Author: Ethel Sara Wolper
Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ
Keywords: space, medieval, anatolia, urban, transformation, saints, sufism, cities
Number of Pages: 134
Published: 2003-12-02
List price: $76.95
ISBN-10: 0271022566
ISBN-13: 9780271022567

In recent years, Sufism has become all but synonymous with the mystic poetry of Jala-l al-Din Ru-mi (d. 1273) and the ritual "whirling" of dervishes from Turkey. This branch of Islam does, however, have a long, complex history, and spiritual retreat was only one aspect of its significance. In medieval Anatolia, "Cities and Saints" contends, Sufis made alliances that gave dervish lodges powers so vast that they were able to alter the layout of cities and serve as the means of forging new social bonds. Through close examination of the design and function of medieval Sufi buildings in several Ana

Author: Lawrence Wolper
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: financial, knowledge, operational, essential, practice, management, physician
Number of Pages: 1250
Published: 2004-12-28
List price: $169.95
ISBN-10: 0763748218
ISBN-13: 9780763748210

Published in association with the MGMA and written for physician leaders and senior healthcare managers as well as those involved in smaller practices, Physician Practice Management: Essential Operational and Financial Knowledge provides a comprehensive overview of the breadth of knowledge required to effectively manage a medical group practice today. Distinguished experts cover a range of topics while taking into special consideration the need for a broader and more detailed knowledge base amongst physicians, practice managers and healthcare managers. Topics covered in this must-have resource

Author: James Wolper
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Keywords: understanding, aviation, navigation, aircraft, mathematics
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2001-05-23
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0071375724
ISBN-13: 9780071375726

*Explains the mathematics essential to flight, teaching basic principles and reasoning *Provides an understanding that allows pilots to utilize new technologies *Examines techniques of GPS (Global Positioning System), and other navigation forms, including calculations of distance and bearings *Covers chart construction, magnetic compasses, mental calculations, long-range flight planning

Author: Lawrence Wolper
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: managing, organized, delivery, systems, implementing, planning, care, administration, fourth, health
Number of Pages: 750
Published: 2004-05-25
List price: $137.95
ISBN-10: 0763731447
ISBN-13: 9780763731441

Health Care Administration: Planning, Implementing, and Managing Organized Delivery Systems, Fourth Edition continues to be the definitive guide to contemporary health administration. It provides comprehensive coverage of detailed functional, technical, and organizational matters that pertain to organized delivery systems. It also extensively covers matters that relate to hospitals and functions that occur at the hospital level. With revisions that reflect the emerging issues in health care, this classic text is a must-have for both health administration students and professionals.

Authors:Sara L. Friedrichsmeyer, Sara Lennox, Susanne M. Zan
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Keywords: popular, culture, politics, germany, history, social, imagination, german, colonialism, legacy, imperialist
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1999-02-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 047206682X
ISBN-13: 9780472066827

"Race relations" are a controversial topic in today’s Germany. Have Germans learned from the past? How far back must one go to understand the tensions, prejudices, and strategies that have marked race relations in the recently unified nation? The Imperialist Imagination explores the German preoccupation with racial and ethnic differences throughout the past two centuries, in a colonial and "postcolonial" context.Germany’s belated national unification in 1870, its short colonial period (1884-1918), and the loss of its colonies as a consequence of World War I, rather than through war

Author: Ethel M. Dell
Publisher: BiblioBazaar
Keywords: stories, odds
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 1434601218
ISBN-13: 9781434601216

“If he comes my way I’ll shoot him!” said Dot Burton- her blue eyes gleaming in her boyish tanned face. “I’m not such a bad shot am I Jack?” (Excerpt from Chapter 1)

Author: Ethel Halstead
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Keywords: lobo, sangre
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2003-07-08
List price: $14.50
ISBN-10: 1410728390
ISBN-13: 9781410728395

Walking cautiously she tried to keep herself concealed from view of whatever was out there. This time she was taking no chances; she removed her Glock from its holster and held it in her hand as she investigated the spot the animal had fled from. As she moved in that direction she detected a faint but putrid odor. At times the odor grew heavier, then it would fade. She walked a few yards before the smell became obvious again. After walking another fifty yards the stench became constant and totally disgusting. There was something dismal and frightening about the foul smell. Except for her etern