Product Description: In the 16th century, when explorers traveled deeper into the jungles of South America in search of gold and spices, they brought back many colorful tales of their adventures to amaze and impress their sponsors. None of these tales was more astonishing, or caused more concern, than that of the mystical properties of the substance with which the natives anointed their darts and arrows...read more

Attempts to provide a recipe for happy retirement. This title aims to point out the pitfalls that await the unwary, to warn of the difficulties involved in making the transition from work to retirement, and to provide advice on how to obtain the first prerequisite of a happy retirement; a healthy, sustainable life style.

Product Description: This book is dedicated to investigating the political implications of interdependent citizens within the context of the 1984 presidential election campaign as it was experienced in the metropolitan area of South Bend, Indiana. National politics is experienced locally through a series of filters unique to a particular setting...read more

Product Description: In the 16th century, when explorers travelled deeper into the jungles of South America in search of gold and spices, they brought back many colourful tales of their adventures to amaze and impress their sponsors. None of these tales was more astonishing, or caused more concern, than that of the mystical properties of the substance with which the natives anointed their darts and arrows...read more

Product Description: Few chemical compounds created by man have caused greater controversy than organophosphates. Conceived as insecticides, they have also been developed to become the most feared of chemical weapons. The control of vectors of diseases from which millions die or are disabled is heavily dependent on organophosphates, as are efforts to maintain food production in the face of uncontrolled population growth; diminishing arable land and the possibility of global warming...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A clinically orientated monograph covering the mechanism of neuromuscular block, its reversal and the clinical importance of the various factors that affect it. The aim is to make basic science understandable to the practising anaesthetist.

Product Description: The most important advances in anaesthesia in recent years have come not from the introduction of new drugs but from the better use of existing agents. Such progress has been made possible only by increased awareness of their effects, the applications of pharmacokinetic principles and better understanding of the mechanisms of action...read more

Product Description: The anaesthetist is presented with many problems in everyday clinical practice during the course of operations and their subsequent recovery. Faced with the dilemma of how and when to respond to events, the inexperienced anaesthetist may either be guided by protocols, and react in a mechanical fashion, or alternatively may evaluate the physiological significance of the changes and respond appropriately when it is observed that these changes are likely to have serious consequences...read more

Product Description: A presentation and critique of the use of multiple measures of theoretical concepts for the assessment of validity (using the multi-trait multi-method matrix) and reliability (using multiple indicators with a path analytic framework).