Author: Neal R. Swerdlow
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: behavioral, topics, neurosciences, current, treatment, neurobiology, schizophrenia
Number of Pages: 664
Published: 2010-08-31
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 3642137164
ISBN-13: 9783642137167

This book describes the state-of-the-art of treatment of schizophrenia and reflects its development in 22 chapters written by leading authorities in the field

Author: N. M. Swerdlow
Publisher: The MIT Pre
Keywords: studies, history, science, technology, institute, dibner, astronomy, celestial, divination, ancient
Number of Pages: 388
Published: 2000-01-24
List price: $58.00
ISBN-10: 0262194228
ISBN-13: 9780262194228

In the ancient world, the collection and study of celestial phenomena and the intepretation of their prophetic significance, especially as applied to kings and nations, were closely related sciences carried out by the same scholars. Both ancient sources and modern research agree that astronomy and celestial divination arose in Babylon. Only in the late nineteenth century, however, did scholars begin to identify and decipher the original Babylonian sources, and the process of understanding those sources has been long and difficult. This volume presents recent work on Babylonian celestial divina

Author: N. M. Swerdlow
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: planets, theory, babylonian
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1998-02-09
List price: $72.00
ISBN-10: 0691011966
ISBN-13: 9780691011967

In the second millennium b.c., Babylonian scribes assembled a vast collection of astrological omens, believed to be signs from the gods concerning the kingdom’s political, military, and agricultural fortunes. The importance of these omens was such that from the eighth or seventh until the first century, the scribes observed the heavens nightly and recorded the dates and locations of ominous phenomena of the moon and planets in relation to stars and constellations. The observations were arranged in monthly reports along with notable events and prices of agricultural commodities, the objec

Author: Amy Swerdlow
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: women, 1960s, culture, society, series, politics, radical, strike, peace, traditional, motherhood
Number of Pages: 326
Published: 1993-11-15
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0226786366
ISBN-13: 9780226786360

Women Strike for Peace is the only historical account of this ground-breaking women’s movement. Amy Swerdlow, a founding member of WSP, restores to the historical record a significant chapter on American politics and women’s studies. Weaving together narrative and analysis, she traces WSP’s triumphs, problems, and legacy for the women’s movement and American society. Women Strike for Peace began on November 1, 1961, when thousands of white, middle-class women walked out of their kitchens and off their jobs in a one-day protest against Soviet and American nuclear policie

Author: Bernard Swerdlow
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: headaches, related, whiplash
Number of Pages: 1104
Published: 1998-12-23
List price: $162.95
ISBN-10: 1574442325
ISBN-13: 9781574442328

This book explains the physical reasons for continued pain caused by whiplash and related head trauma, which affects an estimated 7 to 12 million Americans each year and costs the U.S. approximately $20 billion annually in lost work days and medical and legal expenses. The author was one of the foremost headache specialists in the U.S. This is a useful book for the medical and legal professions, the insurance industry, the headache sufferer, and anyone with a curiosity about headaches and why they can totally disrupt the quality of life in some patients, at times even to the point of total inc

Authors:Amy Swerdlow, Renate Bridenthal, Joan Kelly,
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Keywords: womens, work, lives, women, flux, families
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0935312692
ISBN-13: 9780935312690

 Challenging the concepts of the "typical" family, the authors illustrate the diversity of household forms and kinship ties throughout history and in the present. Peeilng away layers of emotion and idealogy, they explore the social, political, emotional, and economic functions of the family as well as the importance of gender, class, race, and culture in shaping it. A variety of contemporary family forms-nuclear, single parent, communal-are described, and provocative questions raised abotu families of the future.

Authors:Julie Neal, Mike Neal,
Publisher: Coconut Pre
Keywords: world, complete, disney, walt, guide
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2008-12-31
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0970959680
ISBN-13: 9780970959683

The definitive Disney handbookThe only photo-driven guidebook to the No. 1 vacation destination, The Complete Walt Disney World 2009 is a must-buy for anyone planning a trip to Walt Disney World. Filled with over 400 photographs and packed with more factual information than any other Disney guide, the colorful book includes in-depth information on attractions, activities, restaurants and resorts that you just cannot find anywhere else. Completely revised and updatedThough it does have all the latest Disney news, The Complete Walt Disney World 2009 is more than just an annual update. The new ed