'Un'introduzione alla Magia del Caos efficace, concisa e accessibile a chiunque voglia intraprendere un percorso di conoscenza e pratica della magia: il libro per chi sente la magia scorrergli dentro e tutto intorno e desidera trovare il 'trampolino di lancio' per iniziare a praticarla davvero. La Chaos Magick rappresenta uno dei modelli magici più recenti e in più rapida crescita dell'occultismo occidentale, esprimendo l'attuale paradigma di pensiero che si concettualizza nel modello cibernetico, proprio di una cultura basata sull'informazione. In questo libro Hine fornisce un'introduzione alla Magia del Caos che si rivela efficace, concisa e accessibile a chiunque voglia intraprendere un percorso di conoscenza e pratica della magia. Consapevole di quanto la magia sia stata offuscata da un'infinità di parole e termini tecnici che di fatto escludono i non iniziati, egli restituisce alla pratica magica la limpidezza che le è propria e, piuttosto che dare spiegazioni metafisiche sul perché qualcosa dovrebbe funzionare, delinea alcune tecniche di base per compiere numerosi incantesimi - Sigilli, creazione di Servitori e molto altro - insistendo però sul fatto che l'unico modo per scoprire la magia è provarla in prima persona. Chaos Magick è il libro per chi sente la magia scorrergli dentro e tutto intorno e desidera trovare il 'trampolino di lancio' per iniziare a credere in se stesso e a praticarla davvero.'

Understand the fundamental principles of neonatology and learn evidence-based care strategies

With coverage that strikes the perfect balance between proven management approaches and fundamental principles, this unique resource combines the benefits of a comprehensive neonatology textbook with a practical procedural guide.

You will get a detailed step-by-step instruction on diagnosis, management, and treatment of acute problems of the newborn as organized by organ system, based on the highest level of evidence available, along with a thorough review of topics such as epidemiology, ethics, legal issues in the NICU, monitoring devices, fluid requirements, and enteral nutrition.

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• A full-color presentation that includes hundreds of figures and tables
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Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures will prove to be an outstanding refresher for any clinician involved in the diagnosis and management of newborn infants and a valuable instructional guide for junior staff and residents.

Tamoxifen is a pioneering medicine for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. It is the first drug targeted therapy in cancer to be successful. Tamoxifen targets the tumor estrogen receptor. The therapy is known to have saved the lives of millions of women over the past 40 years.This monograph, written by V. Craig Jordan - known as the “father of tamoxifen” - and his Tamoxifen Team at the Georgetown University Washington DC, illustrates the journey of this milestone in medicine. It includes a personal interview with V. Craig Jordan about his four decades of discovery in breast cancer research and treatment. V. Craig Jordan was there for the birth of tamoxifen as he is credited for reinventing a “failed morning after contraceptive” to become the “gold standard” for the treatment of breast cancer. He contributed to every aspect of tamoxifen application in therapeutics and all aspects of tamoxifen’s pharmacology. He discovered the selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and explored the new biology of estrogen-induced apoptosis.

If you've ever walked through a cemetery, you've certainly stood in front of a tombstone, wondering about the life of the person buried there. In this book, historian Philips answers that question for 200 people whose final resting place is Charleston, South Carolina's Magnolia Cemetery. Ranging from secessionists to carpetbaggers, politicians to ornithologists, and suffragists to bookstore owners, the author presents a cast of the city's most colorful characters since the mid-19th century. Maps make it possible for readers to use the book as a guide to the cemetery, and the author suggests several thematic tours. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

In this collection of illuminating conversations, renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Their intimate, impassioned dialogues yield profound insights into one of the most striking cases of tragic irony in history: the country that prides itself on religious freedom has resolutely denied those same rights to its own indigenous people. With remarkable erudition and curiosity--and respectfully framing his questions in light of the revelation that his discovery of Native American religion helped him round out his views of the world's religions--Smith skillfully helps reveal the depth of the speakers' knowledge and experience. American Indian leaders Vine Deloria, Jr. (Standing Rock Sioux), Winona LaDuke (Anishshinaabeg), Walter Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), Frank Dayish, Jr. (Navajo), Charlotte Black Elk (Oglala Lakota), Douglas George-Kanentiio (Mohawk-Iroquois), Lenny Foster (Dine/Navajo), Tonya Gonnella Frichner (Onondaga), Anthony Guy Lopez (Lakota-Sioux), and Oren Lyons (Onondaga) provide an impressive overview of the critical issues facing the Native American community today. Their ideas about spirituality, politics, relations with the U.S. government, their place in American society, and the continuing vitality of their communities give voice to a population that is all too often ignored in contemporary discourse. The culture they describe is not a relic of the past, nor a historical curiosity, but a living tradition that continues to shape Native American lives.

Cold Mountain is the story of a pilgrimmage, and this book tells of another journey: one that starts with a story told by a Southern novelist and ends with a film created by an English director and his international team of filmmakers. From the publication of the acclaimed novel by Charles Frazier to the first screening of the movie in Edgewater, New Jersey, this book reveals the six-year journey that brought Cold Mountain to the silver screen. From North Carolina to Hollywood, from London to Romania to Virginia and back again, Cold Mountain has traveled halfway around the world to capture the essence of an epic love story set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War.
With extensive sections on pre-production, production, and post-production, this is the one and only book that goes deep behind the camera to recount the very essence of how this film was created. Beginning with introductions by Charles Frazier and Anthony Minghella written exclusively for this book, the pages continue with in-depth interviews with all the filmmakers, starting with the producers, Sydney Pollack, Bill Horberg, Albert Berger, and Ron Yerxa, who talk about their desire to make this movie and the challenges they faced in getting the process started. Anthony Minghella, the screenwriter and director, discusses how he transformed the novel into a workable screenplay and what he most wanted to accomplish in the film. Film stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Giovanni Ribisi, along with many other actors, reveal their feelings about the story and the work they did in the film. Dante Ferretti, the five-time Oscar-nominated production designer, tells us how he managed to build two authentic Civil War towns in the forests of Eastern Europe, while Ann Roth discusses how she defines character through her costume designs. Director of photography John Seale and first assistant director and associate producer Steve Andrews talk about an incredible battle scene that took three weeks to shoot and about how they managed to work in remote areas of the Transylvanian Alps where the weather was so unpredictable. Acclaimed film editor and sound design artist Walter Murch details his editing process, and interviews with Gabriel Yared and T Bone Burnett recount the ways in which music enriches the film.
Excerpts from the Charles Frazier novel and the Anthony Minghella screenplay are also a part of this book, which is illustrated throughout with 170 full-color production photos and original design and costume drawings. An added feature is a stunning 32-page portfolio of behind-the-scenes photographs shot on set in Romania by famed photographer Brigitte Lacombe. Altogether, Cold Mountain: The Journey from Book to Film is a fascinating look at a monumental moment in American history and modern cinema.