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This manual is designed to serve as the standard for the management of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by means of modern techniques. All aspects are covered, from pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and diagnosis through to initial management, operative strategies, postoper... More

Vascular surgery has seen a remarkable evolution. A discipline focused on the natural history and treatment of vascular disease by open operation is now primarily a minimally invasive specialty. Mastery of the basic pathophysiology has been retained while the transformation by improved imaging and e... More

Originally published in 1924, this is the true story of J. Frank Norfleet, a typical West Texas ranchman, and his four-year chase after a gang of international swindlers, which takes the reader on a transcontinental journey—from the Atlantic to the Pacific; from Mexico and Cuba into Canada.A grippin... More

Explore the memoirs of one of the most inventive Americans in history.A fascinating and unconventionally educated man, Benjamin Franklin imparts—in his own words—wisdom and remarkable life lessons on the art of living with great personal integrity. Taken from John Bigelow’s carefully researched 1868... More

Combining Jewish, Greek, and Roman teachings with the radical new teachings of Christ and St. Paul, Christianity helped to cultivate the cardinal ideas of dignity, equality, liberty and democracy that ground the modern human rights paradigm. Christianity also helped shape the law of public, privat... More

This unique workbook involves readers in "hands-on" practice with applying sociological concepts as tools for understanding the social world around them - both social institutions and social processes. A series of essays and accompanying exercises actively engages readers in the study of human situa... More

The numerous essays by many of the state's leading historians in African American Connecticut Explored document an array of subjects beginning from the earliest years of the state's colonization around 1630 and continuing well into the 20th century. The voice of Connecticut's African Americans rings... More

CONTENTS:Introduction, Jean H. Baker and Charles W. Mitchell“Border State, Border War: Fighting for Freedom and Slavery in Antebellum Maryland,” Richard Bell“Charity Folks and the Ghosts of Slavery in Pre–Civil War Maryland,” Jessica Millward“Confronting Dred Scott: Seeing Citizenship from Baltimore... More

Edited by world-renowned animal scientist Dr Temple Grandin, this practical book integrates scientific research and industry literature on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, deer, and horses, in both the developed and developing world, to provide a practical guide to humane handling and minimizing... More

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and is a leading cause of adult disability and discharge from hospitals to chronic care facilities. Despite the frequency and morbidity of stroke, there is a relative paucity of “stroke experts,” such as vascular neurologists and neuroc... More

Fully updated with new content and full-colour figures, the second edition of this successful book reflects developments and growth in our knowledge of carrots and related crops worldwide. It covers the scientific basis of their biology and production, with updated technical crop management content.... More

Dieses Handbuch behandelt anschaulich die Systemgrundlagen von Reibung, Verschleiß und der Tribosysteme einschließlich der charakteristischen Merkmale tribologischer Beanspruchungen. Einen Schwerpunkt bildet das Reibungs- und Verschleißverhalten über tribotechnische Werkstoffe der wichtigsten metall... More