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Arthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of Rheumatology
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Arthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of RheumatologyArthritis and Allied Conditions: A Textbook of Rheumatology

Established as the "Bible of Rheumatology," this definitive two-volume reference is now in its thoroughly updated Fifteenth Edition.

 
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Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience
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Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of NeuroscienceExplaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of NeuroscienceWhat distinguishes good explanations in neuroscience from bad? Carl F. Craver constructs and defends standards for evaluating neuroscientific explanations that are grounded in a systematic view of what neuroscientific explanations are: descriptions of multilevel mechanisms. In developing this approach, he draws on a wide range of examples in the history of neuroscience (e.g. Hodgkin and Huxleys model of the action potential and LTP as a putative explanation for different kinds of memory)

 
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Connecting Through Music with People with Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers
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Connecting Through Music with People with Dementia: A Guide for CaregiversConnecting Through Music with People with Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers

For people suffering with dementia, the world can become a lonely and isolated place. Music has long been a vital instrument in transcending cognitive issues; bringing people together, and allowing a person to live in the moment. This user-friendly book demonstrates how even simple sounds and movements can engage people with dementia, promoting relaxation and enjoyment. All that's needed to succeed is a love of music, and a desire to gain greater communication and more meaningful interaction with dementia sufferers.
 
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The Handy Anatomy Answer Book
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The Handy Anatomy Answer BookThe Handy Anatomy Answer Book

From basic biology and the lymphatic system to human growth and development, this comprehensive reference—organized by systems of the body—makes the sometimes perplexing nature of anatomy understandable through an engaging question-and-answer format.
 
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Reoperative Plastic Surgery of the Breast
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Reoperative Plastic Surgery of the BreastReoperative Plastic Surgery of the Breast

Featuring more than 1,100 full-color and black-and-white illustrations, this volume demonstrates and explains the problems encountered after reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery and breast cancer reconstruction and the most successful methods for correcting these problems. Each chapter begins with a pictorial analysis of the problem, a discussion of what caused it, and, where possible, suggestions on how it might have been avoided initially.
 
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