Product Description: Los Ojos en la Cruz, the Spanish translation of Eyes on the Cross, is comprised of starkly revealing poems that have the power to focus the mind and uplift the heart. Jesuit Father Michael Kennedy has been using these meditations for years in his ministry to prisoners and troubled youth...read more

Product Description: Brian Mayne, Michael Kennedy, Richard Clarke, Edgar Turner, Editors. In 2004 a new edition of The Book of Common Prayer is introduced and becomes the legal prayer book of the Church of Ireland. In this booklet four members of the Church of Ireland Liturgical Advisory Committee describe the previous editions of a book first authorized for use in 1551...read more

Product Description: This volume is a major departure in the ongoing debate on Ireland's involvement in the Marshall Plan. Rather than concentrating on Irish-American relations, the contributions explore whether the Marshall Plan marked the beginning of Ireland's involvement in the process of European integration...read more

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This introduction to the history of medicine begins with the evolution of infectious diseases at the end of the last ice age. It describes the origin of science and medicine in ancient civilizations, including China and India. The first third of the book covers the early period that is considered the "classical" history of medicine. The remainder describes the evolution of modern medicine and surgery up to the present. The final chapter is a history of medical economics and explains the origin of health insurance, HMOs and medical malpractice lawsuits, subjects explained nowhere else in the medical school curriculum. There is a 40 page index and over 550 footnotes, most of them references to the original articles described in the text. A bibliography of essential sources is also included.

Product Description: The Global Positioning System and Geographical Information Systems, working in tandem, provide a powerful tool. Recent developments such as the removal of Selective Availability have not merely made these technologies more accurate but have also opened up a new seam of applications, particularly in location based services...read more

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Product Description: Celebrating its 100th anniversary, this extraordinary series continues to amaze and captivate its readers with detailed insight into the lives and work of music's geniuses. Unlike other composer biographies that focus narrowly on the music, this series explores the personal history of each composer and the social context surrounding the music...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Biography of the English composer, detailing his life, compositions, and influence on the music scene (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Celebrating its 100th anniversary, this extraordinary series continues to amaze and captivate its readers with detailed insight into the lives and work of music's geniuses. Unlike other composer biographies that focus narrowly on the music, this series explores the personal history of each composer and the social context surrounding the music...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Celebrating its 100th anniversary, this extraordinary series continues to amaze and captivate its readers with detailed insight into the lives and work of music's geniuses. Unlike other composer biographies that focus narrowly on the music, this series explores the personal history of each composer and the social context surrounding the music...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Written as a follow-up to Eyes on Jesus, Eyes on the Cross is comprised of starkly revealing poems that have the power to focus the mind and uplift the heart. Jesuit Father Michael Kennedy has been using these meditations for years in his ministry to prisoners and troubled youth...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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A guide for the home mechanic includes advice on maintenance, problem diagnostics, and simple repairs to the car's electrical, exhaust, cooling, and braking systems

Product Description: From 1923 to 1946, Ireland was a committed, though critical, supporter of the League of Nations. Under Cumann Na Gaedheal and the foreign ministries of Fitzgerald and McGillgan, the state's policy was that of a radical. Ireland constantly sought to uphold the covenant and further the work of the League in the face of great power criticism...read more

Product Description: A 1995 Presidential Executive Order established a board to advise the president on implementing a policy on conventional (nonnuclear) arms and technology transfer. The board was to study the factors that contribute to the proliferation of strategic and advanced conventional military weapons and technology and the policy options the United States might use to inhibit such proliferation...read more