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Deftly written and beautifully illustrated, The Worlds of Medieval Europe, Second Edition, presents a distinctive and nuanced portrayal of a western world that was sharply divided between its northern and southern aspects. By integrating the histories of the Islamic and Byzantine worlds into the main narrative, author Clifford R. Backman offers an insightful, detailed, and often witty look at the continuum of interaction--social, cultural, intellectual, and commercial--that existed among all three societies.
Filled with relevant primary documents, this compelling volume surpasses traditional textbook representations of the Middle Ages by balancing the conventional focus on political affairs, especially those of northern Europe, with equally detailed attention to medieval society as it developed in the Mediterranean. In addition, Backman describes the ways in which the medieval Latin West attempted to understand the unified and rational structure of the human cosmos, which they believed existed beneath the observable diversity and disorder of the world. This effort to re-create a human ordering of "unity through diversity" provides an essential key to understanding medieval Europe and the ways in which it regarded and reacted to the worlds around it.
Thoroughly updated and redesigned, the second edition features an inviting and accessible layout and integrates captivating new illustrations--nearly twice as many as in the previous edition--to stimulate students' engagement with the material. Moreover, it offers a sophisticated analysis of gender, along with an intriguing examination of the tumultuous relationship between the Mediterranean and Islam.
An invaluable resource for both students and instructors, The Worlds of Medieval Europe, Second Edition, is ideal for undergraduate courses in medieval history, Western civilization, the history of Christianity, and Muslim-Christian relations. It also serves as an excellent supplement on the history of a specific country in the medieval period, the history of medieval art, or the history of the European economy..
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Authors Mike Seeds and Dana Backman personalize the history of the universe by placing you at the center of the latest chapter in a grand and amazing story. You will learn how we are the latest link in the "great chain of origins." And, by emphasizing the role of the scientific process, Seeds and Backman will help you also understand how analyzing scientific evidence not only answers the question "How do we know?," but provide deeper insights into our place in the universe as well. Each new copy of the text comes with access to CengageNOW, an online personalized learning system designed to save you time in studying and to help you prepare for exams through a series of diagnostic tests and personalized study plans..
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Today many polio survivors are finding themselves with new symptoms reminiscent of the earlier days when they first had polio—new symptoms that trigger frightening memories, along with anxieties that had long been repressed.

Dr. Backman, a Clinical Psychologist, examines polio survivors’ psychological reactions to their earlier experiences and to their current struggles with the late effects of polio.

The Post-Polio Experience includes guidelines for polio survivors on:

• Coping with the emotional and interpersonal aspects of Post-Polio Syndrome
• Managing stress and depression
• Negotiating relationships with family and friends
• Developing a positive self-concept
• Improving doctor-patient communication

Family and friends learn how to deal with the changing roles that they and the survivor now face, and gain insight into their own needs, as they interact and sometimes conflict with the polio survivor’s needs.

Mental health providers and physicians gain a better understanding of their patients’ psychological reactions to Post-Polio Syndrome—paving the way for more effective treatment.

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From the moment she was hatched, a little baby chick begins an amazing journey. Born in a large factory farm, this young Rhode Island Red hen escapes and receives lessons on how to be a chicken by a forest full of animals who are not. As Penny grows up in the woods she learns how to find food and where to sleep. She also learns about friendship, love and the adventures life can bring..
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With an ever increasing population of aging people in the western world, it is more crucial than ever that we try to understand how and why cognitive competence breaks down with advancing age. Why do some people follow normal patterns of cognitive change, while others follow a path of progressive decline, becoming stricken with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alheimer's. What can be done to prevent cognitive decline-or to avoid neurodegenerative diseases? The answers, if they come, will not emerge from research within one discipline, but from work being done across a range of scientific and medical specialities.
This volume brings together leading experts from a range of fields studying cognitive aging, including neuroscience, pharmacology, health, genetics, sensory biology, and epidemiology. Unlike other books in this area, this book is more about "new frontiers" than past research and accomplishments. Recently cognitive aging research has taken several new directions, linking with, and benefiting from, rapid technological and theoretical advances in these neighboring disciplines. This book provides unique interdisciplinary coverage of the topic. With each chapter including commentaries from other specialists in related fields, the book provides integrative study of the topic. For those within the fields of psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and geriatrics, this volume will make an important contribution in furthering our understanding of a problem that affects all of us..
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Adam Backman has over 18 years of experience in the software field. He worked at Progress Software Corporation for 8 years in various capacities. Since 1995, Adam has run the Database Performance Tuning and Administration division of White Star Software where he provides international training, consulting, and writing services centered on Progress databases and infrastructure. He has been a presenter at Progress Software conferences and other events since 1992.

Adam Backman specializes in Database Administration Training, Performance Tuning, UNIX/Linux Administration Training, Hardware Configuration, Disaster Recovery Planning, Database and System Administration, Administrator Mentoring, and System Migration..
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Couples therapy has long been regarded as one of the most demanding forms of psychotherapy because of the therapist's need to integrate psychodynamic insights with an understanding of systems dynamics. The contributors to On Intimate Ground share the belief that a phenomenological approach incorporating the insights of Gestalt psychotherapy leads to this integration and, with it, a dramatic increase in therapeutic power and flexibility. In 15 engaging chapters, they apply this approach to issues of intimacy, self-construction, power and abuse, shame, resistance, and growth -- and to such diverse populations as abuse survivors and their partners, remarried couples, gay and lesbian couples, and couples with character disorders..
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