert government-sanctioned currencies? To answer such questions, The Social Life of Money takes a fresh and wide-ranging look at modern theories of money. One of the book's central concerns is how money can be wrested from the domination and mismanagement of banks and governments and restored to its fundamental position as the "claim upon society" described by Georg Simmel. But rather than advancing yet another critique of the state-based monetary system, The Social Life of Money draws out the utopian aspects of money and the ways in which its transformation could in turn transform society, politics, and economics. The book also identifies the contributions of thinkers who have not previously been thought of as monetary theorists--including Nietzsche, Benjamin, Bataille, Deleuze and Guattari, Baudrillard, Derrida, and Hardt and Negri. The result provides new ways of thinking about money that seek not only to understand it but to change it. Complete with a new preface that discusses recent developments in the evolution of money, the book draws out the ways in which its transformation could in turn radically alter society, politics, and economics.
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Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Socotra - Revised and Expanded Edition

Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Socotra - Revised and Expanded Edition

Nigel Redman; Terry Stevenson; John Fanshawe

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
2016
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A fully revised and updated new edition of the acclaimed field guide to the birds of northeast Africa Birds of the Horn of Africa is widely regarded as the best field guide to the more than 1,000 species of resident, migrant, and vagrant birds found in northeast Africa--and it just got even better. Now fully revised and expanded, this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide has been updated with the latest information on distribution, identification, and taxonomy. New vagrants to the region have been added; color plates, illustrations, and distribution maps have been thoroughly updated and improved; and much more--making this still the must-have guide for birders, naturalists, and travelers in the region.Covers Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and the Socotra archipelagoFeatures more than 2,600 illustrations on 213 stunning color platesProvides a color distribution map for every speciesDetailed species accounts on facing pages describe key identification features, similar species, geographical variation, habitat, status, and voiceIncludes a glossary, identification tips, and information about habitatsKey identification features are shown more prominently in the textNow includes an annotated distributional checklist by country and a comparison table for large white-headed gulls
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Where to Watch Birds in Africa

Where to Watch Birds in Africa

Nigel Wheatley

Princeton University Press
2014
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Where to Watch Birds in Africa is a field guide designed to help birders and general wildlife enthusiasts organize the most enriching trips possible throughout this great continent. From Morocco to Madagascar, this book presents over 200 bird-watching sites in detail and describes the species endemic to Africa. The traveler will find practical information on climate, transportation, accommodations, health, and safety as well as advice on a number of strategic questions: Where can we see birds that epitomize the continent? Which country supports the best cross-section of species and the most endemics? How many sites must be visited to see most of these birds? How much time do these trips take and when is the best time to go? Featuring over one hundred maps and fifty-one line drawings, this book is not only a guide but also a handy reference.Following a chapter on how to use the book, there is an introduction to the continent and its birds. The countries, archipelagos, and islands are then dealt with alphabetically. General introductions to each country are followed by site details, which include bird lists; a list of other wildlife present, if applicable; and the latest information on where to look for the best birds.Originally published in 1995.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Where to Watch Birds in South America

Where to Watch Birds in South America

Nigel Wheatley

Princeton University Press
2014
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A unique field guide and reference, Where to Watch Birds in South America is designed to help the avid birder and the general wildlife enthusiast organize eventful journeys throughout the richest continent for birds, where the species number over three thousand. This book covers more than two hundred of the best sites for birdwatching, and includes the archipelagos of Trinidad and Tobago, the Galapagos and Falkland Islands, the Netherland Antilles, and part of Antarctica. The reader will find details of every species that is endemic to particular countries, and will learn where and when best to see such birds as the scarlet ibis, Andean condor, harpy eagle, sunbittern, macaw, toucan, jacamar, antbird, and cotinga. The text is enhanced by nearly one hundred maps and fifty line drawings. There are even hints as to where species not seen for decades may be rediscovered.This guide begins with an introduction to the continent and its birds then deals with particular countries and archipelagos. The site details include bird lists, a list of other wildlife present, and the latest advice on where to look for birds. For the traveler, there is information on transport, accommodations, safety, and health, and answers to various strategic questions: Which countries support the most species? How many sites must be visited to see most of them? How long does this take? When is the best time to go? Whether a first-time visitor to South America or a seasoned traveler there, the reader will find this guide immensely useful in making the most out of the trip.Originally published in 1994.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Where to Watch Birds in Africa

Where to Watch Birds in Africa

Nigel Wheatley

Princeton University Press
2016
sidottu
Where to Watch Birds in Africa is a field guide designed to help birders and general wildlife enthusiasts organize the most enriching trips possible throughout this great continent. From Morocco to Madagascar, this book presents over 200 bird-watching sites in detail and describes the species endemic to Africa. The traveler will find practical information on climate, transportation, accommodations, health, and safety as well as advice on a number of strategic questions: Where can we see birds that epitomize the continent? Which country supports the best cross-section of species and the most endemics? How many sites must be visited to see most of these birds? How much time do these trips take and when is the best time to go? Featuring over one hundred maps and fifty-one line drawings, this book is not only a guide but also a handy reference.Following a chapter on how to use the book, there is an introduction to the continent and its birds. The countries, archipelagos, and islands are then dealt with alphabetically. General introductions to each country are followed by site details, which include bird lists; a list of other wildlife present, if applicable; and the latest information on where to look for the best birds.Originally published in 1995.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Where to Watch Birds in South America

Where to Watch Birds in South America

Nigel Wheatley

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
2016
sidottu
A unique field guide and reference, Where to Watch Birds in South America is designed to help the avid birder and the general wildlife enthusiast organize eventful journeys throughout the richest continent for birds, where the species number over three thousand. This book covers more than two hundred of the best sites for birdwatching, and includes the archipelagos of Trinidad and Tobago, the Galapagos and Falkland Islands, the Netherland Antilles, and part of Antarctica. The reader will find details of every species that is endemic to particular countries, and will learn where and when best to see such birds as the scarlet ibis, Andean condor, harpy eagle, sunbittern, macaw, toucan, jacamar, antbird, and cotinga. The text is enhanced by nearly one hundred maps and fifty line drawings. There are even hints as to where species not seen for decades may be rediscovered. This guide begins with an introduction to the continent and its birds then deals with particular countries and archipelagos. The site details include bird lists, a list of other wildlife present, and the latest advice on where to look for birds. For the traveler, there is information on transport, accommodations, safety, and health, and answers to various strategic questions: Which countries support the most species? How many sites must be visited to see most of them? How long does this take? When is the best time to go? Whether a first-time visitor to South America or a seasoned traveler there, the reader will find this guide immensely useful in making the most out of the trip. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights Into Cheng Man Ching's Art

Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights Into Cheng Man Ching's Art

Nigel Sutton

Tambuli Media
2014
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In this ground-breaking book, author Nigel Sutton presents the wisdom, skill and experience of contemporary masters of Cheng Man Ching's Taijiquan as practiced in Malaysia and Singapore. Included are full discussions on training, teaching, Taiji principles, weapons, push hands, sparring, challenge matches, mind-body-spirit development, and stories of the late Master Cheng. Two generations of revered masters discuss Cheng's art in detail, including: Lau Kim Hong, Lee Bei Lei, Zhou Mu Tu, Ho Ah San, Tan Ching Ning, Dr. Fong Fung Tong, Wu Chiang Hsing and Koh Ah Tee.These eight teachers describe their experience which made this art, in 30 short years, the premier fighting style of Taijiquan in Southeast Asia. The masters discuss their experience with Taiji fighting, challenges and applications. This is balanced with discussions of Nei Gong or internal strength training, which is seemingly "lost" amongst Cheng's students in the West. Well known in the West for its role in the New Age movement, this is the first book to openly expose the reality of Cheng style Taijiquan as a fighting art in the words of leading masters from the lineage. Nigel Sutton is a martial artist with more than forty years of experience who has spent the last two decades living, training and teaching in Southeast Asia. He is also the author of several other books on Taiji, Bagua and Silat.
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101 Amazing Things You Can Do With Dowsing

101 Amazing Things You Can Do With Dowsing

Nigel Percy; Maggie Percy

Sixth Sense Books
2015
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Put dowsing to work in your life right now in 101 useful waysDowsing is a natural intuitive ability all humans have, but as with any skill, it takes practice to become good at it. A great way to master dowsing is by using it. 101 Amazing Things You Can Do With Dowsing gives you meaningful, interesting ways to apply dowsing to get answers to questions you need, answers your brain cannot give you. Maggie & Nigel Percy of Discovering Dowsing and Sixth Sense Books give you everything you need: dowsing questions with exact wording, interpretations of answers, and they even point out dowsing pitfalls to avoid. More than just a list of useful applications, 101 Amazing Things You Can Do With Dowsing takes you by the hand and helps you to become a better dowser, showing you how useful it can be in your everyday life. Don't put your pendulum on a shelf or give up dowsing for lack of things to use it for. There are questions that pop up every day, big and small, that dowsing can answer. By using dowsing in a meaningful way you will more easily learn to master it and reap its many benefits. Buy 101 Amazing Things You Can Do With Dowsing now and take your dowsing to a new level of productivity in your life.
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Dowsing

Dowsing

Nigel Percy; Maggie Percy

Sixth Sense Books
2015
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Spiritual enlightenment is a natural side effect of the pursuit of dowsing mastery. Dowsing is a natural intuitive skill anyone can learn, but to master it takes time and effort. The authors are passionate about dowsing and were determined to become skillful at it, so they spent years honing their skills. Little did they know that the path of dowsing mastery is also a way to enlightenment. The skills required of master dowsers are associated with an enlightened lifestyle: a sense of purpose and authenticity, compassion and self-acceptance, detachment, respect for free will and the application of ethics in daily life. Dowsing is merely one of many possible routes to enlightenment, but the lesson is this: You don't need to chase enlightenment. It will come to you naturally if you live your passion and commit to excellence. This book sketches out how dowsing can by your path to a more enlightened life if you commit to mastering it. Buy Dowsing: Practical Enlightenment and discover how your passion for dowsing can yield many unexpected spiritual benefits.
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Ask The Right Question

Ask The Right Question

Nigel Percy; Maggie Percy

Sixth Sense Books
2015
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Are you ready to take your dowsing to the next level? Learn the #1 skill you need to get the answers you seek. No matter what your level of experience, you know that asking good questions is the best way to get clear, accurate dowsing answers. Maggie and Nigel Percy of Discovering Dowsing & Sixth Sense Books have drawn on decades of their own dowsing experience and teaching people how to dowse, and now they're here to help you. In this book, the authors show you how to craft the right dowsing question every time. By using the masterful questions in this comprehensive sourcebook, you'll be prepared to get useful answers to your dowsing questions about health, relationships, major life choices, and all the other areas of your existence. In Ask The Right Question, you'll discover: Why dowsing is a natural, intuitive skill anyone can learn A huge list of expert-crafted dowsing questions to get answers in every facet of your lifeTraining to create effective questions of your own How to use dowsing to reach your health, career, and financial goals more easilyTips on interpreting results to get more detailed answers and much, much more Ask the Right Question is by far the best book on the most important skill you need for accurate, confident dowsing. If you like thorough explanations, detailed examples, and superb resources, then you'll love this book from the world's premier dowsers. Buy Ask the Right Question to start getting the right answers today
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Healing Made Simple

Healing Made Simple

Nigel Percy; Maggie Percy

Sixth Sense Books
2015
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You can have the health you want by looking at healing in a new way. To become truly successful in your quest for health, you must realize that your frustration about the results you are not getting is not because you didn't find the silver bullet, the magic potion or the special method that would fix you overnight; your frustration was a sign that you were thinking incorrectly about how to achieve your health goals. When you learn to step back and look at the big picture of health and what it is, you discover that healing is a journey. That journey is one of discovery and change. And that is good, because you cannot change your health significantly until you change the way you think. In Healing Made Simple, you find out how your perception of yourself and the healing process can be altered to give you significantly better results. By starting out with the right mindset and with clear goals, you can better focus your intention to create positive outcomes. Discover the often ignored invisible elements of good health. Learn the value of using your heart and intuition as part of your quest for health. Find out how to become an active participant in your healing process, and why that will give you better results. Healing Made Simple is an empowered, enlightened and balanced way of taking charge of your healing journey. It's based on proven metaphysical, psychological and holistic health principles. It is NOT another healing method. Instead, Healing Made Simple will combine with any modality you use to help you take control of your healing process and make the journey smoother and more successful. Buy Healing Made Simple now and find out how to 'change your mind and improve your health.'
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Go Ask Your Dad: Questions, Answers, and Stories about Fathers, Fatherhood, and Being a Parent

Go Ask Your Dad: Questions, Answers, and Stories about Fathers, Fatherhood, and Being a Parent

Nigel a. Brown; Mark Carney; Anthony Fludd

Motivation Champs
2016
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Go Ask Your Dad challenges fathers from different faiths, cultures, and generations to come together and answer tough questions dads, children, and families face today. Fathers must learn from the past, be prepared now and in the future to discuss everything from sexual education and identity to what kind of career path a youth could choose. They need to have answers on how to handle negative things such as cyber-bullying and ISIS, but also must encourage good choices for health, happiness and a brighter tomorrow.The authors of Go Ask Your Dad don't claim to be perfect dads; they do promise, in this book, you will find valuable lessons from their mistakes and successes.
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James Buffalo & a Fit of Bad Dharma

James Buffalo & a Fit of Bad Dharma

Nigel James Schroeder

Tired Coast Publishing
2017
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The rules are simple for James. He see's Dr. Whitehouse. He does what the Doctor says. He receives his father's inheritance and keeps his West Coast-playboy-burnout lifestyle in tact. One day when his visiting the strange Doctor Henry Whitehouse, Mary Ann Lewis, a seductive and flawed muse, tells him that he needs to run. Run from this place. What ensures is a portrait of American madness, beauty, and suffering that can only be described as a hilarious fit of Bad Dharma.
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Comprehensive Coronary Care

Comprehensive Coronary Care

Nigel I. Jowett; David R. Thompson

Bailliere Tindall
2007
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The new edition continues to be a practical, easy to understand, and up to date resource for managing coronary disease. It not only encompasses modern cardiology practice, but also considers how the patient came to arrive on coronary care, and what will happen them after they leave. The combined authorship of doctor and nurse reflects the close teamwork vital to the management of both patients and their families. Management of the cardiac patent is a complex process and this book has a clear approach conveying the necessary information in an easily understood way. It also has an excellent evidence base to ensure best practice and should appeal to staff in every cardiac unit. Up to date coverage of a rapidly developing field Offers a multi-disciplinary approach to coronary care Easy to read and therefore easily understood Research/evidence based content ensures best practice . More material to reflect the growing literature on nurse-lead approaches to chest pain assessment, defibrillation, thrombolysis and specialist clinics (heart failure and dysrhythmias). . Content updated in line with the latest guidelines from various medical bodies, along with specific guidance e.g. from NICE in the UK
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Accident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide

Accident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide

Nigel Raby; Laurence Berman; Simon Morley; Gerald de Lacey

W B Saunders Co Ltd
2014
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Since it was first published, Accident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide has become the classic in-my-pocket-reference and an indispensable aid to all those who work in the Emergency Department. The core and substantial value lies in the step-by-step analytical approaches which help you to answer this question: "These images look normal to me, but . . . how can I be sure that I am not missing a subtle but important abnormality?" "This book will provide essential reading and support to A&E trainees, medical students, radiology trainees, reporting radiographers and clinical nurse specialists, all of whom may be faced with trauma cases requiring accurate diagnosis and treatment." Reviewed by: RAD Magazine Feb 2015 "... Very nearly flawless...contains just the right amount of information to accommodate readers from trainees through to consultant or attending level." Reviewed by African Journal of Emergency Medicine , Jun 2015 Ensure accuracy in reading and interpretation of any given image. Common sources of error and diagnostic difficulty are highlighted. Prevent mistakes. Pitfalls and associated abnormalities are emphasized throughout. Avoid misdiagnoses. Normal anatomy is outlined alongside schemes for detecting variants of the norm. Each chapter concludes with a summary of key points. Will provide a useful overview of the most important features in diagnosis and interpretation. Easily grasp difficult anatomical concepts. Radiographs accompanied by clear, explanatory line-drawings. Spend less time searching with an improved layout and design with succinct, easy-to-follow text. A templated chapter approach helps you access key information quickly. Each chapter includes key points summary, basic radiographs, normal anatomy, guidance on analyzing the radiographs, common injuries, rare but important injuries, pitfalls, regularly overlooked injuries, examples, and references. Grasp the nuances of key diagnostic details. Updated and expanded information, new radiographs, and new explanatory line drawings reinforce the book's aim of providing clear, practical advice in diagnosis. Avoid pitfalls in the detection of abnormalities that are most commonly overlooked or misinterpreted. Access the complete contents and illustrations online at Expert Consult-fully searchable!
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