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آموزش و پرورش
ادبیات و زبان
پزشکی، دندانپزشکی و داروسازی
تاریخ و جغرافیا
داستان و رمان
دیگر
دین و فلسفه
روانشناسی
ریاضیات و آمار
سلامتی، تناسب اندام و رژیم غذایی
شیمی و پلیمر
علوم اجتماعی و حقوق
علوم زیستی و بیوتکنولوژی
فیزیک و نجوم
کامپیوتر و اینترنت
کتابهای کودکان و داستان
کسب و کار و اقتصاد
کشاورزی و دامپزشکی و غذا
معماری
مهندسی و فناوری
هنر و تئاتر
محصولات
You and Your Arrhythmia: A Guide to Heart Rhythm Problems for Patients & Their Families - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Cardiac arrhythmias are among our most common afflictions. Usuallythey have little clinical importance and present no risk to the life ofpatients who have them. Occasionally, however, they can produce trou-blesome symptoms and may even bring about the patient’s death.*Arrhythmias produce rapid, slow, or irregular heartbeats of whichsome patients may be acutely conscious, whereas others may beunaware. Explaining what arrhythmias are and how doctors treatthem—when that is necessary—is the purpose of this book.First I explain the anatomy and physiology of the heart, particularlyof the electrical components that give rise to arrhythmias.Then I describe most of the arrhythmias that patients maydevelop. Each chapter has been built around the experiences of apatient for whom the author or one his colleagues has cared. In somecases, I have changed the stories slightly to facilitate understandingand to avoid confusing the picture with issues that the doctors mighthave needed to consider but are unrelated to the topic being dis-cussed. In the next section, I explain how cardiologists use drugs andixPreface* For a more comprehensive discussion of the subject, some readers may want to con-sult the author’s text Arrhythmias (Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 2000).devices such as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators to treatarrhythmias.I then invite the reader to take a short course in electrocardiography,for it is this familiar test that we use to diagnose arrhythmias and evaluatethe effects of treatment. The reader will find electrocardiograms of someof the arrhythmias discussed in the case reports to see how cardiologistsrecognize which arrhythmia is which.The analysis of arrhythmias has, in recent decades, become so complexthat a subspecialty of cardiology has developed for those who study thissubject. Some call the practitioners of this art arrhythmologists, a name thatno reader of this book is required to learn. Many arrhythmologists work incardiac electrophysiology laboratories, large rooms filled with electroniccomputerized equipment where the details of patients’ arrhythmias arestudied and appropriate treatments are planned and instituted. By describ-ing what goes on in these laboratories, I will try to relieve some of the con-cern that patients who undergo these procedures may have and dispelsome of the mystery about what those working in these laboratories aredoing.
I'll Miss You Too: An Off-to-College Guide for Parents and Students - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: The creation of our first book, I’ll Miss You Too, result-ed from a decision that we, as mother and daughter,made dealing with our own emotional challengesduring the off-to-college transition. As we wrote thebook, we learned more about each other and howdifferently we handled many issues. The more welearned and understood, the more open and effectiveour communication became.The 2001 publishing of our book and subsequentspeaking engagements about the college transitionprovided the opportunity for us to speak to parents,students, and school counselors from all parts of thecountry. During our visits, people were eager to learnfrom our journey as well as share their own storiesand experiences about this significant life transition.A new book has evolved from this knowledge. Thecollective wisdom gained has enriched its content. Wehope that I’ll Miss You Too, through its frank and some-times poignant messages, will help you, as parentsxiiiPrefaceand students, share a healthy college transition.Know that whatever it is you are experiencing, youare not alone.
I Will Always Love You - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel… which just sohappens to have been made for us by the little elves at Givenchy or YSL or Oscar de la Renta. Who arewe , you ask? The residents of Manhattan’s Golden Mile, of course—that glorious stretch of doormanbuildings above Fifty-ninth Street and below Eighty-sixth. It’s Christmastime, time to deck our sprawlingUpper East Side penthouses with silver and gold baubles, twinkly lights, velvet bows, and chocolatesimported from belle Paris. Here the holidays are always a little more sparkly, a little brighter, a littlebetter. It’s so, so good to be back.While I’m not about to tell you where I’ve been for the past few months, I will tell you that thereis lifeafter high school. Yes, it finally happened: We went to college. During the past semester we encounteredpeople who haven’t seen us naked (yet), and who don’t know our SAT scores; who don’t rememberthat time we wet our pants in kindergarten, or when we got our ears pierced. We’ve learned a few newthings, made a few new friends, and have even maybe met the loves our lives. We’vechanged—hopefully for the better. And we’re just as fabulous as always.TakeB , for instance. She’s spending a perfect holiday with her perfect Yale boyfriend and his perfectfamily at their idyllic Vermont compound. That girl always had her eye on the prize. Speaking of prizes,what’sS up to these days? No longer hounded by overeager, fashion-conscious Constance Billard girls,she’s now trailed by the paparazzi and a posse of wannabe movie starlets while she cools herLouboutins, waiting for her nomination for the SAG Awards. No matter where she is or what she does,Swill always be one to watch.Then there are those who’ve tried their darnedest to change:N has been sailing around the world for thelast four months. But as we learned from Kant in our freshman seminars, no man is an island. He’ll beback—sooner rather than later, we hope. Then there’sD , scratching out existential poetry in his blackMoleskine notebook in the Pacific Northwest. It may look like a total lifestyle change, but he still insistson Folgers crystals instead of French press in the coffee capital of the U.S. He also spends every wakingmoment Skyping his shaven-headed, ultra-independent filmmaker girlfriend,V , who’s at NYU andseems to almost have…hair . And friends?! And finally there’sC , last seen with a pack offlannel-wearing, log-lifting, very rugged boys out in Nevada or Montana or someplace with no cities andlots of cattle. Is he into a new type, or has he gone through yet another reinvention? That man putsMadonna to shame
Dr. Joe & What You Didn't Know: 99 Fascinating Questions About the Chemistry of Everyday Life - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: What does being barefoot and pregnant on a cactus have todo with cherry ice cream? You probably think that's a prettybizarre question. But there is method to the madness. For overtwo decades now, I've tried to answer the public's questionsabout everyday chemistry on the radio, I hope with somedegree of success. Then, a few years ago, I had an idea. Whynot spice things up by turning the situation around and askingmy audience questions?Everybody seems to like quiz shows, especially when thereare prizes at stake, so I took to beginning each program with aquestion, offering a prize for the first right answer. We're talkinglocal radio here, not national TV, so the prizes were modest, buwe did manage to come up with some books, gift certificates,restaurant meals, and highly coveted "Dr. Joe" T-shirts. A newadventure was in the offing! I started off with some prettystraightforward questions — like, "Why does ouzo turn whitewhen you add water to it?"; and, "What is emu oil?"; and, "Whydoes lemon juice lighten the color of tea?" All good questions, Ithought, and somewhat challenging.Indeed, for the first few weeks, callers struggled to answermy questions; then suddenly it seemed as though they hadtaken smart pills. They started providing the correct answers7INTRODUCTIONDR. JOE SCHWARCZwith impressive frequency. It didn't take long for me to figureout what was going on. I wasn't testing the audience anymore,I was posing my questions to Google. And Google, as weknow, is pretty smart. As soon as a question passed my lips,those little fingers hit the keyboard. I tried instituting an honorcode, requesting that respondents not run to their computers.Yeah, sure.Obviously, another approach was needed. I attempted tophrase the questions in ways that would confound the searchengines. Like, "What is the connection between tangerine trees,marmalade skies, and morning glory?"; or, "What is the linkbetween Frankenstein and frog legs?" This approach seemed towork, and that's why you'll find a number of unusual-sound-ing questions in this little volume, which is a collection of thequestions I've posed on my radio show over the years. Ofcourse, you'll also find the answers — at least, my version ofthem.The questions come from a number of fields, but all havesome interesting scientific connection. There is no specific orderto the questions, no systematic attempt to educate. What I'vetried to do is demonstrate science's broad scope and show howscientific pursuit links to so many areas of our culture. So,come along for the ride, poke around, read a little here, a littlethere, pick up some bits of knowledge to fling around thedinner table, and have some fun doing it. And if you want toknow what being barefoot and pregnant on a cactus has to dowith cherry ice cream, just turn the page.
Do You Love Football?: Winning with Heart, Passion, and Not Much Sleep - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER, I’ve lived and died on every gameday. I don’t think I can ever recall a time when football—in oneform or another—didn’t have a major influence on everything Ithought, everything I said, everything I did.High school. College. Pro. Our family was moving aroundwith each coaching job my dad held at all three levels. Or I wasplaying quarterback in high school. Or I was hoping to see thefield as a college quarterback. Or I was changing coaching jobsmyself in a never-ending quest for knowledge and improvement.Football really is all I know. Other than going to the beachonce in a while and watching the waves, it’s really the onlyinterest I have outside of my wife and our three boys. I’m not ascratch golfer. I don’t know how to bowl. I can’t read the stockmarket. Hell, I have a hard time remembering my wife’s cellphone number. But I can call, “Flip Right Double X Jet 36Counter Naked Waggle at 7 X Quarter” in my sleep.I love the competition of the game. I love the players whoplay it. I love the strategy, the variables. I love the smell of thegrass, the sound of the stadium. I love the thrill of victory. I liketo see how we respond to the adversity that a loss brings and tothe sudden changes that we have to deal with, whether it’s afumble, an interception, a fifteen-yard penalty, or somethingworse, like our right tackle suffering a broken ankle. What’s theweather going to be like? What kind of crowd will we have?Football is the ultimate team game
Community College: Is It Right For You - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Community colleges are really the hid- den educational jewel of our nation. They offer the stepping stones that set thousands and thousands of people on their way to careers and to further educational opportuni- ties. They are so little recognized, but are a crucial link in our nation’s educational system. They are one of our nation’s richest resources. We certainly found that to be the case with the quality of services and educa- tion offered to our son. ”—Veteran broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff, whose disabled son attended Montgomery College (Maryland) Are you ready for a life-changing event? Do what millions of other people looking for opportunity do—check out your local com- munity college. Community colleges are affordable and accessible gateways to education that provide opportunities for people to transform their lives. Students of all ages and backgrounds can find a path to fulfill their aspirations through community college. No other type of edu- cational institution in the United States offers so much for so many. Community colleges are the backbone of this country’s educa- tional system and are helping the nation to meet the competitive demands of the 21st century. They are dedicated to helping you achieve your educational, career, and personal goals. Where else could you have the choice of studying to be an emergency med- ical technician or a Web site designer? Or take a course in pho- tography just for pleasure, or to earn an associate’s degree or certificate and start a job as a photographer? If, like many com- munity college students, you have your sights set on transferring to a four-year institution, you’ve also come to the right place.
You've Got To Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: This book came about through a happy confluence of seemingly unrelated events. One of us, a psychologist, was writing a book on humor, and stum- bled onto Ted Cohen’s Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters (1999). He told the other, a philosopher, about the book, and this led both to begin thinking about collaborating on a book on humor. Our initial idea was to write a book in psychology, one that would combine humor, cogni- tive therapy, and philosophy. Then, however, the fact that the philosopher was teaching undergraduate courses in logic and critical thinking led us to think that a philosophy book would be more useful. This idea was exciting to the psychologist because he thought it would be nice to contribute to a philosophy book. It was also daunting because, although he had been an undergraduate philosophy major, this was many years ago, and he had forgotten much of what he had learned in logic courses. Then, however, he discovered Jamie Whyte’s Crimes against Logic (2005). The back cover identified Whyte as a past lecturer of philosophy at Cambridge University and winner of a philosophy journal’s prize for the best article by a philosopher under thirty. The words “past” and “under thirty” suggested that the author and the psychologist-reader had certain life experiences in common. More importantly, the subtitle – Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders – suggested that the book would enable him to pick up where he had left off years ago. After reading it, he sent off a proposed set of chapter headings to the philosopher who responded with a carefully formulated table of contents. The project was now underway
You've Gotta Have Heart: Achieving Purpose Beyond Profit in the Social Sector - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: When Jeannie was born in February 1986, she was to be immedi- ately given up for adoption. But because she had a serious heart defect and other medical issues, her adoptive parents-to-be backed out. A second family, the Bornemanns, claimed Jeannie as their daugh- ter. They saw her for the first time when she was just three days old. She had IVs in her head, chest, and both hands and feet, and she had tubes in her nose. Their first words were “Hi, teeny Jeannie! Mommy and Daddy are here!” Jeannie had an extremely rare set of conditions—transposition of the great vessels, pulmonary stenosis, and a ventricular septal defect. Her heart’s chambers and arteries were reversed. Not much was known about this condition then—more research was desperately needed. Jeannie’s doctors inserted a flexible tube called a shunt to increase blood flow. It was all they could do. They hoped that she would get big- ger and stronger and that research would provide new knowledge and tools to help them help her. Jeannie didn’t grow normally. When she was 5, she weighed just 22 pounds and was 29 inches tall. But she was finally strong enough for the corrective surgery that doctors had been waiting to do. Jeannie’s quality of life improved a lot after her surgery. She went to school, played T-ball and soccer, and followed her medical instructions without complaint. Despite a severe hearing impairment, she became a fanatic music lover, especially the music of Elvis. She loved people and life and looked like any other normal, healthy kid—except she was hearing impaired, legally blind, and undersized and had a heart defect. In 1999, at age 13, Jeannie was looking forward to spending a week at a special camp. It was a place where kids with heart disease could make friends, share experiences, and enjoy hiking, fishing, horseback riding, making crafts, and singing around the campfire—while being supervised by doctors, nurses, and other volunteer camp counselors. Swimming was a favorite activity, because, since all the kids have sur- gical scars, no one is embarrassed—they even compare scars! The day before camp started, Jeannie fell from a tree, breaking her collarbone. She was undaunted and still went to camp. By the next year, Jeannie’s health had begun to decline. Research advances offered new hope, and Jeannie’s cardiologist proposed a heart transplant. Her parents were afraid—but not Jeannie. On the night before she was set to go back to camp, the call came. A heart was available. Jeannie missed camp that year but got her new heart. Jeannie had severe complications after her transplant. She spent thirteen of the next thirty-six months in the hospital. Between hospital stays, she lived the fullest life she could, singing on stage in high school, acting with a performing arts group, going to two homecoming dances, and traveling. When she was 17, Jeannie got very sick and again went to the hospi- tal. While she was there, she wrote a short note about the fun she’d had at camp: making friends, doing crafts, hearing silly jokes, and singing a song that ended like this: When the bugs bite, when the bees sting, when I’m feeling sad, I simply remember my Boggy Creek things, and then I don’t feel so bad.
Cup of Comfort Book of Prayer: Stories and reflections that bring you closer to God (A Cup of Comfort) - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: When life throws us curve balls, prayer is often our greatest consolation. In A Cup of Comfort Book of Prayer, ordinary people just like you share the prayers that have brought them closest to God. From Psalm 23 and the Sermon on the Mount to the inspiring words of Anne Bradstreet and St. Francis of Assisi, these are the prayers that people turn to when they most need God's help, people such as: Paula, who finds confidence in the Breton's Fisherman Prayer when she feels overwhelmed by her role as single mom Susan, whose chance encounter in a customer service line allows her to share the grace of An Old Irish Blessing with a heartbroken stranger Clement, who during Operation Desert Storm shared the hope of John Cosin's Lord, Be Thou a Light to My Eyes with a war-torn Kuwaiti family In this blessed little volume, bestselling authors James Stuart Bell and Susan B. Townsend have collected fifty heartwarming stories of the power of prayer in our lives-a power upon which you can draw to strengthen your resolve, lift your spirits, and sustain your faith, through good times and bad. James Stuart Bell is the coauthor of Christian Miracles, A Cup of Comfort for Christians, A Cup of Comfort Devotional, among many others. He was for many years the editorial director of Moody Press. Susan B. Townsend, author of A Bouquet for Mom, is a writer and stay-at-home mother. She lives on a farm in southeastern Virginia with her husband, five children, and a menagerie of animals. Her work has appeared in A Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Daughters and A Cup of Comfort for Teachers.
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: In this compelling, cutting-edge book, two generations of science writers explore the exciting science of “body maps” in the brain–and how startling new discoveries about the mind-body connection can change and improve our lives. Why do you still feel fat after losing weight? What makes video games so addictive? How can “practicing” your favorite sport in your imagination improve your game? The answers can be found in body maps.Just as road maps represent interconnections across the landscape, your many body maps represent all aspects of your bodily self, inside and out. In concert, they create your physical and emotional awareness and your sense of being a whole, feeling self in a larger social world.Moreover, your body maps are profoundly elastic. Your self doesn’t begin and end with your physical body but extends into the space around you. This space morphs every time you put on or take off clothes, ride a bike, or wield a tool. When you drive a car, your personal body space grows to envelop it. When you play a video game, your body maps automatically track and emulate the actions of your character onscreen. When you watch a scary movie, your body maps put dread in your stomach and send chills down your spine. If your body maps fall out of sync, you may have an out-of-body experience or see auras around other people.The Body Has a Mind of Its Own explains how you can tap into the power of body maps to do almost anything better–whether it is playing tennis, strumming a guitar, riding a horse, dancing a waltz, empathizing with a friend, raising children, or coping with stress. The story of body maps goes even further, providing a fresh look at the causes of anorexia, bulimia, obsessive plastic surgery, and the notorious golfer’s curse “the yips.” It lends insights into culture, language, music, parenting, emotions, chronic pain, and more. Filled with illustrations, wonderful anecdotes, and even parlor tricks that you can use to reconfigure your body sense, The Body Has a Mind of Its Own will change the way you think–about the way you think.“The Blakeslees have taken the latest and most exciting finds from brain research and have made them accessible. This is how science writing should always be.”–Michael S. Gazzaniga, Ph.D., author of The Ethical Brain“Through a stream of fascinating and entertaining examples, Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee illustrate how our perception of ourselves, and indeed the world, is not fixed but is surprisingly fluid and easily modified. They have created the best book ever written about how our sense of ‘self’ emerges from the motley collection of neurons we call the brain.”–Jeff Hawkins, co-author of On Intelligence “The Blakeslees have taken the latest and most exciting finds from brain research and have made them accessible. This is how science writing should always be.”–Michael S. Gazzaniga, Ph.D., author of The Ethical Brain“A marvelous book. In the last ten years there has been a paradigm shift in understanding the brain and how its various specialized regions respond to environmental challenges. In addition to providing a brilliant overview of recent revolutionary discoveries on body image and brain plasticity, the book is sprinkled with numerous insights.”–V. S. Ramachandran, M.D., director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diegoآیا کتاب مورد نظر هنوز بر روی سایت قرار نگرفته است؟ جای نگرانی نیست! کافی است بر روی گزینه سفارش کتاب کلیک کرده و درخواست خود را ثبت کنید. در کمتر از چند ساعت کتاب شما را آماده خواهیم کرد.