The Jewish East Side: 1881-1924
ISBN: 9781560008422 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, originally published as The Old East Side, is a collection of literature and documents ranging from the autobiography of the sculptor Jacob Epstein and the novels of Abraham Cahan to the reporting of William Dean Howells and the fictional reconstruction of a vanished world by Henry Roth. The world is that of the old shtetl transplanted to a new, growing country, where "the ghetto" (in the years 1881-1924) was an unstable mixture of nostalgic elements and the pressures of American economic and social reality. The productivity, both intellectual and material, of the... This book, originally published as The Old East Side, is a collection of literature and documents ranging from the autobiography of the sc... |
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The Bipolar Dementia Art Chronicles: How a Manic-Depressive Artist Survives Being the Primary Caregiver for Her Father and Ex-Mother-in-Law - A Memoir
ISBN: 9781591138549 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A bipolar artist becomes the primary caregiver for her father who suffers from dementia, and for her elderly ex-mother-in-law. The author deals with assisted-living facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals, finally finding help for herself and some understanding of her task.
A bipolar artist becomes the primary caregiver for her father who suffers from dementia, and for her elderly ex-mother-in-law. The author deals with a...
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86,34 zł |
Living with Cancer as a New Normal: A Journey with Cancer Through the Eyes of a Caregiver
ISBN: 9780595448999 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dianna Mitchell Marston, Author She has 6 years of hands-on experience while care giving for her husband as they discovered "Living With Cancer as "A New Normal"." Through research and medical conferences she discovered many options for cancer treatments and care giving from around the world which include chemotherapy, radiation, bone marrow transplants, nutritional options, spiritual and holistic treatments, medical care and assistance through care giving. She explores options while navigating through the medical community, insurance world and Social Security system. Her insight touches on...
Dianna Mitchell Marston, Author She has 6 years of hands-on experience while care giving for her husband as they discovered "Living With Cancer as "A ...
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51,32 zł |
Pod- Transforming Home Care
ISBN: 9780834210721 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The authors of this book assess the current home health care environment in light of quality, cost and data collection issues. The book examines how to use data to achieve excellence (not just to satisfy regulators) and to derive information which can then be used to improve performance.
The authors of this book assess the current home health care environment in light of quality, cost and data collection issues. The book examines how t...
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859,75 zł |
Gerontological Home Health Care: A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner
ISBN: 9780231124652 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Longer life expectancy, the aging baby boom population, and increasing numbers of older adults with chronic health conditions who want to remain at home are generating an urgent need for providers who possess specialized knowledge and skills in home heath care. Answering the urgent call for a textbook that deals with specifically with adults in this setting, Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan synthesize empirical research to extract practical applications for practice, emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care by discussing the field's most relevant issues. The authors include...
Longer life expectancy, the aging baby boom population, and increasing numbers of older adults with chronic health conditions who want to remain at ho...
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186,69 zł |
Gerontological Home Health Care: A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner
ISBN: 9780231124645 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Longer life expectancy, the aging baby boom population, and increasing numbers of older adults with chronic health conditions who want to remain at home are generating an urgent need for providers who possess specialized knowledge and skills in home heath care. Answering the urgent call for a textbook that deals with specifically with adults in this setting, Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan synthesize empirical research to extract practical applications for practice, emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care by discussing the field's most relevant issues. The authors include...
Longer life expectancy, the aging baby boom population, and increasing numbers of older adults with chronic health conditions who want to remain at ho...
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533,40 zł |
Lord George Bentinck: A Political History
ISBN: 9781560009474 / Angielski / Miękka / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lord George Bentinck is an account of Disraeli's relation with his parliamentary colleague and friend. It is not simply an account of the battle over the Corn Laws with Sir Robert Peel, but a most remarkable book, extremely readable, and full of often quoted and apt comments and descriptions. As a vivid story of one of the great parliamentary dramas in British history it is unsurpassed. The portraits of both Bentinck and Peel are both sympathetic and just. The book provides insight into mid-nineteenth century parliamentary life that remains unsurpassed. It is hard to... Lord George Bentinck is an account of Disraeli's relation with his parliamentary colleague and friend. It is not simply an account of the ... |
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146,91 zł |
Irving Babbitt, Literature and the Democratic Culture
ISBN: 9781560001133 / Angielski / Twarda / 135 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a sustained inquiry into the thought of the influential scholar and critic Irving Babbitt (1865-1933), intellectual leader of the movement known as the New Humanism. Milton Hindus considers the subjects that most interested Babbitt: ethics, literature, education, and social and political conservatism in the United States. In their most general sense, his concerns were man and his nature as the root of all social order. For Babbitt, efforts to improve social conditions must begin and end with the individual human being. In rejecting notions that society is primarily... This is a sustained inquiry into the thought of the influential scholar and critic Irving Babbitt (1865-1933), intellectual leader of the movement... |
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430,67 zł |
The Power in the People
ISBN: 9781412813426 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United States of America was established with lofty moral goals and noble purpose; it was believed that a government based on these ethical principles was the proper way to realize liberty and freedom. As the country continues to grow, from the days of the colonies to the influential nation that it is today, the governmental structure has grown and developed along with it into a unique type of government that profoundly affects the lives of the American people. Power in the People presents a detailed analysis of not only the origins of democracy, development and... The United States of America was established with lofty moral goals and noble purpose; it was believed that a government based on these ethical pri... |
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217,84 zł |
The Case for Conservatism
ISBN: 9781412842341 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Conservative and liberal political impulses have contended throughout the history of the U.S. although there are no major Conservative or Liberal parties in the U.S. Instead, the terms signify general inclinations and prejudices encountered to some degree within all major political parties. In terms of contemporary politics, it is reasonably clear that liberalism and conservatism are meaningful terms. But the dichotomy is subject to much confusion when projected against a wider historical background. Francis Wilson's lectures on conservatism represent a genuinely philosophical approach. He...
Conservative and liberal political impulses have contended throughout the history of the U.S. although there are no major Conservative or Liberal part...
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217,84 zł |
Do All Bugs Need Drugs?: Conventional and Herbal Treatments of Common Ailments
ISBN: 9781450268264 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Several chronic health problems facing modern populations can be easily treated through the use of natural substances. Many of the ailments that people suffer from are related to lifestyles and diet. The immune system, for example, is the focus of tremendous scientific interest because of its relation to diseases such as cancer, leukemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, AIDS, and severe allergies. Yet the immune system can be weakened by pharmaceuticals. In contrast, the immune system is strengthened by herbs such as echinacea, astragalus, and reishi. In America, early settlers brought their...
Several chronic health problems facing modern populations can be easily treated through the use of natural substances. Many of the ailments that peopl...
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64,21 zł |
Do All Bugs Need Drugs?: Conventional and Herbal Treatments of Common Ailments
ISBN: 9781450268288 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Several chronic health problems facing modern populations can be easily treated through the use of natural substances. Many of the ailments that people suffer from are related to lifestyles and diet. The immune system, for example, is the focus of tremendous scientific interest because of its relation to diseases such as cancer, leukemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, AIDS, and severe allergies. Yet the immune system can be weakened by pharmaceuticals. In contrast, the immune system is strengthened by herbs such as echinacea, astragalus, and reishi. In America, early settlers brought their...
Several chronic health problems facing modern populations can be easily treated through the use of natural substances. Many of the ailments that peopl...
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107,15 zł |
HOME CARE HOW TO - The Guide To Starting Your Senior In Home Care Business
ISBN: 9780983183204 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Home Care How To is an in depth guide to helping anyone start and run their own in home care business. You will learn the systems and step-by-step activities required to setting up and operating your elder care company. Discover the secrets, opportunities and pitfalls to watch for that other senior care and home health agency franchisees pay tens of thousands for! Find out how to staff your business with excellent care providers and how to effectively market your services to the growing number of aging baby boomers and their parents.
Home Care How To is an in depth guide to helping anyone start and run their own in home care business. You will learn the systems and step-by-step act...
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110,39 zł |
Forced to Care
ISBN: 9780674064157 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The United States faces a growing crisis in care. The number of people needing care is growing while the ranks of traditional caregivers have shrunk. The status of care workers is a critical concern. Evelyn Nakano Glenn offers an innovative interpretation of care labor in the United States by tracing the roots of inequity along two interconnected strands: unpaid caring within the family; and slavery, indenture, and other forms of coerced labor. By bringing both into the same analytic framework, she provides a convincing explanation of the devaluation of care work and the exclusion of... The United States faces a growing crisis in care. The number of people needing care is growing while the ranks of traditional caregivers have shrun... |
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198,69 zł |
Family Caregiving: A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Caregiving
ISBN: 9781475940503 / Angielski / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Family Caregiving" explores one of the most precious and fulfilling gifts of love that can be given to a family member or a friend-and also one of the most difficult tasks to undertake. The difficulty increases in magnitude because many family caregivers have no formal medical training other than basic first aid. In most cases, all of their medical knowledge has come from their own life experiences with personal illnesses, accidents, and medications. In "Family Caregiving," author Brett Lewis shares his insights and the bounty of information that he learned acting as a family caregiver... "Family Caregiving" explores one of the most precious and fulfilling gifts of love that can be given to a family member or a friend-and also one of... |
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111,45 zł |
Family Caregiving: A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Caregiving
ISBN: 9781475940510 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Family Caregiving" explores one of the most precious and fulfilling gifts of love that can be given to a family member or a friend-and also one of the most difficult tasks to undertake. The difficulty increases in magnitude because many family caregivers have no formal medical training other than basic first aid. In most cases, all of their medical knowledge has come from their own life experiences with personal illnesses, accidents, and medications. In "Family Caregiving," author Brett Lewis shares his insights and the bounty of information that he learned acting as a family caregiver... "Family Caregiving" explores one of the most precious and fulfilling gifts of love that can be given to a family member or a friend-and also one of... |
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68,50 zł |
How to Manage Family Illness at Home
ISBN: 9780956290915 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This sensitive and compassionate book...concentrates on the patient rather than the illness. It is immensely readable and interesting because it is illustrated with many personal stories. Gill Pharaoh gives us hope and brings out the best in human nature which sometimes happens when people are faced with a real crisis." Tony Benn This book explains how to care for someone at home through a serious illness which may possibly end with death. It discusses practical issues from the shock of diagnosis, through to the day-to-day management of nursing someone at home. The emphasis is on open...
"This sensitive and compassionate book...concentrates on the patient rather than the illness. It is immensely readable and interesting because it is i...
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74,55 zł |
Health Through God's Pharmacy: Advice and Proven Cures with Medicinal Herbs
ISBN: 9783850687737 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Much sought-after personal advice on the use of medicinal herbs from Europe's most popular herbalist. Comprehensive and infomative, this time-honored herbal remedies have been shown to cure even some so-called "incureable" diseases. The book about herbs, which was first published in 1980, has become a phenomenal success. So far, the Publisher Ennsthaler Verlag has sold over nine million copies of the book which has become a classic among health guides and has been translated into 27 languages. It gives a detailed description of 31 herbs, ranging from agrimony to yarrow. The author explains...
Much sought-after personal advice on the use of medicinal herbs from Europe's most popular herbalist. Comprehensive and infomative, this time-honored ...
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77,09 zł |
Take a Deep Breath: Clear the Air for the Health of Your Child
ISBN: 9789814354974 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At some point during childhood, 80 to 90% of all children have a breathing problem. Take a Deep Breath' is a comprehensive, accessible, and indispensible guide for parents, caregivers, teachers, and healthcare providers on the subject of children's breathing issues. From the uppermost part of the airway -- the nose, to the lowermost part -- the lungs, Dr Nina Shapiro explains which problems are truly worrisome, and which are actually normal stages in a child's growth. Take a Deep Breath' will enable you to do just that, take a deep breath, and get a better, clearer understanding of what's...
At some point during childhood, 80 to 90% of all children have a breathing problem. Take a Deep Breath' is a comprehensive, accessible, and indispensi...
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70,94 zł |
Living with Brain Injury: Guide/Families
ISBN: 9780802081032 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An injury to the brain can affect every aspect of a person's daily life, including physical abilities and psychological make-up, relationships and family roles, school and employment, recreation and leisure. At the hospital, you may hear a lot about brain injury but not realize the importance of what you've learned until you have to deal with the injured person at home. In this handy reference book, health-care and legal experts from Canada and the United States guide you through the process of rehabilitation and help you learn how to live with brain injury. The advice of these... An injury to the brain can affect every aspect of a person's daily life, including physical abilities and psychological make-up, relationships and ... |
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141,83 zł |